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Post by NastyWoman on Apr 10, 2016 2:58:24 GMT -5
I love my (fully paid for) condo in the Bay Area, but if I ever were to move it would either be closer to DS2 and his family (DS1 lives in the tropics so that is out) or to the Netherlands to be closer to my 6 sibs
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2016 3:00:19 GMT -5
Burlington, Vermont. You get mountains, Lake Champlain (120 miles long, 12 miles wide), 4 seasons, progressive attitudes, access to good medical care, several area colleges keep the population from getting old in its ways, lots to do, close to Canada (if necessary, LOL). If one is a history buff, plenty of American Revolutionary War sites in the Burlington, Hudson, and Connecticut River Valley areas. I grew up the child of a history buff/teacher. I'm over it, thanks. He had to bribe me with bookstores. I could give 2 shits about Civil War battlefields and what have you. If I live long enough to retire, and I'm not in prison for murder, I'm moving to South Dakota. Don't know why but it felt like home when I traveled there years ago. I could never go back to NH and I loathe MA. I could go for the Lake Champlain chocolates. Quite tasty from what I remember.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2016 3:02:50 GMT -5
I live my (fully paid for) condo in the Bay Area, but if I ever were to move it would either be closer to DS2 and his family (DS1 lives in the tropics so that is out) or to the Netherlands to be closer to my 6 sibs Bleah. I want to get away from my 1 sib. Not that we see each other much but it would cut down the obligatory visit/phone call we do about once every other month to even less. Which is fine with me!
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Post by Tennesseer on Apr 10, 2016 9:44:08 GMT -5
Don't worry. That law won't be on the books long. I'm sure in November when Master Cooper defeats Governor McCrory that law will be overturned. We will also integrate all bathrooms and locker rooms in the entire state. Little girls can watch grown men change clothes at the local YMCA. Maybe they can even shower together. Now the really important part to that law is that no employee in the state can sue their employer in state court for discrimination. They must do it in federal court, and apparently this law is targeted at the LGBT community. I don't understand that assumption because the law, which I admit is not a great law, does not say that only LGBT cannot sue their employers for discrimination, it says that no one in North Carolina can, so this law is not targeted at the LGBT community. It is targeted at all North Carolinians. North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas learned not to mention LGBT in their state laws after the SCOTUS ruling on Romer v. Evans. But the LGBT community is the intended target of the N.C. law. Romer v. EvansThe cunning trick in North Carolina’s radical new anti-LGBT law
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Post by gs11rmb on Apr 11, 2016 10:03:37 GMT -5
What about Atlanta? The Governor vetoed the religious freedom bill and his successor would be wise to do the same because it would be an economic catastrophe for the state. Georgia is a conservative state but Atlanta is liberal. The weather is great, rarely snows and is cold for only a few weeks. There are many things to do and lots of lovely restaurants to eat. It is still possible to live in the city either in a SFH or in one of the thousands and thousands of condos. I really like this city .
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Apr 11, 2016 10:42:56 GMT -5
Go even further south of Atlanta and you can even forget how to drive in the snow and on ice (if you go south of I-10 that is). I see a lot of retirees from "up north" because their money goes so much further here, it's beautiful and warm. That's what they tell me anyway.
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Post by tallguy on Apr 11, 2016 10:50:26 GMT -5
I don't know. I was talking to a woman who has lived in several areas of the country and she specifically and without being prompted mentioned Atlanta as NOT the greatest.
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Post by alabamagal on Apr 11, 2016 11:35:26 GMT -5
Being president of your HOA is a drama filled position and you see the worst of people. Maybe try stepping back from that to decrease the drama in your life. Also maybe turn off the TV/radio/newspaper discussions about politics, vote the way you want to and be done with that. Then maybe where you live will get better.
