Moderator: SMLCHNG
After spending 10 days in KW at the MOTM and other unscheduled events, I truley need to live down there! There must be a way I can pull this off. I'ts been 30 years since my last visit and although it's a bit touristy, it still has that magic to me. Maybe I could get a job on a shrimp boat...there is always the United States Military. that is how I got to live down there for about a year.dredge wrote:
It's a little like religion, and a lot like sex,ScarletB wrote:I live in a resort destination (albeit in a COLD place but still people always say they want to live here) and when you live here you still have to go to the grocery store, the post office, have a job etc. People think I ski all winter and spend my summers sailing ( I WISH!) Yes, my surroundings are beautiful (did I mention its a COLD place?) and I've never lost the awe I feel when I look at the mountains in all their seasonal glory. But it's still day to day life, not one long vacation as people imagine.
Having said all that I'm having serious KW withdrawl every time someone new posts their MOTM pictures. But I think some of the magic would be lost if I were to live there all year. So for now I visit when I can and look forward to the next time.
when I left a week ago last Monday, they were talking about wintery temps of 75... figured that if it was like that year-round, and rent wasn't such that you need 3 jobs and roommates...barefoot gecko wrote:It's not as easy as you may think. I have lived here for some time and I pay more in rent then I ever did on any house I owned. Today, gas is $3.33 per gallon. EVERYYTHING is more expensive, except for drinks when you get to know you local bartenders.
Today is cold-71 this morning-Yea, I know, but it's cold to me! (I wore a jacket to work.)
But, having said all that, I wouldn't trade living here! I will die here! Yes, it has changed over the years, not always for the better. But, I'm surrounded by water, can walk anywhere and feel safe and enjoy my friends. You make TRUE friends here, who will help you when you need it and don't expect anything in return. I say if you can afford to move here, do it-but do your research first!
It's better than where I live...NOVA. I could do $3.33 for gas in a place where I wouldn't have an hour commute each way every day. It's $3.01 here.barefoot gecko wrote:It's not as easy as you may think. I have lived here for some time and I pay more in rent then I ever did on any house I owned. Today, gas is $3.33 per gallon. EVERYYTHING is more expensive, except for drinks when you get to know you local bartenders.
Today is cold-71 this morning-Yea, I know, but it's cold to me! (I wore a jacket to work.)
But, having said all that, I wouldn't trade living here! I will die here! Yes, it has changed over the years, not always for the better. But, I'm surrounded by water, can walk anywhere and feel safe and enjoy my friends. You make TRUE friends here, who will help you when you need it and don't expect anything in return. I say if you can afford to move here, do it-but do your research first!
