Downtown Val David attainable by the # 2 bike path of the "Route Verte" network. As earlier indicated in the short article detailing the path in question, the path in being along the ex rail line encounters such towns with a certain regularity the towns themselves being associated with the implementation of the rail line in the 19th century.
Click on the image to expand it. Comments[ Post a Comment ] | RayMondo | Porches | | 
Voted 10/10 | Love the porches and verandas. Real character. | | Posted Jun 7, 2010 5:20 pm |
 | | rustybike | Re: Porches | | 
Hasn't voted | Yea; On my WEB site I had posted an image of some brick houses in the town of St Raymond with such porches giving a true "western" look to the structures ! (more than here ! LOL ! ) | | Posted Jul 22, 2010 7:02 pm |
| | RayMondo | Re: Porches | |
Voted 10/10 | Well, at least this year I got round to building my new garden summer house, which has some semblance of a porch. Pics on my Album "Hole in the wall saloon". The reference "saloon" is a result of all the Western influence from the Arizonans here, and my youthful propensity for the life of Cowboys, bandits and the like. Basic as the "Porch" is, it, nevertheless, serves the purpose of being a nice retreat at which I can ponder the decline of the Bank balance (the decline of my high street bank's balance and the increase in mine, that is). This is achieved by never making a deposit and making only withdrawals. A rather nice method (just so long as one doesn't get caught !!)
Hahaha.
| | Posted Jul 23, 2010 9:58 am |
| | rustybike | Re: Porches | |
Hasn't voted | Great to get back to the good old days when you could really sit down and enjoy the weather out in the middle of nowhere without being bothered by the age old problem which is money best put to work making more of it legitmately despite all the schemes in existence some of which despite the formal legitimacy seem somewhat cowardly such as getting the best news in advance to place a winning bet on the big race track of life which is the market knowing that the more betters there are the bigger the chance of getting a winning bet , that is if you can quickly find another turkey to sell your investment to... Others for their part may prefer creating a ring of shell companies sending checks to each other in a semi legitimate manner ,such a nice merry-go-round becoming the object of investigation once the authorities become aware of something... | | Posted Sep 7, 2010 4:06 pm |
| | RayMondo | Re: Porches | |
Voted 10/10 | I couldn't agree more, as in recent financial times, Bank Robbery, is now more the action of the Bank on its customers. Funny how that is legal !
BTW, I now found a rocking chair for the porch, which I aquired for free from the local dump. This should put me in a relaxed and creative frame of mind, thus enabling me to find a way to beat the Bank. | | Posted Sep 7, 2010 6:22 pm |
| | rustybike | Re: Porches | |
Hasn't voted | Anyways, with interest rates at an all time low finding the proper social purpose to get some very inexpensive investment capital helps give a winning edge and theoretically what may becopme a better standard of living once setting up a company created to offer goods and services to a market best served if someone already has a loyal following...
As is the case with most companies ,you basically are the employee of the business which is an independent moral entity...
Mind you, the import export businesses theoretically offer good returns on everything from foodstuffs to computers... Although like earlier stated elsewhere , despite the imperative to furnish material wealth in order to obtain capital wealth some with the knack to tackle the relevent markets end up way ahead speculating on derivative investments without becoming excessively suicidal taking futures without proper first hand knowledge...In a market with sufficient momentum taking the relevent cheapest long term expiration OPTION positions (PUTS and CALLS) that offset each other assures a return on investment no matter which way the market goes as long as it moves in time !...
Regarding internet businesses, no need to be a genius or to have large floor-space full of inventory to sell a product if you send the order to the distributor for a product which you sell at a slight mark-up...
Although The problems may start once the products fail to meet expectations ... Mind you, most manufacturers include warrenties...
Strange to note that in looking for a cheap cabin I had started looking at prefabs in syuch places as Home hardware (or is it Pro hardware). I fell on a great looking high ceiling 16 by 24 garage selling under 3K which considering the price of a small house looked like the bargain of the century ! Despite the work assembling teh structure, replacing the garage door and putting in extra windows and some extre planks to make the garage a true 2 story shack, I figured that someone with a minimum of brains wouldn't mind the extra work....Mind you, I tend to be a dimwitted moron . I thus would ,as usual , creat one blunder after an other !
