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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI hate icy driveways!
Friday I slipped and fell on an icy driveway here in Minneapolis. Immediately, I knew something was wrong with my wrist. Mrs. geardaddy took me to the ER and, sure enough, I had broken my radius, near my left wrist. Now I'm in a cast for the next six weeks.
The worst thing is, I won't be able to practice my bass for that long. That is me serene place.
CountAllVotes
(20,878 posts)I too broke my wrist in a fall years ago.
I had a job as a bookkeeper/typist at that time. I pushed myself too hard and it did not help.
Please allow time for your wrist to fully heal. It takes time, I know that much.
Hope you are feeling better soon!
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)I'm working from home all this week, so I can take breaks and lie down if I need to.
Thanks!
AJT
(5,240 posts)moving to a warmer climate. Sadly, the places that I can afford seem to be really rightwing areas.
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)I should've avoided that driveway all together.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,914 posts)We're not exactly a place that never gets snow, but we have clear skies and sunshine nearly every day of the year, what snow falls tends not to last because of that (as well as being very dry), and almost never get icy conditions. In my ten winters here so far there has never been freezing rain. Roads can get a bit slick under the right, or perhaps that's wrong, conditions, but nothing like where you are.
Those very clear skies also mean that the stargazing at night is just amazing.
And it's very blue. Very very blue.
AJT
(5,240 posts)am looking for a place get old(er) in. How are housing costs? Are there places where you can walk to a nice town?
You opened up a can of worms...
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,914 posts)Santa Fe has a reputation for being impossibly expensive if you're not a millionaire. That's not exactly true. The price of homes is skewed up by the very expensive ones that are often the second or third home of the very rich. However, there is a distinct lack of rental housing, which is a problem.
There are condos and houses well within walking distance of the Plaza, which is essentially our downtown. However, there are no grocery stores within walking distance.
I live on the south side, off airport road near Las Acequias Park. Look at Google maps to see. I can walk a quarter mile and take the bus downtown. The bus frequency does leave a bit to be desired, but this is a city of about 75,000, so it's understandable. There is a senior van, which I've never made use of, but you could certainly look into it.
I moved here nearly 11 years ago after a divorce. I moved here from Overland Park, KS, which is considered a low cost of living part of the country, and the apartment I rented cost me what I'd have expected to pay back there for something comparable. A bit less than a year later I bought this place, which is a one story, two bedroom, two bath, three skylights unit, attached on both sides. No association. For the first nine years, according to Zillow, its value had either declined a little or remained exactly what I'd paid. Recently the supposed value has shot up, but since no homes in my little neighborhood have sold for the past several years, I'm not sure I should believe them. Someone needs to sell to test the price.
Albuquerque, less than an hour south, does have much less expensive housing and may be a better choice for you. I don't know that city well enough to know the neighborhoods, but I'm sure plenty of them are walkable.
Here's what I'd suggest: look at Zillow and see what home prices are. Then pay a visit to this state. Spend time in both cities. Do basic touristing. Even if you decide this isn't the one for you, it will be a great vacation. There's a ton of things to see and do all over the state, and you won't regret the visit.
AJT
(5,240 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)3catwoman3
(24,072 posts)...and live in the greater Chicago area - the damn thing never thaws until April.
If we move from this house, that is something we will pay attention to in a new location.
RobinA
(9,898 posts)wrist. However, look on the bright side. You could have hit your head. Heads look really stupid in a cast
That's true!
Fla Dem
(23,785 posts)Hopefully you're right handed or it would be even more annoying.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)I broke mine in a major fall, and I needed to have a second operation to remove the scar tissue. I still remember the doctor telling me how there was no cartilage left and I would probably need to have it fused. Get PT immediately after that cast comes off!
sinkingfeeling
(51,482 posts)First broken bones I'd ever had in 68 years. I slipped as well in July in Arkansas. I slipped on dog poo!