If you could move anywhere in your country?

Armistead · 08-21-13, 10:50 AM

Where would you prefer to live if you could just up and leave without any issues or are you totally happy with where you are?

Sailor Steve · 08-21-13, 10:54 AM

I like the mountains and the climate where I am, but I really miss the ocean. I grew up in Redondo Beach, California, and most of my summers were spent swimming and surfing. When a breeze blows off the Great Salt Lake, even in mid-winter, it's like I'm back at King Harbor on a beautiful salty day.

My sister says the beaches are too crowded these days. I suspect that what I really miss is my teen years. The fact is there are a bunch of places I've seen and read about that I wouldn't mind living at. Salt Lake City is just one of them.

Herr-Berbunch · 08-21-13, 10:58 AM

In my country? The Lake District. Traffic is slow, weather isn't usually the best, but the views are stunning and there's lots more outdoorsy type stuff to do than here.

One day . . .

Edit: If we can expand to any country, New Zealand - as long as there is a decent t'interweb connection.

Ducimus · 08-21-13, 11:07 AM

I couldn't be much happier then where I am right now. I think the only way it could improve is if we went to an area that was more rural where we could keep large animals. Horses, goats, maybe a cow, etc. I wouldn't mind being more self sufficient, my wife loves large animals, and we both love living in a small town where everybody knows everybody. That said, If we could keep a goat or a horse where we're living now, it couldn't get much better.

Skybird · 08-21-13, 11:10 AM

Either far in the North, in Lübeck, and living within some good amount of the Hanseatic atmosphere.

Or far in the south in a natural, isolated place in the Bavarian forests or alms, away from bigger cities, with forest and mountains close by when looking out of the window.

The middle of Germany in between these two poles practically does not exist for me.

Jimbuna · 08-21-13, 11:17 AM

Lake District for me as well but if another country it would be Australia because I have more family there than I have in the UK these days and the added bonus would be the ability to go and torment my mate TarJak

AVGWarhawk · 08-21-13, 11:22 AM

I like where I live. I do not like the state of MD though. Put me anywhere there is nothing but lonely country roads, deciduous woodlands, rolling hills and mountainsides. Sleepy little town. WV, KY, etc.

WernherVonTrapp · 08-21-13, 02:15 PM

If New Jersey didn't have it's hand in my pocket every time I turned around, I probably would've stayed in the NW mountain regions. It really is a beautful state when you get into the rural areas, away from the cities, swamps and Pine Barrens.
As it is, I now live in the mountains of PA and I'm glad I moved here. I'll never go back to Jersey again. I was raised in a big city and always wanted to move as far away from the city as possible. I've always been content in whatever situation I have found myself in, but I'm particularly content with my new home.

AVGWarhawk · 08-21-13, 02:21 PM

PA is a nice state. My folks lived there for 25 years. My sister is still there outside of York.

Stealhead · 08-21-13, 02:24 PM

I was raised in a rural area and live in one now.I have been to many different places in my time and I do not by default say that city life is bad city dwellers can have just as strong a sense of community as anyone else.

Living in a rural area has its disadvantages for example good work can be hard to find and many people drive to an urban area for work to me that is inefficient.You have to be self employed or part of a small business or retired.There is also an illusion that crime is lower in rural areas perhaps certain types of crime but drug use is rampant in rural areas just as much as it is in urban ones.Some rural communities have been torn apart by drugs like meth.

The place where you live is what you make to a large extent.No one place is a true utopia. I am fairly confident that I can find many places in the world where I would be content and not all of them are in the US.

Red October1984 · 08-21-13, 05:19 PM

Sounds like a lot of you guys want what's in Southern Missouri.

Love it....and I don't want to move.... I just want a decent internet connection out here in the woods off of an old road.

u crank · 08-21-13, 05:52 PM

I hope I never have to leave the place I now call home. Small Island on Canada's east coast. 140,000 people. I tolerate most of them.

What I like about it? Close to the ocean. You don't have to go very far in any direction to see water. Very low crime rate. Very little pollution. I live in an urban area but a five minute drive will get me out in the farm country. People are extremely friendly and helpful. Winters are cold but in summer it's a paradise. Right now at about 7:30 PM it's 24 C/77 F with a nice south west breeze. The spring and fall are nice as well.

It's also home. My sister and two brothers live here as well as most of my wife's family. I've seen the other side. Lived in Toronto for seven years. That was enough.

There is no place like home.

CaptainMattJ. · 08-21-13, 06:20 PM

Certainly not this town. Northern California or Arrowhead would be my number one choice. I love the mountains here, the wildlife, the climate, the ocean. Id live close to lake Tahoe or up north near the redwoods, or id live in Malibu in spite of all the snobs. If i lived closer to PCH i would take advantage of it as often as i could, its probably one of the most amazing and scenic routes in the country.

Outside of California i would probably live in Oregon or Vermont.

Oberon · 08-21-13, 06:24 PM

Kent would be tempting, but the costs are just too high. The scenic areas of the UK are usually too remote for someone who relies on public transport, and the more remote the region the less likely it is to find employment.

I do miss Kent though...particularly around the Weald...

em2nought · 08-21-13, 08:13 PM

Keep seeing really beautiful photos from where that chick on horseback charged the grizzly to save a kid. http://www.swanmountainoutfitters.com/ I'd like to live there for awhile at least. Too fracking hot in FL. whew

The bi-level in PA looks nice, but I think PA is mostly socialists now? Isn't Harrisburg bankrupt?

