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Post by jerryfmcompushaft on Sept 28, 2012 9:31:29 GMT -5
In all seriousness, I live in the most ideal place. Carlisle is about 2 hours driving time from New York, Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia if one wants the "big city life", but is about 18000 in population. From one side of the 'city' to the other is about 18 blocks long. I live within 10 minutes driving time from Carlisle Barracks with its commissary, pharmacy, health clinic, and other support activities. The War College, Dickenson School of Law and Dickenson College provide a wealth of educational opportunities as does the Army Heritage Center and Museum. Living expenses are within reason and there is NO state income tax on retired pay. What more could I ask for.... Oh, yeah, cheaper rent on airport hangars....  |
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Post by dontom on Sept 30, 2012 3:37:04 GMT -5
San Francisco is the absolutely LAST place I'd ever want to live..... For what reasons? I was born in SF, lived in the area my entire life. I don't care much for any large city, but I have been to places I like much less than SF. Two of my least favorite cities are LA, CA and Phoenix, AZ. Mainly because of the traffic and hot weather. SF weather changes very little all year. And has good cheap restaurants from everywhere else in the world. The politics of SF are pretty screwy, even by my standards, but all else seems okay. Have you ever even been to SF? If so, when, and what did you not like? -Don- SSF, CA |
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Post by dontom on Sept 30, 2012 3:49:23 GMT -5
San Francisco is considered America's best city. [/url] I'm surprised to read that it has less than a million people, because it is northern California's financial center, so I was thinking it would have a few million inhabitants. [/quote]Not enough places for people to live in SF, but many places for people to work. There are millions of working people every M-F in SF. But "Best" is a meaningless word until it is explained, each and every time it is used. Kinda like the word "freedom". Or even "love". Meaningless words that can mean almost anything. Anyway, I like these smaller cities with cool climate, like my Vancouver, Seattle, Vancouver and Seattle has way too much rain for me. SF weather is usually nice all year, without all the rain. Have you decided to stay in Vancouver and forget about SF, LA, and NYC? -Don- SSF, CA |
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Post by dontom on Sept 30, 2012 3:53:53 GMT -5
My high school buddy lives in suburban Washington - his house is valued at $2.6 million. Not much of a slum.... But there ARE depressed areas, just not all of DCs suburbs fall into that category. A 2.6 million dollar house in SF will be a bit on the dumpy side. Won't be anything special. -Don- SSF, CA |
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Post by dontom on Sept 30, 2012 4:00:29 GMT -5
You call 15' of snow "temperate"?SJ In the 63 years I've lived in this area, I've seen it snow two times. Once in the late 1950's and another in the late 1970's. Sometimes there is snow other years on some of the higher mountains that are in view of here. But that's about all. -Don- SSF, CA |
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Post by dontom on Sept 30, 2012 4:06:44 GMT -5
Well they say that SF is like a bowel of Granola. All flakes, fruits and nuts. BTW: "The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well." - Joe Ancis -Don Quoteman |
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Post by dontom on Sept 30, 2012 4:10:30 GMT -5
Living expenses are within reason and there is NO state income tax on retired pay. What more could I ask for.... Oh, yeah, cheaper rent on airport hangars.... NV even has no state income tax on any paycheck. Of course they tax everything here in CA. -Don- |
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Post by Swampy on Sept 30, 2012 8:28:02 GMT -5
Well they say that SF is like a bowel of Granola. All flakes, fruits and nuts. Bowel??? Is that a Freudian slip? ;D As for moving, I'm at the stage where I'm ready for the next stage - the problem is, America is still in a slump, while BC is doing well. I'm thinking of using Vancouver as a base while I hop back and forth a city in the US - maybe SF - and build up a high-end tax practice. |
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Post by jerryfmcompushaft on Sept 30, 2012 8:59:09 GMT -5
