Moving to Wisconsin

mumu · July 17, 2010 5:53AM

In a little less than 4 weeks. Kinda off topic I know, but ive bought a few coins here on the BST that came from Wisconsin so I thought I'd share. Looking forward to liitle trips around the country searching for some cherrypicks in that area.

(I'm from NJ now to add a little persepctive on the scope of the culture change of my announcemnt and headed to Northern WI

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AUandAG · July 17, 2010 5:55AM

The best to you!

bob

RWB · July 17, 2010 6:06AM

Good luck! You'll get your official Cheese Head hat and extra-leaf quarter at the border crossing.

zrlevin · July 17, 2010 6:09AM

<< 
(I'm from NJ now to add a little persepctive on the scope of the culture change of my announcemnt and headed to Northern WI

) >>

I just moved from NJ to Colorado, so I know a thing or two about culture change.

CB2597 · July 17, 2010 6:10AM

Good Luck Al! Keep in touch my friend.

lcoopie · July 17, 2010 6:18AM

CaptHenway · July 17, 2010 6:27AM

<< Good luck! You'll get your official Cheese Head hat and extra-leaf quarter at the border crossing. >>

Do you know why Wisconsin has the two good quarters?
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Because the Packers always suck in the second half!!!!!
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.
.
GO BEARS!!!!
TD

soty27 · July 17, 2010 6:39AM

I just moved from wisconsin to the florida keys

I cant stand wisconsin!! I wouldnt even go back to wisconsin if someone paid me to. My wifes family resides there and I wont even go back to vist. I lived in wisconsin for roughly 2 years and they were about the worst two years of my life. Ten months of winter one month of spring and maybe at best one month of summer, no thanks.

Frozenink · July 17, 2010 6:44AM

Soty27,

I dont remember my 20 years in Wisconsin the same as you, but after living in Key West for four years, its hard to look fondly at any northern local.

Gary

Edit because I cant spell.

Broadstruck · July 17, 2010 6:52AM

DennisH · July 17, 2010 7:00AM

In 30+ years of visits I've always found Wisconsin to be a beautiful state with extremely nice people.
But I've never visited during the winter.

mumu · July 17, 2010 7:05AM

<< Good Luck Al! Keep in touch my friend.

>>

I definetly will. I am not leaving the hobby or forums that is for sure. In fact I'd like to find a way to get more involved in the hobby and try to generate a little side income. The job market looks thin up there. I am moving because my girlfriend became ill(breast cancer at 38 yrsold

) She moved back home to be with her family during her treatment and recovery. I am underemployed but the job I do have is work from home(currency trader). My income will go further up there and and can spend time with her so its a no brainer. Ive lived everywhere, NY, NJ Atlanta, Philly, Florida twice. I am actually really excited about adding this outdoor experience. Winters I know will be tough but is there a better winter hobby than coin collecting? NOPE

JBN · July 17, 2010 7:33AM

Milwaukee is a beautiful city.

Coastline is hike-worthy and beautiful as well.

Taxes are a trifle steep.

As mentioned earlier - it do get cold there.....

Edited to add - be sure to do a brewery tour in Milwaukee.

WTCG · July 17, 2010 7:40AM

You have our heartfelt sympathies...

Geoman · July 17, 2010 8:19AM

PM sent.

Where abouts in northern Wisconsin? NW or NE? I am in Duluth, MN.

mrearlygold · July 17, 2010 8:24AM

I lived in Milwaukee about 100 years ago. Think it's cold and you get snow in Jersey in the winter? You ain't seen nothin yet!

And you can fohgetabout getting any pizza. You should line up your favorite place now to fedex you some pies when you're ready to go crazy.

Cladiator · July 17, 2010 8:27AM

<--- envious. I'd move there in a second if I could.

golfer72 · July 17, 2010 8:38AM

Good luck. I think I would rather be there than hot sweaty buggy Florida.

yellowkid · July 17, 2010 8:51AM

I understand that you can't get a good pizza west of Chicago, but the cultural life will make up for it, oh, don't forget your long underwear.

