OO1 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 On 7/2/2020 at 5:20 PM, Tarheel said: four miles from the ocean Don't move , nothing like the ocean beach 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 On 7/2/2020 at 3:13 PM, grasshopper said: I hear things have changed for the worse there. I dunno. everything is more-----more ---- expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, Coytee said: Let me gently reword this..... with the pandemic, we're all likely to have shortened life spans and the govt will save tons on social security. So, if they're forward looking, "gee, we're going to save trillions on social security expenses.... let's throw them a bone today and give them a pandemic check....maybe they'll vote us back in before checking out" Not too far off the mark. There is also the fact that our longevity curve had already flattened and slightly decreased even before the virus. The reasons for that are beyond the scope of the tos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 23 hours ago, garyrc said: We went from living in Oakland, working in San Francisco (few can afford to live there now) to retiring to Oregon. No Sales Tax -- so helpful in buying stuff. Weather not so bad, get to see snow a few days a year, fall colors. Beautiful sky and clouds, how about the huge trees ------- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Just now, RandyH 000 said: how about the huge trees ------- You've seen one redwood, you've seen them all----Ronald Reagan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 1 minute ago, RandyH 000 said: how about the huge trees ------- (having never been there) I'd say they're probably beautiful....until one upends and lands on your car or house. Remember the Wicked Witch of the West.... it curled her toes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 6 hours ago, Negatron said: We moved to Mexico...tired of all the BS going on in the US, high taxes, and in general just to expensive to live when retired. Positives: $300 a year for property taxes electricity is around $50 a month water bill is about $20 for our bottled water about $20 for our city water Full coverage auto insurance on our 2013 van is $600 a year Phone bill for 2 cellphones $50 Cable internet $20 Netflix HD $10 Food is also cheaper if you shop around Bus fare is about 50 cents to go the full run on the bus Garbage pickup twice a week...free You can live off Social Security New Hospital just built 2 years ago New mall being built now, and another new theater Less than 1 hour to Walmart, Costco, Home Depot, HEB, and Best Buy, and a huge maal that has very high end merchandise Nice theater 10 minutes from our house, where movies are a couple of bucks for current movies in USA Theaters Radio Shack is by the theater 2 large grocery stores that are just like in the USA Liverpool which is like a Macys Exellent restaurants for not much money No AC required, no heater required either in our home due to weather of high 80s max usually, and nights gojng down to 40s average We have beautiful weather year round, and the people are very friendly Cons: Importing items is expensive 17%, plus we pay $1 a kilo to have it delivered to us from Texas. Internet sucks depending on where you live...2 block from our house is fiber internet...no idea when we will get it on our street. Gas price is about the same as California You can live as inexpensive as you like or as luxurious as you like here. looks like it's heaven to me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Coytee said: it curled her toes. Dang, I thought I did that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, oldtimer said: You've seen one redwood, you've seen them all----Ronald Reagan. sure hope they keep them around - 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, oldtimer said: You've seen one redwood, you've seen them all----Ronald Reagan. Pat Brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, oldtimer said: Dang, I thought I did that. Now that I reflect, it was a house, not a tree. See how we give credence to our memories?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 9 minutes ago, Coytee said: (having never been there) I'd say they're probably beautiful....until one upends and lands on your car or house. Remember the Wicked Witch of the West.... it curled her toes. you're a gonner if that ever happens , lights are out forever , that's like becoming a fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 1 minute ago, RandyH 000 said: you're a gonner if that ever happens , lights are out forever , that's like becoming a fly Think I can imagine to a degree. When I lived in Charleston, SC..., I fortunately had two cars. A pine tree died, fell over. It was maybe something like 10 inches diameter.... landed square on the roof of the car behind windshield and parallel to it. Essentially folded the roof down to the seats. I'd think if one of those slightly larger trees did same, it would pancake it. Maybe a Waffle House waffle.... somewhere between the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, mungkiman said: Pat Brown. We are both right. Brown paraphrased for campaign purposes what Reagan said, which was "you know, a tree is a tree, how many more do you need to look at?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBPK402 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 looks like it's heaven to meMy wife calls it adult Disneyland.Sent from my SM-T830 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Just now, Negatron said: My wife calls it adult Disneyland. Sent from my SM-T830 using Tapatalk That just took the appeal from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 37 minutes ago, Coytee said: ... with the pandemic, we're all likely to have shortened life spans and the govt will save tons on social security. So, if they're forward looking, "gee, we're going to save trillions on social security expenses.... let's throw them a bone today and give them a pandemic check....maybe they'll vote us back in before checking out" And let's give every penny we save on Social Security to the billionaires. (😖) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 37 minutes ago, RandyH 000 said: how about the huge trees ------- Yes, we have some allegedly 400 years old ones a short walk from our house. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Just now, Coytee said: Think I can imagine to a degree. When I lived in Charleston, SC..., I fortunately had two cars. A pine tree died, fell over. It was maybe something like 10 inches diameter.... landed square on the roof of the car behind windshield and parallel to it. Essentially folded the roof down to the seats. I'd think if one of those slightly larger trees did same, it would pancake it. Maybe a Waffle House waffle.... somewhere between the two. we've had 2 big maples trees fall on 2 of our houses ,after a mini hurricane ----no one was home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 1 minute ago, garyrc said: Yes, we have some allegedly 400 years old ones a short walk from our house. impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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