Chris Flynn
Two Pair
Arizona?
It’s definitely on the list, but I think our preference right now is somewhere we could be year round.Arizona?
Ah, but there is hope if you know where to look!The wife and I are looking at the outer banks for our retirement, so...that makes two. My only concern is the crappy bourbon situation in NC.
100% malted barley...strike one. 41% ABV...strike two. This ain't baseball...you're out! Seriously, I'll try anything once.Ah, but there is hope if you know where to look!
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- You get used to it quickly, and your body adapts in about a year. We keep our house in FL 6+ degrees warmer than we did in VA. Everyone else we know from the north does so as well.Florida is too hot and humid during the summer. You have to worry about hurricanes and severe storms there and in the Carolinas. Gators in Florida. Snakes and scorpions in the desert in Nevada or Arizona.
You live in Jersey, right? Have you looked at your property tax bill lately?Taxes through the roof in California.
100% malted barley...strike one. 41% ABV...strike two....
You were in the Princeton area when you lived up here, right? I've seen you reference Conte's before in a couple of your posts. I'm up in Western Union county near the Watchung Reservation. No snakes that I've seen hiking up in that area, yet, but I've spotted a couple of bears- You get used to it quickly, and your body adapts in about a year. We keep our house in FL 6+ degrees warmer than we did in VA. Everyone else we know from the north does so as well.
-West coast of FL is visited by a hurricane about once every 10-15 years. We know people who've lived here, on the water, for 24 years, and never once even put up storm shutters. (East coast is another matter entirely, which is why we didn't even consider it.)
- Gators? You hardly even notice them. They're entertainment, no threat at all, unless you do something incredibly stupid like dive into a swampy lake, or walk your snack-sized dog along the water's edge at dusk.
- Snakes? You live in NJ -- guess you've never hiked the Appalachian Trail in NW Jersey and seen the hundreds of Eastern Diamondback rattlers sunning on the rocks, or the water moccasins in the northern and central NJ lakes, or various threats in the Pine Barrens.
You live in Jersey, right? Have you looked at your property tax bill lately?
We looked all over the country about ten years ago. Every place has its drawbacks...
Good luck with the search!
Fwiw, they're all over golf courses near the coast in the Carolinas too. A few miles inland from Hilton Head, my brother and I learned pretty quickly that if you're looking for your ball in the rough and you hear a hiss, back up 20 yards or so and take a drop.... on the gators, but when I went golfing a few times with my great uncle (may he RIP) near Bonita Springs, they were all over the place.
Im sold.Greece.
Possibly lazy and/or corrupt public clerks are a lot more accommodating to foreigners (the ages-old tradition of hospitality).
Crime rates are pretty low by any western nation's standards.
Excellent climate; earthquakes present though.
Impolite but un-hypocritical and genuinely kind people.
Not a place to earn any money, but the ideal place to spend money, IMHO.
I would retire here even if I were not Greek.
- You get used to it quickly, and your body adapts in about a year. We keep our house in FL 6+ degrees warmer than we did in VA. Everyone else we know from the north does so as well.
-West coast of FL is visited by a hurricane about once every 10-15 years. We know people who've lived here, on the water, for 24 years, and never once even put up storm shutters. (East coast is another matter entirely, which is why we didn't even consider it.)
- Gators? You hardly even notice them. They're entertainment, no threat at all, unless you do something incredibly stupid like dive into a swampy lake, or walk your snack-sized dog along the water's edge at dusk.
- Snakes? You live in NJ -- guess you've never hiked the Appalachian Trail in NW Jersey and seen the hundreds of Eastern Diamondback rattlers sunning on the rocks, or the water moccasins in the northern and central NJ lakes, or various threats in the Pine Barrens.
You live in Jersey, right? Have you looked at your property tax bill lately?
We looked all over the country about ten years ago. Every place has its drawbacks...
Good luck with the search!
Oh yeah. Especially brand new Raptors.My biggest issue is the douchebags in lifted pickups with oversized tires and headlights brighter than the surface of the sun
At the risk of straying into politics, that's global warming for ya....We now live in a world where even Texas is freaking cold. What's your point?