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Post by gs11rmb on Apr 11, 2016 11:53:26 GMT -5
I don't know. I was talking to a woman who has lived in several areas of the country and she specifically and without being prompted mentioned Atlanta as NOT the greatest. People have different tastes. Also, when some people say Atlanta they are talking about the suburbs and not intown. I wouldn't want to live in suburban Atlanta but I work with some people who don't understand why we continue to live in the city when for the same mortgage we could double our house size. Different strokes ...
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Post by kittensaver on Apr 11, 2016 13:27:10 GMT -5
Remember that bigoted people live everywhere. Even with its reputation of being a bastion of liberal thought, I've met some knuckle-draggers that have made it all the way out to the sands of the Pacific Ocean.
That said - IN GENERAL - the most open and tolerant social climates DO tend to be on the coasts plus our friends in Minnesota. Minnesota has some laws that are even more progressive than La La Land.
Good luck on your search.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 17:59:16 GMT -5
I would love to live in an urban townhome/loft type situation if I could afford it but here they start around $300,000 and go on from there. I like the idea of Atlanta. Ironically, BFF and I are going there for a week in October primarily b/c of the Chihuly exhibit. We are Chihuly nuts Alabamagal is right - things will get a lot better when I leave office December 2017. Then I will no longer have to be on the neighborhood FB page and consider human intelligence an oxymoron. What would I do without y'all?
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Post by tallguy on Apr 11, 2016 18:08:48 GMT -5
Should try Seattle then. The greater Seattle-Tacoma area would take care of you pretty well.
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Post by kittensaver on Apr 11, 2016 19:29:15 GMT -5
Bonny is soon going to have a condo for sale in an upscale part of San Diego - - just saying' . . . .
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Post by TrixAre4Kids on Apr 12, 2016 15:53:40 GMT -5
Should try Seattle then. The greater Seattle-Tacoma area would take care of you pretty well. The Chihuly chandeliers at Benaroya Hall in Seattle are fantastic, and I don't even care much for his work. I guess I'm kinda bored of it. There is lots of it around town.
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Post by DagnyT on Apr 12, 2016 17:08:33 GMT -5
I would love to live in an urban townhome/loft type situation if I could afford it but here they start around $300,000 and go on from there. I like the idea of Atlanta. Ironically, BFF and I are going there for a week in October primarily b/c of the Chihuly exhibit. We are Chihuly nuts Alabamagal is right - things will get a lot better when I leave office December 2017. Then I will no longer have to be on the neighborhood FB page and consider human intelligence an oxymoron. What would I do without y'all? I think an urban townhome/loft in Atlanta will be more than $300,000. They are more than that in the much smaller Southern city I live near.
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Post by tallguy on Apr 12, 2016 17:56:14 GMT -5
Should try Seattle then. The greater Seattle-Tacoma area would take care of you pretty well. The Chihuly chandeliers at Benaroya Hall in Seattle are fantastic, and I don't even care much for his work. I guess I'm kinda bored of it. There is lots of it around town. Yeah there is. That was the point for those Chihuly nuts. Garden and Glass at Seattle Center, Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Tacoma Art Museum, Union Station in Tacoma.... I've never even tried to find his actual studios. There is a TON of his stuff around, and I was at the Tacoma ones a couple weeks ago. Bellagio in Las Vegas was amazing too.
I'm pretty sure I ran into him once years ago, just out in real life. Wife and I had our son at the mini-golf at Seattle Center, and the family right ahead of us had to be him.
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Post by Bonny on Apr 15, 2016 9:44:34 GMT -5
Bonny is soon going to have a condo for sale in an upscale part of San Diego - - just saying' . . . . LOL, it's a wonderful location but the agent's CMA came back at $899k.
