Thinking of getting out of NY.

[HOOKY]

I had enough of this place. I want to grab the wife and kids and start new.
I have 16 girl and a 12 boy.
I'm thinking Savannah or Richmond Hill just south of it.
Anything you guys have to tell be about the area?
How are the high schools? etc...
Thinking of doing a leather shop .
wiffie does real estate agent.
Any advice apreciated. Thanks in advance!

[littleJohnnyfromNJ]

I had enough of this place. I want to grab the wife and kids and start new.
I have 16 girl and a 12 boy.
I'm thinking Savannah or Richmond Hill just south of it.
Anything you guys have to tell be about the area?
How are the high schools? etc...
Thinking of doing a leather shop .
wiffie does real eastate agent.
Any advice apreciated. Thanks in advance!

moved from Jersey 6 years ago and tripled the size of my home for $1000 more... come on down - - the water is warm!!! you won't regret it but just keep in mind that the grocery stores here are nothing like back home... we don't have mozarella, italian meats, etc. here easily accessible and the restaurants are not NJ/NY restaurants... but the quality of life is great!

[Blackwing]

the Savannah area is Great! we moved down here in 03 and love it. Bryn county and Effingham county are the best for schools. Effingham is cheaper on property taxes. Im sure my other half (GaGirlTrixie) will chime in on this on.
Come on down.. we need more X's around here!

[littleJohnnyfromNJ]

hooky - - - where on the island are you from, anyway??? imagine being able to fish year round instead of April through October? Imaigne no snow? Imagine your taxes 1/8th of what you're paying now!!! Move to the south!!!! mooove!!!! 3 years ago my folks moved down, my inlaws are closing on a house in a week or two and my brother is looking...

DO IT!!! IMAGINE RIDING IN JANUARY!!!! JANUARY!!!! :D :pepper1:

[Cody450]

hooky - - - where on the island are you from, anyway??? imagine being able to fish year round instead of April through October? Imaigne no snow? Imagine your taxes 1/8th of what you're paying now!!! Move to the south!!!! mooove!!!! 3 years ago my folks moved down, my inlaws are closing on a house in a week or two and my brother is looking...

DO IT!!! IMAGINE RIDING IN JANUARY!!!! JANUARY!!!! :D :pepper1:

Or February!!! 8)

[Blackwing]

DO IT!!! IMAGINE RIDING IN JANUARY!!!! JANUARY!!!! :D :pepper1:

Like Johnny said... we ride year round down here! We had a high today of 72 degrees ...its now 7:53pm here and its 63 degrees!!!!!

[Cody450]

DO IT!!! IMAGINE RIDING IN JANUARY!!!! JANUARY!!!! :D :pepper1:

Like Johnny said... we ride year round down here! We had a high today of 72 degrees ...its now 7:53pm here and its 63 degrees!!!!!

Yep, that'll make him feel good about gettin' up on his roof and shovelin' the 5 feet of snow off of it!! :lol: 8)

[HOOKY]

Last night was in the 20's did aPgr ride today, high was 37*.
Thank you all for making me feel welcome. How's the Savana area with retail shops like a leather store? Any around?
I'd like to swing by after Daytona, get the wife down there and spend a few days.
Any suggestions on where to stay where to look for a home?

LilJohnie I'm more into the Greek cuisine, feta cheese :lol: the wiffie is the Italian. And I do fish year round. First week of January I was 30 miles off shore picking up monster Seabass of a wreck.
How's the boating down there? Lots of destinations I'll bet. I have a family boat to spend the night on and a Mako250 for fishing.

[GTvtx]

we don't have mozarella, italian meats, etc. here easily accessible and the restaurants are not NJ/NY restaurants...

damn little johnny

You don't like our BBQ and Brunswick Stew, you can get your silly ass on back north where u came from!!!.

I 'll take pintos and cornbread over mozarella mystery food any time.

