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justthemaid
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Jim Henson's Basement
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The Chinchins relocated to Bend OR. Miss those guys. :(
Nice seeing fall color. You just don't see that growing up in LA. The cottonwoods and aspen are glorious.
Gotta say as well... people in Bishop are nice!
The transition to our much smaller place has gone pretty smoothly. The only part that is a bit rough to deal with is the new stained glass studio. Downsized from 400 sq feet to 180 with my giant costuming wardrobe (formerly inside the house) crammed in for good measure. It's not ideal, but you can't beat the price and I'll get it worked out by spring. All my Christmas stuff is done as of this week so I'm not having to freeze my butt off in there.
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east side underground
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Hilton crk,ca
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bishop...... not nearly enough snow to even consider living there....heh heh heh
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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"Cozy" is my word of choice for the wife's studio... ;-)
That was a really nice story, KabalaArch - really glad things worked out so well. Maidy and I just drove up there recently to check the town out, it's a really nice little community in an amazing location.
wstmrnclmr: Glad you guys are moving up here! Drop us a note when you get here. I was wondering about the Bishop Appreciation thread, as well - thanks for the clarification ruppell. Another case of collateral damage - meh.
schilds: Thanks for the post, we totally missed it in the frenetic move. To make up for the oversight, we dropped a pie off for you and D last night - enjoy!
Nice view out the picture window this morning:
Thanks again for all the kind words and support!
Erik & Skip
Edit: The Chief - really like your piece at Loony Bean! Great work!
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wstmrnclmr
Trad climber
Bolinas, CA
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MisterE and Justthemaid....We'll check in when up again. It'll probably be nearer January as that's when Miss Colleen's job starts and we'll be looking to rent.
Cragman. Thanks for your hard work and efforts in the gorge. Too bad your leaving.
Chief...Nice silhouette's! One of our favorite things to see at dusk.
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wstmrnclmr
Trad climber
Bolinas, CA
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Nov 19, 2014 - 04:54pm PT
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Out for the weekend at job interview. We'll be here full time in February.
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Nov 19, 2014 - 05:04pm PT
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^^Cool swirly clouds on Sunday for sure - nice picture!
Glad it worked out, and in other good news: The Mountain Rambler is now open for business!
Thanks to Joe and all that helped bring a much-needed brewery to Bishop.
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wstmrnclmr
Trad climber
Bolinas, CA
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Nov 19, 2014 - 06:50pm PT
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We heard about the new brewery...is that you MisterE?
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wstmrnclmr
Trad climber
Bolinas, CA
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Nov 19, 2014 - 06:51pm PT
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fluxadventures....are you based in Bishop? We're looking at housing now.
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Nov 19, 2014 - 08:20pm PT
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We heard about the new brewery...is that you MisterE?
No, I wish! My dream job is to be a brewer's assistant. Sadly, there were no job openings at last check.
Send me a PM when you guys get close to move time - we have recently done all the rental/buying research and have some good contacts...as I am sure others on this thread do, as well.
it is a good choice for us - hope you find joy similarly!
Erik & Skip
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wstmrnclmr
Trad climber
Bolinas, CA
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Nov 19, 2014 - 08:35pm PT
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Erik... Just tell them you'll work for free. Works most of the time. We'll get in touch soon and look forward to meeting you and Skip. Thanks for your help.
Tony
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wstmrnclmr
Trad climber
Bolinas, CA
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Nov 27, 2014 - 10:25am PT
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Hey Folks....We're looking to rent a house. 2 bedrooms and a garage would do the trick. Hopefully in town as bicycling to work is our dream. Any leads greatly appreciated and free night of drinking on me at Rusty's (one karaoke song mandatory).......
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wstmrnclmr
Trad climber
Bolinas, CA
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Nov 28, 2014 - 09:02pm PT
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Thanks Eric!
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Bad Climber
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 19, 2015 - 02:43pm PT
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Okay, Bishop/East Side Tacoids:
Looks like we're back in the game. My wife says I have to "exonerate" her for being the one not so into moving to Bishop.
