For Threadheads Who are Considering Moving Here!

[rosetree]

....and I bet that you thought this would be a negative post.......WRONG!!!
In today's NOLA.com...;) :D :D
http://blog.nola.com/times-picayune/2007/05/new_orleans_among_the_best_cit.html

[sophisticated sissy]

I can't put too much stock in a survey that ranks Indy as #4! No offense to you denizens of the Hoosier state, because I have friends who live there.

Due to a corporate transfer, we were going to be sent to Indy. I could not reconcile to the idea of living there. I was so relieved we we were sent to NJ instead! :)

There's no way, in my mind, even with New Orleans' troubles, that Indy could compare to New Orleans as a desirable place to live.

[Zydekitten]

Interesting that nowhere on that list are any California areas . . . could explain my some of my thinking . . .

;) :D

[rosetree]

I can't put too much stock in a survey that ranks Indy as #4! No offense to you denizens of the Hoosier state, because I have friends who live there.

Due to a corporate transfer, we were going to be sent to Indy. I could not reconcile to the idea of living there. I was so relieved we we were sent to NJ instead! :)

There's no way, in my mind, even with New Orleans' troubles, that Indy could compare to New Orleans as a desirable place to live.

I don't believe surveys either. As we all know, you can make numbers do almost anything. I just thought it was a nice thought....
Maybe if/when the Saints win the Super Bowl next year, we will move up in the rankings!!!:p ;) :D

[sophisticated sissy]

I didn't look at it that way (re: major league sports connection) - you may be onto something, there!
But, if that is the case then we can chalk up Zydekitten's comment about California not being anywhere on the list to two words: Barry. Bonds.:p

[Zydekitten]

Oh, stop! :p

Nobody here gives a fiddler's f**k about Barry Bonds - even we Giants fans . . . ;)

[festivalgirl]

I didn't look at it that way (re: major league sports connection) - you may be onto something, there!
But, if that is the case then we can chalk up Zydekitten's comment about California not being anywhere on the list to two words: Barry. Bonds.:p

There are so many reasons not to want to live in California .... none of the involve Barry Bonds. He would be on the "Why we don't like cheaters" thread.

[ScoopJohnD]

I was so relieved we we were sent to NJ instead! :)



Now THERE'S a sentence I never thought I'd read!!! :)

[ac_deadhead]

I didn't look at it that way (re: major league sports connection) - you may be onto something, there!


when i heard the mets AAA team was relocating to n.o., it definitely made moving there a more disireable option for me! :)

[pokerchick66]

....and I bet that you thought this would be a negative post.......WRONG!!!
In today's NOLA.com...;) :D :D
http://blog.nola.com/times-picayune/2007/05/new_orleans_among_the_best_cit.html

The comments below the article were very interesting.

[Amy Winette]

Cost of living probably goes into this, right? Cali will never make tha list!

[almarco]

new favotire sign spotted in nola ...threadhead realty ..where the patry or the music never stops!

[IBROCKN]

new favotire sign spotted in nola ...threadhead realty ..where the patry or the music never stops!
I'll need a commercial/residential unit. Courtyard a necessity.:eek: Did I say that? I love my house.

[RevDon]

And we are the Festival Capitol of the Universe:D For a calendar of said fests go to www.louisianatravel.com/calendar and start planning your move!

[mamaroux]

I can't put too much stock in a survey that ranks Indy as #4! No offense to you denizens of the Hoosier state, because I have friends who live there.

Due to a corporate transfer, we were going to be sent to Indy. I could not reconcile to the idea of living there. I was so relieved we we were sent to NJ instead! :)

There's no way, in my mind, even with New Orleans' troubles, that Indy could compare to New Orleans as a desirable place to live.

You LIKE NJ?? with our highest car insurance rates, our stuffed to the gills population, our traffic and lousy roads... better than Indy? I've only gone out to visit friends in the burbs of Indy and thought it was a pretty clean city and we had great tickets for Springsteen (3rd row, center) and everyone seemed pretty nice.

[mamaroux]

....and I bet that you thought this would be a negative post.......WRONG!!!
In today's NOLA.com...;) :D :D
http://blog.nola.com/times-picayune/2007/05/new_orleans_among_the_best_cit.html

Just read this to Papa Roux and it appears to me that he's fallen in love with Old Algiers... Hmmm...did you have something to do with that, forcing us to come over there to your studio and sending us onto that pharmacy for the magic lip balm? LOL He wants to know the elevation there. I think we need to buy that school and turn it into a Threadhead condo!

[grisgris]

Hope I can retire in 2009. Need another job & me, the kibbies & birbbie can move to NOLA.

[Corona]

ooooh, now yer talkin Mama!!!!!

[rosetree]

Just read this to Papa Roux and it appears to me that he's fallen in love with Old Algiers... Hmmm...did you have something to do with that, forcing us to come over there to your studio and sending us onto that pharmacy for the magic lip balm? LOL He wants to know the elevation there. I think we need to buy that school and turn it into a Threadhead condo!

We are the highest ground in NOLA +10ft above sea level!!!! The Quarter and da Point were the first inhabited parts of the city 'cause they were the highest. The Old Belleville School was started as a condo project about 10 years ago and had it's starts and sputters but never got done.
I bet we can get enough people here to put in on it and make that "Threadhead" condo dream come true...;)

[sophisticated sissy]

You LIKE NJ?? with our highest car insurance rates, our stuffed to the gills population, our traffic and lousy roads... better than Indy? I've only gone out to visit friends in the burbs of Indy and thought it was a pretty clean city and we had great tickets for Springsteen (3rd row, center) and everyone seemed pretty nice.



