Posted on 08/20/2016 5:32:33 PM PDT by Celerity
My wife and I are considering a move. Here's why:
We were both raised in CT. We've lived in other places, but in our 20s. During that time we chose our spot because of things like skiing and close proximity to race tracks and stuff. You know... young people stuff.
We met in CT and got married there. We left CT to move "Back to America". We're both heavy republican and we're becoming somewhat isolationist.
We moved to PA to be close to family, and still (officially) out of the NE. We really, really really do not like government telling us what to do.
Our move to PA has been great. Nice people. Good economics. Our area of PA is like 90% republican and filled with good people that we call neighbors.
The state itself has a few things going against it: 1. Mandatory Vaccinations. I don't want to start an argument, I just don't want to live somewhere that requires my kids be injected with something that I don't agree with. 2. Homeschooling. I won't get any argument here but PA supplies the curriculum and requires that we teach it. It's the same liberal garbage that is found in Philly. 3. Some place where the laws aren't setup to keep the poor down. DMV laws go a long way to this. CT has no actual DMV laws. It's like Mad Max out there. And I'm talking Beyond Thunderdome Mad Max. Cowcatchers on trucks and stuff (And YES there are quite a few cars and trucks in CT with cowcatchers and spikes and stuff. It's comical). But in PA it costs about $1200-$1500 just to register a car. And if you lapse the insurance they pull your reg for 90 days. That means no licence plates. No driving. (I lapsed 3 months ago and bought insurance again. And now that I have insurance they are suspending my licence and my registrations for 90 days because of the lapse... in the past.)
I also don't want anything to do with public transportation. I want businesses and employment, not programs and services.
So my wife and I are basically walking around Google, Wikipedia and the internet in general and we found Berea, KY.
Anyone here living in Kentucky wanna weigh in on this ? I want to be free again, be surrounded by like-minded people and in the midst of my countrymen should the SHTF.
Actually, you know what ? I just looked at some pics of some areas in East TX.. I’m on board :)
I’ll bump it up the list.
I’ve lived not too far from there for quite a few years. I’m not sure how much you need quality shopping and access to modern amenities, but if you can get by with those items being an hour away you’ll be fine!
Berea, Kentucky is a little south and east of the main horse areas of Kentucky. Lexington is the cultural hub of 100 mile radius that includes Berea.
It is very rural around there. If you enjoy farming, fishing, and hunting you’ll be all set. There are quite a few lakes including Lake Cumberland very close to there. And you’re right off of I 75, which is the central Corridor from Detroit to Florida.
Unfortunately, I wouldn’t think of the area as very culturally enlightening except for the music. Bluegrass, New Grass and plain ole country are about all you will hear. In fact, there is a high likelihood that your radio will not pick up anything but country or Bluegrass stations.
Berea is a nice college community. They really highlight folk crafts such as woodworking, black smithing, musical instruments, textiles and the like. I believe all students receive scholarships or receive free educations.
People don’t often move in or move out of the area outside of the college. Education levels are relatively low. I graduated high school in 1979 in a class of 67 students. Only myself and one other student received a scholarship of any kind. Only 11 of us went to college - maybe only five of us got a degree.
But I was a transplant there in my junior year - from Cincinnati. I felt the outsider my whole time there. People seldom move away so it is very cliquey. A real country caste.
The accents are so strong, you will hardly be able to understand anyone for your first couple of years! But, property values are quite low, taxes are relatively low as well. But cars are taxed on value like in CT, just not as high. Some counties are dry - you can’t buy liquor or beer at all - just in case that is important to you. A lot of people also judge you if you drink. A lot of closet drinkers there.
All in all, not a bad place to live. It will be a big change of pace!
If you have specific questions, would be glad to respond!
Alaska, you’ll get the permanent fund for every one of you,Anchorage is great as is Wasilla where I lived for 16 years, met Palin when she was running for the school board, Nice lady.
Not far from Berea is Campbellsville. Christian University close located there (Campbellsville University). A new hospital too. It is very convenient to a Lake and national park. I know several people who live there. Some moved there from other states. A larger town is about an hour from there and close to major highways - Elizabethtown, KY. This is also close to Ft Knox. Several college opportunities and businesses there and located in and around the Elizabethtown area. And yes, there are several dentists, doctors (specialists too) and even electricity and shoes!
“You’ll never leave Harlan alive.”
Kentucky: Oldham County. Commute (or telecommute) to Humana.
Indiana: Fishers or Noblesville
How about Idaho,MT, Eastern Washington or Eastern Oregon, Wyoming
Avoid Louisville, run by liberal morons.The dumbass Mayor just took in 200 Syrian refugees. Property taxes...ridiculous . Shelbyville and Carrollton very nice. Florence. Check out Oldham County.
exactly!
Oh I missed that! Oldham County is 20 minutes to Churchill, 60 minutes to Keeneland. No brainer.
“If you have specific questions, would be glad to respond!”
Thanks for the input !
So far, so good. When it comes to Culture “When someone says ‘culture’ I click the safety off my pistol”. I come from Culture. NY, CT, Philly, etc. I hate culture. I want one culture - American. Diners, roads and farm reports on AM radio.
