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CO and NM People, Penny for Your Thoughts

DreamsofTesla

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As far as explosives: Yup. We had a well drilled in '98. Hit a boulder that measured somewhere around 20 x 20 and had to spend an unscheduled $1200 to have a blasting expert come and pop it and another $1500 bringing in heavier-duty equipment to move the peices we were left with.

Yeah, we have serious issues with digging here too, being on a shale bed. Perking is also a serious issue here. In NC, even if you're putting in a rock solid composting toilet, you still have to dig a septic. Even if you don't use it, all that has to pass muster, and it sucks a lot of ass sometimes to make that happen.

Our friends who are already doin what we want to do have a good network of friends /neighbors who all barter for dairy/meat/veggies/etc. Raise something someone else wants and jump in the mix. I have enough savings to feed us for life and then some, so whatever we can save off the top, as with energy consumption/alternatives, will help overall.

That's awesome. I'm hoping to get involved in something of that nature. I have very little in the way of resources, and am working mostly on ideas for new income streams. I'm getting old to be so alone. I'm a good gardener and animal caretaker, though, and have other skills that could be extremely valuable in a remote area, medically trained etc.

It's very hard to research where they're going to frack, either here or in CO. There isn't even all that much gas here, from what anybody knows. They're plunging forward at a high rate of speed on a tiny scrap of data.

Speaking of fracking, I went back to the house listings to see if I could find the place that was near what looked like a frack pool to me. It was a very sizable area of yellow, red, and black, looked like liquid, I clearly remember the shape of it. I was not able to find it again though.
 

Green Gooma

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Hmmm, for some reason the geology all over the state is conducive to the presence of hydrocarbons. If it's there, someone'll be around sooner or later to see if it's worth extracting.

Keep in mind, mineral rights in many places are severed from surface rights. If you own and live on the property, but don't own the mineral rights, whoever does can come on in, set up in front of your house and drill. You'll get some kind of pittance for access to whatever space they use, and that's about it.

Sounds like you're on the anti-fracking bandwagon; keep in mind that there are plenty of places in the state where all water supplies are from surface water. Ground water is basically unusable where I live, due to alkalinity, so even if it were to be contaminated by fracking (which really isn't happening anywhere, but that's a whole different argument), it was toxic to start with.

If I were you, I'd come spend some time here, travel around and get to know the place; it just may not be quite what you think it is. But it is what it is, and fracking will be part of the deal. There's a new discussion that just started about 6 billion barrels of recoverable oil just in the San Juan basin, another big new play, and you better bet that this isn't the last one either.

Good luck.
 

DreamsofTesla

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Thanks, I'm looking forward to going for a visit. Was thinking of going this summer, but it turns out my rescued dog is pregnant, so I'll probably push it back a little while to the fall, maybe.

Fracking, I really hate it. Not even a necessary evil, just evil. :2cents:
 

festerous

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Ruidoso is a mountain town in NM boasting a horse track, casino, tons of festivals, nightlife and a awesome tourist driven art scene. A few miles away is Cloudcroft which at 9000 feet gets a fair amount of snow in the winter and offers sking and 3 million acres of 4 wheeler friendly national forest.
 
I live in Albuquerque. I have to say that the MMJ scene is really starting to expand.
The quality of the product is becoming better.

It is a fairly relaxed process to get your Medical Card here as well, Anyone can fall into the category of PTSD. I would not necessarily avoid Albuquerque altogether, and realistically, if you are more focused on the rather high amount of uneducated street-lings, than you have your priorities in the wrong place.

The High Altitude desert can be rather nice, and Northern New Mexico does have locations that justify the state's slogan "Land of Enchantment". Most individuals call this place the Land of Entrapment, because like I mentioned previously, a high amount of people in this State are really ignorant, but that does not keep me from living my life the way I want.


The real estate market out here is quite good at the moment in my opinion, as well, and far cheaper than most places in the nation.

If you were to decide to move to the capital, Santa Fe, the price of living does increase, but you will also be able to enjoy the Highest Minimum Wage in the Country. In other words, they pay you enough to live comfortably..

The climate in New Mexico is mostly suited for indoor growing. Although I have know individuals that do well growing outdoors.
 

JohnnyATL

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I live up in taos and its great if you can deal with cold winters and short summers. Good outdoor around and decent indoor, usually for around 2 an oz. MMJ is possible but unnecessary. I have never dealt with cops here so im not sure if they are bad, but my friends have had cops just take their ganj.

Land is expensive in taos, but cheap as soon as you get to the dry areas. Rainwater harvest is legal in NM opposed to Colorado which its illegal. Many places in unincorporated taos county have no building codes. Fracking isnt possible in taos becuase there are no shale deposits like there are in san jaun county accross the Tusas mtns.

Id say move here man. i saw a qtr ac on craigslist for 400 dollars on the mesa just the other day. I bought 12 acres with a well 25gpm for 36000 with a schoolbus off grid.

You just have to understand that taos is not NC and the growing season is different. The clay is difficult and the wind is harsh as well as having to start indoor and move your stuff out. cheers!
 

festerous

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festerous you know an awful lot about NM tell me how is you know about Cloudcroft?

I used to live in High Rolls about a decade ago. The things I miss the most are mountain biking Bailey's canyon, eating at Lotaburger and smoking Nogal Gold.
 

spunion

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Im thinking about moving to NM from CO. Planning to try and make it work in Taos, then Santa Fe, but realistically I'll probably end up in "albaturkey" because of the cheap housing and bigger job market. Are they unconcerned with weed there? I'm sure my electric bill will be way higher than normal. I know in SF and Taos counties I won't have to worry about such things.
 

Headys

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Colorado has become very crowded. If you're looking for peace and quite. I'd move to the south of CO or NM. The south of CO isn't super stoked on MJ stuff though., except pueblo and a few mtn towns.
 

2 Legal Co

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Im thinking about moving to NM from CO. Planning to try and make it work in Taos, then Santa Fe, but realistically I'll probably end up in "albaturkey" because of the cheap housing and bigger job market. Are they unconcerned with weed there? I'm sure my electric bill will be way higher than normal. I know in SF and Taos counties I won't have to worry about such things.

NM does have 'medical' MMJ. I'm not that familiar with the ins and outs of buying, selling, growing, however.

I met a fellow who was up from AlbaTurkey, he was carrying a strain called/labeled 'Cataract 15'.

It seemed to be good smoke.

He wanted to start growing again, so I gave him some cuts to take back with him.
 
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