The first time I contemplated starting up my own business I had figured that cleaning office space was a dirt cheap way of making stellar returns without excessive equipment costs !
But then I have remained a peasent vocalising a lost cause ! LOL !
I should get a squeegee and offer to clean storefront windows in town !
Talk to you later... | | Posted Sep 9, 2010 4:11 pm |
| | RayMondo | 16 x 24 | |
Voted 10/10 | That sounds neat. A nice idea for a place to live and plenty of scope for fitting out with local bargains. It's also amazing what local DIY and builder's yards often have as end of line stock. Even my 8 x 9 cabin with extra porch is a real homely-looking place. So much so, that I intend to install a fold-down bunk. After an evening stargazing, I can then retreat for the night. Additional acquisitions include an old-style paraffin lamp, another paraffin lamp, x-railway caboose. The remaining item to find for a cosy night is a small wood burner, having accumulated a large stockpile of log when biking. It sure will save on heating bills and make for some great "out in the wilds" nights. Plenty of rustling noises here for accompaniment, such as, deer, badger, fox and sheep. | | Posted Sep 9, 2010 4:44 pm |
| | rustybike | Re: 16 x 24 | |
Hasn't voted | Yep ! Regarding the fold down bunk , if you take a 2 story bunk you can actually use the first floor for a desk thus assuring more space saving !
If you stay there in the winter despite having an ample supply of wood try out using the dirt cheap windsheild washing fluid (which is pure methyl alcool) which can cheaply heat the place (which is small) using a metal all steel can with a relatively small opening on top which once filled with alcool will burn all night ...
It is obviously always much more pleasent to include the all essentials to really feel at home ! For a time at "La source" electronics there was a dirt cheap satellite internet special (with dirt cheap hardware) having us realise that satellite internet can be as cheap as home town service...
Considering what the woods are synomymous with , I obviously presume that with the peace of mind a ceaseless flow of inspiring thoughts is certain to continue making it possible to keep on writing good material !
Listen to this; laboratory experiments have proven that any animal in a stressful environment is not only less productive and coherent but also tends to become very anti-social . If you become anxious and tense being in a crowd, retiring towards more placid surroundings reestablishes your inner peace and a sound state of mind making it possible for you not only to take sound descisions on a host of matters but also to be more creative if ever you do write... I for one was recently investigating the immediate vicinity of the tracks along the rail line going up to Lake St John with the goal of finding a small forgotten cabin (which is a slight possibility despite the reality of cabins slightly off the tracks attainable from small nearly unnoticeable paths which with time may be forgotten) . I ended up at the old rail stop for the Jacques Cartier club (the club -which is in good condition , and is locked- is attainable across the tracks from the stop using a small nearly unnoticeable path that continues for about 1 mile into the woods). Since the building (not teh one in the woods) where I was along the tracks is a rail stop I had access to the place and actually stayed there for a small number of days. Mind you, the building dates back to another era but is relatively well preserved. The peace of mind experienced was so revitalising that I came back to town as a new man !
In the past I had seeked such living quarters on my exploratory quests into the heart of the wilderness. Thus once doing some basic prospection for minerals west of Clova several years back (check the magnetic anomaly map on my WEB site) I had investigated all the places that occured while following the tracks. Despite the fact that almost all plces were in good standing -including with the calendar which was up to date notwithstanding a clean lawn (LOL !) ...- I did uncover some sites which did seem unoccupied since a long period of time . Once uncovering these places the the obvious first step is to untangle the bureacratic red tape to get to the relevent department at the rail company overseeing ownership of such cabins since everything at a certain distance to the rail line is under jurisdiction of the rail company. Unfortunately I never crossed the first hurdle . I then envisioned becoming a squatter for a short number of months at such a place as the old Consolidated Bathhurst camp. Since the place clearly didn't have any active owner I figured that staying at the old turn of the century cabin wouldn't cause much prejudice to anyone... By the way, it would also have permitted me to further study the fauna in the immediate vicinity considering the fact that the other squatter that lived there before was found devoured in his living quarters. Mind you, once taking an overnight breather at the old ministry of transport buiildings at Km-150 along the 167 road going up to Chibougamau I was woken up in the middle of the night by something very peculiar with strange footstep noises ... Thank god there aren't any of those deep sea crustacians that look like oversized cockroaches roaming around on land !
