Dara

What I would like to know is why we are paying HST on debt retirement. This is a loan for services that were built. It the time, all taxes were included in the loan, same as a car loan. You don't pay tax on a loan payment, so why are we paying tax on a loan that was already taxed. Dalton was asked this a few years ago and bypassed the question I sent my MPP an email asking and I was ignored. Why are we paying tax on something that was already taxed.

As everywhere should Art...you guys know how to have a good time without the government disturbing you

you had previously stated that you are NOT knowledgeable about life in the country...beats me being al electrician you gotta know off the grid would be way different

I kinda doubt that a bank would give you a mortgage on a place that is off the grid. Way too chancy for them. If you lost power and froze the pipes and such, or just walked away from it, they would be stuck with a bad investment. If you aren't handy at all, or experienced in country life, off the grid is not a place you should be

Right, its as different as dalton is from Kathleen....but she is still signing go aheads for more wind farms except now its for natives to put wind farms on crown land

If you go the aluminum route, maybe cut the sharp corners off and wrap the edges in duct tape so it isn't sharp

It has everything to do with McGuinty Who in their right mind offers to pay 60 cents for something they can only sell for 10 and also says its ok if you can't deliver all the time, I can pay extra to another guy who will guarantee delivery any time I need it but I will pay you both anyway because I can just raise taxes to do it...just so I can get my name recorded for saving the world

If the province had done things properly in the first place, we wouldn't be having these problems now. Mr McGuinty wanted his name in the history books as an enviromental saviour. Thats not what he was elected to do, its what he did on his own, now we all get to pay for his legacy after he has run off like a little coward Just my opinion of course

Rodcaster, their aim is to have everybody get one of their free thermostats and then Ontario Hydro/Government will have control of at least your air conditioner in summer. You aren't eligible for a free thermostat if you have a gas furnace and no central air on it. Remember, when the wind is blowing and the sun is shining, we have power, but we still have a whole bunch of shut down coal plants and NO gas plants to replace them yet...there will be power shortages due to the government screwing up and they want as much control over it as they can get.

Cliff, I am not a fan of fracking at all, but, I live smack in the middle of McLiars solar and wind farms so I'm just gonna take whats dished out to me right now

Its the government we elect and pay for, of course its shady Linky to what I found http://www.hydroone.com/myhome/saveenergy/pages/peaksaver.aspx PS, I read it before the edit...LOL

That is a pile cliff...I feel for you personally, here, I find Natural gas to be cheaper that wood

My son did this a couple years ago...my insurance company told me to tell the guy ..... I made an offer, he said no...I told him Ok, bye, he called back and said, OK I'll take it. Cover your conscience and let it be.

Nope, gonna be snowmobiling and fishing myself that weekend...

Cliff, if you don't mind me asking, how much did you burn for Jan

No BillM, it does mean that it is remotely controlled and by taking the GIFT of a $250.00 controller you are signing away your right to set the thermostat where you want it. Please read the fine fine print written in invisible ink by your government.

Yup...If I was rural, I think I would go with oil wood combination furnace

If you only want warm hands when backing up

I just went to the site and read that...that is almost scary....now they want us to hand over control of what temperature we set our thermostats to...and for the low price of just not having to pay for our own programable thermostat. They even promise not to take control for more than 4 hours at a time and never on a weekend....till they get enough signed up. Time to smash your smart meters people. They really must think we are gullible...lets see how many sheeple sign up for this one

It looks like what we do when we put a bit of a twist action just as the axe hits the wood only this is a bit more efficient.

The government figures they own the country and have a right to control the people in it. The more we help them by backing all the new laws they are coming out with, the more we just deserve it

Looks good to me...have you got directions to get there?

Gas here is 1.39/L you know, cause of shipping

Everybody go down to Niagra. There is a buy election going on there that the liberals really want to win. Make a case out of it and Kathleen will make it an election promise to help everybody with their propane bills. PS, that was not a typo with the buy election part...its what the libs do PS natural gas is where its at

Its Sault Ste marie Everybody is a handyman and flipper. From my experience you basically get out of it what you put into it. If a house needs a $20,000.00 kitchen reno, it is listed at $20,000.00 more after the reno. You will get some wages out of it and thats it. Would you rather be at work getting the wages, or at home listening to the wife complain that you aren't working fast enough when you would really rather be fishing. Price a few places, add up what the reno's will cost and figure what it would be listed at afterwards. Ask the realestate agent for an opinion as well. Do the homework and the math....don't just assume that you can make money on it. New housing is also up to date for energy efficiency, venmars, water pipes and electrical. Insurance companies give better rates for new than 30 years old as well. Just do your homework and decide based on facts, not guesses