Comments on: Perspective http://mytravelingfamily.com/2008/09/30/perspective/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:33:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kirk http://mytravelingfamily.com/2008/09/30/perspective/#comment-259 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:01:51 +0000 http://www.mytravelingfamily.com/?p=300#comment-259 Well look who the cat drug back in!!! :)

Hey man, I got your voicemail from the UK, but my phone didn’t display the caller ID so I was never able to call you back because SOMEBODY did not leave a call back number! :) And duh, I only recently rediscovered the link to your website. Anyway, drop me a line! You’ve got my email address (also entered into the comments field.) Lot of changes here with me too. And holy crap man, we are gonna go diving again! :)

]]> By: Rich http://mytravelingfamily.com/2008/09/30/perspective/#comment-257 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:22:55 +0000 http://www.mytravelingfamily.com/?p=300#comment-257 It’s not the health care that is causing us too much grief. It’s definitely got it’s issues. We have, luckily, figured out most of the problems with health care. It’s the bloody cost of living here.

When I can’t afford to take my kids to the movies on occassion, or out for dinner once in a while. It’s just not right. We pay our bills every month at the expense of being able to do much of anything at all.

At least once we’re back in the states I can make a decent living again and my wife can find work also. She couldn’t find anything here at all. So, we were down to a single income.

We’re going to miss living here. It’s been a great place to explore. I just wish we could have explored more of it. Maybe some time in the future we can.

]]> By: Anonymous http://mytravelingfamily.com/2008/09/30/perspective/#comment-258 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:21:01 +0000 http://www.mytravelingfamily.com/?p=300#comment-258 While I agree that the property is different, I contend that the quality of living is different. Having spent significant time in both places, I would choose the Monterey home over the Knoxville home. Why, you ask?

1. The weather is better year round in Monterey.
2. Monterey provides more multi-cultural experiences.
3. A smaller house means less stuff and if you are as transient as your blog leads me to believe you do not want to collect more stuff for your next move.
4. I prefer Monterey’s education options over Knoxville’s.
5. You do not walk through Knoxville neighborhoods as it is not pedestrian friendly.

I like Knoxville to visit now and again. It is great to spend a night out after watching some great Tennessee football. However, it is a far cry from the culture, weather and coastal lifestyle of Monterey.

Good luck with the transition. Sorry to hear the Scottish thing did not work out. However, after spending the past couple years here in England, I can understand why you do not like the NHS and look forward to getting back to responsive healthcare.

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