I dunno, I live in Sage Hill, and it's basically the same commute as Airdrie in that it takes me about 20-25 minutes to get to downtown on at non rush hour times. Thankfully I don't work downtown, so my work commute is about 15-20 minutes during rush hour traffic.
My reason for wanting to live in a new burb in the boonies (besides being cheaper than say Aspen, which is probably my ideal community) is because I wanted a new "cookie cutter" house. I guess I'm in the minority, because I find older houses fugly, and even more cookie cutter. There's basically 2 or 3 different models of houses built back in the 70's and 80's, and that's it. The layout is exactly the same for all of them. You walk into the living room with the window facing the front, kitchen's in the back with stairs leading to the backyard door and basement, and there's a hallway to your right leading to the 3 bedrooms and a bathroom.
And really, I don't care how cookie cutter the outside of my house looks anyways. I like living comfortably in a new house. I like having a double garage to park my car and store my tires. I like having a bonus room where I can watch TV. I like having a backyard for bbquing and relaxing in the summer. I guess I'm just a homebody, because I really don't care about driving to places I need to go. Did I mention I put over 100K on my car in 5 years? Doesn't really phase me to be honest.
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