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DuffMan · 02-14-2008, 10:11 AM

^^^^^^^^^^^
Have to agree with what Cowperson said.
I moved from Calgary to a small town about 5 years ago. My commute time to work is now 7 minutes/vehicle 15 minutes/bicycle. I remember the days driving hard on Deerfoot in am's, stressed. Then after work, getting home in traffic, stressed. Couldn't imagine doing that now.
Other things that lower my stress in these regards are, I can go to my kids school 5 minutes away from my work and volunteer, when they go skating etc. My kid can walk to school in 2 minutes. I can go home for lunch if I wanted to. I can be at the golf course(the one I like) in 20 minutes, or another one in 2 minutes. I can walk home from any bar in town.
I would not have wanted to live in a small town when I was at the partying/girl chasing stage in my life. Calgary was awesome for that, but now that I'm older, I must say, having more time for yourself and your family relieves stress.

edit - oh yeah, golf relieves stress, for me anyway. 5 hours being outdoors, in a setting that you can completely forget about your problems.....because you just shot your ball into a pond.

02-14-2008, 10:11 AM	#36
DuffMan Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 127.0.0.1 Exp:	^^^^^^^^^^^ Have to agree with what Cowperson said. I moved from Calgary to a small town about 5 years ago. My commute time to work is now 7 minutes/vehicle 15 minutes/bicycle. I remember the days driving hard on Deerfoot in am's, stressed. Then after work, getting home in traffic, stressed. Couldn't imagine doing that now. Other things that lower my stress in these regards are, I can go to my kids school 5 minutes away from my work and volunteer, when they go skating etc. My kid can walk to school in 2 minutes. I can go home for lunch if I wanted to. I can be at the golf course(the one I like) in 20 minutes, or another one in 2 minutes. I can walk home from any bar in town. I would not have wanted to live in a small town when I was at the partying/girl chasing stage in my life. Calgary was awesome for that, but now that I'm older, I must say, having more time for yourself and your family relieves stress. edit - oh yeah, golf relieves stress, for me anyway. 5 hours being outdoors, in a setting that you can completely forget about your problems.....because you just shot your ball into a pond. Last edited by DuffMan; 02-14-2008 at 10:19 AM.