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Originally Posted by JSH
Saginaw is not a big city. All of Saginaw County only has 200K people. The city proper is down to 44K from a peak of 98K.
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Right now I'm in the biggest city I've ever lived in with just under 6,500 population. Here in the Colorado mountains towns are small and far between. We have dear in the yard nearly every day. Sometimes bears. I can drive for hundreds of miles and be the only car on the road.
44K is enourmous to me. But not impossible. The wife and I did try to live near Denver in the city of Aurora once 17 years ago. We ended up moving back to the mountains after 6 months. That was before we had kids.
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Originally Posted by JSH
Yes, moving requires finding new friends. My wife and I have done it 4 times in the last 20 years.
Looking at the family tree my family hasn't stayed put for more than a generation. All moved to find work.
I moved out of Michigan when I graduated university
My father moved across the state of Michigan
My Grandfather moved from Indiana to Michigan
My Great Grandfather moved from Missouri to Indiana
My Great Great Grandfather was Born and died in Missouri
My Great Great Great Grandfather moved from North Carolina to Missouri
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I'm sure it gets easier after the first time. Except the time I went to Denver, I've only lived in towns where friends and family also live. I'm not sure what generation of Coloradan I am, but I know my european ancestors came over in covered wagons. My native american ancestors had even more time here. My great great grandfather helped build the railroads here and died on the tracks. My grandfather helped put in the powerlines into these mountain towns. One great grandmother killed a bear with a 22 gauge rifle in one shot.