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New Lisiting in Osoyoos

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:38:31 -0700

A brand new listing for me, located at 7804 Gravenstein Dr. in Osoyoos, B.C.. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, completely renovated and ready for you to move in to. There is a basement suite consisting of 3 of the bedrooms which you can easily rent out, a large back yard, covered parking and much more. Call me today at 1-888-499-0012 to arrange a viewing. You can view more pictures of this listing by going to http://www.sunvalleycountry.com

Lee Krepps

RE/MAX Desert Country
Serving Keremeos, Osoyoos, Oliver and Okanagan Falls
The best of Wine Country Real Estate.

On The Move

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:06:37 -0700

What an incredibly busy week! We finally sold our house in Osoyoos, and have moved back home (20 minutes away) to my home town of Oliver! Packing, movers, unpacking, kids getting adjusted, friends helping with the smaller details, unreal! But I know that you know what I'm talking about, right?

So, with that all in mind, I've also moved offices..... still a RE/MAX boy, but in order to serve everyone better, I've moved to RE/MAX Desert Country, based in the heart of Keremeos! I'll still serve the South Okanagan for your real estate needs, but for those of you that want acreage, farms, small town atmosphere, or just more elbow room, I can now help you find that too! I'm excited about the new office, the new home, and of course, coming back to my home town. Call me anytime at 1-888-499-0012 and lets do coffee!

Facebook or Crackbook....you know you have a problem when.....

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:19:35 -0800

Facebook or Crackbook.....you know you have a problem when.....

1. You see a post from your wife telling you it's time for dinner.....and you reply back.

2. The last time you saw your neighbor 2 doors down from you was when they posted a new pick on their profile.

3. You think you're really getting rich by playing the "Owned" application.

4. You ask your children if their homework is done by posting the question on their home page........ okay, I've seriously done that.

5. You think that being on Facebook will really, really, really help you sell houses, and that's why you spend 1/2 of your workday on there.

6. You are in your home office, your wife is in the family room....she comments on your status, you comment back, she adds another comment, so you comment back.......it never occurs to you to walk 15 feet and talk to her personally....... oh man, done that too!!!!!!!!!

7. You believe that you are incredibly popular because you have more then 700 bazillion friends on your friends list, but can't remember the name of your dog.

8. You took your computer with you on family vacation under the pretense of 'working'..... but you really just want to annoy your friends back home with pictures proving how wonderful a time you are having.......

9. And finally (because I have to get back onto my profile) You think that people who don't 'facebook' just aren't worth your time, obviously, because they lack the computer skills in order to be able for you to communicate with them............

Where in the world is????????

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:26:34 -0700

Can it be? After such a long winter, my dawg has informed me that spring is finally here!!!! Most of my clients have been putting off coming here to purchase until the cherry trees have blossomed (or so they say), because we have had such bad, rotton, stinking, no-good waaaaaaaaaaay below normal temperatures. Hey, even the fruit trees didn't want to 'bud out' because it was, well, I already said what it was like......(redundent, redundant?)

I haven't even posted in soooooo long because my fingers were too frozen to use the keyboard!!!!!

Anyhow, am back, and hopefully with a vengeance so that I can once again maybe entertain somebody... off to cut the grass, see y'all later.

fall leaves leading to goal setting... is this a good thing?

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:46:51 -0700

Ahhhh.... that time of year again, the leaves changing, the grapes harvested, the pumkins ready to pick, sitting in the field... the first signs of frost, golfers wearing long sleeved sweaters... and my broker making noises about 2008 goal settings. So, being the productive person that I am, I 'googled' goal setting.... and was overwhelmed, so got up, grabbed a coffee and went outside for a smoke......

Not that I am putting off setting my goals, nope, not me. I just needed the coffee to clear my head. Go ahead, be brave, I dare you.... try the google yourself and see what you get. Okay, so now back to my broker. We're a relatively small office with 14 agents, so you can run, but you can't hide. I know that she'll find me, that she'll be persistent (someone once told me that 'persistence breaks down resistence", must have personally known my broker), and that I'll cave in and get to working on my goals.

So with that said, here's some advice if you want to put off goal setting:

1. Play more golf... It's fun, it's relaxing, you can drink lots of beer and pat yourself on the back for avoiding
the office. Should be broke in no time.

2. Stay out of cell phone range for as long as possible and at all cost avoid answering your brokers calls, after
all, you know what they want.......

