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The girl at my work is Muslim and she's not allowed to receive interest, so she tells the bank to keep the interest on her savings accounts. It's wild. The banks have special accounts for Muslims.
^ so Muslims have this principle to live by that you can't make money lending money, no charging interest. So there is a 'Halal' mortgage plan. There are several ways around it so that you are not paying 'interest' ... but you are kinda. Maybe someone from the Muslim faith can speak to this and explain. I think you'd have to be a practicing Muslim and want to honour this but I'm guessing most don't ... ??
No wonder Jews and muslims are mortal enemies, lul
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Well I finally did it. Moved last week from East Van to Burnaby. Have almost triple the square footage of the condo - plus a garage and driveway. It was a shitshow to move with two young kids, but the it was worth it. Don't have four people crammed in one room like it is 1950's Soviet Russia.
^ That's one thing I didn't like about Burnaby, the sidewalks. It's very extra and a waste of space, but I like that strip of grass between the sidewalk and the curb in Vancouver.
sidewalks look better than most of ditchmond and the overhanging wires. Im glad i bought a place that doesnt have overhanging wires.... so friggin ugly
I would have imagined the #1 highlight when getting out of Vancouver is no buckets nor chairs. And it's a bonus if your house has no sidewalks.... Because no need to shovel snow!
^ That's one thing I didn't like about Burnaby, the sidewalks. It's very extra and a waste of space, but I like that strip of grass between the sidewalk and the curb in Vancouver.
Having lived in Van my entire life I didn't even realize that Burnaby or other Cities perhaps didn't have that boulevard between the street and the sidewalk it just became the norm for me but I guess you're right in that Burnaby it's just street meets sidewalk.
I had a long time coworker who moved out of Van to Richmond and her number one thing she loved was not having to deal with lanes anymore. Mmm I suppose, some lanes are pretty shitty but I've never lived anywhere with a shitty lane so I don't hate them.
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We are in a large townhouse now - so still don't have to shovel the sidewalks! But I will have to shovel a relatively large driveway. Worth it in the end. I am still amazed that I have my own bedroom and my laundry isn't in my kitchen anymore
Having lived in Van my entire life I didn't even realize that Burnaby or other Cities perhaps didn't have that boulevard between the street and the sidewalk it just became the norm for me but I guess you're right in that Burnaby it's just street meets sidewalk.
I had a long time coworker who moved out of Van to Richmond and her number one thing she loved was not having to deal with lanes anymore. Mmm I suppose, some lanes are pretty shitty but I've never lived anywhere with a shitty lane so I don't hate them.
Now that you bring it up, I don't understand why we have back lanes. That's a huge waste of space that could have been my backyard
Though since I live on a main road, parking would be a pain, and I wouldn't be able to park 4 wide like the way I do right now.
^ That's one thing I didn't like about Burnaby, the sidewalks. It's very extra and a waste of space, but I like that strip of grass between the sidewalk and the curb in Vancouver.
Same, sidewalks in Burnaby (when they even exist) are trash. Burnaby doesn't give a shit about pedestrians.
Now that you bring it up, I don't understand why we have back lanes. That's a huge waste of space that could have been my backyard
Though since I live on a main road, parking would be a pain, and I wouldn't be able to park 4 wide like the way I do right now.
This is very common in GTA where the backyards are against each other with no back lane. There's just no privacy it feels like since when I'm on the second floor, I can see straight into the back neighbours first floor and second floor windows. And I'm sure they could do the same thing too. You'd need some 8-12' hedges/trees to give yourself some any privacy from second floor windows.
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This is very common in GTA where the backyards are against each other with no back lane. There's just no privacy it feels like since when I'm on the second floor, I can see straight into the back neighbours first floor and second floor windows. And I'm sure they could do the same thing too. You'd need some 8-12' hedges/trees to give yourself some any privacy from second floor windows.
Yeah, same situation out here, it's not great. People have trees or otherwise put up structures in their back yards as a workaround for the privacy issue you're describing. We only have the one storey and we have a sort of cabin in the back to block the view of the neighbors' second floor windows lol.
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It's interesting to see the opposing opinions on back alleys. My parents definitely perceive them negatively. They raised us in Coquitlam where most of the newer subdivisions don't have alleys, so they associated them with lower income neighbourhoods and think that they're all filled with trash and people doing drugs. There's some truth in that.
There are benefits to back lanes/alleys even in SFH neighbourhoods though. Easier to maintain city services. Garages, driveways, and garbage collection don't back onto main streets and therefore don't interfere with street car or pedestrian traffic. And in this era, it's easier to increase the density of units on a lot with laneway homes. It also provides a natural break between lots backing onto each other.
With Vancouver's 33' frontage lots I'm quite happy to have back lanes. The cityscape would look pretty awful with garages at the front of each of those lots. I can't deny the curb appeal of those wider, suburban lots with the classic front driveways and garages though.
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