NY state is still expensive as hell. The catskills are nice though.Originally Posted by N8YX
NY state is still expensive as hell. The catskills are nice though.
It's not just skewed by NYC but also by many of the affluent communities surrounding NYC, such as my area and some of the very rich neighborhoods bordering my area. . NYC property taxes are high but my property taxes are higher than what some people I know in NYC are paying. Couple that with some of the highest heating and electricity rates in the country and this is an extremely expensive place to live. When winter comes I look forward to the cold weather but I am grateful when it is mild in terms of heating costs. Ditto for hot summer weather. I like the heat but I don;t like the cost of cooling the place down. This break of cool weather we are having right now is an economic blessing.
Main reason i stay hear is because in so many other ways its a great place to be. There is so much to do here and all within short distance of home. Plus I can get the best pizza in town. And I'm only a few minutes drive from NYC (appx 20 min drive from Manhattan). it would be very hard for me to part this area, even in retirement. If I do ever retire and leave I'll probably head to Alaska or Northwest Canada or the Yukon territory.
Last edited by n2ize; 06-06-2012 at 07:08 PM.
I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.
My fondest memories are bumming around California during the summer when I was 17. Every day was something new. We spent a week or so around San Diego, the county fair during the day, the beach at night..
And LA is a wasteland, as far as I've ever been able to tell, but even some of the sprawl isn't so bad.. Redlands, Ontario, etc..
Only been to CA three times in my life. First was a family road trip in 1970 (was 14) to Fresno and SF visiting relatives. Second was another road trip with a HS buddy in '74 to San Diego. That was a hoot. Third was my honeymoon (back to SF) in '78. We actually looked into Las Vegas first, but they had a convention in town and we couldn't find a room. SF was better anyway. Love that place, but it's probably changed a bit in 30 years. My Grandpa lived there until he died in 1985. Never owned a car...
A bunch of family trips to Ukiah in the 60's and 70's, raisin' hell with the cousins. My great uncle owned the White Truck dealership and service center there for years and years. Even got some patents for equipment he designed to refurb injectors.
I remember driving into town the first time... and seeing the "Belchfire Chemical Company". Still makes me laugh.
"Where would we be without the agitators of the world to attach the electrodes
of knowledge to the nipples of ignorance?" ~ Professor "Dick" Soloman
Parents settled in CO in the 50's to get away from their parents. Mom's side: Berkeley area in CA. Dad's side: Albany area, NY. Been to both, but not much and not in a long time. Gramps (Mom's Dad) was the head of the microbiology department at UC Berkeley. Dad's Dad was a preacher in a small village "across the river" from Albany. He passed away in '65.
My fucked-uppedness comes honestly. All genuinely good people though.
So I see New Jersey did not even make the top 10. I think I can explain that. Apart from property taxes, our taxes are actually not that high, and seniors get the property taxes frozen anyway. Besides, it's mainly North East Jersey that is expensive.
That said, I do not know if I will be remaining in this state when it is time to retire. I think I'm nice Caribbean location may be calling me for retirement.
My montly utility bill only rarely hits $100 for gas and electricity combined. Of course, no A/C here either and the house is small.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
Hah !! I WISH mine were that low. We get our power from Con Edison. With plenty of emphasis on the CON part.
I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.
I noticed that no one ever called the AARP a "progressive" organization until the ads on the radio told you to.
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