Northwest Members WA, OR, ID, MT, WY, SD, ND

Anyone else looking to leave?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jul 21, 2021 | 07:33 PM
  #1  
HappySalesman's Avatar
Thread Starter
TECH Fanatic
10 Year Member
Photogenic
Photoriffic
Liked
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 1,241
Likes: 47
From: Noblesville, IN
Default Anyone else looking to leave?

I know this won't apply to the more eastern states... but anyone else trying to get out of WA/OR due to the ridiculous cost of living? If so, where y'all headed?
Reply
Old Jul 22, 2021 | 07:11 PM
  #2  
dannyz's Avatar
TECH Fanatic
20 Year Member
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,131
Likes: 76
From: olympia, wash
Default

I am staying for now, but you are right. Cost of living here is just getting worse and worse.
I swear. Our government in this state has never seen a tax that they didnt like.
I live in olympia, and it is a shame to see the downward death spiral that we are in.
My city is inundated with homelessness. You can't drive anywhere without seeing homeless people shuffling about in a drug induced stupor.
Several bars in downtown have taken to simply boarding up the windows as they have been broken so many times they can't afford to replace them anymore.
You can't rent a 1 bdm apartment thats halfway decent for less then $1300.00 a month, and a 3 bdm house is going for around $300k plus.
It is crazy.
Reply
Old Jul 23, 2021 | 10:16 PM
  #3  
pdxmotorhead's Avatar
TECH Addict
5 Year Member
 
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 2,513
Likes: 480
From: PDX-OR-USA
Default

I'm closing in on retirement,, it won't be here in Oregon.
Prob more towards the Rockies but not going to tell where other people might like the idea!! LOL
Reply
Old Jul 27, 2021 | 09:30 PM
  #4  
HappySalesman's Avatar
Thread Starter
TECH Fanatic
10 Year Member
Photogenic
Photoriffic
Liked
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 1,241
Likes: 47
From: Noblesville, IN
Default

Originally Posted by dannyz
I am staying for now, but you are right. Cost of living here is just getting worse and worse.
I swear. Our government in this state has never seen a tax that they didnt like.
I live in olympia, and it is a shame to see the downward death spiral that we are in.
My city is inundated with homelessness. You can't drive anywhere without seeing homeless people shuffling about in a drug induced stupor.
Several bars in downtown have taken to simply boarding up the windows as they have been broken so many times they can't afford to replace them anymore.
You can't rent a 1 bdm apartment thats halfway decent for less then $1300.00 a month, and a 3 bdm house is going for around $300k plus.
It is crazy.
Man I live in Marysville and a 3 bdm house is closer to 500. My wife and I started looking a couple of months ago and promptly gave up. Even with the money we make and how much we have saved we were looking at shoeboxes or hovels. Never though I'd wish for a housing market crash, but I sure as hell am now lol.

Originally Posted by pdxmotorhead
I'm closing in on retirement,, it won't be here in Oregon.
Prob more towards the Rockies but not going to tell where other people might like the idea!! LOL
Just PM it to me. I swear I wont tell anyone! ​​​​​​​
Reply
Old Nov 26, 2021 | 08:04 AM
  #5  
IMPALAMAN1's Avatar
On The Tree
10 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
 
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 133
Likes: 8
Default

do it and dont look back
Reply
Old Nov 26, 2021 | 08:31 AM
  #6  
madmike9396's Avatar
TECH Junkie
15 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (29)
 
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 3,392
Likes: 220
From: North Carolina
Default

Just dont bring the same **** political ideas with you when you do move. northerners have brought their same **** political ideology to NC and its ruining the place. SMFH
not saying you have bad political views just saying in general. dont move from something then vote the same **** in at the new place
Reply
Old Dec 8, 2021 | 01:24 PM
  #7  
dannyz's Avatar
TECH Fanatic
20 Year Member
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,131
Likes: 76
From: olympia, wash
Default

Originally Posted by madmike9396
Just dont bring the same **** political ideas with you when you do move. northerners have brought their same **** political ideology to NC and its ruining the place. SMFH
not saying you have bad political views just saying in general. dont move from something then vote the same **** in at the new place
Couldn't have said better myself.
Just look what's happening in Austin Texas. Liberals are turning it into another southern California,
Reply
Old Jan 8, 2022 | 08:14 AM
  #8  
Fishmasterdan's Avatar
TECH Apprentice
5 Year Member
 
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 310
Likes: 24
Default

Originally Posted by HappySalesman
I know this won't apply to the more eastern states... but anyone else trying to get out of WA/OR due to the ridiculous cost of living? If so, where y'all headed?
No way in hell I am staying in this terrible political state. I look almost daily in non liberal states. I am leaning toward Montana/Idaho in the summer and a southern state in the winter. Just haven't decided yet. Got a 3 years left till I go.
just saw on the news boise is the highest cost of living in the country right now based on wages vs housing.
Reply
LS1 Tech Stories

The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time

story-0

Topdon ONE vs. Artidiag 800 BT2: Which is the Diagnostic Tablet For You?

