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Mokie

Hi!

What a funny coincidence that we're both from Pgh!  I'd love to hear your thoughts on SC vs Pgh, and what you missed from Pgh while you lived in SC (if anything).  My DH and I cannot stand the weather here, and we have been finding when looking online that we can get so much more for our money in the housing market in the South than we can in Pgh.  Like I said in my post below, I am a little worried about the job situation, Pgh's unemployment is around 7% and I believe SC's is 12%.  I work in non-profits and DH is in sales.  We also like that fact that there is a lot to do in that area, plus the beach is so close. 

I'd love to hear your thoughts! 

Thanks!

MrsZP2B

I know this has nothing to do with me, but I'm butting in anyway.  If you go here: http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.sc_greenville_msa.htm

 

You can see the unemployment rate by county.  Greenville county's is up right now but not the 12% of the rest of the state. You can go there and search for different areas to see what the employment market is like in the specific areas where you may want to move. 

There are some very poor areas of the state, but not all.  Don't let blanket statistics about the state scare you off

Mokie

Butt in all you want!  The better we can make moving sound, the better!  Thanks so much!

HLDJMS711

While in SC we missed family (everyone is still up here), sports, and Mancini's bread.  Yeah, that's about all I can think of Now that we're back here, I miss the beach terribly. I have discovered that I'm really meant to live by the ocean.  I honestly would sell everything I own and live in a shack on the beach. Well, maybe not really, but you know what I mean! My DH has called me his "southern wife" recently, because I miss everything about the south - the smell of the salt air, the flowers, the trees, the food, the sweet tea - I could go on and on.  The weather in Pgh is utterly depressing. I hate it! I honestly don't know if I can live here forever. It's a pretty city with great sports, but that's about it. There's nothing really to do here except go to a game or a concert every now and then. If it wasn't for missing my family so much, I probably wouldn't have moved back. That's the only reason we did, aside from advancing DH's career. I also love Charleston's proximity to so many great places - we easily did a long weekend in Disney (~5 hrs away), Hilton Head/Savannah and Myrtle Beach are only 1.5 hrs in either direction, Asheville is only a few hours, Charlotte is only 3 hrs as well.  I honestly can't help too much with the job situation, but would suggest getting in touch with a headhunter or agency of some sort. There are lots of volunteer opportunities, for example the Red Cross is big there, so there may be an opportunity to get in with some sort of non-profit. Let me know if there's anything else you can think of! 

HLDJMS711

Also, a health note. I have been sick 4 times since being back in Pgh for 10 months, and only was sick twice in the entire 3 years we lived in SC.  My allegies pretty much went away down there and my achy bones didn't ache so much either. 

AML84

Once you are surrounded by water, most can never leave it. I moved to Ohio for a while, and came back asap. I live on the lake, I'm less than a mile from boating on the river, and 30 minutes to the ocean. I cannot be without!

Mokie

Yeah, I feel that way after coming back to Pgh after a week at the beach!   We're both definitely beach people.  Even our dog hates the cold and rain!  Thanks so much for the replies!