AKRISONER Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) You old guys are from a different generation. Times and women have changed. Most work full time and have 50% vote on life plans. Us younger guys missed the good ol days. Having said that - I never ask to go fishing or give a Time when I will be home. But I do try to be a Fair partner. Just because his wife won't move to Flin Flon doesn't mean the guy is whipped. Tough crowd. Exactly....i dont think these guys are in tune with the fact that the old lady is actually the bread winner of the family. She gets a say in any decisions we make for obvious reasons. She also works harder at her career than i do so I need to respect that. Edited March 9, 2016 by AKRISONER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 If I wanted to Move somewhere I know my wife would do it cause it would make me happy and she likes to make me happy And I would like to think if she wanted to move somewhere I would happily go with her because I like to make her happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ironmaker Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 If I wanted to Move somewhere I know my wife would do it cause it would make me happy and she likes to make me happy And I would like to think if she wanted to move somewhere I would happily go with her because I like to make her happy Terry reworded it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Terry reworded it for you. correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 We were just talking at work yesterday, wondering why anybody would want to live in GTA Housing prices are crazy, lineups everywhere...is it just because thats where the work is or what. Even seeing people booking time off of work to line up to get kids into summer programs in Toronto. Can anybody explain it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Can anybody explain it? money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) We were just talking at work yesterday, wondering why anybody would want to live in GTA Housing prices are crazy, lineups everywhere...is it just because thats where the work is or what. Even seeing people booking time off of work to line up to get kids into summer programs in Toronto. Can anybody explain it? for me it's work. difficult to find anything outside the GTA in my field (IT). i do live an hour north just west of orangeville and commute. i'd be willing to take a small pay cut to move north but not much demand for IT geeks up there. Edited March 9, 2016 by Raf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaf4 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Work for sure, I'm in Hamilton and I'm a sheet metal worker, not a lot of work in Hamilton or Niagara so I now work out of a shop in Mississauga and most of my work ends up in downtown T.O but I have been working at casino rama for the past week, 210km one way lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCranksalot Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 for me it's work. difficult to find anything outside the GTA in my field (IT). My son in law works in the IT field in Waterloo where he finds the pace quite different from TO. I thought a lot of IT geeks telecommuted. His company is in TO so he needs to go there at least once a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomkat Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Long cold winters black flies mosquitos lack of opportunity ? Not everyone's cup of tea? I like getting up north as long as it is between July and October for some fishing but I don't want to live there at all. Wouldn't want to raise my kids up there for various reasons but we all want different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) My son in law works in the IT field in Waterloo where he finds the pace quite different from TO. I thought a lot of IT geeks telecommuted. His company is in TO so he needs to go there at least once a week. that is still GTA in my mind. lots of IT work in K/W even Guelph. Once you start looking beyond Barrie it quickly drops off. Telecommuting is becoming more common but sadly not part of the program where I'm currently at. Edited March 9, 2016 by Raf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKRISONER Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 work...thats about it people like different things, but why the hell anyone lives in southern ontario making crap money is beyond me. Seriously, if you dont actually have a really good job theres no reason to be here at all. I heard just last week that town houses are approaching half a mill in brampton...I would literally rather die than live in brampton... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaf4 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 work...thats about it people like different things, but why the hell anyone lives in southern ontario making crap money is beyond me. Seriously, if you dont actually have a really good job theres no reason to be here at all. I heard just last week that town houses are approaching half a mill in brampton...I would literally rather die than live in brampton... Yup... Mid 4's for waterdown easily 350k for 1200 sf in Hamilton (border of ancaster) which is saaaadddd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomkat Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Nice when it comes time to sell a Gta property though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappieperchhunter Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Nice when it comes time to sell a Gta property though Yep. And that's the plan. Used to want to live in the boonies away from it all. Not anymore. Now the best fit for us is a small town an hour or so out of the GTA in the Kawartha's. Able to walk to everything we need with a nice small town atmosphere and only an hour or so from anything we might need in the city. Best of both worlds. To the original OP. Enjoy your move and the new environment. We only get to do this dance once so we might as well enjoy it the best we can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch01 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 work...thats about it people like different things, but why the hell anyone lives in southern ontario making crap money is beyond me. Seriously, if you dont actually have a really good job theres no reason to be here at all. I heard just last week that town houses are approaching