Flux gate question

The property taxes on my 2600ft^2 AL house are $1350 a year. They were $6K on my 1700ft^2 VT house. The taxes on this house (GA) are a little higher than AL ($2.5K on 3600ft^2 w/full basement) but still within reason. Property taxes make a big difference to retirees.

Dutchess County is not the good part of the Hudson Valley. Further north is nice, further south is also nice. We're very happy where we are, in northern Westchester.

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Phil Hobbs

I'm sure that's true. At the moment it's a bit of a nit compared with college tuition and so forth. ;)

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Hunh? The SF bay area is one of the most pleasant climates on the planet. Your complaint is probably about some other aspect which you did not elucidate.

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Compound that difference over 40 years and it is significant. I'm sure Westchester is a lot higher than even VT, too (probably twice or three times).

There is a *lot* more to living than nice weather.

Well, P'ok sure sucks but it doesn't get better going South. North is OK, until you get half way to Albany. The other side of the river is a bit prettier but rally run down. You can have it all, particularly given the politics.

I beg to differ. Cold Spring is pretty nice, and by the time you get down to about Peekskill, things pick up pretty rapidly. Ever been to Pocantico or Irvington? (Or even Briarcliff?)

The scenery along the Hudson is tamer than in BC, but just as pretty.

North is

Why thanks. How much of it do you have in stock to give away?

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But not nearly enough snow/cold to keep me happy. I plowed my driveway maybe four-five times, hardly enough to keep the battery in the truck happy.

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Hmm ~2300 ft and ~$5k/year...(I've got a garage, barn and ~30 acres too.) But in TN the ~same property was $1k... but where would my kids go to school?

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Home schooling? That's what many do out here. But they still have to pay confiscatory property taxes. IMHO property taxes and death taxes are un-American.

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Yeah that would have been one option if we'd stayed in Tennessee. We had neighbors who home schooled. There was a good public school in the ?spendy? part of town (our ?cheap? house was on the wrong side of the river), and several good private schools.

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Unless you're in or very close to the city, land isn't valued at much here. VT was absurd (in just about every way). They'd tax land at what it *could* be used for. Farmers were being forced to sell.

Obviously some schools are better than others but there isn't a high correlation between spending and education.

Certainly. I wouldn't live there on a bet.

If it weren't for about 15M people, maybe. It's still nothing like the Adirondacks or Greens. The view isn't worth the rest of the package, though.

I sold my share and got outta town 20 years ago. ;-)

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It got down to 20F the other night. I think that's twice this Winter. That's enough. It's time for Spring now. It's supposed to be in the

I'd be shoveling and blowing while it was falling. It's a lot of work but it's easier if it's kept under 6" at a pass. We saw a flake or two this Winter. Perfect!

Hmm. Must be different places from the ones I know. Well, I'm glad you're happy where you are. (Assuming that you are, of course.)

Oh well. If a long-lost uncle leaves you any, give me a shout. ;)

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Phil Hobbs

Very. The Atlanta area beats the crap out of the MHV.

Nah, they'd be in the Midwest. I'm sure you wouldn't want any of that. ;-)

In my house in Irvine, these all went to a cabinet in my bedroom closet, nice and convienent. Here in the desert, though, it all goes to a single box out on the outside of the garage, where there is no power and you get all the wonderful environmental effects of living here!

I kept trying to get the builder to hire me on how to construct a properly laid out home networking system...