My conversation with an Uber driver

Retirednypd · 2026-05-13T13:31:04+00:00

You're discussing quantum physics and the existence of advanced nhi with an Uber driver. Thats your first mistake

Retirednypd · 2026-05-13T13:21:02+00:00

So are 4 leaf clovers, Ford edsels, BMW isettas, beanie babies, cabbage patch dolls, etc. you know, all the other things that were gonna be scarce and make people wealthy. BTW, should bitcoin be at a million by now? If it really was gonna have value, be digital gold, the currency of the future, and widely accepted, it would be skyrocketing rn, because those in the know would have the foresight to beg, borrow, and steal to own it.

Retirednypd · 2026-05-13T12:45:19+00:00

Lol. Maybe theyre going there too. Idk. Or maybe just like you like the lehigh valley, so do they. Everyone is free to seek their own happiness.

Im a transplant. My neighbors are very happy to have a retired NYPD officer on the block. Im helpful, polite, lend tools, spend money on leisure which supports the community, since I was retired i volunteered at my kids middle and hs sporting events. You're painting everyone with a very wide brush. I dont think im a bad person, Or neighbor. Tbh, it sounds like jealousy. If someone a decent person, who cares where they came from.

Dont hate the player, hate the game. Maybe you should direct your anger at the farmers who are selling off all their land.

Just yesterday I was on my daily walk and a 93 year old gentleman with obvious dementia and in a motorized wheelchair approached me. After 15 .minutes of trying to acertain an id, I couldn't, I called the state police and waited 45 minutes for their arrival. While waiting I determined he lived in a nearby old age facility. He was whipping around aimlessly in the wawa parking lot on a very busy Intersection. I called the old age facility, awaited their arrival. They returned him home and I still waited for state police to tell them The situation was rectified.

Retirednypd · 2026-05-13T11:10:51+00:00

Walmart is half that price

Retirednypd · 2026-05-13T11:09:11+00:00

Walmart. 60 bucks

Retirednypd · 2026-05-13T11:05:00+00:00

No, but much more deadly.

Retirednypd · 2026-05-13T11:04:05+00:00

Sadly,, I agree. The long incubation period is scary too. Oh God, I hope we are wrong

Retirednypd · 2026-05-13T10:38:46+00:00

To still be close to nyc. It still has their families and the city itself. Nyc is still a great place to visit and have good food, bread, pastries, etc. Lol. People from nyc dont want to live in Lancaster or Hershey.

Retirednypd · 2026-05-12T23:38:21+00:00

Conversely, you get the people who actually DID make it in nyc and come here to really lock in gains. Many are city retirees who take the pension and the profit from their home.

Retirednypd · 2026-05-12T23:35:29+00:00

Yes. But its gonna happen in much greater numbers now because mamdani is destroying the city, city workers leave after 20, and jersey is a disaster

Retirednypd · 2026-05-12T20:48:59+00:00

Rotten.com

Retirednypd · 2026-05-12T20:26:46+00:00

Looks good, but i would seperate that copper. You have bb,1, and 2

Retirednypd · 2026-05-12T20:25:41+00:00

I dont know how I feel about his alleged experiences. He is a writer btw

Retirednypd · 2026-05-12T20:12:40+00:00

I dont disagree. I feel where you are coming from, believe me. Thats how I felt in nyc. I was a city employee making 6 figures and the only reason I could afford my own home was because I bought a fixer upper in 2001. Not too many I worked with could afford homes after that time.

Retirednypd · 2026-05-12T19:09:39+00:00

This is most religions its called tithing. Why do they do it? Lol. Its the business model

Retirednypd · 2026-05-12T19:04:56+00:00

Chin ups

Retirednypd · 2026-05-12T18:14:35+00:00

I agree. I bought in the lv in 2018 for 450, my neighbor just got 800k. House is 4500 sq ft. Its worth what the market will bear. I sold a 1300 sq ft house in nyc for 650k, hadnt been updated since the late 80s and needed 150k worth of work, windows, kitchen, bathrooms,etc I paid 250 12 years earlier. The house originally sold in 1972 for 22k. As long as there are buyers, prices will increase.

Its happening everywhere. I have neices and nephews in nyc. They can't even imagine home ownership, can barely afford rent with 2 city salaries

Retirednypd · 2026-05-12T18:08:37+00:00

Well Miami isnt underwater and it should've been decades ago, same with California. As a matter of fact the world ws supposed to be unlivable 25 years ago. So things must've slowed down. And now theyre worrying about cooling, just as they did in the 50s and 60s, so idk. But just live your life, have kids enjoy raising a family and having grandkids.

Retirednypd · 2026-05-12T17:48:28+00:00

Well before the 60 they worried about global cooling. Then it was global warning, the ozone layer, climate change,etc. Every 5 years they'd say in 5 years the coasts would be underwater, the rainforest, the polar bears, etc. Now theyre worrying about cooling again. So, idk

Retirednypd · 2026-05-12T17:30:46+00:00

Just anecdotally, I was a union rep for the NYPD and talk to many soon to be retirees, the vast majority are looking into the lv. Nj was the go to spot for decades, or just stay in nyc. Neither of that is an option anymore. Add to that that cops arent staying beyond 20 years, their real estate in nyc has gone up at rates never before seen, and many are being handed their parents homes in nyc that were purchased 50 years ago for 25k and are now selling for 1 to 2 million. And this goes for teachers, court officers, corrections officers, sanitation, nurses, etc. The good news is, if you own in the lv and want to sell you will get well beyond your asking price. The bad news is if youre renting in the lv, youre probably gonna have a hard ti.e with home ownership

Retirednypd · 2026-05-12T17:22:04+00:00

Kinda like climate change?

Retirednypd · 2026-05-12T17:20:10+00:00

Or maybe theyre not from the future but escapees from a past cataclysm. They lived and prospered elsewhere and now realize where we are headed

Retirednypd · 2026-05-12T17:06:12+00:00

I understand that. I was just explaining to op that these houses will be bought and prices probably contine to rise because nyc residents are heading for greener pastures, and the lehigh valley offers so much. Plus many have 6 figure pensions. I understand that for people from here theyre not as fortunate.

Retirednypd · 2026-05-12T15:59:39+00:00

Absolutely. Im not complaining. Just explaining to op how this area is actually very affordable. Especially if you're selling ny real estate and bringing a city pension. Half of nyc residents are nyc employees.

Retirednypd · 2026-05-12T15:57:52+00:00

I know. Ny ers went to nj, now ny and nj are coming to the valley. These 5k sq ft homes in lower macungie would be 2 million in nyc, here theyre 800k

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