General Discussion

roamer65

(37,857 posts)

45. Once we pass the Roe v Wade ballot proposal, I see a lot of younger women coming here.

Sun Jul 17, 2022, 01:44 PM

Jul 2022

Compared to the western states we have a lower cost of living, but it is definitely increasing substantially in the Metro Detroit and Grand Rapids areas.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

54 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

'Things Are Going to Break': Texas Power Plants Are Running Nonstop [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2022 OP

Isn't climate change wonderful? roamer65 Jul 2022 #1

Isn't Governor Abbott..... SergeStorms Jul 2022 #24

blame it on the windmills SouthernDem4ever Jul 2022 #2

Actually the turbines are hardly turning at all. efhmc Jul 2022 #12

Deferred maintenance is a universal prescription for catastrophe.... Hekate Jul 2022 #3

Yep. Just watch an I Do Cars video on YouTube localroger Jul 2022 #6

Abbott: Texas Power Plants Have Tremendous Capacity for Self-Healing dalton99a Jul 2022 #4

Why don't they require them to vacation in Cancun? LiberalFighter Jul 2022 #5

Why don't they use one room in the home and shut the doors for the others? LiberalFighter Jul 2022 #7

I know people who recently moved to Texas.... Xolodno Jul 2022 #8

About the cost of living in TX - it depends on where u live onetexan Jul 2022 #35

Mike Collier with a helpful Twitter video explainer blogslug Jul 2022 #9

Kick for this Dem's visibility, at DU at least. UTUSN Jul 2022 #20

Hence why I have a stockpile of diesel gay texan Jul 2022 #10

Why I have a voltage inverter for my Chevy Volt JCMach1 Jul 2022 #19

I love my Volt. It's really fun and cheap to drive. OMGWTF Jul 2022 #25

If you hook it up right, can be used as a portable generator JCMach1 Jul 2022 #47

Here in Texas I've pushed my thermostat up to 80F Bucky Jul 2022 #11

Both upstairs and down units are off. f Have an overhead fan going while I visit DU but efhmc Jul 2022 #14

Did the same. My spouse rebelled. Xipe Totec Jul 2022 #23

Hang in there, amigo Bucky Jul 2022 #36

That's Texas. Autumn Jul 2022 #13

Everything is bigger in Texas! F-ups, preventable catastrophes, electric bills Bristlecone Jul 2022 #15

My 12 yr old daughter was just telling me how she's planning on moving to Canada NickB79 Jul 2022 #16

The big problem will be migration northward. roamer65 Jul 2022 #22

Don't worry. The only migration is to the south and west. former9thward Jul 2022 #28

You are wrong on people not coming back. roamer65 Jul 2022 #29

I agree. I think it will happen faster than people think Buckeyeblue Jul 2022 #37

Once we pass the Roe v Wade ballot proposal, I see a lot of younger women coming here. roamer65 Jul 2022 #45

My husband and ellie Jul 2022 #42

SW Michigan near the lakeshore is beautiful. roamer65 Jul 2022 #46

I love the desert ellie Jul 2022 #48

30% of TX power comes from wind turbines. former9thward Jul 2022 #17

Solar. The sun is the biggest nuclear reactor in our solar system. OMGWTF Jul 2022 #26

Solar does not work when the sun is not out. former9thward Jul 2022 #27

Actually mass battery storage HAS been developed. Kablooie Jul 2022 #31

Thanks for the info... Deuce Jul 2022 #34

I am not talking about individual use. former9thward Jul 2022 #40

It certainly doesn't have to be 'all or nothing'. You know about "off peak". Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2022 #50

Ok, show me a solar powered city. former9thward Jul 2022 #51

False dichotomy. See previous response. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2022 #52

The poster I replied to said the answer to power was not nuclear, it was the sun. former9thward Jul 2022 #53

Again, you want all or nothing and it's not like that ... Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2022 #54

I have a brother-in-law who retired a few years ago. Mr.Bill Jul 2022 #18

Climate change is a hoax in TX, right? moondust Jul 2022 #21

I wonder if Musk will regret moving all his operations to Texas? Kablooie Jul 2022 #30

Hey Texas! This is what you get for voting for stupid people! Initech Jul 2022 #32

Blame the "Green New Deal!" budkin Jul 2022 #33

Don't forget heat spikes' negative impact on cooling water for fossil and nuclear plants hatrack Jul 2022 #38

Anyone building a power plant today... hunter Jul 2022 #41

"Sooner Than Predicted" - the evil twin of "Faster Than Expected" hatrack Jul 2022 #44

Migration. Johnny2X2X Jul 2022 #39

Time for Gov. Abbott to RESIGN! FakeNoose Jul 2022 #43

That's the Texas plan. They voted for it, they got it. Autumn Jul 2022 #49