Big cities
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For those that live in cities.........
Do you enjoy the city? Is it cheaper to live? Is your house/appartment big
enough?
I have lived in both places so I can understand both.
What I wanted to say is if you don't like the city and if it is expensive can
you move?
Laura D
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Do you enjoy the city? Is it cheaper to live? Is your house/appartment big
enough?
I have lived in both places so I can understand both.
What I wanted to say is if you don't like the city and if it is expensive can
you move?
Laura D
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In a message dated 7/20/2003 11:47:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, HMSL2@...
writes:
goats some day. (It's the suburbs I can't stand.) Some cities, like Pittsburgh,
are very inexpensive, others, like DC or NYC, are ridiculously expensive.
Within one region, living in a rowhouse and taking public transportation is
certainly cheaper than moving to some expensive suburb and buying an SUV for every
driver in the family. But your question really needs to be a little more
specific. Where would you like to move to? What things are stopping you?
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writes:
> For those that live in cities.........I love the big city, but I would also love to have a small farm and raise
> Do you enjoy the city? Is it cheaper to live? Is your house/appartment big
> enough?
> I have lived in both places so I can understand both.
> What I wanted to say is if you don't like the city and if it is expensive
> can
> you move?
>
>
> Laura D
goats some day. (It's the suburbs I can't stand.) Some cities, like Pittsburgh,
are very inexpensive, others, like DC or NYC, are ridiculously expensive.
Within one region, living in a rowhouse and taking public transportation is
certainly cheaper than moving to some expensive suburb and buying an SUV for every
driver in the family. But your question really needs to be a little more
specific. Where would you like to move to? What things are stopping you?
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> I love the big city, but I would also love to have a small farm and raiseThis is just like something I would say. Except that I love my particular
> goats some day. (It's the suburbs I can't stand.)
suburb. It's a close in one, laid out in a city like fashion. 38 kids (we'll
add one in January) that all know each other on the block. We are a real
community. We can walk or ride our bikes almost anywhere in town, although we rely
on the car to get to outings and such.
That said, the kids and I have asthma and are affected by ozone alert days.
I'd move just to get away from this. I keep thinking that if the house
becomes too much for us we can move away from the city, the other direction from my
husband's job, live peacefully and make a mint off our home investment. But
then I'd give up my block..
Guess I'm a fence sitter. there's always something more attractive somewhere
else.
Elizabeth
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In a message dated 7/21/2003 9:31:40 AM Eastern Standard Time,
ejcrewe@... writes:
about...except we move way the heck out in the boonies from Los Angeles County, CA.
We have no immediate neighbors. We left a block a lot like yours. It was a
very mixed neighborhood, kids of every race imaginable, wonderfully diverse.
TONS of kids. We moved here about 5 years ago and although there are a lot of
plusses, we miss the whole "neighborhood" thing terribly. I also miss that
there was SO MUCH to do in a city. Everything is right at your fingertips.
Here, we have to drive an hour to the nearest mall, 45 minutes to a movie
theater, and forget about museums and such. The closest is probably 2 1/2 hours
away. The kids also went through a big period of lonliness.
We love our life now, and have happily settled into it and can't imagine
pulling up roots again....but that being said, if I had it to do over again,
knowing what I know now, I probably would have stayed.
Nancy
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ejcrewe@... writes:
> I keep thinking that if the houseElizabeth, think long and hard about it. We did what you are thinking
> becomes too much for us we can move away from the city, the other direction
> from my
> husband's job, live peacefully and make a mint off our home investment. But
>
> then I'd give up my block..
>
> Guess I'm a fence sitter. there's always something more attractive
> somewhere
> else.
>
about...except we move way the heck out in the boonies from Los Angeles County, CA.
We have no immediate neighbors. We left a block a lot like yours. It was a
very mixed neighborhood, kids of every race imaginable, wonderfully diverse.
TONS of kids. We moved here about 5 years ago and although there are a lot of
plusses, we miss the whole "neighborhood" thing terribly. I also miss that
there was SO MUCH to do in a city. Everything is right at your fingertips.
Here, we have to drive an hour to the nearest mall, 45 minutes to a movie
theater, and forget about museums and such. The closest is probably 2 1/2 hours
away. The kids also went through a big period of lonliness.
We love our life now, and have happily settled into it and can't imagine
pulling up roots again....but that being said, if I had it to do over again,
knowing what I know now, I probably would have stayed.
