Bushape Posted January 28, 2011 Member ID: 839 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 18 Topic Count: 83 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1334 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 64 Achievement Points: 7776 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 12, 2020 Birthday: 07/17/1958 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I haven't traveled much in my life. The furthest east I have been in Yellowstone. Seen Old Faithful three times on our 25th anniversary. The furthest south is the Redwoods in California. The furthest north is Vancouver BC. I can't go west very far, the land kind of disappears. I know everybody has their preferences. I would like a place that doesn't freeze. But yet stays below 90 degrees. A place where there is no weather hazards, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, or major snowstorms. And it obviously has to be in the US. I am a devoted patriot and wouldn't leave my country. I heard of a valley or area in Spain, that only gets 20 or so inches of rain, the lows are around 50 and the highs are around 80. I have seen pictures and looks preety cool, if you would like to live like we did over 50 years ago. It is kind of secluded and primitive. I can't remember the name. I guess we all have our own ideas. It is usually where ever you grew up and where your family is. My family and I have lived on the southern Oregon Coast and up here is SW Washington. Weather wise, I would say that Southern Oregon Coast would be better. It has a lot of scenery. But we do to. I see Mt. St. Helens and Mt Rainier almost every day. One place when I drive to town you can see Mt. Adams and the Olympic Mountains too, all in one spot. I only live 6 miles out of town back in the woods. My brother is a pilot so one day we flew into the crater of Mt. St. Helens. I mean down in the crater, he had to bank pretty damn hard to get out. What a ride. Great pics. As I was looking out the window straight down because we were damn near at a 90 degree angle. What an awesome sight. I would have to scan them onto the computer to show them. That was back in 1981 and the next day it blew the dome out. We were in restricted airspace. But it was fun. We didn't tell my wife when we got back, we just went to work, scared the shit out of her. We used to drive into the red zone on the back roads and get some good pics. So what do you fine people think? Got any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
tsw 8.5 Posted January 28, 2011 Member ID: 906 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 144 Topic Count: 515 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 17107 Content Per Day: 3.25 Reputation: 42103 Achievement Points: 148744 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 678 Joined: 12/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 11/30/1960 Device: Windows Share Posted January 28, 2011 i would say come to Florida but we have to many things you dont want .hurricanes and it get over 90 here ..but it is the only place you can wake up to the sunrise .drive 3 hours and watch the sunset at night ..fish all year and to me i will never move from here .a storm is a storm and if it is your time to go then you are going .no matter where you live ..but i love it here .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Blackbart Posted January 28, 2011 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.11 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Share Posted January 28, 2011 The parameters that you described doesn't exist in this country...Not sure it does on the planet...If it did exist it would be so crowded that it would cost a million dollars an inch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Ph4nt0m Posted January 28, 2011 Member ID: 1 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 39 Topic Count: 162 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1909 Content Per Day: 0.42 Reputation: 121 Achievement Points: 11489 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/06/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 4, 2020 Birthday: 06/28/1975 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Anywhere but the UK .............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryWeezer Posted January 28, 2011 Member ID: 20166 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 611 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 7653 Content Per Day: 1.97 Reputation: 7228 Achievement Points: 53668 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 36 Joined: 10/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 13 Birthday: 10/16/1946 Device: Windows Share Posted January 28, 2011 Northeast Tennessee: No state income tax; four seasons but little snow; numerous lakes/camping areas; low property taxes; low crime rate; best schools in the state; relaxed environment; growing area which is part (half-hour away) of the number 1 retirement zone in the nation: Asheville, NC (but NC HAS a state income tax.) I targeted this area when I left NY State 25 years ago and have never regretted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TheCheeseyCrusader Posted January 28, 2011 Member ID: 88 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 248 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 3486 Content Per Day: 0.65 Reputation: 1846 Achievement Points: 22922 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 15 hours ago Birthday: 11/13/1991 Device: Windows Share Posted January 28, 2011 Norway...When its winter and you see the Mountains/Fjords then you know you have chosed the right place ...btw im talking up north On another plus note Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sweatnbullets Posted January 28, 2011 Member ID: 213 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 11 Topic Count: 61 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 819 Content Per Day: 0.15 Reputation: 517 