I BOUGHT THE FIRST HOUSE AT OTTER POINT WITH ITS 12 FOOT HIGH 1200 SQUARE FOOT BASEMENT IN 1979

I WAS FULLY EQUIPPED TO START A JEWELRY MANUFACTURING BUSINESS

I had gold and silver inventory to sell, 500 ounces of Silver and 250 grams of Gold, which could kick start an enterprise where I would employ people or at least myself.

There was no other work available, logging was slowing down, there were only a few jobs in Sooke. 

When I arrived in Sooke BC, unbeknownst to me, the neighbors did not want to lose their ``LOGGER CULTURE`` and they did not want me `Yuppie`,  (young urban professional). No ``Yuppies`` were to be allowed to live here despite the fact that THE TREES WERE ALL GONE. 

I HAVE TRULY HAD A BELLYFUL OF DAMNED ETHNOCENTRIC DISCRIMINATION. I AM ALWAYS, IT SEEMS, A MINORITY OF ONE. 

MY INVENTORY WAS STOLEN, THE HOUSE WAS BURNT WITH MY FACTORY IN IT. I DID NOT YET RE-ESTABLISH ANY JEWELRY MANUFACTURING AND SALES. I HAVE THE EQUIPMENT AGAIN BUT I AM SO CRIPPLED BY THE DAMNED ATTACKS OF THE UNDERCLASS INCLUDING POLICE THAT I CANNOT DO IT NOR CAN I DO MY ART, MY MUSIC AND MY VIDEOGRAPHY.

THE FOREST AND THE MEADOW AT OTTER POINT IN NOVEMBER OF 1979

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Looking East around the side of the house the meadow looked much like this. 

It was a brilliant warm sunny day when I took possession of my first piece of land. The grass was long and soft and brown from the sun, stretching out to the top of the hill on the North and up to a  copse of Fir on the East.

Unbelievably a thin stream of water shot into the air where the well house is now and I thought there was City Water but it was a capped and taped up Artisan well that was squirting into the air. I can feel how thrilled I was