[Blindtlk] Best places to live

[Judy Jones]

I understand what you're saying, but transportation has always been big in 
our book, although I did work for a school district in the 80s where I did 
the ride-share thing, and it worked out fine.

But ride-sharing can fall flat if the person you originally choose to ride 
with is either consistently late for work, or is absent quite a bit.  I've 
had that situation happen on a different job, where I thought the ride-share 
would work out and didn't.  This was in Orlando, working for the state of 
Florida years ago.

Chris and I have always sought a home where there was either good 
transportation or was pedestrian accessible to mett our needs, especially 
when accompanying kids to places, and getting them where they need to go.

Hiring drivers can work, but can also end up being expensive, depending on 
the situation.  If you have transit, you can get where you want to go, with 
choices of when you want to go.

Judy


-----Original Message----- 
From: Cherylandmaxx
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 6:58 AM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Best places to live

Many of us. That are blind that were not born blind like myself, finding a 
place to live might be due to medical issues. From either veterans, 
accidents, health issues such as diabetes and other health issues, you may 
not want to focus on the blindness issues that Julie mentioned.  Finding the 
best doctors and hospitals would be a big issue to me.  Nelson and myself 
are trying to sell our home and move out of NY.

We have been many places in recent years with owning a travel agency.

Most recently being in Utah. We loved it for the weather, the medical 
facilities as well as knowing people who live there, even transportation 
wasn't an issue.

Try to remember transportation may not be the first thing to think about,if 
we can afford it and we work or looking for work the answer might be just 
hiring a driver.


Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S®4

-------- Original message --------
From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
Date: 10/31/2013  8:45 AM  (GMT-05:00)
To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Best places to live

I think this topic is quite interesting.  The thing that fascinates me the
most is this concept that there is a best place to live and that somehow
blindness figures into that equation.   I think individual preferences are a
much greater predictor of happiness with your living arrangements than some
survey with scoring based on things that may or may not matter to you.

I live in a very small town, less than 8,000 people.  I am probably the
happiest I have been in my whole life.  I grew up in a large city of perhaps
400,000 people and have lived in a tiny town of about 500 people.   There
have been good points and bad to each.

What I'd suggest to anyone thinking of relocating for whatever reason is to
list what is really important to you, not what blind people are supposed to
find important.  Then look at the possibilities that meet your must have's
and would like to have lists.

I like the ability to walk most everywhere I want to go.  I like fresh air,
a slow pace, small family owned shops, very low crime and space, lots and
lots of space.  Things like buses and advanced medical facilities are not
all that important to me.  If they were, this town would be a misery.

I guess I'm just saying to put more emphasis on what is most important to
you as a person and less on what someone else has decided should be
important to you because you're blind.

Julie





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