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Can you Indiana folks tell me what it's like in the Anderson/Greenfield area? I believe that's Hancock Co.??? Population, terrain, zoning, cost of living - you know -all that good stuff. Thanks!
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08/30/06, 11:18 AM
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08/30/06, 02:04 PM
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Ok, that's just east of Indy. I'm about 2 hours north, but I've been through Greenfield. It's flat, very flat, did I mention it's flat?
Weather isn't aweful. Summers can be hot and muggy, winters are pretty mild to me. Coldest I've seen out here in the last 3 years is -10f. The closer to Indy the more for land.
If you like audio check out: http://www.hoosiergeeks.com/ They do a podcast about life in Indiana and they are just north of Indy.
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08/30/06, 05:30 PM
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Oh yea...don't forget...it's flat.
Anyplace can be a good place to live if you have a high paying job, etc.
Since alcoa is probably not a factor and the car companies aren't doing that great (delco remy) and being from hooville, I would probably be looking at any where but the anderson area. I've moved to places on a whim and that area doesn't have anything that would peak my interest.....except the karting track near greenfield. So if you race go-karts that area might be a good place to be.
Teaching at Ball State I suppose could get you through.
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08/30/06, 06:18 PM
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Indiana is a wonderful place to live. I have lived here all my life.
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08/30/06, 06:49 PM
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Just a wild guess Greyhound Girl, that you will be needing a place to work once you get here. It would help to know what type work you would be looking for. Finding jobs that pay above $10 an hour isn't easy unless you have skills or qualify for jobs requiring a degree. Even then, it can be a slow process getting a job. Honda is supposed to be building a new factory in south eastern Indiana. The competician for those jobs will be fierce. Are you looking for something in the country?
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08/30/06, 07:57 PM
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I'm retired - no work for me. My daughter and son-in-law both work at Indiana Downs and Hoosier Park - they're looking for a place close to Hoosier Park. My idea would be (for me) to find a small place close to them, in the country - enuf for my horses, goats and dogs. And me. But I don't know if I could do flat and flatter - I live in the hills now and I truly love them. I was surely hoping someone could tell me that there were even small hills in that part of Indiana. Could those of you who love it there tell me why you do? Thanks, again, everybody - for responding!
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A question about Indiana, What is up with the daylight savings time? I thought Indiana didn't have Daylight savings time, why the heck did they change it?
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08/31/06, 04:06 AM
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North of Indy, flat as a pancake. ( glacial plain) South of indy, rolling hills.
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08/31/06, 05:04 AM
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I live in the hills now and I truly love them. I was surely hoping someone could tell me that there were even small hills in that part of Indiana.
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Electronrider is right...that's why I moved south of Indy (I grew up in the rolling hills of Ohio, too). Interstate 70 is a rough dividing line. You don't have to go too far south of Greenfield to find some rolling terrain.
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A question about Indiana, What is up with the daylight savings time? I thought Indiana didn't have Daylight savings time, why the heck did they change it?
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So we could have an extra hour of darkness every morning.
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08/31/06, 06:09 AM
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So we could have an extra hour of darkness every morning.
Heck It just does not make sense. try going to bed in June.. at nine pm.. still light enough to play ball outside..
I have been in the construction industry for many years.. WE were always smart enough to adjust our start times around the sun.. winter time start at 7:30-8:00/ summer start at 6.. it was reallt quite easy.
Then yesterday I drove down to Washington Indiana, and they are an hour behind us here near Indy.I was an hour early for an appointment..
Always remember this..HE IS NOT MY MAN
No not referring to God.. Hoosiers will know what I mean.
Indiana Has many types of terrain, just not all of it is located in the same county.
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08/31/06, 07:08 AM
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He is not my Man, either.
Very well stated, Eric....I agree totally!!!!!
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08/31/06, 07:26 AM
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Not my man either!! Ugh.*keeping comments to myself so I dont start a debate*
You will find land for sale in pockets that are nice and hilly, nice and green. But you will need to do some digging.
When I get back from taking dd to school I will post some real estate links.
And dont forget about ebay. There are houses in Anderson, but probably not with much land.
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08/31/06, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Oilpatch197
A question about Indiana, What is up with the daylight savings time? I thought Indiana didn't have Daylight savings time, why the heck did they change it?
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It started in back April. Actually, now they want to change it back. Reason being, the fourteen counties that adopted daylight savings time didn't take into consideration the neighboring counties that didn't. By the way, I live about two miles east of Anderson.
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08/31/06, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by greyhound girl
Can you Indiana folks tell me what it's like in the Anderson/Greenfield area? I believe that's Hancock Co.??? Population, terrain, zoning, cost of living - you know -all that good stuff. Thanks!
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Anderson is Madison county and it's actually a decent area. Fairly low cost of living by national standards. Terrain-outside of city limits, corn and soybean fields.
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Well I just HAD to chime in here - not my man either. Don't even get me started on that  daylight savings time topic. What a joke.
Anyhow Greyhound Girl - As others have mentioned Madison county is pretty reasonably priced and you could probably find some land also. We live 20 minutes north of Anderson on 3 acres and are surrounded by corn and beans, as Kinderfeld eluded to. Just to our south in Hamilton county we would have paid more than double for the land and house we have here in Madison country. We're very happy. Good luck with your search! 
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08/31/06, 02:54 PM
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My area sure isn't flat!! Hills, hollers, timber, pasture, rocks and bluffs. If it weren't for the HOT & HUMID summers, it'd be perfect!!
BTW, We consider U.S. 40 as the Mason-Dixon Line between North Indiana and South Indiana!!
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08/31/06, 05:43 PM
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We are flatter than a pancake. The nearest windbreak I have is the stop sign 3/4 miles down the raod. Flat and windy. About a mile behind us is a rock quarry - the only thing that breaks the terrain. I call it my "mountains."
As for Mitch, I am not into politics, BUT I LOVE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME. It is selfish, I know. Forgive me. But now I come home and still have a couple of hours of daylight to go outside and play with my kids. Last year, I was mowing the lawn in complete darkness.
I know- it is selfish. But I love it. The only thing to me that would be better than Eastern Time would be Eastern-Eastern time, giving me even another hour of daylight!!!
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08/31/06, 05:54 PM
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Not my man either. I didn't grow up in Indiana so the lack of daylight savings time here was weird to me. I like it now! But I think we all need to be on the same page timezone-wise.
Yeah, its flat. Coming from the Sierra Nevada to Indiana was a shock, but at least if I slide off the road in winter, I'm going into a corn field, not off a cliff.
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