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There's also likely a large temptation to sell a grossly overpriced house and buy a nicer one for half the price elsewhere.

 

I think doing that -- leaving California upon retirement -- might be more fraught financially than is obvious. For example ... Retirees' health plans aren't nearly so attractive when they've been taken across state lines.

 

Absolutely. I did sneak in the phrase "and cost of living" in that post.

When we were in Montana, my wife and I played a round of golf at the Whitefish Country Club. We rented clubs, etc. Played with two members, and older lady and a man in early 50s. Both very nice to us, but both weary of californians. They had complaints about local assholes with CA plates, and that sort. We assured them that we had no interest in moving to Montana.

I play 18 holes with strangers, I am going to ask about them, their lives, etc. You have enough time. Turns out the gentleman moved from Yakima, WA only 18 months prior. In a good natured way, I called him out around the 12th hole, saying something to effect of "so I guess the gates close after you moved here". He laughed and said it was a bitch there until he get his new driver's license, new plates.

Late in the round, I hit a couple of nice drives and told the group that we are enjoying playing golf in elevation, that we changed our minds, and are planning to move there. They laughed.


All that said, we ate at some local Whitefish eateries, and I had to double check the bill, it was so much cheaper than I was used to in California.


And somehow, with all these people moving out of California, the traffic is as bad as ever in LA.

 

So what do these Californians DO to piss them off?

Or is it just their existence making their tranquil place more crowded?

 

People who live in scenic tourist destinations always resent out of staters. You should hear my golf partners talk about people from Connecticut, all of 70 miles away,

 

Liberal politics.

Agreed. But people in the bumfuckiest of Bumfuck, Idaho detest Californians as much. Liberal politics.

 

Yep. I hate everyone.

Watching tourists try to navigate the Beltway and other DC highways while also maneuvering around terrible Maryland drivers is ridiculously dangerous.

 

Wait, there’s a cute clause in the Constitution? How did Trump ever get elected president? 400 pounds is not cute on a man.

 

It's gotta be hard for these hard right wing CALPERs-sucking Californians to move to Idaho or Montana or Tennessee, and fit in.
They probably should have to do something like threaten an abortion doctor, or commit a local election fraud, to prove their bona fides to the local right wingers.

 

Speaking of relocation, I’m pretty sure New York City and Chicago have folks who are unhoused, sleeping on cold streets or wherever they might find shelter. They’d probably be much more comfortable in, say, south Texas or Florida. Free bus tickets might help them get there.