The only level of culture I’ll need is enough for my daughter to not want to kill herself. I don’t want her involved in hooligans but I can’t see her happily growing up on a few hundred acres of isolation and I wouldn’t want that either. Someplace to go and at least observe others is a good thing, I think.
I started my own software company. Everyone works remotely so I don’t need to actually live anywhere. On the side, I am passionate about systems that make business run (My website and company is www.northeastanalysis.com and that’s me on the page). I still want to continue to do this but not at a feverish pace.
My goal with the area is to be involved in the republican party there. I want to run for office and work with the town to build it properly. I want to make a town for my daughter to grow up in. I am having wild success here in PA with that. My area now I lunch with the mayor, commissioners, department heads and economic leaders. I love it. I had planned on running for office at some point as well.
The homeschooling / vaccine thing is the preventative there. And also to bring a community out of poverty without hand-outs and programs means wooing business and innovation into the area. And by business I don’t mean nail salons and tattoo shops. I’m talking about technology, R&D and skilled resources that match the output of the highly funded public schools up here. Stopping “The brain drain”.
And multi-million public transportation scams are not that way.
So I want to go somewhere that receives me in the Republican party as much as PA has. A place that can blend my experiences and accomplishments with their goals. An overwhelming Trump turn-out seems to be indicative.
She just needs a hobby for the winter months, like reloading ammunition. /S
Yes on wages but it does tax dividends and interest over a certain amount. Google it.
Horses are for petting and giving carrots to.
I’m talking about the 500+ horsepower variety :)
They are nice too, but I have ‘t been out there in a long time. A return visit is on my bucket list.
I like Alaska. Too rugged for my wife.
I’ve fallen in love with White Horse in Canada too. But again, too rugged.
I was born and raised and still live in New York City. However, my late father was from Knoxville. He met my late mother, an Italian girl from Manhattan, one day while on leave from the Navy. Anyway, every summer we would take the railroad to Tennessee to visit our relatives there, the warmest, nicest people you'd ever want to know. My grandfather, who was 1/4 Cherokee would always take me to the Smoky Mts because he knew how much I loved it there. In fact, many years later, inspired by the Smokies and the rocky outcrops we would pass on the train from NY, I decided to major in geology, with a specific interest in earth history and plate tectonics. Unfortunately I never completed the degree. In any case, those yearly visits to Tennessee were among the happiest days of my life. Thank God my memory remains sharp and I can recall just about everything from those days.
We’re considering this area too. Over the line in IN, right outside of Noblesville.
Hello. I’ve lived in Kentucky my whole life - my kinfolk are from the hills of Eastern Kentucky - we might be called hillbillies by some. I live in Northeastern Kentucky now. I have been to Berea - stayed at a bed and breakfast there. It is a nice little college town - I believe the history of Berea College is that students would work at the Boone Tavern and maybe other places to pay for their college tuition. There are a lot of crafters and artists there too. That area of Kentucky is beautiful - not as rugged as the eastern part of the state - softer hills and rolling land. A little south of there, is farm country. Berea is not too far from Lexington for shopping and city pursuits - and the area surrounding Lexington is beautiful horse country.
I have friends that have homeschooled their children here and I’ve not heard any of them complain about an overabundance of state control. I overheard some women talking at Hobby Lobby - saying they have a group of homeschooling parents and children that meet and socialize - what I overheard it sounded nice. Seems like most homeschoolers around here have strong religious beliefs that preclude them sending their children to the public schools.
I will say this - but keep in mind I’ve lived here my whole life, although I have traveled over a lot of the country - my husband and I are just a few years from retirement age and we have given thought to selling our house and moving wherever we please, since we have no family ties where we are now. We’ve discussed where we would want to go and we’ve come to the conclusion that it will be somewhere here in Kentucky. We love it here.
Someone said we are clannish in the eastern part of the state and that is mostly true - I see it as a good thing, as we don’t have a lot of outsiders coming in and trying to mess up the good things we do have - close knit families, traditional beliefs, strongly patriotic - and the beautiful scenery and four seasons that we enjoy here.
I hope you do move to Kentucky - you sound like our kind of people!
I live in Lexington, KY, which is about 40 minutes from Berea. Have been to Berea many times. It’s charming, but does have a liberal reputation (at least by Kentucky standards). This is due to the liberal bent of the college located there. Most small towns in Kentucky are very conservative, as is Lexington.The Lexington area is a great place to live and raise children. I homeschool five children and it’s very easy to homeschool here. Send a notice of your intention to homeschool at the beginning of the year and nobody will ever bother you. Central Kentucky is beautiful. Country roads are lined with horse farms. Churches on every corner. Families are mostly in tact and vote Republican. While the eastern and western parts of the state are poor and somewhat “backwards,” Lexington has a very healthy pro-growth business climate. It’s also a college town so it has a little bit of a hip vibe. I recommend settling in one of the small towns surrounding Lexington, perhaps Georgetown (lived here for awhile and loved it) or Versailles. Wilmore is really great too if you don’t mind all-Jesus, all the time. Wilmore has a Christian college and seminary and is currently fighting the ACL to keep a lighted cross mounted on the top of the city’s water tower. In Lexington, people refer to Wilmore as “the holy city.”
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