In hard times...a ray of sunshine.....here in Canada......

Wow, interest rates dropped!!Here in Canada they never went up , our economy is still #1 in the world(bragging rights, to counter the cold!!)surprise! With Steven Harper our conservative prime minister heading to be re-elected, things are looking up.Property values increased a little last month, but anything is better than a drop.Hope you guys regroup rapidly and the Sun breaks out again.Watch those bank execs though, have stronger regulation and no pork barrelling this time around.We, I think survived this downturn rather well because of our strict lending regulations, and some good government.So good luck in your elections a difficult decision to make down there I guess.I have every hope and faith in the stickability of our good neighbour to the south and know all will be well again.Thanks to all of you good folk who read my first attempts at a blog and welcomed me into the Active rain family. So Adios, hasta mas tarde.Sincere regards to all of you and yours.David. PS....If the Spanish among you notice I use it occasionally, it is because my good wife Carla is from Lima, Peru.I lived there for awhile and still frequent the Andes, the Jungle and the Amazon.You'll probably hear a lot from me soon about my travel adventures.I was, as a matter of interest, born in Cape Town, South Africa and immigrated to Canada in my early 20' to work as an Actor in the Theate, Film, TV and other media,having travelled Europe doing the same thing, prior to that.