Differences between living in MI, OH, and PA

Subject: Differences between living in MI, OH, and PA Fri May 30, 2008 2:54 pm

Setting aside universities, why is it better to live in one of these states compared to the other...

In defense of Ohio...
The ground is solid here...Hurricanes don't make it this far inland. And the biggest news here in Toledo tends to be the weather.

rickimouse wrote:: In defense of Ohio...
The ground is solid here...Hurricanes don't make it this far inland. And the biggest news here in Toledo tends to be the weather.

Very true! Toledo (like the rest of the state) has but only 2 seasons...

Winter...

and

Construction!

LMAO

As well as the fact here in Toledo I am 10 minutes from the Hens, 1 hour from the Tigers and Red Wings. And 2 hours from the best damn team in the land..Ohio State Buckeyes (oops I am supposed to leave colleges out of it) Also Ann Arbor, Cleveland and Cincinatti are all within driving distance.

Also in Toledo it takes minutes to get anywhere in the city.

I love

Toledo...Alot of people here put it down, but its a great town with a great history.

And we have lower property taxes, and NO SALES TAX ON FOOD! I may have been born and raised in MI, but Ohio has been more economically better than MI was. I also am thinking of moving near Toledo so I can enjoy the Tigers and hens, but live cheaper!

GoGetEmTigers wrote:: And we have lower property taxes, and NO SALES TAX ON FOOD! I may have been born and raised in MI, but Ohio has been more economically better than MI was. I also am thinking of moving near Toledo so I can enjoy the Tigers and hens, but live cheaper!

Well....the house next door to me is up for sale, and I only live 45 minutes from downtown Toledo, 45 minutes from downtown Cleveland, and 20 minutes from Cedar Point.

Oh....and taxes here are CHEAP compared to other parts of the area....lol

Last edited by laprimamirala on Fri May 30, 2008 3:38 pm; edited 1 time in total

We had to move to MI because of my husband's job, but I think we'll retire in Toledo!

....that is, if we can sell our house! We live in a cul-de-sac and have had 2 houses in it for sale for at least 2 years. (Just got a notice that our property value dropped $3700 from last year....CRAP) One house just sold and the lady is moving in. The other one has seen a daily barrage of month-to-month renters, none of which are very friendly or appear somewhat stable!

When I'm ready to retire, I think it's going to be somewhere warm where I don't have to shovel snow. lol

Ohios#1TigerFan wrote:: When I'm ready to retire, I think it's going to be somewhere warm where I don't have to shovel snow. lol

Phoenix! The land of never colder than 100 degrees!

We lived in California for 17 years....not all that great. No snow but lots of tradeoffs....increased cost of living, higher crime rate, etc. etc. We'll take the snow.
(You gotta stop tryin' to share the snow with everybody, Ohio! You'll really hurt your back! And you're supposed to be my nurse at the assisted living facility, don't forget! Big Smile

)

laprimamirala wrote:: We lived in California for 17 years....not all that great. No snow but lots of tradeoffs....increased cost of living, higher crime rate, etc. etc. We'll take the snow.
(You gotta stop tryin' to share the snow with everybody, Ohio! You'll really hurt your back! And you're supposed to be my nurse at the assisted living facility, don't forget!)

I forgot about that...but ummmm...there's just one small problem: I changed my major! whistle

I'm now majoring in Secondary Education (Jr. High and High School) specializing in math! So....I don't know what good a math teacher would do in a nursing home! LMAO

laprimamirala wrote:: We lived in California for 17 years....not all that great. No snow but lots of tradeoffs....increased cost of living, higher crime rate, etc. etc. We'll take the snow.
(You gotta stop tryin' to share the snow with everybody, Ohio! You'll really hurt your back! And you're supposed to be my nurse at the assisted living facility, don't forget!)

I haven't really decided what I want to do. The more I think about it snow might not be the greatest thing ever. Then again, you're right - the cost of living here is incredible. I've grown to really like the town I live in so if I had to guess I'll be living there 25 years from now. It's a smaller town (30,000ish) and far enough away from LA (200 miles), SF (200 miles), etc. that there isn't much crime. There was a murder once at the high school and that was big news for months. In defense of the town, the murder was at like 2 AM. What are people doing at school at that hour?

Wow! that's a BIG switch! Just don't teach in the big city!

Ohios#1TigerFan wrote:: So....I don't know what good a math teacher would do in a nursing home!

Old people tend to forget how to do math. Quick, ask your grandmother, mother, etc. to solve this:
$Differences between living in MI, OH, and PA 786df4d1c67413a3b2a8bb10ad6d6bc6$

Yup, we old farts need our brains stimulated every now and then! (hell, more that our brains!!!! Big Smile

)

Don't live in Trashy Park.

Or the rest of Downriver Area. Armpit of Michigan

Only places worse are Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Arkansas.

But not much worse

laprimamirala wrote:: Yup, we old farts need our brains stimulated every now and then! (hell, more that our brains!!!!)

Come to think of it I don't like my chances at solving that integral ashamed

I haven't had calculus in a good 2 years so I've forgotten everything.

Only thing that keeps me is Tigers Baseball.

Once Ilitch raises prices beyond my means, I am Long Gone

Oh and one more thing about Toledo...although I know not everyone drinks...We have power hour!!

Bottles of Beer for A Buck! Drunk

Must be nice

Beer is like 3 bucks a bottle everywhere I go.

Why I stopped going to bars.

Easier to drink at home and cheaper

gs78 wrote:: Must be nice

It is very nice...I will be celebrating my new job their tonight!

PARTY!

Not sure what it is, but I just get more of a down-home feeling in Toledo, even though it's pretty sizeable.....

laprimamirala wrote:: Yup, we old farts need our brains stimulated every now and then! (hell, more that our brains!!!!)

That's true...but if THAT'S what you want stimulated, I'd rather do it before you became an old fart and I need Viagra! whistle

Ohios#1TigerFan wrote:

laprimamirala wrote:: Yup, we old farts need our brains stimulated every now and then! (hell, more that our brains!!!!)

That's true...but if THAT'S what you want stimulated, I'd rather do it before you became an old fart and I need Viagra! whistle

I can always count on you!! bow

:nahnah: Yeppers! Nod

Actually what we say here is that Toledo is the biggest small town there is. Everybody here knows everybody else somehow.

I can't misbehave here...it always gets back to my family and friends somehow. scratch

Nice Indeed!

I wonder if I am too old to run away and join the circus.

Or the French Foreign Legion.

Not that I every misbehave whistle

I like watching Toledo Stories on the public TV station. Very interesting! especially the episode about the Willys factory!