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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: onepoorguy 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: AFGE union calls shutdown end
Date: 10/31/25 2:34 PM
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Moving to the UK? Not an option. Kid 1 is an M1 (med school). Kid 2 sophomore. Kid 3 will be a freshman next year. Mrs.C. doesn't like the food! Or the climate.

If freshman and sophomore in college, that doesn't seem to be a problem. Dorms, roommates...that seems easily solvable. Move the kids, and that is probably even better. UK has some great schools. Just read a story by a guy who went to the UK for school, and by the time he graduated he never wanted to return to the US. Your kids might experience the same. Good healthcare, little risk of being shot, good transit (so save money on a car)...I forget the other stuff he talked about.

And the food in the UK has improved substantially. You can get almost anything there now (except good Mexican food...at least I didn't find any). We've visited London a few times, and there is wonderful food to be had. From traditional fish & chips to Italian to Indian...we even found a Nepalese place that was really good.

Climate is another matter. But with this country flushing itself down the toilet, and healthcare becoming unaffordable, one may have to compromise for practicality. If I could move, I would. Canada, UK, maybe even Portugal. But nobody wants retired Americans because they are generally older, and will require more healthcare (which we haven't paid into their system in our working lives). At the minimum we'd have to put up a bond to cover medical for several years (I believe Canada has that option, since our buying stuff in Canada would result in us paying VAT, which is how they fund their system...so eventually we would contribute "enough"). The bond is not insignificant (something like half a mill USD).

If things keep going as they are, we could end up in a situation of the Jews fleeing Germany in the early 30s. Get out while you can, or be trapped (or worse). Right wing authoritarians don't suffer liberals -or any opposition- for long.
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