I can relate to this, for sure, as far you staying where you are because of your dad. I doubt if I'd have stayed in Florida after I sailed here decades ago...if my father hadn't gone ahead bought a house here after my mom died.
You have your reasons for staying in California. Your cousins should respect that.
Speaking for myself, New Orleans wouldn't be appealing because it's in a red state. I realize N.O. is a blue city, but the state of Louisiana is mostly governed by right-wing Republicans. That would be a total turn-off for me.
@Rutterman It’s something I consider, too. My parents left the South because with their politics staying didn’t make sense. But now my cousins are all progressives, and actively political. I’m not sure how they manage, but they did fight to get LaToya Cantrell (first woman) elected mayor of NOLA in 2018.
There's a lot of places in the US that I would like to try to live ... but where I am I do not have: - wildfires - hurricanes - earthquakes - tonados - mudslides - volcanoes - etc, etc, etc
Yes, I very occassionally get hit by the lower outskirts of a Boston Blizzard. I can deal with that so I'm staying put.
@ChipmunkErnie That is true. My grandmother used to live next to one of the cemeteries with above-ground crypts and once explained to me why traditional burials were problematic.
@LordShadowfire Pop’s originally from Tremé. I’ve asked him if he’s ever considered moving back; he says no, he wants to join Mom where she’s resting here.
