[Brenda]

EyeBrock EyeBrock:

That reminds me, I must pop over and get some dandelion killer........Dalton banned that stuff so we have a million bloody dandelions in our lawn.

You're kidding, right??
It's by-law here to kill that shit!

[EyeBrock]

You should complain. Really, complaints to govt departments might not change stuff but it sure causes a big pain in the arse to everybody involved in the complaint, their bosses and their bosses bosses.

It will make you feel better!

[EyeBrock]

Brenda Brenda:

EyeBrock EyeBrock:

That reminds me, I must pop over and get some dandelion killer........Dalton banned that stuff so we have a million bloody dandelions in our lawn.

You're kidding, right??
It's by-law here to kill that shit!

Yep, in the Peoples Republic of Ontario, dandelions are protected. They out populate the provincial flower by a million to one.

HST, Health-care premium and dandelions in every bit of grass. Vote Liberal.

[BeaverFever]

saturn_656 saturn_656:

Reading the article helps.

I dont think you understand, the price increase is a CLAW BACK to compensate for the fact that the tax on booze is going down. So the amount of money that comes out of your pocket is the same...only dif is that less of that will go to tax and more will go to LCBO sales revenue. Understanding the article helps, too.

[BeaverFever]

EyeBrock EyeBrock:

That reminds me, I must pop over and get some dandelion killer........Dalton banned that stuff so we have a million bloody dandelions in our lawn.

Hey, there are plenty alternatives to chemical pesticides for your lawn. These bans don't just come out of thin air, you know.

$1:

How to control dandelions - alternatives to herbicides?
In Canada, many cities and municipalities and provinces, including Ontario and Quebec have banned the lawn chemicals that are effective against dandelions. In the US, activists are working towards similar bans, so here are some other methods of control.

Some of the following alternatives are more effective and more practical than others, and, of course, everything depends on the size of your property. You can't hand-weed acres.
Hand-weeding: This alternative is very practical to control dandelions on small properties, and you can do it any time of year. The job is easier to do after a rain or lawn watering when the soil is moist.

The tool you need is a weeding knife, which you insert alongside the dandelion root. Rotate or pry the knife to loosen the root so you can easily pull the entire dandelion plant out, roots and all. This works well in flower beds. There are also a number of weeders on the market with long handles that you can use for dandelions in the lawn without stooping.

Vinegar herbicides: Acetic acid or vinegar concentrations which are stronger than household vinegar can be used as natural weed killers to dehydrate and weaken plants. The downside is that vinegar may not kill dandelions with just one application, and must be sprayed only on the plants you want to kill. If you spray it all over your lawn, you will damage the grass.

Propane weeding torch: This tool burns off the top of the plant, but usually needs more than one application to be successful with tough plants like dandelions. Generally it doesn't kill off the root, which means the plant can re-grow.

Corn gluten meal: This is a natural product that prevents germination of weed seeds, including crabgrass and dandelions. It is not effective with established dandelions, but it will slow down and prevent germination of new ones. Turf grass researchers have found that consistent use of corn gluten meal over a number of seasons greatly reduces lawn weed populations.

Corn gluten is also a fertilizer containing 8 to 10 percent nitrogen, which means that it also helps keep turfgrass thick and vigorous so weeds can't easily get a foothold.

Apply corn gluten in early spring about the time that forsythia and daffodils are in bloom. One caution: this product will prevent grass seed from germinating, so don't use it if you are overseeding or putting down grass seed.

Mowing: Never scalp your lawn. For fewer weed problems, set your mower high, to at least 3 inches or 3 ½ inches.


Watch for a new bio-control for dandelions
A new product called Sarritor is now commercially available in Canada to control dandelions.

This is a biological control agent, a fungus that selectively attacks dandelions and may also be effective with other broadleaved weeds. Sarritor has a website, with details about the product and how to use it

[saturn_656]

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

saturn_656 saturn_656:

Reading the article helps.

I dont think you understand, the price increase is a CLAW BACK to compensate for the fact that the tax on booze is going down. So the amount of money that comes out of your pocket is the same...only dif is that less of that will go to tax and more will go to LCBO sales revenue. Understanding the article helps, too.

Now pay attention wipper snapper. I'll even bold the important parts for you.

$1:

“It’s counter-intuitive. Tax rates are decreasing because of the harmonization, but the prices on the shelf are actually going to be increased,” warned one senior industry official, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to fear of retribution from the Liquor Control Board of Ontario.

There it is, prices will be going up, not staying the same.

$1:

the LCBO has quietly increased its mark-up by 7.5 per cent. On imported wines the mark-up has soared to 71.5 per cent from 64 per cent, and on domestic wines it has risen to 65.5 per cent from 58 per cent.

To keep prices the same, sources say the markup should at most increase just 6.5 per cent.

There it is again. In order for prices to stay he same after the tax cut, mark up should be at most 6.5%. The LCBO price increases exceed 6.5%.

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For example, a 750 millilitre bottle of Wolf Blass Yellow Label Cabernet Sauvignon, a popular Australian red wine that currently retails for $16.35, should be dropping in price to $15.80 thanks to the HST.

However, sources say the retail price will jump to $16.45 — only a dime more than it is now, but 65 cents higher than it needs to be.

Similarly, the HST should lower the price of a 750 millilitre bottle of Pelee Island VQA Chardonnay, an Ontario white, from $17.95 to $17.35. Instead, it will go up to $18.05. That’s 70 cents in lost savings to wine drinkers.

Back to your sandbox.

