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Where’s a good place to live? *Poll added *

By RandomGuyOffCL

4 years ago


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  • Texas 22 votes
    9%
  • Idaho 19 votes
    8%
  • Wisconsin to see snow 21 votes
    9%
  • Arizona 15 votes
    6%
  • N.Cali 16 votes
    7%
  • S.Cali & go solar 23 votes
    10%
  • Georgia 5 votes
    2%
  • Asheville N. Carolina 25 votes
    10%
  • Tennessee 17 votes
    7%
  • Florida 19 votes
    8%
  • Become a distributor in Hawaii 31 votes
    13%
  • Colorado 27 votes
    11%

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#43 4 years ago

We've lived in numerous places including Canada, Texas, Washington, Florida, New York, etc but for us nothing compares to LA. Tons of culture, countless languages, great people, unlimited food, miles of beach, perfect weather, infinite things to do and see, I can go on and on. Plus I love to drive so the endless canyon roads for me are a total blast. There's lots of intangibles as well like the people are so accepting here compared to other places. Some places would gives us endless grief just for simple things like hair color, the fact that me and my wife have different last names, that we aren't religious, etc. Here in LA no one cares, probably because of the huge variety of people from all over the world, it's such a melting pot. I attached a pic from our backyard, one of the many local canyon runs I love to do, endless quiet locations like this for fans of spirited driving. Yeah I know everyone craps on California but what can I say, our experience is the polar opposite.

You'll have to decide your priorities but for us this place is paradise, and after countless moves we have found our permanent home.

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#120 4 years ago
Quoted from tbanthony:

Not sure about the crime stats but I felt safe in the area I was in. That mountain I posted is about a mile from my motel. I walked there and there were lots of families walking up the mountain to watch the sunset. On my way back I caught a moonlit concert in the park for 9/11 for seniors and then walked by a culinary school where all the chefs could be seen through the windows working on pastries and cakes. Downtown Riverside is kind of quaint with some nice little restaurants and shops. Anyway, I’m just a visitor but it all made a good impression on me.

No no you're suppose to hate California, it's the in thing to do apparently. Can't say I understand people's random hate and bizarre generalizations but what do I know, I'm just another immigrant.

To the op, if crime is a concern though then you can check crime per capita data which is publicly available. One example:

https://www.roadsnacks.net/most-dangerous-states-in-america/

So the top ten states to avoid as far as crime per capita are:

1) New Mexico
2) Alaska
3) Louisiana
4) Arkansas
5) Tennessee
6) South Carolina
7) Alabama
Arizona
9) Oklahoma
10) Missouri

Of course that's at a macro level so really you'd be best served visiting places in person and spending time there, not as a vacation but actually as if you intend to live there. The reality is often people do not have your interests in mind, instead they want to spew whatever bile fits their narrative which results in all sorts of generalizations that are just plain wrong at best, and downright deceiving at worst. If I listened to people I never would have moved to LA, so let me tell you I'm glad I ignored the haters and visited this place in person, I'm never leaving.

So go there in person, experience the local flavor and see what works for you. There's more to a city than what random people spew on the internet, what works for one person may not work for another, it really depends on what you value in life. For me there are some basics:

1) Won't do humidity.
2) Won't do winter.
3) I need large variety in terms of cultures, language and people.
4) Need great weather.
5) Need lots of sunshine.
5) Need tolerance and acceptance, I like being able to eat lunch with a lady friend that may be wearing fishnets and orange hair without being harassed.
6) Need tech jobs
7) Won't do thug life, so no crime.
Needs hills and valleys in the landscape.
9) Driving friendly.
10) Endless things to do.

Of course that's my list, it may have zero bearing on your requirements in which case my opinions are of no use to you. It's like when people ask what pinball machine they should buy, I mean really, who the hell knows?!? Everyone is different.

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#127 4 years ago
Quoted from RandomGuyOffCL:

Bless your heart...really I mean that.
Pretty much everything you say is true but my counter to you would probably have me banned from pinside & off buying a $200 microphone.
So I’ll just say this...I don’t want my daughters wearing fishnets and orange hair.

That's totally cool, that's why you need your *own* personal data points to determine what works for you and why generically asking "What city?" on it's own just can't get you a good result.

For example, for those ok with winter I'd often recommend my home town of Montreal, Canada because it's stupid cheap to live there, cheap homes, full health care, one year paid maternity leave, dirt cheap daycare for kids, dirt cheap schools and universities, extremely safe to live, endless festivals, endless food options, tons of farmers markets for healthy food, and so on. However it's also an extremely liberal city meaning you may potentially see a woman leading a man around on a leash while waiting for the metro, people making out in parks, pride parades, ladies wearing thigh high boots in shopping malls, people wearing extremely skimpy outfits, etc. It's not for everyone hence why just blindly recommending it could do more harm than good, it has to be to a persons particular needs which is something only you will know in detail.

