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Re: Would you rather live by the beach or in the mountains?

I so agree!  Having just returned from a tour of WY and SD and breathing the fabulous mountain air and taking in the majestic scenery, I commented that a log cabin in the mountains with a lake or even a stream nearby would be fabulous.  Of course we ...
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Re: Did You Have To Leave An Area You Loved Because You Simply Couldn't Afford To Retire There?

Goldye, I don't know how you would classify Oklahoma.  We live in a suburb considered affluent but we have a range of incomes.  We have what we call the Oklahoma Standard--we relish in helping others.  My neighbor of 20 years is NY born and bred and ...
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Re: Was I discriminated against?

Yes.  In the late 70's I was told point blank by school principals and/or HR interviewers that they were sorry they could not hire me because they needed to place more minorities in the system to satisfy federal anti-discrimination policies against b...
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Re: Would you rather live by the beach or in the mountains?

I vote for mountains with a stream running through the back yard!  While the ocean is great to see and sit by (don't care to be IN it) the heat is stifling.  My one concern about the mountains is that I have always enjoyed my neighbors and if being i...
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Re: Would you rather live by the beach or in the mountains?

I so agree!  Having just returned from a tour of WY and SD and breathing the fabulous mountain air and taking in the majestic scenery, I commented that a log cabin in the mountains with a lake or even a stream nearby would be fabulous.  Of course we ...
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Re: Did You Have To Leave An Area You Loved Because You Simply Couldn't Afford To Retire There?

Goldye, I don't know how you would classify Oklahoma.  We live in a suburb considered affluent but we have a range of incomes.  We have what we call the Oklahoma Standard--we relish in helping others.  My neighbor of 20 years is NY born and bred and ...
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Re: Was I discriminated against?

Yes.  In the late 70's I was told point blank by school principals and/or HR interviewers that they were sorry they could not hire me because they needed to place more minorities in the system to satisfy federal anti-discrimination policies against b...
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Re: Would you rather live by the beach or in the mountains?

I vote for mountains with a stream running through the back yard!  While the ocean is great to see and sit by (don't care to be IN it) the heat is stifling.  My one concern about the mountains is that I have always enjoyed my neighbors and if being i...
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Re: Would you rather live by the beach or in the mountains?

I so agree!  Having just returned from a tour of WY and SD and breathing the fabulous mountain air and taking in the majestic scenery, I commented that a log cabin in the mountains with a lake or even a stream nearby would be fabulous.  Of course we ...
oklagramma 06-15-2016 11:06 AM
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Re: Did You Have To Leave An Area You Loved Because You Simply Couldn't Afford To Retire There?

Goldye, I don't know how you would classify Oklahoma.  We live in a suburb considered affluent but we have a range of incomes.  We have what we call the Oklahoma Standard--we relish in helping others.  My neighbor of 20 years is NY born and bred and ...
oklagramma 04-28-2015 11:38 AM
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Re: Was I discriminated against?

Yes.  In the late 70's I was told point blank by school principals and/or HR interviewers that they were sorry they could not hire me because they needed to place more minorities in the system to satisfy federal anti-discrimination policies against b...
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Re: Would you rather live by the beach or in the mountains?

I vote for mountains with a stream running through the back yard!  While the ocean is great to see and sit by (don't care to be IN it) the heat is stifling.  My one concern about the mountains is that I have always enjoyed my neighbors and if being i...
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