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Post by irishdog on Feb 9, 2024 9:09:11 GMT -6
I've been blessed to live/work in California, New England, Minnesota, Ohio, and now Texas. I was in California 30+ years ago. My family still lives there so...what it was back then is certainly NOT what it is now. Autumn in NE is exceptional, and I found the boys I coached in NE to be some of the toughest (physically and mentally) I have coached. MN winters were frigid and LONG, and the boys in Minnesota were a hardy bunch (for good reason!), and played with a ton of heart. OH had four distinct seasons, and the Ohio kids while a little rough around the edges were very coachable. Texas weather changes overnight and can vary greatly throughout the state. I coached in private schools in Texas where those kids gave you ALL they had ALL the time, but Texas football is Friday Night Lights, and FNL is all about the UIL and the public schools. Each of my stops had its pluses and minuses (some more pluses, some more minuses), but overall I'd have to praise the Lord for directing my retirement to Texas.
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Post by senatorblutarsky on Feb 9, 2024 9:50:22 GMT -6
Maybe I am wrong since I've never been there. But, arent the winters pretty brutal in the area ya'll are talking about? Admittedly, I am more of a warm weather guy myself. It's not too bad. Of course, I live in an area where we can have high temps in the -40s in the winter, so I might not be the best frame of reference.
I coached about 80 miles from there and it was the 2nd coldest place I've lived (and I have lived in white winters pretty much my entire life).
One year there I was driving to the school for practice at a little before 7am. The bank showed a temperature of 19. It was correct... and this was in August (it warmed up to about 70, which was typical there).
It can get pretty cold- especially at nights. But as CoachK said, you get used to it.
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Post by realdawg on Feb 9, 2024 11:32:15 GMT -6
We think 40 above is cold. So probably not the place for me. 😂
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Post by bignose on Feb 9, 2024 11:40:07 GMT -6
Lou Holtz once described residents of Minnesota as having blonde hair and blue ears.
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Post by blb on Feb 9, 2024 11:40:26 GMT -6
I've been to Jackson Hole one time (in the summer, for a clinic).
One thing I noticed on the highways in Wyoming were installed swinging barricades that said "Road Closed Due to Snow."
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Post by blb on Feb 9, 2024 11:44:14 GMT -6
Lou Holtz once described residents of Minnesota as having blonde hair and blue ears. In Michigan we typically have four seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Orange Cone (fixing the roads). Although Climate Change has altered that somewhat. Last two days have set records for high temperatures (upper 50s) where we live. It's more like April usually is. |
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Post by blb on Feb 9, 2024 11:58:15 GMT -6
Lou Holtz once described residents of Minnesota as having blonde hair and blue ears. I think it was blue noses. |
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Post by 44special on Feb 9, 2024 13:56:30 GMT -6
I've been blessed to live/work in California, New England, Minnesota, Ohio, and now Texas. I was in California 30+ years ago. My family still lives there so...what it was back then is certainly NOT what it is now. Autumn in NE is exceptional, and I found the boys I coached in NE to be some of the toughest (physically and mentally) I have coached. MN winters were frigid and LONG, and the boys in Minnesota were a hardy bunch (for good reason!), and played with a ton of heart. OH had four distinct seasons, and the Ohio kids while a little rough around the edges were very coachable. Texas weather changes overnight and can vary greatly throughout the state. I coached in private schools in Texas where those kids gave you ALL they had ALL the time, but Texas football is Friday Night Lights, and FNL is all about the UIL and the public schools. Each of my stops had its pluses and minuses (some more pluses, some more minuses), but overall I'd have to praise the Lord for directing my retirement to Texas. while texas has plenty of the other kind of folks, we do have plenty of tough people with a lot of heart. also plenty that are a little rough around the edges. (i might be one of those). sometimes winter lasts a couple of weeks, sometimes it lasts all winter. and sometimes it's a couple of winters with a couple of springs (and an occasional summer day), all within one winter season. |
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Post by Down 'n Out on Feb 9, 2024 18:28:44 GMT -6
Thanks to Yellowstone I think a lot of people are coming around to the beauty of the Bitteroot Valley. I worked that UM camp a few times and didn't want to leave. I grew up watching westerns, my favorites were The Mountain Men and Jeremiah Johnson so admiration of the rockies were embedded in me early. Shoot, that means in a way I'm no different than all these people with train station stickers in the back of their minivans |
