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Like I said in my OP, I know EVERY criminal, drug dealer, meth head in nwa and do not intend to carry a gun while retired every place I go.
And here there are NO ice storms.
Sounds heavenly...I live in Dallas, but I know I don't want to live here when I retire...and I liked the poster's comment who said "If I can't have the ocean, give me a mountain"...I finally figured out I will NOT be able to afford retiring on the northern California coastline, so I guess I need to begin looking at the mountains. And the thought of no humidity? Again: heavenly! Cold, I can handle. Heat, humidity and bugs -- I'd rather not.
Congratulations on beginning your new life! Enjoy every moment.
Jim9251, your last photos have now got me looking at that area -- it's so beautiful and looks so peaceful...maybe I could just live in a yurt...
Again, I wish you every wonderful thing in your new life. After being a police officer and carrying a gun for 30 years, you deserve peace and beauty.
jghorton - how is life in a beach condo...is there much interaction with neighbors? I LOVE your view - I keep thinking I'll be fine a mile or two in from the beach and then I see a picture like yours.
MagnoliaThunder - if you have not already...you may want to check out the top thread (wome alone...) and do a search for Wisteria's posts ...she lives a couple blocks from the beach in Santa Cruz - it looks and sounds awesome. Another poster, Nancy, moved there too. It is affordable.
Sounds heavenly...I live in Dallas, but I know I don't want to live here when I retire...and I liked the poster's comment who said "If I can't have the ocean, give me a mountain"...I finally figured out I will NOT be able to afford retiring on the northern California coastline, so I guess I need to begin looking at the mountains. And the thought of no humidity? Again: heavenly! Cold, I can handle. Heat, humidity and bugs -- I'd rather not.
You might want to take a look at Northern Arizona - the White Mountains area (one town is Show Low) or Rim Country (one town is Payson). Gorgeous country!
When I lived that far from an emergency room the local wits called the local cemetery our "emergency room" .
I hope I don't either. Where I used to live, the local regional hospital was 5 miles away, which was 20 minutes with traffic. Here, Paramedics are seconds away from me. The days of "load and go" are long past. Stabilize the patient first, then transport.
MagnoliaThunder - if you have not already...you may want to check out the top thread (wome alone...) and do a search for Wisteria's posts ...she lives a couple blocks from the beach in Santa Cruz - it looks and sounds awesome. Another poster, Nancy, moved there too. It is affordable.
Thanks! I have been in touch with Wisteria when I first read her posts -- unfortunately, the places I saw required astronomical fees to rent the land -- in other words, you could buy a wonderful modular home for very little, but their monthly fees for the land ranged from $1600+ a month to more than $2300 a month...too high for me to pay for something I don't own...but I do need to get back with her to be sure I was looking at the location where she lives instead of another. Thanks for the reminder.
Thanks! I have been in touch with Wisteria when I first read her posts -- unfortunately, the places I saw required astronomical fees to rent the land -- in other words, you could buy a wonderful modular home for very little, but their monthly fees for the land ranged from $1600+ a month to more than $2300 a month...too high for me to pay for something I don't own...but I do need to get back with her to be sure I was looking at the location where she lives instead of another. Thanks for the reminder.
I think Wisteria pays around $500 or so for lot rental. If you search on the sticky "Women retiring......" you'll find it I think.
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