lew Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 we're getting old Actually Skip, I prefer old(er) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipper D Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 You were in the navy , awsome Lew . Don't ask me the year , but when i was sixteen i tryed to join the Army and the sargent told me to go home and come back in a few years , so i bought a trian ticket for 11.25 and boarded for Toronto . My plan back then was to go west and make the big money...lol , which i did , 110.00 a week take home pay , thought i had the world by the tail ....... lol . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipper D Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 Actually Skip, I prefer old(er) better put indeed . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 , 110.00 a week take home pay , thought i had the world by the tail ....... lol . Decent $$$$ back in the day Skip. I went on the Fire Dept in Toronto in '68 and my starting salary was $100 week. It was good pay back then but it was all relative I spose. My 1st house cost $17,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipper D Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 I made a mistake when i said 110 take home , it was 110 gross , the rent a week was 13.00$ at the rooming house i was in .....lol , Spadina & Dundas . I did'nt know the city very well then and was afriad i'd get lost taking a bus ,so i walked to and from my job which was at Ossington & Dundas . ...... LOL . Some years later I bought my first house in London for 45,000 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketchenany Posted November 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 I made a mistake when i said 110 take home , it was 110 gross , the rent a week was 13.00$ at the rooming house i was in .....lol , Spadina & Dundas . I did'nt know the city very well then and was afriad i'd get lost taking a bus ,so i walked to and from my job which was at Ossington & Dundas . ...... LOL . Some years later I bought my first house in London for 45,000 . At Spadina and Dundas it was either for the burlesque theatre or the corn beef next door LOL. I had a part time job at the La Salle across the street. Was allowed to cross the street! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 that's what they said yesterday, on fumes now! better drop tonight... I never understood the gas companies math, they must have failed Grade 4 math a few times. I don't know if I'd risk running empty to save less than $2 on a 50L purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenboater Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 The Victory Burlesque Theatre and Shopsy's...ah the memories. So different today but same immigrant experience for many newcomers to this great country. The big old church on the s/w corner is long gone but good dim sum on the fourth floor at Sky Dragon though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipper D Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 Ah the good old days ... lol . Another thought comes to mind reading the two threads ahead of this one . The rooming house buddies i made took me under their wing and showed me how you could save your money and live off the land so to speak . I went along with it for a while as i did'nt have much money when i landed in the big city , 3.75 to be exact . For Ketchenany, Jer and Woodenboater you'll know where i mean when i say , my new buddies would take me to the place beside the Silver Dollar... lol . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenboater Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 lol, went to public school around the corner from 'that place'. classmate's dad ran it, lost track of her, was a cutey, but then I was only in grade 5 or 6. area is kinda same but the waverley brings in some sketch, different kind of sketch and not the good ones. area will be gentrified eventually and with it will go another piece of toronto. too bad only the rich can afford to buy downtown now man, you're making me miss my youth skipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipper D Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 Sorry WB , it all started with the dam gas price............ lol . Should start a new thread called memory lane , but i dare this is the wrong fourm . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketchenany Posted November 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 Sorry WB , it all started with the dam gas price............ lol . Should start a new thread called memory lane , but i dare this is the wrong fourm . GAS here in Kleinburg/Woody is 116.3 to 118.5 I played Baseball at that school, nothing like playing on pavement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LefroyFisherman Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 I fill up from empty which is 90 liters or so, so saving 4 dollars is 4 dollars in my pocket not theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 Have you noticed since the Harper government got their majority government, that the gas prices really haven't gone down that much in relation to the price of crude or wholesale gas? I think that they sleep together every night and try to figure how they can really put the screws to us the next day! Rob C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishnwire Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 I now pay more to fill up my quad than I did to fill up my '97 Hyundai Accent when I first had it. Also, I think I only paid about a thousand more for the car than I did the quad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipper D Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 Do you's think yelling "Rape!" out loud while we are at the gas pumps gassing up would greate any kahous , amagin a million or so people doing it at the same time ........................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenboater Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 Esso was around $1.18 around Bayview/ Eglinton this afternoon. Saw somewhere else diesel was $1.35 !! ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oggie Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 I support and use GasBuddies.com in order to avoid paying anymore than I have to. If we all try to get the best deals I think the competition between gas stations may result in lower prices. Iknow I'm dreaming Dan O> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipper D Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 (edited) The other one thats been floating around in the emails i like , every body gets together and for a month where we don't buy gas from one of the name brands so to speak , then the fallowing month we attack another one . Some one showd how this practise would drive the fuel prices down and i for another believe this would work . Just have to get every one on the same page at the same time to pull it off .....lol . Edited November 20, 2011 by Skipper " D " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch312 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 They didn't ask for your res card or are you status ? The odd time I've been in Ohsweken, I've always been carded when getting gas. Thinking my next personal ride is going to be diesel. anyone can visit a gas station on the six nations reserve and get gas for at least 5 cents cheaper than off the res. but, you'll save much more if you have a gas card. since the gas cards are issued on the spot and there's basically no control, it's quite easy to find a native that will sell you their card. gas attendants don't ask and the seller will get a new card (for free) the next time they fill up. that said, i refuse to use gas from the reserve as it makes my atv run bad and i get lower MPG in both my truck and atv. i know of a few people that fill up out there and they've all seen the same thing. = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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