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Cheers all from near Saskatoon

Bremen

New Member
Hello all,
I have been a hobby wood and metal worker for several years. got into the hobby making knives. On the metal working side, I have a 10x20 lathe and a benchtop mill (PM-25MV) that I have converted to CNC. I live near Saskatoon (Pike Lake area). Just wanted to say hi!

Cheers,
B
 

DavidR8

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Hello all,
I have been a hobby wood and metal worker for several years. got into the hobby making knives. On the metal working side, I have a 10x20 lathe and a benchtop mill (PM-25MV) that I have converted to CNC. I live near Saskatoon (Pike Lake area). Just wanted to say hi!

Cheers,
B
Welcome to the forum!
 

kevin.decelles

Jack of all trades -- Master of none
Premium Member
Ah Pike Lake...... that takes me back 30 years.... good times..... I lived in Saskatoon proper around ~1992-1993, did my internships there. Oh to be 20 again with no responsibilities enjoying the Saskatoon summers.....

Welcome aboard!
 

kevin.decelles

Jack of all trades -- Master of none
Premium Member
Wait, hold up

Whats there to do for fun in Saskatchewan?

Well, after living in this province for 30 years....... Saskatchewan has better lakes, better fishing, more relaxed bylaws. In Saskatchewan they groom snowmobile trails alongside the highways and encourage use of them in winters. Here..... I got to deal with trigger happy sheriffs....

They have more curling rinks per capita than anywhere in Canada. Everyone knows how to curl, and cross country ski. Okay, downhill skiing, you got me. A village of 200 people more likely than not has a sheet of ice

They have a healthy attitude towards firearms, hunting, conservation. It is encouraged, and supported, not looked down on.

Since you started this rant......

Saskatchewan has (had) cheaper housing, better perogies, and more antique equipment opportunities x 50 than than Alberta. The province isn't largely owned by a handful of wealthy mega families who all own 100 sections of land who hoard all the wealth (IMHO).

But, alas, they didn't have the one thing I needed back then, JOBS! Tough place to scratch out a living.

And so, I live as a lake starved, fishing deprived metal hoarding, affluent-oil-based-economy-spending-beyond-my-means-society-hating shadow of former myself.

But home is where your lathe is..... relocation is always an option, retirement is coming! :)

Go Riders.
 

historicalarms

Ultra Member
, LOL...Driving through Regina on "game day"= 100,000 "green people running around on the streets...their everywhere. If the Riders win they all "go home happy and drunk to make more little green folks"...if the Riders loose they all go home mad...and drunk to make more little green folks....
 

Chicken lights

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Well, after living in this province for 30 years....... Saskatchewan has better lakes, better fishing, more relaxed bylaws. In Saskatchewan they groom snowmobile trails alongside the highways and encourage use of them in winters. Here..... I got to deal with trigger happy sheriffs....

They have more curling rinks per capita than anywhere in Canada. Everyone knows how to curl, and cross country ski. Okay, downhill skiing, you got me. A village of 200 people more likely than not has a sheet of ice

They have a healthy attitude towards firearms, hunting, conservation. It is encouraged, and supported, not looked down on.

Since you started this rant......

Saskatchewan has (had) cheaper housing, better perogies, and more antique equipment opportunities x 50 than than Alberta. The province isn't largely owned by a handful of wealthy mega families who all own 100 sections of land who hoard all the wealth (IMHO).

But, alas, they didn't have the one thing I needed back then, JOBS! Tough place to scratch out a living.

And so, I live as a lake starved, fishing deprived metal hoarding, affluent-oil-based-economy-spending-beyond-my-means-society-hating shadow of former myself.

But home is where your lathe is..... relocation is always an option, retirement is coming! :)

Go Riders.
I was only poking fun

Friend of mine said his brother sold his place in Edmonton for $xxxxx, moved 10 hours East to Small Town SK, paid cash for a house on 3 acres and it’s the type of place where everyone knows each other and nobody locks their doors. I’m sure he’s embellishing a little but from what I’ve seen when I’ve been there not by much

Actually the medical office I was at in Regina had Russian nurses and African doctors. The pipe yard in Regina had African workers. These people willingly emigrated (immigrated?) to Saskatchewan from around the globe and were happy to be living there

Dang it you took the fun out of making fun of Saskatchewan
 

DPittman

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Premium Member
Well, after living in this province for 30 years....... Saskatchewan has better lakes, better fishing, more relaxed bylaws. In Saskatchewan they groom snowmobile trails alongside the highways and encourage use of them in winters. Here..... I got to deal with trigger happy sheriffs....

