No One Will Talk About This : Living In Maine | Moving to Maine

[@Livetheseacoast]

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[@bottlethrower1544]

You are doing Gods work, need more people like you. We dont need anymore new comers

[@Livetheseacoast]

Appreciate the support!

[@alleyway3215]

You failed:) These reasons to not move to Maine are quite weak. With little traffic, little polution, low to no crime, nice people ... Where I am I have nearly everything I listed in the form of a con with ticks, insects, mud and a lot more. It seems there are plenty of reasons to move to Maine.

[@jcarry5214]

I can tolerate newcomers if they're accepting of those who are already in Maine.

[@tonyb5586]

I think if you're an optimistic person Maine is great! You have the beach, the forest, rivers, even Portland Maine downtown area is better than most larger city downtowns. I moved there from the West Coast and loved it at first, since I lived in a desert climate and it has so many trees. I was in love with the eastern promenade. Being able to go on little adventures to different places nearby like rivers and lakes. The summer is gorgeous probably the best in the country. The year I was there at least. It rains a lot but you can't beat the 70 to 80 degrees weather. San Diego is probably the only place that competes...and seeing the beautiful foliage in fall! The negative for me was the ppl. I never made like close friends there but I feel like the older I get, being a nomadic person who moves a lot, I have to learn more and more to enjoy my own company

[@hellofrominside8524]

For me the worst part is boredom. If you live in a rural area like me and aren’t super into outdoor activities your options are pretty slim.

[@jeffhadley3362]

Massachusetts people developing everything, massholes increasing crime a drug addiction, massholes developing everything Driving up property taxes, noise pollution, air pollution

[@Livetheseacoast]

Jeff...I feel like we may need to get you some therapy for your strong hatred of people from Massachusettes haha!

[@Highlander-s5p]

pretty much what they did to New Hampshire , sea walls on every lake ,

[@upcycle.outdoorsman9629]

@@Livetheseacoast The whole state is like a support group for the tourist exhausted after labor day...until hunting season and one shoots your cow or dog...then its back to testimonials around the coffee counter at the local country store.

[@mattywho8485]

"They're" doing it to Vermont as well.

[@charlesparker6138]

I have lived in many places including Maine and can tell you the worst mosqito problems I have seen was in the coastal regions of Texas . Arkansas has the worst tick problems .

[@mainemermaid6596]

Actually, we have tick problems here now too. There don't seems to be as many birds as there once was due to pesticides (They kl migratory birds who stop on farmland to rest and become poisoned - and from people spraying poisonous bug killer in their yards, not realizing that it kills ALL bugs, even beneficial ones, and small animals, like our squirrels, rabbits, birds, and beneficial bats as well). Best thing to encourage birds & bats by putting up houses and a bird feeder, keeping your grass short, and raking your leaves around your house in the Fall. That's made can big difference for us, and we live deep in the woods.

[@lewis7315]

The bugs are only a problem when the wind stops blowing like at night.... two hurricane lanterns filled with citronella keeps the bugs away... paint your fly screens with kerosene to keep the black flys out... the quiet can be far too loud for some people.

[@WolcottOakTree]

Growing up in coastal Connecticut the first thing people would say when you mentioned Maine was that they would never live there because it's too cold.I moved to Maine as an adult and because of climate change our winters are milder than the Connecticut winters I grew up with.

[@marjoriegoodwin2993]

Shhh! We don`t want any more people to move to Maine. Let`s tell them about the ice and snow.

[@concettasbeantobarconfecti3516]

Thank you for your honesty! We visit Maine a lot and would love to relocate there. We understand about the bugs for sure!! Hadn't thought about mud season though. Thank you!

[@Livetheseacoast]

Thank you for the kind words!! Would love to help you make the move!!

[@elizabell.01]

The black flies aren't around all the time, usually just the spring. Some areas still don't have ticks. Don't eat bananas in the summer and you won't be bothered very much by mosquitoes. I know the banana things sounds weird, but it works.

[@thearmoniaband9189]

Very informative! Any videos on Northern Maine? Thanks and awesome job!

