We need to get something straight folks (Milwaukee, Kenosha: buying a house, buying)

[stefyc]

Originally Posted by berries

wisconsin is becoming like that. All the transplants from Illionis and california are destroying it. It is gettin like that everywhere. A couple of old fashioned winters will thin the herd!!!

Good luck

As a Californian preparing to move to Wisconsin, let me me offer up my sincerest thanks for the wonderfully *warm* welcome (no pun intended)...

We're not all idiots, some of us are actually aware that it snows several months out of the year, and sometimes it even - dare I say it? - snows alot. Some may even be aware that they may encounter blizzard conditions, horrible snow drifts and having to drive through freezing rain, and occassionally, complete white out.

However, some of us might be happy and more than willing to make the trade from 116 degree heat (yes, you read that right), insane congestion, choking smog, earthquakes, million dollar homes with one bathroom and a cost of living so high my very healthy salary is not enough to get by on.

So, if a little cold is all I have to worry about, life will be just fine. Bring it...

[pirate_lafitte]

Originally Posted by berries

wisconsin is becoming like that. All the transplants from Illionis and california are destroying it. It is gettin like that everywhere. A couple of old fashioned winters will thin the herd!!!

Good luck

Wow. What a way to welcome someone who wants to live in Wisconsin.
If I ever lived in WI, winter would only make me want to stay but nevermind your rudeness.

[Dea13]

"wisconsin is becoming like that. All the transplants from Illionis and california are destroying it. It is gettin like that everywhere. A couple of old fashioned winters will thin the herd!!!"



Just want to say I'm Wisconsinite from birth and I don't feel transplants are any more rude than those born here. In all honesty, when I go up north I sometimes feel like the born and breds are more rude to 'outsiders' than anyone.

As far as littering, take a walk in the woods sometime after the 20-somethings are done hunting and you'll find Mountain Dew cans and candy wrappers littering the ground. These hunters are locals for the most part.

People from anywhere can be rude and thoughtless. I don't care where you come from. Be respectful of my family and our property and we'll gladly have you as a neighbor. You supply the milk or hot chocolate and I'll bring the cookies!

Dea

[pirate_lafitte]

Originally Posted by Dea13

"wisconsin is becoming like that. All the transplants from Illionis and california are destroying it. It is gettin like that everywhere. A couple of old fashioned winters will thin the herd!!!"



Just want to say I'm Wisconsinite from birth and I don't feel transplants are any more rude than those born here. In all honesty, when I go up north I sometimes feel like the born and breds are more rude to 'outsiders' than anyone.

As far as littering, take a walk in the woods sometime after the 20-somethings are done hunting and you'll find Mountain Dew cans and candy wrappers littering the ground. These hunters are locals for the most part.

People from anywhere can be rude and thoughtless. I don't care where you come from. Be respectful of my family and our property and we'll gladly have you as a neighbor. You supply the milk or hot chocolate and I'll bring the cookies!

Dea

Very good.

[susancruzs]

I recently moved to Two Rivers from northeast Illinois and find the comments very interesting!

Having traveled extensively all over the states and quite a bit overseas, people are just people everywhere. Common courtesy, manners, being pleasant comes from within and upbringing not the state you live in or come from.

There are alot of transplants in Two Rivers from Illinois besides myself and I don't think we are ruining the town by our presence. Seeing as some young people try to leave smaller towns once they are out of school, moving to areas where employment might be easier, I think people buying houses, shopping, paying taxes would be welcome.

I've found Two Rivers to be a great town, friendly, very welcoming, really no negative comments yet.

[intrigued_llama]

I've only spent one winter here, and it was no worse than Boston or Cleveland winters. I was hoping for massive snows, to no avail.
There are poles on the fire hydrants so they can be found in deep snow, and they were never covered last year. *cry*

[ekg56]

We have been here 20 years and find the winters quite tolerable. I don't know the last time we had a lot of snow. I think 5-6 years ago. Never been enough snow to keep us inside long. I know people talk about 6 months of winter but seriously, it is November 11th and we were outside all day today. And we aren't going inside today and not coming out again until May.

[MidwesternBookWorm]

I think what can be most difficult for new-to-Wisconsinites is the unremitting greyness, the weeks and weeks and weeks of clouds that we often seem to have. For people moving here from sunnier climes, that can be a huge shock, and if they also suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, it can really be rough.

That said, I still wish we had more snow, even though I hate driving in it. Snow just feels right for this time of year, and the cold, damp, grey days are twice as hard to deal with when there's no snow. I know the winters of my childhood weren't any snowier than we're getting now, but the snowstorms are what stand out in my memory as being part of winter in the Midwest.

Small digression here, which I'll try to keep short. In December of 2000, when the Madison area got right around 36 inches of snow during the month (the most we've seen in a single month since moving back in '99), our son invited two of his best friends from extreme South Texas up to visit during the week between Christmas and New Years. Neither lad had ever experienced snow before, and they were champing at the bit as they hustled off the jet in their eagerness to see what it was really like.

The first introduction came when we stopped for some supper on the way back from the airport. The boys piled out of the van and raced over to the edge of the parking lot to scoop up handsful of that magical white stuff - then turned around and announced indignantly, "Hey, this stuff is COLD!" Well, you grab a pile of snow barehanded, yes, it's going to be a bit chilly. We stifled our snorts and encouraged them to put on the gloves we had brought for them to wear.

The next evening, I announced as we were eating supper that it had started to snow hard as I was driving home from work, and I'd need help shoveling the driveway after supper. The Texans whooped and hollered, gulped down their brats and raced around gathering up jackets, mittens, scarves, etc. They raced outdoors and grabbed the snow shovels I had lined up by the side door, running up and down the driveway like a couple of berzerk snowplows, snow flying in all directions. That driveway was bare and dry in record time.

The following evening, the snow started up again, and once again I announced at the supper table that we'd need to shovel after the meal. The Texans looked at me, totally baffled, and said "Again??? Didn't we just do that yesterday???"

I think that until that moment, I didn't really grasp just how DIFFERENT this area is for someone who has never lived in a region that actually gets winter.

[escapetacoma]

Originally Posted by MidwesternBookWorm

I think what can be most difficult for new-to-Wisconsinites is the unremitting greyness, the weeks and weeks and weeks of clouds that we often seem to have. For people moving here from sunnier climes, that can be a huge shock, and if they also suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, it can really be rough.

I wonder when the greyness is going to start? You mention weeks and weeks of greyness but I'll be happy to take that in trade for the months and months of it that I left behind in Tacoma We've been here since mid-May and today was the closest to a completely grey day that I can remember - and there was still more sunshine today than there were in some weeks last November in Tacoma (last November was exceptional but the standard is to assume that the sun disappears in mid-October to go somewhere pleasant until April.)

[ekg56]

I never notice the gray days either. I walk, cross country ski and snow shoe and most days I need to wear sun glasses. This week they are forcasting some sun almost every day. I know my cousin was looking to relocate out to WA and they changed their mind when they found out how often it is overcast.