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If I had a choice I'd go elsewhere and thankfully you do. You're young and unencumbered. This is the time to leap and explore new horizons. You can't have this conversation without addressing the elephant in the room. There's too many crossing the border. Whether you agree or not there's going to be consequences. You can't take in millions during an economic downturn without making compromises.

I'd be hard pressed to chart a future in a place where a portion of the government (i.e. all) is pursuing an agenda that compromises my welfare. I don't have to be political to recognize it's wrong. There will come a time when leaving will be more difficult. One of the benefits of Canada is dual citizenship and extra mobility. That would be my course if I was thinking strategically. It's better to have options than not.

I've had to confront the same in our preparations and the ever changing immigration rules of one of our destinations. But they aren't alone. Others are following suit. There's been a quiet exodus since 2020. Mostly permanent moves or second homes. Many secured additional passports.

I mentioned the necessity of being like the children of Issachar on my thread. They understood the times and seasons and moved accordingly. When you see the handwriting on the wall you can explain it away but that won't quench its momentum.

There's an old adage everyone's heard. Follow the money. Because the poor man's the last to know. When you see certain groups do things en masse it should raise alarms. They're the first to know. That was an integral part of Obama's film. Liquidate assets, go elsewhere then things go south.

We have to see the world with spiritual eyes. God isn't going to stop everything. Evil has casualties. We have to ask ourselves what can we live with. I'd rather make an effort than wait too long and do nothing. There's a common theme in these films. The people are stuck and can't get out. Stuck on the road or stuck in a town. They flee and there's nowhere to go.

The civil war movie is being released on April 12th. The American Civil War began on April 12, 1861. The Obama film ended in civil war. Coincidence? Maybe.

I wouldn't remain here if I didn't have to. That's not to suggest that problems won't occur elsewhere. But the designs for this nation are more extreme. That isn't something I'm willing to live with.

In times like these you have to know how to reverse engineer the tide. If it's chasing convenience change course and do the opposite. What would you if your circumstances changed? How would you support yourself? Where would live? How would you reduce your expenses? Who would you rely on? Have you ever considered it? Don't wait for things to happen. Put things in place before it does and sharpen your skills.

If a move is on the horizon I recommend this post.


Even if it isn't you'll gain insight about your surroundings. If you can get a house do so. If that isn't possible try to find a place with a backyard you can plant in. If that isn't available look for areas with community gardens and make sure there's availability.

I included multiple recommendations for different ages and life seasons and encourage you to peruse them. At the very least you'll be more informed.

If you're Canadian check out Little Mountain Ranch.
 
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Okay, so Michigan is EXTREMELY beautiful. I love living here and this place is my home. BUT, with that being said, there are a few unattractive areas. We are in the Rust Belt, so some towns are still reeling after the auto industry pulled out and left with all their jobs. A lot of these areas are cleaning up their act. Detroit has a reputation, but they have been actively rebuilding and much of the city is clean and pretty. The suburbs of Detroit are upscale and beautiful. Flint is still bad, the suburbs of Flint are nicer.

I'm not sure what you saw about South Haven that turned you off, but it's a nice area right on the lake. Check out Cadillac, Traverse City, Birmingham, Farmington Hills, Rochester, Grosse Point, Petoskey, Muskegon, and my favorite place is Clarkston where I hope to move to in the near future.

All right. Thanks. :)
 
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She's taken. :ahah: Also has some health problems.

You know, it makes me wonder if the girl I should have liked in elementary school, Mandy Waite, is still around. She used to chase me around the playground because she knew I was still in that "girls are icky" phase (can you believe that I of all people ever went through that? ^_^ ) But looking back, she was the "cute" one that I would have been drawn to, had I the personality and worldviews as a ten year-old that I do now as Sarah's Knight, and not the rather not-so-nice girl that I did finally get my first crush on in that time.

Come to think, @bèlla , I finished Let's Reading the Ramona Quimby books for my YT channel a few months ago, and now that I think about it, Mandy looked like several depictions I have seen of Ramona in books and movies/shows, just with more freckles on her face.
 
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Also, my final night at work was just now. Actually felt a bit of sadness and tension at the same time in the last few minutes of the shift, and as I was walking out for the final time to my car, but I knew this would happen. I am taking a chance now on something bigger, and despite the bad and/or uncertain times ahead that I may be prone to feeling from time to time, I am trusting in the Spirit to lead me ultimately to good, and not to evil.
 
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I just need a hug...

