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Originally Posted by CTinline-six
I've started to realize that the past few years. My family is all close by, and I've lived in CT my whole life. The winters just seem to be getting more intolerable each year. Normally I'm a pretty social person, and having my large family and friends close by has always made me kind of ignore winter. Now being cooped up during the pandemic, it's made me think differently. It would suck to move far away to a brand new place knowing nobody especially during a pandemic, but I find myself thinking about it more each day. Summers here are great, but now I find myself not even wanting to go out into the garage because it's so damn cold.
I was actually thinking of moving to NC with my ex 2 years ago, but we broke up before that materialized and she moved to a completely different state.
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Originally Posted by vreihen16
Trust me, you're not the only one! As I look outside my window now watching the last of our ~4" of snow for today taper off and seeing the 27F thermometer reading, one of the places that we're considering building our retirement garage is 64F and sunny. With the possibility of WFH becoming the norm and only one relative left here within a 3-hour's drive, it might not even be a huge leap.....
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Was in the exact same place nearly a decade ago and left the PNW. 250+ days a year of rain I decided I don't shovel sunshine or need an umbrella, I need sun. My wife and two daughters were suffering from the rain (wife has SAD) I left all my family, all friends and the worst part for me has been the time I realize I wasted in a place I didn't like. Family and friends pass, move on, and until they pay my mortgage, I won't hinge my one life I have to live and all its potential on their proximity. I have zero commitment to my job, 20 years to my mortgage and a lifetime to my wife. That is how I prioritize.