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1. Mindanao Bob
   Dec 13, 2008 @ 14:32:17

   Is that your house, Randy? I like the looks of the place, it’s got character.

   Hmm… snow? I can understand reason #1! Is this going to be a series of articles with all the different reasons? Or is snowstorm #1 reason #1, snowstorm 2 of the season will be reason 2, etc.?

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2. Randy C
   Dec 13, 2008 @ 14:46:00

   Hi Bob – yeah, that’s our place. It was built in 1927. I like old houses and never felt as comfortable in a newer one. We’ve got wood floors, wood mouldings, original kitchen and the whole bit. Like all old homes, it keeps me busy with one thing after another.

   I was kind of thinking of doing a photo series of different reasons as they came up, but it could very well go they way of your suggestion, if this winter ends up like last year. I was ready to move after that, as was about half of the town I think.

   It’s not too bad out today. Currently 22 out. That’s fahrenheit not celsius BTW, for those thinking it sounds pretty warm.

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3. Ellen
   Dec 13, 2008 @ 15:49:59

   Hi Randy, like old houses too because I appreciate “real” wood. Lots of houses over 100 years old in Norway, and I can’t help but walk around them, touching everything. I know how you feel about the upkeep – lived in Burnaby built in early 1920s, and also in Norway, built around 1900. Miss the snow.

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   • Randy C
     Dec 13, 2008 @ 16:25:05

     Hi Ellen – I bet there were some pretty neat houses in Norway. Probably a lot different than here. It would be cool to see those and compare the difference.

     Looking forward to the day that I can say, “I miss the snow”, too.

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4. Howard
   Feb 13, 2009 @ 09:03:33

   this USA economy goign bad SUCKS BIG i am trying to sell ALL i own to move to samal and things are not going good. i sold my trees on my farm to buy samal land and mango trees. Now every sawmill is full of lumber inventory, and no one is buying anything. So going to samal is taking too much time. i own 2 beach properties there now but only Small 1 hectare ones. I am used to livng on 120 or 150 acres as i ahev lived on 3 us farms. So living on 2 acres sounds sucky. I hope no one developes the island because I like being very reclusive. what is it like in samal i have never been there

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5. Randy C
   Feb 13, 2009 @ 11:36:21

   Hi Howard – welcome and thanks for your comment.

   The island definitely has a lot of development going on. Depending where your land is, you might not see much of it. Quite a bit of it (at least three subdivisions) is very near our land and we will be keeping an eye on the situtation there. If it gets too crowded we are thinking we would move to the east side of Samal or possibly to Bukidnon. We have a lot of time to see how that works out.

   The positive aspect of all the development is the increased value of the land. So if it comes down to us needing to live elsewhere, we should make out OK on the land.

   The economy is hurting everybody.

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6. james underwood
   May 31, 2012 @ 00:48:27

   DOES THIS ISLAND HAVE GOLFING FACILITIES

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   • Randy C
     May 31, 2012 @ 19:55:04

     I don’t know that Samal Island is where you’d want to be if you are an avid golfer.

     I’ve heard that Pearl Farm Resort has a 3 hole course, and that the old casino had a course. Maybe there is something else, but I don’t know of it.

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