Will Need To Relocate A Little South - Your Wisdom And Advice, Please?

[Three Wolves In Snow]

Originally Posted by Submariner

We went out for an anniversary dinner tonight, on the way home we were having this discussion, 20F and watching the various colors on the pavement.

Before studs:
a- at any time the car might 'yaw' to one side or the other;

b- or it might decide to veer slightly toward the ditch and completely ignore what your doing with the steering wheel;

c- or if you had cruise-control on and you lightly tapped the brakes [just to turn cruise-control off] the car might suddenly spin 180degrees or 360degrees;

d- or it might decide to continue straight at a curve;

e- or while approaching an intersection you begin to lightly apply brakes when it decides continue on without slowing.

f- or one time, I saw a police car ahead of me on the side of the road, with it's lights flashing. I began to apply my brakes, my car yawed sideways 90-degrees and continued to move in the same direction following the road way. My car was positioned at a right angle to the road and was moving down the road at roughly 40mph. In this position I approached the police car. In total what was on-scene was a police car sitting in the ditch, a second car in the ditch that had nailed a tree, a tow truck obviously to pull both the wrecked car and the police car out of the ditch, and a police officer standing on the shoulder who narrowly missed being swiped by my car as I slid past the scene at 40mph. Another 20 yards later my car straightened in the lane, I regained relative control and I continued home.

[I have experienced each of these things on black ice in Maine. Bonnie has her own list of 'before studs' experiences]

After studs:
we have never again experienced anything to indicate that we were driving on ice. Studs grip.



A person could conclude that installing studs magically caused our road to stop getting black ice.

Or a person could conclude that studs grip so good that we have never again experienced any of those sliding on ice problems.





No.





No.





The only difference I can tell is when your on black ice.





He needs to get his tires balanced. And maybe his car's alignment needs to be looked at. I have had motorcycles that had bad shimmies. The tires were out of balance.

The only difference we can tell is the noise. Studs are loud.

Originally Posted by RHB

I live off the stretch of 95 that is 75mph, drive with studs, no shakes.

Ok, ok...I'm convinced. Sub, that's some crazy driving you've been through!

As for the co-worker's car, I'm guessing you are right about his balance. I've also noticed he needs to get his rear shocks looked at...I'm no mechanic and even I can tell that!

[Three Wolves In Snow]

Originally Posted by mainebrokerman

on clear roads, studs are louder than regular tires, and dependning on the vehicle, it can shake,,

I think it may be mostly his car but I'll keep it in mind when I get mine, some day.

Now, to get back to the main point of the post...I've been able to look at pieces of Rockland while I've been commuting. Some parts are just....eh, not for me but other parts are. The problem is, the parts I like, I think I would be dealing with tourists in the summer time.

And I'm realllllly liking Camden...if you would just take out all of the traffic. It's so pretty, especially this time of year. There have to be other ways to get around to my destination without having to go on 1.

So, if you found a great place to live in both towns, Camden and Rockland, that were closer to the town center rather than out, (but neither one on route 1), both places being equally great, which town would you consider the better one to live in?

[mainebrokerman]

Originally Posted by Three Wolves In Snow

I think it may be mostly his car but I'll keep it in mind when I get mine, some day.

Now, to get back to the main point of the post...I've been able to look at pieces of Rockland while I've been commuting. Some parts are just....eh, not for me but other parts are. The problem is, the parts I like, I think I would be dealing with tourists in the summer time.

And I'm realllllly liking Camden...if you would just take out all of the traffic. It's so pretty, especially this time of year. There have to be other ways to get around to my destination without having to go on 1.

So, if you found a great place to live in both towns, Camden and Rockland, that were closer to the town center rather than out, (but neither one on route 1), both places being equally great, which town would you consider the better one to live in?

part of the answer would be researching many area towns,, monitor whats on the market to rent/buy

I like lincolnville, a bit west of rte one,(camden) only minutes away but has an "out in the country" feel
the real estate should be much more reasonable...
id also be checking the town taxes/mil-rates

I like all the area towns,,,to me it would be a matter of knowing what i want/looking for ,,,and seeing where it comes on the market- again, if you are renting/buying
if I worked in rockland, i'd also be looking around thomaston/union/warren
the towns right on rte one and the coast,will usually be much more expensive than a town back a few miles from the coast

camden, rte 1 in the summer does suck...