10-27-2010, 12:07 PM
Hey Andrew don't forget the property taxes! [rant]Even if the Club outright owned the building the property taxes in my neighbour hood are around $3,000 a year! (You'd need to have four full time members to cover the property taxes alone!) Just so city can pick up the bare minimum of garbage, plow the neighbourhood whenever they feel like it. Mean while you need a 4x4 just to drive (or dental if you bike) to the supermarket as pot hole are big enough to swallow a Smart Car.[/rant]
So, (heavy sigh), I can appreciate the cost of membership running a club like that in Toronto. There is no way I'd even argue the fees. Hydro (kinda need that to run trains), Heating/Cooling, Lease, Taxes, Security... it all adds up. I've recently had a change of heart which is why I decided to check them out and eventually apply. I think its worthwhile to support an organization such as this right here in my neighbourhood. If that means signing up as a member then so be it. I guess you could say that it's one of those things that you take for granted... it's right there and then suddenly, one day you hear they had to move out of the city or close down all together. Then you realize how much you miss it and wish it was still there.
Gary, will do. I'll keep adding to this thread as I progress in the weeks ahead.
MM - I don't mind cleaning track. If that's what I end up doing next Tuesday, I'm okay with it. Clean track makes for happy trains, and if I'm going to be religious about anything it's going to be about shiney rail heads.
So, (heavy sigh), I can appreciate the cost of membership running a club like that in Toronto. There is no way I'd even argue the fees. Hydro (kinda need that to run trains), Heating/Cooling, Lease, Taxes, Security... it all adds up. I've recently had a change of heart which is why I decided to check them out and eventually apply. I think its worthwhile to support an organization such as this right here in my neighbourhood. If that means signing up as a member then so be it. I guess you could say that it's one of those things that you take for granted... it's right there and then suddenly, one day you hear they had to move out of the city or close down all together. Then you realize how much you miss it and wish it was still there.
Gary, will do. I'll keep adding to this thread as I progress in the weeks ahead.
MM - I don't mind cleaning track. If that's what I end up doing next Tuesday, I'm okay with it. Clean track makes for happy trains, and if I'm going to be religious about anything it's going to be about shiney rail heads.