Bye bye long island (real estate, how much, job market)

[CKLINGER116]

To be sung to beverly hillbillies theme song.........


Come and listen to a story of a man named fred


had to work two jobs just keep his family fed


his real estate taxes were as high as they could be


when he brought his family to the beach, he had to pay a fee....


.........


Now freds neighbor he was working for the state,


he didn't work very hard, but he thought that was great,


he got a giant pension as he knew that was to be,


but because of his great pension, they had to raise freds tax fee.
'
.........


Now freds other neighbor, he was just a cop


most times his patrol car was at the donut shop,


for in suffolk county it's mostly quiet as there's very little crime,


but freds neighbor made over $200,000 with the overtime.


.......
Oh don't forget the teachers, they say there very fine,


they work 170 short days and there off the other times,


their retirement and pension could surely choke a horse,


but when a school budget asks for more , it's passed of course.


..............


Well fred finally figured out he was taked for a ride,


he was paying all these taxes, fees and taking money out of his hide,


so he took his wife and kids and left the misery,


and now his family lives in a state where it's more friendly and parks are free.


........


Low taxes, better weather, folks are more friendly......

[LIHR]

Don't let the door hit you in the ass

[Forest_Hills_Daddy]

Another loser who can't hack it out in NYC, gone.

[peconic117]

Wow you actually spent time writing that?? lol

[Zen88]

Originally Posted by CKLINGER116

To be sung to beverly hillbillies theme song.........


Come and listen to a story of a man named fred


had to work two jobs just keep his family fed


his real estate taxes were as high as they could be


when he brought his family to the beach, he had to pay a fee....


.........


Now freds neighbor he was working for the state,


he didn't work very hard, but he thought that was great,


he got a giant pension as he knew that was to be,


but because of his great pension, they had to raise freds tax fee.
'
.........


Now freds other neighbor, he was just a cop


most times his patrol car was at the donut shop,


for in suffolk county it's mostly quiet as there's very little crime,


but freds neighbor made over $200,000 with the overtime.


.......
Oh don't forget the teachers, they say there very fine,


they work 170 short days and there off the other times,


their retirement and pension could surely choke a horse,


but when a school budget asks for more , it's passed of course.


..............


Well fred finally figured out he was taked for a ride,


he was paying all these taxes, fees and taking money out of his hide,


so he took his wife and kids and left the misery,


and now his family lives in a state where it's more friendly and parks are free.


........


Low taxes, better weather, folks are more friendly......

I'll be following you in 11 years, to anywhere it's warmer and cheaper to live. Good luck to you!

[hotkarl]

That was good. Some grammatical mistakes but ok.

[AndreaII]

Congratulations on getting off high tax LI! We'll be on the way out of here in a few years too while leaving behind the public worker thieves.

[rocafeller05]

Op where did you end up going?

[Mumbly Joe]

In the 70's, there used to be a commercial for a driving school- in it, a wife says to her husband "You start to live when you learn to drive".

A good reworking of that would be "You start to live when you escape Long Island!"

Congrats, Fred!!!!!!

You'll find that neighbors in your new locale will be a lot nicer, because they are happier- not having to scratch and claw for a small fortune just to pay the taxes; and because they can actually enjoy a normal life, not spending their days sitting in traffic or on a crowded train, and being able to enjoy parks with other happy people who don't have to pay a fee/get a permit just to do so.

Truly, even if you think you know how much LI sucks now, you'll look back a few years from now and wonder how you even tolerated it for so long. You realize how nice life can be, and gain more perspective, once you are away from the craziness.

When you leave LI, you're not just moving; you're truly starting a new life.

Best of luck! You'll love it and never look back!

[nyer232]

Congrats Fred. Good luck to you. I want to do the same thing as you. I have been thinking of moving to Tampa bay, FL for a while. I want to go there because I heard the economy and job market is booming there. Will see what happens.