LOL

I couldn't resist


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[HotFix]

wiffie does real estate agent.

Do they cut their fees if she does the real estate agent?

[HotFix]

Seriously, the schools in Georgia suck. I moved here 3 years ago when GA was ranked 50 of 50. I don't think it has improved much.

[Cody450]

Seriously, the schools in Georgia suck. I moved here 3 years ago when GA was ranked 50 of 50. I don't think it has improved much.

I do believe we're 49th now, thank you very much! http://vtxotb.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/lgh%20(21).gifhttp://vtxotb.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/lgh%20(21).gif

[HOOKY]

HotFix I better get more then just a discount 8)

49-50 / 50 is not good. I was listening to a video talk about how good the schools are in Richmond Hill area.

If at first you don't suceed, try and try again...

[GAgirlTRIXIE]

wiffie does real estate agent.

Do they cut their fees if she does the real estate agent?
BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!! (If it's girl on girl, there's a bunch of extra bucks to be made there!)

Yes, the schools' leave alot to be desired here, compared to NY, but we have moved up to 48th! Woo hoo (That's sarcasm, y'all!) They don't have an art program in the elementary level here, none..... crayons, that's art.
I moved to VA from NY when I was in grade school (We're talking the 1970's here :shock: ). I learned Spanish and cursive writing in Kindergarten. When I went to 1st grade, they hadn't even learned to print yet, and Spanish wasn't offered until High School. Our son is in 4th grade. I take him to art classes every week after school in Savannah (we live in Effingham Co.) through the Dept. of Leisure Services. Field trips leave a lot to be desired. I take him to as many educational and cultural events as I can possibly find, on my own, to supplemnt his education.

Yes, when I would go visit my family in NY when I grew up, I would have the back of my car loaded on the way back South with imported tomatoes, a half a wheel of Locatelli cheese, and a few loaves of crusty bread. (I blew out a tire one time on the way home in MD. Used the wheel of cheese to chock the other tire while I changed the flat. I never complained to my mother's requests again!). And my cousin' never understood why I would go out for pizza nearly every meal while I was up there.. until they've all moved now to NV and CA now....

All that being said, I love my life down here. I sometimes forget to lock my car at night, and it, and all of it's contents, have been there the next morning. My son leaves his bike in the driveway on a regular basis... same bike for the last 3 years.... I can walk my dog at 11:00 at night, unarmed.... My aunt lives out in Rockville Centre. I pay less of property tax yearly that she pays quarterly. My "heavy winter jacket" is a zip up fleece jacket (I've worn it 3x this year, I think..... luckily, it's pink....) When I go to the grocery store, the clerks smile, ask my how I am, we exchange converation, and they smile and tell me my total, and hand me my change. When I pass people on the street walking, we always smile and say "Hello. How are you". (My son still does this when we go back to Queens sometimes, force of habit. People look at him funny up there...)

About RE.... the Hinesville/Richmond Hill area is very transient, with the Army base down there. The 3rd ID is just starting to deploy, so they are predicting the market will be softening here for the next year or so. The Bluffton/Hilton Head (SC) area is booming!!. with all of the baby boomers retiring there. She might want to look at licensing up there, also.

[littleJohnnyfromNJ]

LilJohnie I'm more into the Greek cuisine, feta cheese :lol: the wiffie is the Italian. And I do fish year round. First week of January I was 30 miles off shore picking up monster Seabass of a wreck.
How's the boating down there? Lots of destinations I'll bet. I have a family boat to spend the night on and a Mako250 for fishing.

nice boats, huh??? boating is great year round there too... I'm outside of ATL so I cannot speak directly to Savannah - - we have some seasons here but not like NJ/NY... those guys down in Sav can ride literally all year without a problem... we ride in the winter here but it's cold sometimes... me, I like the mountains and ATL has it - - North GA has BEAUTIFUL country with loads of mountains and twisties... but Sav has the weather and the beach and the fishing!!! (and Flamingoes!) How DOES she get that color???? wtf?

