Worth moving to Lima for this opportunity?

[Traveler87]

Originally Posted by ImaMichigander

Not condesending a bit! You have to live where it works for your family! I had serious doubts when the local band the Danger Brothers were playing the Ohio State Fight Song so loudly (blowing trombones in the ears of little of ladies in wheelchairs) and in such a "rousing" way at the church festival, that my kids we're covering their ears. My husband and I are both grads of the University of Michigan. Would my children grow to believe that Ohio State is the right choice for them??? It's just a different bit of culture....

I was just saying, the offers do sound too good to be true. We thought the same thing. I would have never thought Ohio to be underserved, but in some spots it is, and hospitals are willling to pay to keep speciality dollars in their small communities instead of passing it on to Toledo, Colombus or Cleveland.

The biggest thing is that you and your husband and kids be happy where you pick. For us, we only moved an hour and half from our home in Michigan. Easiest enough for us to run back and forth in a day-- as we'll do tomorrow for a wedding. But there are a lot of things that go into what makes a family happy.... Good luck!

So you made the move? Thats great news! Glad you like it in Findlay. BTW, how many more days till Ohio State plays Michigan? Add another win to Ohio State!

[ImaMichigander]

We weren't even considering Ohio when my husband saw a posting for a great job opportunity at Blanchard Valley Hospital. We'd never heard of Findlay, but for the flood. I am a Michigander through and through, and crossing the "Ohio Boarder Barrier" was a hard thing for me to do.

We are here now-- it'll be 3 weeks tomorrow. And I have to admit that I have mixed reviews. Our house is great and the neighbors seem nice, mostly. Others not so much. My favorite restaurant for the staff was the IHop, but apparently they had a fire yesterday. And ironically it may have been set by a staff member, someone just told me. Some folks have been really nice and others have been just plain rude. Like the guy tonight who was pitching a fit because my 22 month old was crying at Bob Evans. It's Bob Evans, not the Ritz Carlton, for crying out loud. I swear, I only know Art1979 virtually, but he is one of the nicest most helpful people I've "met."

But, overall, Findlay seems much more economically stable than where we lived in Southeast Michigan. There were way too many ties to the automotive industry and that was effecting everyone in the area as the cuts just kept coming. Findlay has a much more diversified ecomonic base, and that offered a sense of security. The salary being double what my husband was making helped too...

What I don't know about is the rest of Ohio. From the sounds of this board, there is a lot of stuff that sounds like the uncertainty we just moved from. I am hoping that this was a good move, and in my heart, I think that it was. But honestly, the other day in the grocery store when no one smiled at me, I was not loving Ohio yet. But I'm trying....

And Go Blue!

[Traveler87]

Originally Posted by ImaMichigander

We weren't even considering Ohio when my husband saw a posting for a great job opportunity at Blanchard Valley Hospital. We'd never heard of Findlay, but for the flood. I am a Michigander through and through, and crossing the "Ohio Boarder Barrier" was a hard thing for me to do.

We are here now-- it'll be 3 weeks tomorrow. And I have to admit that I have mixed reviews. Our house is great and the neighbors seem nice, mostly. Others not so much. My favorite restaurant for the staff was the IHop, but apparently they had a fire yesterday. And ironically it may have been set by a staff member, someone just told me. Some folks have been really nice and others have been just plain rude. Like the guy tonight who was pitching a fit because my 22 month old was crying at Bob Evans. It's Bob Evans, not the Ritz Carlton, for crying out loud. I swear, I only know Art1979 virtually, but he is one of the nicest most helpful people I've "met."

But, overall, Findlay seems much more economically stable than where we lived in Southeast Michigan. There were way too many ties to the automotive industry and that was effecting everyone in the area as the cuts just kept coming. Findlay has a much more diversified ecomonic base, and that offered a sense of security. The salary being double what my husband was making helped too...

What I don't know about is the rest of Ohio. From the sounds of this board, there is a lot of stuff that sounds like the uncertainty we just moved from. I am hoping that this was a good move, and in my heart, I think that it was. But honestly, the other day in the grocery store when no one smiled at me, I was not loving Ohio yet. But I'm trying....

And Go Blue!

I know what you mean about Michigan. I have friends that live here in Rocky River from Livonia, they would tell me their stories. And to tell you the truth, I never thought highly of Michigan, and it wasn't just because of football.

The state, like you said, is too hooked to the auto industry, and that has killed them. Esp in these times.

Ohio just like Pennsylvania realized they needed to do something in the mid 80s, and that is why you see the great medical facilities like the Cleveland Clinic and University Circle here in Cleveland, which constantly have construction cranes up, while another plant in Flint closes.

I know Detroit had terrible roads, as did most of Michigan, I always hated driving, thats why I would make my friends drive , esp when we had meetings in Detroit.

The urban decay in Detroit was like nothing I had seen before. And I remember hearing on the news of a man being shot through a drive through window, now come on!

Columbus is a very progressive region of the country, as is SW Ohio, Cincinnati too. Ohio is home to lots of fortune 500 companies, and Honda, we all know how well they are doing, its North American HQs are located in Marysville, Ohio. Michigan needs to look towards jobs that are needed in the future, yes, try and save the ones you have now, but look to diversify.

I do not know much about Findlay, but I have heard good things.

The Bucks play in Columbus this year, it should be interesting, esp with Michigan's new coach.

P.S. sorry to hear about the idiot at Bob Evans. People like that have high blood pressure and are probaly on 15 pills a day, just remember that.

[Winston-Salem]

lawmom,

I was raised in the city of Kenton which is only thirty minutes east of Lima. After many years, I am returning to teach in Lima at one of the worst schools. Lima is an old industrial city and was one of the leading cities in Ohio at one point. It is just old now, and many people are moving away from it. If your husband takes the job, you can live in MANY wonderful places around Lima. Ada, Bluffton, Fort Shawnee, and even more south like Ana and Sidney. Housing is cheaper the further you get away from Lima and you could find a great community to be part of WHILE your husband gets this great opportunity.

garth

[Art1979]

Originally Posted by Winston-Salem

lawmom,

I was raised in the city of Kenton which is only thirty minutes east of Lima. After many years, I am returning to teach in Lima at one of the worst schools. Lima is an old industrial city and was one of the leading cities in Ohio at one point. It is just old now, and many people are moving away from it. If your husband takes the job, you can live in MANY wonderful places around Lima. Ada, Bluffton, Fort Shawnee, and even more south like Ana and Sidney. Housing is cheaper the further you get away from Lima and you could find a great community to be part of WHILE your husband gets this great opportunity.

garth

Party on, Garth.

Sorry, I was dying to say that!

[Ashley111]

Check out www.limaohio.com there was yet another shooting in Lima!! The beginning starts out with:
"LIMA - The wave of gun violence continued in Lima overnight."

[wild_flower87]

Do not move to Lima! High crime, bad people, businesses closing... my family is trying to get out. Findlay is a lot nicer if you must move to this area. There are also nice towns such as Ada or Bluffton.