I'll be lucky to get $699k but still out of the price range.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2016 16:46:55 GMT -5
Gotta run - off to buy my lotto ticket so I can get a nice urban loft somewhere. Just found a neighbor is pursuing her own plan for funding a new home when she moves out of state in a couple of years. She's insured her home for $300,000 which is not a lot except it comes out to $231/sq ft for her of the year. Comps in our two block area are $200,000 for fully upgraded including new electrical service and deluxe finishes. Hers is 60 year old original never maintained. I somehow sense a fire in our future.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2016 17:02:45 GMT -5
Moving to very high ground somewhere! Check national news for "Houston Flooding". Higher today than Tropical Storm Allison, higher than Hurricane Ike, higher than Memorial Day floods last year. Talked to good friend-38 years in her home-never higher. No water in my home but many neighbors not so lucky. Had a damned crisis because we had no Diet Coke or wine in the house. Fortunately, floodwaters receded just long enough to make it to the local stop-n-rob (aka corner store) which was doing a very brisk business in motor oil (gotta drain those flooded cars) and all things alcoholic.
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Post by kittensaver on Apr 18, 2016 17:08:45 GMT -5
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Post by tallguy on Apr 18, 2016 17:18:09 GMT -5
We have mountains just as high here....
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Post by kittensaver on Apr 18, 2016 17:42:06 GMT -5
We have mountains just as high here.... I know . . . it was just that she was talking about living in a high place, and that old John Denver song just popped into my head .
I also know that "high places" can flood . . . just like low places .
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Apr 18, 2016 19:01:08 GMT -5
Make your list of must-haves. Then absolutely not list.
Colorado is experiencing a very heavy wet snow right now. Up to 36 inches in places.
A good idea is to check the prevalent religions in the area. There are places in states where if you aren't their religion, you cannot even buy gas or groceries. I have know people being mistreated in Utah and Idaho. Probably based on the religion.
Apilachian and Smokey Mountains might be excluding, also. Not kin or born and raised there.
Other states a lot of smaller communities are not welcoming to anyone. Even those passing through. On the flip side, they can be inexpensive to find a place to live then go to a close big city for their culture.
Best wishes on your sorting process.
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Post by NastyWoman on Apr 18, 2016 19:45:24 GMT -5
Moving to very high ground somewhere! Check national news for "Houston Flooding". Higher today than Tropical Storm Allison, higher than Hurricane Ike, higher than Memorial Day floods last year. Talked to good friend-38 years in her home-never higher. No water in my home but many neighbors not so lucky. Had a damned crisis because we had no Diet Coke or wine in the house. Fortunately, floodwaters receded just long enough to make it to the local stop-n-rob (aka corner store) which was doing a very brisk business in motor oil (gotta drain those flooded cars) and all things alcoholic. This may be a good friend, but it is not a very smart one... no wine really, whatever can we expect next?
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Post by happyhoix on Apr 22, 2016 7:53:11 GMT -5
Wilmington, NC and that little town south of it, Southport, is a very nice area. But there is that troublesome little law. So wait a while before considering it. It could be found to be unconstitutional. Or not. Time will tell. Love NC and have vacationed there numerous times with my BFF. But now that little law is a problem in both a philosophical and financial sense. Definitely not starting a discussion on the merits of the law, but don't want to settle in any area that may experience a downturn of revenue because of political actions and therefore implement heavy new fees and taxes. Already looking at radical changes in COL if and when my current locale faces up to economic reality (aka "Holy Crap, we have no money). Don't want to move across the country and have a Groundhog Day experience. I don't think that NC law will stand for very long.
Personally I've considered retiring to the Ashville NC area. Beautiful location in the Smoky mountains, very progressive city (college town) and also lots of retirees. Far enough south you avoid the really bad winters but high up enough in the mountains the summers are slightly less nuclear than most Southern locations.
In the summers they have a drum circle in one of the squares downtown and I like to watch the blue haired little old ladies, college kids in outlandish costumes and local hippie community all drumming and dancing together.
They have one of the highest per capita micro breweries in the US. What more needs to be said.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Apr 22, 2016 11:56:50 GMT -5
Love NC and have vacationed there numerous times with my BFF. But now that little law is a problem in both a philosophical and financial sense. Definitely not starting a discussion on the merits of the law, but don't want to settle in any area that may experience a downturn of revenue because of political actions and therefore implement heavy new fees and taxes. Already looking at radical changes in COL if and when my current locale faces up to economic reality (aka "Holy Crap, we have no money). Don't want to move across the country and have a Groundhog Day experience. I don't think that NC law will stand for very long.