Musky1011 · July 17, 2010 8:55AM

living in wisconsin myself all I have to say is.....Wisconsin, the land of beer guts and big butts

TheRegulator · July 17, 2010 8:58AM

Good luck! If you like the outdoors you will have some of the finest fishing and grouse hunting in the country. The mosquitoes will be hellacious. If you are in to roll searching, I would be sure to hit some of the small town banks. Milwaukee and Mpls/Saint Paul wouldn't be too far for some of the bigger shows.

Most importantly, best wishes to your girlfriend...

shorecoll · July 17, 2010 9:01AM

All that beer and no pizza...it ain't civilized, I tell ya!!!

Best of luck to your GF.

mumu · July 17, 2010 9:19AM

Thanks everyone. I am excited. Big outdoors fan. GF will be fine, she is a fighter.

WTCG · July 17, 2010 10:14AM

<< <--- envious. I'd move there in a second if I could. >>

Nothing's stopping you and it's a lot cheaper than Santa Rosa.

Am I the only one to notice that in Wisconsin ranch dressing is the multipurpose sauce/ dressing for any and all food and gets applied to everything?

mumu · July 17, 2010 10:22AM

<< I lived in Milwaukee about 100 years ago. Think it's cold and you get snow in Jersey in the winter? You ain't seen nothin yet!

And you can fohgetabout getting any pizza. You should line up your favorite place now to fedex you some pies when you're ready to go crazy. >>

I love pizza, but i looooove raw salmon. If i had to reincarnate id be a bear just for the raw salmon. Just need to find some sticky rice and all is good there.

LotsoLuck · July 17, 2010 11:05AM

"Am I the only one to notice that in Wisconsin ranch dressing is the multipurpose sauce/ dressing for any and all food and gets applied to everything?"

Oh Jeez

mrearlygold · July 17, 2010 11:13AM

<< I understand that you can't get a good pizza west of Chicago, but >>

You can't get good pizza west of Westfield NJ

guitarwes · July 17, 2010 11:19AM

good luck with the move and tell your girlfriend that we're all pulling for her, that's the most important thing right now.

zap1111 · July 17, 2010 12:12PM

Smart move would be to become a Packer fan.

Nice B&M in LaCrosse - River City Gold and Silver, I think.

Also Allouez Coin up in Green Bay.

Good luck with the move.

SDSportsFan · July 17, 2010 12:19PM

Click Here

Steve

Barberian · July 17, 2010 12:30PM

<< Good luck. I think I would rather be there than hot sweaty buggy Florida. >>

Hey there! I like hot, sweaty, buggy Florida! But I'm also an entomologist.

Wisconsin is nice, too. Lots of lakes and excellent microbreweries all around the state.

messydesk · July 17, 2010 1:09PM

Congrats! Farm & Fleet and Fleet Farm are actually different stores, although they carry the same stuff and the names can be used interchangably and understood. You will also always save big money at Menards. Also, attending a fish fry on Fridays is mandatory in some areas. (Oh, and who needs pizza when you have bratwurst?)

CaptHenway · July 17, 2010 1:19PM

<< Click Here

Steve >>

Badgers?
We ain't got no badgers.
I don' have to show you any stinkin' BADGERS!!!!!!!!

mumu · July 17, 2010 11:02PM

Thanks everyone. My mom went thru the bc also and as hard as it is to find out a loved one has it this thing is beatable. Gf will also come out ok I have no doubt. Lets just hope someday the process gets easier as I know a lot of people have had a loved one go thru it and its never easy even when you know they will come out ok.

Cameonut · July 17, 2010 11:55PM

I lived in Wisconsin and Michigan for 55 years. God's country for sure.

The city slickers and flatlanders from Illinois

love to pan the cheese heads but don't pay any attention to them. Ask them to explain why I-94 is full of Illinois license plates heading north on any given weekend, with no Wisconsin plates heading south.

The best way to deal with the winters is to find some activities that you like. I liked snowmobiling, ice fishing (or as the locals call it - ice drinking), and coin collecting.

I have since moved to North Carolina and will miss the fresh fallen snow. But I sure won't miss shoveling it!

