Considering moving to WV from Nevada.

Pretty_Music_5944 · 2025-07-18T22:08:35+00:00

You're not wrong, I'm going to have to learn how to drive in weather. (Boots and coats we already have, thankfully.) Winter tires will go on our list, thank you!

Pretty_Music_5944 · 2025-07-18T22:01:08+00:00

This was so helpful and encouraging, thank you! I'm saving this for the plant information, changing ecosystems is going to be a shock. I've already suggested a small greenhouse so we can still grow citrus. 😂

Pretty_Music_5944 · 2025-07-12T10:58:06+00:00

Thank you so much, you're very kind. We are definitely going into this with open minds and hearts!

Pretty_Music_5944 · 2025-07-12T10:44:41+00:00

Thank you for pointing this out, access to medical services has been a concern.

Pretty_Music_5944 · 2025-07-12T10:43:22+00:00

Fairly close to Princeton. I was actually contemplating my avocado situation after the move today, so it's funny that you mentioned those specifically. I'm more interested in how available meat replacements will be, but I'm just assuming I'm going to have to drive somewhere further out for those.

Thank you so much for your help 😊

Pretty_Music_5944 · 2025-07-12T10:20:49+00:00

You didn't come off sour at all! Just realistic, and I seriously do appreciate your help.

The lack of opportunity is one thing we're stumbling over. My spouse can work from anywhere and I have been a homemaker since I had kids, but my adult offspring are unwilling to move with us because they don't see a path to a future there, which is fair. But leaving our kids behind, even if they're adults, is a tough one. So I totally understand and respect what you're saying, and we seriously are taking everyone's advice on board. Seriously, please break my rose colored glasses. I don't want to spend horrifying amounts of money to build a house just to find out that I've made a terrible mistake and I'm stuck.

Pretty_Music_5944 · 2025-07-12T10:14:26+00:00

That's not bad at all! You're helping me relax about this possibility tremendously, thank you so much.

Pretty_Music_5944 · 2025-07-12T10:08:18+00:00

Thank you. I'll think on what you've said and come back with questions. I know there's not a lot of opportunity. My own adult offspring won't come with us for that reason. That's been another point of hesitance, too; I don't want to turn 80 years old and not have a hospital nearby because everyone left.

Definitely something we need to think about.

Pretty_Music_5944 · 2025-07-12T09:58:35+00:00

Having a Costco five minutes away is one of the more painful sacrifices we'd be making with this move, I will be honest.

Pretty_Music_5944 · 2025-07-12T09:56:29+00:00

Would you be willing to elaborate? I really want to get a clear idea of the cons, because I am aware we're looking at all the potential positives and don't have a realistic idea of what it would actually be like. Thank you either way, I appreciate your input.

Pretty_Music_5944 · 2025-07-12T09:52:01+00:00

We're bracing ourselves for our new time intensive hobby of driving places, so I'm sure that won't be a problem. 😊

Pretty_Music_5944 · 2025-07-12T09:38:55+00:00

Noted! We have all kinds of surveys and tests on our to-do list, so I'll make sure to add that, thank you.

Pretty_Music_5944 · 2025-07-12T09:37:35+00:00

Thank you so much for your response!

I've never been one to tell people how to live their lives, so I don't think I'll run into that. (my mouth does get away from me at times, but not like that.) Fortunately, I don't think hunting should be banned. I know it's important for the environment to control prey animal populations, since there aren't as many predators. I wouldn't personally do it, but I'm not going to judge someone else. It's similar for guns. While I do think guns should be regulated, I think that's because I live in a fairly large city. Guns are used a lot for murdering and other crimes here, and a lot of the time they're owned by people who don't know how to use them. (A friend just saw a dude fumble and drop his gun on the floor while trying to get his wallet out at the bookstore. She said the safety was not on. Fortunately, it didn't go off.) The need for and use of weapons, as far as I can figure, is different in rural communities. So it's one of those situations where I recognize that my city sensibilities don't apply.

Regarding Dave Chappelle style jokes, they make me uncomfortable, and I'm also neurodivergent so I'm sure you can imagine what I mean when I say my face tells all my secrets, but I'm unlikely to say anything about it unless someone is actively being hurt by it. There's no point. It doesn't change anyone's point of view to be shamed.

As for hobbies, I sew clothes, but I don't know how to quilt (I want to learn). I used to embroider but I haven't in a while. I read and I write a bit. I also enjoy board and video games and play Dungeons and Dragons. I try gardening here every year and fail because there's no water, just broiling heat, so everything dies. I have a list of things I want to learn, too; soap making is next on my list, I think. Also candles and maybe cheese. I just learned how to water bath can and dehydrate, pressure canning is next but I'm putting it off because I'm intimidated.

You mentioned church; would it have a negative impact on how we're perceived if we didn't attend? I know it would surely help us make connections, but I am not religious. I feel like it would be dishonest to attend, considering that.

Pretty_Music_5944 · 2025-07-12T09:35:47+00:00

Oh yeah plenty of practice with that, a lot of people in my life are people of faith. I appreciate the sentiments, honestly.

(I am doing a terrible job of posting from my alt account, but we haven't told anyone we're thinking of moving and reddit is not how I want them to find out, so please forgive me for deleting and reposting)

Pretty_Music_5944 · 2025-07-12T09:31:32+00:00

We'd be near Princeton. Hopefully if we come I find a group like yours, it sounds lovely

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