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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Viking on July 13, 2007, 07:41:26 AM
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Was reading the local newspaper at lunch today and noticed that the USD is now only worth 5.7 Norwegian crowns. WTF I thought as I have never before seen the USD under 6 NOK, and only a couple of years ago the USD was worth more than 8 NOK. By comparison the Canadian Dollar is valued at 5.5 NOK. What's going on over there? :confused:
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a thinly veiled attempt to get you guys to stop consuming local lutefisk and import our own. it's good for our trade imbalance.
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It is the beginning of the end for America... just as you had hoped.. we will soon have to give in and let the UN run our country and norway will take our place as the worlds richest and most powerful country.
I have had to close off a couple of my bedrooms to save money.
lazs
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Originally posted by lazs2
I have had to close off a couple of my bedrooms to save money.
Oh the humanity! ;)
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Originally posted by Viking
What's going on over there? :confused:
Not much, whats going on over there? Oh wait, who really gives a a ****?
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I even tuned up the el camino to get it up to 12 mpg from 11 the other day and set my airconditoner from 68 to 70.
We are really feeling the pinch around here.
I may have to close off a whole wing of the house and a couple of the bathrooms.
lazs
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Originally posted by Slash27
Not much, whats going on over there? Oh wait, who really gives a a ****?
:rofl
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Nice thing is, AH is getting cheaper and cheaper...
In may it was 11,37 eur, in june 11,22 eur, july 11,26 eur.. (omg it went up)
:aok
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I may have to close off a whole wing of the house and a couple of the bathrooms.
Hope you can keep the butler and the maid.
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Originally posted by Slash27
Not much, whats going on over there? Oh wait, who really gives a a ****?
Uhh - I give a ****. Trips home to Scotland cost an f'in fortune. The UK pound is now worth more than $2.
On the other hand, my condo in Scotland is now almost worth a downpayment on a condo over here.
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Viking, this (http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%20Government/Federal%20Reserve%20Scam/federal_reserve_is_evil.htm) will explain, if you really want to know the truth.
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cheap AH = goodness
Wonder if HTC will let you pre-pay for a few months. That way i could save enough money for a pretzel and a coke.
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Originally posted by Viking
Was reading the local newspaper at lunch today and noticed that the USD is now only worth 5.7 Norwegian crowns. WTF I thought as I have never before seen the USD under 6 NOK, and only a couple of years ago the USD was worth more than 8 NOK. By comparison the Canadian Dollar is valued at 5.5 NOK. What's going on over there? :confused:
that's bad for the future of EU economy, Here in Canada the gov. raised the interes rates twice in last 6 weeks, and more to come, just to keep the CAD under USD, mortgages and other loas are more expensive
In most of EU the cost of living and unemplayement is higer, like in UK few years ago,comparing with US,
in US you can find a hotel room from 25-29$/night, decent dinner for 10$, pay 2-2.5$ for a galon of gas, i've seen new single houses for sale advertising for 100 000$ or less in Detroit,Dallas,Indianapolis, and lot more places, while lot more europeans are renting cuz can't aford to buy
high curency is colapsing the EU turism wich was a high % of economy in some places
if all goes soo well, why are EU goverments still charging you 4$ in taxes for a gallon of gas and most peoples have to drive those diesel disconfortable small lawnmowers ww polo, Pinto,peugeot106....,?
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Dont know, and dont care about the EU ;)
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The dropping value of the dollar is just setting the stage for a North American Euro....Mexico, US, and Canada will be under one currency.
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if we can get the dollar low enough the "undocumented workers" will sneak back to mexico to find work and send the money to their poor families in the USA.
or maybe they will go to canada eh?
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Originally posted by Fury
The dropping value of the dollar is just setting the stage for a North American Euro....Mexico, US, and Canada will be under one currency.
That ain't gonna happen.
68ROX
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Originally posted by john9001
if we can get the dollar low enough the "undocumented workers" will sneak back to mexico to find work and send the money to their poor families in the USA.
or maybe they will go to canada eh?
WE should all chip in and send them away to Sweden or Norway, or even up to the Yukon, plenty room over there, failing that, Ship them off to Iraq and tell them to fight and then they can become legal.
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Originally posted by 68ROX
That ain't gonna happen.
68ROX
Not saying that's the plan RIGHT now but it WILL happen in time. Some well respected academics also foresee a currency for Asia.
You'll have the Euro, Continental America's Dollar and the Asian Yenpee ?
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and most peoples have to drive those diesel disconfortable small lawnmowers ww polo, Pinto,peugeot106....,?
Is THAT what happened to the Pinto? God, I'm going to have to be nicer to the Europeans for taking that stinker off our hands. ;)
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I`ve had to cut back to two Harleys. Man it`s rough over here. :)
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Originally posted by Hawco
WE should all chip in and send them away to Sweden or Norway, or even up to the Yukon, plenty room over there, failing that, Ship them off to Iraq and tell them to fight and then they can become legal.
Service guarantees citizenship.
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By looking at the number of sly remarks and thinly veiled insults I conclude that I must have unintentionally hit a nerve.
Xargos, yes I'm aware of the fraud that is known as banking. Pretty scary when you think about it.
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the company I work for is a global supplier. We benifit on the weak dollar against our european competitor so we tend to view this development as a good thing.
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Originally posted by Xargos
Viking, this (http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%20Government/Federal%20Reserve%20Scam/federal_reserve_is_evil.htm) will explain, if you really want to know the truth.
Ron Paul for president! The Federal Reserve is the Government.
Jesus is Savior Web site um ahh yea. That is part of the problem too!
But the Info is dead on! As far as the Government and the Federal Reserve go.
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The US doesn't export enough to offset the weak dollar against the higher foreign currencies. What needs to happen is for the US to raise interest rates to generate foreign investment in our long term bonds. BUT that isn't going to happen because all of the banks got fat and happy on the sub prime mortgages and they think that the housing market is what drives the economy of our nation. They are wrong. Our nation depends on being able to be an exporter of material and other things but we have lost that capability. One other point. When I sold my house here in Birmingham we were able to pay cash money for the next one and were able to pay off almost all our credit cards. As soon as we get my vehicle and my wifes vehicle paid for we are in the clear.
As for home prices...don't look in areas like Detroit and Indianapolis for indicators on the housing prices. The manufacturing left there a long time ago and went south they just don't realize it yet.
I agree that we need to change things but one man (Ron Paul) isn't going to get it done. We need something on the order of 10-15 million who think just like him to give the establishment a run for their money.
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Only in Kenya.....
Mac
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i guess the free market has spoken...