>From:    Daniel Schmitz <djs@gene.com>>>
>
>Am I missing something? Should I feel guilty about exploiting the
>relatively strong US dollar by using it to purchase tires up north? Is
>it this kind of consumerist attitude that contributes to the rest of >the
>world labeling us "ugly Americans?" (they're just tires, after all
>
You are being far too sensitive. Don't even hesitate to take advangate
of exchane rates. Your government and financial wheelers and dealers do
this all the time. People have made millions overnight by dealing in
currencies. The few dollars you make by buying Canadian tires is a drop
in the ocean!