Subj : Re: Murphy's Law
To   : Rob Mccart
From : Gamgee
Date : Tue Apr 22 2025 19:52:43

-=> Rob Mccart wrote to GAMGEE <=-

 RM> I gave up living in the city and working 'normal' type jobs almost
 RM> 40 years ago and moved into a small cabin in the woods on the shores
 RM> of Georgian Bay where I'm alone 90% of the time.

 GA>Wow, that's very interesting.  Seems a little extreme, but must suit you
  >well enough to have continued it for that long.  Most people would not
  >want that level of isolation, but I realize that some do.  Seems like it
  >would get kind of lonely.  I believe I'm somewhere in between - I do
  >like some alone time, but not to that extent.

 GA>I'm assuming you subsist (at least somewhat) "off the land"?  Such as
  >growing some vegetables and hunting some animals?  I guess you have
  >electricity and internet, at least.

 RM> I have a land line and a cell phone with Internet through the cell
 RM> and regular electricity and mostly electric heat since the insurance
 RM> people got unreasonable about having a wood stove. Apparently the
 RM> one I used just fine for over 30 years was 'unsafe'..

 RM> I know my lifestyle wouldn't be for everyone. I enjoy eMail and
 RM> such as a form of contact with others and in summer I have family
 RM> that comes up for several days at a time a 4 or 5 times a year.
 RM> Winters are pretty long and quiet with almost no one around for
 RM> miles.. This is more a summer vacation area than used for winter
 RM> sports around here.

 RM> I'm afraid I buy my food which tarnishes my Mountain Man image.. B)
 RM> I was never a hunter and don't own a gun and most would not believe
 RM> living on the shore, I don't even fish.. and the only boat I own is
 RM> a canoe. I had a small sailboat at one time too. The land here is
 RM> mostly thin soil in places and exposed bedrock for the most part.

 RM> It would be possible to have a small garden built up, a few people
 RM> down the road do that, but I always found the amount of work to
 RM> grow food is a lot more than it is maybe worth in dollars by the
 RM> end of the season. My sister and niece often bring me up a few
 RM> veggies they grew at their homes when they are up here. My sister
 RM> has a similar cabin beside mine. We share the property ownership
 RM> but she is only up here for maybe 2 to 3 weeks a year these days.

Excellent.  Agreed on the value of time/effort versus a few dollars for 
food, especially if the local land isn't that hospitable for growing.

Sounds like you have a good thing going there.



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