chumley

this site amuses me no end
no i dont live on the north shore
just trying to be positive for those that want to live the dream without squillions behind them
so much negativity on here dont you think its refreshing to have a poster who has made a success of things???

im not an eco nut either and dont grow my own produce or animals im to idle for that caper
give me the net a pile of dvds a case of bud and a ton of boston cream pie to scoof and im in paradise

i might talk excrement but not attempted to digest to date

dbd33

I assume you grow your own bud but what do you do for alcohol? We spend about $800 a month at the LCBO, as well as usually going through an eighth a month and going to a pub once a week or so, that's better than a grand already (some of it tax deductible).

I think, btw, I should correct a misimpression private mails have lead me to believe I've created. I'm not interested in living in threadbare hemp clothing, eating roots I've torn from the ground and bonding with the earth. Sure, we'd all like to be enjoying Felicity Kendall in her prime, but what interests me is why people think they can go back to the land in Canada and what happens to them after they try. I'm tempted to see rural living as an accelerated path to physical decline, as well as being potentially dangerous, and would be interested to see a post from someone who's made it through a dozen winters.

clynnog

dbd...that is quite the LCBO bill...thats like over $25/day every day. What are you consuming?

dbd33

At this moment? A cognac, just a weekday one. An imported beer or cocktail on getting home (say $3), a bottle of wine over dinner (say $25 on a weekday, more on weekends), sometimes after dinner drinks (say $5 apiece). It soon adds up. That's something I find shocking at the parents-in-law's place, they drink much the same; Fullers, Negra Modelo, Remy Martin, french reds, but their bill is trivial by comparison.

scrubbedexpat091

I said semi-rural as its not connected to any other town , unless you drive or like to walk 40km you are stuck here unless greyhound is your cup of tea. We are not connected to any of the regional citys, no car and your stuck in this town.

I would not call this city urban in any way shape or form when compared to a real city. Its farm land that happens to have a city in the middle.