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In reply to the discussion: Ogallala Aquifer Only 20 Years Of Water Left >>> Stuff I Didn't Know [View all]magical thyme
(14,881 posts)1%ers are on islands, oceanfront, lakefront and mountaintop with bay views. They're targeting former conservation land on Moosehead lake now to develop for 1%ers.
The 1%ers mostly "summer" here now, but I expect climate change will bring them here full time someday in the not too distant future.
It can be a tough place to be if you are a poor transplant, though. And locals will systematically strip middle class transplants of all their assets through fraud, etc. if they smell an "easy" target (eg single middle aged woman). Best for women to come here armed with 'tude and physical weapon.
I just returned to my last job in a call center on a harbor where we support dozens of large finance companies. A major bank or two and one telecomm that I know of have also major call centers up here.
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