That's why I'm staying. I have no desire to give up the best to settle for less.
I'll stay and continue to operate behind enemy lines. And FWIW, it's my opinion the leftist in CA have over played their hands with their anti-American lunatic policies. The worm is turning.☺
My mother keeps asking if I will move back once I retire. I tell her that I cannot afford it. When my uncle’s small old house with two bedrooms, one bath, small yard, and separate garage is valued at over $1 million, and I own two much nicer houses valued at far less in what is actually an expensive state—why would I give up my higher standard of living? Why would I want to live in a shanty when I can live comfortably almost anywhere else in the country? Why would I want to surround myself with CA lunacy? And so forth. CA is beautiful, it is where I was born and raised, but the state I love has become a dysfunctional mess. I’d love to move back, but until the insanity is cured, I’m looking at retiring in the Deep South. There are actually very nice places to live outside of CA.