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Re: Tweet Thread
« Reply #11500 on: July 17, 2015, 10:09:01 pm »
What Shane, it is not a FGC !
Smart move  :thumbup:
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« Reply #11501 on: July 17, 2015, 10:11:01 pm »
Is that going to fill your "searching...." space?  ;D

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« Reply #11502 on: July 17, 2015, 10:29:29 pm »
GM in full panic mode.

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« Reply #11503 on: July 18, 2015, 09:32:54 am »
I don't get how the SRX is close to the ATS in lease pricing, but the CTS is almost double?

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« Reply #11504 on: July 18, 2015, 02:17:23 pm »
Congrats, Shane!  Looks amazing.   :cheers: :banana: :banana:
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Re: Tweet Thread
« Reply #11505 on: July 20, 2015, 02:38:32 pm »
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Since 2006, the government has handed out monthly payments of $100 for every child in Canada under age six. That changes on Monday as the payment rise to $160 a month, and children age six to 17 earn their parents $60 per month.

The increased payments are retroactive to the start of the year, meaning the payments this month will be higher than any before: up to $520 for children under six, and up to $420 for every child six to 17.

With 2 kids under 6, nice bump in the savings account this morning....

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-suburban-ridings-gain-most-from-enriched-child-benefits-cp-1.3159439

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« Reply #11506 on: July 20, 2015, 03:06:15 pm »
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Since 2006, the government has handed out monthly payments of $100 for every child in Canada under age six. That changes on Monday as the payment rise to $160 a month, and children age six to 17 earn their parents $60 per month.

The increased payments are retroactive to the start of the year, meaning the payments this month will be higher than any before: up to $520 for children under six, and up to $420 for every child six to 17.

With 2 kids under 6, nice bump in the savings account this morning....

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-suburban-ridings-gain-most-from-enriched-child-benefits-cp-1.3159439

Good for you, majority of this money will be spent on cheap beer and cigarettes.


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Re: Tweet Thread
« Reply #11507 on: July 20, 2015, 03:09:19 pm »
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Since 2006, the government has handed out monthly payments of $100 for every child in Canada under age six. That changes on Monday as the payment rise to $160 a month, and children age six to 17 earn their parents $60 per month.

The increased payments are retroactive to the start of the year, meaning the payments this month will be higher than any before: up to $520 for children under six, and up to $420 for every child six to 17.

With 2 kids under 6, nice bump in the savings account this morning....

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-suburban-ridings-gain-most-from-enriched-child-benefits-cp-1.3159439

Good for you, majority of this money will be spent on cheap beer and cigarettes.

...or craft beer and cigars...remember no income threshold for these payments :)
I love it when a plan comes together.

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« Reply #11508 on: July 20, 2015, 03:34:03 pm »
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Since 2006, the government has handed out monthly payments of $100 for every child in Canada under age six. That changes on Monday as the payment rise to $160 a month, and children age six to 17 earn their parents $60 per month.

The increased payments are retroactive to the start of the year, meaning the payments this month will be higher than any before: up to $520 for children under six, and up to $420 for every child six to 17.

With 2 kids under 6, nice bump in the savings account this morning....

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-suburban-ridings-gain-most-from-enriched-child-benefits-cp-1.3159439

Good for you, majority of this money will be spent on cheap beer and cigarettes.

...or craft beer and cigars...remember no income threshold for these payments :)

And this upsets me more. No way a household making over $100k/year should be eligible for these payments. Harper is just trying to buy votes.

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« Reply #11509 on: July 20, 2015, 03:40:45 pm »
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Since 2006, the government has handed out monthly payments of $100 for every child in Canada under age six. That changes on Monday as the payment rise to $160 a month, and children age six to 17 earn their parents $60 per month.

The increased payments are retroactive to the start of the year, meaning the payments this month will be higher than any before: up to $520 for children under six, and up to $420 for every child six to 17.

With 2 kids under 6, nice bump in the savings account this morning....

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-suburban-ridings-gain-most-from-enriched-child-benefits-cp-1.3159439

Good for you, majority of this money will be spent on cheap beer and cigarettes.