Personally I've considered retiring to the Ashville NC area. Beautiful location in the Smoky mountains, very progressive city (college town) and also lots of retirees. Far enough south you avoid the really bad winters but high up enough in the mountains the summers are slightly less nuclear than most Southern locations.
In the summers they have a drum circle in one of the squares downtown and I like to watch the blue haired little old ladies, college kids in outlandish costumes and local hippie community all drumming and dancing together.
They have one of the highest per capita micro breweries in the US. What more needs to be said.
My sister lived in the area a while back, and complained that you really didn't see sunlight until 9AM because of the mountains and that it disappeared early. I don't think she ever got used to it. She did like the area a lot though.
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Post by happyhoix on Apr 22, 2016 12:34:34 GMT -5
I don't think that NC law will stand for very long.
Personally I've considered retiring to the Ashville NC area. Beautiful location in the Smoky mountains, very progressive city (college town) and also lots of retirees. Far enough south you avoid the really bad winters but high up enough in the mountains the summers are slightly less nuclear than most Southern locations.
In the summers they have a drum circle in one of the squares downtown and I like to watch the blue haired little old ladies, college kids in outlandish costumes and local hippie community all drumming and dancing together.
They have one of the highest per capita micro breweries in the US. What more needs to be said.
My sister lived in the area a while back, and complained that you really didn't see sunlight until 9AM because of the mountains and that it disappeared early. I don't think she ever got used to it. She did like the area a lot though. I'm used to living in mountainous areas so that isn't a problem for me but I know what she means - I lived in a very very VERY flat area for about five years where a tree was about the highest thing around. Couldn't stand how flat it was!!! Didn't matter how nice the area was, couldn't take that boring pancake landscape.
Don't know why that is, I was born in a very very flat state (Ohio) but my relatives all came from the PA mountains so maybe it's genetics, in some way.
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Post by wyouser on Apr 22, 2016 12:35:42 GMT -5
Well, If you can stand "seasons. If you don't mind altitudes. If your thing is low taxes. If you like lower home values (avoid Jackson Hole) . If you like open spaces. If wildlife is your thing. You might look at Wyoming.........
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2016 18:16:17 GMT -5
Love NC and have vacationed there numerous times with my BFF. But now that little law is a problem in both a philosophical and financial sense. Definitely not starting a discussion on the merits of the law, but don't want to settle in any area that may experience a downturn of revenue because of political actions and therefore implement heavy new fees and taxes. Already looking at radical changes in COL if and when my current locale faces up to economic reality (aka "Holy Crap, we have no money). Don't want to move across the country and have a Groundhog Day experience. I don't think that NC law will stand for very long.
Personally I've considered retiring to the Ashville NC area. Beautiful location in the Smoky mountains, very progressive city (college town) and also lots of retirees. Far enough south you avoid the really bad winters but high up enough in the mountains the summers are slightly less nuclear than most Southern locations.
In the summers they have a drum circle in one of the squares downtown and I like to watch the blue haired little old ladies, college kids in outlandish costumes and local hippie community all drumming and dancing together.
They have one of the highest per capita micro breweries in the US. What more needs to be said.
Love Asheville! I've watched the drum circle but didn't participate. If you haven't already, check out Wicked Weed brewery-awesome bevs and food. And do not miss, I repeat do not miss Shoji Spa. The road up and down to the spa is a bitch but the spa is incredible.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2016 18:20:12 GMT -5
Just added another inch of rain this afternoon which makes my total since sundown last Sunday 13-1/4 inches. Not cool for the already flooded folks, not cool at all. And the forecast is another 2-3 inches next Saturday. The old Southern saying of "God willing and the creek don't rise" takes on a whole new meaning and I don't like it.
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