3. Play more computer games, they keep you sharp, you avoid people, and the day doesn't seem near as long
and tedious. After alll, it's more fun then talking to past clients asking them for referrals. Again, should be
broke in no time flat. Or flat broke, whatever.....

4. Spend more time at the bar, a wonderful social atmosphere that enables you to carry out deep meaningful
conversations with people that are like minded. Go ahead, what a great place to prospect, and spend all
that money that you will earn off of these clients, if they remember you in the morning.

Well, those are just a few thoughts... please feel free to add more :-)

Life in the South Okanagan

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Tue, 15 May 2007 13:22:44 -0700

AH!!!! The great days of summer are upon us! I actually even went swimming a couple of days before Mothers Day this year! Swimming in the morning, golfing in the afternoon, and then a nice bike ride in the evening at sunset.... does life get any better then this?

The market is picking up again, so if you are looking at possibly investing in this area, for a second, or recreational home, now should be the time to start thinking about it. I've noticed a sharp increase in buyers showing up at the door, looking for properties like this, so sellers need to know that the market is there!

Thanks for reading!

Lee Krepps
MailTo:lee@sunvalleycountry.com
http://www.sunvalleycountry.com
RE/MAX Realty Solutions
Serving Osoyoos, Oliver and beyond
1-250-495-7441

Client from h-e-double toothpics

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:41:37 -0700

What a way to start the first week after Easter! I've had a listing for the last 3 months, it probably will go into foreclosure, the client has had the phone cut off, only way to contact the client was through e-mail, which was rarely answered, hopeless to try and set up showings, as client was usually drunk and obnoxious.... had to drive 30 minutes to bang on the door, as no key was ever given out because the client was afraid that the 'ex' might try to by-pass a restraining order and get in thru another realtor. Okay, so now for the good news... it's now an expired listing, and now the client wants to re-list thru me, happy with my service, etc, etc... AND wants to raise the price of the house, which just isn't feasible. I know I'm not going to do the re-list, just am wondering how to 'tactfully' let this person know that I don't want to work with this person..... ???????

Ponder-ism's?

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:33:15 -0700

Yet another client e-mail.....what are they trying to tell me? Hope you get a laugh out of this one :-)

PONDERISMS >

1. I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes.

2. Gardening Rule: When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.

3. The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.

4. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.

5. There are two kinds of pedestrians: the quick and the dead.

6. Some people are like Slinkies. Not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see 'em tumble down the stairs.

7. Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.

8. Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

9. In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.

10. How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?

11. Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?"

12. Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken there? I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta its butt."

13. If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him?

14. If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

15. If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

16. Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?

17. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

18. What does Winnie the Pooh smell like?

19. Why are they called buildings...shouldnt they be called builts?

20. When a Schizophrenic person threatens suicide, is it considered a hostage situation?

Smart peope test... how did you do?

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:26:13 -0700

Okay, just another test I was emailed by a client......

Test for Smart People
Below are four (4) questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time, answer all of them immediately. OK?

Let's find out just how clever you really are....

Ready? GO!!! (scroll down)

First Question:

Y ou are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Answer: If you answered that you are first, then you are
absolutely wrong! If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are second!

Try not to screw up next time.
Now answer the second question,
but don't take as much time as you took for the first question, OK?

Second Question:

I f you overtake the last person, then you are...?
(scroll down)

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Answer: If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST Person?
You're not very good at this, are you?

Third Question:
V ery tricky arithmetic! Note: This must be done in your head only.

Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.

Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30.
Add another 1000 . Now add 20. Now add another 1000
Now add 10. What is the total?

Scroll down for answer.....

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Did you get 5000?

The correct answer is actually 4100.

If you don't believe it, check it with a calculator!
Today is definitely not your day, is it?

Maybe you'll get the last question right.....Maybe.

Fourth Question:

Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini,
4. Nono. What is the name of the fifth daughter?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Did you Answer Nunu?

NO! Of course it isn't.
Her name is Mary. Read the question again!

Okay, now the bonus round:

A mute person goes into a shop and wants to buy a toothbrush. By
imitating the action of brushing his teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.
Next, a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of
sunglasses; how does HE indicate what he wants?

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He just has to open his mouth and ask...
It's really very simple.... Like you!

tough as nails....

