Thinking about moving to Maine (Ellsworth, Millinocket: incomes, quality of life, live in)

[Zymer]

Originally Posted by yazmo

the schools in maine are great i grew up in maine and had better education then any body i have now met in my 36 years in florida or in kentucky i just recently had a son and now i am moving back to maine to raise him how i was raised so he has a great education yes its true as i did when kids grow up they useally move away but they come back as i am now.

I hope this paragraph was not intended to demonstrate the "excellent" quality of Maine schools.

[dmyankee]

Originally Posted by Zymer

I hope this paragraph was not intended to demonstrate the "excellent" quality of Maine schools.

I think it indicates the level of competence from most graduates of the liberal indoctrination centers these days.

[dramamama6685]

Originally Posted by Zymer

I hope this paragraph was not intended to demonstrate the "excellent" quality of Maine schools.

Behave!!! Was that supposed to be an "inside" thought?

[Zymer]

Quote:

"Behave!!! Was that supposed to be an "inside" thought?"

LOL, no, just a request for clarification. For all I know, he may have at one time scored in the 98th percentile on the Knowledge and Use of the English Language test, but now suffers from too many blows to the head with a heavy e. e. cummings volume.

[msina]

OMG Zymer!! Now THAT was funny!

[forest beekeeper]

Children

[fxtrader]

Originally Posted by pixieshmoo

You poor thing! Sorry to hear that. Where in Maine did you come from and where in Jersey are you? Are you a born Mainer or did you move there from elsewhere too? I think it's safe to say that when it comes to moving or thinking about moving, I am a classified schizophrenic lol.

Born and raised, between Houlton, Millinocket, and Bangor. Moved to Portland for work after college. I never would have believed it if I was told I would live in another state some day.

[Mark S.]

Originally Posted by pixieshmoo

Has anything changed or is Maine still a thumbs up to most people?

We've been here almost a year and don't regret the move in the least. There have been some hiccups along the way, but I'm still so glad we moved here.

So what's holding you back? Just the indecision? Just curious.

And congratulations on your preggo-ness!

[forest beekeeper]

"preggo-ness"

LOL

[brooklynnes_mommy]

I have lived in Maine my entire life, and am actually looking to move out towards Tennessee. I live in an economically deprived area where you have to travel almost an hour to find a decent job. It gets tough when your town and surrounding areas offer minimum wage and thats it. I would go with southern maine like Gray/New Glouster or Oakland. Gray is close to portland. Rather than living in Bangor, I would suggest Orono or Old Town since the commute is not bad to Bangor. The closer you live to Bangor or Portland the better.