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Kevin McGrath · 01-23-2004, 05:18 PM

Wow...........didnt mean to jump on anyones face.........and of course any one of us are going to take advantage of the dollar improvement especially after paying the whopping premiums of the last few years,me included.[
I happen to live in a border town of 80000 souls which has lost in the vicinity of 10000 high paying steel and paper jobs and had them only partially replaced with call center minimum wage jobs and this affects everything from real estate to taxes locally.......Did anyone ever expect to see Stelco reduced to a penny stock on the edge of bancruptcy protection and unable to fund their pension plans?

4*60 · 01-23-2004, 09:02 PM

YES! I think it's great the point was raised and we can all enjoy our hobby a little bit more!

AJCoholic · 01-23-2004, 09:50 PM

I am taking my chances, and not buying any US $$ untill Toledo. I bet it will be even better than now (stronger Can $$).

I think I will be bringing a new Jett 50 home with me this year...

Argus · 01-23-2004, 09:59 PM

I remember reading about when the $Cdn was devalued to 0.93 -wasn't it called the Deifendollar. Of course it still has to pass the Treaudough to reach that high

Wade

Cecil Marshall · 01-23-2004, 10:23 PM

In 1976 the Canadian dollar was 10 cents higher than the American dollar.

Cecil

AJCoholic · 01-24-2004, 03:39 AM

...and I was 5 years old, didnt have a lot of $$ to buy anything back then, never mind a new engine

Jabba · 01-24-2004, 08:59 AM

Well lower Canadain $ will be GREAT (I'm retired) so the pension cheque just gets bigger

Hoping it stays there after April too... for Toledo, and I'm going to Top Gun again this year. (not flying) {yet} just watching.

But as Kevin said if the $ stays high it will really be HARD on the manufacturing section of Canada.

nony · 01-24-2004, 09:02 AM

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if the $ stays high it will really be HARD on the manufacturing section of Canada.

....especially the few dedicated folks that mfr hobby products in Canada - and I think we have a few of them here.......

Inroad · 01-24-2004, 10:46 AM

There seems to be no way to get ahead of the curve on hobby material pricing.Way back in the early 70's when the dollar was higher I had a hobby shop.The buck was in great shape ,but there was duty on everything and the federal sales tax (pre GST) was variable and went as high as 13%,so we still ended up higher retail price in the store.retail price was set by mfg and store got a % discount.Some of us got listed as distributors and got better discountd to be more competitive.Problem with that was the quantity that you had to buy.

Gregg L

*SpaceCowboy* · 01-24-2004, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by voyager_663rd

How did we ever manage when the C$ was worth MORE than the US$?

We managed by buying Canadian made goods. of course there were more Canadian made goods available back then.

01-23-2004, 05:18 PM	#11
Kevin McGrath RCC Pro Contributor I am: kevin w Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sault Ste marie,Ont. Canada Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 1,958 Total Props: 1	Remove this ad - become a site supporter! Wow...........didnt mean to jump on anyones face.........and of course any one of us are going to take advantage of the dollar improvement especially after paying the whopping premiums of the last few years,me included.[ I happen to live in a border town of 80000 souls which has lost in the vicinity of 10000 high paying steel and paper jobs and had them only partially replaced with call center minimum wage jobs and this affects everything from real estate to taxes locally.......Did anyone ever expect to see Stelco reduced to a penny stock on the edge of bancruptcy protection and unable to fund their pension plans? __________________ MAAC 6401LCD IMAA 27023 IMAC 3710 The Planet is doing what it has always done.......floods,volcanic eruptions storms, earthquakes.........but today there are more people in the way.
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01-23-2004, 09:50 PM	#13
AJCoholic RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Andrew Coholic Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Timmins, Northern Ontario Radio of choice: JR 12X, 28X Feedback: 47 / 100% Posts: 12,277 Total Props: 61	I am taking my chances, and not buying any US $$ untill Toledo. I bet it will be even better than now (stronger Can $$). I think I will be bringing a new Jett 50 home with me this year... __________________ Andrew Coholic -MAAC #26287L 1/2A to giant scale, IMAC, SAM, R/C sport, turbine jets, Heli's... if its got a wing or two and an engine - I like it!
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01-23-2004, 09:59 PM	#14
Argus RCC Senior Contributor I am: Wade Z Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Scott's Point, NS Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 704 Total Props: 4	I remember reading about when the $Cdn was devalued to 0.93 -wasn't it called the Deifendollar. Of course it still has to pass the Treaudough to reach that high Wade __________________ Argus MAAC #57828 Living dangerously in the Low Fly Zone (seakings overhead !!!!) Aircraft Maintenence Engineer-Structures apprentice
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01-24-2004, 03:39 AM	#16
AJCoholic RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Andrew Coholic Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Timmins, Northern Ontario Radio of choice: JR 12X, 28X Feedback: 47 / 100% Posts: 12,277 Total Props: 61	...and I was 5 years old, didnt have a lot of $$ to buy anything back then, never mind a new engine __________________ Andrew Coholic -MAAC #26287L 1/2A to giant scale, IMAC, SAM, R/C sport, turbine jets, Heli's... if its got a wing or two and an engine - I like it!
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01-24-2004, 08:59 AM	#17
Jabba RCC Expert Contributor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Windsor, Ontario SW Zone Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 933 Total Props: 0	Well lower Canadain $ will be GREAT (I'm retired) so the pension cheque just gets bigger Hoping it stays there after April too... for Toledo, and I'm going to Top Gun again this year. (not flying) {yet} just watching. But as Kevin said if the $ stays high it will really be HARD on the manufacturing section of Canada. __________________ Palmer Johnson
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01-23-2004, 09:02 PM	#12
4*60 RCC Supreme Contributor I am: DSM Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shuswap/Blind Bay Radio of choice: Radiomaster, Taranis # of RCs: 14 Feedback: 15 / 100% Posts: 3,931 Total Props: 199	YES! I think it's great the point was raised and we can all enjoy our hobby a little bit more!
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01-23-2004, 10:23 PM	#15
Cecil Marshall RCC Expert Contributor I am: Cecil M Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sault Ste Marie,Ontario Radio of choice: FUTABA # of RCs: 20+ Feedback: 20 / 100% Posts: 947 Total Props: 1	In 1976 the Canadian dollar was 10 cents higher than the American dollar. Cecil
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01-24-2004, 10:46 AM	#19
Inroad RCC Junior Contributor I am: Gregg L Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Vernon BC Radio of choice: Specktrum # of RCs: 10 Feedback: 4 / 100% Posts: 208 Total Props: 0	There seems to be no way to get ahead of the curve on hobby material pricing.Way back in the early 70's when the dollar was higher I had a hobby shop.The buck was in great shape ,but there was duty on everything and the federal sales tax (pre GST) was variable and went as high as 13%,so we still ended up higher retail price in the store.retail price was set by mfg and store got a % discount.Some of us got listed as distributors and got better discountd to be more competitive.Problem with that was the quantity that you had to buy. Gregg L __________________ Started with nothing,got most of it left MAAC 11800
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