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:29:10 -0800

This was sent to me via e-mail by a friend of mine:

A rich Osoyoos man decided that he wanted to throw a party

and invited all of his buddies and neighbors. He also invited Lee Krepps an Osoyoos Realtor and the

only redneck in the neighborhood.

He held the party around the pool in the backyard of his mansion. Lee

was having a good time drinking, dancing, eating shrimp, oysters and BBQ

and flirting with all the women. (at least until his wife caught him)

At the height of the party, Mike the host said, "I have a 10 ft man-eating

gator in my pool and I'll give a million dollars to anyone who has the

nerve to jump in."

The words were barely out of his mouth when there was a loud splash and

everyone turned around and saw Lee in the pool! Lee was fighting the

gator and kicking its butt! Lee was jabbing the gator in the eyes with

his thumbs, throwing punches, head butts and choke holds, biting the

gator on the tail and flipping the gator through the air like some kind

of Judo Instructor.

The water was churning and splashing everywhere. Both Lee and the

gator were screaming and raising hades. Finally Lee strangled the gator

and let it float to the top like a dime store goldfish. Lee then

slowly climbed out of the pool. .

Everybody was just staring at him in disbelief.

Finally the host says, "Well, Lee, I reckon I owe you a million

dollars."

"No, that's okay. I don't want it," said Lee.

Mike said, "Man, I have to give you something. You won the bet.

How about half a million bucks then?"

"No thanks. I don't want it," answered Lee.

The host said, "Come on, I insist on giving you something. That was

amazing. How about a new Porsche and a Rolex and some stock options?"

Again Lee said no.

Confused, Mike asked, "Well, Lee, then what do you want?"

Lee said, "I want the name of that jerk who pushed me in the pool!"

Sigh....I lost my bragging rights!

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:20:54 -0800

Tuesday morning....Feb. 27, 2007... I should be golfing, or at least out riding the bike!!!! Instead, a snowfall warning is in effect! What happened? This is the Okanagan Valley, vineyard country, loads of sunshine... Canada's only micro-desert!

So much for bragging rights. I guess I had better call up my snowbird clients who are here from Edmonton and apologize for soooooo flipantly answering their question with my typical "Snow? In Feb? You got to be kidding" response? How does crow taste anyhow, because today I think I'll be eating it a lot.... LOL

Maybe it's those evil Winnipegers doing their 'snow-dance' sending tons of this unfamiliar white stuff our way... (be nice, I know, I'm an ex-Wickedpegger myself). Or is it you "centre-of-the-universe" Torontoians affecting the financial markets, sending not prices but temperatures plummeting in my little slice of paradise?

Oh well, that's enough to ponder for today, my brain hurts because it's frozen....have to go find my truck under this 3 inches of snow.....

Have a great Tuesday, eh?

(Also on the 'Canada, eh" Blog)

Sigh....I lost my bragging rights!

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:50:00 -0800

Oh well, that's enough to ponder for today, my brain hurts because it's frozen....have to go find my truck under this 3 inches of snow.....

Have a great Tuesday, eh?

Witnessing??????????

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 11:37:54 -0800

There was a barber that thought that he should share his faith with his customers more than he had been doing lately. So the next morning when the sun came up and the barber got up out of bed he said, "Today I am going to witness to the first man that walks through my door."

Soon after he opened his shop the first man came in and said, "I want a shave!" The barber said, "Sure, just sit in the seat and I'll be with you in a moment." The barber went in the back and prayed a quick desperate prayer saying, "God, the first customer came in and I'm going to witness to him. So please give me the wisdom to know just the right thing to say to him. Amen."

Then quickly the barber came out with his razor knife in one hand and a Bible in the other while saying, "Good morning sir. I have a question for you..........Are you ready to die?"

oooooooooh.... I'm gunna get into trouble for this one......

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:06:47 -0800

A new sign in the Bank Lobby reads:

"Please note that this Bank is installing new Drive-through ATM machines
enabling customers to withdraw cash without leaving their vehicles.
Customers using this new facility are requested to use the procedures
outlined below when accessing their accounts.
After months of careful research, MALE & FEMALE procedures have been
developed.
Please follow the appropriate steps for your gender."

