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Old 01-14-2016, 12:49 PM
 
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Any opinions on Boise?
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Old 01-14-2016, 03:11 PM
 
Location: TX Hill Country
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I have lived in Phoenix for 20 years & TX/LA for another 20 years. I now live in Kerrville. I am curious about the West Central TX responses since Kerrville is pretty much top dead center of the Hill Country. I love living in Kerrville. The area is beautiful, the weather is not extreme in any way. We have basic shopping venues covered & being just off I-10 we're about 45 minutes to The Shops of La Cantera, just outside of Loop 1604 on SATX's West-side. Just 20 miles N of I-10 from Kerrville is Fredericksburg, a fun place to visit.
When people refer to AZ I'm surprised how many folks "go-to" retirement town is Prescott. Prescott is fine but has been a target retirement area for Californians for decades, driving up prices. Why not look more at the East-side of the state like Payson, Pinetop-Lakeside or Show Low? Personally, I think I would prefer to live in Payson than Prescott.
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Old 01-14-2016, 04:14 PM
 
Location: Camarillo
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I have lived in Phoenix for 20 years & TX/LA for another 20 years. I now live in Kerrville. I am curious about the West Central TX responses since Kerrville is pretty much top dead center of the Hill Country. I love living in Kerrville. The area is beautiful, the weather is not extreme in any way. We have basic shopping venues covered & being just off I-10 we're about 45 minutes to The Shops of La Cantera, just outside of Loop 1604 on SATX's West-side. Just 20 miles N of I-10 from Kerrville is Fredericksburg, a fun place to visit.
When people refer to AZ I'm surprised how many folks "go-to" retirement town is Prescott. Prescott is fine but has been a target retirement area for Californians for decades, driving up prices. Why not look more at the East-side of the state like Payson, Pinetop-Lakeside or Show Low? Personally, I think I would prefer to live in Payson than Prescott.
This thread sure took a turn from 15 reasons to move to Reno.
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Old 01-14-2016, 07:59 PM
 
Location: Whidbey paradise
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Any opinions on Boise?
I'll try to tag onto the original topic. We're looking at both, and prefer Boise. However, the winter inversions concern us. Good time to go to Reno for a few days. Reno is notoriously windy throughout most of the year, but is better located.
That's the weather angle anyway.
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Old 01-15-2016, 01:07 AM
 
Location: Relocating
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I'll try to tag onto the original topic. We're looking at both, and prefer Boise. However, the winter inversions concern us. Good time to go to Reno for a few days. Reno is notoriously windy throughout most of the year, but is better located.
That's the weather angle anyway.
Some areas of Reno are less windy than others. Ask 10 people and get 10 answers on where there is less wind. My answer, arrowcreek and montreaux and the galena forest subdivisions have less wind. Avoid northwest Reno, Somerset.
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Old 01-15-2016, 08:20 AM
 
Location: Living rent free in your head
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Some areas of Reno are less windy than others. Ask 10 people and get 10 answers on where there is less wind. My answer, arrowcreek and montreaux and the galena forest subdivisions have less wind. Avoid northwest Reno, Somerset.
Where do you get your information about Reno? The wind comes off the east slope of the Sierras, why would you think it is less windy in Arrowcreek or Galena? The downtown area tends to be less windy but that is due to the lower elevation.
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Old 01-15-2016, 04:05 PM
 
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The picture: Within #2, shouldn't it be,"...spill down the EAST side of the range..."?
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Old 01-15-2016, 04:13 PM
 
Location: Living rent free in your head
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The picture: Within #2, shouldn't it be,"...spill down the EAST side of the range..."?
Yes, but this is from the Reno Gazette Journal, they tend to be a bit 'challenged' but other than that, the illustration is pretty accurate.
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Old 01-16-2016, 12:49 AM
 
Location: Relocating
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Arrowcreek and south suburban Reno have less wind since they're further away from the wind tunnels of interstate 80 and the north side of praline mtn.

Downtown Reno and Sparks are just as windy as anywhere else along 80.

I've lived in Reno, Mr. Grumpy, sleepy, or whatever you're name is.
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Old 01-16-2016, 08:47 AM
 
Location: Camarillo
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Arrowcreek and south suburban Reno have less wind since they're further away from the wind tunnels of interstate 80 and the north side of praline mtn.

Downtown Reno and Sparks are just as windy as anywhere else along 80.

I've lived in Reno, Mr. Grumpy, sleepy, or whatever you're name is.
Then would you please point out exactly where "praline mtn.," as you called it, is?
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