Where do we all live?

[shatteredfx]

New York City soon possibly Philadelphia or maybe even Texas

 

[Walt34]

New York City soon possibly Philadelphia or maybe even Texas

One of our long time members made a memorable post directed at those contemplating a move to Texas:

OK...

Texas is infested with scorpions, rattlesnakes, fire ants, crazy raspberry ants, cockroaches on steroids, killer bees, mosquitoes, ticks, chiggers, tarantulas, brown recluse spiders, love bugs, swarming crickets, copperheads, cottonmouths, rabid skunks, wild hogs, alligators, oppressive heat & humidity, bleak desolate scenery, dirty beaches, polluted air, dust storms, drought, wildfires, water shortages, recurring floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, rednecks, huge piles of flaming mulch, spontaneously combusting playgrounds, roads hot as flowing lava, the stench of natural and unnatural gasses, amoebic meningitis lurking in area lakes, recurring ebola virus outbreaks, flesh eating bacteria, staggering homeowner insurance rates, unbelievably high property taxes, mandatory death sentences for DUI convictions, polygamous religious sects, and, lest we forget, doesn't look kindly towards Yankees (per Orchidflower).

The towns mentioned are all located behind the Pine Curtain. You'll need to show your passport at the border crossing, but if you weigh 250 or more, wear well-worn bib overalls and a DeKalb Feed gimmie cap, you might be able to pass through without getting checked.

 

[REWahoo]

Since I wrote that, things have changed - they've gotten worse.

 

[Dtail]

Since I wrote that, things have changed - they've gotten worse.

but don't send them to Florida.

 

[shatteredfx]

but don't send them to Florida.

wow

 

[MRG]

We're in the SW of CO. Nothing out here to see, go home.

I think Ian or Ian was writing about this place. https://youtu.be/Y4UjWtLyYBY

Somebody's shouting
Up at a mountain
Only my own words return
Nobody's out there
It's a deception
When will I ever learn?

I'm alone here
With emptiness eagles and snow
Unfriendliness chilling my body
And whispering pictures of home

Wondering blindly
How can they find me
Maybe they don't even know
My body is shaking
Anticipating
The call of the black footed crow

I'm alone here
With emptiness eagles and snow
Unfriendliness chilling my body
And taunting with pictures of home

Here in this prison
Of my own making
Year after day I have grown
Into a hero
But there's no worship
Where have they hidden my throne?

I'm alone here
With emptiness eagles and snow
Unfriendliness chilling my body
And screaming out pictures of home

Songwriters: Ian Gillan / Ian Paice / Jon Lord / Ritchie Blackmore / Roger Glover

Pictures of Home lyrics [emoji767] EMI Music Publishing

 

[tapahelp]

Pasadena CA except when traveling, first half of 2019 includes India, Italy, NYC and Moab UT. Lots more later I hope.

Is it like Los Angeles?

 

[Gunny]

Northeast Alabama about 10 minutes from half a dozen boat ramps on beautiful Lake Guntersville. We've lived all over the place as I spent 34 years in the Marines and DIA. I now have a love/hate relationship with travel.

 

[yakers]

Is it like Los Angeles?

Well, LA has A LOT of variations in it. Pasadena too. Pasadena is not near the beach its in the foothills and greener. Warmer in the summer and cooler in the winter. Just watch the Rose Parade every Jan 1st. Connected by subway to LA. For Chicago folks (where I'm from originally) I say Pasadena is to LA the way Evanston is to Chicago. A medium size old town in its own right but part of the eonomic and social metro area.

 

[Hermit]

Colorado mountains. About an hour from nowhere on the east side of the Rockies. Its a great place to be a Hermit!

 

[tapahelp]

Well, LA has A LOT of variations in it. Pasadena too. Pasadena is not near the beach its in the foothills and greener. Warmer in the summer and cooler in the winter. Just watch the Rose Parade every Jan 1st. Connected by subway to LA. For Chicago folks (where I'm from originally) I say Pasadena is to LA the way Evanston is to Chicago. A medium size old town in its own right but part of the eonomic and social metro area.

Thanks yakers. Didn’t know subway system in LA was “that good.”

What do you find Pasadena better over LA and rest of CA? Is COL significantly lower?

 

[Cessna152]

Dexter Oregon.
Plan is to move to Black Hills (Rapid City) area of South Dakota in a couple months and rent a house there for a few years as a base of operations for travel. Then move on to someplace yet to be determined.

 

[Montecfo]

Retired, downsized, and am now living in the Scottsdale area (nobody has ever heard of Cave Creek). I list “snowbird” as my location because we moved here from a place that experiences much winter snow and ice. The plan going forward is to escape the summer heat for 1-2 months every year, to areas that experience MUCH snow during the winter. And Hawaii too. Yep, that’s the plan.

