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It's hot as heck in North Carolina, too. I hate it. I dream of returning to the Finger Lakes area in the summertime... for every summer.
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Originally Posted by ss20ts
North Carolina is VERY different than South Carolina. I like a lot of areas in NC. I spend a lot of time there both before moving to SC and while living in NY.
SC is hotter than hell. Most of the summer it's over 100 degrees and the humidity here is dreadful. It's very common for it to be 90+% including 100% without rain or fog. People here are not friendly to Northerners at all. I attended a college here for a semester and received a 4.0. At least once a week, my instructor (i had to the same person for all of my classes) tell me to hit I95 and go back where I came from. I didn't even know 95 went into NY until she told me to go home. I Googled it so I would have a snappy come back. Oh hey it goes south too!
I'm in an area just outside of Augusta, GA which has lots of problems. Their trash likes to come over the river and kill people including cops. No joke. 2 cops murdered and 1 shot in less than 6 weeks.
We've been here 2 1/2 years and will be moving back to NY in a few weeks. We're from the Capitol Region and relocating to the Finger Lakes. I've had all the "Southern Hospitality" I can take.
NO JOBS, HIGH TAXES, COLD WINTERS, HIGH UTILITIES, WINTER DRIVING...if you like that than Rochester is the place for you!
OK, so I don't know if you noticed, but most of the country has "no jobs".
High utilities? You have got to be kidding me. Have you ever lived outside of Rochester? When I was on RG&E I hardly ever had a bill over $100. Where I am now, we have them around $200 and in the summer closer to $300 bills.
Winter driving... hmm where do I start? Hibernate? Don't drive?
NO JOBS, HIGH TAXES, COLD WINTERS, HIGH UTILITIES, WINTER DRIVING...if you like that than Rochester is the place for you!
Most of the country has a job shortage issue. NY is actually much better off than many states. High taxes? Yes, they can be higher here in NY than in other states, but you get what you pay for. A decent education system including college, decent roads, roads that are plowed and salted during storms. Plowing and salting costs a lot. There's no way around that.
High utilities? When I lived in SC, my monthly bill was much higher than it is up here! I had my a/c on 9 months of the year.
Winter driving? What does that mean? There's weather? Yeah, it does snow here, but it's not like we get dumped with 15 inches of snow every day. We haven't gotten any snow where I am yet. Not even a dusting! There's a simple solution when there's a lot snow, stay home! Or change your work schedule around. That's what most people do. They suck it up and live with it.
Oh and driving through a hurricane is a blast. Same with storm systems that are dropping tornadoes like flies. Thanks, but I'll stick to the snow. It's much safer.
Wow you fools that moved from Rochester. Don't you know how family oriented Rochester is can't you don't you remember your neighbors coming over on Friday and Saturday night's for dinner and during the week to play cards. The schools are the best I loved it when my kids teachers would come to my home and bring their homework. I'm so tied of all the things to do in Rochester I am exhausted. Don't you know their is only one supermarket in the US and that is located in Rochester. Don't forget we invested the garbage plate and you can never can the mix s somewhere else . Don't you see all the high paying jobs going unfilled Rochester US booming the best in nys. Wow I'm a jerk for moving away and finding a job and I hate riding my motorcycle in Dec oh I hate buying a new updated home and not paying 6000 in property taxes oh I hate walking in the beach in real sand nit rocks and wash up oh I hate driving in 70 weather oh I hate cooking out year round I hate being able to be out year round in nice weather oh I miss the sunless days I hate the clean streets and all the history to be. seen I hate not freezing and shoveling snow not getting wind burn nit driving in white outs .not paying the high taxes I hate not seeing my investment in my auto tun to rust I hate waking up in Dec to sunny with a breeze oh hate not scraping my windshield my feet getting wet and cold from the snow
Sorry for the typos. I did not proof read I'm sure that will be mentioned to discredit what I have said. I did not know you needed to be a Harvard graduate to post.
Wow you fools that moved from Rochester. Don't you know how family oriented Rochester is can't you don't you remember your neighbors coming over on Friday and Saturday night's for dinner and during the week to play cards. The schools are the best I loved it when my kids teachers would come to my home and bring their homework. I'm so tied of all the things to do in Rochester I am exhausted. Don't you know their is only one supermarket in the US and that is located in Rochester. Don't forget we invested the garbage plate and you can never can the mix s somewhere else . Don't you see all the high paying jobs going unfilled Rochester US booming the best in nys. Wow I'm a jerk for moving away and finding a job and I hate riding my motorcycle in Dec oh I hate buying a new updated home and not paying 6000 in property taxes oh I hate walking in the beach in real sand nit rocks and wash up oh I hate driving in 70 weather oh I hate cooking out year round I hate being able to be out year round in nice weather oh I miss the sunless days I hate the clean streets and all the history to be. seen I hate not freezing and shoveling snow not getting wind burn nit driving in white outs .not paying the high taxes I hate not seeing my investment in my auto tun to rust I hate waking up in Dec to sunny with a breeze oh hate not scraping my windshield my feet getting wet and cold from the snow
First post and it's all negative. How lovely! Well, it's good that you left since you were unhappy. Hope you're truly happy where you are now. Some of us actually DO enjoy living up here! And some of us do spend time outdoors year round.
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Oh hey it goes south too!