They have more curling rinks per capita than anywhere in Canada. Everyone knows how to curl, and cross country ski. Okay, downhill skiing, you got me. A village of 200 people more likely than not has a sheet of ice

They have a healthy attitude towards firearms, hunting, conservation. It is encouraged, and supported, not looked down on.

Since you started this rant......

Saskatchewan has (had) cheaper housing, better perogies, and more antique equipment opportunities x 50 than than Alberta. The province isn't largely owned by a handful of wealthy mega families who all own 100 sections of land who hoard all the wealth (IMHO).

But, alas, they didn't have the one thing I needed back then, JOBS! Tough place to scratch out a living.

And so, I live as a lake starved, fishing deprived metal hoarding, affluent-oil-based-economy-spending-beyond-my-means-society-hating shadow of former myself.

But home is where your lathe is..... relocation is always an option, retirement is coming! :)

Go Riders.
Yup I've lived all my life in Southern Alberta, and for the most part, love it. The only place I think I be comfortable moving to would be Saskatchewan. I absolutely love the feel of Saskatchewan summers but I would definitely struggle with the winters. I love my deep south Chinook. Saskatchewan either has landscape that could substitute for my own or its way more beautiful (central sk).
 

CalgaryPT

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I was only poking fun

Friend of mine said his brother sold his place in Edmonton for $xxxxx, moved 10 hours East to Small Town SK, paid cash for a house on 3 acres and it’s the type of place where everyone knows each other and nobody locks their doors. I’m sure he’s embellishing a little but from what I’ve seen when I’ve been there not by much

Actually the medical office I was at in Regina had Russian nurses and African doctors. The pipe yard in Regina had African workers. These people willingly emigrated (immigrated?) to Saskatchewan from around the globe and were happy to be living there

Dang it you took the fun out of making fun of Saskatchewan
It's always fun to make fun of Sask...I do it all the time. I think because they are great people and can laugh at themselves better than Albertans (methinks).

Now that I am retired and am fortunate enough to have a stable income, I'd love to move there and buy an acreage. More bang for your buck than in Alberta.

Sadly, my wife's idea of roughing it is a 3 Star instead of a 4 Star hotel. So no chance of the acerage, the big shop, the no neighbours for miles, etc.

I think she'd be OK with the watermelon hat, so there's that :)
 

DPittman

Ultra Member
Premium Member
Now that I am retired and am fortunate enough to have a stable income, I'd love to move there and buy an acreage. More bang for your buck than in Alberta.

Sadly, my wife's idea of roughing it is a 3 Star instead of a 4 Star hotel. So no chance of the acerage, the big shop, the no neighbours for miles, etc.
Ha ha, I think your wife is my wife's sisters and you and I are brothers ( or as they say " brothers from another mother")
 

kevin.decelles

Jack of all trades -- Master of none
Premium Member
I married a Saskatoon girl, born and raised in the “the city”, moved her to A small town , and now the acreage..... she would never go back to a small town .... I could probably move her even more remote

I just got back from the city, I feel claustrophobic until I get home .....

But we’ll all end up in a senior home eating through a straw eventually......


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Chicken lights

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It's always fun to make fun of Sask...I do it all the time. I think because they are great people and can laugh at themselves better than Albertans (methinks).

Now that I am retired and am fortunate enough to have a stable income, I'd love to move there and buy an acreage. More bang for your buck than in Alberta.

Sadly, my wife's idea of roughing it is a 3 Star instead of a 4 Star hotel. So no chance of the acerage, the big shop, the no neighbours for miles, etc.

I think she'd be OK with the watermelon hat, so there's that :)
I used to work with a lady that warned me not to go to Western Canada, as I would not want to leave. Fortunately or unfortunately she was right. Don’t tell dispatch but I’d love to see more of northern BC and Alberta, and of course I’d love to see the Territories.

I’m not sure what to say about watermelon hats :D
 

kevin.decelles

Jack of all trades -- Master of none
Premium Member
I used to work with a lady that warned me not to go to Western Canada, as I would not want to leave. Fortunately or unfortunately she was right. Don’t tell dispatch but I’d love to see more of northern BC and Alberta, and of course I’d love to see the Territories.

I’m not sure what to say about watermelon hats :D

I see as many people in costume at the Calgary stampede as I do at a rider game..... different hat and footwear [emoji3]

Go riders!


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