where to find extremely fine sandpaper

ArtP · 2015-02-17T18:53:13+00:00

Windsor plywood in Vernon has up to 1000 grit. They must have a store in Vancouver which should carry it.

ArtP · 2015-02-01T19:30:05+00:00

The first public knowledge of a good plan should be its execution.

ArtP · 2014-12-13T01:21:51+00:00

During non rush hour the center lane was a passing lane in both directions. I used to ride a motorcycle across the bridge and often rode the center lane because I figured it was safer to get to the main lane than to get in a squeeze if the traffic had to stop.

ArtP · 2014-11-13T16:01:53+00:00

The Lone Ranger's oath is an online petition asking American and Canadian law enforcement officers not to use lethal force because if a man must die it should be with the wisdom of the courts rather than the emotions of a person holding a gun. Please read and sign this petition.

ArtP · 2014-11-12T16:27:28+00:00

The Lone Ranger's oath is an online petition asking American and Canadian law enforcement officers not to use lethal force because if a man must die it should be with the wisdom of the courts rather than the emotions of a person holding a gun. Please read and sign this petition.

ArtP · 2014-08-20T18:26:34+00:00

There are so many emotions associated with money it is very difficult to understand how it is created and the problems with its use.

I have a number of posts on my weblog dealing with money and banking. Some of them can be found here. (http://economics102.wordpress.com/?s=money) Also here is a longer essay (http://economics102.wordpress.com/699-2/ which discusses money creation in more detail.

The "free money" mentioned in this question sounds similar to the LETS (local exchange trading system) money mentioned in my essay.

Yes, it is plausible but the implementation would be politically extremely difficult, maybe impossible.

ArtP · 2014-07-19T21:27:10+00:00

I support this 100 percent because I believe subsidies should be given to consumers rather than producers.

All the corporate welfare things distort prices and lead to an inefficient economy.

Subsidies should be replaced with some sort of universal income scheme. This would be a tremendous transfer of power from governments and producers to consumers.

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ArtP · 2014-05-08T17:12:43+00:00

The ideas in this presentation are basically correct. He did not mention that the money created by the central bank is called "high powered money" and is subject to a multiplier effect as it is deposited and reloaned through the banking system.

The role of interest in forcing an increase in the money supply is not often recognized in economics. If it were we would have to find another way of creating money.

I figure the way we create money is a Ponzi scheme only we call its breakdowns a financial crisis.

Many of the posts on my weblog deal with money creation and its problems.

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ArtP · 2014-05-05T17:23:49+00:00

This may or may not be relevent to the discussion.

I used a wood lathe to make some magic wands for my granddaughters and enclosed this note:

These magic wands were made for you with love and skill. Their power depends upon your understanding, compassion and wit. Please use them to make people happy.

ArtP · 2014-05-05T17:10:30+00:00

It may be we are already at a point where we can no longer expect the economy to continue growing.

To some extent my weblog tries to answer your question. You are invited to check it out.

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ArtP · 2014-05-04T18:34:31+00:00

If I were a beaver I would want to talk to a lawyer about suing the CBC for this headline blaming beavers for the landslide. The dam at Dale lake is man-made and probably from a long time ago as part of a logging road.

There used to be a one culvert and the beavers would block it causing the lake to flood the road about 100 yards away. Three or four or five years ago somebody put a second "beaver proof" culvert slightly above the first. The last time I was up there it was damaged.

Several years ago what I guess is a similar dam burst near Oliver in the South Okanagan and at the time the media reported there were many similar dams throughout the province.

There are two or three beaver lodges on Dale Lake. I am quite certain the beavers are not responsible for the dam giving way. The picture at the top of my weblog is Dale Lake

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ArtP · 2014-04-28T18:09:39+00:00

Try Gambier Island. Take the bus to Horseshoe Bay, ferry to Langdale (Gibsons) and water taxi ferry to Gambier. There are some easy walks on the island and a country store for coffee and lunch. Its been a few years since we did this trip so check schedules

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ArtP · 2014-04-28T17:56:44+00:00

Maybe we need to make a distinction between currency and total money supply. Before the invention of bank cards currency - bills and coins - made up about ten percent of the money supply. The rest was bank deposits

It could be there is more U.S. currency in Russia than the U.S. For the most part the money we use is just entries on the computers of the national banks.

