We do indeed have Lesotho surrounded! lol another very beautiful place should you ever get to see it.

However, sound like you live in paradise!  I hear what you're saying about the wrong kinds of people moving into the area, that can really put a bummer on things. Don't give up on owning your own house there one day, I believe everything is possible eventually. We've also got horrific housing prices too at the moment but our housing market is about to collapse and housing will become cheaper pretty soon from now. \

Are you really a mountain climber? That is so cool!! I'm more into hiking, we never had anything major to climb nearby but we've got some killer hiking trails around.

		Tephra Rising wrote:
		Well if it makes you feel any better, I could always identify South Africa on the map as the country with the "hole" in it (that hole being Lesotho which I think is the only country in the world completely surrounded by another one). Anyway........I live in Central Oregon which is a beautiful place, a combination of pine forests topped by high, snowcapped dormant volcanoes, wild rivers and high desert.  Big mecca for skiers, mountain bikers, hikers and mountain climbers (I'm in that last category).  Unfortunately all this natural beauty has its downside......it's currently America's most over-priced housing market (which is why I will probably never be able to afford my own home here) and all the wrong kinds of people are moving here (and they keep on coming).  But I consider it home, have moved away twice and regretted the move both times, so here I stay.

we're freezing here in africa.. very cold and wet but I'm surviving lol.

Vail are you guys having some sort of heatwave or normal weather for this time of year?

		Head banger wrote:
		well, its windy, and I screwed up taping the f1 race, other than that, its good you?      joedraper wrote: Good morning/ afternoon whatever time of day it is.. How's sunday going for you all so far?

more nuts

but, on a rainy day, its look for nuts or vacume

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/080622/oddities/lifestyle_australia_britain_auction_offbeat

well, its windy, and I screwed up taping the f1 race, other than that, its good

you?

		joedraper wrote:
		Good morning/ afternoon whatever time of day it is.. How's sunday going for you all so far?

A lot of that was fluctuations in the exchange rate.  then from the late 90's to the mid 00's it was the other way, stuff here was comparitivly cheaper.  we exported a ton of cars, now, we import from the US.

but, damn we pay a lot of taxes for our socialized medicare.  I actualy think that today is the day i have paid all my taxes and get to keep the rest that I earn.

when does that happen in the states?

		TIMBONI wrote:
		Don't give it a second thought.  I had a girlfriend back in Massachusetts who had family in P.E.I. ( Prince Edward Island, Metal Jesus' home )  and even as far back as the '80s they would come down to the states and buy like crazy.  I think the socialized medicine seriously devalues their economy.      DemonCat wrote: Well that shoots down my theory about the U.S. gas prices being hiped to support the war in Afghanastan. I didn't know it was that high in Canada.      Head banger wrote: think our dollar is worth more, so its probably only $5 beer in a bar is probably cheaper      TIMBONI wrote: Damn !  Disregarding the exchange rate, just the conversion from Litres to Gallons makes it $5.16 per gallon !      Head banger wrote: us gallon is 3.88 L dunno the exchange rate funny, we had a different gallon, which was bigger. if the dollar is close to yours, which I think its within 5% we are getting screwed.  damn taxes      TIMBONI wrote: What's the exchange rate and conversion to gallons ?  Too many beers for math right now.      Head banger wrote: $1.33 here of course thats canadian dollars and liters, dunno, dont want to do that math.  probably more than anywhere in the states, it usualy is.      Vaillant 3.0 wrote: Its alright!! It does get kind of hard to identify people in cyberspace at times. Anyway, gas prices in SoCal are in the $4.50s and above. Not a great time to drive.      Tephra Rising wrote: Vail, please forgive me if I have said anything here that could be insensitive, etc.  Here in cyber space sometimes it's hard to sort out genders, orientations, etc.  So forgive me for any case of mistaken identity.  I can relate if your having trouble regarding affairs of the heart.  I've had mine kicked in many times.  Anyway, I just wanted to tell you you have my sympathies.

Aww...its a cute little thing, though. Oh well...

DIE!!!!! 

		Tephra Rising wrote:
		YES!!!!   AAAAIIGGGGHHHH MAKE IT GO AWAY!!!!

Bye, HB!!

		Head banger wrote:
		well, it does cost more to get gas to these places.  I heard some are having trouble getting it at all now.  would love to do that drive well, I should be in bed, think I have shit to do tomorow nice to chat with you all for a bit      Tephra Rising wrote: Back in 1989 I did a 4-day marathon drive from Alaska through the Yukon Territory and northern BC to get to Washington State and back (2300 miles one-way).  I remember some of the gas prices in the more remote stops along the Alcan Highway were approaching highway robbery as they were the only place you could stop for gas for 100 or so miles, if not longer, also remember the confusion of converting liters to gallons and kilometers to miles......I suck at math, even when I'm cold sober.

well, it does cost more to get gas to these places.  I heard some are having trouble getting it at all now.  would love to do that drive

well, I should be in bed, think I have shit to do tomorow
nice to chat with you all for a bit

		Tephra Rising wrote:
		Back in 1989 I did a 4-day marathon drive from Alaska through the Yukon Territory and northern BC to get to Washington State and back (2300 miles one-way).  I remember some of the gas prices in the more remote stops along the Alcan Highway were approaching highway robbery as they were the only place you could stop for gas for 100 or so miles, if not longer, also remember the confusion of converting liters to gallons and kilometers to miles......I suck at math, even when I'm cold sober.