GEORGE LUCK's (georgeluck) Blog

I'm an old fashioned kind of guy. I prefer C.D.'s to MP3's ( in fact I have still to download any music over the net!). I miss my Vic-20. I like older computers because their slower speed provides a pace that is some somehow just more comforting. I still marvel when I can take a little plastic bo...

He has a television programme. He has a huge marketing machine. He is a self promoter the like of which we haven't seen since the last election. He has railed for years about home inspectors and their complete lack of competence without evidence or the chance of rebuttal. ( he has been challenged...

We have all been plagued from time to time by telephone sales calls. "Do you want a great deal on carpet cleaning?,or " Do you want a great deal on window cleaning?" or " Do you want a great deal on curtain cleaning?" or "woolen rugs" or , or, or, ( why is it that nobody ever calls and offers to ...

The problem with home inspections is that it is too easy to chase a purchaser away over even minor discoveries. The wrong word. The wrong phrase. A misinterpreted glance. The tone of voice. A purchaser is like a deer. In the woods a snap of a twig, the crunch of leaves, anything can spook him. An...

I am tired of hearing how bad the market is. I am tired of hearing how bad it is going to get. I am tired of hearing that there is going to be a huge 'fall out' of agents over the next year. I am tired of hearing that there is going to be a huge 'fall out' of home inspectors over the next year. I...

So, once upon a time, way back in 1998 we had an ice storm here in eastern Ontario. It wasn't just an ice storm. It was an ICE STORM. It ended up knocking out the power from Eastern Ontario all the way down through Qebec to parts of the American east coast. I can remember going outside the next m...

Kingston Ontario has an anti-idling bylaw. The aim of this bylaw is to prevent vehicles from excessive idling. So, when you are waiting for your Wife to emerge from the grocery store on a cold winter night, you may idle your car for three minutes to maintain the heat. After that start piling on t...