Achievement Points: 5645 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 07:56 PM Birthday: 06/06/1963 Device: Windows Share Posted January 28, 2011 Well by You is a highly Rated Yakima Washington, this town is rated as a top place to retire by money magazine. If you want lower crime and a wide variety of weather, and love freedom Black hills South dakota offers alot. I personally love Jackson Hole Wyoming... probably the most Gorgeous small town anywhere with awesome people and Scenery. But TSW is probably right Florida may be the best place for Weather even though the traffic sucks, along with the economy there I would Retire there. I will be there hopefully in 15 years. I love Sarasota If your Rich WOW Nice !! If your not wealthy the Redneck areas in Florida are great no snobs low crime less traffic and people and Trees! you can hunt fish shoot guns Wheel, Golf walk the beach. fish . Just get away at least an hour on the road from any big city and you will find redneck nirvana, hey try Daytona if you like racing, then in the spring you can watch young College girls walk the beaches .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WolfTiS Posted January 28, 2011 Member ID: 1130 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 28 Topic Count: 216 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2267 Content Per Day: 0.44 Reputation: 586 Achievement Points: 17291 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 12, 2021 Birthday: 04/02/1948 Share Posted January 28, 2011 You got it right Sweatnbullets, Florida has it all just depending on what part you live in. If you don't like it as hot northern Florida is the place to go plus they have some rolling hills up there and some great horse farms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BigPapaDean Posted January 29, 2011 Member ID: 1128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1200 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6529 Content Per Day: 1.25 Reputation: 4411 Achievement Points: 63453 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 06:24 AM Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Share Posted January 29, 2011 My roommate tells me that there is a place in California Lompock (pronounced-Lompoke) that has all the aforementioned criterion. Only about 70-80 degrees in the summer and nice all yr long and its a relatively small town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sgt Alvin York Posted January 29, 2011 Member ID: 927 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 4 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 110 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 26 Achievement Points: 732 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/25/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 1, 2015 Birthday: 08/24/1956 Share Posted January 29, 2011 What you describe is the state of HAwaii. Temp stays about 80-85, no tornados or hurricanes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsw 8.5 Posted January 29, 2011 Member ID: 906 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 144 Topic Count: 515 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 17107 Content Per Day: 3.25 Reputation: 42103 Achievement Points: 148744 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 678 Joined: 12/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 11/30/1960 Device: Windows Share Posted January 29, 2011 i think i would look again hawaii no hurricanes ... some thing dont sound right ..they call it the big blow ..and dont let the valcano blow up in your face .bush you getting out of the north .hope you find what you are looking for ..good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Graffitti Posted January 29, 2011 Member ID: 27 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 9 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 307 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 25 Achievement Points: 1712 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 22, 2021 Birthday: 06/03/1957 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Well, my dear fiend Bushape... I will NOT talk to you about the Caribbean Island I have the chance to live on, because we have hurricanes here (For martinique, the last real severe one was in 1978, before that 1963, we had an only Category 2 here with Dean a few years ago, and that's all until now....), but choosing a place to live depends not only on the scenery, but also (even more I'd say) on the people and on the general atmosphere you'd be looking for. The places I really felt well: 1 - A small aera in the southern part of Holland - the eastern part of Belgium, including a small part of Germany : the Ardennes - lovely people - fine food & beers... - a VERY generous nature, with old European Forests, splendid villages 2 - With my bro in Quebec in Canada - the people correspond axactly to what I aim in life for: generous - multicultural - strong identity - and before all a strong aim for quality in (social) life, and a nature that's just perfect for me..... 3 - Some Islands (especially the hispnic ones), as well as some south american countries, for their beautiful and proud citizens (and women... yes I admit), with their sense of hapiness, partying and humour and in many cases a But try not to forget that, even when we have a splendid blonde at our homes, we will always be dreaming about a red or black or brown women in our fantasies, when we are suffering from heat we will be dreaming about a fresh spring or autumn and so on.... Maybe we are not always aware of what we've got, and just don't see the luck we have to live in the place we do! These were my 5 cents bro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Buttman Posted January 29, 2011 Member ID: 1239 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 1 Topic Count: 38 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 170 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1232 