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I've lived in Virginia, briefly. I've driven thru Ohio. I'd go back to Virginia.

If there's a positive to it (and I'm really going out on a limb here) the money you save on housing, you'll be free to spend on alcohol.

21 hours ago, Incredulity said:

There are a shit lode of $20K small houses that look to be in decent shape.

 

Interdasting.  The term formerly known to me as "shitload" may be making more sense etymologically.

The little airport there use to be nice, but since Delta pulled out, it's now shit.

Lots of morbidly obese people.

Red state (for now).

I will probably have to move up there in a few years due to wife's family, but am thinking maybe Michigan instead since it's blue and now has weed.  But, Michigan roads suck.  I'd still drive across Ohio to the Cleveland airport than deal with shit hole Detroit airport. 

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DTW was surprisingly functional the last few times Ive been through it.

Then again my point of reference for comparison lately has been MSP and O'Hare, so maybe I'm just not used to decent airports anymore. 

Dont mind the red state stuff and the fat people things might get annoying.

Both of the terminals (Delta and Other) at DTW are new within the past maybe 10-12 years. Both laid out smartly, decent shops and restaurants. And obviously it's a Delta hub so tons of direct flights, even overseas. 

Not sure how old the terminals themselves are, but check in and security were definitely built for post 9-11. Super fast.

My brother went to Toledo for his master's because of the funding they offered, stuck around as an adjunct for a little while afterwards. We went to Cleveland for a wedding and he found the vibrant and cosmopolitan atmosphere refreshing. I don't know much about Toledo, but if it makes peoole say that about Cleveland, it can't have much to offer.

That said, SD sucks too so you'd be moving to a cheaper shit hole at least.

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On 12/24/2019 at 9:01 AM, gmr548 said:

My brother went to Toledo for his master's because of the funding they offered, stuck around as an adjunct for a little while afterwards. We went to Cleveland for a wedding and he found the vibrant and cosmopolitan atmosphere refreshing. I don't know much about Toledo, but if it makes peoole say that about Cleveland, it can't have much to offer.

That said, SD sucks too so you'd be moving to a cheaper shit hole at least.

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Surprisingly Cleveland is really cool downtown on 4th street and the river and the young/cool area near the stadium.

I flew into DTW and drove in the ice and storm to Toledo the other week. Perrysburg or Maumee seemed okay. I was doing some consulting for a large agribusiness (a smaller ADM or Cargill), and spent a few weeks there. Some of the millennials I met said it was cool and up and coming with craft breweries and hipster-like cultures setting in...

Avoid Tony Packos or whether the Hungarian hot dog place is; totally overrated.

16 minutes ago, Rougarou said:

Surprisingly Cleveland is really cool downtown on 4th street and the river and the young/cool area near the stadium.

I flew into DTW and drove in the ice and storm to Toledo the other week. Perrysburg or Maumee seemed okay. I was doing some consulting for a large agribusiness (a smaller ADM or Cargill), and spent a few weeks there. Some of the millennials I met said it was cool and up and coming with craft breweries and hipster-like cultures setting in...

Avoid Tony Packos or whether the Hungarian hot dog place is; totally overrated.

The Andersons?  Who's buying them?

2 hours ago, Parliament said:

The Andersons?  Who's buying them?

Look at you!

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Is it sad to say I’m excited to know they have Kroger... ain’t an HEB, but beats the fuck out of HyVee

11 hours ago, Laxtonto said:

Is it sad to say I’m excited to know they have Kroger... ain’t an HEB, but beats the fuck out of HyVee

La Mexicana looks like it might have possibilities.

If you visit a Mexican grocer in Toledo, go straight to the shart thread. 

15 hours ago, Laxtonto said:

Is it sad to say I’m excited to know they have Kroger... ain’t an HEB, but beats the fuck out of HyVee

Dude it’s Ohio, of course they have a Kroger. Kroger is HQ’ed in Cincinnati. Toledo probably has a Meijer too which rule.

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10 hours ago, KaiserSoze said:

Only an asshole would move to Toledo.

I guess you don't know me... Looks like I have found my real "home" then

On 12/31/2019 at 12:44 PM, Rougarou said:

Surprisingly Cleveland is really cool downtown on 4th street and the river and the young/cool area near the stadium.

I flew into DTW and drove in the ice and storm to Toledo the other week. Perrysburg or Maumee seemed okay. I was doing some consulting for a large agribusiness (a smaller ADM or Cargill), and spent a few weeks there. Some of the millennials I met said it was cool and up and coming with craft breweries and hipster-like cultures setting in...

Avoid Tony Packos or whether the Hungarian hot dog place is; totally overrated.

Millinnials and Centennials are breathing new life into a lot of older rust belt cities as the cost of living is attractive for them.

On 1/7/2020 at 7:52 AM, Lobo said:

If you visit a Mexican grocer in Toledo, go straight to the shart thread. 

La Mexicana and La Michoacan are all over the Midwest.  The Latinos did not stop in the Southwest. You can find a Mexican restaurant with futbol on the screens most places in the US these days.

