The best place to live in Maine. (Portland, Bangor: buy, cost of living)

[retiredtinbender]

Originally Posted by masteguide

To me one isnt in Maine unless they are North of Bangor ,Maine . where anything south of Bangor is like Boston very busy. Orono and surrounding area would be nice having shopping malls , universities and many jobs in the area from factories, stores and many other jobs.

There are spots where you seem to be in northern Mass. But the majority of places off Rt 1 down south are nice and friendly. My sister & BIL live in China. Close to W/ville but still filled with nice folks. Although a lot of "come from aways" are raising the taxes by paying through the nose for real estate and mystique. But they seem friendly too just like a local. Been in some nice toqwns around Rumford too. But I like Eastport best.

[chiisai]

Originally Posted by mollysmiles

Happened to us too... Cape Ann .... I was so mad, Jake is 10 for crying out loud!

I have actually told the store owners that they either let my kid use the bathroom, or I have no problem with my kid peeing their pants IN THEIR store!!

It works everytime!

I definitely liked all the places I visited in the Skowhegan area. The Belmont Inn guy said we could have brought our dog, they welcome them!!

We ate at a nice little place in Bangor called Eagles Nest, they were nice there also.

It's hard to say anything about Medford, since we didn't see many places to stop at.

[CoastalMaine]

Originally Posted by chiisai

1 Hour from Boston.

We're a tough crowd, around here!

I grew up 30 minutes west of Boston, in Westboro. It sure has changed a lot up there. I'm surprised I guess since most gas stations with a convenience market have public restrooms. I'd be torqued if I had to go and some unfriendly grump told me no! >:

[AustinB]

Originally Posted by retiredtinbender

There are spots where you seem to be in northern Mass. But the majority of places off Rt 1 down south are nice and friendly. My sister & BIL live in China. Close to W/ville but still filled with nice folks. Although a lot of "come from aways" are raising the taxes by paying through the nose for real estate and mystique. But they seem friendly too just like a local. Been in some nice towns around Rumford too. But I like Eastport best.

Eastport is nice, so is Charlotte,and Alexander and ..., but I am actually partial to T9SD.

[dramamama6685]

Originally Posted by AustinB

Eastport is nice, so is Charlotte,and Alexander and ..., but I am actually partial to T9SD.

T9SD? Explain, please... I'm so confused!

[retiredtinbender]

Seems to me it's somewhere in Hankock County??? Yup, just checked and it's around Franklin, Donnell Pond. Now to find ouot what the initials mean. Any answer Bob? I know their minor subdivisions like TWP and T28. Time to get out the Gazatteer.

[retiredtinbender]

OK, according to the Gazatteer it's Township 9 Southern Division. Learn a new thing each day. How Dat?

[AustinB]

Originally Posted by retiredtinbender

OK, according to the Gazatteer it's Township 9 Southern Division. Learn a new thing each day. How Dat?

Sometimes they have a R in there also. Range


T9SD is just a quiet, area,with no town office, but is close to a shopping area. Sort of like Argyle.

[forest beekeeper]

Levant is nice

[lrfox]

Originally Posted by masteguide

To me one isnt in Maine unless they are North of Bangor ,Maine . where anything south of Bangor is like Boston very busy.

I tend to strongly disagree with these sentiments. Clearly, the further North of Bangor you go, the more rural it gets, but to say anything South of Bangor is like Boston is completely untrue.

I spent a good portion of my life in the Boston area, and can easily say that even the most urban parts of Southern Maine (of which there are very few) are not even close to being as busy or built up as Boston or even its extreme suburbs. Even Portland is a MUCH smaller town with a MUCH slower pace of life than the Boston area. It's also much cheaper and much more sparsely populated than even the furthest reaches of metro-Boston. Southern Maine is about as similar to Boston and its surroundings as it is similar to even the most hard to reach places of rural, Northern Maine (read: VERY different).