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  • bachophileB bachophile

    If u could move anywhere, Florida would be pretty low on the list.

    Me? If language wasn’t an issue I would move to Finland.

    But in the English speaking world, I think some rural Vermont or alternatively some rural New Zealand would be a fine place to seek peaceful days and nights.

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    Horace
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    #12

    @bachophile said in Dream come true:

    If u could move anywhere, Florida would be pretty low on the list.

    Me? If language wasn’t an issue I would move to Finland.

    But in the English speaking world, I think some rural Vermont or alternatively some rural New Zealand would be a fine place to seek peaceful days and nights.

    Yes I would like to live in a place like in the old Newhart show where he owned a bed and breakfast. Also a different country or Hawaii are options.

    Education is extremely important.

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      Doctor Phibes
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      #13

      The people I know who retired to Florida also kept a place on Cape Cod to escape to for the summer.

      The problem with The Cape is there's absolutely nothing to do unless you like boats and shit.

      I was only joking

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      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

        The people I know who retired to Florida also kept a place on Cape Cod to escape to for the summer.

        The problem with The Cape is there's absolutely nothing to do unless you like boats and shit.

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        #14

        @Doctor-Phibes "The problem with The Cape is there's absolutely nothing to do unless you like boats and shit."

        But no Burmese pythons, so there's that.

        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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        • Catseye3C Catseye3

          @Doctor-Phibes "The problem with The Cape is there's absolutely nothing to do unless you like boats and shit."

          But no Burmese pythons, so there's that.

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          Doctor Phibes
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          #15

          @Catseye3 said in Dream come true:

          @Doctor-Phibes "The problem with The Cape is there's absolutely nothing to do unless you like boats and shit."

          But no Burmese pythons, so there's that.

          There's some pretty scary looking fish.

          I think in Florida you're a lot more likely to get killed by some bloke with a mullet and a drink problem than you are by a snake.

          I was only joking

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            Copper
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            #16

            Much of Florida has an infrastructure that supplies what retired seniors need and want.

            Lots of golf, cheap booze, warm weather, other retired people and of course lots of medical care.

            Vermont has country roads that are buried in snow for half the year. It is nice enough in summer but that is only June, July and August.

            New Zealand is so far left politically I think it would be tough to swallow.

            The cape has baseball and lots of Red Sox fans, the traffic in summer is terrible. Most of the beaches are private. In Falmouth you can wait in line for an hour to get a parking spot to get access to the public beach.

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            • CopperC Copper

              Much of Florida has an infrastructure that supplies what retired seniors need and want.

              Lots of golf, cheap booze, warm weather, other retired people and of course lots of medical care.

              Vermont has country roads that are buried in snow for half the year. It is nice enough in summer but that is only June, July and August.

              New Zealand is so far left politically I think it would be tough to swallow.

              The cape has baseball and lots of Red Sox fans, the traffic in summer is terrible. Most of the beaches are private. In Falmouth you can wait in line for an hour to get a parking spot to get access to the public beach.

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              @Copper Tom Brady has said he only wins the Super Bowl in order to get the free trip to Disney World. 🙂

              Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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              • CopperC Offline
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                Copper
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                I have been looking at Disney prices recently.

                These days a Disney vacation might be worth more than a Super bowl win.

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                • taiwan_girlT Offline
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                  @Horace come to Thailand.

                  Get a nice place on the beach. You can live like a "king" for probably USD $3000/month or less.

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                  • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                    @Horace come to Thailand.

                    Get a nice place on the beach. You can live like a "king" for probably USD $3000/month or less.

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                    @taiwan_girl said in Dream come true:

                    @Horace come to Thailand.

                    Get a nice place on the beach. You can live like a "king" for probably USD $3000/month or less.

                    People will get ideas about why I'm there.

                    Education is extremely important.

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                    • HoraceH Horace

                      Looks like my remote work situation will be permanent. Where do you think I should move to? Texas or Florida look nice.

