We moved out of CA for a myriad of reasons, Family, Financial and Freedom.
Leaving was not an easy decision, but circumstances change and it was time for a new adventure.
We are Old People who have spent the last decade taking care of Old People. Now they are gone and we decided to move near the remaining Family we have, which includes more Old People to look after. It’s a vicious cycle....
Many here like to take swipes at those People who choose to stay behind enemy lines and fight the good fight. You are not alone, just outnumbered.
Heck, Free Republic is based in Fresno, CA. Is Jim being browbeat to move because the Rat Mafia runs the place?
Someday we may end up back in CA. We have not severed all ties there. I have Leukemia and I will always go to the same Oncologist I have there. He has kept me alive for over 13 Years and I’m not changing Horses in the middle of the stream no matter where I decide to live.
I love California. Im an ocean gal. Have a boat in Ventura Harbor that is my 2nd home. Alll the old folks are gone now but my kid and grandkids are here. Only other family Im close too lives in northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. I go for a visit every year. Just got back. My cousin said.....when are yall moving here? I said never. I dont like it here. Lol. I hate that everywhere I go people want to talk to me. Im not much of a people person. Lol. I dont like the slowness oof the culture there compared to California. I dont like their architecture when looking at homes. I guess Im just a Cali Gal. And the big one......Im not moving anywhere where I dont know anyone! Hubby is even more anti social than I am and I know it would be a very lonely existence. Ill stay right where Im at.
And good luck with the leukemia! I too am a survivor of cancer.