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Looking to move out of.........


By icicle, Section Housing
Posted on Tue Mar 18th, 2008 at 05:10:05 PM MST
Looking to move out of.........

I been in Oregon my whole life and I want a change.
Can any of you give my a small description of their home town
and what the people are like.
I'm not into the bigger cities just kinda the small ones

The reason I'm asking is we just got an offer on our house the other day.
might be leaving in about a month.
Looking to move out of......... | 16 comments (16 topical, 0 editorial)

Re: Looking to move out of......... (3.00 / 0) (#1)
by DanG on Tue Mar 18th, 2008 at 02:51:44 PM MST
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I ran into a young man who was fiercely hateful about Oregon when I was out there, his parents were doing well but for the younger folks it wasn't very friendly & he wouldn't go into it further. Remember the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence!

I hear North Dakota is looking for young people - with global warming here in the Upper Midwest we are getting an extra month of 'not frozen solid' split between spring and fall : )



Re: Looking to move out of......... (3.00 / 0) (#2)
by vawtman (vawtman(at)charter(dot)net) on Tue Mar 18th, 2008 at 04:04:19 PM MST
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Hi Icicle
 I was born in Klamath Falls and shipped out 2 months later to Wisconsin.They tell me it was nice there.

 Our icicles are bigger than the state of Texas here.

 To give this a little RE flavor i think the gridtie incentives are pretty good here.



Re: Looking to move out of......... (3.00 / 0) (#3)
by Jerry on Tue Mar 18th, 2008 at 09:54:21 PM MST
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Hey Icicle.

Where are you in Oregon? I'm in Salem

                    JK TAS Jerry

Airheads Page


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Re: Looking to move out of......... (3.00 / 0) (#4)
by ghurd on Tue Mar 18th, 2008 at 10:00:08 PM MST
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(Hey! Welcome back Jerry!)
G-

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Re: Looking to move out of......... (3.00 / 0) (#5)
by richhagen (richhagen (a t) Juno.com) on Wed Mar 19th, 2008 at 03:59:14 AM MST
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Ditto, Rich
'A Joule saved is a Joule made'
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Re: Looking to move out of......... (3.00 / 0) (#6)
by TomW on Wed Mar 19th, 2008 at 08:07:18 AM MST
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Jerry;

Hey, welcome back, stranger. Good to see you still swimming upstream.

Sorry to go off topic, icicle, but Jerry was one of our "Missing in Action" members for awhile.

TomW

Contact: IRC


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Re: Looking to move out of......... (3.00 / 0) (#9)
by icicle (icicle_86@msn.com) on Wed Mar 19th, 2008 at 05:20:18 PM MST
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not a problam Tom.

Tom Give me a quick E-mail tonight please
If in doubt, Read the directions!!

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Re: Looking to move out of......... (3.00 / 0) (#7)
by feral air on Wed Mar 19th, 2008 at 09:48:03 AM MST
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icicle, what parts of OR have you lived in, or what area are you in now?

I've got webbed feet too. I grew up in Salem, Independence and Albany...when we moved down to Douglas county I was bummed at first but the people down here seem to be a little different, better in some ways and worse in others.

Maybe switching counties would be a better move? It could be cheaper too. take it easy



Re: Looking to move out of......... (3.00 / 0) (#8)
by icicle (icicle_86@msn.com) on Wed Mar 19th, 2008 at 05:18:24 PM MST
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I currently live in Deer Island,Or about 45 mile west of Portland
I love it here but, it is time for a change
If in doubt, Read the directions!!


Re: Looking to move out of......... (3.00 / 0) (#10)
by mikeyny on Wed Mar 19th, 2008 at 06:26:33 PM MST
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  Hey Icicle,
          I have a big ole house for sale in a small town in upstate ny, near albany . About 14,000 folks living here. It is time for me to move on also.  Maybe you could move right on in next month and I will move on out. You never know.
                                  Mike
"I thought I made a mistake but I was wrong"


Re: Looking to move out of......... (3.00 / 0) (#11)
by icicle (icicle_86@msn.com) on Wed Mar 19th, 2008 at 06:44:28 PM MST
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Mike,
Thanks for the offer, But I getting a motorhome just want to get away for a while.
Maybe in a year or two move back
If in doubt, Read the directions!!

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Re: Looking to move out of......... (3.00 / 0) (#12)
by spinningmagnets (velmis1450bc(at)aol(dot)com) on Wed Mar 19th, 2008 at 07:04:17 PM MST
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If you tow a spare car behind the motorhome, make double sure that a manual transmission car is in neutral (if rolling and not on a trailer) and an automatic rear drive has the driveshaft removed (fairly easy). A front drive automatic must have the front axle on a dolly or trailer. If you tow an automatic with the drive wheels rolling and the trans in neutral, it will fry.

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Re: Looking to move out of......... (3.00 / 0) (#13)
by icicle (icicle_86@msn.com) on Wed Mar 19th, 2008 at 11:44:00 PM MST
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No doubt. I'm looking between a 98-2002 dodge dakota, v-8 5 speed man.
I hate auto trans
If in doubt, Read the directions!!

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Re: Looking to move out of......... (3.00 / 0) (#14)
by Jerry on Thu Mar 20th, 2008 at 08:57:51 PM MST
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Hi icicle.

If your in the gorge that one awsome wind zone. That why its the world meca for kit skeeing & wind surfing and such.

Seems like the best place on earth for a wind genny also.

I understand though. Sometimes you just gota follow the old hood orinmet and see where it goes.

                           JK TAS Jerry

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Re: Looking to move out of......... (3.00 / 0) (#15)
by Jerry on Thu Mar 20th, 2008 at 09:04:44 PM MST
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Hey icicle.

OOPS, sorry wrong direction HUH. Your west not east. Well your closer to the Pacific anyway.

                           JK TAS Jerry

Airheads Page


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Re: Looking to move out of......... (3.00 / 0) (#16)
by Experimental (harogate@whidbey.com(no spam)) on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 08:28:39 AM MST
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Hi Icicle,
   You really didn,t mention what kind of climate you are looking for -- We live on Whidbet Island in Washington, have been here for 36 years and for 36 years, I have been waiting for summer !!!
We have been looking at Saint George ,Utah, it,s a beautiful place with many small towns just outside it, and it is right next to Zion National Park -- a very short winter but not nearly as hot as Phoenix !!
Another great place is Prescott, Arizona but it really depends on what you are looking for, and if you,re not retired, you need to think about job opportunities, there being lots of great places to live, but many are very hard to find work !!!
   Good luck on your quest, Bill H...


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