Greek food is in ATL - - and lots of it (not as much as NY or CHI-town, but lots of Greeks here... ) not sure about Sav - - my point is that since it's not as big of a melting pot, just don;t expect to be able to find all of those other cuisines we take for granted living in the NY metro area....

now I know I will offend with the next statement - - forgive me it's just my $.02...

Chinese food and pizza suck down here... PERIOD!

But like I said, come on down the water (and the people) are warm - - you'l love it!

[GAgirlTRIXIE]

Hooky, there is a large Greek community here, so Greek food is ok to find. There is even a Greek Orthodox church here (I remember reading why there is a large Greek community, but can't reacll the reason right off the bat... Big influx in the mid 1800's for some reason..) They even have a yearly Greek festival in Oct., during our fall season of festivals here... The Seafood Festivals (3 of them to be exact- One in SAV, on in Richmond Hill, one on Tybee Island), Greek Festival, each county has a festival, the sheep festival (let the jokes begin..) is sometime (might be March, during the Spring Festival season)-wouldn't make sense to sheer them before winter...:shock:), a few others that I can't think of off of the top of my head, but I know they are there...!)

Yep, you got your pick of boating down here- ocean, rivers, salt marshes (when the tide is right), a couple of good size lakes are within 3 hours from here, if yer craving that... Lots of public boat launches, marninas.

Give us a yell, me and/or hubby will be glad to meet with yall when you're passing through, show ya around, answer questions (whatever we can.... or try to find answers we don't know off the top of our heads..)
The motorcycle riding around is kinda boring, not many twisties (I still have those pesky whiskers on the outside edges of my tires... I'll be neding a trip to the Official Removal Sight on 129 soon! ;)), but, it is doable year round, and we are within 6 hours of Daytona, via the local back roads (17 & A1A), not super slab (4 hours on Super Slab)

[Wood42]

HOOOOOKY!!!!! don't let the brothers here ya man!!! I know, the wife and I are still weighing our options. Thing is, I won't move where I dont have any family!!!

so I'm stuck for a while!!

[Aggie98]

Id definitely stay North of Savannah on the coast or up around Athens and Atlanta. Stay the hell out of "middle" Georgia as they like to call it here. South isnt any better. Just my humble .02.

[HOOKY]

HOOOOOKY!!!!! don't let the brothers here ya man!!! I know, the wife and I are still weighing our options. Thing is, I won't move where I dont have any family!!!

so I'm stuck for a while!!

All my family is back in the old country Wood. All by my lonsum here anyway.

[HOOKY]

Id definitely stay North of Savannah on the coast or up around Athens and Atlanta. Stay the hell out of "middle" Georgia as they like to call it here. South isnt any better. Just my humble .02.

Aggie all ideas .02 welcome. Let me know man.....

My pm is working too !

[HOOKY]

Hooky, there is a large Greek community here, so Greek food is ok to find. There is even a Greek Orthodox church here (I remember reading why there is a large Greek community, but can't reacll the reason right off the bat... Big influx in the mid 1800's for some reason..) They even have a yearly Greek festival in Oct., during our fall season of festivals here... The Seafood Festivals (3 of them to be exact- One in SAV, on in Richmond Hill, one on Tybee Island), Greek Festival, each county has a festival, the sheep festival (let the jokes begin..) is sometime (might be March, during the Spring Festival season)-wouldn't make sense to sheer them before winter...:shock:), a few others that I can't think of off of the top of my head, but I know they are there...!)

Yep, you got your pick of boating down here- ocean, rivers, salt marshes (when the tide is right), a couple of good size lakes are within 3 hours from here, if yer craving that... Lots of public boat launches, marninas.

