Anyone familiar with Puerto Rico?

[SiberianDVM]

I need a change.

Business is sucky and doesn't look to get better anytime soon.

Good government job opening in Puerto Rico, that will pay $80K.

Would I hate it or love it there?

The TV ads look like I would love it, but that's TV..............

[Eracer]

Wow - that is a loaded question. I've been there once, and I'm going back for a week on the 25th. PR to me is a "one-and-a-half world country" (not fully developed, but not third world). San Juan is a bustling and vibrant city. Fifty miles away are villages still living in the bronze age. Vieques is where I want to retire (if I had the money to buy property there today, I would...) The south coast is very nice.

When the police pull people over, they have M-16's at the ready.

It's the Caribbean. Beautiful beaches and blue, blue water. $80K would be a decent wage there.

You need to speak espanol.

Would I live there instead of Tampa? Nope.

Augusta? Only you can answer that.

[warbirdlover]

I've heard it's high crime away from the beaches and tourist areas... and then the hurricanes...

And just move to Racine Wisconsin and my wife will support you with our 2 damn RagDoll cats' minor problems.

[mont86]

Come North Doc.

What does the GF say about moving?

[clint]

I've spent some time there...mostly in San Juan, Mayaguez, and Fajardo. I'll put it this way, some places are great to visit...the rest, not so much.

[VtDivot]

Been to PR 4 times.

It's EXPENSIVE. Not if you are doing touristy stuff, but general cost of living, gas etc.

80k there would be like 55 here. Housing is rediculous in San Juan.

[ualtim]

I've heard it's high crime away from the beaches and tourist areas... and then the hurricanes...

And just move to Racine Wisconsin and my wife will support you with our 2 damn RagDoll cats' minor problems.

Move the Racine, WI. Home of the January tornados.:laugh: At least in the tropics, you know the hurricane is coming.

[SiberianDVM]

This job is in Arecibo. All I know about Arecibo is that the observatory is near there. That thing is so darn big that it has it's own shadow on Google Earth.

I probably won't apply, as I'm too darn lazy to sell my house, 2/3 of my stuff, and move the rest.

75°F on a beach sounded good right in the middle of January, though, didn't it?

[Eracer]

This job is in Arecibo. All I know about Arecibo is that the observatory is near there. That thing is so darn big that it has it's own shadow on Google Earth.

I probably won't apply, as I'm too darn lazy to sell my house, 2/3 of my stuff, and move the rest.

75°F on a beach sounded good right in the middle of January, though, didn't it?

Arecibo is the Bronze Age village I was telling you about. I drove there from San Juan. The dish was pretty cool, but the surrounding area is all brightly painted shacks with chickens and rusted out autos.

Think Deliverance - but without the banjo.

[SiberianDVM]

Arecibo is the Bronze Age village I was telling you about. I drove there from San Juan. The dish was pretty cool, but the surrounding area is all brightly painted shacks with chickens and rusted out autos.

Think Deliverance - but without the banjo.

Bronze Age, eh? Well, at least I wouldn't have to reinvent fire.

Brightly painted shacks with chickens and rusted out autos.....are you sure you weren't in Augusta?

Deliverance without the banjo.....as long as I get to be Burt Reynolds I'm cool with that. Rockford can play the part of "Squeal like a pig!" Beatty.