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I live in northern Nevada in an exurb. I go for a walk everyday that requires me to go on a road for half a mile before I get to the dirt path. On that half mil

I live in northern Nevada in an exurb. I go for a walk everyday that requires me to go on a road for half a mile before I get to the dirt path. On that half mile road the traffic is so constant and so loud (from my small gated community) I can’t hear whatever I’m listening to on my headphones. The clamor is so aggravating I’m usually a bit angry by the time I hit the dirt path. My exurb neighbors (multiple) have loud grinding ACs and they run them all night. I can’t leave my windows open while I sleep even when it’s in the 50s outside, because of their grinding noise. I recently walked about 20 miles back in SF again. It was comparatively pleasant. Road traffic was slower. The materials they use to make the roads reflect less of the sound than here in Nevada. I wasn’t triggered by vehicles or traffic or trucks. I stayed in the Panhandle and could sleep with the bedroom window open. There’s a way to make heaven or hell in both cities and rural areas.

xyzelement 3y ago
I am just curious- why did you opt for a place that is so out of sync w what matters to you ?
- dfxm12 3y ago
  Not OP, but there's so many general reasons someone buys this place: - They didn't opt for the place, someone else in their family did - This is where the jobs were - What matters to them changed over time - The place changed over time - A lot of things matter to them, this is just one, and the place delivers on the others - When they were looking for a place, this was what was available - etc.
  - browningstreet 3y ago
    Yes, most of those apply in some form/fashion to current set-up.
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- gosub100 3y ago
  If he's from reno he probably works at tesla. NV has no state income tax which lures a lot of people. The AC-at-night gripe seems off to me, you only need AC in northern nevada about 3 months of the year (they could be heat pumps for the 50F overnight lows). Reno changed a lot in the last 8 years, mostly for the worse. A lot of people who bring their big-city aggression and driving style to a medium-size town that has no infrastructure to support it. A lot of people ended up there against their will due to all the crazy covid-era migrations.

xyzelement 3y ago

I am just curious- why did you opt for a place that is so out of sync w what matters to you ?

dfxm12 3y ago
Not OP, but there's so many general reasons someone buys this place: - They didn't opt for the place, someone else in their family did - This is where the jobs were - What matters to them changed over time - The place changed over time - A lot of things matter to them, this is just one, and the place delivers on the others - When they were looking for a place, this was what was available - etc.
- browningstreet 3y ago
  Yes, most of those apply in some form/fashion to current set-up.
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gosub100 3y ago
If he's from reno he probably works at tesla. NV has no state income tax which lures a lot of people. The AC-at-night gripe seems off to me, you only need AC in northern nevada about 3 months of the year (they could be heat pumps for the 50F overnight lows). Reno changed a lot in the last 8 years, mostly for the worse. A lot of people who bring their big-city aggression and driving style to a medium-size town that has no infrastructure to support it. A lot of people ended up there against their will due to all the crazy covid-era migrations.