[kaypurdue]

I'm quite shy by nature and never did get out much to chat with my neighbors when I lived in a little house in a little neighborhood. I would wave when I saw them, but that was about it. So that's something to consider as well.

These days I live in an apartment and my neighbors change all the time, so it's impossible to get to know anyone very well.

[parasol]

That's great you're enjoying your new home. Where in MI are you? Or, if you prefer not to give that out, what is the nearest large city?

[scottmi]

Well, glad you like Michigan.

Just don't expect too many people on this forum (or in real life) to share your sentiments.

I guess just enjoy Michigan and whenever possible, put some cash aside, "just in-case"

[khfar]

Originally Posted by scottmi

Well, glad you like Michigan.

Just don't expect too many people on this forum (or in real life) to share your sentiments.

I guess just enjoy Michigan and whenever possible, put some cash aside, "just in-case"

Trust me, I don't expect but about 4 or 5 people on this board to share my sentiments. But in real life, I have heard about an eighth of the doom and gloom that I hear on this board.

And thanks for the advice, but we always have cash stashed away, and my husband has excellent job security. He doesn't work for a company that does lay offs, because they only promote from within. Oh, his division isn't union, which to me, is a beautiful thing.

[Driller1]

To those who wast their time on forums complaining that they can not find a job. Stop! Walk away from the computer and to the door. Walk to the light, walk to the light children.

[scottmi]

Well, keep in mind, people often have a much easier time expressing their opinion in written form and/or anonymously, which is why online places are actually an EXCELLENT source for info on anything.

As far as work goes - that's good you have money saved up...but unless your husband is the boss or in a super high up and hard to replace position, I would never put "being w/o a job" in the realm of impossibility. Not trying to be a negative nancy, just trying to say, "don't get too confident".

[scottmi]

Originally Posted by Driller1

To those who wast their time on forums complaining that they can not find a job. Stop! Walk away from the computer and to the door. Walk to the light, walk to the light children.

You mean keep walking, into the road, into the lights of an oncoming semi?

[scottmi]

Originally Posted by kaypurdue

These days I live in an apartment and my neighbors change all the time, so it's impossible to get to know anyone very well.

You know what's funny? When I lived in Chicago the people in the apartments I lived in on the average, I'd say, lived in the SAME place for about a decade. I'd say about 10-20% of the people I met had lived in the same apartment for 20 years and I even met a lady once who said she had lived there for FORTY YEARS!


20 & 40 YEARS PEOPLE!?! Who on Earth would want to live in an APARTMENT and basically throw away all that cash for rent for that long? I think that says a lot about how expensive regular housing has become.

[khfar]

Originally Posted by scottmi

Well, keep in mind, people often have a much easier time expressing their opinion in written form and/or anonymously, which is why online places are actually an EXCELLENT source for info on anything.

As far as work goes - that's good you have money saved up...but unless your husband is the boss or in a super high up and hard to replace position, I would never put "being w/o a job" in the realm of impossibility. Not trying to be a negative nancy, just trying to say, "don't get too confident".

Well, hate to say it, but he is the boss, and in a very good spot. And if you'll recall, the company chose to send him here as a promotion. I will never divulge the company he works for on this board, as it is no one's business. But you'd have to know the company to understand how it works. Unless someone ROYALLY screws up, they do not get fired. Royal screw ups define sleeping with someone in the company, stealing, cheating, etc. Any other screw up would end in a demotion which, would still suck but there would still be a job waiting for the person.

I don't even know why I'm bothering to explain myself. I just don't have that Michigan mentality that the world is going to hell in a handbasket. I should have never started this thread. Wouldn't you know that one person's happiness would eventually be stomped upon. At least, attempted to be stomped upon. I will NEVER, EVER take on the attitude that the majority of people on this board have. I would be miserable just like them, and I don't choose to live my life that way. And quite frankly, I will never mention mine or my husband's job on here again because having a good, solid job isn't good enough on here. You've got to be unemployed and BIT*HING about it, to matter.

It's no wonder so many people hate living here. Look at how many people have been run off of this board by negative, RUDE people. Imagine what those people are like in real life - it's unreal.

[Bydand]

Khfar, I agree with you 100% I was born and raised in Michigan and have lived out of State for far too long. I'm in Maine right now and cannot wait for this set of contracts to expire so we can get back home to West Michigan. Doom and Gloom, personally I hope everybody keeps feeling that way for another year because somebody will feel like they just hit the jackpot when we come back and buy their house. Personally, I don't really care what the real estate market is doing right now, I plan on keeping whatever we buy until the day I die of old age. After living all over the US, I have never seen a better place to raise kids and live, than Michigan, that is why we are headed back. My family have tried different places, but the West side of the State will always be "home" and when it comes right down to what really counts, it cannot be beat.

Go ahead all you nay-sayers, rip my post apart. Tell me why I am wrong. Question my heritage. Post all the negatives you can, unless you have been other places within the last year, you are spouting useless drivel you cannot back-up with personal experience. If you can, and you like it so much better elsewhere, last I knew we didn't need travel papers in America to pack our goodies and get out of any area we don't like; quit griping and start packing. Ooooohhhh right... you have a job in Michigan, and not prospects anywhere else. now I get it.