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i-b-goB
Social climber
Nutty
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Aug 14, 2018 - 07:20am PT
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Location, location, Koi pond!
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Arch_Angel
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Aug 14, 2018 - 08:45am PT
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Consider Europe. Some countries offer generous college education benefits (free + stipend), health benefits, etc. And your kids will become become bilingual. And you'll get to sample some great culture and outdoor experiences.
If you have any tech skills, employment will be easy to find. English is the first language of businesses there.
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Aug 14, 2018 - 09:10am PT
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Location, location...YES! IMHO, the kids education and life would come first and foremost, you can always move after they have moved on to college or other endeavors. Fortunately you can do that just about anywhere in the US, OK, I am stretching 'just about' but...
Why would folks live where you need escape? I know airports and busy places have 'stuff' but why do we need/want this stuff that we eventually want to escape from?
I moved to a place I love and has a lifetime of exploration w/in an 8hr(or less) driving radius. I still use the 3 hour rule for weekends, 5 hours for 3 dayers and any time above 5 hours needs to be 5 days or more. I kinda think we need to responsible RE: our fuels/resource consumption to keep us 'happy'. I know we are Americans and deserve to do ANYTHING we want but think about it....to me, one of the worst things us Americans do is travel, travel, and travel more just to be happy or to stroke the ego or whatever.
Good luck!!!
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ThomasKeefer
Trad climber
San Diego
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 6, 2018 - 02:57pm PT
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I just re-read all these posts and I think we are narrowed down to Bend and S. Burlington with a couple MT ideas thrown in but collectively a distant third.
Heading to Bend for a week in the mindset that maybe it could be home for a while - should be interesting.
If any other ideas come up... post them PLEASE!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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So no one has mentioned Gardnerville, NV. It's just over the CA border and at the foot of Tahoe. All the sports you want are within 30-60 minutes. My three grandkids have been in the school system for years and are doing well. The town is clean and the people super friendly. Speed limits enforced by sheriffs make the roads safe for kids to walk or ride bikes all over. Gasoline prices are low and I don't think they have a state tax.
Every summer Minden, just next door, hosts free concerts in the park. So awesome. You can actually hoist a beer as you sit and eat your dinner on lush grass and listen to live music which many (me) dance to. The young kids have tons of grass to play on. They also have family movies in another park in the summer evenings.
Fourth of July the young kiddos have a bring your bike and decorate it also in the Minden park. Bridgeport is about an hour away and they have Disneyland type fireworks display for free as well as a fun family day with live bands and climb the greased flag pole for the $100 bill at the top. You have the entire Sierra Nevada just south of you.
Where ever you choose, Blessings to you. Lynnie
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10b4me
Social climber
Lida Junction
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So no one has mentioned Gardnerville, NV.
That's a place I've wondered about.
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aspendougy
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Check out Seneca Rocks vicinity in West VIrgina
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dh
climber
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Corvallis, Oregon! Great university town. We love it here...
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Aeriq
Social climber
Location: It's a MisterE
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Speed limits enforced by sheriffs
You say that like it is a good thing?
JK/LOL - good to see you Lynnie!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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If Minden's good enough for MooseDrool, well, there ya are.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Ouray county is the shizz. Lot’s of outdoorsy folks to play with and a lot of outdoors to play in and, after awhile, you can time the single traffic light so that it doesn’t slow you down too much.
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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If you are taking a close look at Bend, you might want to take a look at Eugene on the same trip. It’s 2.5 hrs from Bend but the skiing is in between the two. It’s closer to the coast for your ocean sports.
The U of Oregon campus at Eugene might be the employment opportunity that you are looking for. But also at the community college/high school level, there’s much more opportunity there, because the population center is so much bigger.
I think Bend is a prettier atea and certainly the climbing is closer but Eugene/Springfield might be a better choice for the family overall.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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VT has a new relocation program, they’ll pay you to move there. Just so you know.
Edit, not sure what to think about Donini using the word ‘shizz’. The entomology is based in Snoop Dogg.
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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Where would a weather forecaster move?
;>)
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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But, Jim, how do you ever manage to find a parking place downtown amongst all the MB Sprinters?
And, zBrown, did I bad mouth Bremerton? It just ain’t Oak Harbor or Port Townsend.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Brandon, hilarious! I think it would be Ouray or Gardnerville. Think the latter would be better for kiddos. Also for teaching, I think that's what you were going to do, there is the U of R as well as several Jr. Colleges.
Donini, if the garagemahol ever has a vacancy give me a ring.
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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INHO, the kids education comes first, as it will determine the rest of their lives.
Worth considering: Davis, Ca.
Outstanding schools, near to all sports. Great town, progressive thinking. All year weather.
Median house sales price : $562,100
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