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re: Return to small town Louisiana vs staying in the big city rat race
Posted on 11/9/26 at 6:37 pm to SuperSaint
Posted on 11/9/26 at 6:37 pm to SuperSaint
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You’re going to move to rural Louisiana and find out you have to deal with way more meth and crack heads on a daily basis shopping at Doller General than you ever had to in a week before
Well it’s rural but not that damn rural. The town I’m referring to is DeRidder
Posted on 11/9/26 at 6:38 pm to turnpiketiger
Posted on 11/9/26 at 6:47 pm to Marlboro Smooth
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What other costs am I not factoring?
The ammo you will go through
Ah gotcha
Posted on 11/9/26 at 6:53 pm to turnpiketiger
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I think the lack of character and authenticity is what is getting to me. We can all mock Louisiana all we want but it damn sure doesn’t lack character and authenticity.
I can agree there. There is a poster on Facebook that posts about the happenings on a small isolated island paradise known as Grand Isle. I know he supposedly posting as satire, but are there a few grains of truth between lines? Definitely a lot of character in this state and some of it starts with our politicians whether it is the governor or the mayor of a one horse town.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 6:55 pm to turnpiketiger
Not sure the Baton Rouge/Prairieville/Gonzales combo area qualifies as 'big city' but here we go.
Moved from rural cenla in 1980 to the BR/PV/GZ area in 1980, worked, married, had children and drove home one day in July 2019 and put the house up for sale. Moved back to cenla and now live in a very rural area on a lake surrounded by mostly state/national forest and timber company land.
For me and Ms duckblind, it was move or go insane due to the crazy growth in the Pvile/Gtown area. Huge development with absolutely no infrastructure in place to support it and a great place to live turned into one huge traffic queue.
Now that I'm retired I take morning walks, set on the back porch and watch a huge gray crane snag fish along the lake and just thank God for all my blessings.
Moved from rural cenla in 1980 to the BR/PV/GZ area in 1980, worked, married, had children and drove home one day in July 2019 and put the house up for sale. Moved back to cenla and now live in a very rural area on a lake surrounded by mostly state/national forest and timber company land.
For me and Ms duckblind, it was move or go insane due to the crazy growth in the Pvile/Gtown area. Huge development with absolutely no infrastructure in place to support it and a great place to live turned into one huge traffic queue.
Now that I'm retired I take morning walks, set on the back porch and watch a huge gray crane snag fish along the lake and just thank God for all my blessings.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 7:03 pm to turnpiketiger
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So the question is, is it worth it to say screw the rat race
I have turned down jobs in Houston to stay in Louisiana.
Third kid on the way now. We shall wait and see if it was worth it. I am fine with my choices though, for reasons you mentioned.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 7:03 pm to turnpiketiger
Anywhere in Houston to DeRidder is a massive downgrade
Posted on 11/9/26 at 7:09 pm to turnpiketiger
quote:point stands on the amount of meth heads you have to encounter on a daily
The town I’m referring to is DeRidder
Posted on 11/9/26 at 7:11 pm to turnpiketiger
The cost of living in Louisiana is much less than most states
Posted on 11/9/26 at 7:12 pm to turnpiketiger
BR isn’t far at all from Houston, very easy weekend drive. Go live the rat race and make money, then when you’re ready to slow down go back to small town living and enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 7:12 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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True but having to worry about money is also a miserable existence
True but living somewhere just because the pay is “better” sounds awful, too.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 7:18 pm to Epic Cajun
I’m raising my 3 young kids in a small town that affords them the education and opportunities infinitely better than I remember having in Louisiana. I’d probably deserve to go to hell if I were to haul off and move us to Louisiana.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 7:22 pm to SuperSaint
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point stands on the amount of meth heads you have to encounter on a daily
You see plenty of scum in big cities. Much more in fact.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 7:23 pm to turnpiketiger
I spend a few days way up in the piney hills every month.
We have a deer feeder in the back yard and it is not unusual to see a dozen does and fawns come up daily and you can set your watch on when the 7:05 AM school bus rumbles by.
Often I hear a gun go off on the next farm over and I don't grab my own. No one complains.
The mere satisfaction of not having an HOA is cathartic.
Walmart is 8 miles in one direction and Dollar General is 7 in the other but Amazon delivers.
Here in the burbs, we have HOAs, trashy Family Dollar stores, Mexican restaurants, Starbucks, 5 fast food joints, 6 convenience stores, and loads of traffic...all within 2 miles of me.
The problem is talking the wife into the country lifestyle. No shopping centers.
We have a deer feeder in the back yard and it is not unusual to see a dozen does and fawns come up daily and you can set your watch on when the 7:05 AM school bus rumbles by.
Often I hear a gun go off on the next farm over and I don't grab my own. No one complains.
The mere satisfaction of not having an HOA is cathartic.
Walmart is 8 miles in one direction and Dollar General is 7 in the other but Amazon delivers.
Here in the burbs, we have HOAs, trashy Family Dollar stores, Mexican restaurants, Starbucks, 5 fast food joints, 6 convenience stores, and loads of traffic...all within 2 miles of me.
The problem is talking the wife into the country lifestyle. No shopping centers.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 7:26 pm to turnpiketiger
If you have a wife and kids in the house, living on land in the country would be the move if you think there's even a 5 percent chance that AI creates occasional social upheaval and occasional chaos at some point in the future.
This post was edited on 11/9/26 at 7:27 pm
Posted on 11/9/26 at 7:29 pm to turnpiketiger
Not exactly “small town Louisiana” but I moved back to BR ~5 years ago. Grew up outside of town so I guess it qualifies as going back to my roots. Luckily it worked out on the job front and I didn’t take a pay cut with the move. Would’ve preferred to live out in the country, but living in BR was an easy compromise to appease the wife.
What I’ll say is this…if you’re the type of person who would even consider doing this, it’s worth a shot. You can always move if it doesn’t work out the way you envisioned.
The types who think they are better…who can’t stand breaking away from their corporate circle jerk and vapid friends…they’ll want to stay in Houston. No question.
What I’ll say is this…if you’re the type of person who would even consider doing this, it’s worth a shot. You can always move if it doesn’t work out the way you envisioned.
The types who think they are better…who can’t stand breaking away from their corporate circle jerk and vapid friends…they’ll want to stay in Houston. No question.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 7:34 pm to SuperSaint
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I’m raising my 3 young kids in a small town that affords them the education and opportunities infinitely better than I remember having in Louisiana. I’d probably deserve to go to hell if I were to haul off and move us to Louisiana.
Oh, don’t get me wrong I don’t think raising kids in Louisiana is the best for everyone, but I couldn’t imagine moving to the hellscape of Texas just because they pay a little more. There are definitely other places that I would be open to moving to, but it would have to be because I wanted to move there, regardless of pay.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 7:37 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
quote:so moving your young kids off to a poverty stricken welfare heavy area with poor education and opportunities is a good idea on a 5% chance AI could disrupt things?
If you have a wife and kids in the house, living on land in the country would be the move if you think there's even a 5 percent chance that AI creates occasional social upheaval and occasional chaos at some point in the future.
Gen X is turning out to be terrible at parenting
Posted on 11/9/26 at 7:44 pm to Shorts Guy
quote:it’s funny that Houston is seen by some here as some sort of ultra competitive striver place
The types who think they are better…who can’t stand breaking away from their corporate circle jerk and vapid friends…they’ll want to stay in Houston. No question.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 7:45 pm to turnpiketiger
Natchitoches
Or hill country Texas. I wish I could move to Gruene.
Or hill country Texas. I wish I could move to Gruene.
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