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Old 09-23-2009, 03:26 PM
 
Location: Las Vegas
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If you have lived in Boston and NYC, you will be fine in Vegas. You just have to be aware that gambling and associated vices do attract some unsavory people and the weather attracts the homeless as well. Who wouldn't choose life under a bridge in Vegas over that same existence in Buffalo, NY? You are already an urban city dweller and you know how to take care of yourself and be aware of your environment.

Look up Green Valley, The District, in Henderson area. Very upscale and it would be fun to live there. Easy walking distance to clubs, shopping, restaurants, casino. See what you think of it. Then of course, there's Summerlin. A little less walking friendly but still has everything you need. I would say both these areas are very safe. At least comparatively speaking.

Me personally, if I was in your position, I would look into renting one of those downtown loft type condos close to the 'Arts District' downtown. Fun area but not particularly upscale. But there are lots of young professionals there.
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Old 09-23-2009, 03:46 PM
 
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Is the Arts District the same as the one defined by the LV website? Between Hoover (north), Colorado (south), 4th St (east) and S. Main St (west)? Between the strip and downtown basically...
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Old 09-23-2009, 04:02 PM
 
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
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Is the Arts District the same as the one defined by the LV website? Between Hoover (north), Colorado (south), 4th St (east) and S. Main St (west)? Between the strip and downtown basically...
That's the one. I sure wouldn't want to live anywhere near there though.
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Old 09-23-2009, 05:41 PM
 
Location: Tucson for awhile longer
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Jukesgrrl - My top 5 are Las Vegas, New Orleans, Fort Lauderdale, San Diego, and Phoenix. ... I should have said that my "wish list" was in no particular order and maybe I didn't get into enough detail. ... I've lived in Boston (city) and New York City (both the city and the suburbs) so when I say safe, I don't mean the whole place, but everywhere there are places to live and places to avoid. Which neighborhoods or areas are the better places to live? ... Don't worry, I wouldn't move anywhere if I didn't have a job first. ... I would really like to continue this conversation and any more insight you have would be greatly appreciated.
Your additional information helps a lot. Now I know you don't need to be steered from city life and aren't at all naive about what this choice entails. Faced with your list, I would immediately scream, "Do you know how expensive San Diego is?" But if you've lived in NYC and Boston, you know!

I have such a soft spot for New Orleans, but it and South Florida hit you with the humidity factor, which is something I have to take into consideration. Much as I love water, I prefer the dry heat. Having lived in DC, I think I've had enough sweat running down my back while I'm dressed up for work to last me one lifetime. It's funny what a difference weather can make to how you feel about a place.

I have some more thoughts about LV and Phoenix because of my own situation, so I'll write more later.
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Old 09-23-2009, 05:43 PM
 
Location: NW Las Vegas - Lone Mountain
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The District is to a large degree a put-on The places pretty much start at a milllion or so and go up. It is simply a spread out version of a high rise.

You might find happiness in the area east of the Stratosphere. Couple of neighborhoods gentrifying. basically east of LVBlvd between Charleston and Sahara. $1500 would likely get you a loft in Soho or Newport. Neat way to live high on the hog cheap.

One of our regular posters was a doctorate plus researcher and he swore by it. Best social life/pub crawling in town. You can actually walk to downtown if the mood strikes you and lots of neighborhood stuff between.

You might also consider Silverado and the south strip. Younger and single oriented. Pretty neighborly.

If you want neighborhood stuff go where the young and newly married are...Moutain's Edge and the NW.
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Old 09-23-2009, 06:22 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Upstate NY!
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One of our regular posters was a doctorate plus researcher and he swore by it. Best social life/pub crawling in town. You can actually walk to downtown if the mood strikes you and lots of neighborhood stuff between.
Whatever happened to Guinessjim? I enjoyed his posts. Nice guy, too.
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Old 09-23-2009, 06:44 PM
 
Location: Tucson/Nogales
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I'm a huge fan of those high walls...something about that that really appeals to me. I guess the fact it feels more like an extension of your house...with screen door being open, and not having the feeling anyone can just wander in.
I work in a long-term care facility and one of the elderly patients I was caring for fell in her walled rocked backyard, broke her hip. Of course, with our walled backyards, who was there to see her struggling, dragging herself, inch by inch, on her back, to the front of her yard? It was a frightfully long journey for this 85 YO woman, but she finally managed to slowly crawl to the driveway and sidewalk where someone finally noticed her.

Just one of the drawbacks to our beloved walled backyards here. They could be deathtraps for the elderly, or anyone, for that matter.
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Old 09-23-2009, 06:53 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Upstate NY!
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All senior citizens
should have life alert
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Old 09-23-2009, 06:55 PM
 
Location: NW Las Vegas - Lone Mountain
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I work in a long-term care facility and one of the elderly patients I was caring for fell in her walled rocked backyard, broke her hip. Of course, with our walled backyards, who was there to see her struggling, dragging herself, inch by inch, on her back, to the front of her yard? It was a frightfully long journey for this 85 YO woman, but she finally managed to slowly crawl to the driveway and sidewalk where someone finally noticed her.

Just one of the drawbacks to our beloved walled backyards here. They could be deathtraps for the elderly, or anyone, for that matter.
My mother lived by herself in eastern Long Island with significant help during the day. She wore an alarm around her neck which she could push at any time to get immediate help. On occasson she laid most of the night on the floor because she refused to push the button as the responders would take her to the hospital.

She would rather lay on the floor all night than go to a hospital. The assistant in the morning would help her up...she would have a good nap and call to tell at least some of her children how they did not take care of her and then would go merrily about her way.

She had no walls. Just an isolated home.

She was, in some ways, right. She finally fell and broke the upper bone in her leg. Took only six month for the hospitals to send her to the other side...after collecting 100 grand from her on the way...

You know...when I get that old...I am going to follow Mothers lead. They are going to have to trap me and haul me to the Hospital. And I am not going to help them the least bit.
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Old 09-23-2009, 07:16 PM
 
Location: Tucson/Nogales
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You know...when I get that old...I am going to follow Mothers lead. They are going to have to trap me and haul me to the Hospital. And I am not going to help them the least bit.
When I lived in Phoenix, I had read of an older man who had instructed his immediate family, under no circumstances, to ever send him to a hospital. The time came, and against her husband's will, she called for the ambulance.

Little did anyone know, he had tucked a pistol into the pocket of his robe.
A few miles away in the ambulance, BAM!!!

But then, I would have done that before the guerney made it through the front door!

JFKIII says the elderly should have those emergency call devices. Accidents in the backyard, or in your house, can happen to someone as young as 20.
Accidents are not age-restricted.

I once hit my head on a high-speed ceiling fan while painting the ceiling one time (yes, I know, utterly stupid!) and blood spurted out everywhere. Scared me to death, just thinking, if it had been worse, knocked unconcious.
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