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Sep 20 11 10:04 AM
sarcastabitch wrote: The OP has a good chance, if she really does have connections. She might be able to get into the Horse Club with someone nice. That could work out for her. There are even some nice little barns in there (a "barn" is usually one or two stalls, tack room, hay storage.) It's that whole new-members-get-teardowns that can be rough. If you know someone important in the club though, it's a very different story. I didn't know anyone in the club, and instead of telling me the truth, they kind of strung me along and I ended up really, really frustrated.
The OP has a good chance, if she really does have connections. She might be able to get into the Horse Club with someone nice. That could work out for her. There are even some nice little barns in there (a "barn" is usually one or two stalls, tack room, hay storage.) It's that whole new-members-get-teardowns that can be rough. If you know someone important in the club though, it's a very different story. I didn't know anyone in the club, and instead of telling me the truth, they kind of strung me along and I ended up really, really frustrated.
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Sep 20 11 10:37 AM
You wouldn't be able to put up a covered arena, you can do whatever you want as long as it isn't a building. It's not even so much that land is expensive, it's getting it period that's a problem. We were lucky that a 3 acre lot came up while we were looking. When you come on here asking for somewhere that offers "full board"...it's kind of clear that you haven't really looked into the matter deeply. Just like all the other people I've had this conversation with over the past five years. I've dealt with very nice people at the horse club, including the one who strung me along. She was very sweet and understanding. Unless SHE is willing to take you on as an Associate member though, you're not going to get anywhere. She might be able to give you the name of one of her friends who would take you on. If you do have a nice person that you like, willing to take you on, you STILL have to pass the board interview. This can be easy, it can be hard. I have a friend who is an Associate Member right now, and she calls the board president "mother superior." She says the trick is to grovel without making it terribly obvious, and to just say yes to whatever chores/jobs anyone suggests you do. She's been threatened twice with being let go as a member, because they felt she wasn't "pulling her weight." She spends pretty well every day out there, painting, lawnmowing, shovelling crap, but she does also get to ride her horse. She likes/gets on well with "her" member. I have no issues with the WORK...it's playing the games I can't handle. Straight up is not an attitude that goes very far with Mother Superior.
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obviously you think I am a complete idiot who hasn't done any research, you are entitled to your thoughts about me.
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MissPardonMyFrench wrote:And FWIW no place in my posting did I say or allude to knowing everything about the area or life up there. I posted to hopefully gather some additional information to what I already have, not to start a shit-storm over this.
Sep 20 11 11:41 AM
sarcastabitch wrote:Oh Louise, you'll be pleased to hear that YES! The RV parks are all still full, with waiting list...and it's that magical time of year where you get to see the newest developments in post-manufacture trailer insulation!For non-residents, we have the highest rental rates in Canada (yes, higher than Vancouver and Toronto) and some people are just too disgusted for what rent "buys" that they elect to live permanently in the campgrounds. It does get bone-chilling cold here though, dropping to -40C at night and with daytime highs around -30C, punctuated by warm snaps where it's only -25 at night. Even a really, really nice RV isn't up to that challenge, so you can run your propane heater/generator combo all night (for which your neighbors might stab you) or you can insulate your trailer. Right now, silver "temp wrap" insulation sealed with bright red tape, completely enveloping the RV is popular, but when I first moved here, it was all about the rigid pink panel insulation sealed with black tape.Some people do move out to tents in the summer, but it is illegal and they risk getting ticketed by RCMP if they are caught.
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Louise wrote:MissPardonMyFrench wrote:And FWIW no place in my posting did I say or allude to knowing everything about the area or life up there. I posted to hopefully gather some additional information to what I already have, not to start a shit-storm over this.Not trying to start a shit storm either, it is just really hard to explain Fort Mac to people that do not or have not experienced it.At one time rents were - 4 people all paying 1600.00 each for a 1 bedroom apartment. 7500.00 for a 3 bedroom house, there was 10 people living in that house. Grocery store shelves were empty!!!!, All incoming semi trucks were for the Tar Sands, it is not uncommon for there to be a shortage of staples, and luxury items. Thinking that you are going to do one thing, then dealing with what the rest of us refer to as the Fort Mac Reality is very hard for people to comprehend. I would hesitate to tell anyone that things are anywhere near normal, you are not going to get anything built on a schedule up there, that just is not the way it works. Things do not get done on any normal sane avenue there, what seems normal here or where you are, is nothing like FM is going to be. I wish you all the best in FM, as I said before, it is one of my favorite places, it has a lot to offer, but people need to go into it with their plans being very flexible and expect things to change fast.
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Sep 20 11 11:43 AM
All incoming semi trucks were for the Tar Sands, it is not uncommon for there to be a shortage of staples, and luxury items.
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sarcastabitch wrote:not to start a shit-storm over this. For the record, I don't consider this thread to be remotely shit-stormesque, your reactions are pretty much 100% what I expected. I know that I didn't phrase my response in a nicey-nice way. I know that it's not what you hoped. I also know that what I've written here is true, but some of it took me YEARS and tons of BS to find.
Sep 20 11 11:48 AM
sarcastabitch wrote: All incoming semi trucks were for the Tar Sands, it is not uncommon for there to be a shortage of staples, and luxury items. You know when the recession hit, in 2008...the shelves at Canadian Tire had STOCK again! The recession was really nice, actually. The town settled down to "almost normal." Sure, rent and housing was still obscene, but at least the gridlock on the highway every morning was under an hour! It's definitely been heating back up, though still not at early 2008 levels of crowding. We even got a new grocery store this year...it's really nice! And it's not all bad for horses, if you can sort out property, hay, vet situation, etc...the trails are spectacular and never-ending. Mostly ATV trails, but they work great for horses too.
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