timberwolf1021

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[–] timberwolf1021@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I used to drive to Toronto every day, usually down University Ave, but sometimes down Bay St. I can tell you for free that traffic got much worse on University as a result of those bike lanes.

The destinations argument doesn't really work, since you can easily bike on the road for a short distance to get to where you're going, or have a short walk.

Fair enough! It's north to me, but not truly north, I do realize that. I don't want to go much further than there, though, so that I can still easily come down to visit family back home.

I know the cost is higher, but we have a budget of just under $1 million in cash, so we should be okay.

I'd just like access to a peaceful quiet forest and a cozy home. I'm a simple girl~ uwu

Yes and yes. I have a budget of around $1 million in cash, but I've been told it can be done in some areas for more like $800,000.

[–] timberwolf1021@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Fair enough! I have no real sense of the northern 90% of my own country, I'm embarrassed to say. XD

Would you mind elaborating on your remark about them being a bit more conservative? I realize that rural places tend to be more conservative by default, but I'm wondering whether that means center-right mind-your-own-business conservatives, or the kind that are a bit more... upfront.

Full disclosure, I'm trans and so is my wife, so it is indeed something we have to keep in mind.

 

Hey y'all! I've lived in southern Ontario for my entire life, but I'm planning to move up north with my wife in a year or so. We want to have a log house built on a forested 5+ acre lot, probably somewhere in the rough vicinity of Gravenhurst.

I've vacationed up north lots, but of course, vacationing is different from daily life. As for work up there, I'm a computational and structural biologist, and will be doing contract work for coding plus small in vitro experiments. Got a client lined up already.

So I'm curious – as a suburban girl with no experience living rurally in a small town like Gravenhurst, what do I need to know?

~~Also... do country diner regulars get discounts?~~ XD

It's in biotech, but I'd rather not get more specific than that. My exact subfield only has a handful of people working in the space.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/22882552

I'm 30, transfem, and to be quite honest, I feel my will to live slowly slipping away. I'm trying to find the willpower to finish my PhD thesis and to get into a better living situation after that, but I find myself frozen and wanting to curl up into a tiny ball of nothingness instead. And there are LOTS of reasons for that, mostly centered around trauma, guilt, and shame.

I don't think I can fit everything I need to say in a succinct post, so if it isn't against the rules, would any of you fellow girlies be willing to shoot me a DM and give some advice? I don't think I can really explain without having a back-and-forth conversation... thanks in advance. 🏳️‍⚧️💜

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/22882552

I'm 30, transfem, and to be quite honest, I feel my will to live slowly slipping away. I'm trying to find the willpower to finish my PhD thesis and to get into a better living situation after that, but I find myself frozen and wanting to curl up into a tiny ball of nothingness instead. And there are LOTS of reasons for that, mostly centered around trauma, guilt, and shame.

I don't think I can fit everything I need to say in a succinct post, so if it isn't against the rules, would any of you fellow girlies be willing to shoot me a DM and give some advice? I don't think I can really explain without having a back-and-forth conversation... thanks in advance. 🏳️‍⚧️💜

 

I'm 30, transfem, and to be quite honest, I feel my will to live slowly slipping away. I'm trying to find the willpower to finish my PhD thesis and to get into a better living situation after that, but I find myself frozen and wanting to curl up into a tiny ball of nothingness instead. And there are LOTS of reasons for that, mostly centered around trauma, guilt, and shame.

I don't think I can fit everything I need to say in a succinct post, so if it isn't against the rules, would any of you fellow girlies be willing to shoot me a DM and give some advice? I don't think I can really explain without having a back-and-forth conversation... thanks in advance. 🏳️‍⚧️💜