Of all of things, one of the arses we predicted commented online, in support . He owns an large % of residential rentals in town, but it appears from his comment some commerical too.
Great news. Can't wait to see the building part of the move. Converting that big space into something liveable will be exciting.
Very pleased for you and your family. No more utility issues. No more running in town to get supplies. You won't have to stock up so much when you know it is readily available. While moving to town might be great for having access, and will also cause more limitations to make sure whatever "little one" is doing is appropriate. You will miss the lake, but I doubt you will miss the harsh winters. How do you plan to heat the new home?
Thanks Larry We are not selling this house, so we'll still have the lake in summers or when we feel like it The building we hope to get into has 2 commercial NG furnaces, forced air, one of them will be our zone. It will be interesting getting me comfortable heating wise since the hot air vents are in the ceiling. I wanted to install the Jotul Easter Island wood stove but he said no. I don't blame him, glad he'll finally get a break from hauling water, wood, pellets all these years. Might change after we're there a couple years, Jotul will still be here. You have no idea. City tap water, city sewer, NG, COOL! This is HUGE!! I order everything that isn't produce from Amazon, mail goes to lock box a few miles from here so the 1/2 or more of my monthly subscribe & save is sent USPS (boxes don't fit in lock box), ends up at Post Office for yet another chore for WWW, I'll have a real mailman there that can drop boxes on my steps! And I'll be in delivery area from grocery stores for produce = another chore off WWW's plate. OOH, mail will be on my front steps, simply walk out the front door, and I can order a subscription for the newspaper too. Speaking of lil one, hold your hat.... She's 14 already . Wyoming has a "hardship" drivers license for those out of town for age 14 & up. She has Driver's Ed as a class next semester so she'll likely get one next summer. She joined her friends church a couple years ago, committed herself and got Baptized. The license will be nice so she can go to church more often, WWW can only take her so many Sundays a month. The church recommends books, study guides, even Christian rock playlists on phone app, she uses all of the resources and those books got a workout this summer! Of all the things kids could be into, I'm so pleased with this. We will continue to keep a close eye on her being a teen Oh Larry, I could write pages about advantages for all of us and the positive affects for us individually. (I forgot one, kiddo's commute to/from school will be cut by 1.5 hours.)
This is great news! You will look back on the off grid years with fondness but you will also ALWAYS appreciate the modern conveniences. Keep the updates coming!
I know! One of the first to be picked up at 6:25 am, and one of the last to be dropped off at 4:25 pm. She's been bussing to the shop on very cold days if WWW is there so I don't have to freeze, that drop off is 3:30pm, and entire hour earlier.
That was my entire school years. I was the 2nd person on the bus, besides the driver and her 2 sons. It would be closer to 5PM when I got home. I learned to read a lot of books and behave, driver was one of mom's best friends...lol...
If I had an hour bus ride; I never would’ve graduated. As it was senior year I missed more classes than I attended
Thanks A LOT friends, but the fat lady hasn't sung yet. Sept 16th will be final approval, or a rework of our plans.
I used to have a very long bus ride home when I was in high school. Frequently I would walk(weather permitting). I usually got home only about 10 minutes before the bus went by, but my trip was quiet.
Cool! I can't tell you how long it would take her to walk 28 miles home from school, nor would we allow her to walk on our wild highways here. 70 mph on the one to our house, one lane each way and no shoulder.