[@andydufresne8034]

I'm from Maine but the military moved us to Southern California when I was a kid and my life was made there. My dad and I weren't huge fans of California and wanted to go back when he retired, but my mom was never leaving California to go back to the cold. I still have complaints about California and have considered moving elsewhere, including Maine and other places on the East Coast, but can never do it primarily due to the bugs. One amazing thing about California is being able to enjoy the outdoors and great weather without the swarms and bug spray. Yes, there are animals to watch out for, but at least they aren't disease-carrying bloodsuckers swarming you. I'm a car guy and it's also nice to be able to enjoy my car yearround without it getting so dirty and rusty on roads not quite so weather-damaged.

[@jeffhadley3362]

Too many massholes is such a huge negative

[@mattywho8485]

The "melting snow" does not create mud season... melting frost does ! We have mud season here in Vermont too and one thing that makes the roads better in Spring is a good rain ! Go figure.

[@macbooth5704]

Grew up in Maine in 50s and 60s...spent lots of time in the woods....never saw a tick....this is a new thing...

[@upcycle.outdoorsman9629]

Yup. Blame the folks from away...I'm certain they hitched a ride on a tourist.

[@seanmcdowall]

@@upcycle.outdoorsman9629 coming for your land !

[@ericstromquist9458]

Just came across your channel. We live in Rockingham County and are planning to start construction of our new Maine home within months. I notice your videos use a drone shot over the nubble light. In the distance you can literally see the little dot that is the tear down we are about to replace. 😊 So please keep up your stream of videos telling people about all the awful downsides of living in Maine. Then the line at the Central will be shorter. BTW Troy got us the property.

[@Livetheseacoast]

Awesome! I grew up in Rockingham county, welcome to Maine!! You'll hate it here...wink wink ;)

[@ericstromquist9458]

@@Livetheseacoast I shouldn't be obnoxious: you're doing a service by informing people that there are two sides to every dream, particularly if it's something you've only heard about or briefly experienced. Fortunately, we have been lucky enough to be familiar with the area for many years.

[@patlynch6517]

Good luck with your new home! And don’t forget to root for the Red Sox!

[@SadDevin]

I've got a few years left in University, but once I'm done it's off to living in Maine for me! I have been watching so many of these "moving to Maine" videos to really educate myself and be prepared for when the time to move finally arrives. Great video! 😄

[@Livetheseacoast]

Awesome! Maine is a great place to live, thank you for the comment!

[@Highlander-s5p]

don't forget , it's the thing they never mention in those videos .... property taxes are the second highest in the country , and food costs 50% more then the national average ,

[@TheSwanvillan]

DON'T The cops are all criminal thugs!

[@jcarry5214]

@@Highlander-s5p And electricity gets a random doubling in price every few months.

[@AndrewBerube41]

With all the rain we've had the bugs have been brutal

[@Livetheseacoast]

So true this year has been ridiculous

[@AndrewBerube41]

We might have a few days to enjoy the outdoors coming up lol

[@Livetheseacoast]

@@AndrewBerube41 Let's hope so!

[@mainemermaid6596]

Don't forget the June Bugs the size of cars!

[@stephen1462]

I was born and raised in Maine, but now live in California. I play a lot of tennis and can’t count the number of times someone I am playing with starts dousing him or herself in bug spray and says there was “a” mosquito on one end of the court. I always tell the person that it’s best not to go to Maine then. 😂

[@JuniorFan08]

When I was growing up in the 50's and 60's, we never had to deal with ticks. In fact, they weren't an issue until about 20 years ago.

[@BourbonDrinker]

I want to retire in Maine and I am familiar with Maine, love all the seasons including the long winters. I grew up in Connecticut but my family has lived in Maine for a couple of hundred years, settled some towns and counties. Anything named Lincoln is my family. However, I have never lived in Maine. My wife, an Oklahoma native and lived in Texas for the past 30 years, wants nothing to do with Maine. I have taken her there on vacations; Portland, Freeport, Bar Harbor, and Presque Isle, and she loves the Summers only. Any advice? I was thinking about living in the Portland area, Wells, or Kennebunkport.

[@marianonicolasguzman4870]

Love your videos. They have all the information I'm looking for 👌

[@Livetheseacoast]

That's awesome and great to hear! That's why we make them! Glad you are getting what you are looking for.