half a mill in brampton...I would literally rather die than live in brampton... Where I live in Markham, a $900k house will sell over list, in under 24h, and will be torn down to make way for a McMansion. There's no way I will ever own down here. Having said that, my Son is in an amazing school. Once he's grown and on his own, I'll be heading north too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 We were just talking at work yesterday, wondering why anybody would want to live in GTA Housing prices are crazy, lineups everywhere...is it just because thats where the work is or what. Even seeing people booking time off of work to line up to get kids into summer programs in Toronto. Can anybody explain it? It's all about the jobs. My first wife was from the Soo. In the 80's jobs were really scarce there. Everybody with less than 15 yrs had been dropped at Algoma Steel.The result was a a 10,000 person drop in population between censuses. We lived there for 2 years before we headed back to the GTA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lickmyarmpit Posted March 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Thanks for the support fellas it was a pretty easy decision. I will never be able to afford a house get that isn't a condo or townhouse and that isn't happening. As for work it was pretty easy for the missus and I to find comparable jobs to what we do down here obviously a bit of a pay cut but all things considered we'll do just fine. Can't wait until the 24th ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Again,all the best !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 I went through that bigugli but my wife had a job as a nurse at the time, I was in construction and laid off a fair bit but we decided to stick with her job, thats the reason I had to go to Sudbury a few times but then got good work here and it worked out. As far as winter and black flies go, the Sault is great being moderated by lake Superior and lots of snow is just plain fun in the winter. I hear you guys on work though...south is where all the real good jobs are armpit, you need a little boat, atv and a snowmobile and you will love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shloim Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Its funny to hear all the GTA bashers, Let me tell you guys alot of income comes from the GTA and everyone else in the province is enjoying it. Do you really thing that all the rural people could get the services they enjoy in our fine province without the GTA? The roads they drive on without traffic without the GTA? Schools hospitals paid for by the locals in Timmons? Traffic, crime and all the rest of the crap that comes from big city living sucks indeed and nobody likes it its true. But this city carries the entire province. I wish stuff was based on the amount we pay... As far as the permission goes, people describe themselves as partners these days, and therefore compromise is often necessary. Everyone says "oh shes not the right one" I make the rules! My wife makes 6 figures,but neither of us would want to live somewhere that makes the other miserable... So if Flin Flon is a stretch for his girl, maybe there are reasons she wont do it, but it doesnt make him pussy whipped. Happy wife, happy life I call him a smart man.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaf4 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Its funny to hear all the GTA bashers, Let me tell you guys alot of income comes from the GTA and everyone else in the province is enjoying it. Do you really thing that all the rural people could get the services they enjoy in our fine province without the GTA? The roads they drive on without traffic without the GTA? Schools hospitals paid for by the locals in Timmons? Traffic, crime and all the rest of the crap that comes from big city living sucks indeed and nobody likes it its true. But this city carries the entire province. I wish stuff was based on the amount we pay... As far as the permission goes, people describe themselves as partners these days, and therefore compromise is often necessary. Everyone says "oh shes not the right one" I make the rules! My wife makes 6 figures,but neither of us would want to live somewhere that makes the other miserable... So if Flin Flon is a stretch for his girl, maybe there are reasons she wont do it, but it doesnt make him pussy whipped. Happy wife, happy life I call him a smart man.... Well said! But we are all in it together... If the gubbermint thought like that! Have to dig ourselves out of the debt this province is in somehow but I don't see that happening anytime soon haha Good luck with the move! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimsbylander Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Definitely pros and cons to both. Depends on your career, where your family is, how old your kids are, do you want a divorce, lol etc... We lived up north until my kids were in grades 5 and 7 before moving to Grimsby. We'd never, ever go back but to each his own. In all fairness, Grimsby is not the GTA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormdunker Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Every one has their own personal reasons for living in a certain area. Income, children in school, grandchildren, medical facilities & the list goes on. I would love to live in the north country. Cities like Timmins, Sudbury, North Bay & Thunder Bay all have their fine outdoor activities to enjoy. Oh did I mention fishing is at the top of my list! I'm in Fonthill (near St. Catharines) & enjoy our small town very much. Now that our family is grown & with 3 grandchildren it would be extremely difficult to move too far north & not be able to visit the Kiddies as often. As I approach retirement my plan is to purchase a trailer in a park up north whereby wifey & myself could spend a month or so enjoying the great outdoors but maintain our home in Fonthill. That way we could live in the north for a couple of weeks at a time but always be able to "come home". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.brock Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 You're out and I'm jealous. My wife and I plan on getting out when we retire. The GTA sucks but it's our jobs that are the golden handcuffs. Good move man, exciting times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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