Pluses---
- Good year round weather.
- No snow.
- Close to ocean for visits.
- Bay area is close from San Jose to San Francisco and Monterey.
- Train to the city or catch Amtrak or -- perhaps even -- a plane.
- Agricultural products range from wine to garlic to flowers to trees.
- Numerous hiking trails.
- US101 is a three lane freeway at Morgan Hill.
- Whole Foods is 20 miles distant.
- California traffic moves too fast.
- Higher costs for car insurance and licensing/registration.
Just another option and something to think about.
Whenever you are experiencing a moment of weakness and are actually considering Morgan Hill or anywhere else in CA as a settling down spot, just give me a call and I'll slap some sense back into you! :-)
ReplyDeleteJohn
Oh you Californians, you can't be too far away from a whole foods!! LOL Snicker LOL
ReplyDeleteNot in California
Hey Lloyd,
ReplyDeleteONE more "negative" if it's important to you: income tax!
Capital gains, retirement pay-outs and 401k/IRA distributions are all subject to CA's (approx) 10% income tax rate... notwithstanding various adjustments for "lower income" categories (and deductions, if any).
-DonF (on NHOG)