Arlo brings up the topic to move each time they visit.
How much are they actually anchored to the house when their kids and his boat are near the gulf?
Arlo likes the idea of things, but then senses work ahead and stops action.
Janis sees possibility, knows how to plan it out and make it happen, from movers to utilities to new doctors. She will do all the project management, and would hire out the heavy lifting.
It’s like the boat. Arlo wanted one for years. Gus wanted to give one away. Gene did all the repairs and upgrades and does the maintenance. Arlo still needed to say no a dozen times first.
It would also be a lot of work to leave one spouse in a house with decades of accumulated things, and hours away from family.
Or to require the kids to leave their life in order to take care of parents should that need arise.
Since I live in a place most people can only dream of, it’s going to be very hard when I can’t take care of my land and have to find an acre or two to build another house on. Can’t beat living in a national forest with 16 acres of land and nearest neighbor a mile away from you. I love my Home!!!
Carol & I’ve been married 57 years and have moved 13 times in that time. We learned a helpful mantra in that regard: "3 moves = 1 fire.‘’ frequent moves do help reduce the ’stuff’ that accumulates in the house.
I wonder if part of Arlo & Janis’ hesitation to move has to do with hurricanes. They seem to live far enough upstate that it’s not the big issue that it would be if they lived on the coast. Then again, whichever Gulf Coast state they live in will almost certainly have much worse humidity upstate than on the coast. As for me, I hate humidity so for me, that would be a big factor in where I’d choose to live if I were to relocate.
I’ve lived more than 30 different places, half of them in my adult life. “Roots” are people to me, not places. Places are never the same when you go back.
Da'Dad over 1 year ago
Closer to five decades here and still counting, and something is creeping.
Yakety Sax over 1 year ago
Time to dust off that machete!
Alias1600 over 1 year ago
Arlo brings up the topic to move each time they visit.
How much are they actually anchored to the house when their kids and his boat are near the gulf?
Arlo likes the idea of things, but then senses work ahead and stops action.
Janis sees possibility, knows how to plan it out and make it happen, from movers to utilities to new doctors. She will do all the project management, and would hire out the heavy lifting.
It’s like the boat. Arlo wanted one for years. Gus wanted to give one away. Gene did all the repairs and upgrades and does the maintenance. Arlo still needed to say no a dozen times first.
It would also be a lot of work to leave one spouse in a house with decades of accumulated things, and hours away from family.
Or to require the kids to leave their life in order to take care of parents should that need arise.
daking27 over 1 year ago
Just one word: kudzu. Move while you can.
Skeptical Meg over 1 year ago
I’m in a similar situation. I can’t figure out where the next stage of my life should be.
coffeemom88 over 1 year ago
Kudzu!
Màiri over 1 year ago
Looks like Ludi isn’t going to be traumatised after all.
DaBump Premium Member over 1 year ago
Ivy.
Forest Dweller 54 over 1 year ago
Since I live in a place most people can only dream of, it’s going to be very hard when I can’t take care of my land and have to find an acre or two to build another house on. Can’t beat living in a national forest with 16 acres of land and nearest neighbor a mile away from you. I love my Home!!!
Just-me over 1 year ago
A tad over 40 years in the same house for us.
Lemon Juice over 1 year ago
And the stuff you manage to acquire! I’ve got to crawl back up in the attic and get that stuff down before I get too old to do it!
klapre over 1 year ago
Its a done deal. They’re moving.
dtdbiz over 1 year ago
I like way Gus talks. Like a character from a black-and-white movie on TCM.
petermerck over 1 year ago
Too much stuff to move.
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 1 year ago
Arlo is getting creepy…..
Chuck2Carol Premium Member over 1 year ago
Carol & I’ve been married 57 years and have moved 13 times in that time. We learned a helpful mantra in that regard: "3 moves = 1 fire.‘’ frequent moves do help reduce the ’stuff’ that accumulates in the house.
one more ole man over 1 year ago
We are in our 8th house after living in three states over time. Finally got it right.
DDrazen over 1 year ago
It’s a snowbird thing.
xmudman over 1 year ago
I wonder if part of Arlo & Janis’ hesitation to move has to do with hurricanes. They seem to live far enough upstate that it’s not the big issue that it would be if they lived on the coast. Then again, whichever Gulf Coast state they live in will almost certainly have much worse humidity upstate than on the coast. As for me, I hate humidity so for me, that would be a big factor in where I’d choose to live if I were to relocate.
Aladar30 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Do it Arlo, DO IT!!!
funinsun99 over 1 year ago
weird eyes
Laurie Stoker Premium Member over 1 year ago
That one caught me off guard with a huge LOL!!!
kozmikgal over 1 year ago
Kudzu.
mistercatworks over 1 year ago
I’ve lived more than 30 different places, half of them in my adult life. “Roots” are people to me, not places. Places are never the same when you go back.