So High Country Lodge where I work is going up for sale. :( It is selling for around $400,000. Anyone want to be an investor????? LOL I would LOVE to buy this place it is right up my alley. We could make it SW Ontario HQ :D

OK,I'll buy the joint only if you run it for me Kim. :D

Hey Pete no problem, I'll run it you buy :D How come you never keep your MSN on??? LOL

Originally posted by LadyK@Jul 30 2004, 10:21 PM
How come you never keep your MSN on??? LOL
I keep getting kicked off my browser because my (new) router is a POS :cussing: then I have to sign in again and again,just getting sick of it,thats why,nothing personal to all my msn buds. :confused:

Originally posted by mxz7@Jul 31 2004, 12:22 AM
I keep getting kicked off my browser because my (new) router is a POS :cussing: then I have to sign in again and again,just getting sick of it,thats why,nothing personal to all my msn buds. :confused:
Are we suppose to leave our MSN on? :slick:

Is this that Golf resort u were cooking at? 400 000 dont sound too bad, Ill see what I can come up with :p We defenetly could need a HQ - Ill check if I could find anything suitable over here too :)

DROOL!!!!! I wish I had the capital to invest. Run a resort, and get to play whenever you want!! :D

Yes Corey leave your MSN on so I can bug you LOL :D
Uni no this is a different place I left the golf resort click me (http://www.highcountrylodge.ca)
Wolfie this place is right in the powerline near Algonquin Park right on the edge, and the money is CAD $$$

Originally posted by LadyK@Jul 31 2004, 02:58 PM
Yes Corey leave your MSN on so I can bug you LOL :D
Uni no this is a different place I left the golf resort click me (http://www.highcountrylodge.ca)
Wolfie this place is right in the powerline near Algonquin Park right on the edge, and the money is CAD $$$
Hehehe, I figured as much. That knocks nearly $100k off of the purchase price, without even attempting negotiations on the asking. :D

Speaking of Canada, I got a little surprise in the mail a couple of days ago. Apparently the RCMP border cops were wrong about out of country visitors being exempt from paying the tolls on the highways. I received a bill from the transportation department for using them. Oh well. I'll remember this, the next time I drive through the area.

That sucks Wolfman, I have only used that highway two or three times. It is just far too exspensive. This is from the FAQ at the 407ETR website.


Q. Do out-of-province users get a free ride?
A. All users of the highway are billed, including out of province and U.S. users. If you choose to travel 407 ETR you are required by law to pay all tolls, fees and interest. The monthly bill is due upon mailing.

Yeah, the bill is rather pricey. I'm not really upset at the bill though. At least the road was in pristene condition, and you could tell that the money went back into the highway system. I kid you not, there are toll roads down here, that make you honestly wonder where the money is actually going. I took one between McAllister, OK, and Henrietta, OK, where it was so rough, that when I stopped at the booth to pay for my passage, I acutally asked them whose wallet was being padded with my money. To add insult to injury, I was pulling a trailer, and was socked with a substantial price hike over the base car rate. You should have seen the nasty look I got from the collector as she insisted that the tolls went back into the highway. Me, not being one to leave well enough alone, had to retort back at her, that I sure couldn't tell it from my observations. :crazy:

I´ve been counting a little. 400 000 $, that is only 33 $ per registered member. I guess most members would like to spend that much money for this kind of purpose. Too bad that we wont have much time to collect the money. Wouldnt it be an idea to start save some funds for other opportunities. Could someone open an acount in wich u can put an voluntary fee. How about that idea? :dazed:

Sounds like a good idea i am in

Originally posted by Wolfman@Jul 31 2004, 02:17 PM
At least the road was in pristene condition, and you could tell that the money went back into the highway system.
Wolfie, hardly any of us Ontarians use it. I've read/heard that the toll per mile is the highest in North America. We'd rather sit in the gridlock on the 401 than take it ......

I thought it was just under new ownership? I thought I heard it had been sold in the winter sometime, and was closed for a bit?

Yes thats true Belleville now it is up for sale again.

Originally posted by revrnd@Aug 3 2004, 09:32 PM
Wolfie, hardly any of us Ontarians use it. I've read/heard that the toll per mile is the highest in North America. We'd rather sit in the gridlock on the 401 than take it ......
If I had to use that road daily, I would have found an alternate as well. Thinking of paying that toll everyday, would quickly dissolve the wallet. :( But, I can hack it for use once.

That reminds me, I need to find that bill again, and get it sent out before they start "charging me interest."

Originally posted by LadyK@Aug 4 2004, 02:16 PM
Yes thats true Belleville now it is up for sale again.
I wonder what the reason is? Seems like rather rapid turnaround if the place is making money.

The ETR is by far the best way around Toronto, and I haven't received a single bill for using it yet (4 round trips last winter)... It may have helped that there was a sled in the back of the truck with the tailgate down, and the photo radar couldn't see the license plate on the truck :) works every time :) I know they say that the cops will chase ya down, but I haven't seen one yet (and will claim ignorance if caught in the future)

I take the 407 alot as my time is valuable, and when I'm on vac, I just want to get there.

I have however seen many trucks pulled over with sleds in the back, along with trailers who's plate is under the trailer and not visible. Plead ignorance all you want, but you will still get the $170 fine. There are signs saying your plate must be visible.

To me, its not worth the risk, and I moved my trailer plate up so its visible. Of course they then sent me a bill for my truck, and another for my trailer. After a long time on the phone, they cancelled one.

FishHog

lady k. I am in. If we get all the snowmobile world members to kick in. Heck i will buy a few shares. I take it american money is acceptable.

Fishie, beat me to it. I was going to say that there have been warnings on the 'net about hauling sleds on the 407.

Originally posted by revrnd@Aug 6 2004, 12:43 AM
Fishie, beat me to it.
Well, thats a first.

I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night :tongue: