having money sounds nice

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
04/13/2018 at 23:22 • Filed to: None

This is the backyard of my aunts new place as taken from her back porch. It’s in the middle of the city, in the desert. Nice neighborhood is nice.

My mom and her siblings grew up along this creek when it was a LOT cheaper property, when my grandmother died and we sold the house it was flipped, remodeled and sold for 1.5 million. dayum.

DISCUSSION (16)

Chariotoflove > HammerheadFistpunch
04/13/2018 at 23:49

That’s a real blessing to have that.

My wife’s great uncle grew up in a hunting cabin by a lake in Michigan. When he got older and successful, he bought up the land all around that house, and redid it to be a modern home (but still cabin style). Then, he built summer houses on the land for each of his daughters one by one so they and his grandchildren would have the summer memories by the lake that kids deserve. So many family reunions have been held there. When I was still dating my wife, they had the last one built wheelchair accessible so I could stay there, too. I’m still grateful for that incredible generosity.

Money is never what’s important in life, but sometimes you can use it to secure the things that really are important.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > HammerheadFistpunch
04/13/2018 at 23:51

Move to Montana where there is a creek in every yard and the skiing is better.

C62030 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
04/14/2018 at 00:57

At one point last summer, all three hills surrounding my house were on fire at the same time and everyone parked on the street and watched. Montana is great.

DipodomysDeserti > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
04/14/2018 at 03:11

Can we start a campaign to move people who don’t actually want to live in the desert out of the desert?

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > DipodomysDeserti
04/14/2018 at 09:08

I’m moving to northern New Mexico in June. I’m still trying to figure out if it is considered the desert or not.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > C62030
04/14/2018 at 09:47

So you freeze to death in the winter and burn to death in the summer, what’s not to like?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
04/14/2018 at 09:48

Seems like very high and dry desert-forest to me.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
04/14/2018 at 11:32

Seems about right. Here’s the view from the “city” park. Elevation is 6,400 ft.

Kinja'd!!!

PS - I have no idea what the hell I am doing leaving a metro area of 2.4 million people to go to a small town in the middle of nowhere with only a vague idea of what I’ll be doing there.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
04/14/2018 at 13:03

You should get a new mountain bike!

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
04/14/2018 at 13:11

That will definitely happen. I’m budgeting around $2k.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
04/14/2018 at 13:15

Also I’m starting the feel the need for a mountain time zone Oppo meet... maybe we could all head somewhere in the middle like Denver?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
04/14/2018 at 13:31

I found a used stump jumper for my son for 1500, it could be hard to find a nice dual suspension for 2k, but possible.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
04/14/2018 at 13:32

Denver is still 1000 miles from where I am, I’d rather go to Seattle or Portland. There are a lot of Denver Oppos tho.

DipodomysDeserti > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
04/14/2018 at 13:32

Most of it is definitely high desert.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
04/14/2018 at 13:36

Yeah. The obvious problem with the mountain states is everything is far from everything. I have no idea where a good location for people spread across NM, AZ, CO, MT, UT and ID would be to meet.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > DipodomysDeserti
04/14/2018 at 13:39

I clearly have no idea what I’m doing. The next year is going to be interesting.