The misbegotten waif thread a/k/a The Fray V2

[Dragonwriter]

Thor came out last weekend. There are already reviews of it over in the Media Lounge.

Depends on what country you're in. USA gets/got it today, if memory serves.

I'm definitely planning to go see it... Whether I will enact that plan remains to be seen.

 

[Rhun]

Depends on what country you're in. USA gets/got it today, if memory serves.

I'm definitely planning to go see it... Whether I will enact that plan remains to be seen.

Oh, yeah...I suppose so. I generally never watch anything opening weekend. I'm not a big fan of crowds.

 

[HolyMan]

Sadly I as a great movie go'er will not be going to see Thor

Reason: It is released as 3-D only and I am not into that anymore. If they gave me a choice I would go see it for sure, but making me pay the extra and then in my experience the 3-D will be limited I see this as a ploy to make money the movie companies don't need.

I will be seeing The Conspirator (and will wait to watch Thor from the red box )

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LzovRI4zig[/ame]


HM

 

[renau1g]

I have only seen 1 movie in 3d, Avatar. It was cool, but I couldn't watch movies all the time like that.

Oh, btw, my city's back on top baby!

Windsor jobless rate surges to 10.7 per cent

Region regains dubious title of 'unemployment capital' of Canada

Suck it Abbotsford-Mission, B.C (last month they were higher than us)

 

[Rhun]

Windsor jobless rate surges to 10.7 per cent

You're on top at 10.7%? That doesn't sound too bad. We've got several cities here that are above 15% I believe.

 

[renau1g]

Apparently you have a lot worse off than us. Canada weathered the storm a bit better here as our government had a firmer set of rules on our financial institutions that prevented the same kind of housing bubble (that combined with the tax benefits provided on mortgages also added inflationary effects to the home costs). Nationally Canada is 7.6, USA is 9.2. I notice a ton of California places on the below list...

Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas

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Rank Metropolitan Area Rate
301 Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.7
301 Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.7
303 Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.8
303 Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.8
303 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.8
306 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.9
306 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.9
306 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA 10.9
306 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.9
306 Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.9
311 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0
311 Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0
311 Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0
311 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0
311 Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0
311 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0
311 Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0
318 Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.1
318 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.1
318 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.1
318 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.1
322 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.2
322 Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.2
322 Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.2
325 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.3
326 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.4
327 Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.5
327 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.5
329 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.8
329 Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.8
331 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.9
331 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.9
331 Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.9
331 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 11.9
335 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.0
336 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.2
336 Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 12.2
338 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.3
339 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.4
340 Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.5
340 Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.5
342 Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.6
342 New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA 12.6
344 Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.7
344 Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.7
344 Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.7
344 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.7
348 Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.1
349 Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.2
350 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.3
350 Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.3
352 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.5
353 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.8
354 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.9
355 Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.0
356 Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.4
357 Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.5
358 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.7
359 Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 15.9
360 Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 16.5
361 Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 17.1
362 Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 17.2
363 Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 17.5
364 Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 18.4
364 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 18.4
364 Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 18.4
364 Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 18.4
368 Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 18.7
369 Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 21.4
370 Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 21.6
371 Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 21.7
372 El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 24.6
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Oh and here's a great sign somebody did

 

[Rhun]

Apparently you have a lot worse off than us. Canada weathered the storm a bit better here as our government had a firmer set of rules on our financial institutions that prevented the same kind of housing bubble (that combined with the tax benefits provided on mortgages also added inflationary effects to the home costs). Nationally Canada is 7.6, USA is 9.2. I notice a ton of California places on the below list...

Here in Utah we are actually at 7.6%, or thereabouts. So we're actually below the average for the country. California's economy is really in the shambles...there has been some talk of the state declaring bankruptcy. Not sure how that would work. But something needs to be done there for sure.

And I love the sign!

 

[renau1g]

It should say Automotive Capital of Canada, but that was before our dollar being worth more than the US$, our exporters were pummeled

 

[Rhun]

It should say Automotive Capital of Canada, but that was before our dollar being worth more than the US$, our exporters were pummeled

Well, at least you aren't as bad off as our Automotive Capital, Detroit!

 

[Relique du Madde]

You're on top at 10.7%? That doesn't sound too bad. We've got several cities here that are above 15% I believe.

The problem with jobless ratesa are that they often are a bs statistic since they only really include those who are on un employment and actively looking for work or those who answered an official questionare. Im not sure if they include retirees (including those who worked in a field that lends to an early retirement with high pension rates) or the idle extremely rich.