But could your friend do his job somewhere in smaller town BC? Some of us don't have that luxury, unfortunately. If so, i'd be the fuck outta here.
I know some dudes telecommuting to jobs in vancover ,some folks writing software ,folks who write, folks doing eviro lobbying,
If you can make it stick you can buy an Ok house for well under 200K ,an office is 200$ a month to rent ,walk to work ,and generaly have a DIFFERENT style of life.
20 minutes to the ski hill or just skin up from town ,no crowds
its kind of nice walking down main and meeting all kinds of friends [HTML_REMOVED] characters ,sure its bbeautiful around here I can look outside and see 5 mtn ranges but I can't recreate all the time ,I would say its the great sense of community … even the drunks derilicts [HTML_REMOVED] wierdos have their place
a month ago a local family with not alot of $ had a medical prob where the newborn had a hole in its heart , everybody got togetehr and booked the driftwood hall , a free band ,kids and families made foods,giving services,arts [HTML_REMOVED] crafts which were sold at auction ,and I did my part drinking the 8$ beers … it was young hippy families raising 5500$ for another young hippy family
If I lived in vancover I would have to get a job , instead I have worked maybe 4 months in 2 years just for the yucks ,I can do whatever I want when I want ski ,paddle , bike ,drink,smoke, hang out … last week on the chair one of my ski buddies claimed I got my own little Waldens Pond going here
Even if you beat the rat race yer still just a rat