SpeedFlex27

Yes, 8% wasn't much, was it? With the convuluted way the CPI is figured out not including grocery prices in reality it's more like 14 & 15%. Prices are still out of control. They're not coming down.

Not really. What war was going on in 1975-90 other than the Iran-Iraq war between the Iranians & Iraqis, The War in Afghanistan between the Russians & Afghanis & the short lived Gulf War? The Bosnian War in the 90's didn't negatively affect interest rates as I recall. Rates came down not up.

Sadly, when we bought our house we thought we got a great deal!!! Thirty three years later, I just shake my head in disbelief.

Yeah, well aware but here in Calgary the cost of a house was $82,000 in 1980. Our first house in Fairview (a suburb in YYC) in 1990 cost around $135,000. Our income was about $72,000 a year. Interest rate was 13.75%. So, the price was a little more than double our income but that god awful interest rate!!! How do you think that rate of 13.75% impacted our payments??? That interest rate would be very similar to today with prices 4 times higher. It was no picnic making mortgage payments. It was damned hard.

I'm just saying for every action there's a equal & opposte reaction. Trudeau ramped up spending. Yeah, not saying it wasn't needed as people were forced to stay home with the health restrictions but then instead of cutting back as restrictions eased, the Libs kept spending, spending & spending. They're still spending. How can that not cause inflation? No, it's not the war in Ukraine. It's just papering the money supply.

So, it was the 80's. Things haven't changed fundamentally with the economy in 40 years. The Canadian government increased the money supply during the pandemic & it resulted in higher inflation. The Bank of Canada raised interest rates to try to slow the money supply & the spending of credit to bring down inflation. So, same ****, different decade. We had to pay thru the nose to buy our first house. We never could have afforded higher payments had the rates not come down when we renewed. You also forget that salaries were a lot lower in 1990 than today. Back then, I was making $27.000 a year. The same job now pays almost $50.000. My wife's job as an RN has more than doubled since 1990.

I just remember Super Bowl VI (I believe). The Cowboys beat the Dolphins 24-3. What I remember was after the game when CBS broadcaster Tom Brookshier tried to interview Cowboys Halfback Duane Thomas. Thomas was embroiled in a contract dispute with Dallas & had come to training camp that season with a huge chip on his shoulder. He refused to talk to his teammates & his coaches including Tom Landry that entire season. Thomas maintained that silence all season long. When Brookshier tried to interview Thomas in the victor's locker room, he did talk but gave very short gruff answers & brushed off Brookshier on national tv. He was accompanied in the locker room by Jim Brown who gave more weight to the answers Thomas made. I remember Brown being no more friendlier to Brookshier than Thomas was. He even ended the interview by saying Thomas would answer no more questions. I doubt if there was ever another football interview like that. Jump to 6:59 to see the interview.

Yeah, same. Don't know why Noeller said what he did as Williams never trash talked the CFL. The guy was respectful when he played up here.

Look back to the 70's & 80's with high inflation & high interest rates because of it. That should give you some idea. People were walking away from mortgage renewals of nearly 20% when 5 years earlier their mortgage rate was 5%. In 1990, we bought our first home with a 5 year rate of 13.75%. Luckily, rates were comimg down & our rates were less as the 90's & 2000's went on

Looks like his career is over.

PVR? Or stream them later. I do that. Love the exodus from that network. Fox says she's not leaving.

What the **** is wrong with you????

Gonna be a **** show on Friday.

Yeah that's what he did. I don't need a lecture from someone half my age about my right to vote. Bernier is scum of the Earth. A real POS.

Very few UCP lawn signs in my neighbourhood. I can't even tell you who the UCP candidate is. We're in South East Calgary in Lake Bonavista. It's a well established & historically conservative riding. It's like the UCP have given up here.

Sounds like he's juat pacing his older veterans. Why burn them out at TC when there is 18 regular season games they have to play? I think that's O'Shea's thought process here.

I have voted in every municipal, provincial & federal election since 1973 when I turned 18. I take my democratic right to vote seriously unlike a lot of people who don't seem to care. Or it's "too hard" to go to the polling staion on Election Day. I'm proud of the fact I've done that.

Dude, don't lecture me or anyone else here about not being informed enough to vote. You're way out of line. Not appreciated.

Kadeem Carey could be a monster when he got going.

If he played in pain then it's understandable. Like, who knows what went on in the inner sanctums of the team away from reporters. It sure didn't look like Dickenson cared when he benched Mitchell last season or when he signed with the Ti Cats in the off season.

Only by 24 points over the Bombers. The Stamps must have done it with smoke & mirrors because their receivers weren't that good. .

No, Other than Kadeem Carey their offense sucked with a subpar receiving corps & Mitchell's shoulder was blown out.

Isnt he back at the CBC?

In Calgary it's an ownership issue. Murray Edwards doesn't care. He spends little money on the team. It would be a good thing if he sold the team. Give us some examples.