[Magdalen] Death in the city

[Rick Mashburn]

Scott,

If you think Houston is affordable, you should check out San Antonio!!! :-D

On Aug 9, 2016 8:27 PM, "Scott Knitter" <scottknitter at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't officially telecommute anymore, as our CEO has called everyone
> back to the office. So my office is downtown (in a nice location, but
> still requires a commute). I do telecommute often when there are
> early-morning conference calls or we're on a deadline and the days are
> long (like the past two weeks).
>
> We've considered moving to the western suburbs (Elgin/Algonquin area)
> but haven't made any progress toward doing so. I've used Trulia.com to
> explore housing in other markets like Omaha, Milwaukee, the Detroit
> suburbs back home. Houston would be surprisingly affordable in
> comparison.
>
> It would help to live in a municipality that isn't in a panic over
> long-underfunded pension plans. So now the property taxes have soared
> and they're considering taxing water and sewer usage to be able to pay
> the pension plans.
>
> Just a little down over how things are going in this city. On the
> other hand, Taco Bell within walking distance! That's a plus in my
> book.
>
> On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 6:53 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Where are you thinking of going? Scranton is cheap, has large houses for
> > inder $250K and a kinda spikey church (I have a friend there, and he
> likes
> > it, but he's originally from PA).
> >
> > A friend moved to Utah and tells me they have *enormous* houses (it's a
> > Mormon thing). Not much to do where she is if you're not a skier, though.
> >
> > It helps that you work from home, doesn't it?
> > -M
> >
> >
> > On Tuesday, August 9, 2016, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I dearly love Chicago and would love to stay here always, but between
> >> the violence (not so far away, either...I've heard a fatal gang
> >> shooting as I sat here in our apartment) and the expense (needing to
> >> ratchet down the outgo from an income that should be more than
> >> adequate), I'm thinking I'd like us to move.
> >>
>
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>