"I'm a serious member, but I opt for the free membership."

Hi...

My name is Rick (not Jack)... I'm originally from England, but I moved to Chilliwack a few years ago from Vancouver... I have a great, management position with an area School Board... But when the time is right, I'll relocate my life to the Okanagan... I already own a 10 acre property outside Osoyoos, and am just about to build a little house there... I got a 5th wheel to live in while it's being built, and the well just got installed too...

I’ll be scaling back my life... Done all my running around... Got all the stuff I need...

Wanna build a new house (passive solar with geothermal heating too)... Like to get a couple of horses, a few chickens... and grow some veggies... Gonna eat well, make my own bread (that’s right, I said that), and get rid of my tiny spare tire !!!... I was "kissed" on the neck by the skin cancer fairy last year, but after 3 or 4 visits to St. Paul's, they got rid of all that sh*t... So it's time to kick back... Lots of hiking, biking and fishing to be done... get an ATV, to make them far away mountains easier to get to, and so I can pack in all the camping and camera gear in the back...

I am an early riser... I work and play hard and love to drive fast! I'm an avid (fair weather) hiker, biker and downhill skier... I love photography, and some of my pictures and hiking stories can be found at Flickr (http://www.flickriver.com/photos/chillijack/) and Club Tread (http://www.clubtread.com/articledetail.aspx?ID=54)...

So, I'm looking for my equal... I'm in search of someone who likes or does some of the same things I do (please check out my "interests" list above)...

There are 3 qualities that I look for in a potential mate...

* Respect
* Communication
* Unconditional love...

When I find a lady that can exchange those basics with me, I will be the happiest person on Earth !!!

I wanna spend ALL my time with my new "best friend"... Don't you ??? I don't care how old you are, but the "chemistry" has to be front and centre... If we are "together", and totally into each other, we'll have a much greater opportunity of enjoying our jobs, free time, combined wealth, pastimes and hobbies... duh... However, it is important that you SLIM (as in THIN) and are a non-smoker (as in DOESN'T SMOKE)...

Granted, I'm no Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood or James Garner... (but I've been told I'm pretty close to Donald Sutherland though... LOL)...

I know this "cut to the chase" profile will piss off a lot of people... I don't care... I've spent too much time meeting and dating the wrong women, with very few, really good, long time relationships that are meaningful and worthy of continuation... I'd rather be single than with the wrong person...

Thanks for reading this, and if you're not upset and/or we don't hit it off, lots of luck in your search... If you think you fit the bill and are ready for the challenge... let me know... We’ll hunt some mushrooms together, and split a bottle of wine after...

Have a great day...

ps: IM doesn't work...

Go mushroom hunting...