And there is obviously that big mythical ape which I fell upon (it was 5 feet way) once tackling the atv trail that goes down to the town of Temiscaming south of the town of Laniel . The following image is a digital zoom of what I presumed was the critter in the Verendrye park...http://www.summitpost.org/image/344332//bigfoot.html
Thank god you feel at home in the woods... Although a measure of caution is adviseable...
By the way, on a final note regarding the banking business; considering the trillions of dollars of capital in circulation with each transaction being the object of banking fees without such transactions incurring any actual labor expense such transactioons being automatic, I'm still wondering why the banks aren't making any money ! Obviously if governments would jump into the foray to tax our debt load would theoretically disappear overnight...But then the cost would again be passed on to us... | | Posted Sep 10, 2010 1:46 pm |
| | RayMondo | Re: 16 x 24 | |
Voted 10/10 | Thanks for the info on cabin heating. I never thought of that. Incidentally, the railway caboose lamp that I purchased has a red light, which might lure other creatures of the night!
The desire to have a cabin blossomed in me from age about 10. All the TV of prospecting, the Klondike and my inborn wanderlust. I certainly hope that you will find an ideal cabin, new or old, and you may even gain permission on the basis of modest renovation or be a watchman.
I am now sure that there is indeed a Bigfoot. | | Posted Sep 10, 2010 3:50 pm |
| | rustybike | Re: 16 x 24 | |
Hasn't voted | Mind you,no need to remind you that I count myself fortunate to still be alive . Despite first impressions things looked more like hell on earth for me. Despite being sound of mind by nature, I expected the microwave turkey syndrome to get the best of me ! I just couldn't function the way I did before. Call it cardiac insufficency or whatever you may like (I felt like a deep-fried moron)I tried the best I could to get back on track by undertaking some basic wilderness exploration. Since I was (I have always been ) alone it was a source of nervous anticipation. You never know what is lurching out there ! Currently in being back in town at a friend's place I can somewhat relax although such a feeling of peace is fairly recent... My major disappointment is not being able to improve on my writing since I expected to produce much inspired and inspiring written output of better quality than what I'm currently producing. I not only haven't produced much recently , but what I have produced isn't as spicy as expected !
Regarding your own wishes; I certainly hope that the peace of mind experienced may produce a career of writing since I consider you as a gifted man on that level. Mind you , since you seem to enjoy the wilderness experience you can try your luck writing the kind of stories people really enjoy namely anything with a small sprinkle of mystery and intrigue notwithstanding material bringing out the sense of adventure driving the minds of the explorers in us all tackling the unknown and untamed namely the wilderness...
On more factual matters ,if I'm not mistaken, there is no WEB site specialising on the matter , at least the obscure side of wilderness exploration.
As for big foot;Since these are wild animals, a measure of caution is adviseable. Furthermore my personal experience dictates me to advise further caution mostly if time flies by too fast for some obscure reason....
I guess that a monumental task awaits culminating with the creation of a WEB site specialising in the exploration of the wilderness with a historical perspective on the matter also dwelling on the unknown and unexplained...In other words, including a little folklore and mystery...
As for the benefits of living in the woods; by my personal experience need I again be obliged to repeat that so much lost vitality is regained being in such peaceful surroundings...
These last few years I had difficulty coming to grips with the perduring mind drain the consequence of a typically urban existence... | | Posted Sep 12, 2010 11:13 pm |
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