The New Coffee Room

Why did you folks tour UBC?
Sorry of the signage, btw. (We colonists have to acknowledge & apologize).

Tremendous spirit here for the game. All 3 pubs opened real early for the game!

@Renauda said

I feel exactly the same way about the righteous and remorseless Maple MAGAts who are currently infecting this province with their divisive performance politics and promoting the breakup of this country.

Quite. I need to remember that term.

Congratulations!

Labor rates increase. 100K from now could make for an expensive repair. Can you predict what your 135K Pilot might be worth then? I get anxious to get a new Honda once my yearly labor + parts costs approach trade in/resale value. I think Ive purchased 10 new Hondas in my life time.

Just had this done on my 2014 Ridgeline. At 140K. I don’t have the invoice in front of me but it was expensive. Truly, I was getting nervous driving with it for so long. @lufins-dad , I think I’d ask myself how long I plan to keep my (new) 35K 2021 Honda Pilot. Having the belt etc replaced now while the engine is out is quite appealing. The labor costs otherwise are real high for this. It also plays well with its resale/trade in value. When I traded in a 2016 CRV last year, that timing belt change question was near the top of a list of questions they asked.

Wow.

Ouch! That’s gotta hurt. I remember leg cramps when I ran lots of miles. Hydration helped.

Convenience is everything.
Beautiful views Jodi!

That is tres cool.

@jon-nyc Thanks for posting that. It’s a good article.

@horace please continue to post pics. Little Huahua is bringing back good memories.
Speaking of disappearing kitties, when we moved into our old place we released the beasts and all 3 managed to find places to duck and hide out. Our skinny one (the brown classic tabby pic above) discovered a void accessed through a built-in bookcase that extended behind our gas fireplace exiting to the bookcase on the other side. I panicked. No one could see how wide or narrow or tall that space was or how the pipe connected to the outside of the house. But he exited. He was just being a cat. We then blocked both bookcases with books.

PM Carney’s speech was excellent.

Such wonderful news!! She’s sweet ️ I’m so glad you got her. What a long flight she had.

Everytime I see a @george-k I get excited because I think he’s back , but then I get sad .

Hmmm. I’ll do this. I need to find the right person to sell to.

Yes, @horace , you are right. Not face value.
I’m pretty sure these are late 1960s early 1970s dollars. My godfather gave them to me as a kid and he had a bank in Montana. One is a different side facing eagle. I should look them up, weigh them, see what the purity is with these things.

I just don’t have the patience to save this stuff. I’ve seen how much time gets sucked through probate when silver or gold gets listed on an elder’s nventory.

Is there any one on this board who has an opinion on cash vs melt value for not so rare U.S. eagle dollars? I’ve delayed finding a coin dealer for 5 pretty ones (they could be uncirculated; are in sleeves) & 3 others because I have to travel to a sketchy part of town, but, … if melt value is close to their face value, I can easily find a silver dealer.

I’m downsizing so I’ve stuff in auctions. Got rid of 4 8-12 place settings of various elders’ Sterling flatware over the last 10 years, some fancy, some plain. Some went to auction; the last 2 went for melt value. Never did I get more than $3750 for these flatware sets. Last night at auction 2 plain Jane 8 place setting sets of flatware sold for $7000 CAD each! One weighed in around 2380 gms, the other at 2195 gms (they exclude stainless bladed and lead filled knives from their estimates). I highly doubt any buyer will be using these to eat with. Now is the time to be raiding grandma’s drawers, weighing that stuff, finding a dealer & cashing in.

Holy cow @horace .