Give us a yell, me and/or hubby will be glad to meet with yall when you're passing through, show ya around, answer questions (whatever we can.... or try to find answers we don't know off the top of our heads..)
The motorcycle riding around is kinda boring, not many twisties (I still have those pesky whiskers on the outside edges of my tires... I'll be neding a trip to the Official Removal Sight on 129 soon! ;)), but, it is doable year round, and we are within 6 hours of Daytona, via the local back roads (17 & A1A), not super slab (4 hours on Super Slab)

Trixie thank you very much for the invite to show us around. We will more then likely be taking you up on that after Daytona.
I'll be down there selling leather at Flagler beach. A1A and hwy 100, 20 miles north of Daytona. Come one come all.

cell 516-903-4456

[littleJohnnyfromNJ]

HOOKY - - you amy want to take your cell phone off before it gets copied on a quote - - PM it... you may get some quack (like me) calling you!

anyway - - TRIX - - I had NO IDEA there were so many greeks down there! I remember reading it too but thought it said GEEKS!!!! ooops!!! sorry!

[HotFix]

I bet you our mexican food is better. :)

[littleJohnnyfromNJ]

I bet you our mexican food is better. :)

si! and speaking of which, I can go for some La Parilla!!! we need to do that again soon!

[GAgirlTRIXIE]

Hey, Hooky, can you give me a ballpark idea of when y'all will be coming through, just so I can lighten up my schedule? (I have no idea when Bike Week is this year...)....

[HOOKY]

I should be up there Monday March 12th. I usualy leave at 3 am and hit NY by 8pm. This year I figure I'd leave around 8am and make it by Savana around noon.
I still haven't made arangements for the Mrs to fly down so I will let you know as plans get more solidified.
Dinner on me for you and hubby.
Thanks for your help.

[Wood42]

Hey, Hooky, can you give me a ballpark idea of when y'all will be coming through, just so I can lighten up my schedule? (I have no idea when Bike Week is this year...)....

bike week is the first week in March!!

[littleJohnnyfromNJ]

did Hooky say dinner was on him? I'll meet you guys down there!!! :wink:

[Wood42]

Hooky always finds the good places to eat!! no matter where he's at!!!

[video]

Maybe you can find us both something Hooky.

[HOOKY]

Maybe you can find us both something Hooky.

ESCAPE NY B4 IT'S TOO LATE :lol:

I see you guys found me.... :oops:


Rosies luncheonette / RealEastate, Hookys Leather, and Video productions inc.

[GAgirlTRIXIE]

Hooky, FYI you can fly direct, nonstop from LaGuardia to Savannah International on Delta and Air Tran. Don't know what part of LI you're on, but..... (And we gots lots of good resteraunts here.... Where did you say you were treating us all at, johnny? ;))

[Wood42]

Maybe you can find us both something Hooky.

ESCAPE NY B4 IT'S TOO LATE :lol:

I see you guys found me.... :oops:


Rosies luncheonette / RealEastate, Hookys Leather, and Video productions inc.

hey Man, I can learn to do anything.. I'll work for both you guys!!!

when we leaving??? just not Georgia, please!! how bout the Carolinas?

[littleJohnnyfromNJ]

Hooky, FYI you can fly direct, nonstop from LaGuardia to Savannah International on Delta and Air Tran. Don't know what part of LI you're on, but..... (And we gots lots of good resteraunts here.... Where did you say you were treating us all at, johnny? ;))

I'd love to buy but I'm washing my hair that day!

[littleJohnnyfromNJ]

You LI X-ers are making the thread feel a lot like home... thanks!

GO DEVILS!

[HOOKY]

Hooky, FYI you can fly direct, nonstop from LaGuardia to Savannah International on Delta and Air Tran. Don't know what part of LI you're on, but..... (And we gots lots of good resteraunts here.... Where did you say you were treating us all at, johnny? ;))

Yes Trixie LaGuardia is not a problem. The problem is my Fur shop (in Plainview) I'm waiting on an offer to sell it.
Johnie you're welcome for dinner man no problem by me. You guys got McDees down there? :lol:

You folks have helmet laws down there?

