Oldham County or Louisville (Lexington, London: crime, house, schools)

[SanFranciscoismyhome]

Hey all, im sad to say im moving from San Francisco this coming May, my family is sad about it but I go where my job takes me. My son will be staying in San Francisco but my 2 daughters and son will be joining me and my wife. We are politics lovers, atheists but my 1 daughter is muslim, we are also liberals, gay activists and animal rights activists, we have 4 huge dogs, a newfoundland dog, great dane, and 2 Caucasian Ovtcharkas, and a fox. we love city life, but wouldnt mind living in the country for a few years. We dont plan on staying in the Louisville area more then 3 years, it just doesnt seem like a real city to us. We have visited many times, and it seems more like a large town refusing to upgrade to city status. Out of Oldham County, or East End of Louisville...which would you choose. I already know our belief system would fit well in the Highlands, Cherokee, St Matthews, Old Louisville area. But can anybody tell me how Oldham county would treat us?

[InLondon]

Umm, I would say Oldham County's wealthy conservatives might have some issues. A fox as a pet? Kind of interesting....

[Jerseyboy22]

Hmm well.........

[SanFranciscoismyhome]

We thought of Prospect...Why would areas of Oldham dislike us? Is Oldham not accepting of that? and yeah we have a fennec fox.

Originally Posted by InLondon

Umm, I would say Oldham County's wealthy conservatives might have some issues. A fox as a pet? Kind of interesting....

[InLondon]

This is like a prank call only it's a prank message.

[tomocox]

It is entirely up to you how you will be accepted in Oldham County.

[censusdata]

There really is almost no difference culturally btw NorthEast Louisville (Prospect, Anchorage, etc) and Oldham County. If you want urban living go for The Highlands, Clifton, Old Louisville, otherwise go for Oldham County.

[tomocox]

Originally Posted by censusdata

There really is almost no difference culturally btw NorthEast Louisville (Prospect, Anchorage, etc) and Oldham County. If you want urban living go for The Highlands, Clifton, Old Louisville, otherwise go for Oldham County.

Census hit it right on the barrel head; however, I think your goal is more towards making others accept you rather than you accepting others.

Reminds me of an old story about the pig farmer and the people from the city who built a house next door. The city folks wanted the fine joys associated with country living, less traffic, room to frolic, etc. So, the property next to the farmer's property was just perfect. Well that is until the farmer did what he had done and his father had done for decades, they hauled the pig manure out and spread it on their land. Oh, did it stink.... so much the city folks complained and forced the farmer to change his ways. No longer could he make a living because the city folks invaded and complained.....

Any person who wants to move to Kentucky and is willing to smell a little manure occassionally will be most welcome, but come and complain and you will not be accepted.

I hope this helps people thinking of moving to Kentucky. We will accept you, but you must accept us as we are too.

[Windwalker]

Originally Posted by tomocox

Census hit it right on the barrel head; however, I think your goal is more towards making others accept you rather than you accepting others.

Reminds me of an old story about the pig farmer and the people from the city who built a house next door. The city folks wanted the fine joys associated with country living, less traffic, room to frolic, etc. So, the property next to the farmer's property was just perfect. Well that is until the farmer did what he had done and his father had done for decades, they hauled the pig manure out and spread it on their land. Oh, did it stink.... so much the city folks complained and forced the farmer to change his ways. No longer could he make a living because the city folks invaded and complained.....

Any person who wants to move to Kentucky and is willing to smell a little manure occassionally will be most welcome, but come and complain and you will not be accepted.

I hope this helps people thinking of moving to Kentucky. We will accept you, but you must accept us as we are too.

Most excellent story, tomocox!

SanFran: Anyone who has a Newfie is alright by me! The fox has me curious, though: what kind is it and how do you have a fox as a pet?

And others may know this: are there any ordinances about how many dogs one can have in a house or what kinds of animals can be pets in Louisville and other surrounding counties? THat might make a difference to OP.

[K. Dunn]

A fox as a pet, cool. With those big dogs you would probably be best in a larger property like in Anchorage, East Jefferson County, or numerous areas through-out Oldham County.

You know I lived in Napa, Ca for many years and even commuted into San Francisco for a summer, love that city! Now I do take offense though that you don't think Louisville is a "real city". Yes, its smaller, but that is why the locals like it! Much easier to get in and out of than San Francisco! Just try to get around Market Street compared to the 4th St. area. Hah. No Golden Gate or Bay Bridge though or those cool seriously steep hills [don't forget your parking brake!], but also a LOT less crime to worry about, as well as the seriously high cost of living [whew!]

I think each city has its own flavor and you either like it or not. I thought Cincinnati was beautiful from the outside, but not as clean on the inside as Louisville. Now I agree with you if you were talking about Lexington, now that city seems more like a suburb city that has expanded out. Very clean though!! San Francisco is definately one of the most characteristic Big Cities in the USA though that is for sure. I hate Los Angeles compared to SF, no character at all and too spread-out.

You will definately find the East Louisville area or Oldham County area to be MUCH more conservative than the liberals of SF [like night and day I would think!], but everybody I have met is very nice so far. As long as you don't push your agenda on them, they won't push on you [other than maybe asking you what church you go to, hah], but you might need to be prepared for some spirited debates! Me and my family are moving soon from So Cal to Oldham County [and we actually want too!] because being the opposite of you, were conservative republicans surrounded by a lot of liberals!

My wife listens to Dr. Laura [yeah, I know, you either love her or hate her], she would recommend staying where you are if you love where you live and your family is there. Jobs come and go, family doesn't, especially a happy family. Never good to take a family somewhere that you and them don't really want to go. Always other jobs to take to stay local. Obviously other factors like schools can also be a influence. Nuff said.