Arts in Johnson City and weather?

[Serious Conversation]

Originally Posted by DaveinMtAiry

We stopped by Abbingdon on the way to JC. My wife really liked it and said it had everything she would need. First real disagreement we had. To me it was much too small and isolated. A really nice town for a weekend visit, not to spend the rest of my life.

Abingdon is small, but IMO it is not isolated. Even from exit 19, you are only 12 miles from the exit 7 shopping in Bristol. At exit 14 (where the car dealerships and some other retail is), you're just seven miles from Bristol. Abingdon has all the basic essentials, it is a lot less busy than Johnson City, and there is still excellent golfing up that way. I'd take a deeper look at it.

[DaveinMtAiry]

Originally Posted by Serious Conversation

Abingdon is small, but IMO it is not isolated. Even from exit 19, you are only 12 miles from the exit 7 shopping in Bristol. At exit 14 (where the car dealerships and some other retail is), you're just seven miles from Bristol. Abingdon has all the basic essentials, it is a lot less busy than Johnson City, and there is still excellent golfing up that way. I'd take a deeper look at it.

Thanks for the input. You can't see the mountains from Abingdon from what I saw. What's the point of moving to the mountains if you have to drive to see the mountains?

[lavenderlady3388]

I would have to agree with you with a population of less than 9,000. Too small for me too.

[DaveinMtAiry]

There is a huge thread on the retirement board about this very issue. The vast majority are saying it sounded like a good idea at the time but relocation to a very small town had many unforeseen problems. Health care was the first one, when you need to be transported to a larger town for anything but routine medical care it can be dangerous and very costly. Then there is the issue of acceptance from a population that has mostly lived their their entire life and did not welcome outsiders. And of course shopping for more than the local grocery and Walmart offers limited restaurants etc.

No just not enough for me in a town that small. JC on the other hand is the perfect size.

[lavenderlady3388]

Hey DaveinMA...no argument from me. We are definitely on the same wave length. We should meet up if we ever find our "perfect/or at least acceptable" home. I'm lifting every rock!