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09-09-2009, 12:02 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Columbia, SC
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Columbia included in Money Magazine's top 25 places to retire
Saw this article this morning:
25 Best Places to Retire - Columbia, S.C. (22) - Money Magazine
Looks like Columbia is finally getting some of the recognition it deserves! |
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09-09-2009, 12:25 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Metro Atlanta
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Columbia Unsafe?
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Originally Posted by Buckeye in SC
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We visited Columbia in 2007 for the weekend. We went to the welcome center and got all the info. We decided to ride around the historic district using their map. It was very pretty, BUT going slightly east in that district, we got to a stop sign and looked left and saw a man standing on the street pointing a gun and yelling at someone on their porch. Scared us a lot. Made a quick right turn and hightailed it out of there. This was in the supposed "redone" downtown historic district. No Columbia retirement for me!!!
These Top 25 lists are so superficial. To me it looks like someone read a few reviews and maybe visited for a few hours and made up this list. |
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09-09-2009, 04:46 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Lexington, SC
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Originally Posted by staywarm2
We visited Columbia in 2007 for the weekend. We went to the welcome center and got all the info. We decided to ride around the historic district using their map. It was very pretty, BUT going slightly east in that district, we got to a stop sign and looked left and saw a man standing on the street pointing a gun and yelling at someone on their porch. Scared us a lot. Made a quick right turn and hightailed it out of there. This was in the supposed "redone" downtown historic district. No Columbia retirement for me!!!
These Top 25 lists are so superficial. To me it looks like someone read a few reviews and maybe visited for a few hours and made up this list.
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Yeah it's funny how some people can visit an area for a short time, do minimal research and feel informed enough to announce a sweeping determination in a forum where others might read their opinions.
Oh well, you know what they say about opinions. |
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09-09-2009, 05:35 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by staywarm2
We visited Columbia in 2007 for the weekend. We went to the welcome center and got all the info. We decided to ride around the historic district using their map. It was very pretty, BUT going slightly east in that district, we got to a stop sign and looked left and saw a man standing on the street pointing a gun and yelling at someone on their porch. Scared us a lot. Made a quick right turn and hightailed it out of there. This was in the supposed "redone" downtown historic district. No Columbia retirement for me!!!
These Top 25 lists are so superficial. To me it looks like someone read a few reviews and maybe visited for a few hours and made up this list.
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Such unfortunate timing. I hope you called the police. |
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09-09-2009, 07:05 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Metro Atlanta
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Retirement Location Research
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Originally Posted by LexingtonDad
Yeah it's funny how some people can visit an area for a short time, do minimal research and feel informed enough to announce a sweeping determination in a forum where others might read their opinions.
Oh well, you know what they say about opinions.
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FYI, I have read numerous books on city information and data, visited many cities, and researched each one thoroughly before I went. I read a lot about Columbia in books and on-line before the visit, saw the Capitol Bldg., the Riverfront, the shops, saw the university, rode out to the dam. Tried to visit the lake but it was CLOSED!!! So I was informed about Columbia. I just didn't like your city! And I was very frightened by the gun slinger in a supposedly "good" area. And snarky people just confirm my decision. |
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09-09-2009, 07:21 PM
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Greenville becoming progressive?
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Greenville, SC
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Greenville was ranked 2nd best place to live in the country by AARP. Let the bashing begin.  |
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09-09-2009, 09:40 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Lexington, SC
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Tried to visit the lake but it was CLOSED!!!
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It was closed? Damned dam budget cuts. Whatever will the fish do to make a living now? |
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09-10-2009, 05:23 AM
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Originally Posted by g-man430
Greenville was ranked 2nd best place to live in the country by AARP. Let the bashing begin. |
The AARP ranking was only for cities in which to live simply. |
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09-10-2009, 06:47 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Chapin SC
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well we're glad we moved to this area, coming from an area that Money mag also used to rate highly ( Madison WI ).... not sure about being able to retire sometime though....  |
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09-10-2009, 10:48 AM
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Beware being happy about making such lists - all that brings is more people, traffic, and devlopments! I really want to find a "best kept secret" kind of place for my retirement, not a place where EVERYONE is moving to!
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