San Francisco is the absolutely LAST place I'd ever want to live..... For what reasons? I was born in SF, lived in the area my entire life. I don't care much for any large city, but I have been to places I like much less than SF. Two of my least favorite cities are LA, CA and Phoenix, AZ. Mainly because of the traffic and hot weather. SF weather changes very little all year. And has good cheap restaurants from everywhere else in the world. The politics of SF are pretty screwy, even by my standards, but all else seems okay. Have you ever even been to SF? If so, when, and what did you not like? -Don- SSF, CA Well, Don, since you asked. Yes I have been to San Farncisco. Once on return from Vietnam, in uniform, when I went to the taxi stand in front of the airport to get a ride to someplace for breakfast. The first cabby I approached said, "Not while you are wearing that uniform". It took me three tries before I found a taxi who would give me a ride. If that weren't enough to sour me on a city, the next time I was in San Francisco was to bury my youngest son following a drug fueled suicide. Logical or not, I hope I never see that city again. |
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Post by dontom on Sept 30, 2012 16:45:25 GMT -5
Well, Don, since you asked. Yes I have been to San Farncisco. Once on return from Vietnam, in uniform, when I went to the taxi stand in front of the airport to get a ride to someplace for breakfast. The first cabby I approached said, "Not while you are wearing that uniform". It took me three tries before I found a taxi who would give me a ride. If that weren't enough to sour me on a city, the next time I was in San Francisco was to bury my youngest son following a drug fueled suicide. Logical or not, I hope I never see that city again. Was that around 1968 or 1967 when all the hippies took over everything? Anyway, I never had any such problems when I was in SFO in an army uniform, in 1969-1971, but I have heard the stories. -Don- |
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Post by dontom on Oct 1, 2012 4:57:22 GMT -5
I don't know why you think our "slump" would be a disadvantage to you. When things are good here, expect everything to cost more. BTW, the population of SF always stays less than 800,000 as that's as many places there are for people to live in SF. Most are renters. But the population of the SF Bay Area is close to 8 million. Here, it is one town after the other, unlike Canada where things are much more spread out. I am at "work" now, In SF, if we can call this sinecure as "work". -Don- SF, CA As for moving, I'm at the stage where I'm ready for the next stage - the problem is, America is still in a slump, while BC is doing well. I'm thinking of using Vancouver as a base while I hop back and forth a city in the US - maybe SF - and build up a high-end tax practice. |
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Post by jerryfmcompushaft on Oct 1, 2012 7:41:27 GMT -5
Well, Don, since you asked. Yes I have been to San Farncisco. Once on return from Vietnam, in uniform, when I went to the taxi stand in front of the airport to get a ride to someplace for breakfast. The first cabby I approached said, "Not while you are wearing that uniform". It took me three tries before I found a taxi who would give me a ride. If that weren't enough to sour me on a city, the next time I was in San Francisco was to bury my youngest son following a drug fueled suicide. Logical or not, I hope I never see that city again. Was that around 1968 or 1967 when all the hippies took over everything? Anyway, I never had any such problems when I was in SFO in an army uniform, in 1969-1971, but I have heard the stories. -Don- June or July 67 |
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Post by dontom on Oct 1, 2012 16:40:56 GMT -5
That was the very peak of that type of nonsense. Things have changed since then. In fact, by the time I was drafted (March of 1969), there was none of that going on. At least I saw none of it and didn't hear of it happening to others. Sorry to hear about your youngest son. First time I heard that story. But there's more illegal drug use going on in Seattle, WA and Portland, than in SF, the last I heard. -Don- SSF, CA |
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Post by Sir John on Oct 1, 2012 17:02:51 GMT -5
In 1983, SF was the only US city I saw.
It was probably the LEAST like an Australian city, mainly because of the older architecture. Modern 'skyscrapers' are the same the world over.
I was walking up Powell St and came to a red light and waited. There was a man in a wheelchair beside me.
As the light turned green I stepped aside and indicated that i would give him a push. He declined and said "You don't come from America do you". I was too shocked to reply.
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Post by mcnoch on Oct 2, 2012 8:14:34 GMT -5
My favorite cities are Hamburg, Copenhagen and Kuala Lumpur.
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