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2016 - 2023, I lived inside a national forest in a 100+ year old cabin... not even within the city limits of Chattanooga. BUT, since I received electricity fro
by ProllyInfamous 3y ago
2016 - 2023, I lived inside a national forest in a 100+ year old cabin... not even within the city limits of Chattanooga.
BUT, since I received electricity from the city's Electric Power Board... 20gbs syncronous internets was available for $299/month (all taxes included). Being a mere mortal, I settled for the 0.3gbs (300mb, synchronous, exactly $57.99/mo.) fiber, which allowed me to run a bitcoin node maintaining 100+ <9ms connections.
In the middle of a national forest, "out in the sticks."
- dylan604 3y agoThis sounds heavenly. I think this will now be added to my list of potential retirement options.
- rpmisms 3y agoTennessee is a wonderful place, and I'd recommend it. Keep in mind that it's a brutally conservative place, and the typical Californian will likely be uncomfortable outside of Nashville. The people are lovely, just a note.
- dylan604 3y agoI'm currently in Texas. Your brutally conservative will probably feel like a loosening of the belt.
- rpmisms 3y agoNo, I compared when I moved from a blue state, chose here because it's much more conservative. Texas is almost a swing state at this point. I'm friends with our former lieutenant governor, and I can assure you that it's not all show, either.
- ProllyInfamous 3y agoI grew up in Texas and now live in Tennessee. I would say the states are, in general, equally conservative. However, Tennessee is WAY more OLD MONEY CORRUPT than Texas [even with Mr. Paxton back in his seat] good-ole-boys could ever dream up. ¢¢
- rpmisms 3y agoThis is 100% true, but I prefer old money corrupt to new money corrupt. Old money is interested in stability, new money is... not.