Maryland or Massachusetts? - Page 3

Pie · 06-11-2008, 08:37 AM

So, you're telling me that all the horror stories I've heard about Baltimore recently are all fabrication? The crime, the corruption, the murder rate?
According to wikipedia, it's the second most violent city, after Detroit. Boston is the 29th.

glatt · 06-11-2008, 08:52 AM

Well, the Baltimore inner harbor is nice.

But Boston Rocks!

elSicomoro · 06-11-2008, 08:56 AM

I live in St. Louis, which was the most violent city in 2006...and my neighborhood is and has been quiet and peaceful. It's all about where you live and where you go. The north side of St. Louis is notoriously awful. Some parts of Baltimore are pretty fucking rough, in particular most of the west side and parts of the east side. But you and Badger seem like you do well...based on that, you could certainly find a nice place in a great area, like Canton or Mount Vernon.

classicman · 06-11-2008, 09:05 AM

I have family in, or rather around, both cities. The DC/Baltimore areas are far better than those in Boston.

Pie · 07-08-2008, 08:27 PM

Update:

Looks like it's Maryland after all. The decision points: better job in a better field for me, better pay and more respect for Badger.

So now we have to figure out how to
A) sell our house
B) move to Maryland
C) buy a new house
D) make the above interlock financially
E) continue to emotionally support my newly-widowed mother...

The good news is that I have enough vacation that I only have to work two weeks between now and Sept. 8, which is my start date with my new employer. I still need to maintain my health insurance through the transition!

xoxoxoBruce · 07-08-2008, 10:45 PM

Best of luck on the move, and the new jobs.

TheMercenary · 07-09-2008, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pie

[color=Red][b] I still need to maintain my health insurance through the transition!

You can buy a bridge policy through COBRA insurance. Look it up on the web. Good luck.

Pie · 08-16-2008, 04:06 PM

So, it's amazing how you discover exactly what a dump your current house is when you go to sell it. We are sinking some serious $$ into new carpets, a fireplace surround, new arborvitae out front (the old one got eaten by bagworms

when we were out of town this summer)... "touching up" the walls, then realizing that the manufacturer reformulated and it no longer matches

... Deciding what stays to "stage" the house, buying fake plants, bedding, frippery like candles and funny soaps, stuff I'd never use myself...

The good news is that we are throwing away a metric ass-load of crap we don't need or want. Some of it will go on craigslist, so at least someone will use it. The rest gets landfilled in a proper landfill, instead of my basement. :p

xoxoxoBruce · 08-16-2008, 05:59 PM

Ha Ha, that's why I'm staying put. Moving would kill me for sure.

jinx · 08-16-2008, 08:03 PM

Makes me want to move just to get my attic cleared out...

Ibby · 08-16-2008, 08:49 PM

Well, once you get there, I may very well be coming to visit.
Like when I come back and have nowhere to stay and turn up on your doorstep with my suitcases.
Surprise!

Pie · 08-16-2008, 10:08 PM

Ibby, you're welcome anytime. When we find a house.

glatt · 08-17-2008, 08:40 AM

Pie, you should freecycle your crap. Someone out there will come and take it. You would be amazed.

jinx · 08-18-2008, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Pie, you should freecycle your crap. Someone out there will come and take it. You would be amazed.

Both here and at our last house freecycling is/was as easy as dragging the stuff out onto the sidewalk. There's no changing your mind, it goes quick.

Pico and ME · 10-16-2008, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jinx

Both here and at our last house freecycling is/was as easy as dragging the stuff out onto the sidewalk. There's no changing your mind, it goes quick.

Same here mostly, except for the time we put out a broken and beaten-up gas grill. It stayed there for 2 days!?! So we put a sign on it that said $50 and it was gone the next morning.

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06-11-2008, 08:37 AM	#1
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	So, you're telling me that all the horror stories I've heard about Baltimore recently are all fabrication? The crime, the corruption, the murder rate? According to wikipedia, it's the second most violent city, after Detroit. Boston is the 29th. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

06-11-2008, 09:05 AM	#4
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I have family in, or rather around, both cities. The DC/Baltimore areas are far better than those in Boston. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

07-08-2008, 08:27 PM	#5
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Update: Looks like it's Maryland after all. The decision points: better job in a better field for me, better pay and more respect for Badger. So now we have to figure out how to A) sell our house B) move to Maryland C) buy a new house D) make the above interlock financially E) continue to emotionally support my newly-widowed mother... The good news is that I have enough vacation that I only have to work two weeks between now and Sept. 8, which is my start date with my new employer. I still need to maintain my health insurance through the transition! __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

07-08-2008, 10:45 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Best of luck on the move, and the new jobs. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-11-2008, 08:52 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Well, the Baltimore inner harbor is nice. But Boston Rocks!

06-11-2008, 08:56 AM	#3
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I live in St. Louis, which was the most violent city in 2006...and my neighborhood is and has been quiet and peaceful. It's all about where you live and where you go. The north side of St. Louis is notoriously awful. Some parts of Baltimore are pretty fucking rough, in particular most of the west side and parts of the east side. But you and Badger seem like you do well...based on that, you could certainly find a nice place in a great area, like Canton or Mount Vernon.

08-16-2008, 04:06 PM	#8
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	So, it's amazing how you discover exactly what a dump your current house is when you go to sell it. We are sinking some serious $$ into new carpets, a fireplace surround, new arborvitae out front (the old one got eaten by bagworms when we were out of town this summer)... "touching up" the walls, then realizing that the manufacturer reformulated and it no longer matches ... Deciding what stays to "stage" the house, buying fake plants, bedding, frippery like candles and funny soaps, stuff I'd never use myself... The good news is that we are throwing away a metric ass-load of crap we don't need or want. Some of it will go on craigslist, so at least someone will use it. The rest gets landfilled in a proper landfill, instead of my basement. :p __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

08-16-2008, 05:59 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Ha Ha, that's why I'm staying put. Moving would kill me for sure. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-16-2008, 08:03 PM	#10
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Makes me want to move just to get my attic cleared out... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

08-16-2008, 08:49 PM	#11
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Well, once you get there, I may very well be coming to visit. Like when I come back and have nowhere to stay and turn up on your doorstep with my suitcases. Surprise! __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

08-16-2008, 10:08 PM	#12
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Ibby, you're welcome anytime. When we find a house. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

08-17-2008, 08:40 AM	#13
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Pie, you should freecycle your crap. Someone out there will come and take it. You would be amazed.

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