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Skriven 2012-03-25 11:46:00 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av HAP NEWSOM
Ärende: landlords
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 -> Canadian inner cities simply aren't as bad as many American ones.
 -> They may have some pretty bad areas but they simply aren't
 -> comparable by several orders of sluminess.

 HN> I have been to Vancouver BC and can
 HN> dispute your claim

Gastown is no worse than the Tenderloin and Mission districts in
San Francisco, all of which I thought were pretty cool and colourful
when I was a young backpacking tourist.

Vancouver, Winnipeg, Halifax and parts of Toronto can be pretty
gritty but I have never seen anything worse than Detroit.

 -> accessible rental arbitration offices
 -> overly tenant friendly in their rulings.
 
 HN> You have to be willing and able to 
 HN> do this sort of exercise. Many can't
 HN> afford a loss of a days wages to go
 HN> stand in lines all day, filling out
 HN> incomprehensible forms, only to be
 HN> told "we'll get to it in time".

Our system is pretty slick: a simple, plain English, one page form
available at a brochure rack outside their office and on-line, that
can be submitted in person, by mail, fax, or email. The other party
gets sent a notice with a copy of the complaint by the rental
officer and there is a 14 day period for the two parties to attempt
to come to an agreement on their own, then a hearing which might
last 10-30 minutes, then a judgement, sometimes on the spot for
straight forward cases, sometimes by registered mail within 7 days.

 HN> Also, many are "undocumented" and are afraid

Not a big issue problem here. We have about 40,000 people who
entered the country legally in the beginning but overstayed their
student, worker or visitor visas and dropped out of sight but very
few people who entered the country covertly in the first place. But
I understand that you have an estimated 10 to 24 million though.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Seared Chicken with Three Thymes
 Categories: British, Chicken, Marinades
      Yield: 4 Servings

      4    Chicken breasts
      3 tb Mixed wild; common and lemon
           -thyme leaves
      4 tb Olive oil
      1    Lemon; juice of
      3    Garlic cloves; crushed
           Salt and pepper
           TO SERVE:
    1/2    Lemon
    1/2 tb Roughly chopped thyme

  Put the chicken breasts into a shallow dish or a plastic bag with
  no holes in it. Bruise the thyme leaves in a mortar and mix with
  the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper.

  Pour this marinade over the chicken in its dish or bag, and turn
  the pieces to evenly coat. Cover the dish or knot the bag.
  Marinate for at least four hours, turning the pieces or the bag
  every now and then.

  To Sear the Chicken: Put a griddle or heavy cast-iron frying pan
  on a high heat and leave for five minutes until very hot. Put the
  chicken pieces on it in a single layer, skin-side down, and leave
  for 4-5 minutes before turning.

  Give them 4-5 minutes depending on their size on the other side.
  Reduce the heat and give them another 4-10 minutes or so, until
  cooked through.

  Put the cooked chicken on individual plates or one large serving
  dish. For an elegant presentation, slice each breast and fan out
  on individual plates. Quickly squeeze the juice of the half lemon
  over the chicken breasts and sprinkle with the fresh thyme leaves.
  Serve immediately.

  Recipe by: Sophie Grigson's Herbs

MMMMM

Cheers

YK Jim


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