View Poll Results: Where will you be when you retire?
I'm going home to blighty
16
19.51%
I'll be staying in the US
26
31.71%
I'm only here temporarily
6
7.32%
I have no idea!
34
41.46%
Voters: 82. You may not vote on this poll
Sticking around?
Dec 6th 2005, 8:05 pm
#31
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Location: Ft Lauderdale, FL
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Re: Sticking around?
Originally Posted by Chorlton
Its funny how some of us use prison terms here in the US. "A five year stretch"....I refer to being in the city here as doing my time...
I know we don't all hate it, but there seems to be an underlying dislike
I know we don't all hate it, but there seems to be an underlying dislike
Reg. Frank R.
Dec 6th 2005, 8:10 pm
#32
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Joined: Oct 2004
Location: Mother Land.
Posts: 14,858
Re: Sticking around?
Originally Posted by Chorlton
Its funny how some of us use prison terms here in the US. "A five year stretch"....I refer to being in the city here as doing my time...
I know we don't all hate it, but there seems to be an underlying dislike
I know we don't all hate it, but there seems to be an underlying dislike
Dec 6th 2005, 8:15 pm
#33
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Location: Ft Lauderdale, FL
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Re: Sticking around?
Originally Posted by britvic
Never had those dreams of liveing here in the first place, done the holiday bit of course, just fell big time for my American other half, as did most of us
Apart from the work related Expats, the majority of us are here for the same reason.
Reg. Frank R.
Dec 6th 2005, 8:57 pm
#34
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Posts: 8,271
Re: Sticking around?
Won't retire here but who knows where....got another 20 odd years yet to decide on that one. Probably do a couple more years in FLA then move elsewhere in the states for a bit until we decide on doing the USC thing or not. Could spend a lifetime just exploring the States but theres still too much of the rest of the world we've not seen yet. Too busy building our retirement fund flipping houses in the FLA housing boom to leave just yet 
Dec 6th 2005, 9:01 pm
#35
Homebody
Joined: Jan 2005
Location: HOME
Posts: 23,181
Re: Sticking around?
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Too busy building our retirement fund flipping houses in the FLA housing boom to leave just yet
DH + I were thinking of doing this at one time, but never got our act together. Also, FL is so far away... And then there are also those h u r r i c a n e s !!! :scared:
Dec 6th 2005, 9:04 pm
#36
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Re: Sticking around?
Originally Posted by Elvira
So this one's still spinning, is it?
DH + I were thinking of doing this at one time, but never got our act together. Also, FL is so far away... And then there are also those h u r r i c a n e s !!! :scared:
DH + I were thinking of doing this at one time, but never got our act together. Also, FL is so far away... And then there are also those h u r r i c a n e s !!! :scared:
Dec 6th 2005, 9:09 pm
#37
Homebody
Joined: Jan 2005
Location: HOME
Posts: 23,181
Re: Sticking around?
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Spinning like a top...the boom is moving upstate now. Plenty of opportunites left if you get going. 800 new homes per day required in FL, forecast for the next 10 years until the babyboomer reservoir dries up. Funnily the hurricanes dont seem to dampen it at all. Especially further upstate where they are less frequent.
Upstate where? Any hints appreciated! (and Karma freely given...
)
Dec 6th 2005, 10:51 pm
#38
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 68,280
Re: Sticking around?
Originally Posted by Elvira
Upstate where? Any hints appreciated! (and Karma freely given... )
)
Dec 6th 2005, 11:02 pm
#39
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Location: NYC
Posts: 5,008
Re: Sticking around?
Originally Posted by Elvira
So this one's still spinning, is it?
DH + I were thinking of doing this at one time, but never got our act together. Also, FL is so far away... And then there are also those h u r r i c a n e s !!! :scared:
DH + I were thinking of doing this at one time, but never got our act together. Also, FL is so far away... And then there are also those h u r r i c a n e s !!! :scared:
What does DH stand for?
Dec 6th 2005, 11:05 pm
#40
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 68,280
Re: Sticking around?
Originally Posted by Sarah
What does DH stand for?
Dec 7th 2005, 12:43 am
#41
my arm aches
Joined: Jul 2003
Location: the warm waters of Florida
Posts: 2,289
Re: Sticking around?
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Spinning like a top...the boom is moving upstate now. Plenty of opportunites left if you get going. 800 new homes per day required in FL, forecast for the next 10 years until the babyboomer reservoir dries up. Funnily the hurricanes dont seem to dampen it at all. Especially further upstate where they are less frequent.
Dec 7th 2005, 3:55 pm
#42
Back where I belong!
Joined: Aug 2005
Location: Melbourne, Oz to Banbury, England to El Mirage, AZ & now back to England!
Posts: 5,989
Re: Sticking around?
Originally Posted by britvic
Never had those dreams of liveing here in the first place, done the holiday bit of course, just fell big time for my American other half, as did most of us
Dec 14th 2005, 6:00 pm
#43
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,750
Re: Sticking around?
Originally Posted by Partystar
Same here, I'd much rather be in Australia!
Dec 14th 2005, 6:01 pm
#44
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Re: Sticking around?
Originally Posted by ladyofthelake
Noooo! You can't come up here, you're a magnet for them!
Edit: Oh hang on do you mean the hurricanes? I thought you lot upstate need some action next year.
Last edited by Angry White Pyjamas; Dec 14th 2005 at 6:04 pm.
Dec 14th 2005, 6:19 pm
#45
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Re: Sticking around?
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
A magnet for whom precisely?
Edit: Oh hang on do you mean the hurricanes? I thought you lot upstate need some action next year.
Edit: Oh hang on do you mean the hurricanes? I thought you lot upstate need some action next year.
How about you, awp? No ties, UK or US?