MALE PROCEDURE:
1. Drive up to the cash machine.
2. Put down your car window.
3. Insert card into machine and enter PIN.
4. Enter amount of cash required and withdraw.
5. Retrieve card, cash and receipt.
6. Put window up.
7. Drive off.
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FEMALE PROCEDURE:
Unfortunately, most of this part is the truth.!!!!
1. Drive up to cash machine.
2. Reverse and back up the required amount to align car window with the
machine.

3. Set parking brake, put the window down.

4. Find handbag, remove all contents on to passenger seat to locate
card.
5. Tell person on cell phone you will call them back and hang up.
6. Attempt to insert card into machine.
7. Open car door to allow easier access to machine due to its excessive
distance from the car.

8. Insert card.

9. Re-insert card the right way.
10. Dig through handbag to find diary with your PIN written on the
inside back page.

11. Enter PIN.

12. Press cancel and re-enter correct PIN.
13. Enter amount of cash required.
14. Check makeup in rear view mirror.
15. Retrieve cash and receipt.
16. Empty handbag again to locate wallet and place cash inside.
17. Write debit amount in check register and place receipt in back of
checkbook.

18. Re-check makeup.

19. Drive forward 2 feet.
20. Reverse back to cash machine.
21. Retrieve card.
22. Re-empty hand bag, locate card holder, and place card into the slot
provided.!

23. Give dirty look to irate male driver waiting behind you.

24. Restart stalled engine and pull off.
25. Redial person on cell phone.
26. Drive for 2 to 3 miles.
27. Release Parking Brake.

Friends vs. Biker Friends

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 20:23:40 -0800

Friends vs. Biker Friends

FRIENDS: Never ask for food
BIKER FRIENDS: Are the reason you have no food.

FRIENDS: Will say "hello"
BIKER FRIENDS: Will give you a big hug and a kiss.

FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.
BIKER FRIENDS: Call your parents mom and dad.

FRIENDS: Have never seen you cry.
BIKER FRIENDS: Cry with you.

FRIENDS: Will eat at your dinner table and leave
BIKER FRIENDS: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing and just being together

FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back.
BIKER FRIENDS: Keep your stuff so long they forget it's yours.

FRIENDS: know a few things about you.
BIKER FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.

FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing.
BIKER FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds' butt that left you.

FRIENDS: Would knock on your door.
BIKER FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, "I'm home!"

FRIENDS: Are for a while.
BIKER FRIENDS: Are for life.

Telemarketers!!!! Beware.....

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 11:15:52 -0800

Telemarketer Repellent
     1. If they say they're John Doe from company XYZ, ask them to spell
their name. Then ask them to spell the company's name. Then ask them where
the company's located, how long it has been in business, how many people
work there, how they got into this line of business, if they are married,
how many kids they have, etc. Continue asking them personal questions or
questions about their company for as long as necessary.
     2. Say "no" over and over. Be sure to vary the sound of each one and
keep a rhythmic tempo, even as they are trying to speak. This is the most
fun if you can do it until they hang up.
     3. If MCI calls trying to get you to sign up for the Family and
Friends Plan, reply, in as sinister a voice as you can, "I don't have any
friends, would you be my friend?"   ;-)
     4. If they start out with, "How are you today?" say, "I'm so glad you
asked, because no one seems to care these days, and I have all these
problems. My arthritis is acting up, my eyelashes are sore, my dog has the
gout,..."
     5. If the company cleans rugs, respond, "Can you get out blood? Can
you get out goat blood? How about human blood?"
     6. Tell the telemarketer you are busy at the moment and ask him/her if
he/she will give you his/her home phone number so you can call him/her
back. When the telemarketer explains that telemarketers can't give out
their home phone numbers say, "I guess you don't want anyone bothering you
at home, right?" The telemarketer will agree and you say, "Me either!" Hang
up.
     7. Ask them to repeat everything they say several times.
     8. Insist that the caller is really your buddy Leon playing a joke.
"Come on Lee, cut it out! Seriously, Lee, how's your mom?"
     9. Tell them you're hard of hearing and they need to speak
up...louder...louder...
     10. When the salesperson asks, "Is this the homeowner?" say, "Is this
the salesperson?" And when they say, "Yes," hang up.

Okay, that's it... It's Friday!!!!! Merry Christmas Carols.

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:37:52 -0800

I'm not saying which one I am Have some fun with this and Merry Christmas to all of you. Lee
   CHRISTMAS CAROLS FOR THE DISTURBED

  * 1. Schizophrenia --- Do You Hear What I Hear?