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If I had a choice I'd go elsewhere and thankfully you do. You're young and unencumbered. This is the time to leap and explore new horizons. You can't have this conversation without addressing the elephant in the room. There's too many crossing the border. Whether you agree or not there's going to be consequences. You can't take in millions during an economic downturn without making compromises.

I'd be hard pressed to chart a future in a place where a portion of the government (i.e. all) is pursuing an agenda that compromises my welfare. I don't have to be political to recognize it's wrong. There will come a time when leaving will be more difficult. One of the benefits of Canada is dual citizenship and extra mobility. That would be my course if I was thinking strategically. It's better to have options than not.

I've had to confront the same in our preparations and the ever changing immigration rules of one of our destinations. But they aren't alone. Others are following suit. There's been a quiet exodus since 2020. Mostly permanent moves or second homes. Many secured additional passports.

I mentioned the necessity of being like the children of Issachar on my thread. They understood the times and seasons and moved accordingly. When you see the handwriting on the wall you can explain it away but that won't quench its momentum.

There's an old adage everyone's heard. Follow the money. Because the poor man's the last to know. When you see certain groups do things en masse it should raise alarms. They're the first to know. That was an integral part of Obama's film. Liquidate assets, go elsewhere then things go south.

We have to see the world with spiritual eyes. God isn't going to stop everything. Evil has casualties. We have to ask ourselves what can we live with. I'd rather make an effort than wait too long and do nothing. There's a common theme in these films. The people are stuck and can't get out. Stuck on the road or stuck in a town. They flee and there's nowhere to go.

The civil war movie is being released on April 12th. The American Civil War began on April 12, 1861. The Obama film ended in civil war. Coincidence? Maybe.

I wouldn't remain here if I didn't have to. That's not to suggest that problems won't occur elsewhere. But the designs for this nation are more extreme. That isn't something I'm willing to live with.

In times like these you have to know how to reverse engineer the tide. If it's chasing convenience change course and do the opposite. What would you if your circumstances changed? How would you support yourself? Where would live? How would you reduce your expenses? Who would you rely on? Have you ever considered it? Don't wait for things to happen. Put things in place before it does and sharpen your skills.

If a move is on the horizon I recommend this post.


Even if it isn't you'll gain insight about your surroundings. If you can get a house do so. If that isn't possible try to find a place with a backyard you can plant in. If that isn't available look for areas with community gardens and make sure there's availability.

I included multiple recommendations for different ages and life seasons and encourage you to peruse them. At the very least you'll be more informed.

If you're Canadian check out Little Mountain Ranch.

Checked out Niagara Falls on the States side so far, @bèlla , using that city-data link you gave the other day. In terms of beauty, it definitely seems like my style. Crime and income statistics seem so-so. :)
 
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Checked out Niagara Falls on the States side so far, @bèlla , using that city-data link you gave the other day. In terms of beauty, it definitely seems like my style. Crime and income statistics seem so-so. :)

City-Data is helpful. Did you check the Canadian side?
 
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21 days until my Japan painting tour; decided to travel via Paris to avoid the dreaded London to Hong Kong flight. Back in the day, I wouldn't have minded - I travelled via Hong Kong all the time, but I feel too old now to grind out a 12 hour flight followed up with a 4 hour flight straight after. I'd rather do a short hop then do the entire thing in one hit.

I'm only 33, of course. But I've put a lot of mileage on my joints over the last ten years. Some things are a lot harder to do now compared with my 20s, long haul flights being one of them.

It's a busy schedule as it is, Tokyo, Kyoto, Okayama, Naoshima and Osaka all in 15 days.
 
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City-Data is helpful. Did you check the Canadian side?

Actually I just awoke from a rather nice dream - I have been plagued with unpleasant ones lately - in which I had taken pictures of a beautiful place I had found next to Chickamauga Lake in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and somehow it had seemed an affordable place to live in my dream, and I sent them over to you in a letter, writing that I may have just found my calling and it was to return home to the city in which I was born, rather than going North, after all. :) I guess I had this dream because: 1) I had been praying to the Lord to allow only pleasant dreams such as this to come to me in my sleep since so many bad ones had been tormenting me lately, and He graciously accommodated, and 2) you had been showing concern for this new journey in my life IRL, and you are always there to help and guide others in this community. :angel:

I was born in Chattanooga and spent a lot of time there in my first twenty or so years of life despite having moved away by seven, if you do not remember, Bella. Even the very first picture I found of Chickamauga Lake to put in this post was immediately familiar to me. I must have driven this very road hundreds of times. ^-^

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