Lake Towns and moving out of Cali? Where? Would you?

[Dubbington]

In light of these fires and increase summer heat, it’s looking like summers may include more poor air months and possibly recs to stay inside.

Be pretty lame to raise a kid and have summers, when I generally don’t work, ruined by poor and unhealthy air.

I’m currently in Tahoe for the weekend and the air is enjoyable and I started thinking, what out of state lake towns are worth looking into to possibly move to.

A move depends more on wife finding a health director level job and we haven’t even begun looking.

I’m not aware of many lake towns in the country that would be worth looking into.

Are you considering moving?

Depending on price we might be able to keep our Danville townhouse and buy something out of state. Being able to come back if we have would be nice.

 

[ScottRNelson]

Coeur d'Alene, ID

It's kind of a resort town, but less so than Tahoe. There is a university there. And Spokane is only 33 miles away.

 

[wazzuFreddo]

If I ever leave here, I would want to head to Spokane. Get a place south of town on some acreage or down on the river near Nine Mile Falls.

But I am going to stay here, COVID is a temporary situation and everywhere in the 3 Pacific states is smoked out right now.

 

[CABilly]

If you’re both white I’d also suggest coeur d’alene. As much as I love the Weatern states, I’ve actually been thinking about Michigan. Cheap, beautiful, lots of hunting and fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities. Everyone in the world is moving to Colorado, Montana and Idaho and those states still burn up every summer as well. I also think climate change and axial shift is going to mean moving north to avoid desertification - better to do it sooner before everyone else catches on.

Ultimately the only think keeping me here is my salary and I unfortunately can’t work from home. I have lots of coworkers who commute from all over the country but I don’t know if I can do it.

 

[byke]

And Spokane is only 33 miles away.

This is mentioned a positive, or a drawback? Because...33mi isn't enough.

 

[wazzuFreddo]

 

[doc4216]

We were just in Bend, OR and really enjoyed it. Lots of lakes, hiking, outdoors but also breweries and nice people. If it was my choice, I would retire there but our families will keep us on the east coast.

 

[byke]

Well now you're selling me on Spokane!

 

[m_asim]

Every place has its down. East coast has that horrible humidity and with warming climate every year the chance of a monster hurricane hitting if you are one state from the coast. Same thing to south.

Like it or not, US is going to heat up and all the bad shit that comes with it (along with the rest of the world). Thanks a lot, Boomers.

 

[budman]

Every place has its down. East coast has that horrible humidity and with warming climate every year the chance of a monster hurricane hitting if you are one state from the coast. Same thing to south.

Like it or not, US is going to heat up and all the bad shit that comes with it (along with the rest of the world). Thanks a lot, Boomers.

Yeah the boomers started the industrial revolution
Are other countries boomers too?? Because those 150 year olds fucked some shit up there too.

 

[KWeezyXB12]

ozarks look pretty cool. real nice houses lakeside for 1/3 of what something like that would go for here

 

[m_asim]

Yeah the boomers started the industrial revolution
Are other countries boomers too?? Because those 150 year olds fucked some shit up there too.

Nothing inherently wrong with industries. What is wrong is the concept that uncontrolled growth == good for everyone. In a span of 70 years, humans have managed to do tens of millions of years worth of damage to the planet. Is this not a big indictment?

Boomers had a chance to fix this shit. The previous generation was too busy fighting for freedom. Yet what we got was non-stop growth in polluting industries. The only difference now is that many of those industries have been moved overseas where they don't care much about the environment. This notion of unlimited growth forever told hold post-war. Not that my generation is any better. But at least some have started to alter the ways they consume. I hope this trend continues. We can't just keep on consuming consuming forever and use up our resources needed to sustain us (like a virus does).

 

[Killroy1999]

FYI, both Bend and Tahoe are experiencing bad smoke depending on the wind and weather.

I had climbing trips planned for both areas next week and I'm bailing since both will probably be smoked out.

Red Rocks Nevada hear I come.

 

[Lonster]

Yeah the boomers started the industrial revolution
Are other countries boomers too?? Because those 150 year olds fucked some shit up there too.

Don't even try Dennis. People like this always blame others. (poster) is living in a home that creates a carbon foot print, drives a car and bike that leave a carbon foot print, uses fuel, electricity, and is no better than anyone else.
But it's the Boomers fault. Then there's the argument that follows to try and shore up how bad everyone else is. :rolleyes

 

[bikewanker]

Nothing inherently wrong with industries. What is wrong is the concept that uncontrolled growth == good for everyone. In a span of 70 years, humans have managed to do tens of millions of years worth of damage to the planet. Is this not a big indictment?

Boomers had a chance to fix this shit. The previous generation was too busy fighting for freedom. Yet what we got was non-stop growth in polluting industries. The only difference now is that many of those industries have been moved overseas where they don't care much about the environment. This notion of unlimited growth forever told hold post-war. Not that my generation is any better. But at least some have started to alter the ways they consume. I hope this trend continues. We can't just keep on consuming consuming forever and use up our resources needed to sustain us (like a virus does).

Sounds like a somewhat depressing way to see the world. I’d recommend a motorcycle ride but the lightening fires are making it too smoky and I wouldn’t want to add to your woes.

 

[wazzuFreddo]

Don't even try Dennis. People like this always blame others. (poster) is living in a home that creates a carbon foot print, drives a car and bike that leave a carbon foot print, uses fuel, electricity, and is no better than anyone else.
But it's the Boomers fault. Then there's the argument that follows to try and shore up how bad everyone else is. :rolleyes

I remember how many people on this site clowned me when I went off to work in wind power a decade ago. Fuck me, right? :laughing

 

[byke]

Yeah what is there even to do out there, just grab onto the blades and spin in circles all day??

 

[Shaggy]

*frantically lists Bay Area home for sale*

 

[Wolf]

Don't even try Dennis. People like this always blame others. (poster) is living in a home that creates a carbon foot print, drives a car and bike that leave a carbon foot print, uses fuel, electricity, and is no better than anyone else.
But it's the Boomers fault. Then there's the argument that follows to try and shore up how bad everyone else is. :rolleyes

That's true. Everyone everywhere is to blame.
Consumers, for buying cheap over responsible.
Industry, for prioritizing immediate corporate profits over long-term global welfare.
Government, for being paid shills for industry.

People are selfish; they want their immediate desires fulfilled and everyone else (the planet included) can go fuck themselves. "If I can get ahead by screwing everyone else, I'll do it. It's all about me." Absolutely no sense of being a member of a society or a willingness to make any sort of personal sacrifice for the benefit of society.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons


Has the thread been sufficiently derailed?

 

[cfives]

If you are going to fuck the world, at least take the effort to make it cum!