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Car Forum / Ferrari Cars / December 2003Right ho! Off to Arizona ....
My annual vacation (my, how times have changed) Also scouting out a new residential location. Someplace in the middle of nowhere, with a bit of land so I can shoot guns and swear loudly, naked, and enough space in the house for my new, 2,500 sf gun safe (it's a walk-in!) MC > My annual vacation (my, how times have changed) > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > MC See if Hunter Thompson might have his place up for sale. Sounds perfect for you. >>My annual vacation (my, how times have changed) >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > See if Hunter Thompson might have his place up for sale. Sounds perfect for > you. Well, he's got what would be called a compound, and I think it's in Colorado. Also, I currently cannot legally own a gun - not sure if that would stop me but finances and contemplation have so far kept one out of the house. I did find a 3br 2bth manufactured jobby nestled on a really nice 4.5 acre parcel. It's in Williamson Valley, in the shadow of Granite Mtn, in the northern part of Arizona - about an hour south of Flagstaff. The lot's very wooded, it would be very cool. However, being "remote" - when confronted with "remote" - may not be PRECISELY what I'm looking for. For example, the nearest store is about 18 miles away. There's one Billy Joe Bob-style potential-neighbor with a yard full of trashed Chevys and junk within view, but a couple of evergreens would remove that problem. No immediate neighbors. I live in a terrible scummy ghetto neighborhood, where domestic violence, street crime and cholo bravado is the daily routine. Cops carry assault weapons and full-torso bp vests in their vehicles as part of their normal outfitting. For all that, my rent for a 1-bdrm is $880/mo., soon to go up to $900. The place in Arizona is $750/mo if I sign a long lease. And there are lots of places like that one. California, here I go! And I shake your dust from my feet. >> > See if Hunter Thompson might have his place up for sale. Sounds perfect for > > you. > > > Well, he's got what would be called a compound, and I think it's in > Colorado. Also, I currently cannot legally own a gun - not sure if that > would stop me but finances and contemplation have so far kept one out of > the house. I was just kidding. Hunter Thompson is famed for sitting on his back porch and shooting his handguns at various things on his property, during the birth of his "gonzo journalism" How much of this is uban legends I don't know, but having read his essays in Rolling Stone over the years, and his Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail, and Fear and Loathing with the Hells Angels (I'm also a motorcyclist as a hobby), I came to enjoy the guy, although his public image is quite nutso. Hence the combination of guns and land, reference. > I did find a 3br 2bth manufactured jobby nestled on a really nice 4.5 > acre parcel. It's in Williamson Valley, <snip for brevity> > For all that, my rent for a 1-bdrm is $880/mo., soon to go up to $900. > > The place in Arizona is $750/mo if I sign a long lease. And there are > lots of places like that one. > > California, here I go! And I shake your dust from my feet. I once looked at Arvada, Colorado. But I'm tied by business and relatives/friends to California. If you can find work in other states, and don't have to leave too many people behind that you care about, it makes EXCELLENT sense to move to states with more open space, and much less expensive home prices. I have been to Williams, Arizona (near the Grand Canyon), and Phoenix, but not the Williamson Valley. Sounds like a nice place, and if you can find work, I would definitely consider doing it. Why not? Good luck on your choice, whatever it is. > Sounds like a nice > place, and if you can find work, I would definitely consider doing it. Why > not? > > Good luck on your choice, whatever it is. Thank you - I really don't need to live anywhere specific to do the work I do best, which is computer-support (as long as there's some type of populace-center in the vicinity) and writing (I can be anywhere to do that). Besides that, my income right now really does consist of Social Security due to a mental disability. I guess sometimes newcomers to this group think we're joking when we throw barbs about Psycho Mike, but it's true. I worked for a long time, but the instability from my condition increased in the last few years to where it was impossible to hold down a "normal" job. That just happens to be the way it is, and I accept it (and often try to use it to my advantage - why not?) M > > Sounds like a nice > > place, and if you can find work, I would definitely consider doing it. Why [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > M Well.... whatever your struggles are, you appear to be under control at the moment. If you are on a fixed income, it certainly makes sense to live where you can gain the most lifestyle for the least expensive price. >>>My annual vacation (my, how times have changed) >>> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Well, he's got what would be called a compound, and I think it's in >Colorado. Also, I currently cannot legally own a gun - Says Who?! >not sure if that >would stop me but finances and contemplation have so far kept one out of >the house. [...] >I live in a terrible scummy ghetto neighborhood, where domestic >violence, street crime and cholo bravado is the daily routine. Cops [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >California, here I go! And I shake your dust from my feet. Come east, young man. Dale "Friggin" Carnegie wrote: >>Well, he's got what would be called a compound, and I think it's in >>Colorado. Also, I currently cannot legally own a gun - > > Says Who?! The State of California. Whenever a resident is *involuntarily* checked into a mental health facility (as I was last year, it's called "5150"), they have to sign a document forbidding them to own or purchase a weapon for five years. The f.ckers. > Come east, young man. I've thought about that. I lived for my first 18 years in CHI. I'm not a fan of the city of New York; I don't care if I ever visit there in my entire life. But the rest of the East Coast and even the South, have teased at me for awhile. Maybe eventually. One thing for sure, the "allure" of Southern California is nothing but a joke, not only for me but probably for a very large portion of the people that live here. It's like being in a Promise Prison. You keep staying here because you think someday you might be able to make it .... someday you might have what you see so many others having. Meanwhile, the days just drain away. Luckily (or not) I've spent eleven years in a ghetto, and I know there are worse ghettoes, and I now know the real truth about SoCal. It's a myth. The only way you can live comfortably in SoCal is if you are rich, period. Notice I don't include "intelligent", or "skilled". Often, those virtues mean nothing out here. There are exceptions, of course. Ice-T, Dexter Holland, and Angelyne are NOT some of them. MC << The only way you can live comfortably in SoCal is if you are rich, period. Define *comfortable*. I don't disagree that So Cal is pricey, but I know any number of people who are no where near *rich* who are living happy lives here. C. > << The only way you can live comfortably in SoCal is if you are rich, period. > > Define *comfortable*. I don't disagree that So Cal is pricey, but I know any > number of people who are no where near *rich* who are living happy lives here. > > C. I agree that everybody's definition is different. For certain, *I* am not able to live comfortably in Southern California, from either a financial or societal standpoint. (i.e. I don't like the way of life here nor can I afford to live here.) MC |
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