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Re: Ask HN: How to find a small town to relocate for remote work?

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Post by ravedave5 »

2Gkashmiri wrote: post #133
throwaway787544 wrote: post #119

I live in the outskirts of a poor rural town in NY. We have 2 bars, some restaurants, a coffee shop, a fast food chain, some dollar stores, a grocery store, hardware store, antiques, gas stations, etc, Library and a little theater, farmers market on weekends. River runs nearby with a put-in for kayaks and fishing. Biggest town/city nearby with big box stores is about 45 minutes. They have fiber internet here but it's…

I'm curious, how do you people deal with medical emergencies? I live in a city and I have 3 24x7 hospitals within walking distance. I have gone dozens of times on foot at 3 in the morning to get medicine.

In northern MN often times they use helicopters for transport for major emergencies.

Re: Ask HN: How to find a small town to relocate for remote work?

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Post by Naritai »

ziddoap wrote: post #347
12many wrote: post #340

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"friendly people" but also "hateful racist trumpers"? Well which is it?

I imagine they are referring to different people, not one single person who is both.

More like 'friendly to perceived in-group, not friendly to perceived outsiders'

Re: Ask HN: How to find a small town to relocate for remote work?

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Post by [deleted] »

pontifier wrote: post #39

My method sure hasn't worked very well... or has it? I was looking for cheap warehouse space to start a business in, and did a nation-wide search for the largest, cheapest building in the entire continental US. I found one that seemed too good to be true. a 220,000 sqft metal warehouse and office complex on 17 acres. I thought the price was a typo at $375k.The agent assured me that the price was correct, and I flew o…

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Re: Ask HN: How to find a small town to relocate for remote work?

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Post by 12many »

JeremyNT wrote: post #384
12many wrote: post #340

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"friendly people" but also "hateful racist trumpers"? Well which is it?

> "friendly people" but also "hateful racist trumpers"? Well which is it? Another native Carolinian chiming in here (from NC, but similar). These people are friendly if you "pass" as one of them. Be white, wear a trucker cap, don't dress up too fancy, use a southern accent (or at least, don't talk too pretty), don't be gay, don't say a damn thing about politics or religion. Don't drive a Prius or something. You're go…

>"if you 'pass' as one them.."

From my point of view you just described the left.

Dressing in a suit and tie is not a rarity in the south or rural areas. Being gay isn't some attribute that qualifies for special treatment just because of your sexual preference. Politics also isn't some defining feature, and is WAY too publicized in today's culture. Why does it matter what someone's political view points are? Does that make them less than you, and are they really racist or is it because you don't agree? Because conservatives think democrats are racist for implying POCs aren't capable of doing things themselves. Maybe southern hospitality is superficial in some southerners but at least its some kind of hospitality, have you been to any major city? They'll let you bleed out before calling for help.

Re: Ask HN: How to find a small town to relocate for remote work?

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Post by jimlawruk »

We moved from DC to Camp Hill, PA for similar reasons. Camp Hill has a decent walkable/bikable community (stores, schools, etc.) Harrisburg is the capital so it has just enough going on. I miss DC for sure, but it is nice to have an affordable house and a less complex lifestyle.

Re: Ask HN: How to find a small town to relocate for remote work?

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Post by pontifier »

Kiro wrote: post #237
pontifier wrote: post #39

My method sure hasn't worked very well... or has it? I was looking for cheap warehouse space to start a business in, and did a nation-wide search for the largest, cheapest building in the entire continental US. I found one that seemed too good to be true. a 220,000 sqft metal warehouse and office complex on 17 acres. I thought the price was a typo at $375k.The agent assured me that the price was correct, and I flew o…

Someone should make a documentary about you. Just your Deuterium Deuterium Periodically Returning Orbit Fusion reactor is interesting enough ( http://www.ddprofusion.com/ ), but doing it in Pine Bluff? I'm sold.

If anyone is interested in this, I'm open too the idea. I tried to have a videographer at the auction where I bought all the property, but they didn't show up.

My biggest fear/hope about that is that my life could suddenly become boring once the cameras started rolling. I'm not sure which one would be worse.

Re: Ask HN: How to find a small town to relocate for remote work?

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Post by iancmceachern »

pontifier wrote: post #39

My method sure hasn't worked very well... or has it? I was looking for cheap warehouse space to start a business in, and did a nation-wide search for the largest, cheapest building in the entire continental US. I found one that seemed too good to be true. a 220,000 sqft metal warehouse and office complex on 17 acres. I thought the price was a typo at $375k.The agent assured me that the price was correct, and I flew o…

There have to be places in Utah with similar property costs/opportunities.

Re: Ask HN: How to find a small town to relocate for remote work?

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Post by anm89 »

braingenious wrote: post #442
honkdaddy wrote: post #438

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you please be more clear with what you're trying to say then? You obviously feel very strongly about pontifier and his past, given the amount of time you spent digging into his background, what is the point you are actually trying to make here? Be as direct as possible, please :)

I asked if the OP was the same person that was posting on Twitter, as what was posted there was a different tone from what was posted on HN. He answered in the affirmative. I did not spend much time “digging into his background”, I clicked a link and read a few posts. Why do you care? Be as direct as possible, please :)

You seem far more obnoxious than the person you seem to be publicly drumming up hate for :)

Re: Ask HN: How to find a small town to relocate for remote work?

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Post by iancmceachern »

whoknew1122 wrote: post #390
pontifier wrote: post #39

My method sure hasn't worked very well... or has it? I was looking for cheap warehouse space to start a business in, and did a nation-wide search for the largest, cheapest building in the entire continental US. I found one that seemed too good to be true. a 220,000 sqft metal warehouse and office complex on 17 acres. I thought the price was a typo at $375k.The agent assured me that the price was correct, and I flew o…

Sounds like you thought something was too good to be true, and then found out that it was too good to be true. And then you doubled-down, and now have a bunch of illiquid assets. Did you buy the warehouse sight unseen? Did you do any research on the local community and crime rates? Cheap land is cheap for a reason. It sounds like you found out the reason that land was so cheap.

After searching for, and looking at many of these types of properties in the last few years this is the conclusion I've come to. There is no free lunch.

Re: Ask HN: How to find a small town to relocate for remote work?

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Post by braingenious »

anm89 wrote: post #458
braingenious wrote: post #442

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I asked if the OP was the same person that was posting on Twitter, as what was posted there was a different tone from what was posted on HN. He answered in the affirmative. I did not spend much time “digging into his background”, I clicked a link and read a few posts. Why do you care? Be as direct as possible, please :)

You seem far more obnoxious than the person you seem to be publicly drumming up hate for :)

Did you feel hatred for him after reading my post? That was not my intention. As I’ve stated, I was looking for clarity about posts with pretty different tones.

I invite you to not read questions directed at people other than you if you find them to be obnoxious.

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