You should see the beautiful Porsche Panamera the listing agent cruises in. Gorgeous.
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COVID and the housing market
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Taycan is where it's at these days. Panamera is for the poor's.
I'm not a fan of fake shutters and the small infill panel between the upper and lower windows. It looks like some sort of cover up. The garage appears to have a second door at the back. Extra length garage with the option of launching a boat into the pool?
On the plus side it's close to mp, at least one good neighbour. Pools aren't for everyone. What does it cost to get rid of an in-ground?
About 20-25k 3 years ago. We looked into it as we didn’t want a pool on any property…
But now we want the pool.
Open House on that place all weekend. I’m honestly surprised it hasn’t sold yet. I should talk to the owners. Nice people.
I know a volunteer fireman that responded to a kid drowning incident in a pool that was a week old. The kid survived but the incident was so traumatic to the mom that the pool was gone the next week.
I like pools but they are too much work. I like indoor pools in that you get more use out of them but they're even more work.
Salt water pools are surprisingly little work I think I checked it 5 times it was good no adjustments needed last year and backwash the filter every 3 weeks. The robot keeps it clean and the salt cell maintains the clorine level. Some year the pH needs adjusting once or twice.I know a volunteer fireman that responded to a kid drowning incident in a pool that was a week old. The kid survived but the incident was so traumatic to the mom that the pool was gone the next week.
I like pools but they are too much work. I like indoor pools in that you get more use out of them but they're even more work.
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Shouldnt normally be that much difference in residential pools. Salt in ocean is ~35 g/L. Salt in pool is ~3g/L. Freshwater density is 1 g/cm3. Ocean water is 1.02 to 1.03. Saltwater pool density is in the ballpark of 1.003 g/cm3. Barely noticeable difference to fresh water.
Totally agree, I took the day off to intercept the installer and just stuck them in the garage for a potential future owner.
During the last lockdown I got a take out coffee from the local shop and asked him if he was keeping his head above water. He replied "Just one nostril" Salt water could make a difference.
Mad Mike
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Don't want the pool. I call mine the Trophy Blond in the back yard. Your friends envy it, fun as hell for 2 years, followed be ever increasing maintenance and not much fun anymore.
Get a blowup kind. Cheap, just as much fun when your using it, easy to dispose of when you're done.
DownUnder
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From talking to friends and associates since putting the pool in, there seems to be a general consensus. It gets used a LOT when kids are between toddler and pre-teen, then it's forgotten until the kids are mid teen and their friends start coming by more. Then it gets abandoned when they leave for university/work.
As for maintenance, it depends on the type of pool and age. Been helping a friend in his househunting lately and nearly every concrete pool we've seen has been in shambles. Coping almost destroyed, cracks in the surrounding concrete and liner detached from the pool surface in a lot of spots, equipment out in the open and looking like it will fall apart from sun damage.
We currently have a 14ft above ground pool that we take down every season. This past year was the trampoline as 2 monsters screaming to go into the pool, and one newborn wouldn't make for a fun day for my wife.
We're considering setting it up for summer 2023 but one kid still doesn't swim well. The other doesn't swim at all. And I'll need a new pump as the one that came with the pool died fairly quick and it's garbage and doesn't pump well enough to keep the pool clean as it should.
Neighbour bought a sand filter with a bigger pump and he seems to be doing well with it. Same exact pool as mine.
Then I may also dig it into the ground a little bit so it's lower in...but the higher it is, the less likely chance of kids climbing in.
We're considering setting it up for summer 2023 but one kid still doesn't swim well. The other doesn't swim at all. And I'll need a new pump as the one that came with the pool died fairly quick and it's garbage and doesn't pump well enough to keep the pool clean as it should.
Neighbour bought a sand filter with a bigger pump and he seems to be doing well with it. Same exact pool as mine.
Then I may also dig it into the ground a little bit so it's lower in...but the higher it is, the less likely chance of kids climbing in.
I like a pool , I’d have another . Especially now that I am home more than ever . When we were gone for months at a time in the summer the pool was a liability.
Kids loved it , but wouldn’t clean it .
Now I’d just like a hot tub that didn’t cost $150 month to operate .
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Kids loved it , but wouldn’t clean it .
Now I’d just like a hot tub that didn’t cost $150 month to operate .
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Hot tub shouldn't be that much. Ours definitely isn't. Biggest saving is disable having it ready all the time and set filter cycles during cheap time. Ours is in the ballpark of a buck a day (obviously more in the winter when it needs more heat to get back up to temp).
Hot tub is on the table for us as well. Everything got kind of put on hold with the third baby coming at the time so now we’re just looking at all expenses before we do anything.
For now we sit out with our above ground. If I really want to swim I’ll just drive 5min to my sisters house, or walk to our friends house nearby.
All the pool benefits…with none of the costs.
For now we sit out with our above ground. If I really want to swim I’ll just drive 5min to my sisters house, or walk to our friends house nearby.
All the pool benefits…with none of the costs.
Lucky for him. I still think it would be better if they handed out 50 1M prizes instead so 50 people could afford to buy a house.
toronto.citynews.ca
Toronto man wins $55 million Ontario lotto max jackpot
The Toronto resident purchased the winning Ontario lottery ticket at Petro Canada on Markham Road in Scarborough.
toronto.citynews.ca
Toronto man wins $55M Ontario lotto max: 'I can finally afford a house'
We were near Lake Erie yesterday and after some fish and chips (Perch) got talking to the waitress, a single mom. She had been renting her previous place for six years, never missing a payment. Then the landlord hit her with a $1000 increase using the excuse of a family member moving in.
Close family never moved in and the new tenant was a deadbeat screwing the landlord for six months rent and trashing the place.
She bought a mobile home that suits her and will be mortgage free in a few years. Her old landlord called her and offered a reduction on the increase if she'd come back. No Thanks.
He had to sell. Boohoo.
Close family never moved in and the new tenant was a deadbeat screwing the landlord for six months rent and trashing the place.
She bought a mobile home that suits her and will be mortgage free in a few years. Her old landlord called her and offered a reduction on the increase if she'd come back. No Thanks.
He had to sell. Boohoo.
they do. maxmillions. but $1M wouldn't buy you a proper house in the GTA anyways.Lucky for him. I still think it would be better if they handed out 50 1M prizes instead so 50 people could afford to buy a house.
Toronto man wins $55 million Ontario lotto max jackpot
The Toronto resident purchased the winning Ontario lottery ticket at Petro Canada on Markham Road in Scarborough.
Toronto man wins $55M Ontario lotto max: 'I can finally afford a house'
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