My new tiddler

[Tom]

Yes, but I did not know I would be leaving Hawaii
 And it has been cold here, down in the thirties this last week.

Stay warm dude!

[johnr]

Just curious Jim, but what brought about the move back to the mainland?

[Sasquatch Jim]

 The folks who owned the place I rented were going to sell it.  I could not find an affordable place to rent or buy.
 In Ill noise I bought a place that cost less than 1/5 of what a home like that cost in Hawaii.
 It is not the best place to live but it is affordable to me.  In Hawaii I could no longer use the beaches or wander the wild places because of my legs.  I can no longer ride more than 60 miles.  I can not walk.  This severely limits my  lifestyle.   Since I live most of my life indoors, I do not need to pay Hawaiis high cost of living which is based mostly on its' weather and the greed of those who control real estate.  My cost of living is half what it used to be.
 That is substantial.

[Tom]

If we were connected by highway, Hawaii would be worse than Phoenix in the Winter.  We still get loads of indigents from the other states that do NOT do their homework before moving here.  While there are jobs available.  The cost of living is higher.  Studio apt. is around $1500/month.  1st. and last to move in.  Elec. is about $70 per person.  Gasoline is about $3.25/gal.  Food is more expensive. etc.   

So yes it is cheaper to live on the U.S. Mainland but........

[Arizona Wayne]

If we were connected by highway, Hawaii would be worse than Phoenix in the Winter.  We still get loads of indigents from the other states that do NOT do their homework before moving here.  While there are jobs available.  The cost of living is higher.  Studio apt. is around $1500/month.  1st. and last to move in.  Elec. is about $70 per person.  Gasoline is about $3.25/gal.  Food is more expensive. etc.   

So yes it is cheaper to live on the U.S. Mainland but........

Maybe that's why we watch "building a house off the electrical grid in Hawaii" nowadays on TV.  But  having been stationed there in the US Navy in the late `60's, I already knew it cost more to live there than most places on the mainland.