I just wanna ask....

[BeachBumWannaB]

Hey all! Thank you so much for your many welcomes to the board. After lurking for a loooonnnngg time I decided to join in on the fun! I want to ask a question to those of you who are "transplants" - not native to SoWal, but living there....How did you come to move to SoWal? Is it very expensive to live there? What is your employment? I ask these questions because I live in Kentucky but I want to move badly to your neck of the woods, and I have no clue where to start. Thanks in advance!

 

[Mermaid]

I bet you Jdarg could give you a tip or two. She and her family moved to SoWal from Louisville very recently. They love it love it love it in SoWal full-time! There was some kind of power outage in her neighborhood this morning, and she didn't have computer access, but I'm betting she'll chime in as soon as she's able.

 

[RiverOtter]

Is it very expensive to live there? Thanks in advance!

I don't live there but I think I can answer this one ..... Are you kidding me


Oh and welcome Post early and often

 

[rdelong43065]

I came down here from Pennsylvania knowing nothing about the area. A long time friend convinced me to move. A leap of faith you can call it. It took a while, but I'm doing well now. Live close to the beach and have a good job with SWFD. Been 2 years now. I think I'll stay. :roll:

 

[Jdarg]

I bet you Jdarg could give you a tip or two. She and her family moved to SoWal from Louisville very recently. They love it love it love it in SoWal full-time! There was some kind of power outage in her neighborhood this morning, and she didn't have computer access, but I'm betting she'll chime in as soon as she's able.

It turns out that my internet "outage" was caused by Bdarg unplugging the computer from the modem, and not plugging it back in. The Embarq customer support person was snickering a I talked on the phone while crawling along the floor with a cord in one hand and phone in the other, and discovered that the cord went....nowhere.

Anyway- yes, it is very expensive to live here. Much more so than we realized, but hey, we are here. Our gasoline expense is double what is was in KY- it doesn't seem like it, but we have to drive farther for a lot of things that we need or do. We paid twice as much for a house with 1000 less square feet that what we had (you ought to see our garage- packed to the ceiling!). I need to be better organized and grocery shop when I am in Destin or PCB, since my grocery bill is scaring even me ( and I am hard to scare when it comes to any kind of shopping).

Is it worth it? Heck yes. I was in my hometown last week, and couldn't WAIT to get back to our new home. I almost cried when I got a whiff of my neighborhood after the rain.

 

[Miss Kitty]

...jdarg, you are the best! You are one of the few people I know that can dole out the "ugly" truth and make it seem like a musical!!! Don't you think it all comes down to priorities and being creative?

Welcome to all our new posters. Have funn!

 

[Jdarg]

...jdarg, you are the best! You are one of the few people I know that can dole out the "ugly" truth and make it seem like a musical!!! Don't you think it all comes down to priorities and being creative?

Welcome to all our new posters. Have funn!

I'm thinking of taking Audie's advice from her sig line.

 

[Kurt]

Jdarg - the idea is to stay out of PCB and Destin. Keep the battle wagon off the road or trade it for a corrola and your gas bill will be reasonable. Prices aren't lower enough outside of SoWal to justify driving, especially with the traffic getting thick. Of course if your mang is driving over there anyway just make him shop.

 

[audie]

i am one of the freaks on the board who loves where i live. mr audie and i were talking the other day about where we would move if we could go anywhere, and other than staying here, sowal never came up . we love visiting once or twice a year, but have no desire to live anywhere down south. it's a heat/hurricane thing. i would seek the cold, snow and the mountains. montana would be great i think.....

 

[kathydwells]

BBB, I don't live in SoWal, but I do visit as often as I can. I would love to live there. Perhaps one day that will happen. Until then, I just get my fix when I can. I loved Jdargs response. I guess it is a matter of readjusting your priorities so you can live in the place that you love. Good luck to you!!!!!!