Groceries are much more expensive in BC than Ontario as well, so for those of you headed this way, add a bit more to your bill, especially if you eat little in the way of packaged foods.

Wow, like how expensive ? Is it even more expensive on Vanny Island cos I had Nanaimo in mind. I only eat fresh grub, mainly barbecued and salads, no frozen or supersized fast food. I thouight $500 a month would be plenty (there's only me to look after and I'm a skinny old thing).



Frankie Zee

$500 for one person is more than enough. I spend near enough that each week these days, (there are seven of us) particularly since fruit costs went through the roof last week.

Oh man this is killing me. I eat heaps of fruit, organic when ever I can.

Is fruit expensive too ? :curse:
Can you get kokonuts in Vanny Island ?

Frankie Zee

That doesn't seem fair does it with the Okanagan right next door?

But I guess it's a bit early yet for most of the Okanagan fruits other than cherries.

I'd reackon yes to coconuts, they were wrapped in plastic and sold at almost every supermarket or farmers market that sold fruits & vege in Montreal, dont see how it would be any different in BC

So anyway, didn't finish my story, I fell in love with with the shop girl, left the wife, and am now living here with her.
We go cycling every day together, because it's so flat in Ontario, no achy legs.

The wife's in the blue bin (don't tell the police).

Yes put is your path still clear of weeds?

I can't figure it out. Raspberries were apparently "destroyed" by the heat and a small punnet (1 & 1/4 cups) costs $4.99. A handful of cherries was $1.64 (lunch yesterday), ten apples, smallish gala, $8.43...costs go up and down weekly.

I wonder if these costs could be brought down if we grew our own fruit & vege... only mentioning it cos I've just got into it over the past 2 years and found it helps with grocery costs having my own home grown tomatoes, strawberries, peppers, courgettes and cucumbers as well as herbs. I must say though, I think the growing season in Canada would be far hotter but over quicker then here so dont know how much success I will have when I return to Canada next year

Well I intend to give it a good old go anyway, get those propogaters set up for seeds in March or Feb & pot them when they're big enough. Some things dont grow well in pots but there's so many things that can totally suceed so long as you fertilize & water them properly... got my first couple of sweet corn & courgettes/zuchini's growing on my plants now.. so exciting! *lol*

Oh and the reason for my aversion to anything but potted plants... I am EXTREMELY squemish about creepy crawlies and slithery things *lol*

AHEM!!!!

Pointing to my last post, this is like being with two females on a shopping spree.
Duh! I'm here!

Got a cold sweetheart? *lol*

Doh, cough..

Just go the elecrtonics department and amuse yourself while we shop... gosh, you've been married long enough to know THAT! *lol*

Everything ends...COUGH!!