MexicanYentaAnyone here currently living in Buffalo NY? I’m planning on moving there and would love to follow some locals.
Mr. Funk E. Dude 🫠@MexicanYenta Pretty sure they call that "stalking".
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WhistlingStella 🇨🇦@MexicanYenta Just a heads up... annual snowfall in Buffalo is ~90 inches except for the year it got 188 inches. Choose wisely.
@WhistlingStella yeah, I’m aware. 😆 I’m from New York originally, and also lived in New Hampshire. I’d live in Alaska except for the 24 hour darkness/24 hour daylight thing.
@MexicanYenta Oh, you're one of THOSE people who actually like snow! Good luck on your move and feel free to keep ALL the snow on your side of the lake! 😉
@WhistlingStella ha ha! It’s more about hating hot weather, but snow is cool too!
indi 🪡@MexicanYenta I have a friend there but he's not on fedi, despite my nagging. Hope you're ready for lots of snow!
@indi yep, I am! Lived in New Hampshire at one point, so it’s not anything new to me.
Chris Vreeland@MexicanYenta @TheJen is somewhere in the region & just moved from NM.
@Devils_Rancher @TheJen ah, a bonus! Thanks!
TheJen will not comply@MexicanYenta @Devils_Rancher Howdy! Your handle seems really familiar. Did we follow each other on bird site? I was TheJenNMX there.
@Devils_Rancher @TheJen possibly - I’ve been off that site for many years now. Are you a mefite, by any chance?
@MexicanYenta @Devils_Rancher Not knowing what that is, I'll have to say no. Haha. Yeah, I've been off birdsite too for a good while. Idk.
@TheJen @Devils_Rancher ah, just wondered because that’s where I know @Devils_Rancher from.
Where in NM were you? And Texas? I’m down in Alamogordo, and I lived in Houston and Dallas.
@MexicanYenta @Devils_Rancher I lived in Cloudcroft for about 10 years. Were you involved with the Dem party in Otero County at all?
@TheJen oh wow, Cloudcroft - I thought you were going to say ABQ! Yes, I was very active for several years, till they started having all kinds infighting and stuff. Those were some of the first people I met when I moved back to this area. Do you know Leo, from High Rolls?
@MexicanYenta @TheJen Y’all’s common trajectories is interesting, and I know you align politically- I could have been boosting your stuff into each other’s timeline.
Anyway, welcome to my sleeper cell, where the first rule is we don’t talk abou… dammit!
@Devils_Rancher @TheJen ha ha! I just dropped you off my latest reply so we didn’t flood you with boring stuff. But yeah, this is really surprising!
@Devils_Rancher @MexicanYenta HAAAAHAHAHA
It's very possible. Anyway, welcome. I am happy to help however I can. Not been up here long, but have learned a few things.
@TheJen @Devils_Rancher thanks! I’ve been stalking the Buffalo subreddit for several years now, so I feel like I know a lot about it, but I always have weird questions pop into my head. Like I do wonder about the quality of the Mexican food from the perspective of someone who’s had REAL Mexican food. 😆
@MexicanYenta @TheJen Mexican food is like the #2 question after the cost of rent/real estate. 🙂
@Devils_Rancher @TheJen and the cost of rent/real estate is one of the main reasons people choose Buffalo.
@MexicanYenta @TheJen I had a roommate from there in the early 80’s and he was a refugee from the lake effect snow. But Austin was really cheap and easy to live in back then.
@TheJen @Devils_Rancher and the snow now is not as bad as it used to be. Although this year has been pretty intense from what I’ve seen.
I stalk a webcam there mostly to watch the weather. 😁
I stalk a webcam there mostly to watch the weather. 😁
@MexicanYenta @Devils_Rancher We're closer to Rochester and I was expecting feet of the stuff. Nope. It's not nearly as bad as I expected. About the same as we got on the mountain.
@TheJen @Devils_Rancher oh, Rochester is my backup in case Buffalo doesn’t work out for some reason. I want to visit the farmers market there; it looks really nice!
@MexicanYenta @Devils_Rancher we haven't been yet but we got here in late summer last year. It's definitely on the itinerary.
@Devils_Rancher @TheJen I stalk a webcam in Rochester too. 😂
@MexicanYenta @Devils_Rancher Haha I did that for about a year before we moved up here. :)
@MexicanYenta @Devils_Rancher But so far we really like it. We're in the country in a tiny little burgh with 1 stop light. It works for us. :)
@TheJen @MexicanYenta That sounds delightful. I have always lived in a big city but I’m aging out of the hustle and bustle.
@TheJen @Devils_Rancher I want a country house on a couple of acres, but right outside those two acres I want there to be a walkable neighborhood with coffee shops and music stores and Asian food. 😁
@Devils_Rancher @MexicanYenta we bought a foreclosure old house sight unseen for cash because we're a little crazy like that, but honestly, real estate up here is extremely reasonable.
@MexicanYenta @Devils_Rancher You have to hunt for it, but it's out there. Put a bottle of Tabasco in your bag though. :)
@TheJen @Devils_Rancher lol! Duly noted!