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   Message 2,936 of 3,290   
   Greg Goss to Bill Gill   
   Re: Commute times (was one of the sci-fi   
   04 Feb 14 08:13:01   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: gossg@gossg.org   
      
   Bill Gill  wrote:   
      
   >I recall back in the mid 80s I was considering transferring to a   
   >job in Southern California and was investigating how much housing   
   >would cost.  I found some body that said that if you didn't mind how   
   >far you had to drive you could find really good prices on housing.   
   >It just too forever to get to work.   
   >   
   >I didn't take the transfer, too expensive and too crowded to live in   
   >California   
      
   A cousin of mine was once offered a high-profile job in New York.  I   
   think that the new job was double the money of her Toronto job.  If I   
   recall correctly, they were offering USD $128K instead of her current   
   CAD$63K.   
      
   She made the cover of Canada's newsmagazine (Macleans) for saying "It   
   was a good offer, but I would have to live in New York. Who would want   
   to live in New York?"   
      
   I suspect that California was both cheaper and less crowded than New   
   York.   
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