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RE: My big adventure
September 23, 2018 at 6:46 pm
(September 23, 2018 at 4:15 pm)RobbyPants Wrote: (September 23, 2018 at 3:14 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: My guess is that Amazon won't deliver bulk food items to you. Bummer.
The "local" grocery store where we shop will fly them out, but we'll be paying for that. The reservation has both an airport and a lake where pontoon planes land. My wife flew out on one of those for her training. We have been stocking up our pantry each trip when we go shopping. The goal is to not feel like we have to drive off the the reservation any time we're worried about road conditions. We still want the car for being able to drive around the several of the places here.
We ordered some stuff from IKEA, and the furthest out they'd ship is to that town with the stores. The airport will fly it the rest of the way out. So, there are options, but it's costly.
On the plus side, we are spending almost nothing on entertainment and eating out, and rent and utilities are part of my wife's benefit package. We're paying $400 a month Canadian for a two-bedroom place, water, electric, internet, and satellite TV.
Well, that's a hell of a deal.
How close is the nearest medical? Might want to invest in a damn fine first aid setup.
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RE: My big adventure
September 23, 2018 at 7:07 pm
(September 23, 2018 at 6:46 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: (September 23, 2018 at 4:15 pm)RobbyPants Wrote: The "local" grocery store where we shop will fly them out, but we'll be paying for that. The reservation has both an airport and a lake where pontoon planes land. My wife flew out on one of those for her training. We have been stocking up our pantry each trip when we go shopping. The goal is to not feel like we have to drive off the the reservation any time we're worried about road conditions. We still want the car for being able to drive around the several of the places here.
We ordered some stuff from IKEA, and the furthest out they'd ship is to that town with the stores. The airport will fly it the rest of the way out. So, there are options, but it's costly.
On the plus side, we are spending almost nothing on entertainment and eating out, and rent and utilities are part of my wife's benefit package. We're paying $400 a month Canadian for a two-bedroom place, water, electric, internet, and satellite TV.
Well, that's a hell of a deal.
How close is the nearest medical? Might want to invest in a damn fine first aid setup.
There’s a nurse on site. They’ll fly you out for emergencies.
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RE: My big adventure
September 23, 2018 at 7:20 pm
Quote:There’s a nurse on site. They’ll fly you out for emergencies.
With 'Murrica's marvelous health care system that would cost you about $150,000 per pop.
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RE: My big adventure
September 24, 2018 at 2:01 am
- 170km to get groceries?
- 2km to dump trash (with a bear guarding)?
- have to be flown to the nearest doc?
- 140km for shopping?
- Not even IKEA ships to your location?
- Anything but a SUV is useless?
Dayum, didnt know Trump was that bad? 
But, seriously, the scenery is awesome. 
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RE: My big adventure
September 24, 2018 at 7:39 am
(September 24, 2018 at 2:01 am)Deesse23 Wrote:
- 170km to get groceries?
- 2km to dump trash (with a bear guarding)?
- have to be flown to the nearest doc?
- 140km for shopping?
- Not even IKEA ships to your location?
- Anything but a SUV is useless?
Dayum, didnt know Trump was that bad?
But, seriously, the scenery is awesome.
I can walk 30m or so to dump the trash, but I go down to the dump if I have a lot of meat in the bag. I want the bear to stay over there!
But yeah, my Prime Minister is way better than the President I had. 
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RE: My big adventure
September 25, 2018 at 12:49 am
Great photos. And congrats on your new adventure and journey in life. Good luck with everything. 
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RE: My big adventure
September 25, 2018 at 10:56 am
(September 25, 2018 at 12:49 am)energizer bunny Wrote: Great photos. And congrats on your new adventure and journey in life. Good luck with everything.
Thanks!
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RE: My big adventure
October 11, 2018 at 9:58 am
Looks like we got 8-10” of snow last night. We, I mean 20-25 cm.
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RE: My big adventure
October 16, 2018 at 8:41 am
How's thing going in the great white? All settled in?
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RE: My big adventure
October 16, 2018 at 10:33 am
(October 16, 2018 at 8:41 am)wyzas Wrote: How's thing going in the great white? All settled in?
Mostly. I'm looking for a job. For a few weeks, it looked like I was going to go back to where I was before we moved, working remote, but that feel through yesterday afternoon. I have to start posting my resume so I can see if I can find a job at a Canadian company that will allow me to work remote.
Otherwise, I spend a lot of time screwing around on my computer. I picked up a couple of projects to make me feel more productive. I'm working on my own D&D-like RPG and creating a simple math video game for my daughters.
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