Canadian dollar about to surpass US Dollar

[Tikker]

Hasn't happened since probably the year I was born

crazy how importers are cheering, and exporters are booing, heh

[Hylissa]

Heh, ya it's funny ... I went to cash a $200 US check last nite ... and they would have given me $198 CAD .. wtf ... I will hold onto the check for a while and see what happens.

[Lueyen]

Heh, ya it's funny ... I went to cash a $200 US check last nite ... and they would have given me $198 CAD .. wtf ... I will hold onto the check for a while and see what happens.

Have you considered that it might not be a temporary situation?

[Hylissa]

Could be ... the money isn't for me anyway, so I don't care

[Lyion]

Weird economic things are afoot.

[Phlegm]

The dollar has been nosediving against all the other currency also.

[Zanchief]

4 more years!

[Lyion]

I didn't think Harper has four year terms. However, he's done great things with Canada's economy. Bully for him!

[Tossica]

any jobs for a network admin up north?

[Tikker]

I didn't think Harper has four year terms. However, he's done great things with Canada's economy. Bully for him!

technically, they have 5 years, but most call elections are called within 4

minority government usually makes it much less

[Narrock]

What's your opinion of Harper, Tikker?

[Tikker]

personally? or politically?

I like some of the things he's done (more support for our military) but I really don't think he's done enough in terms of debt reduction when we're producing a huge surplus

[Tikker]

Canadian dollar closed above the US dollar today

just 2nd time in my lifetime that's happened

bookstores and car dealerships are taking a shit kicking here atm, heh

[Tikker]

above $1.07 now

all time high

i know 6 guys who're going down to minot this weekend to buy cars, haha

[Kramer]

everytime i hear this i think of how hysterical it is that EVERY BOOK i see has the price difference in U.S. and Canadian currency....

[Durothil Skyreaver]

everytime i hear this i think of how hysterical it is that EVERY BOOK i see has the price difference in U.S. and Canadian currency....

There are a few places here where stores have started to charge the US price on things.

[Zanchief]

everytime i hear this i think of how hysterical it is that EVERY BOOK i see has the price difference in U.S. and Canadian currency....

I flat out refuse to buy certain things in Canada right now. Chapters, a company that basically had the same reputation as Wallmart with books. They'd strong arm every other smaller book company out of business because of their low prices. This weekend they took out a full page add in the local paper and they actually had the nerve to justify their prices being 30% higher for Canadian books because their stock is sometimes 6 to 9 months old.

I am beyond outraged by this and will only buy books online through US distributers. We are still paying 15$ for MMO subscriptions and DVDs are also about 20% more.

Until Canadian business' don't get a handle on things I will gladly buy from American companies.

[Durothil Skyreaver]

Until i got locked out of Demonoid (they have to block all Canadian traffic) I was just downloading all my books.

[Tikker]

quit whining about demonoid and jsut use mininova

95% of the torrents there are demonoid ones anyway

[Durothil Skyreaver]

Mininova sucks ass. Demonoid was so well organized, and all the other torrent sites are a chaotic mess.

[Eziekial]

Does that mean I can use canadian quarters and dimes in soda machines now without the fear of prosecution?

[Zanchief]

You might want to hold onto those quarters. You might be able to buy a house with them soon.

[Kramer]

HA!