OT: The OT Thread: To move or not to move, that is the question.

[Chainshot]

Working in tech for a major bank here I often tell my guys in the stress of a high profile incident "it's only money, no one is dying" to help put things in perspective.

I have so much respect for those that work in industries where it really is life or death.

I used to do the same thing when I was in IT - Nothing is on fire, no one is bleeding.

Granted, right now, things are on fire...

 

[whiplash]

I used to do the same thing when I was in IT - Nothing is on fire, no one is bleeding.

Granted, right now, things are on fire...

No worries, Fire Extinguishers as a Service are en route. The nozzles are corroded and it costs extra to PRESSURIZE the (replaced yearly) flame extinguishing liquid, but fully trustworthy investors within the Fire Extinguisher Distribution Department say they should work fine and are actually a bargain.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Damn, now that’s a double entendre

 

[brian_griffin]

My 9th grader is already researching college options and wants to go to the University of Copenhagen, and my HS senior is debating between transfer options or riding it out and then bouncing for grad school.

If I were single and childless, I'd already be in Japan, but the whole family thing complicates that.

I read that and immediately thought that's a drastic step to take, but if you want the job that badly, and feel you could pull a Keyser Soze with your family, then flee and not be tracked down by the police / authorities, well then, head for the land of the rising sun.

I zipped up my hoodie, threw on my sunglasses and saw myself in the mirror. it was then that I realized that my medical leave attire could best be classified as unibomber chic.

And then you (scarily) post that. Sounds like you truly might have the stomach for it. I pray not. But if we see a username change to TheNipponStranger, or Mr. Kobayashi, we'll know what you did. But we won't tell anybody.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

I read that and immediately thought that's a drastic step to take, but if you want the job that badly, and feel you could pull a Keyser Soze with your family, then flee and not be tracked down by the police / authorities, well then, head for the land of the rising sun.

And then you (scarily) post that. Sounds like you truly might have the stomach for it. I pray not. But if we see a username change to TheNipponStranger, or Mr. Kobayashi, we'll know what you did. But we won't tell anybody.

 

[Jim Bob]

A friend was researching moving her family of four to Canada. I think this ended that idea.

 

[Dubi Doo]

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A friend was researching moving her family of four to Canada. I think this ended that idea.

Kinda wild seeing some of the national anthems in Canada recently. Can't say I blame them too much. We were kindaaaa being dicks.

Theyre like our little brothers. They have our backs in the school yard fights, but only we are allowed to bully them!

 

[tsujimoto74]

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A friend was researching moving her family of four to Canada. I think this ended that idea.

Am I out of touch for thinking this doesn’t look like a crazy cost *to move into an entirely new country of which you are not a citizen*? Like, shoot, now I’m tempted to look further into it lol

 

[TheMistyStranger]

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A friend was researching moving her family of four to Canada. I think this ended that idea.

Yup. One of several reasons I'm now looking across oceans

 

[Jim Bob]

Am I out of touch for thinking this doesn’t look like a crazy cost *to move into an entirely new country of which you are not a citizen*? Like, shoot, now I’m tempted to look further into it lol

It all depends on how much cash you have on hand.

They would have to sell their house without knowing if they could get to Canada to check this box. And that does not seem like a gamble they want to take.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

It all depends on how much cash you have on hand.

They would have to sell their house without knowing if they could get to Canada to check this box. And that does not seem like a gamble they want to take.

From what I saw, housing prices north of the border are even more out of whack than those in the US.

 

[Jim Bob]

From what I saw, housing prices north of the border are even more out of whack than those in the US.

I follow an American that moved to Canada on social media and she talks all the time about how economically, living in Canada is an absolute mess compared to what her family that lives in the US deals with.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

I follow an American that moved to Canada on social media and she talks all the time about how economically, living in Canada is an absolute mess compared to what her family that lives in the US deals with.

That's the thing - it's all going to break. We're primed for a major depression, and when it hits, it's gonna hit everywhere. I'm so hesitant to consider buying a house right now, even if I do leave the US, because it feels like the clock is ticking down to everything being underwater again, but worse than 08.

 

[Jim Bob]

That's the thing - it's all going to break. We're primed for a major depression, and when it hits, it's gonna hit everywhere. I'm so hesitant to consider buying a house right now, even if I do leave the US, because it feels like the clock is ticking down to everything being underwater again, but worse than 08.

Thankfully we bought our house 9 years ago.

We bought it for around $120k and comparable homes in the neighborhood have sold recently for 2x that. So, things would have to get so bad that the house is worth what it sold for in 1999 for us to be in trouble.

Plus, we have no real need to move right now.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Thankfully we bought our house 9 years ago.

We bought it for around $120k and comparable homes in the neighborhood have sold recently for 2x that. So, things would have to get so bad that the house is worth what it sold for in 1999 for us to be in trouble.

Plus, we have no real need to move right now.

Sounds like you hit at the perfect time.

I have a friend who owed 200k on a house in Florida when the bubble burst in 08. He was also laid off at the same time because the company he worked for lost their government contract. House was suddenly valued at 35k, and eventually sold at auction for 6k.

 

[Jim Bob]

Sounds like you hit at the perfect time.

I have a friend who owed 200k on a house in Florida when the bubble burst in 08. He was also laid off at the same time because the company he worked for lost their government contract. House was suddenly valued at 35k, and eventually sold at auction for 6k.

The worst story I heard from that timeframe was a HS classmate who bought a house with her first husband in the DC area. They wanted to get divorced, but their house was under water and that forced them to stay together longer than either wanted as they tried to figure out what to do about the house.

 

[Beerz]

Kinda wild seeing some of the national anthems in Canada recently. Can't say I blame them too much. We were kindaaaa being dicks.

Theyre like our little brothers. They have our backs in the school yard fights, but only we are allowed to bully them!

Not really.. Canada has taken advantage of the US for far too long. It's like having a wife that cheats on you but she makes dinner for you every night so everything is fine and dandy. Canada is no victim.