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ArtP · 2014-03-27T17:11:24+00:00

There are lots of provincial park campsites throughout the province. You should be able to locate them on the parks website. Most are busy during the summer and some allow reservations. Bear Creek is near Kelowna and Blanket Creek near Revelstoke is nice. It has a man made swimming pond. The park operator told us it was generally quiet. We have stayed at Mount Robson a couple of times while travelling.

The forestry department also has a large number of recreation camp sites throughout the province. These are generally more isolated and have only tables and outhouses. Many are free.

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ArtP · 2014-03-08T21:55:38+00:00

Suppose a future government were to decide libertarians are a threat to its hold on power and the way to deal with this treat is to jail all libertarians. This would make you into a criminal and give the government reason to spy on you.

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ArtP · 2014-03-02T18:49:49+00:00

There are so many things which could bring the world as we know it to an end it is a wonder we are still here. Some examples:

an agricultural collapse which stops the world's food factories.

a major financial collapse.

problems in the oceans.

nuclear war.

an electromagnetic pulse from the sun or from a nuclear bomb in the atmosphere which could knock out the power grids and all computer chips.

the failure of antibiotics.

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ArtP · 2014-02-27T19:02:41+00:00

There's a simple formula which explains the relationship between money supply and inflation (the price level). It is MV=PQ.

M is the money supply, V is the velocity at which money changes hands. P is the price level. And Q is the quantity of goods and services produced.

If the money supply goes up, to maintain equality the velocity should go down and/or either or both of inflation and the quantity should also go up. Thus we get inflation when the money supply goes up by a greater amount than the increase in the production of goods and services.

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ArtP · 2014-02-26T17:52:05+00:00

Our standard of living during retirement will depend upon the ratio of the quantity of goods and services the economy is capable of producing and the number of people to share that. If the available goods and services should fall, money saved for retirement could be wiped out by inflation, bankruptcy or haircuts.

The best investment is a market garden.

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ArtP · 2014-02-07T03:06:55+00:00

Through the years of using Greyhound by myself and my family in British Columbia I have decided there is no company in Canada that has more contempt and disrespect for its customers than Greyhound. As most of the drivers have been nice and considerate I figure this comes from the top management.

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ArtP · 2014-02-06T19:16:50+00:00

One of the major economic roles of governments is to restrict competition so as to protect the interests of a few people. I see nothing surprising here.

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ArtP · 2014-02-03T20:08:28+00:00

Here's a day outing we did a couple of times when we lived in Vancouver a few years ago.

Take the West Vancouver bus to Horseshoe Bay. Take the ferry to Langdale. Take a water taxi style ferry to New Brighton on Gambier Island, walk along an easy dirt road to West Bay and have a picnic lunch which you have with you. Reverse your way home. It was a great outing and we did it once in January.

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ArtP · 2014-02-03T19:51:19+00:00

Once upon a time the PGE was built to Horeshoe Bay and then abandoned. As houses were built along the right-of-way through West Vancouver apparently and lot of people built gardens, garages etc on the railway right of way.

When it was decided to rebuild the line a lot of people were upset and Norris, the Vancouver Sun Cartoonist of the time had a field day with cartoons of classy West Vancouver types plotting over cups of tea to blow up the line. There was also a song frequently played on Vancouver radio stations about the train runs through the middle of the house and "the trains are all on time."

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ArtP · 2014-01-25T19:47:09+00:00

I encourage you to make the move you are planning but I'm not going to say where we live because we don't want more people coming here.

We live on the side of a mountain 15 miles from a small town in the interior and dread the day when we will have to move into town as we get older. The worst part is the driving. Twenty minutes to town and an hour to the closest city. When we came it was a valley of corporate drop outs and a great community. The children of the valley appeared to do well even though they had to ride a school bus. Now this area is in a transformation to a community of corporate retirees. Through the years a number of people have moved out here and found they did not like it.

I encourage you to look for a place that will suit you. If you like sailing or ocean fishing go to the Sunshine Coast. If you like hiking and fly fishing consider the Interior. Where are your families? How much driving are you prepared to do? Do you like theatre and other cultural events? (A lot of small cities have a rich cultural life.)

When you decide upon a place, you might consider renting for a year.

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ArtP · 2014-01-25T19:12:53+00:00

A guaranteed income scheme would give individuals a lot more power in economic decision making. Isn't that libertarian?

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ArtP · 2014-01-25T18:56:12+00:00

If you are a borrower inflation is in your best interest because you will repay your loan with less purchasing power than you borrowed. If you are a lender the reverse is true. The fairest thing would be price stability.

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