[TheForge] moving on

[bamablacksmith at comcast.net]

Ive lived 'around' Birmingham since I was 8 years old Im now 41... If you notice.. I said lived AROUND Birmingham. I cant imagine living in the city, particularly the downtown area. Urban blight is given a new meaning there.. however, a goodly portion of the suburbs around Bham are fabulous places to live. Hoover, Mountain Brook, Vestavia, Alabaster, Helena, Pinson, Trussville, & McCalla just to name a few.  Unemployment is a NATIONAL low here.. like 2.3% or something, cost of living is low, taxes are low, property values are moderate compared to other areas of similar population. Its 5 hours to the beach, 3 hours to the Smokies, got lots of outdoor activities that are not normally cancelled by snow .. and we have a VERY active blacksmith group here. 

Personally I like it, but I wouldnt live IN  Birmingham..  If you have questions fell free to fire away..

mike

Michael Linn
Artist Blacksmith
Lake View, AL


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From: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>
> hello;
> 
> it is a new year and on 6 jan 2008 will be
> the 5 month anniversary of the head-on-collision.
> with now two legal nightmares with neither one
> looking like it will be resolved in short order,
> i have decided do get on with living.
> 
> it is clear that i need to go back to college
> to update my education and to vocational rehabilitate
> myself. so far i have researched several colleges
> that are reasonablly handicapped friendly and that
> are willing to work with me.
> 
> the colleges are located in birmingham, alabama,
> montpelier, vermont, and urbana-champaign, illinois.
> 
> urbana-champaign, illinois, i am familar with. that
> is where i attended college originally many decades
> ago.
> 
> birmingham, alabama and montpelier, vermont, i am
> not familar with. yes, i could google and find many
> interesting web pages about both locations but none
> of those would offer the first hand point-of-view
> of people on e-mail lists.
> 
> i would like to hear from list members about the
> pros and cons of birmingham, alabama and montpelier,
> vermont.
> 
> -- 
> terry l. ridder ><>
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