But you could be at risk of buying/wearing a dog skin glove, etc....
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For the Cuba vacation fans, it's going to get more expensive to vacation there as Americans start to travel/vacation there (it's coming)...at least the food will get better.
Suks waking up to a cold house :shrug: dirty little sensor , maybe I should be maintaining it like regular folks lol
Cuba sounds good right bout now too
Might be a while before the Americans lift the travel ban. So for now, only have to put up with the loud Quebecers.
Food has been great the last couple of times to Cuba. Going again the end of next month.
Truly historic development however. There's been a lot of changes over the past few years with Raul in charge. It will be interesting to see what happens with better relations with their neighbour.
Boobs
I do buy the food for our house
basically....for stuff like apples and pears you're around $1 per piece (usually around $1.99 per pound)
one week (7 days), avg 5 pieces per day = 35 pieces = $35
buying the boxes of mandarins etc at this time of year cuts the prices back per piece
but spring through fall...per day, I'll do a nectarine, a plum, 2 apples and a pear....and yeah....$30ish per week
you want a nectarine right now....imported...$5.99 per pound
FFS...a half decent bundle of grapes costs $8.00
you might wanna take a trip to the grocery store....it'll open your eyes
don't know how folks on a very limited income eat healthy....it is not cheap
It's funny because we had a meeting on Tuesday with a large client who is a Canadian tour operator whom many here would have travelled with (large vertically integrated) and they said their is significant infrastructure development in Cuba right now with a lot of building of large hotels/resorts, etc and that something big was coming in Cuba for that much building to be going on now (versus past years as they have been going to Cuba as one of their destinations for years). We also discussed that US travel forecast is up 10% from pre-2008 levels (due to economic swing there) which equals the whole Canadian travel market (in numbers) for sun destinations which means price is going up for everyone because US travellers are more profitable for hotels/resorts, other travel suppliers in sun destinations. Yes it will be a little while yet but the government there and global players (eg. Spanish hotel developers and their financiers - we can't figure who is putting up the money yet) are putting massive amounts of money into Cuba. If I can figure out the land ownership thing there I'd buy land now.
Stayed at the Royalton Cayo Santa Maria the last time, and there was a new airstrip and several LARGE resorts being constructed down the road.
Our Guide was telling us about some of the changes going on: property ownership, salaries, currency, etc.
The 'convertible pesso' is being phased out.
Would love to travel to cuba but cant drive there :(
^^^who are you? B.A. Baracus?
scared of flying?
They can't. That's why there's the obesity pandemic where in now. Pop and chips are cheaper than water and apples. Mixed with inactivity from video games because it's too dangerous to play outside and too expensive to join organized sports. It's the perfect storm to why kids are they way they are now. There's no winning.
Two hours and fifteen minutes remain....
So freakin excited
That BS, there are myriad of inexpensive organized sports kids can partake in an all communities.
Most public schools all have many different sports teams, house league and rep sports too...and those are ALL free!
The only sport that has become very expensive is Hockey at the Rep level, at the house league level it is still cheaper than a PS4 and in many communities there are Bursaries to play hockey from the Provincial and Fed GOV, Canadian Tire and the NHL for families that can't afford it or need some help.
Many times the issue with kids inactivity is not with the kid, it's with the Parents or Parent, not managing the child's time, too many parents these days want to be their kids BFF and not the Parent and are simply afraid to instruct them as to what it is they should be doing with their time.
Further, if the Parents are inactive, non-athletic slobs, guess what junior is going to be?
Hungry. Excited.
Time can't go by fast enough.
No desire to go to a Cuban resort again, they just cannot compete with other Caribbean destinations, due to their economic isolation for so many years, but Havana was a very interesting city, the food was way better than the bland, repetitive BS at the resort, all the old American cars still on the road was also neat.
That said, Cuba was great when you were young, because it was so cheap, that may change now, as there will be many Americans that will want to go to a place where they have not been allowed to go.
