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May 3, 2017, 2:24 am

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SFO777

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Originally Posted by brooklynflyer82

Happy to hear you are moving to NYC. Give Brooklyn a look if you are so inclined. Brooklyn heights is a great area though understand you might want to be in Manhattan. Once you move here make sure to eat at chefs table at Brooklyn fare, probably one of the best meal I have ever had. Also go to lucali and get some pizza.

Thanks brooklynflyer82. OK, we may visit a restaurant or two, but it's gonna be Manhattan.

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Originally Posted by JohnRain

I'd hire a private chef and stay in SoCal.
Better weather: check
Lower rents & more space: check
Mrs SFO777 will never have to cook again: check
Luxury boutiques aren't right around the corner (like in NYC): check
Just my two cents, SFO777

LOL. Thank you JohnRain for being the voice of reason and sanity.

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Originally Posted by nequine

Some great photos there as you moved around NYC - definitely places the usual tourist doesn't venture to!

Thanks nequine.

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Originally Posted by HawaiiTrvlr

If you move to Manhattan, it reminded me, for some reason, of the Seinfeld bit on Manhattan area codes.
Seinfeld - New Area Code - YouTube

LMAO. Thanks very much HawaiiTrvlr. Apparently, you can buy a 212 number for $1,000 or so.

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Originally Posted by Madone59

I am currently in the middle of a move from San Diego to Charlotte so let me give you one piece of advice: Save the hassle of working with a mover and light your things on fire! Good luck.

I like that idea especially if you can convince your insurance company that it was an accident.

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Originally Posted by TheBOSman

I had to do most of my move to Austin myself. I will likewise be lighting my things on fire if I have to do a >200 mile move ever again

.

I dunno. I think that a move is a move, be it 2 miles or 2,000 miles.

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Originally Posted by Loose Cannon

Thanks for your Trip Report and the pictures.
It sure seems like First World problems to me! This report begs the question: Have you ever eaten at The Fish Company in Los Alamitos?

Thank you Loose Cannon. Embarrassed to say that I had to google Los Alamitos. We're in Dana Point so that may as well be in San Diego.

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Originally Posted by RogueViator

SFO777 just throwing this out there...have you and Mrs. SFO777 ever consider moving to either Montreal or Toronto? Both are within easy reach of NYC and there are some pretty good restaurants up here too. Plus if you're buying a home, the US dollar exchange rate is VERY favorable.

Montréal, oui. Toronto? Let's put it this way. I grew up in Montreal and always hated Toronto. No way would I ever live in Toronto. It's bad enough to have to visit T.O.

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Originally Posted by wahooflyer

I wondered that too... why did Mrs. SFO veto the idea of Montreal? I'd love to have a second home there one day, at least in the summer. Housing is dirt cheap anywhere for Americans in la belle province. Toronto is nice but just feels too "sterile" to me.

Have you ever been to Montreal in the winter?

There is a reason that I'm from Montreal.

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