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post #1 of 32
2/7/05 at 2:46pm
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I was planning on changing homes later in the summer, maybe close to here and maybe far away, but the last straw happened that reminded me that my neighborhood is going to shit and it's time to fuck off.

TWO neighbors are working on their cars in the street. On a Monday. Yeah, I'm over this town.
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post #2 of 32
2/7/05 at 2:58pm
So, not in their driveways? I'm confused as to why this is such a bad sign.

I was expecting that one of your neighbors offered to sell her baby to you so she could buy meth, or something.
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post #3 of 32
2/7/05 at 2:58pm
Kinda related:

There's a Ryder truck in the apartment complex that had a moving tip written on the side. "It's ok to cuss at heavy furniture."
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post #4 of 32
2/7/05 at 3:00pm
Los Angeles is nice, but crowded and expensive.
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post #5 of 32
2/7/05 at 3:27pm
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Originally Posted by Nick Nunziata
I was planning on changing homes later in the summer, maybe close to here and maybe far away, but the last straw happened that reminded me that my neighborhood is going to shit and it's time to fuck off.

TWO neighbors are working on their cars in the street. On a Monday. Yeah, I'm over this town.
Elitist! Such was the cry when I ran into the same issue. The broke down cars leaking oil all over the driveway, piles of dog crap making a minefield out of common areas and garbage cans overflowing with trash stuck on front porches put me over the edge. That may ok with some people, but when I invest in a home, I'd like it to appreciate- depreciation is just not my bag. It was nice when I moved in, but I was glad when I left.
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post #6 of 32
2/7/05 at 3:40pm
White flight!
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post #7 of 32
2/7/05 at 3:45pm
No, his neighbors might be Irish.
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post #8 of 32
2/7/05 at 4:00pm
Oh. Well, who can blame him then?
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post #9 of 32
2/7/05 at 4:08pm
What type of cars were they and were they on blocks?

Blocks or not, if they were El Dorados, it's time to bolt, post-haste.
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post #10 of 32
2/7/05 at 4:15pm
Goddamn those Klopeks.
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post #11 of 32
2/7/05 at 4:23pm
Move to a blue state.
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post #12 of 32
2/7/05 at 4:26pm
I know you said you were interested when you were up here Nick, so in case you don't recall, here's a really good site to search for real estate in Vancouver:

MLS.CA Vancouver property search

I would recommend North Vancouver myself. It's a bit more spendy but most of the neighborhoods are really nice. I grew up there.

Join the dark side. Become a Canadian. We have health care! *cough*andashitloadoftaxes*cough*
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post #13 of 32
2/7/05 at 4:58pm
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Originally Posted by Rock_bollocks
Move to Texas. It worked for me. Then again if all you have to eat is shit and you don't know better, then shit tastes pretty good.

Not going to slag of Texas much more because I live here and I have a good job and a nice house/car and stuff.

However, they can be some Bible thumping uptight mother fuckers these Texans. It's my personal goal to push out the church and open more comic stores.

You'll burn in Hell for your words.
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post #14 of 32
2/7/05 at 5:15pm
Move to San Diego. Its very similar (and close) to LA, but without the, uh, shitstorm of fuckfaceness.
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post #15 of 32
2/7/05 at 5:22pm
I just did a search for Intercourse, Pennsylvania.

I got some interesting recommendations.
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post #16 of 32
2/7/05 at 5:22pm
San Fransisco is the place to be. Or Monterey.

I'll tell you what, though, you're not going to find real estate anywhere like it is in Atlanta. When my wife would visit, she would just sit there and watch the real estate channel in amazement at the prices of housing around there.
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post #17 of 32
2/7/05 at 5:32pm
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Originally Posted by Agent Back Smith
Move to San Diego. Its very similar (and close) to LA, but without the, uh, shitstorm of fuckfaceness.
If you can swing it, San Diego is definitely the way to go. Frankly, I give it 10-15 years before it's as developed as LA and the chance to get in on that real estate market is personally very tempting (as is the quality of life down there). If I could telecommute, I'd do it.
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post #18 of 32
2/7/05 at 5:42pm
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Originally Posted by Rock_bollocks
Move to Texas. It worked for me. Then again if all you have to eat is shit and you don't know better, then shit tastes pretty good.

Not going to slag of Texas much more because I live here and I have a good job and a nice house/car and stuff.