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Post by IronmanFootball on Feb 11, 2024 7:25:36 GMT -6
Have never been to Jackson Hole and Wyoming in general, being an east coast guy. But I have often wondered the same thing in "vacation destinations". Where do the teachers live? We love Hilton Head Island, not a cheap place to live at all. Every time I go, I wonder where I would live if I worked there. I believe here in NC on the Outer Banks those districts offer some housing options. The schools on the Outer Banks are generally smaller, the housing options are few, and expensive. I know a guy that coached near Hilton Head and there was a big time booster that put him up in his beach house... until he lost of course. re OBX, c'mon you don't like driving 2 hours to get to work? We're in Raleigh for a reason, it WAS cheaper to live here for higher pay. Bought at the right time during COVID but before the boom. I'm paying 40% of what I did to rent and I have a pool out back and a gym in my basement. |
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Post by wingtol on Feb 11, 2024 9:30:06 GMT -6
Have never been to Jackson Hole and Wyoming in general, being an east coast guy. But I have often wondered the same thing in "vacation destinations". Where do the teachers live? We love Hilton Head Island, not a cheap place to live at all. Every time I go, I wonder where I would live if I worked there. I believe here in NC on the Outer Banks those districts offer some housing options. The schools on the Outer Banks are generally smaller, the housing options are few, and expensive. Been going to the OBX since I was 5 in the late 70s. First still pissed my parents had a chance to buy land there about that time and never did, but I digress... Every now and then I think about applying there for a job or coach when I retire. Then I look at the housing prices. And laugh. |
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Post by IronmanFootball on Feb 11, 2024 9:56:36 GMT -6
Have never been to Jackson Hole and Wyoming in general, being an east coast guy. But I have often wondered the same thing in "vacation destinations". Where do the teachers live? We love Hilton Head Island, not a cheap place to live at all. Every time I go, I wonder where I would live if I worked there. I believe here in NC on the Outer Banks those districts offer some housing options. The schools on the Outer Banks are generally smaller, the housing options are few, and expensive. Been going to the OBX since I was 5 in the late 70s. First still pissed my parents had a chance to buy land there about that time and never did, but I digress... Every now and then I think about applying there for a job or coach when I retire. Then I look at the housing prices. And laugh. Yeah I know some folks that teach out that way, and James Island stuff like that in SC... but most have old family money and a condo/house etc to live in that's long paid off. Not sure how they find anyone young to teach/coach there unless it's just alumni living w their parents |
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Post by PIGSKIN11 on Feb 11, 2024 10:45:07 GMT -6
When Harbaugh was with the 49ers he lived a little bit south in Atherton, which is essentially the Hamptons of the west coast. Like your neighbors are Mark Zuckerberg and Steph Curry. He'll be fine. He lived less than a mile or two from me - they all do... however, there is a HUGEEEEE divide between my city and theirs haha |
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Post by rsmith627 on Feb 11, 2024 17:57:58 GMT -6
Have never been to Jackson Hole and Wyoming in general, being an east coast guy. But I have often wondered the same thing in "vacation destinations". Where do the teachers live? We love Hilton Head Island, not a cheap place to live at all. Every time I go, I wonder where I would live if I worked there. I believe here in NC on the Outer Banks those districts offer some housing options. The schools on the Outer Banks are generally smaller, the housing options are few, and expensive. I know a guy that coached near Hilton Head and there was a big time booster that put him up in his beach house... until he lost of course. re OBX, c'mon you don't like driving 2 hours to get to work? We're in Raleigh for a reason, it WAS cheaper to live here for higher pay. Bought at the right time during COVID but before the boom. I'm paying 40% of what I did to rent and I have a pool out back and a gym in my basement. I lived in Hope Mills (neighbors Fayetteville, NC) in 2010-12 and paid $525 for a 2 bed 2 bath apartment that was almost 1000 square feet. Wife and I were both teachers at the time combining for all of $60k and it was our easiest financial times ever lol. Last year we combined for 130 and are just beyond living paycheck to paycheck. Crazy. |
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Post by realdawg on Feb 11, 2024 18:23:23 GMT -6
Some areas of NC are VERY affordable compared to the rest of the state and the country in general. Where I live has to be one of the lowest cost of living in the state. However, a lot of poverty, not a lot of jobs, not a lot to do without driving an hour or so.