  * 2. Multiple Personality Disorder --- We Three Kings Disoriented Are

  * 3. Dementia --- I Think I'll be Home for Christmas

  * 4. Narcissistic --- Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me

  * 5. Manic --- Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets and
Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Buses and Trucks and Trees and.....

  * 6. Paranoid --- Santa Claus is Coming to Town to Get Me

  * 7. Borderline Personality Disorder --- Thoughts of Roasting on an Open
Fire

  * 8. Personality Disorder --- You Better Watch Out, I'm Gonna Cry, I'm
Gonna Pout, Maybe I'll Tell You Why

  * 9. Attention Deficit Disorder --- Silent night, Holy oooh look at the
Froggy - can I have a chocolate, why is France so far away?

  * 10. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder -- - Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle
Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle,Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle
Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle
Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,

A friend of mine sent this to me.... hmmmmm

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:34:28 -0800

Normally, I would tell a joke, but this little blurb was sent to me today by a good friend of mine.... was she trying to tell me something????

A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the pastor decided to visit him.

It was a chilly evening. The pastor found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for his pastors visit, the man welcomed him, led him to a comfortable chair near the fireplace and waited.The pastor made himself at home but said nothing. In the grave silence, he contemplated the dance of the flames around the burning logs. After some minutes, the pastor took the fire tongs, carefully picked up a brightly burning ember and placed it to one side of the hearth all alone. Then he sat back in his chair, still silent. The host watched all this in quiet contemplation. As the one lone ember's flame flickered and diminished, there was a momentary glow and then its fire was no more. Soon it was cold and dead.

Not a word had been spoken since the initial greeting. The Pastor glanced at his watch and realized it was time to leave. He slowly stood up, picked up the cold, dead ember and placed it back in the middle of the fire. Immediately it began to glow, once more with the light and warmth of the burning coals around it.

As the pastor reached the door to leave, his host said with a tear running down his cheek, "Thank you so much for your visit and especially for the fiery sermon. I shall be back in church next Sunday."

We live in a world today, which tries to say too much with too little. Consequently, few listen. Sometimes the best sermons are the ones left unspoken.

prison vs. work....

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:33:46 -0800

Just in case you ever get these two environments mixed up, this should make things a little bit clearer.

@ PRISON	@ WORK
you spend the majority of your time in a 10X10 cell	you spend the majority of your time in an 8X8 cubicle /office
you get three meals a day fully paid for	you get a break for one meal and you have to pay for it
you get time off for good behavior	you get more work for good behavior
the guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you	you must often carry a security card and open all the doors for yourself
you can watch TV and play games	you could get fired for watching TV and playing games
you get your own toilet	you have to share the toilet with some people who pee on the seat
they allow your family and friends to visit	you aren't even supposed to speak to your family
all expenses are paid by the taxpayers with no work required	you get to pay all your expenses to go to work, and they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners
you spend most of your life inside bars wanting to get out	you spend most of your time wanting to get out and go inside bars
you must deal with sadistic wardens	they are called managers
THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE!!!!

Please.... don't read this if blonde jokes offend you!!!!

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:33:02 -0800

BLONDE IN THE SNOW
It was snowing heavily and blowing to the point
that visibility was almost zero when the little blonde got off work. She made her way to her car and wondered how she was going to make it home. She sat in her car while it warmed up and thought about her situation. She finally remembered her daddy's advice that if she got caught in a blizzard she should wait for a snow plow to come by and follow it. That way she would not get stuck in a snow drift. This made her feel much better and sure enough in a little while a snow plow went by and she started to follow it. As she followed the snow plow she was feeling very smug as they continued and she was not having any problem with the blizzard conditions. After an hour had passed, she was somewhat surprised when the snowplow stopped and the driver got out and came back to her car and signaled for her to roll down her window. The snow plow driver wanted to know if she was all right as she had been following him for a long time. She said that she was fine and told him of her daddy's advice to follow a snow plow when caught in a blizzard. The driver replied that it was ok with him and she could continue if she wanted, but he was done with the Wal-Mart parking lot and was going over to Sears next

Really.... I didn'tknow this!!!!!

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:31:02 -0800

REMEMBER THIS AT CHRISTMAS TIME... According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring. Therefore, according to EVERY historical rendition depicting Santa's reindeer, EVERY single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen, had to be a girl. We should've known... ONLY women would be able to drag a fat-butt man in a red velvet suit all around the world in one night and not get lost.