Have heard of Cave Creek. Lived in Scottsdale a few years. Worked for a startup there in the Scottsdale Airpark.

Nice area!

 

[atmsmshr]

The Treasure Coast for 33 years. (Named after the Spanish plate fleet sank here 300 years ago - artifacts are still being found, just not by me)

The winter Ice Pack is at its usual February zenith here in eastern central Florida. Friday we went boating around the islands at the inlet and counted dolphins. Yesterday evening we went to Disney and for crying out loud it was so cold that I had to wear a friggin long sleeve shirt to go with my shorts and sneakers.

Both children are miserable ingrates and settling on Jacksonville to start their families and professional careers. DW and I are resigned to selling the island house sum day and moving to that frigid northern corner of the sunshine state.

(Mod edit for truth in disclosure part 6.c of the forum rules. By comparison, the OP and DW and moved from PA to FL immediately after college for jobs.)

 

[Tom52]

We will close on our future new home later this month in The Villages, Florida. We just can't tolerate the cold Iowa weather any more.

 

[Scuba]

We spent a few years sailing/cruising in the Eastern Caribbean, toggling between our 45' Cat an the occasional land stay. USVI, UKVI, St. Marten and many other long term stays on the way to Grenada.

Here is a link to some of our travel pics, I was not really good with documenting everything and it is a little dated now as I do not really maintain it.

Cruising The Caribbean

Thanks for sharing. Great pictures. We love the Caribbean and especially the VI.

 

[grasshopper]

Have heard of Cave Creek. Lived in Scottsdale a few years. Worked for a startup there in the Scottsdale Airpark.

Nice area!

OK now that is two of us that know Cave Creek, plus I worked in the Scottsdale Airpark and lived in the the East Valley. But do you know where Cave Creek Canyon is?

Friends of Cave Creek Canyon - Chiricahua Mountains - Portal, AZ

 

[Scuba]

Thanks yakers. Didn’t know subway system in LA was “that good.”

What do you find Pasadena better over LA and rest of CA? Is COL significantly lower?

We lived in Pasadena for two years. It is a beautiful city with lots of trees. Reminded us of a Midwestern town but with gorgeous mountain views. It has great shops and restaurants and a nice small town feel. Cal Tech is there and its campus is beautiful. We didn’t find the COL to be exceptionally higher or lower than other So CA areas, although the property we owned in Pasadena was definitely larger and less expensive than a beachfront condo in Long Beach.

If we could have moved Pasadena to the beach, we would have been happy to stay there, but we have a lot of connections in Long Beach and enjoy beach living, so we moved.

 

[haha]

I live on the ring of hills just above the downtown Seattle basin. No car, I mostly get around walking, backed up by Metro buses and occasionally or late at night, Uber.

Ha

 

[tapahelp]

We lived in Pasadena for two years. It is a beautiful city with lots of trees. Reminded us of a Midwestern town but with gorgeous mountain views. It has great shops and restaurants and a nice small town feel. Cal Tech is there and its campus is beautiful. We didn’t find the COL to be exceptionally higher or lower than other So CA areas, although the property we owned in Pasadena was definitely larger and less expensive than a beachfront condo in Long Beach.

If we could have moved Pasadena to the beach, we would have been happy to stay there, but we have a lot of connections in Long Beach and enjoy beach living, so we moved.

Thanks Scuba. How much does a beach front condo cost in Long Beach?

 

[Scuba]

Thanks Scuba. How much does a beach front condo cost in Long Beach?

Depends on size, age and quality of the building. I just googled it and in our area, prices for current offerings range from $300K for a small studio in an older building with limited amenities to $1.4 million for a larger (3 BR) unit. Most of the nicer units in newer developments with more amenities sell for $1-1.5M.

 

[tapahelp]

Depends on size and age an quality of the building. I just googled it and in our area, prices for current offerings range from $300K for a small studio in an older building with limited amenities to $1.4 million for a larger (3 BR) unit. Most of the nicer units in newer developments with more amenities sell for $1-1.5M.

$300K for a small studio. Wow. Are there any 2 bed rooms under half-million?

 

[Scuba]

$300K for a small studio. Wow. Are there any 2 bed rooms under half-million?

Not on the beach. Even in an old run down building, a 2 BR would run at least $600K. And Long Beach is one of the least expensive oceanfront markets in So CA.

 

[flintnational]

Atlanta area most of our lives. A few detours over the years.

 

[Bir48die]

Portland Metro