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Originally Posted by WCan_Kid
You're welcome to come out anytime and ride out there with me. You do know there are sec hwys connecting Okotoks to Millarville and on to Bragg Creek and #1, right? The only way you're closer in Calgary is from the extreme NW communities or Cougar Ridge area.
We have timed it a time or two, if my buddy leaves his Mission condo at the same time as I leave my driveway he's consistently about that much behind me on arrival.
Seems that a trait of the city dwellers is to time their drives assuming zero traffic or red lights...
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Well you're 60km's away from Bragg Creek so assuming you drive 120km/hr it's at least 30 minutes. I'm 35 minutes away from Bragg Creek (45 minutes during rush hour) from Sunnyside and only 35 minutes on the way home. Now I assumed you worked downtown as well (since that's normally how this conversations are based - if you work in Okotoks of course you should live there) but I can leave work at 5, be home by 5:15 and be at Ings Mine for a ride by 6:15. No way you can do that living in Okotoks if you work downtown.
I can't even imagine how long it would take you to go for a ride at the Nordic Centre after work...
I agree with the Mission comment. My buddy living in Mission takes at least 20 more minutes than me during rush hour.
That said, I go for a ride 2 or 3 nights a week - I work 4 or 5 days a week. A shorter commute to work will save you more time than a shorter commute to the mountains.
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Originally Posted by Madman
Yeah, forgot the great open wonderland that Calgary is.
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You missed his point completely.
What does living in a small town offer over Calgary if you chose to live in the exact same cookie cutter plastic homes with the same amenities made by the same mega developers?
Inner city latte elitists in shoe boxes-------------> Suburban dwellers/parasite dwellers with plastic homes------------->Acreage owners with pony's and views
If you're in the middle of that scale the only real debate is the incremental prices vs. incremental commute difference. What's your time worth?