# Leaving NY? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 27, 2009, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352 "2009-05-27T08:23:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/41 "2009-05-27T11:48:01Z")
> [@Jared](#): > > buffalo is not that bad, everyone comes back… keep telling yourself that… ---
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/42 "2009-05-27T11:49:43Z")
> [@Jared](#): > > buffalo is not that bad, everyone comes back… :roflpicard: not a chance ---
**Author:** ![tinsil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tinsil/32/5365_2.png) [@tinsil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tinsil)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/43 "2009-05-27T12:08:32Z")
not leaving because my dad was diagnosed with cancer and my sister just had a baby, my first nephew (probably going to be my only nephew) My husband has a very nice permanent job here that hes not about to leave. and we just bought a house for dirt cheap and its really nice, I live in NT so the taxes are tolerable. Winter doesn’t bother me, its nice to have a day off in the middle of the winter when its gets really bad, better than earthquakes, tornadoes etc. Hockey is really big here and I love my sabres. why I want to leave: jobs here in my field suck, the goth scene is all but gone. and I’m not the bread winner of the family, so I’ll stick around. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/44 "2009-05-27T12:10:49Z")
> [@tinsil](#): > > not leaving because my dad was diagnosed with cancer and my sister just had a baby, my first nephew (probably going to be my only nephew) My husband has a very nice permanent job here that hes not about to leave. and we just bought a house for dirt cheap and its really nice, I live in NT so the taxes are tolerable. Winter doesn’t bother me, its nice to have a day off in the middle of the winter when its gets really bad, better than earthquakes, tornadoes etc. Hockey is really big here and I love my sabres. > why I want to leave: jobs here in my field suck, **the goth scene is all but gone.** and I’m not the bread winner of the family, so I’ll stick around. Wat? ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/45 "2009-05-27T12:14:10Z")
> [@Motocrossx23](#): > > Wat? x2 lolque.jpg ---
**Author:** ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/46 "2009-05-27T13:19:07Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > lolque.jpg +1 goth scene :mamoru: ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/47 "2009-05-27T13:21:14Z")
i basically have nothing if i were to move only person that i know who lives out of state is in georgia, so i would move there if i moved anywhere so i could atleast have one friend lol ☹ i’ve been to like 10 different states, and several of them multiple times… it all gets old after a while. You have to make due with what you have sometimes :meh: ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/48 "2009-05-27T13:23:56Z")
> [@deebo](#): > > …You have to make due with what you have sometimes :meh: that’s the spirit!! ---
**Author:** ![burnt\_toast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnt_toast/32/7518_2.png) [@burnt\_toast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnt_toast)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/49 "2009-05-27T13:55:15Z")
> [@Motocrossx23](#): > > Wat? ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/50 "2009-05-27T13:56:54Z")
My girlfriend and I made a real go at it to move out to the Phoenix, AZ area in 2009. We gave ourselves 1 solid year for one of us to get a real solid good paying job, and the other one would follow along, and work a crummy job at first. We both have college degrees. Lets just say we couldn’t do it in 2009. Its very challenging to get a job out of state if you aren’t already there. People don’t want you, unless you have amazing credentials or experience exactly like they want. We are taking a break for about a year, while she finishes up her masters here, then make a go at it again. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/51 "2009-05-27T15:08:24Z")
> [@Penfold](#): > > Wont that require like $3 million at minimum to support yourself for a normal lifetime after you retire at that age? lol Maybe, I’ll figure that out later! Worse case, 45-65 jobless…go back to work at 65! hahaha I’d live very modestly… ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/52 "2009-05-27T15:18:22Z")
be one of those 70 year olds workin at home depot lol ---
**Author:** ![PureXTC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purextc/32/5223_2.png) [@PureXTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureXTC)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/53 "2009-05-27T16:55:48Z")
So besically we all got screwed cause our families settled in Buffalo and we don’t want to leave them. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/54 "2009-05-27T17:06:36Z")
> [@deebo](#): > > be one of those 70 year olds workin at home depot lol Hey man you need a hammer? Because I have the hammer for you… Hammer time ba na na na na na na. > [@PureXTC](#): > > So besically we all got screwed cause our families settled in Buffalo and we don’t want to leave them. That is the truth! Don’t do it to your children!! ---
**Author:** ![idriveaneon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/idriveaneon/32/4985_2.png) [@idriveaneon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/idriveaneon)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/55 "2009-05-27T17:19:57Z")
I hate the bullshit weather here, its shity 5-7 days a week. I’m stuck here for now because i got a +40k a year job w/ full benefits with just a highschool education and its almost impossible to find that anywhere else. Downside is that my family already bought a house in Phoenix az late last year (sister got a good job at a school there and my parents followed)and i was out there in march and it made me not want to come back here. Amazing weather and tons of shit to do all the time. sure it has its drawbacks ( shitty housing market, high heat)but its seems more appealing than NY. I just bought a house on my own in henrietta though so im going to stick it out for a while and see what happens. ---
**Author:** ![wickedcivy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wickedcivy/32/7295_2.png) [@wickedcivy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/wickedcivy)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/56 "2009-05-27T22:13:43Z")
When I graduated from RIT there were no options for me in buffalo. Had to move to cleveland (not much better) for anything remotely close to what I am looking for in my career path. ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/57 "2009-05-27T22:33:58Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > people are DEFINITELY high strung in NY Big time… and its all for nothing. Buffalo fucked me up. Nerves went to shit. I miss my friends and Toronto but Im really glad Im gone. ---
**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/58 "2009-05-27T23:35:35Z")
i peaced for school and career. ---
**Author:** ![n20junkie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n20junkie/32/7396_2.png) [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/59 "2009-05-28T05:16:48Z")
I’ve been all over the country. From a purely logical standpoint, there are WAY better places to live. Financially this state is fucked just like Cali. We suck off of the working to pay for the scum. What do I get for my taxes… roads and garbage service, oh and really expensive school that wastes money at every chance they get, then cries for more. Well actually every government in the state does that. Any state in the union will give you that, so I guess I personally don’t get shit for all of the money I pay. If it wasn’t for family, this would be the last place I lived, but you can’t change where home is. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352/60 "2009-05-28T05:57:57Z")
> [@PureXTC](#): > > So besically we all got screwed cause our families settled in Buffalo and we don’t want to leave them. > [@ultradriver10000](#): > > …That is the truth! Don’t do it to your children!! Yeah, that is the reason why A LOT of people don’t leave. My G/F had a very hard time leaving her mom. Her mother and her sister still both put a good guilt trip on her for leaving. That is the worst. You can’t let other people decide what you do. You have to make you happy, before you make anyone else happy. If you are sad you never get to see your parents faces, get them a web cam and download Skype. My family uses is A TON. My sister lives in Cali, I am in NC, and my parents in NY. Also my grandparents use it when they spend their winters in FL. It’s a great way to keep in touch. Seriously. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/leaving-ny/68352.md?page=4)