Honey, consider yourself exonerated! :)
Anyway, Bishop is back on the table in a serious way with my possible/probable/likely retirement in two short years.
So, we'll see how all this develops. We both feel "time's winged chariot" approaching at warp speed, so some time in the Holy Land is feeling pretty good. (Bonus points to anyone who can nail the quote WITHOUT Google.)
I'll have to take a minimal level on my pension, but that in conjunction with my wife's SS should make the move possible.
Anyway, spending too much time crunching numbers, clicking through real estate sites, etc. We'll be in that region soon for some high altitude hooliganism, so keep an eye out for Lurch (I'm built like Tai) and the Jewish Pixie.
Any other observations/insights to the area are welcome.
Mister E + Muppet: How goes the life now that you've been there a while?
BAd
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Jun 19, 2015 - 03:22pm PT
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So what are homes in the Bishop/Round Valley area running these daze? Cost wise that is.
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Bad Climber
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 19, 2015 - 03:42pm PT
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Mobiles running from $7.5K--scary + space rental. I've seen Mobiles up to mid $50K. Houses start around $180K, but expect SMALL for what that would buy in many other places. Inventory is not big, as one would expect.
BAd
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Jun 19, 2015 - 04:27pm PT
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Do it BAd!I think right now is a decent time.Not great,but not bad.I got lucky and jumped into the fray right at the beginning of the bouldering golden age('99).You've obviously seen my hovel++.Buck-O-9.Not too bad and I'm positive I'd get my money back(+)if I sold right now.
If you like Bishop,you'll never regret it.Just make sure you DO like Bishop.I've met plenty who thought they could hang and couldn't.I love it and ain't leaving.Of course I do spend a fair bit traveling.
Also,let it be known,I had a fiance who joined the Peace Corps about when I bought my house.She said she didn't think she could live in Bishop.I do miss her a little bit. ;-)
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MisterE
Gym climber
Being In Sierra Happy Of Place
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Jun 19, 2015 - 04:34pm PT
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Mister E + Muppet: How goes the life now that you've been there a while?
BAd: We love it! Funny you should mention Tai - I have known him for almost 20 years, and I now live across the street from him!
Bishop is funny that way...
Keep your eye on the real estate market if you are thinking of buying - a lot of retirees move here and old people tend to die. Excuse my indelicacy, but it throws a lot of good properties on the market at random times.
We are just "doing what we have to do to be where we want to be".
The Muppet took a seasonal job at the Bristlecone Pines Visitors Center, leaving her open for her month at Dicken's Fair.
She is currently fully embroiled in the process that is the Federal Government - she is more patient than I.
Glad to hear you got Bishop back on the plate!
Shoot us a message when you are coming up to visit - we'd love to meet you two!
MaidE
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Bad Climber
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 1, 2015 - 06:31am PT
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Bishop...Sigh...
Had a great evening with the uber cool Mister E and The Maid. He's a good cook if you treat him nice. We watched a great sunset over the crest.
We checked out some homes, and, well, fellow searchers and dreamers, it's brutal out there. The one hood we really liked had a house with an asking price of $299k, a lot for sure, but here's the real rub: It's kinda trashy! Cheap siding peeling off and dry-rotting in places, schlocky drywall work inside, funky carpeting, antebellum single pane windows, a crappy garage door. In short, it's kind of a "fixer upper"!
It appears that once you break the $300k barrier, you can get homes that are pretty good--but not always. Some houses priced higher are just bigger with a little more land. So, you'd still have to pump tens of thousands of dollars into them to get nice and slick. It looks like, compared to Tehachistan, you're paying a $100k premium for that cool Bishop vibe. And expect to put more $$/sweat into the place to get it up to speed.
So, we're going into re-evaluation mode. The Dream isn't dead yet, but it's definitely been knocked back on it's heels and reeling. On the plus side of NOT moving, we'd have lots more money, and epic road trips would be no sweat to finance. On the downside, the real mountains are still hours away.
This has been a stressful, educational, difficult few days.
I'll keep the TAcoids posted.
Cheerz,
BAd
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