However, they can be some Bible thumping uptight mother fuckers these Texans. It's my personal goal to push out the church and open more comic stores.
You've already been to Austin, Nick, so you know you could always move here and avoid almost all of these shortcomings. However, you get to add in hellish housing prices unless you live 20-30 miles from downtown.

County Line BBQ. Austin Studios. SxSW. The glorious Paramount Theater. Yeah. Friggin' bat colony under a bridge.
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post #19 of 32
2/7/05 at 5:47pm
Nick, I feel your pain. I will trade you a couple of people working on cars in the yard for high school kid’s beater 1st cars parked in the street all the time. Most all communities in the Atlanta metro area require home-owners associations. Ours doesn’t seem to do much. Of course, at the last meeting they mentioned that only 1/3 of the owners pay their association dues. People suck.

There are a lot of nice places to live in this country. Seattle is nice and it doesn’t rain as much as people say. Summers there are amazing. Just think Vancouver, but 5-10 degrees warmer. Minneapolis and St. Paul are ok, but is does get cold in the winters. You do get great schools, reasonable home prices and all kinds of out door activities there. If you want to stay in Atlanta then you are stuck with what you have. I figure that if I buy another home in the Atlanta area I will go out far enough to get a few acres of land and be done with neighbors in my face and home owners associations. Suburban life is not what it is cracked up to be.

As stated above, you will be hard pressed to beat Atlanta home prices.

Best wishes,
Mike
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post #20 of 32
2/7/05 at 5:48pm
LA is the best option, man. Not out of a search for a Nice Neighborhood, simply because it will bring you closer to the industry that you love, report on, and hope to break into. Plus you might run into Danny DeVito or something.
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post #21 of 32
2/7/05 at 6:20pm
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Originally Posted by Ockham
If you can swing it, San Diego is definitely the way to go. Frankly, I give it 10-15 years before it's as developed as LA and the chance to get in on that real estate market is personally very tempting (as is the quality of life down there). If I could telecommute, I'd do it.
Oh, they are already out of new areas to develop. They're going to have to stick to expand their existing ones from now on, and that means more urbanization. I actually live in the last 'new' development, so hopefully that'll spare me from living next to a skyscraper for the next few years.
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post #22 of 32
2/7/05 at 6:41pm
Nick, if you are getting the hell out of Dodge we need to throw a sweet ass going away party. Complete with naked women boobs, alcohol, and Halo action.
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post #23 of 32
2/7/05 at 7:12pm
Or naked women Halo mod action.
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post #24 of 32
2/7/05 at 7:25pm
You can always move farther south. If you come to Miami, be sure to bring Sofia (my daughter needs a playmate, and she's a few months younger than yours), your Xbox (LAN parties), and all those advance screening connections with you.
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post #25 of 32
2/7/05 at 9:06pm
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Originally Posted by Guttenberg Fan Club
San Fransisco is the place to be. Or Monterey.

I'll tell you what, though, you're not going to find real estate anywhere like it is in Atlanta. When my wife would visit, she would just sit there and watch the real estate channel in amazement at the prices of housing around there.
Just curious about which way you mean. Was she amazed at how high or how low real estate was. Because I would think the cost of living would be quite a bit lower in Atlanta, GA than in San Francisco, CA.

And Nick, am I completely crazy (yes) or did you move into your current house not too long ago (ie two years or less).
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post #26 of 32
2/7/05 at 9:53pm
I'm not surprised Nick's upset with his neighbors, what with stealing his roommate's skeleton and all.

Seriously though, good luck whatever you decide to do.
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post #27 of 32
2/8/05 at 9:25pm
Shit, if it wasn't time before, it's really time now --

http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap...y.asp?ID=54503

Neighbor of yours, Nick?
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post #28 of 32
2/9/05 at 12:16am
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Originally Posted by Hellblazer
Shit, if it wasn't time before, it's really time now --

http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap...y.asp?ID=54503

Neighbor of yours, Nick?

ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!!
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post #29 of 32
2/9/05 at 3:57am
COME TO NEW ZEALAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously, you need a reason?
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post #30 of 32
2/9/05 at 4:15am
Thread Starter 
Change in plans. More soon.
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post #31 of 32
2/9/05 at 4:59am
You killed them. Didn't you?
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post #32 of 32
2/9/05 at 5:16am
No, but he is wearing an "I Saw Walking Tall, And I'm Not Afraid To Use It" T-shirt in full view of the neighbors.
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