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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:03 PM Original message |
How many DU'ers (Lurkers Included) really did move out of USA during Bush/Cheney? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. I did |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:05 PM Original message |
Is where you are better than where you were when you left here? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
8. "better" is relative |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Thanks...when one is young...it's good to keep going... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
2. I did. I moved to Los Angeles. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Okay...so how did that one work out? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. We moved back in time to vote against the Grope. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 07:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
32. ayyyy...voting against the "Grope." |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. Well, they were unable to turn California, that's something anyway. |
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Mr. Ected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. I Did |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
5. dupe |
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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
6. I did not, but I made arrangements with cousins who live in Canada. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Well...many of us went into that thing...and then dived further after Kerry lost... |
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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Kudos to those who made the move. Kick and |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
7. I did. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
10. I called the headquarters of the United Church of Canada, to see how |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. I hear Canada has a lot of restrictions...particularly for certain age groups |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I honesetly didn't get as far as looking at govt regs. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:24 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Its a "sweltering" 85 here |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:24 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Unless you are rich. Stroll in with half a million bucks, Canadian and say |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Well...a Half Million is pretty hard to cough up...Maybe Argentina or Brazil? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 06:05 AM Response to Reply #24 |
39. I am very optimistic about what's happening in USA these days, even with the economy. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
13. They might be wanting to take advantage of the strong Canadian currency. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:22 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. No. .90 cents US = 1 Canadian dollar |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. A week or so ago it was much, much stronger--the toll booths in Maine were |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:34 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Uh, it was like 92 cents last week. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 06:03 AM Response to Reply #26 |
38. All I can say is that the shops just over the border in USA were giving discounts for |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. That's what I was thinking but 14 years here...and both had businesses and picked up and left... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:31 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Maybe Dad just needs the help. It happens.... nt |
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BelleCarolinaPeridot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
20. I did during the first term. |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
23. I still have loose plans to move to Canada or the UK after I'm done with school. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. When we were young and starting out we took "BIG Chances" it worked out |
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The Hope Mobile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
28. Checked heavily into New Zealand. Would love to have gone. |
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bluethruandthru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
29. I would like to go if we don't get universal, single payer |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:44 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Start applying |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
30. I considered it, looked into it |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 07:16 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Some activists from the late 60's we knew ended up in Mexico... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 07:25 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. My parents have two ladies that work at home with them |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 08:27 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Places that allow older folks to work to care for younger are better than |
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Nay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
34. Mr. Nay and I discussed it (I'm already a Canadian citizen) but have |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 06:08 AM Response to Original message |
40. i did for most of reagan. |
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