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                      #21

                      @Horace, what does the spouse think?

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                      • AxtremusA Axtremus

                        @Horace, what does the spouse think?

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                        Horace
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                        @Axtremus said in Dream come true:

                        @Horace, what does the spouse think?

                        nothing specific yet. She's been looking in Houston, randomly.

                        Education is extremely important.

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                        • 89th8 Offline
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                          89th
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                          #23

                          Try Minnesota. It’s what I did.

                          Of course you could do the US Virgin Islands, maybe Ireland. Anywhere!

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                            Horace
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                            #24

                            I’m looking for places without extradition treaties. Looking for a friend.

                            Education is extremely important.

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                            • HoraceH Horace

                              @bachophile said in Dream come true:

                              If u could move anywhere, Florida would be pretty low on the list.

                              Me? If language wasn’t an issue I would move to Finland.

                              But in the English speaking world, I think some rural Vermont or alternatively some rural New Zealand would be a fine place to seek peaceful days and nights.

                              Yes I would like to live in a place like in the old Newhart show where he owned a bed and breakfast. Also a different country or Hawaii are options.

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                              brenda
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                              @Horace said in Dream come true:

                              @bachophile said in Dream come true:

                              If u could move anywhere, Florida would be pretty low on the list.

                              Me? If language wasn’t an issue I would move to Finland.

                              But in the English speaking world, I think some rural Vermont or alternatively some rural New Zealand would be a fine place to seek peaceful days and nights.

                              Yes I would like to live in a place like in the old Newhart show where he owned a bed and breakfast. Also a different country or Hawaii are options.

                              You want to live in Minnesoooooota. 89th is loving it here. Don't live in the metro area though, go for a smaller city. You'll have the amenities, lower cost of living, and a quieter setting overall. If you want to spend time in the Twin Cities, it's not a long drive.

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                                brenda
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                                #26

                                Another reason to live in Minnesoooooota is easy access to Mayo. Your hand and leg will thank you. 😊 okay, your whole body will appreciate having great care close by. Let's hope you don't need it, but your track record indicates the possibility of future medical needs.

                                Locals here get access to Mayo before people from outside the area. 👍

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                                • MikM Away
                                  MikM Away
                                  Mik
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                                  And you like big dogs, so it would be easy to have the dogsled you will need to get around in Minnesooota.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    Doctor Phibes
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                                    If you like really cold weather, and being dragged around by dogs, maybe think about Siberia?

                                    It's currently very affordable.

                                    I was only joking

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                                      LuFins Dad
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                                      Pittsburgh doesn’t have Mayo, but it does have Heinz Ketchup… And it’s cheap as hell to live there and is consistently ranked as on of tge US’s most livable cities https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2021/06/09/pittsburgh-number-3-most-livable-city-in-u-s/

                                      The Brad

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                                      • HoraceH Offline
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                                        I was looking up Texas property taxes, which differ locally, due to counties and mostly school districts. Do you guys think it's possible to get a place with low school district taxes but in a good neighborhood? Or are good school districts and good neighborhoods identical?

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                        • HoraceH Horace

                                          I was looking up Texas property taxes, which differ locally, due to counties and mostly school districts. Do you guys think it's possible to get a place with low school district taxes but in a good neighborhood? Or are good school districts and good neighborhoods identical?

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                                          Doctor Phibes
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                                          @Horace said in Dream come true:

                                          I was looking up Texas property taxes, which differ locally, due to counties and mostly school districts. Do you guys think it's possible to get a place with low school district taxes but in a good neighborhood? Or are good school districts and good neighborhoods identical?

                                          I've been told that it keeps taxes a bit lower if you live in a small town where a very large sporting team are based.

                                          The downside is it tends to attract football fans, and occasionally even football players.

                                          Of course, it might be hard to find any decent sporting teams if you locate to Texas.

                                          I was only joking

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