Elgin Estates Whine

Yesterday was spent driving around South Surrey and Ocean Park. We are looking for a house. Our first choice remains S.E. Vancouver, where our parents and most of my and Betty's siblings live. Hey, free and good daycare for the kids. Short commute for both of us, and good bus routes. Unfortunately, the going price in this part of town is $700 000. The secondary school catchment boundaries guarantee at best an average school, and most likely a subpar one.

We're both comfortable with Richmond—it's central, close to work, will soon get the train to downtown Vancouver, and the people don't look like they call New Westminster home ;-), though Steveston is a bit far south. So, Richmond is a possibility, depsite crashing planes, tsunamis and liquefaction from earthquakes. The place is ugly though.

South Surrey around Elgin Park and mabe Ocean Park are do-able, but, the commute is going to kill us, not to mention yanking the kids from their current schools, making arrangements for daycare for Matthew (and having to pay for it) and out of school care for Shaula. And then a new piano teacher, and probably different places for skating and swimming. Did I mention that Betty hates driving and I hate driving in the rain when it's dark, which is a good part of the year. And the two of us won't be able to just drop the kids off at the grandparents' to go to the gym or out for a jog. The grandparents will miss the kids. The secondary school catchment boundaries guarantee a good school.

Whine: End

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