& don't 4get the politics
----- Original Message -----
From: Lori Michaelson
To: Quad List
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Living choices - HEAT
Yes...San Diego and some other places in California cannot be beat as far as
the weather (unless on one of the nice islands of Hawaii).
Problem is... unless someone is from there and is settled in, etc. etc.
etc. etc.... the rest of us cannot afford anything in California! Folks want
$1 million for sh*t shacks/hovels and the taxes, food prices and everything
else ON TOP OF THAT costs a mint! Well, more than that really!
We had considered it many years ago and my husband was making GOOD
money. But to own a house and factor in everything else in... He would have to
be earning $200,000 a year or more for that and to live a modest lifestyle.
Believe me... we have looked into it.
My husband's oldest son (age 29) got his Ph.D. in Texas a little over
two years ago and chose a job in the San Jose area (Silicon Valley) and pays an
astronomical amount of rent for a halfway decent home. And that does not
include food, taxes, utilities, homeowners association fees and the list goes
on and on and on. He is doing it with his significant other and two children
of hers but I think he is looking elsewhere because of the cost of living there
in California.
So you guys who are from there and can continue to live a halfway
decent lifestyle... Consider yourself extremely fortunate! Otherwise, without
a doubt, we would be California bound! Or better yet... A Hawaiin Island!
Lori Michaelson
Age - 43
C4/5 complete quad, 28 years post
Tucson, AZ
-------Original Message-------
From: Paul Jacobson
Date: 3/4/2008 4:27:17 PM
To: Lori Michaelson; Quad List
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Living choices - HEAT
Texas sounds good.....but ya can't beat San Diego......no snow, no ice,
no bugs, no humidity and no rain between April and October and not
much in the other months. During the day never below 50 and never over
90. Beach, desert and mountains all in the same county.
And.......Everything Everywhere is accessible!
Good Luck!
pj c5/6
----- Original Message -----
From: Lori Michaelson
To: Quad List
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 2:30 PM
Subject: [QUAD-L] Living choices - HEAT
Choose Texas over Florida any day! Besides Orlando (which is
inland) much of Florida is quite trashy. We are most located there with my
husband's job in 1999 but after his trip there... No way.
I would definitely rather be too warm than too cold. That
humidity day & night with HUGE BUGS sucks. Like you... I am out and about in
my wheelchair here in dry Arizona. In a wet environment... the gnats and
mosquitoes will almost eat you alive!
My husband feels that Dallas/Ft Worth and Houston run a close
second as far as the humidity. He lived in Houston for 10 years. But Houston
being a little worse because of the Gulf. Actually the Gulf IS one of the
attractions to moving to Houston because we both love the water. My husband
remembers many times going out on the sea wall and tremendously enjoying
watching the waves come in and then reside. I am sure that areas by the water
are more handicapped friendly now but I know that I can not go ON the beach.
So the water (and the biggest renowned medical complex in the
nation if not the world) is an attraction for Houston for us but it also has
hurricanes. Nothing close to Florida (and we had the option of moving to
Florida when the plant closed in New York shortly after we got married) and we
would not move to Florida on a bet even if someone gave us a house and
property! They get nailed very often by hurricanes every year and we would
have to get our own huge generator because I depend upon electricity so much.
My only form of mobility is a power wheelchair which needs
regular charging through a battery charger plugged into the wall. My rotating
air mattress to avoid pressure sores is plugged into the wall. My hospital bed
is all electric and a complete necessity for me to get in and out of bed. To
name just a few. And the humidity there in FL is far worse than Houston
because they have the water on both sides! Further... Except for Orlando...
The rest of the state is pretty dumpy. In 1999 my husband made a trip down
there for an interview and even the condominiums look like trailer trash.
Lori Michaelson
Age - 43
C4/5 complete quad, 28 years post
Tucson, AZ
-------Original Message-------
From: Greg
Date: 3/4/2008 9:12:08 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] New Permobil
I just can't think of ever moving away from a warm weather place.
I do miss the water around Seattle, just not the water above Seattle. I do
think Florida would be nice if not for the humidity, but I'd love to try it. I
spent 22 years post injury just sitting by the fire wearing tons of sweaters,
except for July and August. Now I spend half the day outside. I use to worry
about damp moss growing on me, now it's sunburns :-)
Greg
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The weather today down here south of you was quite a bit cooler
here than the last several wonderful days near 80°... But I guess we are
spoiled compared to the rest of the country ... eh Greg?
