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Post Icon Posted: April 12 2008,8:15 am Post # 1 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
The wife and I are considering opportunities in LHC. We love to visit a few weekends every summer but are not sure if it is a place we could call home.

I was wondering what the fine folks at HDF think about Lake Havasu City as a place to live and raise a family.

Any thoughts, insights, opinions, and experiences would be greatly appreciated. :)

I am not a Gynecologist, but I'll take a look.
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Post Icon Posted: April 12 2008,8:20 am Post # 2 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Ok, I have no input here, but I just wanted to post something.



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I'm planning on moving there in a couple of years. We like it.

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I moved here seven years ago and it's AWESOME!  My wife moved here five years ago and she loves it, too.  The key is to find a source of income before you move.  The imployment opportunities are alittle limited.  That's the biggest draw-back to Havasu.

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Post Icon Posted: April 12 2008,9:51 am Post # 5 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I'm curious about the "raising a family" part of Jet's questions.

What do you all think about that aspect of living in LHC?
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I only know 1 family in Havi with 5 kids ranging from 1 to 13 yrs old. All are very busy with all sorts of activities all the time. The Mom's job is running them around full time. Parents and kids both like the schools. All adjusted well from the move from England, by way of Tampa Florida for 3 months.

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I moved here seven years ago and it's AWESOME!  My wife moved here five years ago and she loves it, too.  The key is to find a source of income before you move.  The imployment opportunities are alittle limited.  That's the biggest draw-back to Havasu.

My wife was approached by her DM about a month ago regarding the possibility of her relocating to LHC to run a new store at the new mall. She told him that she was not relocatable because of my job. Well, yesterday afternoon I was recruited for a position headquartered in Boulder City with the duty station at Parker Dam (data acquisition specialist for the LCR). So, the move would be entirely job motivated as I think the opportunity for my wife is still available.

I guess I consider Havasu more of a playground than a place sink roots. I spend quite a bit of time in Havasu with my current job and have never thought of it as a place to call home. My feelings about LHC are most likely the result of just being a frequent visitor.

I get the feeling that my wife is ready to go. My boys (18 & 20) said: "HELL YEAH". My 12 year old daughter is begging us not to move (had tears in her eyes). I'm as undecided as I can possibly be.........

I am not a Gynecologist, but I'll take a look.
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If the wife and I had jobs ready to go, we'd already be there.
My Mom and wife went to the mall last Tues afternoon. Both liked it. Both enjoyed Dillard's way to much. Wish that store didn't take credit cards.

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Wish that store didn't take credit cards.

I hear ya, brother. I try not to say much since the wife works hard for her money...... I just don't like surprises when the statements come in the mail.

I am not a Gynecologist, but I'll take a look.
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Quote (TnTAZ @ April 12 2008,9:51 am)
I'm curious about the "raising a family" part of Jet's questions.

What do you all think about that aspect of living in LHC?

I think that people have the wrong impression of Havasu, just from visiting.  When you visit, you seek out all the crazy lake/party stuff.  But it really is centered on the weekends and the lake/channel.  If you're here all the time you don't really spend as much time down there as you do on a visit.  I love boating and I moved here for the lake, but I really never hang out in the channel.  I like to cruise thru and check it out, but I don't park there all day.  And as far as the kids go it really comes back to parenting, kids will find as much trouble as you let them.  So you really control your exposure to all the crazy stuff, here.  If you want to party with the 20 year olds, :drink  :ass  go do it.  But if you don't, just go a couple of blocks from the water and you'll never know that it's spring break, or whatever the excuse is this week.

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I'm curious about the "raising a family" part of Jet's questions.

What do you all think about that aspect of living in LHC?

I think that people have the wrong impression of Havasu, just from visiting.  When you visit, you seek out all the crazy lake/party stuff.  But it really is centered on the weekends and the lake/channel.  If you're here all the time you don't really spend as much time down there as you do on a visit.  I love boating and I moved here for the lake, but I really never hang out in the channel.  I like to cruise thru and check it out, but I don't park there all day.  And as far as the kids go it really comes back to parenting, kids will find as much trouble as you let them.  So you really control your exposure to all the crazy stuff, here.  If you want to party with the 20 year olds, :drink  :ass  go do it.  But if you don't, just go a couple of blocks from the water and you'll never know that it's spring break, or whatever the excuse is this week.

Yeah, what he said. Except for the boys, substitute parenting with duct tape, handcuffs, leg irons, and maybe throw in a ball and chain.

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Yeh you kind of sum it up right there, I was like do I realy want my kids to grow up with this party type city, but on the other hand there is so much to do there for the kids to, I mean there are going to find it one way or the other, I did,  But it's just like vegas, I go there so much I don't even go on the strip anymore, I go around it.



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I say "DO IT"...lots more to offer the family.  The 12yr old will adjust...good schools, etc. from what I know... :good

Lots of "bargain" RE right now as well... :beer
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I was thinking of moving there myself in a few years. I was thinking of making it the place to retire.

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I was thinking of moving there myself in a few years. I was thinking of making it the place to retire.

Can't think of a better place to retire, we're moving to the river first of the year!.. :good  :jumpie
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I was thinking of moving there myself in a few years. I was thinking of making it the place to retire.

Can't think of a better place to retire, we're moving to the river first of the year!.. :good  :jumpie

Wow! That is GREAT news GFR!!!

When can we come and visit???

:D



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I was thinking of moving there myself in a few years. I was thinking of making it the place to retire.

Can't think of a better place to retire, we're moving to the river first of the year!.. :good  :jumpie

Wow! That is GREAT news GFR!!!

When can we come and visit???

:D

If all goes according to plan, should be there by the end of the year or first of next!.. :good  Real estate crap would be the only delay!.. :(
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Spent my formative years in the desert (Eagle Mountain, CA), frequented Havasu during that time, and even lived in Havasu for a short while, and while LHC has grown and changed since then, I'd still have to say that LHC is a helluva lot better place to live and raise a family than 95% of the rest of the country! The schools are excellent (on average, probably a year or two ahead of Cali), the crime rate has increased over the decades but is still lower than the national average for a city of that size(and most crimes are of an "opportunistic" nature, aka: stolen items from boats, stereos,CDs, etc.), and while it's been awhile since we stayed there for any length of time, the LHC CC was always sponsorin' events, mostly throughout the week, for the community. Mind you that much of my input is "dated", but if I could, I'd move back there in a heartbeat! But whoever told you to have a job waitin' for you before you move there is right on! Good payin' jobs are at a premium out there and difficult to attain due to the fact that most employers in the area are extremely loyal to the "long term" residents. ie: if you're up for a job alongside an applicant with a few more years of residency.....I think you get the picture. Still a great place to raise a family, IMO!  :good

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A while back we were thinking about moving the factory to Nevada...but I was pushing hard for AZ.....someplace by the river would have been perfect.  ;)

Only problemo was that L.A. came up with all kinds of incentives for us to stay put.  :(

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