Posted Aug 22, 2011, 3:17 PM
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R2-D2's army of death
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Downtown Ottawa
Posts: 3,561
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Originally Posted by ml1471
lol.
Your sentiment was a good one.....in any other city. But not Ottawa. Think i've decided this place is just a lost cause. There is an overall selfishness I find by the residents of Ottawa. I see it in the way they walk, drive, bike, and live. I do hate to generalise but I think a large majority of the residents are completely stuck inside their own heads and lives. This city will never be what it could be until these people learn how to take an expanded view of the whole situation and think beyond their own backyard. And they clearly need to understand some basics of economics. Your property taxes will keep going up until you do allow some density and stop the sprawl.
I don't wish to get in detail about what I do but basically the more sprawl there is, the more money I make. Although sprawl contributes to my finances, I also know it can get way out of control and is the wrong way for a city to grow. I moved to Ottawa because it has such a reputation for being so sprawl-happy. It's like a gold-mine for me. Easy, easy money because it's citizens keep forcing such bad moves. I'm finding it tough though because it is such a difficult city to live. As well, i'm having some moral challenges making money off such clearly bad choices. Not sure I will stay.
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Dude, even though most of my friends and family are in this city, I'm trying to get into the aviation business and I can't wait to leave this city.
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Franky: Ajldub, name calling is what they do when good arguments can't be found - don't sink to their level. Claiming the thread is "boring" is also a way to try to discredit a thread that doesn't match their particular bias.
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