Bank of Canada holds central rate steady

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 17:06:40 -0800

Bank of Canada holds central rate steady
Interest rates on hold indefinitely

The Bank of Canada held its benchmark overnight lending rate steady at 4.25 per cent on October 17th. The trend-setting Bank rate, which is set 0.25 percentage points above the overnight lending rate, remains at 4.5 per cent. CREA expects interest rates to remain on hold over the rest of the year.

The rate was raised seven times by 0.25 per cent from September 2005 until it was put on hold in July 2006. "The current level of the target for the overnight rate is judged at this time to be consistent with achieving the inflation target over the medium term," said the Bank in its October statement. This is the same statement the Bank made in both July and September.

The Bank again revised its forecast for economic growth downward. The statement regarding the most recent decision to hold interest rates steady acknowledged that economic growth in the second and third quarters of 2006 has been weaker than expected - largely because of weaker exports. Assessing current interest rate levels, the Bank says it "judges that the Canadian economy continues to operate just above its production capacity."

Upward pressure on inflation normally eases when current economic growth comes in weaker than previous Bank of Canada forecasts, and below what the Bank considers to be its full potential. In the October statement, the Bank lowered the forecast for economic growth for this year and for 2007. It also lowered the bar for potential economic growth.

With a lower forecast for potential output, the Bank was able to lower its projection for economic growth and still characterize the economy as operating close to its productive capacity. The Bank currently estimates that the Canadian economy is in a position of slight excess demand, which will gradually be eroded as economic growth slows through the end of 2007.

"The bottom line is that the Bank sees interest rates as not too high, not too low, but just right," said CREA Chief Economist Gregory Klump. Looking ahead, the Bank repeated its assessment of risks to the outlook for inflation that it published in September. "The main upside risk relates to the momentum in household spending and housing prices. The main downside risk is that the U.S. economy could slow more sharply than expected, leading to lower Canadian exports." In the Bank's view, those risks have increased but remain "roughly balanced".

"If the Canadian economy remains consistent with the Bank of Canada's forecast, interest rates will remain on hold indefinitely," said Klump. "Inflation is in sync with the Bank's expectations. This could change during the period leading up to its next meeting in December, when it again sets its trend-setting overnight lending rate."

"Economic growth is being supported by continuing strength in domestic demand, while being undercut by weakness in net trade. Slowing U.S. economic growth will likely tip the balance, and translate into a cut in interest rates of 0.5 per cent in the first half of next year," Klump noted.

Bonds respond to expectations about inflation and economic growth, and mortgage rates track bond yields. "The bond market already priced in a downshift in economic growth due to weakening Canadian exports to the U.S," said Klump. "That caused the five year conventional mortgage to peak in August. Recent economic reports suggest that the bond market may have gotten ahead of itself in pricing in interest rate cuts next year. The five year conventional mortgage rate may rebound slightly in October or November, but remain below seven per cent over the rest of this year."

When the bank rate was hiked on October 17th, the advertised conventional five-year conventional mortgage rate stood at 6.6 per cent - down 35 basis points compared to mid-August. (One basis point equals one one-hundredth of a percentage point). Competition among mortgage lenders remains stiff, which continues to help many borrowers negotiate discounts of one per cent or more off advertised rates.

"An increase in new listings and recent home price increases are expected to continue to prompt some homebuyers to take more time to shop before buying and gradually cool sales activity over the rest of the year and in 2007, but not by much," Klump added.

Record level sales activity in the first nine months of 2006 is expected to help lift MLS® residential transactions to their sixth annual record in 2006, while additional price increases are forecast to push the MLS® residential average price to the highest level on record.

Vancouver weather

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 13:01:12 -0800

Vancouver (Reuters)

Day 2 - Vancouver Blizzard 2006 - Revenge of the Commuters

Chilled Vancouver commuters faced their second day of winter hell today, as an additional ¼ centimeter of the peculiar white stuff fell, bringing the lower mainland to its knees and causing millions of dollars worth of damage to the marijuana crops. Scientists suspect that the substance is some form of frozen water particles and experts from Saskatchewan are being flown in. With temperatures dipping to the almost but not quite near zero mark, Vancouverites were warned to double insulate their lattes before venturing out.

Vancouver police recommended that people stay inside except for emergencies, such as running out of espresso or biscotti to see them through Vancouver 's most terrible storm to date. The local Canadian Tire reported that they had completely sold out of fur-lined sandals.

Drivers were cautioned to put their convertible tops up, and several have been shocked to learn that their SUV's actually have four wheel drive, although most have no idea how to use it.

Weary commuters faced soggy sushi, and the threat of frozen breast implants. Although Dr. John Blatherwick, of the Coastal Health Authority reassured everyone that most breast implants were perfectly safe to 25 below, down-filled bras are flying off the shelves at Mountain Equipment Co-op.

"The government has to do something," snarled an angry Trevor Warburton. "I didn't pay $640,000 for my one bedroom condo so I could sit around and be treated like someone from Toronto ."

Realtor's Bike Blog

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:33:13 -0800

Sigh, it's snowing....if you're a skier, snowboarder, or snow plow operator, I guess you're happy! At least I hope you are and I begrudge you nothing..... sort of. Nuff said on that part of the topic.

I am about to drag myself off to the couch, plop down, grab my coffee and watch "American Thunder". If I can't ride, at least I can dream of riding, watch someone else ride, or see all of the excellent bikes and trikes. Tis the season for withdrawel....lalalalala lala lala.

I'm fortunate to live where I do, small town, know most of the folks here, and they just put up with me. I actually show homes on my bike, and haven't had a bad comment yet....course, the leathers are good for closing, unless people are easily intimidated :-)

Anybody else out there that incorporates their lifestyle into their daily business routine?

All you riders out there (even the wannabes).... send me in your comments, tell me what you ride (or what you would like to ride), where you ride, etc...and what associations you belong to.

Special thanks to Kay Van Kampen for suggesting this!!!! Where are you Kay, let's get this puppy fired up!

Only in Canada, eh?

Lee Krepps, e-Pro (Okanagan Desert Country Realty) — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 12:43:48 -0800

A guy buys a new Lincoln Navigator from Merlin Motors in Saskatoon for $42,500.00 (with monthly payments of $560.00.

He and a friend go duck hunting at Tobin Lake in mid-October; and of course the lake is frozen. These two guys go on a lake with their GUNS, a DOG, and of course the New NAVIGATOR.

They decide they want to make a natural looking water area for the ducks, something for the decoys to float on.

Now making a hole in the ice large enough to invite a passing duck, is going to take a little more power than the average drill auger can produce.

So, out of the back of the new Navigator comes a stick of dynamite with a short 40 second-fuse. Now our two Rocket Scientists, afraid they might slip on the ice while trying to run away after lighting the fuse (and becoming toast, along with the Navigator), decide on the following course of action:

they light the 40 second fuse; then, with a mighty thrust,

they throw the stick of dynamite as far away as possible.

Remember a couple of paragraphs back when I mentioned the NAVIGATOR, the GUNS, and the DOG...???

Let's talk about the dog: A highly trained Black Lab used for RETRIEVING!!! Especially things thrown by the owner. You guessed it: the dog takes off across the ice at a high rate of speed and grabs the stick of dynamite, with the burning 40-second fuse, just as it hits the ice. The two men swallow, blink, start waving their arms and, with veins in their necks swelling to resemble stalks of rhubarb, scream and holler at the dog to stop. The dog , now apparently cheered on by his master, keeps coming.

One hunter panics, grabs the shotgun and shoots the dog. The shotgun is loaded with #8 bird shot, hardly big enough to stop a Black Lab. The dog stops for a moment, slightly confused then continues on.

Another shot, and this time the dog, still standing, becomes really confused and of course terrified, thinks these two geniuses have gone insane. The dog takes off to find cover, under the brand new Navigator.

The men continue to scream as they run. The red hot exhaust pipe on the truck touches the dogs rear end, he yelps, drops the dynamite under the truck and takes off after his master.

Then""""""""""BOOOOOOOOOOOOM""""""""""!!!!

The truck is blown to bits and sinks to the bottom of the lake, leaving the two idiots standing there with......"I can't believe this just happened" looks on their faces.

The SGI insurance company says that sinking a vehicle in a lake by illegal use of explosives is NOT COVERED by the policy. ( How about ICBC?) He still had yet to make the first of those $560.00 a month payments...The dog is okay...

AND THEY MAKE FUN OF PEOPLE IN NEWFOUNDLAND?