[@Highlander-s5p]

2nd highest property tax rate in the country and 50% higher price for food then the national average

[@Pumpkin061]

Loved this! Thank you for your honesty

[@Livetheseacoast]

Awesome! Glad you liked it, thanks for the comment!

[@Highlander-s5p]

honesty would have had to require him to tell you about property taxes , 2nd highest in the country , and the cost of food , 50% higher then the national average

[@Outdoor_MED]

Sub'd. Thanks for making these informative videos! Me and the lady are thinking about moving to Maine. Can you make a video talking about the healthcare system and what city or town would be the most economical to move to. Thanks

[@Livetheseacoast]

Thank you so much! Great to hear from you, we have a series about NH coming up next month but stay tuned! Happy to focus on healthcare and affordability, also feel free to schedule a call!

[@carmencolon3520]

I rather know now the ugly and uncomfortable things living in Maine before I buy the house. Now what I need to know is how to prepare for the Winter including my own snow plow on my truck.

[@Livetheseacoast]

It's always nice to have a plow during the winter!

[@dancurtis611]

Black flies = fleas with wings. Mosquitoes, frost heaves, and five months of cold dark misery called "winter". As the locals say, "If you can't take the winters, you don't deserve the summers." Nice place to visit. Occasionally.

[@Raedwulf76]

You can also throw some mosquito dunks in your pond. They're pretty effective, I've found them at ACE hardware stores and tractor supplies

[@BUNKERJR53]

I almost forgot. If you have a farm and a dog you'd better mark all your animals anyway you can because during hunting season out of state hunters show up. They have no idea what they are shooting and will kill anything. Cows, dogs and I know of a case where a women was wearing fur gloves and was killed. They will shoot your pet ducks on your pond right in front of you. Nothing is off limits!!!!!!!!

[@ChristinaHarrison-hw4lr]

I was born in agusta maine in. 1967 Oct. For 3 weeks. Then. I moved. To jaxenville fla for 5 yrs. Then south. Fla. Ftlauderdale

[@karenk2630]

We have property on Georgetown Island and this summer, while on the beach at Reid, I found a tick between my toes...WOW...who would have thought!!!

[@zedsdead5870]

....grew up in York until I was 26 years old.....can say I never experiences ticks.

[@Livetheseacoast]

Come back now...it's a real thing!

[@edgarsnake2857]

You convinced me. I think I'll stay put.

[@boathemian7694]

Please don’t move here.

[@boathemian7694]

@@EpicDrew15 so you’re a Boomerang? That’s how it usually goes. Kids grow up hating Maine and can’t wait to see the world then realize they can’t afford to be anywhere else when they’re old. Welcome home!

[@Surai00]

All of these things apply where I'm at in Upstate NY. Except the sea food. We don't really have much of that here since the great lakes are basically poisoned.

[@ocean1233]

Aroostook for me. Lived on the coast of NH....never again in the Summer 🌞

[@uhadme]

They probably didn't tell you mosquitos are in all states either. Must have been very sheltered.

[@Mzen7]

Why is so many tourists I really don't know. Can you tell what is the attractions?

[@jerrytaliercio9087]

Man, I don’t ever even want to visit after this!

[@jeffhadley3362]

Massholes massholes everywhere

[@Celt777]

Are people from Western Massachusetts hated as much as the Bostonians in Maine?

[@pierreaucoin2480]

Not as much, no

[@wayne9094]

I moved to Montana from Massachusetts in 1997. Got a job delivering oxygen all over Montana. After delivering the oxygen to other plants. And getting to know the people. I would joke with them while unloading. One 4th generation Montana person I dealt with said. Do you know what we call people from Massachusetts around here. I said no. He says we call them massholes. I said do not blame you. That's is why I left Massachusetts. I feel the same way. They were everywhere.

