Guys I Need Some Help/Recs on my Current Living Situation

ericformanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder,_Colorado

pretty dang temperate and pretty epic mountains.

HypeBeastYeah I'm well aware that Colorado weather in the cities and suburbs of most places is more mellow than most Ohio cities but she's just biased against the state and there's no changing that. I've tried lol.

HypeBeastDisclaimer: please don't hate. I'm not here to raise housing prices or spend more than you would. I buy used cars and my house costs 1/4 of what I could afford. This is a serious thread.

Tldr: I need to move somewhere near mountains that my wife won't hate her life at. Ohio, outside of NE Ohio, is literal cancer and even NE Ohio is only tolerable.

Long story: I've been wrestling with this for a long time now. If you add HS, then I'm looking at 13 years of wanting to leave. I never wanted to stay in Ohio. I didn't even want to go to college here but did because of parental pressure and because I got accepted into my degree program straight from HS. The only reason I'm still in Ohio is because of my job. I love it and wish I could move the hospital with me. Another main reason was my pension wasn't fully vested and I'd lose money if I left early. Now that my pension is vested, I'm free to leave. I just got board certified in my specialty which increases my worth. I shouldn't have a problem getting a job anywhere because of that. Additionally my hospital underpays across the board; a lot of things have happened lately which makes me realize they don't value us as much as I thought they did and that's been quite a shock to the already low morale we had going on. This goes to the top, beyond my manager and director who are both fabulous. So basically my sole reason for being here has also been kinda ruined.

Traveling to do my passions which are mainly outdoors things is very expensive. I work to fund my endeavors. I spend a lot traveling to places I don't necessarily need to if I lived closer.

It's all getting kind of depressing and to the point where I need to make a change in the next year or two. Our original plan was to move to Charleston, SC which I LOVE but it still would put me far from the rest of things I value more. I kinda flipped out on my wife the other week and told her I need to leave Ohio and I need mountains. Her response was constructive lol "just not Colorado"- that's fine cuz it's a big country. She says she's about warm climates but she's also from Cleveland and puts the fans on in the winter time so I'd beg to differ if she could ever tolerate southern heat.

Anyway do any of you have ideas for wtf I should do? Is there anywhere not super rural with somewhat temperate climates to not scare off those cold weather haters but within 60-90 (or even 120) minutes of skiable mountains? I'm at the point where I've realized that my sanity matters most, and I'm moving, even if that means I move alone.


I sat on this conclusion for a while so this isn't a rash decision. Only issue is I have to know where well in advance so I can transfer my license and take a law exam. While I shudder at the prospect of California, I am open to all suggestions.

PeppermillRenoReno is the best city out West and there is fuckloads to do it doesn't feel small.

I'd stay out of California unless homeless people and government forced injections are your kind of thing. The West in general isn't great for either of those things though. Never thought I would live to see the day that I'd rather go to Florida than somewhere like Palm Springs but that is the world we are currently living in.

DesertStixI live out west, no state government forced me to do anything about vaccinations (but I’m fully vaxxed on my own) and homeless folks exist but not in droves like California. So, basically you’re saying don’t move to California lol

For what it’s worth, I’m not one of those people who wants panhandlers arrested (it’s illegal here) or even has a problem with vagrancy. Shit happens and life is tough. California just has it all fucked up.

PeppermillRenoI hear ya. I mean no one in the Newschoolers demographic made a good decision for their own health with that thing there is a reason scandanavia has banned it for under 30s or Taiwan. But getting fired or kicked out of college isn't really a great life move either. But that's not really the point 5 year old children in CA are no longer going to be allowed to attend school unless they get a forced injection that's not a choice. In CA you will be considered unvaxxed unless you have a booster within 6 months. If you move there you have to take that into consideration if you are not willing to get one every 6 months I would go somewhere else. If you live in CA and like your job and know your job will make you take it and you are cool with it I wouldn't worry about it if the first ones were no big.

I actually overheard 2 starbucks managers talking about this earlier today they were on the other side of the shop so this isn't 100% with their lap tops out and one guy had his bib on and was a server but they were pretty much saying that corporate told them that the initial shots weren't going to be enough to be 'fully vaxxed' you had to have a recent shot.


Homeless people just suck. I'm a big somewhat intimidating looking dude as well I don't really know how people who aren't handle these people aggressively accosting them when out in public? Like how do small hot chicks by themselves handle those idiots?

DesertStixOh nah I 100% made the right choice for my own health and the immune compromised clients I work with. I honestly don’t have as much of an issue with their vaccine policies as I do with how they like knowingly avoid the homeless issue.

They’re essentially telling people to get vaccinated or leave the state which I have no problem with. And if enough people did, you would see a massive exodus yet here we are with an overpopulation issue and housing crisis. Back to OP’s original question, unless you have the financial resources to overpay for cost of living and still afford to ski etc. on the weekends with a lot of travel, I would highly advise against moving to California right now.