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 10/05/1972 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Yorkshire or possibly the Lake District, both in the North of England are great places to live. Beautiful all year round with little or no crime make these places my favourite places in the world. I live in West Yorkshire about 30 miles from Manchester and Leeds and its quiet, clean and I wish I moved here earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonovabich Posted January 29, 2011 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.29 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.93 Reputation: 5171 Achievement Points: 131490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 03:05 PM Device: Windows Share Posted January 29, 2011 Buttman thats funny, you say no crime and tell us you live near Leeds and Manchester, everybody's at it in this country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawolf Posted January 29, 2011 Member ID: 2165 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 27 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 7 Achievement Points: 198 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/25/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 14, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2011 HAve u guys ever been in styria? In my opinion it's one of the most beautiful districts in austria - we got a lot of snow in winter, warm summers and the best beer Styria calles itself: "The green heart of austria" and thats exactly what it is like. Large and old forests, small lakes, wonderful montains in the north and smaller hills in the south. I haven't been to a lot of other countries but the ones I've already seen weren't as beatiful as styria. But that's just my opinion, maybe u guys can change my way of thinking about my favourite place to live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEEJAYKEG Posted January 29, 2011 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.17 Reputation: 4984 Achievement Points: 50727 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted January 29, 2011 Some very wise words from Graffitti above. (But he lives in Paradise already! ) Bush', it looks as if you view the question from a climatic perspective primarily? We English discuss the weather a lot - it is a national hobby - but, for all our moans about the frequent rain, it is what makes this a green and pleasant land. As I approached retirement, we considered moving west to Cornwall as we love the rural beauty, dramatic Atlantic coastlines and the people too. But reality kicked in and we looked at the poor transport links and the fact that the nearest major hospital was over 30 miles away. When you're young, such things don't feature in the decision-making but, as one ages, they become more important. Another consideration is where ones family is - would one leave them behind in the search for "Nirvana"? Brits tend to look at places like Canada and New Zealand with admiration (which is why we colonised them in the first place, I guess!) but then cold temperatures and earthquakes respectively have to be considered. Having had two local quakes here in recent years, one could say we aren't missing out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
billyblade Posted January 29, 2011 Member ID: 34 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 47 Topic Count: 182 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2097 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 1003 Achievement Points: 14880 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 12, 2018 Birthday: 04/29/1966 Share Posted January 29, 2011 hawaii is a bad call simply for the cost of living, unless thats not an issue. The chances for hurricane are pretty slim. The last one that made landfall was Iniki back in 92. Tsunami's are a concern, but the last one to hit with impact was on the big island in Hilo back in, i think 58 or something, i cant remember. The summer weather is kind of a bitch in Hawaii, When the wind comes up off the equator (Kona winds they call it) it's dreadful. 95+ heat and all the humidity you can stand. Other than that, Hawaii is awesome...except for the traffic if you live on Oahu. Honolulu is a city of over 1 million people crammed into some small space.5 lanes coming in and going out on the western side...3 lanes coming and going on the east. And the Pali highway coming from Kailua-Kaneohe side. I've lived in 7 states as an adult and the best place for my money is Grants Pass Oregon.900 ft above sea level and completely enclosed by mountains. Low cost of living. Great weather with four seasons. Mild winters, decent summers, low population commensurate with low crime, an hour plus from the beautiful Oregon coast (Brookings, Crescent city. An hour and 1/2 from skiing in the winter at Mt ashland..or cross country skiing at beautiful Crater lake and Union creek. The rogue river that runs right through the center has great fishing and white water rafting. When we left Hawaii when i was a kid, we settled there and I went to school and graduated there. If i had my choice to settle and do not much of nuthin at my convenience, that's where i might wind up...but i just bought my home here in Northwest Alabama, so i'm stuck for awhile, and you wouldnt like the weather here. Since you lived down the Oregon coast, you might have already been through Grants Pass Bushape. I, personally , always liked Astoria. Absolutely gorgeous up there!!! (for those who dont know, that is where they filmed the movie "the Goonies") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Preacherxi Posted January 29, 2011 Member ID: 716 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 6 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 147 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 892 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 20, 2015 Birthday: 09/07/1954 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I would recommend hiding if you dont want to leave the states....if you change your mind though, try New Zealand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueKill Posted January 29, 2011 Member ID: 1588 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 84 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 904 Content Per Day: 0.18 Reputation: 139 Achievement Points: 5532 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 07/19/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 1, 2023 Birthday: 08/25/1966 Share Posted January 29, 2011 THIS IS WHERE I LIVE IN COLORADO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
