What do you love and hate about living in Idaho? (Boise: 2014, health insurance)

[kjax317]

Originally Posted by redalicat

Yep, Radio Boise KRBX at 89.9FM (or 93.5FM if you're closer to downtown). We love it!

Oh thank you baby Jesus... I'm programming both into my radio.

[j_k_k]

Thanks, Lacerta. One of the goals of making some generalizations was to see where they fell shy of the mark, or incomplete, or were simply too general.

[margolino]

I am from California as well and I totally agree with the above comment. California doesn't feel like America any more. My husband and I also plan to move to Idaho when we retire. We have visited a couple times and loved every part of idaho that we saw. The land is so beautiful! I hope Idaho does not change much before we are able to live there. I Hope it never comes close to being California. And it's too bad the Meth problem really is everywhere, especially in California. The drug laws need to be stricter and instead they are becoming more leenient..... at least here in California. I would recomend Idaho to anyone who will preserve and respect it and it's longtime residents.

[VandalsLOL]

Well, it's interesting just how much like California Boise feels like.

So by transitive property, Boise doesn't feel like America???

[VeraKB]

We are planning a trip to southeastern ID (we loved Pocatello, but it's been 20 years) to drive in from Boise to Pocatello and environs. We live 30 miles north of Los Angeles and we already purchased property in Central CA but the meth problem in that community is out of control. We're in our late 50's, I have metastatic breast cancer that must be managed. Would SLC be the best access to medical care or are there good oncologists in Boise too? What area(s) would your recommend on our trip to check out? Wish list includes not a lot of snow, access to rivers and lakes, Christian community and activities for people our age. Thanks, we are looking forward to the next chapter and a good place that I can enjoy my days until cancer wins the battle (I expect I'll have a good 5-10 yrs as I'm doing quite well despite being stage 4).

[IdaD]

SLC would have greater medical resources than Boise, but Boise does have good hospitals and oncologists as well. In either case you won't have access to the same kind of care you could get someplace like LA, San Francisco or Seattle, though. That's one of the drawbacks of not living in a major city with world class hospital facilities.

Outside of the medical issues, if you're comparing SLC and Boise there have been a lot of threads on the subject you can search through. The biggest differences probably boil down to larger city vs smaller city and the higher prevalence of Mormons in SLC.

Best of luck with the battle you have on your hands.

[SandHills]

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[BoiseBound2012]

"Friendly, but with an underlying toughness--not people to push or provoke, not if one has sense."

My kinda people!!!!

[Tessa_]

Thanks for the insight!

[aisling123]

Verakb,
I'm sorry for what you are going through and I hope you find just the right spot for you.
Aisling