If you could live anywhere...

1 word. COLD...



"IN MY OPINION"... there's nothing worse than being cold. I live on the Gulf Coast and love it. Nothing beats the south and the ocean. (watch out for hurricanes)



my 2 cents =-)



-Cody
 
Things that hurt where I live include..



It's cold almost all year, we have like 9 months of cold.

Pretty crowded/congested

Poor scenery

Rude, mean people

EXTREMELY high cost of living. I think Nassau is one of the most expensive places to live in the U.S.



Positives:



Descent amount to do, not really boring.

Very diverse

Everything you could want is basically here.

Atlantic Ocean 2 min away from me.
 
Las Cruces, NM. Google it. Makes many "best" lists. Much better/cooler then Tucson Arizona and not as "Californicated" as Colorado has become...lots of super nice weather. North of El Paso, TX. about 45 miles. Lots of secret government stuff near at White Sands, Holloman AFB, etc. University town. High IQ per capita, you see. Never want to go live in Colorado again....Cannot tolerate the rude drivers, people, crowds, traffic and crime of the "big" cities anymore. Lived here 17 years. Growing much too fast IMHO...because it's great here. You might also consider Show Low and Snowflake, Arizona. Much smaller then here but interesting. Good luck.
 
jasonmac said:
Wyoming looks great, but is not without some issues:



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Looks like the Wyoming legislature passed a law removing risk assessment from offender registration a couple of weeks after the story above was published: Sex offenders' wives rap bill



Who would have thought that a writer for the Associated Press wouldn't do her homework? The Wyoming legislature was in session and discussing the bill to remedy the situation outlined in the AP story while the author was writing it. Why wasn't this mentioned in the AP story? The main point of her areticle was moot a few after she wrote it!



Besides, how stupid (and brave) does a registered sex offender have to be to move to a state where the number of firearms exceeds the popluation by least 10 fold, open carry is legal and concealed carry permits are issued?



Criminals aren't too bright, but they have to be close to brain dead to believe Wyoming is a good place to hide out or ply their trade. Irrespective of legislation, bads guys here are in for a rude awakening.



One of the nicest things about Wyoming is our population of 500,000 allows very good access to our elected officals. State representative Colin Simpson (son of former Senator Alan K. Simpson) lives at the end of my block. I have called Washington DC and was connected with both of my state Senators after a minute or two on hold. Congresswoman Barbra Cubin personally answered a question by mail after I spoke with her legislative assistant about a concern for about 30 minutes.



A small population means that many things have not been legislated or even litigated up here. I'm a real estate broker and when I took required courses for my Wyoming broker license, I learned that many problems that were are common in California haven't occured here.



A small population also makes it relatively easy to deal with new, imported problems.
 
I'm living in my dream location right now. South Florida, baby! I can't imagine living anywhere else. We have wonderful white, sandy beaches, warm blue water, lots of palm trees, and I wear shorts and tee shirts 350 days and nights out of the year. Hurricanes? Small price to pay for living in paradise.
 
San Diego because the temps average in the upper 60's to middle 70's all year long.



San Diego Weather Statistics





BTW I wouldnt move to colorado if you paid me to. I hate winter with a passion. It is beautiful there in the spring summer and fall but winter is longer and much worse than most places.
 
Four pages worth of very interesting responses...I have lived in the Mid-Atlantic states most of my life (except for 18 months in Sacramento back in the mid 70s at college) and I'm not overly thrilled with it. As others have noted the weather is not always predictable, much less enjoyable. We have about three months of summer, but in many places the humidity can be unbearable. Then a wet winter makes it just as bad - I can see snow in areas where it can be used for recreation, but who needs it in flat New Jersey? It just becomes a PITA then.



I don't need the seasonal changes anymore - after 54 years, they just get boring...give me 72-80 degrees year round, or higher if the humidity is low. I'd rather be in 100 degree Phoenix at 30% than 80 degree Philly at 75% humidity...if you've ever spent a muggy summer day in D.C. or NYC you know what I mean.



The south east is OK, but it gets muggy down there too, and I'm not keen on the hurricane probability.



I'm thinking the desert southwest would be very nice, at least for me.