[@mainemermaid6596]

Yes. Many Massholes, Summer people moved up here during rona. Mass, NY, Jersey, CT -all pricks, driving like maniacs, beeping and road raging, distracted, and their spoiled, entitled, bratts blare music and run over animals because they speed recklacely down our old, narrow, carriage roads. They bring their bad attitudes, and the worst part, the Leftist politics that destroyed the state they're from. They take zero responsibility for what they did (learned nothing -too arrogant), bring drugs, and proceed to try and make Maine like where they're from. I really don't understand why they don't just go to Vermont or Southern NewHampshire, where they can commiserate amidst their own W/Jokers. Aside from Portland, Maine's MAGA country! God, family, and the Constitution & rights therein (2A). We protect our children from groomers here, and believe in the traditional American values, morals, and ethics that made our Republic the greatest in the world. And, we will defend it when push comes to shove, so all I can say is, don't come if you're virtue signalling, Leftst, turd.

[@feliciasampson8032]

I'm originally from the Boston area, and lived in California for decades...sigh, no one wants me to move to their state!

[@Bruins77Fan]

I live in NH on the NH/ME border 😊

[@jeffhadley3362]

Everywhere you go are those red ugly Massachusetts license plates

[@AndrewBerube41]

Move north.

[@bighaasfly]

Was this for Maine or Minnesota? Sounds like home!

[@Livetheseacoast]

Haha Maine but could apply to both!

[@BUNKERJR53]

The bugs are unreal in Maine. The mosquitoes are so bad they will bite you through blue jeans. Black flies are ridiculous. During black fly season if it rains the black flies disappear and then the mosquitoes move in. Been there done that. No thanks!!!!!! Also you'd better enjoy cold temperatures, snow and mud in that order.

[@skateguy50]

Winter in Maine is actually be favorite, you get snow and you keep it. Being a masshole I can visit the Cape during black fly season and Maine in August is pretty nice but winter is worth it for sure.

[@JohnWright-h2w]

Move to Mass .. we Mainers like it just fine!

[@chrispinchak1511]

Blackflys.... if you've never experienced them you have no idea.

[@Livetheseacoast]

True statement!

[@tomp6685]

I live in Eastern Tennessee close to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and trust me, I feel your pain when it comes to tourists. But they bring billions in tax revenue for the state.

[@angelamison2795]

The state bird is a mosquito.

[@L_87]

Don’t move here

[@sammyday3341]

The black flies are to be feared.

[@Livetheseacoast]

TRUTH

[@charlesfreeman3515]

Why are so many people from Maine moving to Florida...

[@jordanyoung8270]

The weather. I’m from Northern Maine. I’ve heard a lot of older friends tell me that just can’t take another winter up here. They are cold and long. I tell people who are planning to move here that they should spend two weeks in January up here first. It’s hard to explain…

[@bowdoin5063]

You left out TAXES

[@Livetheseacoast]

Please refer to the other videos we have on the cost of living in Maine...

[@Highlander-s5p]

The only benefit to moving to Maine is being allowed to live off grid ,

[@lonmorgan5260]

You don't have anything on Wisconsin.

[@johnhull5916]

Could not stand the bugs and humidity back there. Sorry.

[@realworldsurf]

Deer flies with their razor bite

[@billbill4392]

For a realtor, you sure have an awful lot of videos explaining how much it sucks to live in Maine

[@tomp6685]

I guess he's an honest guy.

[@burtvhulberthyhbn7583]

Bugs bugs bugs. That's why this masshole lives in the mountains of southern California. You just need a gun because of the mountain lions

[@Livetheseacoast]

I don't blame you!

[@joyseyboldt7334]

And how many birds have you killed with your big spray. “L”

[@RodneyOrff-js3xz]

Yeah those trendy 300 dollar shoe's isn't something you wanna wear in maine lol

[@BR-ex9xp]

You’re on a mission to discourage many people from moving to Maine. It’s ok to just say that as a disclaimer.

[@jordanyoung8270]

… and then there’s Notthern Maine. Black flies and mesquitoes yes, but few tics, few tourists, and a lot of peace and quite. A lot of folks from the “County”, would be fine if south of Bangor were its own state. Northern Maine and south/coastal Maine share little in common, including political ideology. Because the bulk of the state population is in the south. The people up north are marginalized.

[@skateguy50]

When I lived in Maine people often referred to south of Augusta as Northern Massachusetts. Also spring is mud season but also black fly season.

[@TraderKing83]

you forgot the housing market. Absolute nightmare!

[@Livetheseacoast]

Yes the housing market is nuts! We definetly talk about that in a lot of our other videos but thanks for mentioning it here!