[littleJohnnyfromNJ]

Helmets are a definite in GA... We do have the Golden Arches... and I don't like FUR!!!! :wink: :wink: :wink:

[HOOKY]

Helmets are a definite in GA... We do have the Golden Arches... and I don't like FUR!!!! :wink: :wink: :wink:

You don't have to like fur, and I realy don't care if you do. :wink: :wink:

[Wood42]

do people wear fur in Georgia? thought they just ran it over and ate it!!!JK

[littleJohnnyfromNJ]

Helmets are a definite in GA... We do have the Golden Arches... and I don't like FUR!!!! :wink: :wink: :wink:

You don't have to like fur, and I realy don't care if you do. :wink: :wink:


OH!!!! MY BAD! I wasn't thinking about WEARABLE FUR... sorry!!! :wink: (are you an Opie and Anthony fan???)


do people wear fur in Georgia? thought they just ran it over and ate it!!!JK


you'd be surprised as what some would do with fresh road kill... my wife's famil in VA are the most interesting... boggles the mind, man... boggles the mind...

and did you ever hear of Squirrel bisquits??? Can't say I ever did 'til I moved to Kennesaw... :shock: haven't tried them... ...yet

[GAgirlTRIXIE]

you'd be surprised as what some would do with fresh road kill... my wife's famil in VA are the most interesting... boggles the mind, man... boggles the mind...

and did you ever hear of Squirrel bisquits??? Can't say I ever did 'til I moved to Kennesaw... :shock: haven't tried them... ...yet
I gotta say, what we used to refer to as squirrel biscuits back in high school, couldn't....ahh....ahhh.... be eaten in public :oops: (Well, not without legal repurcussions!!)

[MC2crazy]

Hey Hooky,

I moved from the snowbelt in western NY to northwest GA last year. GA is like a 3rd world state. Get ready for culture shock! :shock:

I'm retired and don't have to worry about schools. My kids got a great education in NY. Some school districts are better than others down here. I picked out where to live by the high rated schools, but I don't expect them to be as good as where I lived in NY. My girlfriend has gone back to school and her son goes to school too. The colleges are free.

The low cost of living is one of the reasons I chose GA. I worked for NY and couldn't wait to get out of there. My real estate taxes are about 1/4 of a comparable house I owned in NY. Real estate prices are a bit higher here, but not much. In the long run you save so much on taxes you will wonder why you ever stayed in NY.

If you like to ride, it's almost all year down here. :lol:
I'm not ready for the boneyard in FL and love the smoother roads most of which are twistier and riding is great!

Welcome! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

[POGOGOLF]

Maybe you can find us both something Hooky.

ESCAPE NY B4 IT'S TOO LATE :lol:

I see you guys found me.... :oops:


Rosies luncheonette / RealEastate, Hookys Leather, and Video productions inc.

hey Man, I can learn to do anything.. I'll work for both you guys!!!

when we leaving??? just not Georgia, please!! how bout the Carolinas?
Charleston, SC would be my personal preference over Savannah by a wide margin! JMHO.

[littleJohnnyfromNJ]

If HOOKY sells his house in LI and buys down here, he will probably get three to four times the house for 1/3 of the price that he sells his house in LI and his taxes will probably be cut to 1/4 or LESS than what he's currently paying...

HOOKY! the water's getting warmer by the minute, man!

and I agree with Pogo - - Charleston is also VERY nice! But Charleston doesn't have Marty and TRIX!!!

[HOOKY]

Charleston, SC would be my personal preference over Savannah by a wide margin! JMHO.

I'm listening..... Give reason why please.

Is it the schools, the economy, the people ?

Thanks.

[littleJohnnyfromNJ]

Charleston, SC would be my personal preference over Savannah by a wide margin! JMHO.

I'm listening..... Give reason why please.

