Thread: To buy or not to buy, that is the question...

Wait a minute, New Mexico steals their water from Colorado, so I don’t see that as a problem, and we all steal it from canada

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Wait a minute, New Mexico steals their water from Colorado, so I don’t see that as a problem, and we all steal it from canada

Canada takes our water from the Red River here in MN.

Also anything north of the Laurentian divide flows North to Hudson Bay which includes a chunk of ND also.

Originally Posted by 32t

Canada takes our water from the Red River here in MN.

Also anything north of the Laurentian divide flows North to Hudson Bay which includes a chunk of ND also.

Yup, the water from the Red River eventually winds up in Hudson Bay. The Red floods most years and Winnipeg had to build the Red River Floodway to divert some of the water around the city to prevent massive flooding.

I can only think of one major river, the Columbia River, that flows from Canada to the US and empties into the Pacific on the US side. All the Great Lakes except Lake Michigan are shared water ways as is the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Bob

No, all the water rights north of N.M is bought and paid for by N.M.

Texas strong-armed the courts way back when we were a weak territory instead of us currently being a weak state and they got what they wanted at our expense.

Also way back when they surveyed the borders they made a Texas sized mistake. Actually El Paso should be in N.M though personally having been there more times than I care to remember they can have it.

Originally Posted by 32t

Canada takes our water from the Red River here in MN.

Also anything north of the Laurentian divide flows North to Hudson Bay which includes a chunk of ND also.

Ok if we’re getting on that track we’re all stealing it from the gods, so there, and water runs downhill, the sky is way up there and none of ya deserve any

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Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Ok if we’re getting on that track we’re all stealing it from the gods, so there, and water runs downhill, the sky is way up there and none of ya deserve any

Water runs downhill.

Depends where the hill is.

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Wait a minute, New Mexico steals their water from Colorado, so I don’t see that as a problem, and we all steal it from canada

The head waters of the Colorado River are in Colorado, and the head waters of the Green River are in Wyoming. So that river is all home grown in the U.S.A.

Well the way I look at it is this. If my neighbor has a fruit tree and some of the branches hang over my fence and into my yard with fruit on them... That s*** is mine now.

So...

any clearer about buying that house now?

FWIW, buying my place was the best decision I ever made, but it made sense *for me*. Whether or not it does for anyone else depends on their situation, the market, what they are looking for, and how they want to live. So if you want to, and you're able, then buy. Before signing the papers though, be sure in your mind that you're not making yourself "house poor". I.e. don't over-extend yourself. I could have spent more on a place when I bought here, but am glad I didn't. That extra $$ has gone towards things that matter to me, mostly my workshop, forge, etc.

Best of luck, whatever you decide.