08-21-13, 10:50 AM	#1
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	If you could move anywhere in your country? Where would you prefer to live if you could just up and leave without any issues or are you totally happy with where you are? __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

08-21-13, 10:54 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I like the mountains and the climate where I am, but I really miss the ocean. I grew up in Redondo Beach, California, and most of my summers were spent swimming and surfing. When a breeze blows off the Great Salt Lake, even in mid-winter, it's like I'm back at King Harbor on a beautiful salty day. My sister says the beaches are too crowded these days. I suspect that what I really miss is my teen years. The fact is there are a bunch of places I've seen and read about that I wouldn't mind living at. Salt Lake City is just one of them. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-21-13, 10:58 AM	#3
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	In my country? The Lake District. Traffic is slow, weather isn't usually the best, but the views are stunning and there's lots more outdoorsy type stuff to do than here. One day . . . Edit: If we can expand to any country, New Zealand - as long as there is a decent t'interweb connection. __________________

08-21-13, 11:10 AM	#5
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,705 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Either far in the North, in Lübeck, and living within some good amount of the Hanseatic atmosphere. Or far in the south in a natural, isolated place in the Bavarian forests or alms, away from bigger cities, with forest and mountains close by when looking out of the window. The middle of Germany in between these two poles practically does not exist for me. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

08-21-13, 11:17 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,831 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Lake District for me as well but if another country it would be Australia because I have more family there than I have in the UK these days and the added bonus would be the ability to go and torment my mate TarJak __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-21-13, 11:07 AM	#4
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I couldn't be much happier then where I am right now. I think the only way it could improve is if we went to an area that was more rural where we could keep large animals. Horses, goats, maybe a cow, etc. I wouldn't mind being more self sufficient, my wife loves large animals, and we both love living in a small town where everybody knows everybody. That said, If we could keep a goat or a horse where we're living now, it couldn't get much better.

08-21-13, 11:22 AM	#7
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I like where I live. I do not like the state of MD though. Put me anywhere there is nothing but lonely country roads, deciduous woodlands, rolling hills and mountainsides. Sleepy little town. WV, KY, etc. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

08-21-13, 02:15 PM	#8
WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	If New Jersey didn't have it's hand in my pocket every time I turned around, I probably would've stayed in the NW mountain regions. It really is a beautful state when you get into the rural areas, away from the cities, swamps and Pine Barrens. As it is, I now live in the mountains of PA and I'm glad I moved here. I'll never go back to Jersey again. I was raised in a big city and always wanted to move as far away from the city as possible. I've always been content in whatever situation I have found myself in, but I'm particularly content with my new home. __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate

08-21-13, 02:21 PM	#9
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	PA is a nice state. My folks lived there for 25 years. My sister is still there outside of York. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

08-21-13, 02:24 PM	#10
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I was raised in a rural area and live in one now.I have been to many different places in my time and I do not by default say that city life is bad city dwellers can have just as strong a sense of community as anyone else. Living in a rural area has its disadvantages for example good work can be hard to find and many people drive to an urban area for work to me that is inefficient.You have to be self employed or part of a small business or retired.There is also an illusion that crime is lower in rural areas perhaps certain types of crime but drug use is rampant in rural areas just as much as it is in urban ones.Some rural communities have been torn apart by drugs like meth. The place where you live is what you make to a large extent.No one place is a true utopia. I am fairly confident that I can find many places in the world where I would be content and not all of them are in the US.

08-21-13, 05:19 PM	#11
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Sounds like a lot of you guys want what's in Southern Missouri. Love it....and I don't want to move.... I just want a decent internet connection out here in the woods off of an old road. __________________

08-21-13, 05:52 PM	#12
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,747 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	I hope I never have to leave the place I now call home. Small Island on Canada's east coast. 140,000 people. I tolerate most of them. What I like about it? Close to the ocean. You don't have to go very far in any direction to see water. Very low crime rate. Very little pollution. I live in an urban area but a five minute drive will get me out in the farm country. People are extremely friendly and helpful. Winters are cold but in summer it's a paradise. Right now at about 7:30 PM it's 24 C/77 F with a nice south west breeze. The spring and fall are nice as well. It's also home. My sister and two brothers live here as well as most of my wife's family. I've seen the other side. Lived in Toronto for seven years. That was enough. There is no place like home. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

08-21-13, 06:20 PM	#13
CaptainMattJ. The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sin City Posts: 1,364 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	Certainly not this town. Northern California or Arrowhead would be my number one choice. I love the mountains here, the wildlife, the climate, the ocean. Id live close to lake Tahoe or up north near the redwoods, or id live in Malibu in spite of all the snobs. If i lived closer to PCH i would take advantage of it as often as i could, its probably one of the most amazing and scenic routes in the country. Outside of California i would probably live in Oregon or Vermont. __________________ A popular Government without popular information nor the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives - James Madison

08-21-13, 06:24 PM	#14
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Kent would be tempting, but the costs are just too high. The scenic areas of the UK are usually too remote for someone who relies on public transport, and the more remote the region the less likely it is to find employment. I do miss Kent though...particularly around the Weald...

08-21-13, 08:13 PM	#15
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,485 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Keep seeing really beautiful photos from where that chick on horseback charged the grizzly to save a kid. http://www.swanmountainoutfitters.com/ I'd like to live there for awhile at least. Too fracking hot in FL. whew The bi-level in PA looks nice, but I think PA is mostly socialists now? Isn't Harrisburg bankrupt? __________________ em2nought is ecstatic garbage!