Actually, bigger condo buildings can be better

Twice now I've flubbed while briefly discussing larger condo buildings.

Ahem. Ok, this is one of the many examples of why I am not a people person. I stumble over my words, I say things I don't really mean, I can't think on my feet. . . .

When I was working it was a different story. I was very confident and knew exactly what I was talking about. Perhaps I was too cocky. Perhaps. . .

Anyway, one of my new neighbors shared an elevator up with me tonight. She is the second stranger to bring up my old building with me. I used to live across the street in a much larger condo complex. I told her I preferred the amenities over there and she said she looked at that one before moving here but thought there were too many people sharing them. I agreed with her on that point.

Though the thing is, I don't agree. Don't know why I just said, "yeah". . maybe cause I sensed we were at our doors and the conversation had to end quickly(?) ARGH.

I did this with a potential landlord when looking for a new place this last time round. He said he hated big buildings and for some reason I said I did too.

But the thing is, more people = more power. Just like with any society, the more people you have, the more there is possible.

In this building we have the standard pool, hot tub, gym, billiards room, movie theatre room, meeting rooms and deck with bbqs. No classes, no perks, just the condo basics are provided.

But there, we had all that at about twice the size (pool was two times bigger, gym had way more equipment.) Also, instead of two movies showing a week we had six. Also, there was a large gymnasium with organized sports every single day, so soccer, volleyball, basketball, dodgeball, badminton, etc. There was also:

- free fitness classes (all sorts: for working out abs, using those big fitness balls, cardio, weight training, etc.)
- yoga and pilates classes for a small fee
- swimming classes for adults and children (free)
- organized trips to the Niagara wine region a couple hours south of here, trips to the casinos (for a small fee)
- a full service spa, yes right in the building, where I could see an esthetician and get my hair cut.
- free digital cable

On top of that, none of the events or the gym were ever crowded. I almost never had to share the swimming pool or had to weight to use my machine of choice in the gym. Even the tv's in the gym were better then the ones here. Last of all, my old building was where all the people in this neighborhood go to vote for municipal/provincial/federal elections. So I didn't even have to leave the building to vote!

But that is hard to say in the 2 minutes allotted to a stranger. So I mumble, "yeah" and move on. Somehow, most of my interactions with people seem like this.

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You may wonder why we moved to this building. Simply put, this building offered the largest unit in the best condition of all the units we saw around here. We figured where we actually spent almost all our time mattered most and I had assumed this building also had free fitness classes and cable as they are all part of the same overall complex. Later I learned that another building behind us, still same complex, has what we have but also a bowling alley, and the one next to that has a rock climbing wall! We may have the largest unit available outside of the penthouses around here, but definitely the poorest amenities relatively speaking. Fortunately I am too busy with my daughter to miss them too much.