I would say that’s a pretty broad list. You probably need to qualify what’s most important to you and weight each choice to figure out what’s best.
I can deal with the winter, I think. It wasn’t bad before when we moved back to Indiana, just the lack of sunlight, but that can be addressed a number of ways. The thing we like about WI is the quality of life there. Can’t quantify this, but it’s a great place in so many ways. I would presume that places like MI or MN would be similar. SWMBO has pretty well decided that this is the house she’s going to expire in, so the potential for a future move is pretty slim. I could see a possible seasonal home somewhere else, but even that’s not likely. -D > On Aug 5, 2020, at 12:06 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > You know, Dan, we are considering the following in no particular order: > Stay in AZ > Wisconsin > Minnesota > Iowa > Michigan > Indiana > Colorado > Florida > > It’s a very tough decision. It ratchets up my anxiety. > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 5, 2020, at 8:37 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> You DO NOT want to move to Illinois. >> >> My brother in law left Illinois two years ago to move back to Indiana, after >> living near Champagne/Urbana for a number of years. Great area, wonderful >> college town with a very vibrant community,low crime, etc. His tax burden >> dropped by double digits when he moved out of IL. >> >> The state is going down the financial tubes, and they're increasingly >> placing the burden on the taxpayers while doing little to remediate the >> problems that caused the issues to begin with. >> >> I would move back to WI in a heartbeat. SWMBO would never sign off on this >> unless it was for a summer home, but I don’t want to split my life between >> two places so far apart. All I can think of is what I would do when I needed >> something and it was at the other house… >> >> -D >> >>> On Aug 5, 2020, at 11:28 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> We have had 32 days with highs over 110 degrees this summer so far. More >>> are forecasted for the next week. Now, granted, our humidity is >>> nonexistent, so it’s just as stifling but in a different way. >>> We’ve lived here since 1982. I am getting ready to retire, living in a >>> place where many retire to. SWMBO says she misses seasons (I interpret that >>> as, “let’s move”). >>> We both grew up in Illinois, we have family there, but taxes are killer (my >>> dad reminds me every time I talk with him on the phone). >>> So much to consider..... >>> >>> Bob R >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>>> On Aug 5, 2020, at 8:15 AM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes >>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I am with you Curt. Been over 90 here for 5-6 in a row with wicked >>>> humidity. We live on the bay but even the breeze off the water is hot. >>>> Reminds me of our 8 years in Nashville. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Dwight Giles Jr. >>>> Wickford RI >>>> >>>>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2020, 11:00 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> You're bonkers, I'd rather have 0F than 85F and 95% humidity. >>>>> The storm yesterday has brought us some cooler temperatures which is a >>>>> blessing, its been 80+ and 80+% humidity for nearly a month now. >>>>> Folks around here are complaining about their electric bill "mysteriously" >>>>> going up. Its been way hotter than normal. They don't seem to understand >>>>> that the AC works harder when its hotter... >>>>> -Curt >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 7:18:29 PM EDT, Buggered Benzmail via >>>>> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I love the hot humid weather after spending my first 45 years in Indiana >>>>> and Boston and the winters there. I love being out in it. >>>>> >>>>> --FT >>>>> Sent from iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 4, 2020, at 7:06 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> That’s the one thing that’s different about Indiana and Florida. It >>>>> doesn’t cool off overnight here like it does there. I lived relatively >>>>> close to where Allan lives (I was on the far southside of >>>>> Indianapolis/Marion County just east of SR37, the main highway to >>>>> Bloomington) and did a lot of farm work north of Martinsville as a teen, >>>>> not far from him. >>>>>> >>>>>> -D >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Aug 4, 2020, at 6:38 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I grew up here also and agree, the summer weather hasn't changed >>>>>>> much. It's actually very pleasant today, I have had the windows open >>>>>>> since last night and it's a comfortable 73 degrees right now. That's >>>>>>> unusual for early August. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Allan >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Growing up in central Indiana I don’t see where it’s any hotter (or >>>>> humid) then as it is now. in the months of July, August and even into >>>>> September 90s with maximum humidity was the norm, and I can recall it >>>>> well. >>>>> I was usually baling hay in August or working in greenhouses the rest of >>>>> the time as a teenager, hydrating heavily and staying covered if out in >>>>> the >>>>> sun for extended periods. Baling hay you had to wear dungarees and long >>>>> sleeved shirts or you would be itching for days afterwards. Stacking in >>>>> the >>>>> barn loft was the worst because it was hotter than Hades in there and >>>>> there >>>>> wasn’t a lot of air moving around. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I don’t ever recall “dangerous heat advisories” when I was a kid. We >>>>> were lucky to get the parents to turn on the AC. They were convinced you >>>>> could crack the windows and use the attic fan to keep it cool all day long >>>>> (wrong!) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -D >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Aug 4, 2020, at 5:14 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Its been raining on and off here in MA for an hour or so. It'll pour >>>>>>>>>> for a little and then quit and repeat.We had tornado warnings a >>>>>>>>>> little while ago but its been quiet, no twisters that I've seen. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> There was a time when a tornado "warning" was a fairly serious >>>>>>>>> situation, and specifically meant that a tornado had been spotted. >>>>> Now, >>>>>>>>> it just means that radar has detected conditions that are "likely" to >>>>> be >>>>>>>>> associated with a potential tornado. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I'm not exactly sure when this changed but it seems to go along with >>>>> the >>>>>>>>> "dangerous heat advisories" being issued for normal summer >>>>> temperatures. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Allan >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
