City Shopping
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 6:20 pm
This topic came up on here, before the big data wipeout some months back. I had started a topic about if anyone on here was from Missouri, some time ago. Anyhow, I remember another poster starting a topic about how bored he was living in Michigan. Stated, he was tired of the beat up roads, the weather, and the whole scene.
So, I thought I would restart things. A little background, I grew up in Monroe county Michigan. I lived there until 2005, when I moved not too far away to Ohio. I lived in Toledo, Findlay for a time, and have been in Perrysburg(south of Toledo) for about 10 years. I've wanted to leave the area for quite sometime but there have been a lot of hurdles in my mind. Leaving a decent paying job even though I hate it, selling a home, trying to find another job without a college degree, having some health issues I am on medication for, and some other things.
Over the past year, I've been really depressed. I had to seek some help for a time and had a leave from work because of it. I changed departments about a month ago and I am not sure what it was, but I've snapped out of it at last. So, getting to the point, I don't want to live in The Toledo area anymore. The bad attitudes, lack of growth, incompentant leaders, nothing to do, and everyone seems to hang onto "some old used to be". At the sametime, anything new is met with scorn and resistance. I know all places have problems but this area is stuck on stupid.
I've decided to start city shopping. I want to have a similar cost of living, not someplace too radically different but something different then what I got now. I want to be a distance but still be able to get back to the Toledo area, if something happened where my family would need me. Here is my list so far:
1. Lexington KY- Visited
Overall I liked the town, despite KY's bad reputation as a state. Decent looking downtown, some affluent areas and some more middle class. A cross between College and a smaller major city. The winters are not quite as hard as northern ohio. cost of living is about on par with where I am at now. State Government is socially backwards.
2. Fort Wayne IN- Visited
It was better then Toledo or Flint, It was a bit bland to me. Not an awful place but just didn't come off as someplace I want to live.
3. Buffalo NY/Niagara Fall metro area- I have been around there once but its been years ago, I know nothing about the area other then visiting the falls. Reviews I've read online have mentioned affordable living despite NY's taxes. State government is quite progressive on social issues, i.e LGBTQ issues. Yes, western NY gets a lot of snow.
4. Knoxville TN- I've driven through the area on 75 and i-640. Stayed the night there a few times on the way to south carolina. Read some good things but need more information.
5. Gainsville FL- Collegetown, inland so cost of living isn't too high and not having to evacuate during a hurricane is a plus. No Income tax in FL. Summers would suck however! Not a big summer fan but would like the winters.
6. ? sort of leaving this one open.
So, I thought I would restart things. A little background, I grew up in Monroe county Michigan. I lived there until 2005, when I moved not too far away to Ohio. I lived in Toledo, Findlay for a time, and have been in Perrysburg(south of Toledo) for about 10 years. I've wanted to leave the area for quite sometime but there have been a lot of hurdles in my mind. Leaving a decent paying job even though I hate it, selling a home, trying to find another job without a college degree, having some health issues I am on medication for, and some other things.
Over the past year, I've been really depressed. I had to seek some help for a time and had a leave from work because of it. I changed departments about a month ago and I am not sure what it was, but I've snapped out of it at last. So, getting to the point, I don't want to live in The Toledo area anymore. The bad attitudes, lack of growth, incompentant leaders, nothing to do, and everyone seems to hang onto "some old used to be". At the sametime, anything new is met with scorn and resistance. I know all places have problems but this area is stuck on stupid.
I've decided to start city shopping. I want to have a similar cost of living, not someplace too radically different but something different then what I got now. I want to be a distance but still be able to get back to the Toledo area, if something happened where my family would need me. Here is my list so far:
1. Lexington KY- Visited
Overall I liked the town, despite KY's bad reputation as a state. Decent looking downtown, some affluent areas and some more middle class. A cross between College and a smaller major city. The winters are not quite as hard as northern ohio. cost of living is about on par with where I am at now. State Government is socially backwards.
2. Fort Wayne IN- Visited
It was better then Toledo or Flint, It was a bit bland to me. Not an awful place but just didn't come off as someplace I want to live.
3. Buffalo NY/Niagara Fall metro area- I have been around there once but its been years ago, I know nothing about the area other then visiting the falls. Reviews I've read online have mentioned affordable living despite NY's taxes. State government is quite progressive on social issues, i.e LGBTQ issues. Yes, western NY gets a lot of snow.
4. Knoxville TN- I've driven through the area on 75 and i-640. Stayed the night there a few times on the way to south carolina. Read some good things but need more information.
5. Gainsville FL- Collegetown, inland so cost of living isn't too high and not having to evacuate during a hurricane is a plus. No Income tax in FL. Summers would suck however! Not a big summer fan but would like the winters.
6. ? sort of leaving this one open.