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Path: ...!news.roellig-ltd.de!open-news-network.org!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: connected lights Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2024 15:01:36 -0700 Lines: 48 Message-ID: <2rkeej9b12irgskpl14iqdkgrbr2u6kdnd@4ax.com> References: <vc1shc$vigh$1@dont-email.me> <vc239q$10r5u$1@dont-email.me> <9v0aej5ei41t1qnadcm2ib8akvhi5rrg8g@4ax.com> <vc4rbg$1li1o$1@dont-email.me> <381cejt4t39hv0c17rdarkeh416ls0enb8@4ax.com> <vc5600$1nqcq$1@dont-email.me> <vc6eec$1de4l$8@dont-email.me> <cnfdejhf1sf2i9lba1u7udsrrfekk9kuh3@4ax.com> <vc70nr$27805$9@dont-email.me> <fd2eejh6cofr4277rl1ndf3334l4rmvqd6@4ax.com> <vc77ik$29gek$1@dont-email.me> <q2aeej5qmdfa551o9p35e2ds2obnnkdo1s@4ax.com> <vc7cgi$2a7j4$10@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net 2pV2z+rjgGtRzyrjD266QARWVdjaRIB1DCOrF1j7fqhqFnv5uD Cancel-Lock: sha1:euuUO5n0Fn6+ccbx66Iku1k9BAk= sha256:jb7kPZcdG0jXeYqkLa6ttfsO0GeQKGYbIX6bYAZBxpA= User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Bytes: 3520 On Sun, 15 Sep 2024 15:28:19 -0400, Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >On 9/15/2024 2:53 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote: >> At my age, leaving the US for a different country is probably not a >> good option. In the past, I had considered Israel, Poland, Canada and >> Japan (in that order). >I have good friends, a married couple, who are worried about the future >of the U.S. and are seriously thinking about retiring elsewhere. I'll >note that they really are very, very fearful folks, to the point of >wearing anti-COVID masks until quite recently. > >They've considered (and so far, rejected) places that astound me, like >Caribbean islands, Costa Rica, Peru, some European countries, etc. I >don't know their list of criteria, but I think they'd be better off >staying here. There's no place on the planet that's perfect (except perhaps the biblical Garden of Eden, Nirvana, Atlantis, Shangri-la, The Promised Land(tm), Nirvana(?) and various Utopias. They come, they go, and they never seem to hang around or deliver on their promises. Some require that the immigrant be dead before submitting their entrance application. Others require divesture of all earthly valuables. They all seem like really bad investments. For your friends, I suggest the recognize that wherever they go, it won't be perfect. Even in perfect locations, the number of available residency slots is limited and tend to fill up quickly. By the time your friends arrive, they will either have to pay an exorbitant price for perfection, or settle for something less perfect. There's also a problem that few people discuss. Moving to a different location has a tendency to break up marriages: <https://www.google.com/search?q=Can+moving+break+a+marriage%3F> Anyway, I agree that your friends will probably do better in their present situation than in an unknown situation. If they're young and fairly portable, they might want to take their chances or hop around in search of the best situation. However, if they're older and not so portable, I would advise against any drastic changes. -- Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558