jon

How are they being punished? What is going on now is a market correction, pure and simple. Let's list the reasons. 1. People defaulting on their mortgages 2. A ever increasing inventory 3. Credit has tightened 4. Other economic factors like unemployement. Now, let's look at the main reasons for each of these factors. 1. People over-extended themselves. 2. Builders were racing each other before the bubble (remember this word!) burst. 3. Lenders greed has led to a huge crisis and credit has dried up. 4. Unemployment is up in part because consumer and business credit is maxed out or unavailable so less money is being spent. Now.... looking at all these reason what can you tell me? All of them were human errors that were foreseeable and predictable, yet it seems to be a shock to people that this was happening. People and Businesses didn't live within their means, and now themselves and some unfortunate victims are paying the price. This is market correction.. you lived outside the capacity of your ecosystem and now it's time for things to correct. So why should our government come in and "fix" this. The reality is anything they do is temporary and superficial, and we will wind up in a similar mess in a few years unless this is allowed to naturally play out. Those who stayed out of the market are being punished because prices that should be allowed to naturally adjust for what in reality was a artificially created inflation of prices instead will be stabilized by a governmental crutch.

I was reading on the bus coming home from work tonight that there is a major push in Congress to now come to the aid of owners and bail them out. Please correct me if I'm wrong in my thinking here, but in bailing out the people who made poor financial decisions for themselves by, and this is no matter how you slice this, getting into a mortgage that they _ultimately_ can't afford, aren't you in reality punishing the people who made the RIGHT decision and not buying when they could barely afford it? It's true if something isn't done that people will be losing their homes, but did they really deserve them in the first place? True that a number of markets have lost an incredible amount of value in the last few months, but they have been increasingly over inflated for the last 3 years as mortgages were given away. Now we are experiencing the correction that everyone wanted to pretend wasn't going to happen and we are going to rescue the idiots. Obviously too many people have had their head in the sand because it was obvious it was going to come to this for about 2 years now.

I still have these, if I don't find a someone in the next couple weeks I'm going to donate them to the UWCC or something.

The best ski is the one having the most fun!

I always enjoy your TRs and pictures. Nice work!

In great shape and is seeking a loving home. $40/OBO.

ahem...Salt Lake City...cough cough Pfft like you guys didn't pay someone off for 2010.

And then the Chinese subsequently took that money to payoff IOC officials to get the summer games there.

You need to right click and use the tags that use .jpg like... http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/2329097341_ddc543b093.jpg

There is something wrong with that graph, I don't think they are including Provincial tax. Moving from WA to BC would result in about a 9% increase in income tax for someone with a median salary. The sales tax is also 14% compared to 9% down here. Not sure about property taxes.

Could also be a transmission bearing.

I've offered to run an ad for the family on the website until he is found.

These were my first rock shoes and I'd like to offer them to someone who couldn't afford shoes. If you know someone who wants to get into rock climbing but is pressed for money, ideally a high school kid or something, put them in touch with me or contact me directly. Both need a resole but otherwise are in great shape. Send me a PM if you are interested.

Wow what part of Canada do you live in?

OH NOES!

$275

2 seconds back on GC.

These are still for sale. $325 OBO.

Don't let the grave robber get you down elaine. Thanks for all the hard work!

http://www.volkl.com/ski/attiva_aura.html Considering this one for the GF.

You just make it sound so simple.

Where did you hear this?