 Pouria Savadkouei
story-1

Gas Monkey Built a 6-Wheel Ferrari Testarossa With a Corvette LT4 Engine

 Verdad Gallardo
story-2

7 Most Reliable High-Performance Engines GM Has Ever Built

 Verdad Gallardo
story-3

Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin

 Verdad Gallardo
story-4

6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them

 Pouria Savadkouei
story-5

Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph

 Verdad Gallardo
story-6

Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked

 Pouria Savadkouei
story-7

Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!

 
story-8

Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP

 Verdad Gallardo
story-9

Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes

 Verdad Gallardo
Old Jan 8, 2022 | 08:45 AM
  #9  
01CamaroSSTx's Avatar
11 Second Club
10 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 6,014
Likes: 2,294
From: Conroe, Texas
Default

What are politicians? First off the majority of them are lawyers or judges or have been or in some form of government their entire career. Now we certainly do not want idiots running the country so our choices are mostly made up of people who come from law. Lawyers who end up being judges to mayors and eventually the Attorney General, a Governor or even a Representative or Senator on the State and Federal levels with all of them being born with a silver spoon in their mouth and no clue what it's like to be a blue collar worker which is the backbone of this country. So how do you weed this out when these are the types of people running for these offices? What class of individual pays the majority of the taxes in our country and are We the People who supposedly gets to choose who leads our cities, state or country?
Reply
Old Jan 8, 2022 | 08:58 AM
  #10  
01CamaroSSTx's Avatar
11 Second Club
10 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 6,014
Likes: 2,294
From: Conroe, Texas
Default

I do not support most of the musicians, entertainers, actors or athletes anymore because they're all a bunch of rich liberal thinkers who could care less about the middle class even though we're the ones that fill their pockets. Well not anymore, not for this guy anyway.
Reply
Old Jan 12, 2022 | 04:49 PM
  #11  
dannyz's Avatar
TECH Fanatic
20 Year Member
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,131
Likes: 76
From: olympia, wash
Default

Originally Posted by 01CamaroSSTx
I do not support most of the musicians, entertainers, actors or athletes anymore because they're all a bunch of rich liberal thinkers who could care less about the middle class even though we're the ones that fill their pockets. Well not anymore, not for this guy anyway.
Truely spoken.
They need to be reminded that like dancing monkey's. they are here to entertain.
Most people don't care what they think or what their opinions are on politics.
Get to dancing or go away.

Reply
Old May 21, 2022 | 07:03 PM
  #12  
truckdoug's Avatar
9 Second Club
10 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (26)
 
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 6,389
Likes: 558
From: Portlandia
Default

be sure and save those those republiturd tears, i collect them and spray them on my weed plants to make them extra dank
Reply
Old Apr 4, 2023 | 12:42 PM
  #13  
HDBurban's Avatar
Teching In
 
Joined: Apr 2023
Posts: 0
Likes: 0
From: Washington
Default

The cost of living here is insane. It is not sustainable. Try paying for child care out here also…
Reply
Old Apr 6, 2023 | 02:15 AM
  #14  
383z's Avatar
TECH Enthusiast
15 Year Member
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 618
Likes: 57
From: Houston/Clear Lake, TX.
Default

Originally Posted by dannyz
Couldn't have said better myself.
Just look what's happening in Austin Texas. Liberals are turning it into another southern California,
I'm here in Houston and it's getting bad with Cali people. They come here and talk in disgust about Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz, our ways, and promoted Beto. I always advice them to leave and tell everyone back where they came from how terrible it is here.
Reply




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:02 PM.

story-0
Topdon ONE vs. Artidiag 800 BT2: Which is the Diagnostic Tablet For You?

Slideshow: We take a close look at the ONE and Artidiag 800BT2 diagnostic tools from Topdon and the reasons to buy one over the other.

By Pouria Savadkouei | 2026-05-28 11:05:11


VIEW MORE
story-1
Gas Monkey Built a 6-Wheel Ferrari Testarossa With a Corvette LT4 Engine

Slideshow: The controversial Ferrari F6 swaps its original flat-12 for a Corvette Z06-derived LT4 V8 and sends power to four rear wheels through a custom-built drivetrain.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-26 18:23:54


VIEW MORE
story-2
7 Most Reliable High-Performance Engines GM Has Ever Built

Slideshow:These GM engines didn't just make huge power, they survived abuse, boost, track days, and six-digit mileage with a reputation for refusing to quit.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-21 16:45:27


VIEW MORE
story-3
Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin

Slideshow: This heavily modified 1971 Camaro mixes classic muscle car styling with a fifth-generation Camaro interior and modern LS3 power.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-12 18:06:42


VIEW MORE
story-4
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them

Slideshow: From wobbling harmonic balancers to failed EBCMs, these are the issues that define long-term C5 ownership and what repairs typically involve.

By Pouria Savadkouei | 2026-05-07 18:44:57


VIEW MORE
story-5
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph

Slideshow: A modern Camaro transformed into a retro icon, this limited-run "Bandit" build blends nostalgia with brute force in a way few revivals manage.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-04-21 13:57:02


VIEW MORE
story-6
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked

Slideshow: Cadillac didn't just crash the high-performance luxury vehicle party, it showed up loud, supercharged, and occasionally a little unhinged...

By Pouria Savadkouei | 2026-04-16 10:05:15


VIEW MORE
story-7
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!

Slideshow: Top ten most powerful Chevy trucks ever made

By | 2026-03-25 09:22:26


VIEW MORE
story-8
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP

Slideshow: Hennessey has turned the Silverado ZR2 into a 700-hp off-road monster with supercharged V8 power and a limited production run.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-03-24 18:57:52


VIEW MORE
story-9
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes

Slideshow: A one-off sports car that looks like a vintage Italian exotic-but hides a C6 Corvette underneath-just sold for the price of a new mid-engine Corvette.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-03-23 18:53:41


VIEW MORE