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06-12-2010, 06:03 PM | #16 |
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I don't think I'll ever bitch about federal and state taxes again. I've got nothing to complain about, apparently. Ditto for the price of beer/booze.
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06-12-2010, 08:06 PM | #17 | |
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06-12-2010, 09:01 PM | #18 |
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When traveling in Ontario remember the speeds are in kilometres per hour. Four lane highways post speeds of 100 km/hr which equals 60 mph. Rule of thumb is you can go 18 - 20 km over the limit and not get stopped, which is about 72 mph. On two lane highways the speed is 80 km ( 48 mph ) and you can generally do 92 (55 mph) without getting a ticket. Common city and town speeds are 60 kph = 36 mph and 50 kph = 30 mph. Just multiply the posted speed by .6 to get you mph equivalent. If you have time to get north of Toronto to Algonquin or Haliburton, the scenery and lakes are quite beautiful. To buy your beer find the Beer Store, for liquor look for an LCBO. Enjoy your ride and be safe.
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06-13-2010, 06:21 AM | #21 |
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I thought I heard Canada was CRACKING down on loud pipes as well! Is a 1/2 helmet OK in Canada? or Full Face or 3/4 only? Thought I read that somewhere no 1/2 helmets!!
TC I wonder if we have the enhanced license here in Maine? SInce Im just off the border it would be a good thing to have :) See you all in NY soon.. RINGADINGH is BUYING the beer for the first 3 days
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06-13-2010, 06:32 AM | #22 |
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Load pipes and half helmets are ok here.
And buying the beer is no problem, one bottle each per day!
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06-13-2010, 06:50 AM | #23 |
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Steve with the exchange rate it is 8.1 beers aday ::)
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06-13-2010, 06:54 AM | #24 |
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Thanks for all the tips, I think we'll be able to muddle through it and have some fun.
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06-13-2010, 08:18 AM | #25 |
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I guess we shouldn't complain that much in Alberta since we do not have the provincial tax on top of the federal.
US dollar is up by 8 or 9 cents but that won't mean much for buying goods or food in Canada. I'm willing to bet that the stores and restaurants do the same in Eastern Canada as they do here - anything less than a 15% exchange rate and they take the US money at par. Now I know it's a rip-off for the Americans but I've seen it happen. A few months ago when our dollar was .002 (not even a penny) below the US dollar, I watched a cashier in WalMart tell an American he owed her more US money on his purchases. I looked at the cashier and told her to check again, that the US dollar was still a tad higher than ours so she got a supervisor and the supervisor basically told me to mind my own business that our dollar was worth more that day. My reply was to keep ripping off the tourists and they would be sure to come back again, and spend more money in Alberta, just to get screwed. I apologized to the guy for being ripped off and he told me it was not the first place in Alberta to do that to him. If it was me, I would do what we do when we travel in the US, go to the bank and exchange your money for Canadian before you come into Canada. You will get a better exchange rate in the US anyway. I have exchanged money in both countries, and consistently pay less exchange in the US than in Canada since the formula for calculating exchange is different here than in the US. |
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06-13-2010, 09:05 AM | #26 |
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We pay high taxes here and now Dalton (our Premier) is introducing HST (combing our 2 taxes into 1) so we pay tax on everything! But on the positive side we have universal health insurance which even with its problems is still great, and our beer is phenomenal :-)
Your debit cards should work, just check the back of it and there should be a symbol for interac and or Plus, if it has either of these symbols they will work basically everywhere. As someone else mentioned keep your receipts as I believe you can still submit your receipts to get a tax reimbursement ... our government is tourist friendly, they just screw us :-) Brian
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06-13-2010, 05:36 PM | #29 |
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My Nomad has taken me to BC, AB, and SK. Most rides have taken me through mostly rural areas. I've never had a bad experience with any of the folks with whom I've had contact. Great people. Friendly, helpful, interested in where you are from and where you are going. I plan on visiting more provinces. BnG
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