Going to be a lot more Cuban starting Pitching in MLB now too....http://www.laie-smileys.com/baseball.gif
They can - maybe not as well as someone with more disposable income but it is still possible (may one apple a day will do some). It does however take time and effort. Lots of basic good foods are not that expensive compared to the junk/processed food versions which is not that cheap anymore either (even the yellow no name boxes of stuff) - it takes more work to eat healthier food overall. Ever look at the grocery carts of the not so thin people in the check out line at the grocery? I also watch what folks are picking up in terms of children's versions of food items in the grocery and it's not surprising we have the issues we have.
I'd love to know what hockey league is less than $400 a year lol.
Further more to be eligible for "help" to get your kid to play you need to be either on welfare or make less than the poverty line.
I grew up in a single income home. My parents couldn't afford to put me through sports as I grew up. It broke their hearts. They tried to get help but my father was told he "made too much" which was a fucking farce!
Thankfully I was the last generation that actually played outside. I didn't have a cellphone until I was 19. Didn't have a family computer until I was 16. (Which made schoolwork VERY difficult) however I was always out on my BMX or playing road hockey or football. Just friends though. No leagues.
I only got fat at 18 when I got off my BMX and parked my ass in a car Lmao!!!
I'm happy that when time comes my kids are of age to play sports I'll be able to provide that for them unlike my parents.
But please don't say there's programs out there. Because for the lower working class they just aren't feasible. Only works two ways. Dirt poor (subsidized) or Privilaged.
I agree. Even so called "expensive" sports can be done economically. Take downhill skiing for example. A pair of skiis and boots can be purchased at a ski swap for under $200.00. "Oh, but what about the lift ticket", you say? . There is a ski program for kids in grade 4 and 5 that offers free lift tickets for a minimal charge ($30.00registration fee). After that, if you visit the Toronto Ski and Snowboard show you can purchase discount lift tickets for every hill in the GTA. For example, my daughter skies at Hockley Valley, and the lift tickets I got from their booth at the Ski and Snowboard show only cost me $20.00/pc. Think about it, she can ski all day for $20.00. You can't go to see a movie these days for $20.00. As JT said, every school in the province has a number of sports to participate in: Track and Field, basketball, soccer, volley ball, football... It can be done.
There a many programs to eliminate the "Excuses".
http://markhamhockey.ca/register/fin...assistance.php
They don't give out very much fruit and veggies at the food bank.
Also, boxed food is easy to prepare between your daytime and nighttime jobs. LOOK closely at who's buying what. Sure there's the tragically fat people that buy $300 worth of hoho's. But I'm talking about the single moms with a cart full of no name stuff. Obesity aside. I'm also talking about Healthy eating. Nothing healthy with no name products. They're all offshore garbage. GMO you name it. Poison!
I can't wait for this week to end... Then my 2 week vacation starts!
That's lol worthy.
A grant of up to $300 for a sport that costs $1850 a year. My GF's cousins kid is in the little league in town here.
Not to mention kids grow like weeds so you need gear every year. Two if your lucky. Can you even get a kid kitted up for hockey for $300 at play it again?
Are hockey and football the only sports!?
Ultimate Frisbee, $5 piece of plastic. Have at 'er
http://www.discace.com/frisbees/frisbee-ultrastar.png
This is starting to sound like the Focus thread. :hopelessness:
Wow that's super arrogant of you. You think everyone can afford a vehicle?
You've come a long way in a year Ray. Looking back at some of your old post you are doing very well now. Happy for ya. Keep up the hard work, it pays off. And the donation thing when you can really helps out those in need.
CHEERS for Ray, But I see the points made by others as to many opportunities are out there for the kids that want to get off the couch and play sports. One of my Grand Daughters does dance for 10 bucks a class for an hours time. Almost as cheap as coffee these days, so think about it........it is the Parents who are failing the kids activity IN MOST CASES.
CHEERS!
...is it beer time yet? BTF?