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Sep 13th 2006, 3:58 am

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Going for lunch there tomorrow as it happens

Lucky bugger ... I'll be stopping for a burger somewhere in eastern central Alberta

Sep 13th 2006, 9:45 am

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Originally Posted by Perry Groves

My wife and I are hoping to move to Canada. Toronto is our chosen destination (although that may change). What we are trying to find out is which are the "family orientated" parts of Toronto? We have 2 children and so are looking for an area that has good access to schools.

Hi

Were hoping to move to a place called Barrie which is about a hours drive north of Toronto. Not as big but has everything you need, also based around a harbour, take a look online.........

Sep 13th 2006, 11:36 am

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has everything you need

This is a very irritating phrase.

Where in Barrie is the S&M club ? The Lambourghini dealer ? The shop selling grits ? The tack shop ? The tranny bar ? The African Episcopalian church ? The fresh fish market ? The chi-balancing aromatherapist ?

Barrie, or any other little town so described, only has "everything you need" if you don't need very much.

Sep 13th 2006, 1:04 pm

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On the other hand, they can just ask you for directions and take a drive for an hour or two down the 400 for all that other stuff.

Sep 13th 2006, 1:09 pm

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Where in Barrie is the S&M club ? The Lambourghini dealer ? The shop selling grits ? The tack shop ? The tranny bar ? The African Episcopalian church ? The fresh fish market ? The chi-balancing aromatherapist ?

That's a very broad range of hobbies you have there.

Sep 13th 2006, 1:13 pm

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On the other hand, they can just ask you for directions and take a drive for an hour or two down the 400 for all that other stuff.

I don't know where to buy grits. Toronto doesn't have everything I want, nevermind Barrie.

Sep 13th 2006, 1:16 pm

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That's a very broad range of hobbies you have there.

Tip of the iceberg, hon. We're not even touched on witchcraft, carburetors or barber shop quartets.

Sep 13th 2006, 1:27 pm

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barber shop quartets.

That's waaaaaaaaay too much information, you kinky bitch.

Sep 13th 2006, 1:35 pm

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That's waaaaaaaaay too much information, you kinky bitch.

And where, in Barrie, or Toronto, can I stand outdoors and shoot beer cans with a hand gun ?

Sep 13th 2006, 1:45 pm

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And where, in Barrie, or Toronto, can I stand outdoors and shoot beer cans with a hand gun ?

3619 Pine Grove Road

Sep 13th 2006, 1:47 pm

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3619 Pine Grove Road

That's a little more formal than we prefer but, ok, I have to give you that one.

Sep 13th 2006, 1:52 pm

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And where, in Barrie, or Toronto, can I stand outdoors and shoot beer cans with a hand gun ?

Queen Street East? You have the added bonus of not having to ask people to put the cans down first.

Sep 13th 2006, 2:02 pm

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Queen Street East? You have the added bonus of not having to ask people to put the cans down first.

Here we see a concerned resident dealing with beach goers who fail to scoop.

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Sep 13th 2006, 2:08 pm

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Here we see a concerned resident dealing with beach goers who fail to scoop.

A hippy with a handgun. Only in Canada.........

Sep 13th 2006, 9:17 pm

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If there is shop which sells Encona chilli sauce, that is all I need pretty much, the tranny bar, and all the above, maybe apart from the shop selling grits, sound like Camden Town, London. Been there, done that.

What is Vaughn like as a place that may appeal to me , based on the criteria in the OP?

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