You 'young guys' who like snow can have it - after a half century of shoveling it off my driveway, sidewalk and car, I've had enough.. lol
 
LangMan37 said:
suprisely not one vote for florida. And that's where I'm moving to in Sept. 2007. I know about the hurricanes but I just so sick of the winter here in MI that I have to get out. People here sit in their homes for 3-4 months out of the year just to stay out of the cold. What a waste; not for me. Been here all my life; time to go.

Winter is just plain stupid! (Whatever that means).
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Totally agree, I need to get the hell out of here as well. I cannot stand the long winters and lack of sun any longer. The summers are amazing but they only last 3-4 months. And for that privilege I get to pay through the a$$ for housing and road construction that never ends.
 
If I had to pick a few places I would say New Mexico, San Diego, San Francisco, Oregon, Wyoming, or the deep south like Alabama or southern Georgia. I worked in the burbs of Atlanta and really liked it. Traffic was horrible but it was a nice city. I also like the good old boys of Texas.
 
right now i am exactly where i want to be, Phoenix, AZ...



but in about 10 years down the road or so when i get into my career i have planned i would love to be in So-Cal or Colorado
 
STG said:
Patrick,



Here's the view from my back yard:





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Plus, you can afford a house with a heated and insulated garage like this:



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Yellowstone National Park is 49 miles from my door and it takes less time to get there than LAX - Malibu. People still make fun of me because I lock my doors. I tell them it's because I don't want to bring a Wyoning habit back to So. California when I visit.



You should come up here to look around. Your blood pressure will go down and you'll have to get used to doing business on a hand shake. When I bought an $1,800 lawn tractor, the dealer special-ordered it and refused to take a deposit. When it was delivered, the dealer told me to drop off a check the next time I was close to his store!!???





Everybody thinks we have Yellostone weather up here. (Don't tell anybody, but the winters do not include much snow - look up the annual precipitation tables.) It is 54 F. today.



P.S.: If the prospect of guns, concealed carry or open carry bothers you., stay in California. If you like scanning the police frequencies, be prepared. I loaded all the law enforcement and fire and medical channels in my radio and didn't pick up a call for 90 minutes. I thought my scanner was broken..... (It is fun to wear a gun around town during tourist season just to see the reactions from Californians and New Yorkers.)
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Oh gee thanks!! Thats Wyoming?



Ok, I did a little homework, and heres my findings.....

1 vote:

TN, ID, TX, NY, TX, NY, WY, VT, KY.

2 votes:

AK, MI, UT, HI, NM

3 votes:

FL, WA.

4 votes:

CO

6 votes:

AZ

7 votes: (YUCK)

CA
 
Florida is nice early spring.



In the winter, it's just plain boring and in the summer, it's just too hot and buggy/muggy/humid/uncomfortable.



The landscape is bland (unless you like Palm Trees) with tons of manmade lakes in central Florida.
 
VaSuperShine said:
funny you say that, were a month away from closing on our house and i do believe the winner is arizona, ive been all over the state growing up, want the climate and can put up with heat. i was there the day it reached 124 degrees, i don't remember if it was 88 or 91 but our ac broke on our motor home and our tires were sticking to the road, so were my shoes, i'd have to leave town a while if the weather man predicts stuff like that.
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Actually, it was ONLY 122 on 06/26/90 & I was here for that & several other high temperature records being set.

( Triple Digit Trivia - Phoenix Weather Facts - Phoenix Highest Temperatures )



So have you moved here?? :nixweiss Will we see you at the "get-together" on the 30th? :hifive:



:ca :tumblewee
 
You might want to take a look at Ashville, NC. The cost of living is great and the climate is outstanding--because they are at the base of the Smokeys it is not too hot in the summer and in the winter they get some small amounts of snow (it doesn't last long) so you at least have four seasons. While the city is not large, it has the atmosphere of a much larger city like NY or Boston--allot of places to eat, large art and theater community, street performers, etc. There is golf available all over the place and skiing within a reasonable drive. Spent a week there last fall and was very impressed.
 
Hey Patrick,



Here are some shots from the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway, about 40 minutes from my house:



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