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Post by IronmanFootball on Feb 12, 2024 6:26:23 GMT -6
We snuck in right on time re NC housing.
Right house (old, needs work, but not bad)
In the right spot (near highway but off the path in an old neighborhood)
For the very right price/interest rate
If I wanted to buy right now I'd be F'd
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Post by larrymoe on Feb 12, 2024 6:39:18 GMT -6
Out of curiosity I was looking at realtor.com yesterday and a 1/8th timeshare of an 1100sq ft condo is ONLY $180k in Jackson.
There is no way this real estate bubble doesn't burst soon.
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Post by rsmith627 on Feb 12, 2024 6:54:54 GMT -6
We snuck in right on time re NC housing. Right house (old, needs work, but not bad) In the right spot (near highway but off the path in an old neighborhood) For the very right price/interest rate If I wanted to buy right now I'd be F'd We did in Michigan as well. Paid $154,000 and locked in a 2.8% rate on our 1700 sq. foot home that is now valued at around 100k more than what we bought it for. Snuck in literally a month or two before prices shot up a few years ago. |
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Post by IronmanFootball on Feb 12, 2024 8:31:08 GMT -6
Out of curiosity I was looking at realtor.com yesterday and a 1/8th timeshare of an 1100sq ft condo is ONLY $180k in Jackson. There is no way this real estate bubble doesn't burst soon. I remember a girlfriend paying $275K for her 2/2 condo in cement hell territory of Orlando back in 2006. Right now those same condos are worth $250. I have no idea who thought a condo should be worth that much but they got what they asked for |
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Post by IronmanFootball on Feb 12, 2024 8:33:37 GMT -6
We snuck in right on time re NC housing. Right house (old, needs work, but not bad) In the right spot (near highway but off the path in an old neighborhood) For the very right price/interest rate If I wanted to buy right now I'd be F'd We did in Michigan as well. Paid $154,000 and locked in a 2.8% rate on our 1700 sq. foot home that is now valued at around 100k more than what we bought it for. Snuck in literally a month or two before prices shot up a few years ago. We paid $270 in 2020 at ~2%. 3/2.5 with a basement, yard, pool. House across the street went for $450 a couple of months ago. Same size, needed renovations, no pool |
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Post by Defcord on Feb 12, 2024 8:43:38 GMT -6
I am in rural Indiana currently. We have moved a bunch so we rented the last ten years. We are originally from here so right at the beginning of Covid we bought a 386 square foot lake cottage for like 50K on a 2.75% mortgage.
Last year I took a head coaching job here so when we moved back we stayed in our cottage until we could find something reasonable. We are still waiting. I refuse to pay double what a house is worth knowing that the market reset is possible in the near future and probable at some point soon.
It really hasn't been miserable, but our son is a teenager and dying to get into a real house. Our mortgage is under $300 a month so I am in much less of a hurry.
Housing is rough right now and the cost of everything else makes it way worse. I don't know how people can stretch their budgets to have house payments that take up a significant portion of their income. Being tight on finances stresses me out worse than living in a tiny house.
