Quoted from HHaase:My sister and her family are currently living in Vegas, they both want out in a serious way. If her career wasn't as successful as it was they would have left years ago.
I'd be interested to know more about why they want out, if it has to do with the "known facts" of Vegas (weather, the strip...) or if there is more about living there that I should be aware of before deciding.
Quoted from bluespin:Have you considered Boise, Idaho? A lot of people are moving from SF to Boise suburbs due to cheaper housing. It's at the southern part of the state, so they get very little snow/ice, and there aren't any water supply issues.
Yes, I'm very familiar with Boise, we have a cabin in Tamarack, and always spend the night there on the way. There's a bunch of Californians that moved there which seems to have made the local community very angry, because of the usual issues Californians bring in their luggage. Moving there isn't in my cards though, Boise doesn't have much to offer in terms of nightlife, entertainment, international restaurants, and kind of like city vibe that Vegas offers. If it was just me and my wife we would be in Vegas already, we love it there, my problem is more around moving there with one kid in middle school and one in elementary.
Quoted from snyper2099:No. But I have seen it happen a couple times... [London and New York by CBGB's]
If you are worried about unfortunate people bothering you and stepping in their poo, don't move to the metro where they sleep on the sidewalks and live off people's "wholesome hearts".
I would refrain from asking for life advice or really for any advice on Pinside... Especially pinball advice. Too many people know what's best for you.
Everytime I go to my office in SF, which doesn't happen very often anymore, I see more balls and butts than I could count for, I dodge needles on the ground and smell that distinct smell of crack burning in a pipe. The situation is terrible in SF when it comes to drugs, homeless crazies but it doesn't leave the city. I live 20 minutes north of SF, and it's a complete different world, secluded, quiet, peaceful, if I wasn't seeing the city from my windows I wouldn't even know it's there.
That's where I wonder how Las Vegas is, if the crime, the drugs, the general craziness stays nearby the strip or if it spreads all around the city and its suburbs.