#305 4 years ago
Quoted from cjchand:

Austin, is definitely the most Liberal-leaning city in the state. I'm a proud UT Longhorn graduate and would choose Austin, hands down, over any other city in the state... except the Californians really trashed the housing market there, plus the town just isn't the same since SXSW became a thing. Tons of transplants moving there because of its unique vibe, only to dilute that vibe by encouraging chains and other things counter to the "Keep Austin Weird" movement. In short, the Austin we all knew and loved is - sadly - dying.

I lived in Austin in the 90's (loved it there) and people were saying stuff like that even then, that transplants were ruining the city, etc, etc. It's a never ending thing, people who have lived long in any location will start to say that. It's part of getting old in the same location I guess.

Quoted from PtownPin:

I will say this that many are starting to realize that we are getting taxed to death and its getting out of hand.

Taxation is all relative. Being originally from Canada with lots of family there, we actually find the taxes here in California to be low and quite the bargain for the lifestyle the state allow us to live compared to back home.

Quoted from Wickerman2:

Bah, that’s just interweb venting by folks. I have big time GOP die hards on almost every side of my house and I’m basically a Democratic Socialist. I think the people they want running things are laughable but they themselves are fine as neighbors. We don’t throw stuff at each other or yell shit. Although if this one dude lets his dog shit in my yard again....

It can be done for sure! A friend who runs websites just like mine (he's my main competitor) leans right and I lean left yet we are good friends, hang out, get drinks, etc. We'll mock each others side sometimes but it's all in good fun. Unfortunately that's not always the case though and some people will just not let others be if their views aren't The Correct View (tm), something that most definitely happens on both sides. The powers that be have indeed successfully got us all fighting against each other so they can all profit of us with their websites, book tours, donations, etc. It's really weird because Canada is not at all like that. For the most part it's two parties there as well yet people don't get so polarized based on their political party. It's a bit of a different world down here in the USA when it comes to that, with some folk anyways.

#349 4 years ago

Ok, last post here because yeah the constant liberal bashing is beyond tiresome. I get it, liberals have ruined everything in the country and they are horrible, cool got it. Man and you wonder why ladies rarely post on Pinside, good lord, y'all make me uncomfortable to be here I can't imagine how they feel. Now to make one more post then run from the hate:

Quoted from IdahoRealtor:

I dont know about that. High sales tax. High state income tax. High fuel costs. High utility cost. Day care and private school outrageous. Wages for contractors and all types of service people are high. Permit fees and trafic fines outrageous. Insurance costs high. Vehicle registration is a small fortune; $600 for my Silverado this year. Seems to me we get bent over on just about everything.

So this is not all directed at you, but I'll speak generally. What we did is leverage the one thing California has more of that just about any other state, sunshine. Eight years ago we got solar panels for a total cost of $0. Yup, free and they do all maintenance and repair on them free for the life of the panels. Panel breaks? They fix it free. Someone throws axes and smashes all our panels? They fix it free. They simply took our monthly average power bill over the course of a year and installed us a solar panel setup free of charge for less than what our average bill was. Net result? $0 down, instant savings from day one, and for the next 20 years after the install (12 years left) we pay that same flat monthly rate. California has long been ahead of the game on solar power and holy cow have we benefited from it. Our utility bills are nothing, I work from home and run the air conditioner all day without worry because the solar panels fuel it. Every year that goes buy that flat monthly fee we setup eight years ago looks better and better while everyone else just pays more and more. Power prices go up? Great! That means more money to us for excess power our solar panels make because the power company buys it from us (we're a registered power station). We're one of the *best* states to take advantage of this both because of the endless sunshine and because of policies here that made getting solar power simple. Other states fight stuff like this, we embraced it, now my utility bills now cheaper than anywhere else, utility bill problem solved thanks to California.

Fuel? Well turns out we have a local car company that sources local talent, sources local resources, pays local taxes, local local local called Tesla. So I got a Model 3 and let me tell you once you drive one you realize why everyone is trying kill that American company. For one it's because it's a ~$36k car is stupid cheap to operate. Fuel? Don't care, that same California sun I leveraged above also fuels my car. No fuel, no maintenance, no brake changes, no fluid changes, nothing. Being in California means a billion places to charge it although 99% of the time you just let the sun charge it at home. End result? Fuel and vehicle costs are nothing. The reason that company even happened is again because California embraced it while other states fight it, heck I think you can only legally buy them in 17 so states, utter madness. So fuel and vehicle costs are solved thanks to California.

I say all this because people seem to thing we're all millionaires. Instead we leveraged what this state in many cases uniquely offers and/or has things setup to where it's just so cheap to do them here because of state policies. No we're not rich, but thanks to the state we personally pay little for utility and cars. And that's just the top of the iceberg, I could go on and on on all kinds of other stuff where we have the advantage. Again this is not all directed at the person I replied to, it's more generally speaking. Don't believe internet vitriol, do the research and see what's what for yourself.

Ok now you can resume your liberal bashing, don't worry this liberal won't post here anymore. I'm gonna go read about Elvira 3.

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