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Post by jstoss24 on Feb 12, 2024 8:46:23 GMT -6
Have never been to Jackson Hole and Wyoming in general, being an east coast guy. But I have often wondered the same thing in "vacation destinations". Where do the teachers live? We love Hilton Head Island, not a cheap place to live at all. Every time I go, I wonder where I would live if I worked there. I believe here in NC on the Outer Banks those districts offer some housing options. The schools on the Outer Banks are generally smaller, the housing options are few, and expensive. I know a guy that coached near Hilton Head and there was a big time booster that put him up in his beach house... until he lost of course. re OBX, c'mon you don't like driving 2 hours to get to work? We're in Raleigh for a reason, it WAS cheaper to live here for higher pay. Bought at the right time during COVID but before the boom. I'm paying 40% of what I did to rent and I have a pool out back and a gym in my basement. My wife and I got priced out of Wake County. We rented in Wake County while teaching in Harnett County. Debated switching jobs to Wake County for a shorter commute, but realized we would never be able to buy a house in Wake County, so we bought in Harnett County. Easily a $100,000 difference in the same house 25 miles south. |
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Post by realdawg on Feb 12, 2024 8:48:34 GMT -6
I know a guy that coached near Hilton Head and there was a big time booster that put him up in his beach house... until he lost of course. re OBX, c'mon you don't like driving 2 hours to get to work? We're in Raleigh for a reason, it WAS cheaper to live here for higher pay. Bought at the right time during COVID but before the boom. I'm paying 40% of what I did to rent and I have a pool out back and a gym in my basement. My wife and I got priced out of Wake County. We rented in Wake County while teaching in Harnett County. Debated switching jobs to Wake County for a shorter commute, but realized we would never be able to buy a house in Wake County, so we bought in Harnett County. Easily a $100,000 difference in the same house 25 miles south. I could easily drive an hour west to the Asheville area and not be able to afford what we have, or an hour east to the Charlotte area. But in between the two where there isnt a whole lot, you pay about half the price. |
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Post by Defcord on Feb 12, 2024 10:44:21 GMT -6
I know a guy that coached near Hilton Head and there was a big time booster that put him up in his beach house... until he lost of course. re OBX, c'mon you don't like driving 2 hours to get to work? We're in Raleigh for a reason, it WAS cheaper to live here for higher pay. Bought at the right time during COVID but before the boom. I'm paying 40% of what I did to rent and I have a pool out back and a gym in my basement. My wife and I got priced out of Wake County. We rented in Wake County while teaching in Harnett County. Debated switching jobs to Wake County for a shorter commute, but realized we would never be able to buy a house in Wake County, so we bought in Harnett County. Easily a $100,000 difference in the same house 25 miles south. I coached in Harnett County in 2005 and 2006. There's a handful of guys who passed through there on this board. It's kind of wild since it's just a middle of nowhere area. |
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Post by CoachK on Feb 12, 2024 11:36:17 GMT -6
When Harbaugh was with the 49ers he lived a little bit south in Atherton, which is essentially the Hamptons of the west coast. Like your neighbors are Mark Zuckerberg and Steph Curry. He'll be fine. He lived less than a mile or two from me - they all do... however, there is a HUGEEEEE divide between my city and theirs haha I'm guessing we were in similar situations. When I coached at Menlo I would ride my cheap ass bike I got from Target down Camino Real, right by the Maserati/Ferrari dealership and right up the street to Jerry Rice's house. The average car around there is a Porche 911, like that's the baseline. And that was before the second tech boom. |
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Post by IronmanFootball on Feb 12, 2024 11:45:08 GMT -6
I know a guy that coached near Hilton Head and there was a big time booster that put him up in his beach house... until he lost of course. re OBX, c'mon you don't like driving 2 hours to get to work? We're in Raleigh for a reason, it WAS cheaper to live here for higher pay. Bought at the right time during COVID but before the boom. I'm paying 40% of what I did to rent and I have a pool out back and a gym in my basement. My wife and I got priced out of Wake County. We rented in Wake County while teaching in Harnett County. Debated switching jobs to Wake County for a shorter commute, but realized we would never be able to buy a house in Wake County, so we bought in Harnett County. Easily a $100,000 difference in the same house 25 miles south. Yeah I can't imagine what we would be doing had we not bought this place. Probably living somewhere else entirely. |
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Post by PIGSKIN11 on Feb 13, 2024 0:53:09 GMT -6
He lived less than a mile or two from me - they all do... however, there is a HUGEEEEE divide between my city and theirs haha I'm guessing we were in similar situations. When I coached at Menlo I would ride my cheap ass bike I got from Target down Camino Real, right by the Maserati/Ferrari dealership and right up the street to Jerry Rice's house. The average car around there is a Porche 911, like that's the baseline. And that was before the second tech boom. Menlo School or college? |
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Post by CoachK on Feb 13, 2024 11:10:20 GMT -6
College. I like to think Menlo School would've actually paid me.
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Post by coachdmyers on Feb 13, 2024 11:13:59 GMT -6
When Harbaugh was with the 49ers he lived a little bit south in Atherton, which is essentially the Hamptons of the west coast. Like your neighbors are Mark Zuckerberg and Steph Curry. He'll be fine. He lived less than a mile or two from me - they all do... however, there is a HUGEEEEE divide between my city and theirs haha Are you in East Palo Alto? Redwood City? |
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Post by coachdmyers on Feb 13, 2024 11:14:54 GMT -6
College. I like to think Menlo School would've actually paid me. When did you coach for Menlo? |
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