Nancy
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Sarah
Don't forget smallish cities. Our city of about 100,000 is halfway
between L.A. and San Jose, no big cities nearby. Not a suburb, not the
boonies. I love it! We are within 10 minutes of the beach, lakes,
rivers, mountains, waterfalls, hot springs, forests. We have libraries,
bookstores, arcades, mini-golf with go-carts, waterslides, skate parks,
roller rinks, the best professional theater this side of the country,
... Did I mention mild weather all year long - lows in the 50s, highs
in the 80s, both are rare. I love this area!
Sarah
between L.A. and San Jose, no big cities nearby. Not a suburb, not the
boonies. I love it! We are within 10 minutes of the beach, lakes,
rivers, mountains, waterfalls, hot springs, forests. We have libraries,
bookstores, arcades, mini-golf with go-carts, waterslides, skate parks,
roller rinks, the best professional theater this side of the country,
... Did I mention mild weather all year long - lows in the 50s, highs
in the 80s, both are rare. I love this area!
Sarah
> I love the big city, but I would also love to have a small farm andraise
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> think long and hard about itIt's really in the day dreaming phase right now. those of you who live in
the country know better than I can imagine that a "little farm" with goats,
veggies, a kiln and a weaving room is a lot more work than sitting happily in an
urban environment!
Leaving our block would be horrible on us, even if we moved just a few blocks
down. Leaving the area would be very difficult. We went to the Field Museum
on a whim yesterday because my almost 4 wanted to see Sue! (I mostly wanted
to go for the great a/c.)
On the other hand, the house across the street from me is being painted a
garrish yellow. I'll get over it. My senses are much more sensitive (?) when
I'm pregnant.
Elizabeth
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Michelle~ms65442
Ok Sarah, I’m looking to get out of the Bay Area and have to ask – where
is this wonderful place you live?
Michelle, SF Bay Area
Mommy to the bright-eyed Rory Daniel, 5.3.02
-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah [mailto:irsarah.bean@...]
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 10:44 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Unschooling-Discussion] Big cities
<< We are within 10 minutes of the beach, lakes,
rivers, mountains, waterfalls, hot springs, forests. We have libraries,
bookstores, arcades, mini-golf with go-carts, waterslides, skate parks,
roller rinks, the best professional theater this side of the country,
... Did I mention mild weather all year long - lows in the 50s, highs
in the 80s, both are rare>>
is this wonderful place you live?
Michelle, SF Bay Area
Mommy to the bright-eyed Rory Daniel, 5.3.02
-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah [mailto:irsarah.bean@...]
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 10:44 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Unschooling-Discussion] Big cities
<< We are within 10 minutes of the beach, lakes,
rivers, mountains, waterfalls, hot springs, forests. We have libraries,
bookstores, arcades, mini-golf with go-carts, waterslides, skate parks,
roller rinks, the best professional theater this side of the country,
... Did I mention mild weather all year long - lows in the 50s, highs
in the 80s, both are rare>>
Sarah
Well, I don't want to mention my specific city, but it's the Central
Coast area - San Luis Obispo, the 5 Cities, Santa Maria, Orcutt. I
absolutely love it here. Jobs are a little more scarce than in big
cities of course, but cost of living is much lower than the Bay Area for
sure. Santa Maria is the cheapest, with houses in the 200s still,
though some people are snobbish about Santa Maria because it's more
agricultural (read: "worse" schools because of language issues, plenty
of field workers). San Luis is more expensive, cheapest houses are
probably in the 500s. It's a university town and people that live there
love it. There's a very cute downtown, with a big ole Farmer's Market
every week that shuts down the area. The 5 Cities are in between, beach
towns such as Shell Beach, Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Oceano and Arroyo
Grande. They are in between in price range also, and are right at the
beach. They get pretty crowded during tourist attacks, especially
Pismo.
Sarah
See my/our blog: http://www.bruceportal.com
Coast area - San Luis Obispo, the 5 Cities, Santa Maria, Orcutt. I
absolutely love it here. Jobs are a little more scarce than in big
cities of course, but cost of living is much lower than the Bay Area for
sure. Santa Maria is the cheapest, with houses in the 200s still,
though some people are snobbish about Santa Maria because it's more
agricultural (read: "worse" schools because of language issues, plenty
of field workers). San Luis is more expensive, cheapest houses are
probably in the 500s. It's a university town and people that live there
love it. There's a very cute downtown, with a big ole Farmer's Market
every week that shuts down the area. The 5 Cities are in between, beach
towns such as Shell Beach, Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Oceano and Arroyo
Grande. They are in between in price range also, and are right at the
beach. They get pretty crowded during tourist attacks, especially
Pismo.
Sarah
See my/our blog: http://www.bruceportal.com