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Originally posted by Blktail
....filled with NIMBY's, Artsy types, hippy wannabe's and rich foreigners (including Americans). Locals have been all but pushed out of local politick and their children have to leave the Islands because they can't afford to buy property.
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BINGO!!! There's my sister! The only bleeding heart liberal in the family. I love my Sis but it doesn't surprise me one bit that they would flee our country when it came time for retirement. My Brother-in-Law just retired in June from a position as a High School Principal in the Public School System here in California. My Sis is an elementary school teacher and nearing her retirement. They have been visitors on Galiano for years and years escaping there several times a year whenever they had a break from school that lasted more than 3 days. My BiL has his Doctorate in English Literature and also was a Professor at a local Community College. They go to Galiano, sit around and read books....and my sister paints. They are both hippies turned professional as they both attended University of California at Santa Barbara back during the hey day of the late 60's, early '70's when the hippies burned the town of Isla Vista (well, a B of A Bank) , a college student community. I'm not certain if one of them had the matches though.
My BiL is fit but a little kooky. He thinks I should be in BC because I'm a Pilot, I hunt, I fish, I kayak, etc. These are all things he has amazing interest in yet he pursues none....he reads and visits bookstores........and my sister paints.....you get the picture!
It is very likely that we will make a trip up there soon so if I do I will drop you a line for some more info on what to do and perhaps I can buy you a Beer....or whatever it is you folks drink up there!