Thanks, I didn’t know my Mexican family made it to Chicago.  My point was Toledo has around 10-15k Mexican folks in its city limits.  That’s pretty low for a city of that size meaning there’s not gonna be a great supply chain of quality ethnic foods.   
 

I'm just impressed there's a Mexican market instead of 1/4 of 1/2 an aisle at Kroger.

You're right.  That is progress actually...or Krogress...

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. You can find a Mexican restaurant with futbol on the screens most places in the US these days.


As a resident of one of the whitest States in the union, I can attest. Our local joint has ESPN Depotes and enchiladas al carbon that you'd die for.

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On 12/31/2019 at 11:44 AM, Rougarou said:

Surprisingly Cleveland is really cool downtown on 4th street and the river and the young/cool area near the stadium.

I flew into DTW and drove in the ice and storm to Toledo the other week. Perrysburg or Maumee seemed okay. I was doing some consulting for a large agribusiness (a smaller ADM or Cargill), and spent a few weeks there. Some of the millennials I met said it was cool and up and coming with craft breweries and hipster-like cultures setting in...

Avoid Tony Packos or whether the Hungarian hot dog place is; totally overrated.

Oh I'm familiar with Cleveland. I've been numerous times with how much family I have in the area. Cleveland can be a decent place to live, but no one would/should get excited about it. Toledo had that effect. 

I went down that river once when I was a kid. There's a place in the river, I can't remember...must have been a gardenia plantation, or a flower plantation at one time. It's all wild and overgrown now. But for about five miles, you'd think that heaven just fell on the earth, in the form of gardenias.

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So dumb question but how often does the Maumee River flood on the south side of Toledo metro? Down to Ottawa Hills, Holland (maybe) Maumee and Sylvania neighborhoods.

 

Will head out there in March to look a little harder on locations and what not.

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Looks like it is Slyvania...

Loved everything about NW Ohio, but then again I am using SD as a comparative baseline.  Will say property tax in both Slyvania and Ottawa Hills seems a bit high

2 hours ago, Laxtonto said:

Looks like it is Slyvania...

Loved everything about NW Ohio, but then again I am using SD as a comparative baseline.  Will say property tax in both Slyvania and Ottawa Hills seems a bit high

Ohio's school funding/tax redistribution is a mess largely due to the charter school provisions.  Basically if property taxes aren't high the local public schools are underfunded. Our kids' private school got more per child from the state than the local school district received.

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There's also the educational risk that your children will be from Ohio.  

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19 hours ago, Lobo said:

There's also the educational risk that your children will be from Ohio.  

Well the first is born in Wisc and the second will be born in SD, so technically neither will be "from" Ohio.

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On 12/18/2019 at 8:35 AM, Laxtonto said:

So far the biggest thing I have noticed is holy fuck the housing market it cheap!

Bump, I got on Zillow when this thread first popped up and they alerted me today about a house that just went under contract, this is an extreme amount of house for $510k. $130/sq ft on the freaking' river.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4151-River-Rd-Toledo-OH-43614/34630385_zpid/

 

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Closing on a house in Sylvania in June. Let’s just say doing this in the middle of the pandemic has been a bit more complicated than anticipated.

Bump, I got on Zillow when this thread first popped up and they alerted me today about a house that just went under contract, this is an extreme amount of house for $510k. $130/sq ft on the freaking' river.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4151-River-Rd-Toledo-OH-43614/34630385_zpid/
 

I didn't even know you could spend $500k on a house in Ohio. Figured that'd get you a whole town or something.
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T minus 10 days.

Get keys on July 3rd. Hope like hell my movers deliver my shit sooner rather than later...

10 hours ago, Laxtonto said:

T minus 10 days.

Get keys on July 3rd. Hope like hell my movers deliver my shit sooner rather than later...

good luck man, excited for y'all!

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7 hours ago, Horn_Spanker said:

How far to the nearest Michigan dispensary?

That is an interesting question. Toledo is like just over the line...

google maps say about an hour to one in Ann Arbor

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I am officially in Ohio and my movers have dropped off my stuff (and surprisingly didn’t try to screw me over at the last minute).

 

Should I chronicle my weird Ohio interactions here or just save those for other threads...

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13 hours ago, Parliament said:

You do you, Brother.  And make sure to hit up Tony Paco's.

My wife found that place last time we were here when she was 6 1/2 months pregnant...

 

Have already swung through the drive thru once and might end up there tomorrow as well...

 

Odd enough Toledo seems to have a plethora of chain steak houses and a Fuzzys tacos..

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I saw that downtown near the ball park. The pasta is probably meh, but the 4 year old will like it for the themed stuff

As far as Ohio italian food goes, it isn't bad.  Not every street corner has an Olive Garden on it.

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And I was joking about Tony Paco's.  They're overrated.

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2 hours ago, Parliament said:

As far as Ohio italian food goes, it isn't bad.  Not every street corner has an Olive Garden on it.

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And I was joking about Tony Paco's.  They're overrated.

I’m not a fan per say, but then again at least it is something different.

 

Much happier that I have a better selection of sea food (both restaurants and groceries) and just general diversity in food options.

With a 4 year old and a 9 week old, I am not really expecting to go do any real fine dining any time soon anyways

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