Enjoy your stay.

You might find one of these to be handy. It helps keep the riff raff out.

BAJJERFAN · July 18, 2010 12:15AM

<< 

<< I understand that you can't get a good pizza west of Chicago, but >>

You can't get good pizza west of Westfield NJ

>>

Nuther stupid statement. There are only so many ways to make an effen pizza. Good is relative to what is good to you and what is good to you may not be good to others. You can get good pizza a lot of places, but you must be confusing it with great pizza. Then again Pizza Hut is dreck no matter where you get it. Really kinda stupid how so many folks like other places to be the same as where they are or where they came from. You want Minnesota to be like Florida, then just stay in Florida. Leave your money, but not your footprints. Better yet, send us a check and save is the anguish of your displeasure.

PipestonePete · July 18, 2010 12:17AM

I've been in Cumberland, WI, for the past 30 years. If you ever get over this way, be sure to check out Louie's Finer Meats. It's a family owned meat market that is internationally recognized for it's homemade smoked meat products (check out their website at louiesfinermeats.com). They also make more than 30 varieties of bratwurst. The town's annual celebration is the Rutabaga Festival. Apparently Cumberland used to bill itself as the "rutabaga capital of the world". The family facationed in Key West in January '09. Had a GREAT time.

CommemDude · July 18, 2010 1:34AM

Good luck in Wisconsin ! I think we always make the place we live enjoyable, it doesn't make us.

That said, we will miss you here in NJ as we can't afford to lose another tax payer in the most highly-taxed state in the union !

mumu · July 18, 2010 1:40AM

<< Good luck in Wisconsin ! I think we always make the place we live enjoyable, it doesn't make us.

That said, we will miss you here in NJ as we can't afford to lose another tax payer in the most highly-taxed state in the union ! >>

Well the cost of living here has gotten insane and underemployed doesnt help. 1 month here pays for 5 there! Im already ahead in that department.

BAJJERFAN · July 18, 2010 1:57AM

One man's hell is another man's heaven and vice versa.

grip · July 18, 2010 1:59AM

Good luck on your move Mumu.Looks like you need to find a good
sushi bar,for raw fish.I love it myself.

BBN · July 18, 2010 2:14AM

<< Good luck. I think I would rather be there than hot sweaty buggy Florida. >>

I live in southern IL and get the best of both worlds. 10 degrees, snow and ice in the winter and 100 degrees with high humidity and swarming bugs in the summer and I tell you I would take the heat and humidity 12 months a year over the cold any day. After a couple months the cold, clouds and dull dead landscape gets depressing.

BAJJERFAN · July 18, 2010 4:00AM

<< 

<< Good luck! You'll get your official Cheese Head hat and extra-leaf quarter at the border crossing. >>

Do you know why Wisconsin has the two good quarters?
.
Because the Packers always suck in the second half!!!!!
.
.
.
GO BEARS!!!!
TD >>

Well, Da Bears aint zackly bin ennything to write home about the last few years. To me they are a bizzness and nuttin else. Ah caint see how others can get SO wurkt up over sumwun else's bizzness. Frankly iffn you sold a counterfeit coin for every play they screwed up, you'd a bin in prizzun years ago. That being said, this thread izz wuthless without pix.

mumu · July 18, 2010 5:17AM

<< 

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<< Good luck! You'll get your official Cheese Head hat and extra-leaf quarter at the border crossing. >>

Do you know why Wisconsin has the two good quarters?
.
Because the Packers always suck in the second half!!!!!
.
.
.
GO BEARS!!!!
TD >>

Well, Da Bears aint zackly bin ennything to write home about the last few years. To me they are a bizzness and nuttin else. Ah caint see how others can get SO wurkt up over sumwun else's bizzness. Frankly iffn you sold a counterfeit coin for every play they screwed up, you'd a bin in prizzun years ago. That being said, this thread izz wuthless without pix.

>>

Pix of pizza?

LeeG · July 18, 2010 6:49AM

I was born 30 miles from Green Bay. Live in VA now but alway's enjoyed my trips back home. Great people, Friday Fish Fry's, and anything outdoors, was where it was at.

