[jeremy]

it is a bad situation, no i know how the farmers who dealt with the bse feel!!

I wish that I had the answers!!!

All of the posts here bring up really good points, looking at it from all angles.
I remeber years ago selling diesel trucks into the states as fast as i could buy them I would have a buyer.
Karma, I never thought it catch up to me.
Any retailer who stocks a product, has to be worried right now.
Think if a manufacturer dropped it's price to be comparible to US, bath tubs, cars, whatever, what happens to the stock they have now (especially used car inventories, trade in values) it would be a negative thing. So whatever they decide to do if the dollar dosen't change could affect alot of us.

And I can't blame any one for going south, I work hard for my money, small difference in the prices, okay buy locally. Huge difference, well you know where I am going with this......