I was just eluding to the fact that cold, in the winter, cannot be avoided. Being in an area that is actually prepared for it for retirement is something that can be planned for.At the risk of straying into politics, that's global warming for ya....
I like them. Is there a place I can be near potatos?I got one question for ya ...
How do you feel about potato's?
It's this vast yuppie kingdom called Boise..... Literally giant potato's .I like them. Is there a place I can be near potatos?
- You get used to it quickly, and your body adapts in about a year. We keep our house in FL 6+ degrees warmer than we did in VA. Everyone else we know from the north does so as well.
-West coast of FL is visited by a hurricane about once every 10-15 years. We know people who've lived here, on the water, for 24 years, and never once even put up storm shutters. (East coast is another matter entirely, which is why we didn't even consider it.)
- Gators? You hardly even notice them. They're entertainment, no threat at all, unless you do something incredibly stupid like dive into a swampy lake, or walk your snack-sized dog along the water's edge at dusk.
- Snakes? You live in NJ -- guess you've never hiked the Appalachian Trail in NW Jersey and seen the hundreds of Eastern Diamondback rattlers sunning on the rocks, or the water moccasins in the northern and central NJ lakes, or various threats in the Pine Barrens.
You live in Jersey, right? Have you looked at your property tax bill lately?
We looked all over the country about ten years ago. Every place has its drawbacks...
Good luck with the search!
Be careful ....... There is a rumor here at PCF that there is a murderer loose in Boise .......It's this vast yuppie kingdom called Boise..... Literally giant potato's .
Def sus.Be careful ....... There is a rumor here at PCF that there is a murderer loose in Boise .......
Def sus.
I hear Vegas is warm year round......It’s definitely on the list, but I think our preference right now is somewhere we could be year round.
- You get used to it quickly, and your body adapts in about a year. We keep our house in FL 6+ degrees warmer than we did in VA. Everyone else we know from the north does so as well.
-West coast of FL is visited by a hurricane about once every 10-15 years. We know people who've lived here, on the water, for 24 years, and never once even put up storm shutters. (East coast is another matter entirely, which is why we didn't even consider it.)
- Gators? You hardly even notice them. They're entertainment, no threat at all, unless you do something incredibly stupid like dive into a swampy lake, or walk your snack-sized dog along the water's edge at dusk.
- Snakes? You live in NJ -- guess you've never hiked the Appalachian Trail in NW Jersey and seen the hundreds of Eastern Diamondback rattlers sunning on the rocks, or the water moccasins in the northern and central NJ lakes, or various threats in the Pine Barrens.
You live in Jersey, right? Have you looked at your property tax bill lately?
We looked all over the country about ten years ago. Every place has its drawbacks...
Good luck with the search!
I can say Ben and I adjusted VERY quickly to the temps. Both of us are always cold and the warm temps was almost like being at home away from home. We also discussed the future Florida option, especially since almost all of my family now lives in various parts of the state. The heat/humidity in summer was a concern. We loved marco island, alot bigger than we anticipated, and a whole lot of money on the island. I would note that while a regular day in marco averaged 85° we saw lower temps in anna maria by at least 15° every day. Parking is very limited on anna maria and a ton of traffic from vacationers, but that's about the only negatives we have to offer. Smaller keys would be a fantastic option, key west was entirely too busy for us, as well as Naples.Can confirm. Moved from the frigid northeast to live in Tampa and we acclimated a lot more quickly than I expected
Haven't even seen a gator and been here 5-6 years now.
And we experienced one power outage due to hurricane. Much better than the blizzards up north
My biggest issue is the douchebags in lifted pickups with oversized tires and headlights brighter than the surface of the sun
I got one question for ya ...
How do you feel about potato's?
What would you want in retirement that you don't have now?So where do I go for retirement if I already live there
The plan is to meet for breakfast and be dealing cards by 10:00 a.m....Me personally I don’t want to hang around a nasty casino in retirement, but I hope to be playing poker at 2 PM on Tuesdays!
Was it more than just the Mosin?then got his guns stolen by the cops -