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We've been kicking around a ton of places to move (from LI) to for about three years. I know 'all the jobs' are in the South and West and it's cheaper but I really want to go North (Northern NY or better still, NH).
I don't like the heat or humidity. I prefer it cold to hot. I cannot dream of a life in Florida like so many Long Islanders. I also think it would be a culture shock to move to the South.
I would LOVE to hear about the others who crave colder or northern areas as opposed to going South.
We've been kicking around a ton of places to move (from LI) to for about three years. I know 'all the jobs' are in the South and West and it's cheaper but I really want to go North (Northern NY or better still, NH).
I don't like the heat or humidity. I prefer it cold to hot. I cannot dream of a life in Florida like so many Long Islanders. I also think it would be a culture shock to move to the South.
I would LOVE to hear about the others who crave colder or northern areas as opposed to going South.
There are jobs everywhere dependant on what you do...with that said, I think you hit a very important nail on the head, you like the cold, so regardless of money / quality of life, if you do not like heat, so down South is not really for you...I think this is important because many people do go down there due to the quality of life/a bigger house etc..but if you do not like the weather, over time, that will be an issue and odds are you will leave...for some that is a big issue...others not.
While money is nice and yes it makes living life more easy and able to do things, and costs are what is driving people out of many areas...you also need to be Happy!!! Will a bigger house do it? Will quality do it? What one finds happiness in and another vary greatly.
My cousin loves the colder weather - she has lives up and downstate NY and one of the reasons is the accessability to all these things...you cannot make a move for just one reason (ie - its cheaper) there has to be many and you also must weigh the reasons for going to x or leaving x and on paper see if that does it..for many it does. while the costs here on LI are a driving factor for me IT IS NOT the only factor..if it was, I would probably not look to go.
I agree you cannot move because of just economics. I just think Long Island has become a bad place to live, especially due to taxes, and the lack of affordable housing. Economics does play a major role. If you can't afford to live somewhere, you can't survive!
I just think long island has changed so much...becoming more like queens...we pay so much in taxes yet our roads are ridden with pot holes, many retail shops in area look run down, sidewalks broken, it is just sad to see - now many homes near the shore are getting concerened due to erosion and other weather factors..and yes if you can't live somewhere, you can't survive, over time, something has to give...i think foreclosures will go up and bankrupcies - tax payments (for those who do pay) will start to be delinquent etc or the rich get richer, the poor stay and they get help from the gov't the middle class is gone...
Weis02,
I do so agree! My parents want to move (they are in their mid 60s) and have some property in NW Florida. All you hear about every day is the middle class, the families and older people going...what is going to be left here?
The sad thing is people HAVE to go because no one 'in power' gives a hoot. Sure, you hear these stupid ads on the radio about 'saving Long Island families' but what does ANYONE do about it?
I've lived here and relocated to several places and moved back. Now my husband, son and I HAVE to go because my parents want to sell the house. We spend most of our free time looking for places to move (online). It's so pathetic we have to leave where we know because of the way it is here (so little for so much.)
I do not think that no one cares, the problem is no one has a solution, unless you start re-neg contracts with state and county ee's and the police, or the state gives the schools more $$, there is no solution. THey need the $$ and where else to get then the taxpayers, even if you vote down a school budget there is still a percent it increases...if the state does decide to give more, then they need $$ too, do they raise sale tax? Income tax? If NY would allow gambling, a lot of the $$ would come from that but for some reason, they refuse, in fact NYS is strict on a lot of things, the catskills is begging for casinos..i just don't get it.
Don't you think a lot of money gets 'lost' in the corruption of officials, though? School officials embezzling, people on the take, just the general corruption of services--something or someone has to pay for it.
I don't like the heat or humidity. I prefer it cold to hot. I cannot dream of a life in Florida like so many Long Islanders. I also think it would be a culture shock to move to the South.
Glad to hear that not everyone has been seduced by the siren call of the South. I did the Southern Gig for 17 years, and haven't regretted a day for coming back North. Growing up in Detroit, it was just too much cultural adjustment for me. Yes, I know that I live in a big, dirty, gritty, noisy place, but it is where I feel alive. If I someday leave NYC, my wife and I have talked about a couple of areas. We like things on Boston's North Shore. Has the old New England feel, but is accessible to Boston. If we ever went back to Michigan, then we would look around Ann Arbor. My Dad had a business there for 43 years and I worked with him in Ann Arbor for about 5 years before college (and my southern tour of duty). Ann Arbor is not cheap, but is a wonderful city and is close enough to go into Detroit for major sports etc.
I haven't been too far up-state, but what I have seen up the Hudson is beautiful.
Interestingly, many of the people I have met from upstate kind of remind of of Midwesterners. I guess one always gravitates toward what he knew as a child, especially if you have a good childhood.
I agree, my tour of the south is just about over. I was born and raised in NY, but with kids I chose to go south for more affordability and until recently it was definately more affordable. I started in West Palm Beach and then moved to Tampa to see how the other side lives. I t was OK for a while, but just got too crowded. So then I decided to try out Atlanta, not too smart on my part as I thought Tampa was crowded. Atlanta has also cost me an aram and a leg to live here. As the affordability has diminished, so has my tolerance and PATIENCE for southerners. I am making plans to head back to NY in the spring of next year. I'll work 3 jobs if I have to, just as long as can get back.
I agree with that. We're leaving NC August 1st for Canandaigua. I told my wife I'd work two jobs if I had to. It will be well worth it to return to the greatest state in the nation.
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