"R. Hubbell" wrote in message news:Gcyzb.20643$ZE1.18345@fed1read04...
On 3 Dec 2003 17:08:17 -0800 (Dan Thomas) wrote:

The guy in rural North Carolina is right. Living in the boondocks
means making less money, but other things more than make up for it.
I'm in rural Alberta, Canada. Paved and lighted 3000' airport. I
bought an old hangar for $1000, gravel floor, doors that work. Lease
on the land is 100/yr, taxes are $75. So $175/yr works out to
$15/month. Airport's 2 1/2 miles from home. I can bicycle it. I work
there, too.
But it needs new metal roofing. $500. Almost as much as some of
you guys pay for a month's rent. Awful, ain't it?

Dan


Ok I like the prices you pay but how often does weather become a limiting
factor? Can you ride your bike year round to the airport?
Okay, sorry I think I know the answer. But since you're runbing it in
I figured you should at least let us know how often you can fly.

R. Hubbell

This part of Canada gets more days of sunshine than anywhere else
in the country. I don't often ride my bike in the winter, but some of
the guys here ride year-round. The unbikeable days are when there's a
blizzard blowing and nobody, not even those in cars, get very far.
Those aren't too frequent.
The weather isn't the limiting factor around here. It's the
available time. I sometimes fly at lunch, as I did today. Air was
clear as crystal, smooth as silk. I could easily see the Rockies 75
miles away. Sometimes I take my wife on a Sunday afternoon and fly
over to another small town and land on their grass strip, one block
from one of the best little restaurants anywhere.
I can almost hear the groans. I'm sorry. Sort of.

Dan