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Originally Posted by Flabbibulin
Bit of a side comment, but I always love it when people that buy in High River, or some other town outside the city, downplay how long it takes them to get into the city and make the argument that their commute is really no different than people that live in the suburbs. Daily commuters that live in Okotoks will claim their commute is the same as those that live in the deep NW, while those that live in Cochrane will make a similar claim of those that live in the deep south. Uhhhh...
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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
No doubt. It blows me away when people actually tell me it's worth living in Airdrie and working in Calgary. Worst theory ever.
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People are amazing at deluding themselves. They'll believe what they need to believe to feel better about their situation.
They'll commute the one time at 3 am in the summer and take that as their reference "average commute time" for the rest of their lives. Laws of physics aside, they'll never average up for rain, snow, normal traffic or traffic accidents, etc. that inevitably happen. You can pretty much take what people say about their commute and at least add 50% to it or even double it to be realistic.
Oh, and don't forget: "You're richer than you think."