Is it the schools, the economy, the people ?

Thanks.

they REALLY like fur in Charleston - - kidding!!!

I think Charleston is really becoming a destination city - - lots of new building going on there and they are really raising the bar... lots of big money there but the housing market is still affordable... I can see Charleston really blossoming in the next decade with regard to house values...

I don;t know enough about Savannah to comment...

[HOOKY]

Charleston, SC would be my personal preference over Savannah by a wide margin! JMHO.

I'm listening..... Give reason why please.

Is it the schools, the economy, the people ?

Thanks.

they REALLY like fur in Charleston - - kidding!!!

I think Charleston is really becoming a destination city - - lots of new building going on there and they are really raising the bar... lots of big money there but the housing market is still affordable... I can see Charleston really blossoming in the next decade with regard to house values...

I don;t know enough about Savannah to comment...


Thanks for the input there Johnny, but I'm not looking to sell furs if I come down south.
Thinking more in line of MC Leather & accessories etc., maybe a repair shop, along with used bike sales. And if the winds are prevailing then a little bar and grill next door.

[GAgirlTRIXIE]

Charleston is nice, too. When we moved down here in 2003, we were looking at both Charleston, and SAV (and a little town in West Texas... but, I digress...). At the time, Savannah was more affordable. Both had adequate schools (not as good as the NE, but there are other trade off. Either place your kids go, they will probably be "The big fishes in the little pond"), affordable taxes, good climate (Savannah is a little warmer). Our deciding factor was proximity to family (my inlaws are about 2 hours from here). and that Savannah is a smaller city. The housing market has boomed since we moved here. Our house has doubled, with minimal investment, since we moved here, not quite 4 years ago. I'm not sure what happened in Charleston since, how the market now compares. Marty used to live just outside of Charleston many years ago.... he also wanted a change. But, we did consider both. Areas in Charleston you might look at are Mt. Pleasant and N. Charleston, if you are considering that area (similar suburbs to what you are considering here in Savannah).

[Wood42]

don't like fur myself. rather have it skinned and hair less!!

[HotFix]

don't like fur myself. rather have it skinned and hair less!!
Now your just making it too easy for me. :twisted:

[POGOGOLF]

To each his/her own, I, personally like Charleston a heck of alot better, though both are nice areas.

[GAgirlTRIXIE]

Visit both Charleston and Savannah cities, personally. They have two different feels. You'll know what you like better... (I personally, don't care much for Hilton Head...to each his or her own... That's what keeps the world going round!)
Either way you go, getting out of the crowds and congestion of LI will probably be a plus! It is so much better to live somehwere in a relaxed pace, for 52 weeks a year, rather than having to "get away" for 2 weeks a year to relax! I'd give yourself two days/one night in each location on your trip back home, explore each city. (It's a nice 2 hour drive, on the back rodas, from SAV to Charleston) You can get a general feel for which you want to research more, which is more to your family's fit. Me & mine will be happy to show you around here (I'm not sure about how much he knows/remembers about life in Charleston)

[HOOKY]

Visit both Charleston and Savannah cities, personally. They have two different feels. You'll know what you like better... (I personally, don't care much for Hilton Head...to each his or her own... That's what keeps the world going round!)
Either way you go, getting out of the crowds and congestion of LI will probably be a plus! It is so much better to live somehwere in a relaxed pace, for 52 weeks a year, rather than having to "get away" for 2 weeks a year to relax! I'd give yourself two days/one night in each location on your trip back home, explore each city. (It's a nice 2 hour drive, on the back rodas, from SAV to Charleston) You can get a general feel for which you want to research more, which is more to your family's fit. Me & mine will be happy to show you around here (I'm not sure about how much he knows/remembers about life in Charleston)



And that's what it's all about Trixie...

The feel...

Thanks so much to all of you for your time and responses. I will be in touch and let you know if and when I'll be heading your way.