(Ukulele music) Find a Vacation Home in Vancouver on Craigslist

October 29th, 2009 admin Posted in music |

By Rocky Mcmahon

Located in southwestern British Columbia, the port city of Vancouver is consistently rated among the world’s most livable cities. Although traditionally a port town with an economy dependent on local resources (fishing, forestry, agriculture, etc.), Vancouver has developed into more technical economic sectors. After New York and Los Angeles, Vancouver has the third largest film industry in North America and is also undergoing a major expansion in the field of video game design. This has led not only to it being a highly livable city, but also a rapidly expanding one.

Adding to the economy of the region is the nearby resort town of Whistler, where the 2010 Winter Olympics are to be held. Whistler is famous the world over for its excellent downhill skiing. In fact, for the avid skier, it is a “must visit.” And, when you are planning your ski trip, you must find good accommodations. For this, one great place to look is the Vancouver section of Craigslist.

In case you are not familiar, Craigslist is a network of site for communities throughout the United States and around the globe. Initially, it was founded as a resource for the San Francisco Bay Area in 1995. By 2006, there was a Craigslist site representing each of 450 cities worldwide. With a few exceptions, advertising on Craigslist is free, and postings can be placed in myriad sections, all organized into major categories.

One such category is housing, where users can browse apartments, available real estate, temporary housing or sublets, shared housing, parking, office space, and vacation housing. One can even post a housing wanted ad or arrange a housing swap. This can be a major resource for places like Vancouver, where people visit on vacation and need resort accommodations.

A quick browse of this section reveals plenty of such accommodations for Whistler posted on Vancouver Craigslist (http://vancouver.craigslist.org). Listings can be found for condos to sleep four, six, even ten people. The rates tend to be reasonable and comparable to what one might pay for a hotel, but with additional amenities, such as kitchens, fireplaces and in-unit jacuzzi spas. Some ads are posted by condo owners looking to get some income out of their property, others are by commercial resort property managers. Some units are advertised to make them seem more homey. One, for instance, includes a stocked kitchen with espresso machine, DVDs for playing on the included DVD player, and plenty of books and games. Either way, Craigslist enables you to communicate directly with the poster and arrange your stay. This is the sort of personal touch that is common in postings on Craigslist, making it preferable to traditional newspaper ads which cost money by the word, forcing posters to cut corners.

It you ever get the chance to visit Vancouver, you will undoubtedly find a pleasant, expanding city full of history and natural beauty. If your plans include a skiing trip to nearby Whistler, be sure to check out Craigslist for vacation rentals before you go. It may just make your trip that much better.

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The Worst Consumer Mattress Advice In The History of The World

By man

I just read an article by consumer reports correspondent Janice Liberman. She was doing a story on mattresses for consumers, specifically, how much you need to spend and the difference between high end and low end mattresses. Here is one of the things she said:

The difference in an dollar 800 dollar mattress and a dollar 2,000 one may not be that great, but salespeople will inundate you with facts about foam, coil count, and the quality of the mattress ticking. Who looks at your ticking anyway.

This is one of the grossest misrepresentations of the mattress industry I have ever seen.

Sure, a dollar 2000 mattress and an dollar 800 mattress do the same thing. They are a place to lay your head at night

Its the same with a Hyundai and a Corvette both get you from point A to point B, but one has much more benefits obviously.

I would ask her what type of car she drives. I wonder if she drives an economy car or a luxury car. She probably has something nicer than an economy car because if you can afford luxury you should treat yourself to it. Consumers should buy the nicest mattress they can afford and not short change themselves because sleep is important as well as back support.

Janice you are not doing consumers a service, you are doing a disservice by making an already difficult purchase more confusing.

So, I am going to do consumers a service by explaining the point you refused to inform the customers on.

Who looks at your ticking anyway.

Who looks at your under garments, seriously, why do people buy 100 pertest underwear or silk underwear, I do not know anything about womens lingerie but I know those items can get excessive too. What is the difference between buying a 100 pertest cotton shirt and polyester shirt. Or a super 180s wool suit and a polyester suit. Simple the polyester gets you HOT.

Mattresses that are made of mostly synthetic materials polyester rayon will make you sleep warmer too they do not breath as well as the higher quality ticking cotton and cashmeres. I read in a survey in sleep savvy magazine that this is one of the main concerns consumers have about their mattress is that it will keep them at a comfortable temperature.

Well I do not know anyone today who would buy a car without air conditioners and yeah it costs more and itll still get you from point A to point B but you will be more comfortable.

Salespeople will inundate you with facts about foam

Ok, yes mattress salesmen can be a bit boring when they go into foam specs Ill give you that its not the most exciting conversation. Especially since you cant really see on the inside what youre buying. But when you stop and think about it aside from the ticking and the thin fiber underneath the ticking the foam is the most important part of the mattress the foam not only creates the fell, but it is the closest part of the mattress to your body for the next 10,15 years. You might want to get quality foam. No its not cheap. Yes it costs more not only because believe it or not millions scientists invest millions of dollars and years of research to design the right foam that feels good and lasts a long time

Which brings me to the next point Ms. Liberman did not address

I am going to introduce such an important term to you that you should write it down and bring it into the mattress store with you. The term comfort life.

Whats that Most mattresses that are dollar 800 feel great in the store, and yes dollar 800 will get you a decent mattress.

But like most high use durable goods each year it will feel a bit less new obviously.

Comfort life is the mattresses ability to maintain that new feel luxury mattresses do this better than the mid grade mattresses. Luxury mattresses have a stronger innerspring and more resilient foams that feel nice, like they do in the store for a much longer time.

Another reason why this article is just ridiculous is that it does not even address back support.

Scientists have finally acknowledged that sleeping on a bad mattress is bad for your back. Most Americans suffer from back pain a good mattress will aid in relieving that pain

What helps with back support in a mattress Strong inner spring this can either mean a higher coil count or a lower coil count with thicker coils. In addition the premium and luxury mattresses have specific technologies for specific problems like some of the memory foam mattresses that fill in and support the hard to reach lower lumbar area.

Thinking about this one topic causes you to see the weakness is Ms. Libermans argument.

In conclusion Janice nice try but no cigar you kinda missed the boat on this one.

If consumers followed your advice we would all be getting cheap comfortable mattress that did not address the consumer needs. Youre biggest flaw is that you assume that all consumers shop just like you. Every consumer is unique and has unique needs. Some consumers needs mattresses that have a high motion separation index, some require mattresses with more support, some need edge support some are athletes, some are single, some are couples, some have allergies. And a good mattress expert will elicit and help appeal to these needs.

The point is our industry has something for every consumer whether dollar 500 dollars or dollar 5000 Some consumers have special needs and require special mattresses these sometimes cost a bit more and if you have ever had the experience of a great night sleep a really great nights sleep you know I am telling the truth.

I realize mattresses are not the most fun and glamorous purchase and are very complex and VERY subjective to your personal situation and even sometimes confusing so whether they are your mom, your best friend, or a NBC news reporter. It is rare to find an individual who is not actively part of this industry who really KNOWS what they are talking about. Make a decision based on your needs and your decision not what someone from television tells you to do.

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