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headbangin1 t1_j6lliu7 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in I'm visiting here and I gotta say, this place is awesome. by RaevynneArt

I read that wrong! I'm used to people looking at me like I am a-hole when I tell them where I am from.

But again, you're right! They'll flock here like locusts and eat everything in their path lol!

As it was, I had to battle it out for my home. There was several offers on this house and I had to pay well over asking to beat them out. My house was built in 1928 and is really nothing special...but it's mine!

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WendyArmbuster t1_j6l94za wrote

Reply to Road Updates? by snorlaxatives_69

As of about 7:00 this evening the roads were mostly covered with white crunch, which gives pretty good traction. I didn't have any trouble starting, stopping, or turning. I didn't see any icy spots from 65 and Battlefield to Battlefield and Glenstone, or through any neighborhood back roads. There were no cleared spots either though, but the precipitation on the roads was not difficult to drive on. I-44 is very cleared of precipitation. 65 has "tire lanes" of cleared area, but snow between the lanes and between the tires. I didn't have any trouble driving 50-60 mph or changing lanes, but I took it cautiously. My tires are all-season tires and are in pretty good shape. Front wheel drive Rav4.

If you have decent tires, you should not be nervous about going out in this.

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ErisEpicene t1_j6l8nea wrote

Reply to comment by RaevynneArt in I'm visiting here and I gotta say, this place is awesome. by RaevynneArt

Yeah, I can't say your main genre is my wheelhouse, but I am a broad spectrum enough pervert that I've seen you on my other account's home feed. =P

And you're free to DM me, but I am profoundly asocial, and I'm currently kinda caught up in the complicated situation of trying to add a boyfriend to my very gay life. I can't promise I'll actually have it in me to leave my tiny social circle at the moment x_x

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RaevynneArt OP t1_j6l42za wrote

Reply to comment by Jack_Krauser in I'm visiting here and I gotta say, this place is awesome. by RaevynneArt

Actually the minimum wage here is $12 per hour which is way better than $7.25 that it is in Utah. Most places don't pay that low anymore, but I know someone in Utah who started off at Walmart fairly recently at $9 per hour. (side note: I think minimum wage should be higher than $12 an hour, but that's irrelevant -- my point is wages are higher here than some places.)

I understand your concerns about gentrification, but this is capitalism. People who live in more expensive areas can't afford to NOT move. It's a vicious cycle.

At any rate, I don't plan to settle down here. I'm just here to visit, stimulate the local economy, and move on to the next affordable place.

Have a great day and stay warm

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ErisEpicene t1_j6l3q2t wrote

Reply to I'm visiting here and I gotta say, this place is awesome. by RaevynneArt

Oh hey, I recognize that username. Cool as shit to have you in town. It's definitely cheap here. My wife and I moved here from a MO town of ~5000 people. It cost just as much to live there as here, maybe more after you account for travel costs to get anything. And we have so much good food here it's amazing. Golden Girls Rum Club has amazing food, and I've heard great things about their drinks. The art museum is lovely and free. The north side (after you pass Evangel) is full of characters and adventure, for better or worse. The sub has real mixed feelings about the north side, but I've grown to really enjoy the local flavor in my year working a motel up here.

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