Ya think that's bad... try and buy a house in Dublin. the same price more
or less with much more expensive cost of living and the 2nd worst traffic in
Europe (Lisbon's worst).
"Karsten Farrell" <kfarrell_at_belgariad.com> wrote in message
news:71FX9.1823$Up1.344_at_newssvr19.news.prodigy.com...
> TurkBear wrote:
> > They may want to live there but as a city with one of the highest costs
of living in the US, who can afford to?
> >
> > Karsten Farrell <kfarrell_at_belgariad.com> wrote:
> >>Glen A Stromquist wrote:
> >>
> >>>-38c where I live this morning, and wer'e in for about a week of it by
the
> >>>looks of things. I'll gladly send a few degrees of this colder weather
to
> >>>those that need it!
> >>>
> >>>cheers
> >>
> >>You can send some out here to San Diego. I can probably predict the
> >>weather for any day in the next 40 years and be right 90% of the time or
> >>better ... 60-75F along the coast and 60-80F inland. Don't need two sets
> >>of clothes ... wear the same short sleeve shirts year-round. I
> >>understand there's some big football (American definition of term) game
> >>this coming weekend (sports is one of my pet peeves). When people see
> >>how nice the weather is here ... they'll *all* want to live here. So if
> >>you could send it before Super Bowl, I'd appreciate it.
> >
> How very true!!! Even with my retirement plus DBA salary, I can hardly
> afford to live here. But there must be a lot of very rich people buying
> all the million-dollar homes around here. A small (1200 sq ft) home in
> my neighborhood, built during the 1940s, just sold for US$ 450,000.
>
> Of course, people can always live in the next county north of here
> (Riverside County), where the cost of living is really low right now. Of
> course, no one can find a job in Riverside after the government shut
> down March Air Force Base. After a shutdown abort, they can't do a
> recover economy either.
>
> Back in the 50s, when I was in the Air Force, I was in Fairbanks, Alaska
> and the cost of heating fuel during the winter was as much as my
> mortgage now (with corrections for inflation, of course).
>
Received on Thu Jan 23 2003 - 04:16:35 CST
