Hey all you snow birds

[Dragonslayer]

Can I possible interest you in a twelve month riding season in beautiful Sun City, Hilton Head, South Carolina. My mother's furnished villa is on the market.

[ragtop69gs]

Just the location sounds too rich for me!

[bongobobny]

Can I possible interest you in a twelve month riding season in beautiful Sun City, Hilton Head, South Carolina. My mother's furnished villa is on the market.

Heh! My Sister-in-Law lives in Sun City in a gated community... Small world!

[kevin-vic-b.c.]

What is the value of such a Villa?

 

Expensive property is all subject to the property value you are accustomed to.

Average home value around here is over $800K

[Dragonslayer]

What is the value of such a Villa?

 

Expensive property is all subject to the property value you are accustomed to.

Average home value around here is over $800K

Asking price $230k. Plus furnishings if you want them. There is also a brand new 2016 Toyota Camry with 1900 miles that can be had.$270k lock stock and barrel.

[bongobobny]

Vancouver B. C. has to be one of the most expensive places to live on earth!!

[SilvrT]

Vancouver B. C. has to be one of the most expensive places to live on earth!!

 

This was reported back in September.....

 

"An average-priced detached home throughout Greater Vancouver now costs $1,470,265, compared to $1,764,682 in July."

We're currently sliding rapidly.

 

The rental market is (or has been) at an all-time low running around 0.6 % vacancy with prices for a 2 bdrm apartment running well over $2,000/month.

 

It's ******* crazy!!

[Dragonslayer]

This was reported back in September.....

 

"An average-priced detached home throughout Greater Vancouver now costs $1,470,265, compared to $1,764,682 in July."

We're currently sliding rapidly.

 

The rental market is (or has been) at an all-time low running around 0.6 % vacancy with prices for a 2 bdrm apartment running well over $2,000/month.

 

It's ******* crazy!!

I just don't get it. You really pay that much to live in the frozen north. When you could live far cheaper in a tropical environment. I ASK AGAIN WHY.

[SilvrT]

I just don't get it. You really pay that much to live in the frozen north. When you could live far cheaper in a tropical environment. I ASK AGAIN WHY.

 

prolly coz our brains are frozen and can't think straight.....

 

Wife and I are lucky that we live in a mobile home, in a 55+ park, that we bought fairly cheap 2 years ago that is now paid for. We only pay pad rent but even that isn't cheap @ $866/mo. 11 years ago, when we met and started living together, we rented a 1 bdrm apartment in Burnaby (which is a suburb of sorts of Vancouver) and were paying $700/mo then. That same apartment now rents for appx $1200/mo. PLUS utilities excluding heat!

 

As for "the frozen north" .... when you compare our climate here in the Vancouver area at this time to many parts of the USA, I'd say we are living in a tropical environment. We've just come through a 2 week cold snap which is unusual for here where the temps dropped to minus 8 celcius (17.6 f). Normally it rarely goes below zero for any length of time.

 

I'll retire next July and we'll then become "Snow Birds" ... winter in Florida or Arizona ... summer back here.

Edited December 19, 2016 by SilvrT

[Flyinfool]

I had to spend a week in Texas, in March, on a business trip, I nearly died from the heat. I can not understand why anyone would live down south. I find no logical reason to put up with life threatening weather for half of the year. I'll take a good old blizzard any day.

 

I guess it all comes down to what one likes. If the whole world had the same climate it would be awfully boring and miserable. Good thing we have choices so we can pick what we like.

[SilvrT]

 

I guess it all comes down to what one likes.

 

How true! In my case, I much prefer warm, dry weather. Summer 2015 at VW Yreka it was over 100 every day. Yes, that was a bit extreme for me, considering what I'm accustomed to but I'll take 85-95 degree temps anytime. Here in Vancouver we get a lot of rain and this past fall has been excessively wet and cool and the dampness gets into yer bones and it's very depressing. I hate it and can't wait to get away from it!

[CaseyJ955]

How true! In my case, I much prefer warm, dry weather. Summer 2015 at VW Yreka it was over 100 every day. Yes, that was a bit extreme for me, considering what I'm accustomed to but I'll take 85-95 degree temps anytime. Here in Vancouver we get a lot of rain and this past fall has been excessively wet and cool and the dampness gets into yer bones and it's very depressing. I hate it and can't wait to get away from it!

 

I spent 15 years living in and around Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. One year I couldn't take it any more, I abruptly pulled rank, sold the house and moved us with no discussion or negotiation. I could literally not take another year of the The damp, wet, soggy, dreary, gray, depressing, soupy, chilled to the bone, overcrowded, trafficky, rude, overpopulated, congested, lines of people in every business... did I miss anything .Then wife didnt want to move but being a gentleman I gave her the option to stay behind . Who says chivalry is dead?

 

Once I made a list of pros and cons I decided that 10+ months of was infinitely worse than ~3 months of and the rest . I miss the various cultures and food scene but all things considered it was to get the heck out of there! I hate to admit it but I could do without -40, but I like snow and enjoy having 4 honest seasons.

 

Life is too short to not enjoy where you are IMHO.

[SilvrT]

I could literally not take another year of the The damp, wet, soggy, dreary, gray, depressing, soupy, chilled to the bone, overcrowded, trafficky, rude, overpopulated, congested, lines of people in every business... did I miss anything

 

people speaking a zillion different languages other than English (which is normal here)

[CaseyJ955]

people speaking a zillion different languages other than English (which is normal here)

 

I have always found that somewhat rude, although I know it is usually not intended as such. IMHO it's in good taste and respectful to use the language of the land or take care of your own interpreter. Cultural relativism plays a big part in these things also. What I really hate passionately is having to dial 1 to continue in English! I have done my best to learn Tagalog and Ilonggo as I know I will be spending time in the PI fairly soon and every year. I cant really speak it but I do understand a bit and I continue to learn more from my wife. Just as I enjoy that respect here I'm prepared too show that respect to the best of my ability once I am a guest in the PI.

[SilvrT]

I have always found that somewhat rude,

 

I don't find it rude at all ... but I do find it annoying when, for example, I'm riding on the commuter train to/from work (which is usually packed) and there's several conversations going on, each in a different language and often due to the dialect, the voices are loud ... very annoying! And there's a couple next to you trying to carry on a conversation in English and you can't hear a danged word they're saying.

 

In contrast, when I travel to another city, outside of our area, one rarely hears folks speaking a different language. Vancouver and surrounding area is made up of a large percentage of people from other countries.