No, they aren't closing up shop - at least not permanently.
This is wonderful news for him, and I am jealous in ways that are hard to describe. It's not in the cards for me just yet, but someday...
The family and I (wife and kids) are moving out of New York State. Its too expensive here...taxes are onerous, and the only places where the cost of a home approaches something that could be construed as reasonably affordable are so far from the population centers that pay on the highest scales, that you need to live 70+ miles away, and commute to the better paying jobs.
Which I have done for the past 13 years...each day is an 80 mile commute ONE WAY (yes, you read that right...its a daily round trip of 160+ miles each and every day) just to get a paycheck. The costs of gasoline alone tops $600 a month. Add in the state income taxes paid to NY (for the *cough* privilege *cough*) to live here, and the state income tax paid to NJ for the *cough* privilege *cough* to be allowed to work in *that* state, and my monthly outlay in terms of net dollars topped $1000 a month. And thats not even considering the costs of tolls, monthly maintenance on the vehicle, insurance costs, etc...
Congratulations, Dragon! (Keep the beer cold for me, will ya?)
2 comments:
Ohh, he'll be just down the Road from Unc and Oleg. Lucky Man!
@Zercool - Will DEFINITELY keep a 12-pack cold for ya! If you and the lovely Mrs. Zercool ever come down that way, you've got lodging for an evening or three. :-)
@Les - Ayup...know all about the better-known denizens of East TN. :-)
Post a Comment