And I know you’re an older dude but come on. All homeless people don’t suck. I’m sure you’ve had some bad experiences but that kind of attitude is what leaves them stranded with no help. So many of those people were working class and just one missing paycheck away from being evicted or suffering from mental illness, etc. life is fucking hard man

PeppermillRenoI'm glad you are content with your choice as not everyone is. I think a persons current vax card in NYC will remain valid even if they don't get the boosters. In CA I think they nullify them if you don't. Just my call.

Living around tent cities sucks. I was wrong to say that all homeless people suck. Everyone is different but some don't want help. That said yes homelessness sucks as do their encampments and all the other shit. I can't really think of anything worse to live around its like a neighbor that has a dog they leave outside all day and night that barks 24/7. It just sucks.

DesertStixYeah that’s totally true about a tent city. It sucks for everyone. The people stuck “living” there and the surrounding property owners who suffer from lower property values, drugs, and crime etc they probably weren’t dealing with before. And for sure there are people who just don’t want any help but I’m glad you see it’s unfair to generalize. I wish there was a clear and concise answer on how to make progress with our homeless situation but just driving through Southern California is a reminder of how complicated it really is

PeppermillRenoIts a haves and the have nots. You don't want to allow zoning changes and new build public housing which to do anything will be more than a few stories high enjoy your tent city. All that money that is pissed down the drain on the worthless fucking military should be spent building housing. And the military is the worlds largest welfare program and they suck they couldn't even beat Britain in a simulated war in the desert. Stupid fat inbred fucks.

We haven't really built public housing in 50 years. The populace has just gotten larger. And furthermore gotten poorer apart from the 1%. We could built 20 story public housing high rises but 'who' is going to allow that in their neighborhood.

AirBNB and short term rentals has been the real catalyst thats fucked things up super fast shrinking the rental pool further.

But again we got a democrat elected so a chance to make some changes like that and all we got for it was vaccine mandates. Great... that helps the average person a ton.

Lets Go Brandon.

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DesertStixYou’re definitely closer to these issues as a California resident. It affects me living right over the border but in the sense that our housing and job markets are fucked because of people leaving California and moving here so it’s more ancillary. I thought you were in Nevada though?

As far as”housing projects”, would you rather live next to a tent city or a newly built high rise which just happens to cater to low income residents but the building itself isn’t an eyesore? I’m taking the low income development in that scenario…

PeppermillRenoNo I live in Lynn MA this handle pertains to my old residence in NV.

The high rise would be pretty nice. I have friends with section 8 vouchers and their buildings are fine no one rich is in there but housing is housing. Since it was built so long ago all those developments are around the way and close to a lot of jobs. If you want to 'change' anything that is the solution just build more. I work in construction lots of building is good. This is a better and more important sector than the cuck ass military if the government wants to keep building and alleviate homelessness that is a good thing.

And remember private sector building in a place like San Francisco isn't going to change anything. The costs of the land and costs of development after all the reviews and such are going to put each unit at a sky high price for the developer to make money where it has to be marketed to the middle/upper class. The private sector just can't move the dial.

The government should step in and selfish boomer property owners can suck on a dick if they don't like it.

But we don't get that from our government we get 'give us your rights take our injection and still pay for our joke ass military that everyone know is useless and btw we just gave Afghan terrorists our best equipment.'

DesertStixSo let me get this straight you’re in favor of government intervention in mitigating our housing crisis but when it comes to general public health and safety you want them to be hands off?

PeppermillRenoBingo!!!

The government takes 45% of my paycheck bro.

HypeBeastDamn u must make a lot of money

PeppermillRenoLets Go Brandon

Is all we can agree on

PeppermillRenoAlso everyone on NS is 30 years or under and at no risk from C19.

Why in your right mind would you ignore science and consent to the injections?

The virus isn't that bad its been around for 2 years you know that. Just politics?

HypeBeastThis slogan is so cringy I can't even. Grow up and just say fuck biden if you really feel that way. No need to sugar coat it.

How about we keep covid out of this thread. I don't wanna go down this road with you too.

PeppermillRenoFOr sure bro Brandon has your best interests at heart with the injections.

HypeBeastThe Nascar driver?

HypeBeastThe Nascar driver?

PeppermillRenoYou got an injection no questions asked by Joe Brandon? Did you pay for the Myocarditis?

PeppermillRenoYou got an injection no questions asked by Joe Brandon? Did you pay for the Myocarditis?

HypeBeastYeah I'm well aware that Colorado weather in the cities and suburbs of most places is more mellow than most Ohio cities but she's just biased against the state and there's no changing that. I've tried lol.

ColoradoDogfarteven if you can ski laps around them

HypeBeastLol you encounter cocky kids who suck at skiing? That's rich

EdudeVermont homie. Maine is pretty sick too. A little less of the big mountain scene but sounds like you have pretty good job that allows you to vacation anywhere basically. People and ski culture here are super nice, if you find the right crew, but that’s basically anywhere you go.

r00kieI feel like you're a northwest washington kind of guy. I love Anecortes but bellingham is sweet if you can swing it. Thats gotta be one of the most geological diverse areas in the lower 48.