Yes, I do like Jersey! In fact, I love it. I have made some of the best friends of my adult life there, believe it or not! It's close to NYC, Washington, D.C., Philly, & Montreal. It's so wonderful that you can be at the beach...er, pardon me, I meant THE SHORE, within 90 minutes from almost anywhere in the state. Or, to the mountains in the same amount of time.

It's actually a very pretty state with lots of historc sites and cultural & educational opportunities out the wazoo. It gets a bad rap, but the people are very friendly for the most part. I love Sandy Hook, Spring Lake, WFUV-FM, Delaware Water Gap, The GSP for the most part, Jersey tomatoes, and the public transportation to NYC.

Sure, the car insurance is high, but I think that could be said for most of the east coast, and Baltimore was way worse when I lived there. I think the worst part about living there is the property taxes for retirees. If you don't have a mortgage, you can't deduct the interest on your IRS return. A lot of them worked all their lives & paid off their mortgages, but they have to sell and move to North Carolina due to the high rate of property taxes in NJ.

I lived there for about 8 years. Montclair, in Essex County & Delaware Township, in Hunterdon County. I've been gone for about 9 years, but some of my Jersey friends are coming all the way out here next weekend for my daughter's graduation party. Yes, I think they're nuts, but they are the best people!

Indy is nice and clean, but I don't think I could ever live there! Indiana is a very pretty state, though. And some very nice people live there, too!

[RevDon]

Yes, I do like Jersey! In fact, I love it. I have made some of the best friends of my adult life there, believe it or not! It's close to NYC, Washington, D.C., Philly, & Montreal. It's so wonderful that you can be at the beach...er, pardon me, I meant THE SHORE, within 90 minutes from almost anywhere in the state. Or, to the mountains in the same amount of time.

It's actually a very pretty state with lots of historc sites and cultural & educational opportunities out the wazoo. It gets a bad rap, but the people are very friendly for the most part. I love Sandy Hook, Spring Lake, WFUV-FM, Delaware Water Gap, The GSP for the most part, Jersey tomatoes, and the public transportation to NYC.

Sure, the car insurance is high, but I think that could be said for most of the east coast, and Baltimore was way worse when I lived there. I think the worst part about living there is the property taxes for retirees. If you don't have a mortgage, you can't deduct the interest on your IRS return. A lot of them worked all their lives & paid off their mortgages, but they have to sell and move to North Carolina due to the high rate of property taxes in NJ.

I lived there for about 8 years. Montclair, in Essex County & Delaware Township, in Hunterdon County. I've been gone for about 9 years, but some of my Jersey friends are coming all the way out here next weekend for my daughter's graduation party. Yes, I think they're nuts, but they are the best people!

Indy is nice and clean, but I don't think I could ever live there! Indiana is a very pretty state, though. And some very nice people live there, too!

Thank God I live in NOLA!

[Zydekitten]

I'm down with "Threadhead Estates" in Old Algiers!!! ;)

[NYMAMA]

I'm down with "Threadhead Estates" in Old Algiers!!! ;)

Ok where do I apply? I would like a 2 br,2bth,w/courtyard.

[csoul]

STOP IT WITH THE THREADHEAD CONDO'S!!!! YA'LL ARE KILLIN' ME!!!!!!! I gotta' wait about 10 years.....then the baby souls will be out of High School and I've told Mr. Soul, I'm leaving. He can come with me, or he can stay here. Or he can go somewhere else, but I'm headin' south!!!! NOLA or the Mississippi Gulf Coast. And you can write that one down.

[Corona]

lol csoul!!
1br for me....nothing fancy....just something to put a roof over my head, a bed to sleep on and a fridge for storing left-overs :)

[NOLA]

lol csoul!!
1br for me....nothing fancy....just something to put a roof over my head, a bed to sleep on and a fridge for storing left-overs :)

What, no space for Sam and her friends?!?

[marignygreg]

I have a two and a six year plan.Much depends on my biz up here in Chicago and my 12 year old boy and school.If I move in two years he will be entering high school and I can try to get him in Ben Franklin or a good private school, maybe even move to the north shore for 4 years for the good public schools. Six year plan is easier. Wait till he's off to higher learning and we head South as the ink is drying on his high school diploma!!

[Zbonnie]

What, no space for Sam and her friends?!?Them young 'uns can jest sleep on the floor!

[festivalgirl]

Interesting that nowhere on that list are any California areas . . . could explain my some of my thinking . . .

;) :D

Acurate survey, I would say! ;)

[Zydekitten]

Sadly, you're right about the accuracy in regards to California . . .

[Corona]

What, no space for Sam and her friends?!?
that's what an air mattress is for :D

[almarco]

Hmmm mental note , check real estate requirments for la , thread head realty may be in the future.

[ibjamn]

What, no space for Sam and her friends?!?

Sam & her friends can stay at our place! :)

[pokerchick66]

They can sleep in Corona's bed . . . she never uses it anyway!

[mightyradgumbo]

survey or not...I am still going to move there. Where's the challenge if it was all roses anyway?

[pokerchick66]

survey or not...I am still going to move there. Where's the challenge if it was all roses anyway?

You like challenges? Somebody's gonna get a body slam if I don't get my Ingrid pix soon.

;)

[Corona]

You like challenges? Somebody's gonna get a body slam if I don't get my Ingrid pix soon.

;)
bwahaha....I love the love on here ;)
Ibjamn, you can HAVE them ;) ;)

and Chippie....a big raspberry to you ;-p~~~~~~~ lol

[ozzie]

I'm not feeling the love... can't get a friggin realtor to respond. Looks like I'm taking dibs on Corona's air mattress! More fun that way. :D