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Anyone here live or lived in Bend, Or? Last edited by .RJ; 03-28-2017 at 01:25 PM. |
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I didn't mean it as a blanket statement, thats where im from too. There are asshats in every place, thats my point. there is also quite a lot of people in so cal. But when someone says they are trying to get away from the rat race... i feel like adding maybe so cal is not the place to go to avoid a rat race. Maybe chill some? Isn't that what Cali is about? here's a beer sheesh. you'd think i trumped in your cheerios
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Can you explain further? I'm drawn to the idea of great weather year round, and I know east-coast transplants that have moved out there have had a bit of a culture shock at work, in a good way - they had to dial down the intensity a bit.
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I was going to recommend Bend although jobs don't seem to pay as well. I'm also in the IT field.
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Having lived in Seattle for most of the past 3 decades I wouldn't recommend it. If you live in the City proper, the riding is far from optimal unless you put your bike on a car and drive, and even then the outlying areas are getting more and more crowded. I guess for some the idea of driving to ride is not much of an issue but for me, it drives me crazy (in part because driving around here is a very frustrating and time consuming endeavor).
The weather sucks 9 months out of the year (but as things are going, that statement is true about a lot of places). March is shaping up to set yet another new record for monthly rainfall, as did February and the most recent climate science indicates that this more intense wet weather pattern may be the new normal not just la nina/el nino variability. It is incredibly expensive - reaching San Fran levels; higher than DC/NVa. What was a $500,000 house 5 years ago is now around $1M and $400K gets you a tear down cottage. Rents are correspondingly high - $1800-3000 for a two bedroom place. You can live outside the City proper and have slightly lower housing costs and more open space but if your job depends on getting into the city then you are dealing with horrendous traffic and its getting worse. Seattle area is growing by leaps and bounds in terms of population but planning and the ability to deal with growth in terms of infrastructure lags sorely behind. I wouldn't move here; indeed we are looking to leave the City to a more rural environ as soon as I am less tied to a downtown job. |
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And you run into yourself Then you know that you have turned All the corners that are left.” ―Langston Hughes I have lived all over this country and part of the world. What I noticed is the negatives are always about the same. ANd that you have the most control over those.
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but yeah, if you like really hot weather, its there in socal. so are the people, so is the money, so is the cost of living, pollution, and so is the competition. |
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Apologize if I come across negative, but, I do think its time to move somewhere a little more laid back atmosphere in general. |
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Just to show how people have different ingrained biases about certain areas of USA......I am retired, and can live anywhere in USA I wish.....and have visited about every area in USA in most seasons.....and I wouldn't consider living anywhere else (as a home base) than NE Central Florida. Around here....gently rolling hills, lots of long bike trails for commuting or getting you out into rural areas. Some 15% hills just west of me out in the country. Year around cycling....little hot in summer months, but I get out early, get done by 10:30 or so....then hit pool. Organized rides about every day. Road, Crit, Cross racing in season. Big national teams train here in winter. Job prospects probably not as good as some colder places. I love Colorado also....especially Ft Collins......but man....I hear about how good the weather is....and don't believe a word (except mid summer to early fall)...I've been there in summer, fall, winter and spring (mud). Winters are still cold, and last a long time. Good cycling friend of mine just moved to here from Denver...retired lawyer. You couldn't pry him out of here.
NO state income tax, and I bet almost everyone out there thinks where I live is like Disney....or their last beach trip. It isn't. No place is perfect all the time. (BTW....I could live on San Juan Islands off Seattle....been there also) Point is.....go for the job prospects, rewarding career and prosperous family is more important than cycling. Lots of good cycling places with good career prospects... if me.....that's how I see it. Last edited by Ralph; 03-28-2017 at 01:55 PM. |
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joosttx well said I like your style. To the OP maybe it is just time for a good old fashioned road trip. Seek out an area that has been suggested and stay for a week or so. What might happen is you come home refreshed realizing you have everything you need right where you are and you just needed a well deserved vacation. By the way I like North Carolina up in the mountains. If you like the Northwest it is great, but you have to also like our grey and rainy days too. I am starting to wonder if it will ever stop raining and the sun come back out and I have lived in Washington for 20 years.
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New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Texas....All would have appeal to me. I like the laid back New Mexico style, lots of hills, decent weather. Southern Colorado is nice...Pueblo, Canon City, Duraqngo....so Many fun places to live. I'm not much on big cities....unless I live in the small cities around the big cities, and I prefer mountains to beaches....but that is me....languishing here in the flatlands.
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Yep, we do this fairly frequently, and try to seek out new places to go every year - I've lived & traveled around the country enough to generate some biases on where I'd like to go, but its interesting to throw the discussion out to a group and see what else they come back with. Perhaps there is something I'd missed that we ought to go check out, and sometimes things arent as rosy as they seem for living there vs visiting for a week. Cycling & outdoors is important, but so are job prospects and plenty of areas that mix both of them well.
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Riding in SoCal has great weather and pretty good off-road/gravel opportunities but there aren't very many quiet country lanes to ride. I don't think cyclo-cross events are common. We have a cross course on the UCSD campus where there used to be monthly races but I don't think there is even one anymore. OTOH, the course is about a mile from my back door and I enjoy riding it for fun. I wonder if there would be job opportunities for you guys around Vandenberg AFB. Living in Ventura or Santa Barbara Counties might be good. |
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Oh man, but Tulsa Tough! It's the "Best weekend of racing" agreed an anonymous New Mexico racer. Never partaken, myself. Looks fun though.
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