...or craft beer and cigars...remember no income threshold for these payments :)

And this upsets me more. No way a household making over $100k/year should be eligible for these payments. Harper is just trying to buy votes.

Sort of agree on the income threshold, but, any money in the hands or private citizens and not in the hands of government is a plus in my book, vote buying or not.

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« Reply #11510 on: July 20, 2015, 04:20:15 pm »
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Since 2006, the government has handed out monthly payments of $100 for every child in Canada under age six. That changes on Monday as the payment rise to $160 a month, and children age six to 17 earn their parents $60 per month.

The increased payments are retroactive to the start of the year, meaning the payments this month will be higher than any before: up to $520 for children under six, and up to $420 for every child six to 17.

With 2 kids under 6, nice bump in the savings account this morning....

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-suburban-ridings-gain-most-from-enriched-child-benefits-cp-1.3159439

Good for you, majority of this money will be spent on cheap beer and cigarettes.

...or craft beer and cigars...remember no income threshold for these payments :)

And this upsets me more. No way a household making over $100k/year should be eligible for these payments. Harper is just trying to buy votes.

I would say $125k/year.  Difficult to get a house, even in Halton on $100k/year. 

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« Reply #11511 on: July 20, 2015, 05:25:01 pm »
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Since 2006, the government has handed out monthly payments of $100 for every child in Canada under age six. That changes on Monday as the payment rise to $160 a month, and children age six to 17 earn their parents $60 per month.

The increased payments are retroactive to the start of the year, meaning the payments this month will be higher than any before: up to $520 for children under six, and up to $420 for every child six to 17.

With 2 kids under 6, nice bump in the savings account this morning....

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-suburban-ridings-gain-most-from-enriched-child-benefits-cp-1.3159439

Good for you, majority of this money will be spent on cheap beer and cigarettes.

...or craft beer and cigars...remember no income threshold for these payments :)

And this upsets me more. No way a household making over $100k/year should be eligible for these payments. Harper is just trying to buy votes.

I would say $125k/year.  Difficult to get a house, even in Halton on $100k/year.

True, maybe even $150k to be comfortable.

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« Reply #11512 on: July 20, 2015, 05:34:44 pm »
Lol.


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« Reply #11513 on: July 21, 2015, 03:17:30 am »
The 911 goes in for body repair today. In addition, quotes for 4 wheel alignments have ranged from $169 (Porsche dealer) to $350 (Porsche Indy who specializes in track prep).

Wonder what rental car I'll get?
How fast is my 911?  Supras sh*t on on me all the time...in reverse..with blown turbos  :( ...

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« Reply #11514 on: July 21, 2015, 05:01:35 am »
The 911 goes in for body repair today. In addition, quotes for 4 wheel alignments have ranged from $169 (Porsche dealer) to $350 (Porsche Indy who specializes in track prep).

Wonder what rental car I'll get?

BMW X3?   :rofl2:
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« Reply #11515 on: July 21, 2015, 07:37:13 am »
 :rofl2: :rofl2:

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« Reply #11516 on: July 21, 2015, 08:43:37 am »
I was offered a Cruise RS, manual, leather, etc. Told them I'd rather have the 2015 Corolla. So that's what I have.

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« Reply #11517 on: July 21, 2015, 01:01:46 pm »
I was offered a Cruise RS, manual, leather, etc. Told them I'd rather have the 2015 Corolla. So that's what I have.


Not manual dude... rental fleets are auto only. This even includes the Miatas at Avis.
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« Reply #11518 on: July 21, 2015, 04:57:51 pm »


Not manual dude... rental fleets are auto only. This even includes the Miatas at Avis.

The Cruze RS was indeed a manual.  The bodyshop has their own rental operation.  Several cars had a manual.

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« Reply #11519 on: July 21, 2015, 10:16:18 pm »
I was offered a Cruise RS, manual, leather, etc. Told them I'd rather have the 2015 Corolla. So that's what I have.

Take it to the strip for some quarter-mile numbers.   >:D