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Post by greatfatness on Mar 30, 2019 5:57:13 GMT -5
In the process of moving myself. Just not to Pittsburgh. I spent a month in Pittsburgh one week. Where are you going, GF?... Back to Boston. Actually really looking forward to it. Other than the Sox fans, the only downsides are the traffic and the housing prices since the economy has been booming there for the last decade. |
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Post by inger on Mar 30, 2019 8:11:58 GMT -5
Good for you, man. You've been there before, so you know what to expect. It seems to be what you feel is home...I may be one of those people that will never really feel I'm at home anyplace, but I love the look of the land and the feel of the weather west of the Mississippi River, though I want nothing to do with California or Texas...
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Post by rizzuto on Mar 30, 2019 9:03:25 GMT -5
Good for you, man. You've been there before, so you know what to expect. It seems to be what you feel is home...I may be one of those people that will never really feel I'm at home anyplace, but I love the look of the land and the feel of the weather west of the Mississippi River, though I want nothing to do with California or Texas... What’s wrong with Texas, Inger? |
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Post by domeplease on Mar 30, 2019 10:53:23 GMT -5
Thanks Kaybli. Do me... Why not Pittsburgh. It's got plenty of shit to do... It's generally a clean city. Crimes not high for a city... Like i said it's CHEAP. My buddy lives out there already n he enjoys the same things I do. While PA has a Democrat as a governor... It's not a liberal hell hole like nj. My friend told me there plenty of places for work... I need good pubic transition since I don't drive. It's 8 hours away from Jersey so it's a safe distance from the mother in law for me but close enough the wife can still see her. The real question is... Why not Pittsburgh GOOD ANSWER = WISHING YOU THE BEST IN PITTSBURGH. |
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Post by sierchio on Mar 30, 2019 11:28:10 GMT -5
Sierchio -- I have a niece and a nephew living in Pittsburgh and they love it. It certainly does not have the buzz of an East Coast city -- definitely Midwestern in its outlook -- and the weather will not make anybody in San Diego jealous. But it has a nice neighborhood older city feel to it, and as you note it's definitely cheaper than New Jersey. PA state income tax is a few ticks above three percent. It has a respectable arts scene, no shortage of good restaurants and some wonderful vistas with the hills and the convergence of the rivers. The Pirates park is definitely one of the better places to watch a game. If you are moving from the NYC area, it will for sure seem slow. That can be an adjustment, no question. And if it doesn't work out, well, there are lots of other places to try. We will look forward to your evaluation. Of course you need to give it a few months at least. Not really close to the NYC area. Do you know where Long Beach Island is? I live a few minutes from there. About a half hour from Atlantic City. When I was working at Universal, a dude said that when he worked down south , the workers were so slow that they made him assistant manager in a matter of months. They couldn't believe how much work he could get done in such a short amount of time. He told me that our worst worker would probably be their best, at the least he'd fit right in. I don't really foresee it being that much different. I don't live anywhere near the likes of a city.. so it will be a different experience no matter what. In my teenage years I used to go to Philly every weekend for music... and I lived outside Camden for a while. Any city is cleaner than Camden , except maybe Detroit. Anyhow, I can't wait to go experience it. ANYTHING is better than Jersey. There's not one thing I like about Jersey except it's location between NYC and Philly. Like I said before , my buddy and I have very similar tastes, and he loves it there. Said there's a great music scene.,. which will be good for me to get back into. |
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Post by inger on Mar 30, 2019 14:49:12 GMT -5
Good for you, man. You've been there before, so you know what to expect. It seems to be what you feel is home...I may be one of those people that will never really feel I'm at home anyplace, but I love the look of the land and the feel of the weather west of the Mississippi River, though I want nothing to do with California or Texas... What’s wrong with Texas, Inger? Heat and Humidity combo + cost of living...I know there’s a bit of the state that’s dry, but I understand most of that to be oil country. To be honest, frequent tornadoes and lack of mountains would also keep me out of several more states...Kansas, Nebraska, etc...Although there are some areas where the classic “western scenery” is still nice otherwise. I wouldn’t like southern AZ, either, but could dig the Flagstaff area, maybe even Prescott...Given my choice, the rest of my life I’ll have a Mountain View and ready access to mountain day trips...Rocky Mountain Fever... |
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Post by greatfatness on Mar 31, 2019 7:57:59 GMT -5
Good for you, man. You've been there before, so you know what to expect. It seems to be what you feel is home...I may be one of those people that will never really feel I'm at home anyplace, but I love the look of the land and the feel of the weather west of the Mississippi River, though I want nothing to do with California or Texas... My wife grew up there and at this point I’ve lived more years there than anywhere. And the economic boom they’ve had there for over a decade has made the quality of life really good, provided you can afford it and tolerate the traffic. I am hoping this is it for the next stretch for our family and my kids can live there until they go to college. |
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