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49. If you are retired you will not have to worry about driving in the snow and the cold to make it to work.
Sun Mar 2, 2025, 09:57 PM
Mar 2025

Just have the house well stocked and you can wait until the city clears the roads. And if you have to leave, or waiting for someone, there are many professional and individuals who would gladly get the job done.

As mentioned above, humidity can be hard, but only in July and August.

I know that in the past several years we've heard about hurricanes along the south and the East coast. Fires in the West. Even snow blizzard - knock on wood - have been going south of us, through Iowa and then to Wisconsin and all the way to New York.

And then comes April, and all of a sudden everything turns green.

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My son lives bamagal62 Feb 2025 #1
lmao...cold as F@ck we can handle. Visited Denver in winters, and Ohio and WVA back in the day. You can put layers of Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #11
And I am fine paying taxes when you get something for them. Texas property taxes are exorbitant!! Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #12
True dat! bamagal62 Feb 2025 #17
None of those places come close to MN cold iemanja Mar 2025 #43
I enjoyed the 2 1/2 years I spent in Rochester, MN. It's been a long time ago so I'm sinkingfeeling Feb 2025 #2
Funny you mention Rochester. I have a lot of really complicated medical issues and I've been the topic of numerous Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #8
I had a 9 acre animal rescue before I moved to the city, so a farm sounds like home. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #9
The Twin Cities are a huge sprawl IbogaProject Feb 2025 #3
I love it. Ocelot II Feb 2025 #4
The people in Minneapolis (and most of the Midwest) bamagal62 Feb 2025 #18
I have to disagree with that iemanja Mar 2025 #44
I have to concur. OldBaldy1701E Mar 2025 #53
It gets hot and humid here in the summer, so don't expect relief from that entirely, and as climate changes, WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2025 #5
Do houses typically have central air conditioning? Here in Houston we basically shelter inside from May to september. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #6
Newer ones do. My house is old and heated with radiators, so I use window units Ocelot II Feb 2025 #10
Depends on where you buy and age of the house. I live up north and do not have central air. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2025 #13
This helps. Coming from this sauna if the realtor told me there was no central air I would default to "oh hell no" !! Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #15
Not sure if you're looking at the Cities, Roch, Duluth or something rural, but the older the house without central air, WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2025 #19
I screenshot your comment so I can look those areas up. I have a decent equity in my house here Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #22
Having lived in both MN and Texas, you probrably won't notice the humidity in Minnesota. I will sinkingfeeling Feb 2025 #16
Central air is very common. mzmolly Feb 2025 #25
I have a house built in 1914 that has iemanja Mar 2025 #45
Lived there most of my life (would not trade MN for most states - except for Hawaii when it is minus 31 degrees). waterwatcher123 Feb 2025 #7
Thanks so much. It sounds like a great spot. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #14
For what it's worth, bamagal62 Feb 2025 #20
Retired, I could move out into the burbs easily. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #23
This seems like a consensus. And as I'm retired means I could be basically anywhere without worrying about a commute. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #26
Just to add iemanja Mar 2025 #46
I feel proud and happy I live in Minnesota. Nanuke Feb 2025 #21
As corny as it may sound, I'd like to be proud of where I live for the last years I'm on this orb. Texas is nauseating Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #27
I love Minnesota. mzmolly Feb 2025 #24
I learned something new from you-hygge . The missus and I are basically homebodies, so that sounds really good. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #29
It's a nice philosophy. mzmolly Feb 2025 #33
In the cold..... lord in heaven in actual cold. And I've spent time in cold so I have an idea. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #35
Minnesota is a little bit like Canada and it is close. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2025 #28
If I could afford it, I would move to Montreal in a heartbeat. We go to the Montreal Grand Prix every year and Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #30
Canadian dollar is 70 cents of US. $6.00 eggs (common price) are $4.20 US. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2025 #31
I've got a Canadian $5.00 bill on my monitor stand in my home office. A constant reminder of how much I absolutely love Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #32
You could move near the border. mzmolly Feb 2025 #34
Thank you so much!!! I would not even known about that area. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #36
You're most welcome. mzmolly Feb 2025 #37
The North shore is beautiful! iemanja Mar 2025 #47
I love living in Minnesota LNM Feb 2025 #38
The wife and I will be making a trip up this winter. As a retiring senior, maybe the taxes won't be too bad. But as I Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #39
Reading through this, I can't think of much to add dflprincess Feb 2025 #40
That is an important addition. I'm retiring after 30 years in higher ed admin so I've always been in college towns with Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #41
If you are retired you will not have to worry about driving in the snow and the cold to make it to work. question everything Mar 2025 #49
Houston humidity is intolerable, from March to September. I mean horrid. I've lived in cold, and like you said, Comfortably_Numb Mar 2025 #50
The only cons iemanja Feb 2025 #42
My wife and I keep largely to ourselves. We help out a neighbor when we can, but let's just say lockdown didn't change Comfortably_Numb Mar 2025 #48
Monroe County Indiana. County seat Bloomington. Frasier Balzov Mar 2025 #51
Not to be confused with Bloomington, MN dflprincess Mar 2025 #54
What sets it apart is: lakes everywhere. Mister Ed Mar 2025 #52
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