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Re: Ask HN: Newly Remote Workers – Where Are You Moving?

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Post by pb7 »

closeparen wrote: post #219
pb7 wrote: post #217

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What area are you in where you're not allowed to meet your friends? It's not banned where I am. You're just supposed to wear a mask and maintain distance.

San Francisco. Some outdoors activities are permitted if you wear a mask and maintain distance from other groups, but within your group it's only supposed to be members of your own household. Obviously no one is going to check whether a couple is actually cohabitating or whether a group of friends are actually roommates. Compliance is low. But that's why this mess is dragging on forever.

There are health officials (I don't know what to call them) going around Mission Dolores Park handing out masks to groups sitting together that don't cohabitate. Banned implies they would have park rangers instead going around issuing tickets like they do for having glass, etc.

While I agree that lackadaisical response is making this drag on, I don't think San Francisco contributes much to that.

Re: Ask HN: Newly Remote Workers – Where Are You Moving?

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Post by LowLevelOperand »

petersellers wrote: post #133
LowLevelOperand wrote: post #26

Saugerties, NY (already moved). Close enough to Boston, NYC, Philly to make day trips if necessary. Cut cost of living by 50% over where I was. Employer has cut 75% of office space in NYC already, holding onto remainder as hot desk space.

I'm jealous. My in-laws live in Woodstock and I love visiting that part of NY, especially when it's not Winter.

It's not too bad most winters, just either have 4WD or pick a place with minimal hills / decent plowing.

Re: Ask HN: Newly Remote Workers – Where Are You Moving?

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Post by coffeemaniac »

kanyethegreat wrote: post #89

Left my $500k TC job because my remote offer got rescinded mid-move when a new VP abruptly took over our BU. He didn't "believe" in colocated teams. This was right before COVID hit and everyone was forced remote. Wish I could laugh in his face over the fact that the pandemic doesn't give a shit about his opinion on remote workers.

I'm so sorry that happened, were you able to find something else in that range quickly?

Re: Ask HN: Newly Remote Workers – Where Are You Moving?

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Post by surprisetalk »

Las Vegas, Nevada!

- super cheap cost-of-living

- no state income taxes

- cheapest flights in the US

- no natural disasters

- close to Los Angeles (where all my friends/family live)

- no grafitti or litter in most places

- reasonable traffic

- plenty of things to do (shows, Red Rock, conferences)

- friends from across the US will visit once or twice per year

- lots of open space

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But I guess the REAL reason I moved is because I wanted a chance to reinvent myself. My friends weren't helping me grow, I developed some terrible habits, I felt "trapped", etc.. Changing cities gives me another chance to be intentional about my time, career, and relationships.

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If there are any other current/future Vegas locals out there, I'd love to meet you! Feel free to reach out with an email or DM.

Re: Ask HN: Newly Remote Workers – Where Are You Moving?

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Post by surprisetalk »

heckerhut wrote: post #167

I bought a boat and made the driving license right when the lockdown started in March. Put solar panels up, big batteries and a 4G hotspot. Been living on the boat ever since. Best decision ever.

How cool!

Would you mind sharing your experience with 4G connectivity? Where do you get service? Is it good enough for video conferencing?

Re: Ask HN: Newly Remote Workers – Where Are You Moving?

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Post by one2know »

jez wrote: post #200
one2know wrote: post #114

I moved to suburbs in a mountain state. In a few years may move to a rural area if gigabit is available. Most people have ZERO idea what this country is, how vast and unpopulated it is. You can have a mountain to yourself in many areas. The west is essentially empty. You can have 360 mountain views in a beautiful agricultural valley. You can live on a uninhabited part of a lake or river. You can live in an area that…

What do you do for groceries / food? Are there any restaurants near by? Any problems with online deliveries?

I don't live rural yet, but I would just drive to the grocery. I would say most people living rural live close to a highway. If it is interstate you will be going 85 MPH, so even if the nearest grocery is 50 miles away it is 30 minutes away. I would probably buy $200-300 of groceries at a time. Rural places are usually going to have a large freezer, backup generator, fuel supply. Rural areas are probably not going to have many restaurants, but if you are in a resort/vacation area such as around a national park like Yellowstone there are going to be more restaurants. People I have known had no problem with online deliveries if they are within a certain range of a town, say 10 miles. I will probably deliver to an Amazon locker or UPS store and pick whatever it is up there.

Re: Ask HN: Newly Remote Workers – Where Are You Moving?

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Post by godot »

I started working remote 2 years ago. Last year I moved to the Greater Sacramento area. I grew up in the bay area and worked in SF tech cos for 10+ years before this, so I still have lots of friends and family in the bay. Sacramento is a great balance between moving away to somewhere with more space, less crowd, less expensive, and still being close enough to drive to see friends and family. COVID happened soon after I moved and sheltering in place here is much easier than the bay given that outdoors/parks etc. have so much less crowd.

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Post by bstar77 »

opwieurposiu wrote: post #199
bstar77 wrote: post #179

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Yup, I'm in Gainesville. Not directly on the lake, but it's across the street and I have easy access to the water.

Ahh Gainesville, the poultry processing center of the universe. Good place to be, as long as you're not a chicken.

Lol, yeah. I live on the edge of Chattahoochee Estates so I'm pretty far from downtown. I used to live in Cumming and the protein plant in Northern Cumming was brutal... smells there are unlike anything I've experienced. Big reason why I moved to Gainesville.

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Post by cjenkins »

monocasa wrote: post #208
pcmoney wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes its freezing and icy for 7 months actually.

I'd take 20F in Colorado over 50F on the east coast anyday. The dry air insulates amazingly.

I'll second that. The lack of humidity really helps keep things comfortable outside when it is cold. That specific heat of water is killer in a Midwest winter.

Low humidity is also why we get the really powdery snow that is great for skiing.

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