Enjoy!!!

mumu · July 18, 2010 10:38AM

People from the area have been very friendly here and in PM. Thanks everyone.

CaptHenway · July 18, 2010 2:37PM

<< 

<< 

<< Good luck! You'll get your official Cheese Head hat and extra-leaf quarter at the border crossing. >>

Do you know why Wisconsin has the two good quarters?
.
Because the Packers always suck in the second half!!!!!
.
.
.
GO BEARS!!!!
TD >>

Well, Da Bears aint zackly bin ennything to write home about the last few years. To me they are a bizzness and nuttin else. Ah caint see how others can get SO wurkt up over sumwun else's bizzness. Frankly iffn you sold a counterfeit coin for every play they screwed up, you'd a bin in prizzun years ago. That being said, this thread izz wuthless without pix.

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Ehhh, go boil yer fish, you Baja Yooper!!!!!!!

BAJJERFAN · July 18, 2010 9:52PM

<< 

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<< 

<< Good luck! You'll get your official Cheese Head hat and extra-leaf quarter at the border crossing. >>

Do you know why Wisconsin has the two good quarters?
.
Because the Packers always suck in the second half!!!!!
.
.
.
GO BEARS!!!!
TD >>

Well, Da Bears aint zackly bin ennything to write home about the last few years. To me they are a bizzness and nuttin else. Ah caint see how others can get SO wurkt up over sumwun else's bizzness. Frankly iffn you sold a counterfeit coin for every play they screwed up, you'd a bin in prizzun years ago. That being said, this thread izz wuthless without pix.

>>

Ehhh, go boil yer fish, you Baja Yooper!!!!!!!

>>

Illinois has two quarters too.

Resident version: Illinois isn't the end of the world, but you can see it from here.

NonResident version: Illinois isn't the end of the world, but you can see it from there.

CaptHenway · July 18, 2010 10:17PM

<< 

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<< Good luck! You'll get your official Cheese Head hat and extra-leaf quarter at the border crossing. >>

Do you know why Wisconsin has the two good quarters?
.
Because the Packers always suck in the second half!!!!!
.
.
.
GO BEARS!!!!
TD >>

Well, Da Bears aint zackly bin ennything to write home about the last few years. To me they are a bizzness and nuttin else. Ah caint see how others can get SO wurkt up over sumwun else's bizzness. Frankly iffn you sold a counterfeit coin for every play they screwed up, you'd a bin in prizzun years ago. That being said, this thread izz wuthless without pix.

>>

Ehhh, go boil yer fish, you Baja Yooper!!!!!!!

>>

Illinois has two quarters too.

Resident version: Illinois isn't the end of the world, but you can see it from here.

NonResident version: Illinois isn't the end of the world, but you can see it from there.

>>

When we look North.......

DrPete · July 18, 2010 10:32PM

Wisconsin is full of nice people, but it gets cold. Lake Michigan has much better beaches over here in West Michigan. There is a high-speed ferry boat in the Summer from Milwaukee to Muskegon, MI, and it only takes about 2.25 hours to cross.

Any place you live you can learn to like, hate or be neutral. Find things to do that are fun for you. Obesity is especially rampant in Michigan and Wisconsin, so take care to eat right and exercise. Lots of opportunities to cross country ski.

Good luck.

rooksmith · July 19, 2010 4:12PM

Guy from Key West: You can have the best of both worlds: live in Northern Wisconsin in the Summer and Key West in the winter.

But - I warn you , the mosquitos are thick up there. You'll get used to it. The winters suck, unless you like cross country skiing or snowmobiling. I grew up in Port Washington, 25 north of Milwaukee - not a bad place to live, Sailboat Harbor on the lake, 10% cooler in the summer (less mosquitos) and 10% warmer in the winter. Friday night Fish Frys and $1 beer, and its only 30 miles to the cultural capital. Milwaukee !!!! (ok , so they talk a bit wierd, the people are really friendly (ya hey - get me a beer once! hey)

Moving to Wisconsin

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