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Is the CU a better deal than a bank for you? We got our mortgage from the CU many years ago because none of the banks would give us one. Our new home was going to be on a patch of land too big for a residence, too small for a farm! Currently we have two chequing accounts - one at the CU, one at the Royal.
 
KayTheCurler said:
Is the CU a better deal than a bank for you? We got our mortgage from the CU many years ago because none of the banks would give us one. Our new home was going to be on a patch of land too big for a residence, too small for a farm! Currently we have two chequing accounts - one at the CU, one at the Royal.
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Unless I want to drive almost an hour away, ATB and the CU are my only options for banking around here...my personal chequing accounts are at ATB but I wanted something totally separate as we try to deal with mom's stuff and her chequing account is at the CU.
 
BethAnne said:
Unless I want to drive almost an hour away, ATB and the CU are my only options for banking around here
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Sounds like rural Ontario. Banks largely pulled out of smaller towns and villages (I remember one of the villages the library I worked for serviced losing their BMO branch), just leaving an ATM behind, but that only gets you deposits, withdrawls, and bill payments. Anything requiring a human being, you're driving to the nearest large community. People screamed, needless to say. The Credit Unions came in to fill the gap in some cases
 
We have friends in Sundry who have been lamenting the arrival of snow. Stay warm and dry BA.

I think we're getting a light shower right now.
 
We weren't even supposed to get snow - only the mountains and foothills but it's really coming down...thankfully it's melting and not accumulating but the temp is falling so that could change...I had moved my planters out to the lawn so they'd get watered - moved them back after I got home and they are covered now.
 
Mercifully, I've never seen snow later than April in this neck of the woods. Did get it in early May when Mrs. M was in Halifax but never in June. Hunker down and keep warm, BA.
 
This isn't the first time we've had snow in June (have had dustings of snow in July and August too) - when I was in Gr. 12 we got sent home at noon due to a raging June blizzard - we were having snowball fights as we waited for the buses.
 
Waterfall said:
That's good to hear,my daughter and family just landed in Edmonton 4 hours ago and rented a car for a 10 day trek to BC. Hope the rental car has snow tires.
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Supposed to be much worse in the mountains...hope they have a safe drive.
 
there was 1/2 inch of rain in gauge when I left...when I got home it was just under an inch - since there has been no let up at all, we're definitely going to end up with over an inch in less than 24 hrs!
 
Oh, I wasn't able to get the yarn I needed so have to decide whether I wait for her next stock shipment or if I make my hat two-toned.
 
Mendalla said:
Mercifully, I've never seen snow later than April in this neck of the woods. Did get it in early May when Mrs. M was in Halifax but never in June. Hunker down and keep warm, BA.
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I remember a May 24 weekend that had snow. Actually two in my lifetime. The most notable involved me driving from Camp Ipperwash to CFB Bordon in the snow. At the same time, my brother was driving from Ipperwash to London on a motorcycle. He had snow most of his trip. When he got to London, he immediately got into a bathtub full of hot water to thaw.
 
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