[BeaverFever]

I'd go back to the sandbox but you already shit in it. Go back and read my first post, where I said:

"Some specific products may incidentally end up being increased by like 5 or 10 cents or some other insignificant amount as a result of a uniform pricing policy across product lines, but there will no bigger hit to your pocketbook as a result."

The price of booze going from 16.35 to 16.45 is...guess what? Ten cents! Even for a raging alcoholic, that's not a big hit to your pocket book, and you're not going to be 'poorer' in all but the most literal sense. You are definitely not going to have to go without something else because you pay 10 cents more a bottle. You'll probably loose more money in your couch that at the LCBO. I do not consider that to be a real price increase. What everybody's upset about is that theyre not going to get savings, not that the cost TO THEM for booze is going up, because the amount by which that cost (not the price, but the COST TO CUSTOMER) is going up is insignificant.

Further, my understanding is that it is not an 'across the board' increase of 7.5% but the markup will vary depending on product, ie domestic vs import, wine vs. spritis, etc, so no at all prices will be higher than previously, but they will definitely not be lower. 7.5 may be an average.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

EyeBrock EyeBrock:

That reminds me, I must pop over and get some dandelion killer........Dalton banned that stuff so we have a million bloody dandelions in our lawn.

Hey, there are plenty alternatives to chemical pesticides for your lawn. These bans don't just come out of thin air, you know.

$1:

How to control dandelions - alternatives to herbicides?
In Canada, many cities and municipalities and provinces, including Ontario and Quebec have banned the lawn chemicals that are effective against dandelions. In the US, activists are working towards similar bans, so here are some other methods of control.

Some of the following alternatives are more effective and more practical than others, and, of course, everything depends on the size of your property. You can't hand-weed acres.
Hand-weeding: This alternative is very practical to control dandelions on small properties, and you can do it any time of year. The job is easier to do after a rain or lawn watering when the soil is moist.

The tool you need is a weeding knife, which you insert alongside the dandelion root. Rotate or pry the knife to loosen the root so you can easily pull the entire dandelion plant out, roots and all. This works well in flower beds. There are also a number of weeders on the market with long handles that you can use for dandelions in the lawn without stooping.

Vinegar herbicides: Acetic acid or vinegar concentrations which are stronger than household vinegar can be used as natural weed killers to dehydrate and weaken plants. The downside is that vinegar may not kill dandelions with just one application, and must be sprayed only on the plants you want to kill. If you spray it all over your lawn, you will damage the grass.

Propane weeding torch: This tool burns off the top of the plant, but usually needs more than one application to be successful with tough plants like dandelions. Generally it doesn't kill off the root, which means the plant can re-grow.

Corn gluten meal: This is a natural product that prevents germination of weed seeds, including crabgrass and dandelions. It is not effective with established dandelions, but it will slow down and prevent germination of new ones. Turf grass researchers have found that consistent use of corn gluten meal over a number of seasons greatly reduces lawn weed populations.

Corn gluten is also a fertilizer containing 8 to 10 percent nitrogen, which means that it also helps keep turfgrass thick and vigorous so weeds can't easily get a foothold.

Apply corn gluten in early spring about the time that forsythia and daffodils are in bloom. One caution: this product will prevent grass seed from germinating, so don't use it if you are overseeding or putting down grass seed.

Mowing: Never scalp your lawn. For fewer weed problems, set your mower high, to at least 3 inches or 3 ½ inches.


Watch for a new bio-control for dandelions
A new product called Sarritor is now commercially available in Canada to control dandelions.

This is a biological control agent, a fungus that selectively attacks dandelions and may also be effective with other broadleaved weeds. Sarritor has a website, with details about the product and how to use it

Or you could just say "fuck it", salt the lawn and landscape the yard

[saturn_656]

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

I'd go back to the sandbox but you already shit in it. Go back and read my first post, where I said:

"Some specific products may incidentally end up being increased by like 5 or 10 cents or some other insignificant amount as a result of a uniform pricing policy across product lines, but there will no bigger hit to your pocketbook as a result."

The price of booze going from 16.35 to 16.45 is...guess what? Ten cents! Even for a raging alcoholic, that's not a big hit to your pocket book, and you're not going to be 'poorer' in all but the most literal sense. You are definitely not going to have to go without something else because you pay 10 cents more a bottle. You'll probably loose more money in your couch that at the LCBO. I do not consider that to be a real price increase. What everybody's upset about is that theyre not going to get savings, not that the cost TO THEM for booze is going up, because the amount by which that cost (not the price, but the COST TO CUSTOMER) is going up is insignificant.

Further, my understanding is that it is not an 'across the board' increase of 7.5% but the markup will vary depending on product, ie domestic vs import, wine vs. spritis, etc, so no at all prices will be higher than previously, but they will definitely not be lower. 7.5 may be an average.

An increase is an increase whether it is five cents or five bucks.

[EyeBrock]

I'll vote for any party that;

Scraps the 'Health care premium' that I've been paying since 2004 and no new hospitals in my region since 1980.

Doesn't bilk us with the HST.

Gets me weed killer back so I can kill dandelions.


Don't under estimate the dandelion thing. It's a visible reminder everyday of the Ontario Liberals and it isn't a postive one.

Dalton is history.

[saturn_656]

EyeBrock EyeBrock:

I'll vote for any party that;

Scraps the 'Health care premium' that I've been paying since 2004 and no new hospitals in my region since 1980.

Doesn't bilk us with the HST.

Gets me weed killer back so I can kill dandelions.


Don't under estimate the dandelion thing. It's a visible reminder everyday of the Ontario Liberals and it isn't a postive one.

Dalton is history.

I'll second that.