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Spend a winter there first before deciding or you might think it was a "baaahd" idea after the fact...
Well, when retired...let it snow as much as possible in Maine, LOL
I’ll be in my log cabin on a lake, feet up, coffee in hand with a fireplace (With enough food until summer)Looking out my window at wildlife. “They way life should be”
Said by someone who never actually lived in a Maine cabin through the winter. j/k lol
I have. It's not all ice fishing and Jim Beam, but all in all, I'd take it over this dump, any season!
I have. It's really not that different from here unless you go up north. They do get more snow but unlike here, their highway department crews keep the roads clear. They are totally on top of it. It's a non issue actually.
I lived there for years and will gladly call BS on this idea. The highways may be clear (not), but good luck getting to them. DOT drivers get $14/hr and private pays $25/hr. They can barely find plow drivers. North of Bangor, everything is private and hit or miss. You just learn to get around patiently and drive an adequate vehicle. Not so much fun for the elderly ie retirees. Driving in Maine winters isn't to be taken lightly. Black ice, baby. Nothing like it.
I have been asking the same thing. Traffic seems to have increased dramatically.
My theory is that there are a lot more people living illegally here on Long Island then is acknowledged.
And by illegally I am not just talking about the stereotype of poor less educated people coming from overseas. I am talking about people, all people, citizens and non-citizens alike, doubling up in apartments and houses because housing has gotten so expensive. Nor can many young people afford to move out of their parent's home to their own place. Just look at how many cars are parked on the street at night even in front of single family homes with driveways.
At the end of the day, the problem is that we are next to extremely overcrowded New York City.
You make good points, its also about the availability of local jobs.
Let's say people are moving further east to afford the house they want - they will be on LIE tomorrow morning. Population increase = 0 but there is an increase in traffic.
Existing people living and working in suffolk got fired/layoff/find new jobs - if plenty of choices are available in suffolk then its great - else it will also contribute to the traffic. Population increase = 0 but there is an increase in traffic.
We can argue the opposite - people finding jobs in suffolk and not commuting towards the city will wash out the increase above, but I really doubt this.
You make good points, its also about the availability of local jobs.
Let's say people are moving further east to afford the house they want - they will be on LIE tomorrow morning. Population increase = 0 but there is an increase in traffic.
Existing people living and working in suffolk got fired/layoff/find new jobs - if plenty of choices are available in suffolk then its great - else it will also contribute to the traffic. Population increase = 0 but there is an increase in traffic.
We can argue the opposite - people finding jobs in suffolk and not commuting towards the city will wash out the increase above, but I really doubt this.
One employer alone - Computer Associates - over the past year went from 1000 people in Islandia to 200 people in Melville after they were sold and the new buyers exited the Islandia lease.
There’s a good chance that a good number of the 200 now drive west to Melville, and 800 who had to look for another job, which might be in Manhattan or elsewhere not in Suffolk.
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