Originally Posted By smeeeko ^^Hawaii is almost if not more expensive than buying in California.. plus you have all those shipping costs if you ever want to have some of your furnishings follow you there.. I think if that is where you want to be (HI, FL wherever..) then fine.. I think that any big move like that deserves a lot of research and consideration before the big leap. Celebration for me means proximity to many of our friends (and my mom's side of the family in Sarasota/Tampa Bay area) so something like that is a definite plus.. I'm not keen on FL otherwise.. everything is spread out and the traffic on I-drive is freaking NUTS. I like Celebration because I know I could get a Smart Car and do my own thing.. I wouldn't consider doing anything like that anywhere else in the country and especially not in California.. We have family that lives in Kona and knowing how much it costs to live there even on an ancient lava flow is just NUTS but you pay for paradise in location & band-aids I guess.
Originally Posted By LadyandtheTramp To each their own - to me, I'm not even interested in going back to Hawaii for vacation.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Well.. If I wanted to spend my retirement surrounded but tourists, I much rather be in Hawaii.
Originally Posted By pixiedust1 <<TDLFAN Thu 7/6/2006 7:04p Well.. If I wanted to spend my retirement surrounded but tourists, I much rather be in Hawaii.>> I can just see you now in a grass skirt two coconuts... LOL...
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> Disney didn't need to build a community. << Yes, they did. Part of their original covenant for being given full control over all their property included "homes and jobs" and a "new town." Walt himself wanted a town MUCH larger and more fully developed than what Celebration is.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> I'd retire to Hawaii in a heartbeat. << What is this "retire" thing? You can afford to retire? I'll probably die someday at my desk. They probably won't notice until I miss the next staff meeting.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Well.. If I wanted to spend my retirement surrounded but tourists, I much rather be in Hawaii.>> Me too ... I love the whole 'ohana lifestyle. Unfortunately, WalMart has invaded the islands already.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <>> I'd retire to Hawaii in a heartbeat. << What is this "retire" thing? You can afford to retire? I'll probably die someday at my desk. They probably won't notice until I miss the next staff meeting.< ssWEDguy -- that sound you hear is me standing on my chair and clapping and cheering loudly for this post --- how I hear ya on this one. 1. I am 51 but have 14 years left on my mortgage 2. I still have a 12 year old at home and a 21 year old also - both girls - 2 weddings to pay for and one more college 3. my company did away with pensions 6 years ago...so the replacement cash fund would last about a year.... social security -- yeah right..hahahaha so it's work until you can't work no more....or drastic life style changes..probably some of both... by the way since I work from home, missing the next staff meeting just means missing the call-- they probably wouldn't even check
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<I'll probably die someday at my desk.>> Years ago I built a bicycle wheel for a customer. It hung in the shop for a long while. I finally called the gentleman's office to remind him that his wheel was still in the store and he could pick it up anytime.... but the woman who answered told me he had passed away. Okay, that was way off topic. LOL. Soooo... I wouldn't mind living in Celebration, but I'd hate central Florida weather. I'd rather live closer to DL for that reason alone.
Originally Posted By smeeeko ^ I guess it depends what exit you live off the I-5 from DLR but personally I think we live too close for me.. *bleh*
Originally Posted By trekkeruss My mom and older sister both live in Oceanside. I love it there, and may move out there too in the near future.
Originally Posted By smeeeko Oceanside has that cool "Bamboo 2-U and Tikis TOO" shop.. =) not to mention the pier and the cute downtown..