NickTheGrip Posted January 29, 2011 Member ID: 177 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 16 Topic Count: 145 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1669 Content Per Day: 0.31 Reputation: 281 Achievement Points: 10581 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2023 Birthday: 05/08/1961 Device: iPhone Share Posted January 29, 2011 Anywhere but South East Michigan (Detroit area) I worked for a company that was based out of Charlotte, NC and really liked it there. They wanted me to relocate but I couldn't at the time Overseas, I have to say the Black Forest area of Germany. For that same company I spent about 3 months a year over there (about 1 hour north of Zurich, Switzerland) and I loved it. Scenery was great. Mountains only a short drive. In the winter you could drive to Feldberg for some skiing. In the summer go down to the Lake of Konstanz and hang out I would never go back to the UK (sorry guys, I still love it, it is my country) The place is just too messed up, which is why I left back in the late 80's. My brother still lives over there but he is moving to Holland this summer and will never go back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Bushape Posted January 29, 2011 Member ID: 839 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 18 Topic Count: 83 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1334 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 64 Achievement Points: 7776 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 12, 2020 Birthday: 07/17/1958 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 Thank everybody for your viewpoints. I guess I worded the topic wrong. I don't plan on moving. I was just mentioning my personal preferences. And wondering what everybody thought of their 'perfect' place to live. I agree with you totally Billy, I use to live in the Coquille area on the Oregon Coast. Which isn't far off of what my criteria is. Grants Pass, although a beautiful area gets some pretty good dry heat spells. Crater Lake is so beautiful we went there three times in one month. It was a 2 1/2 hour drive. And you also have Oregon Caves. And the Oregon Coast has totally awesome scenery. Grants Pass is like you say, a beautiful central location. Styria looks real similar to where I live now. Beautiful and green in the spring and summer. Graffitti, you brought up some really great ideas about beautiful locations. They sound totally awesome. Thank you. My brother lives in Hawaii 2 months of the year. He keeps getting married to more wealthy women. The one he is married to now owns a whole block of business buildings in downtown Olympia, WA, our capitol. She has a condo that she uses for two months in Hawaii. He just got back a week ago. He uses them as long as he can or until they get tired of him using their money. He lives in a house that has a pool and over looks the bay. He has two airplanes, one seats 8 people. He has his own hangar at the Olympia airport. He used my name because I was a licensed contractor in order to build the hangar and I didn't get shit for it, not even a thank you. Hell I had to sign the papers and permits, and put my reputation and life on the line. Somehow he manipulates people. It is like thanks for bending me over with a smile on your face. Then it is WTF. The place in CA sounds pretty cool. Thanks, I will google it. Harry that sounds pretty cool. My son moved to NW Arkansas, he likes it there. I don't know much about the weather. I guess we all have our ideas of paradise. And you are right Blackbart, There is no place on earth that would describe my parameters. I just wanted some ideas on what everybody else thought. We all have our own ideas and we will have to put up with the bad in order to enjoy the good. Also I am on oxygen and I can't afford a portable oxygen concentrator, so my travel is very limited until I can get one. Maybe someday. Thank you very much to my friends and clan members. That was interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
SGTDANKO Posted January 29, 2011 Member ID: 3214 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 27 Topic Count: 206 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2362 Content Per Day: 0.53 Reputation: 50 Achievement Points: 14004 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/21/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 4, 2015 Birthday: 06/23/1981 Share Posted January 29, 2011 i prefere to live in the small town called >xi< population 483 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushape Posted January 29, 2011 Member ID: 839 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 18 Topic Count: 83 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1334 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 64 Achievement Points: 7776 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 12, 2020 Birthday: 07/17/1958 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 That is the best one yet. To hell with the world. XI rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Boomer Posted January 29, 2011 Member ID: 2083 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 42 Topic Count: 172 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3554 Content Per Day: 0.73 Reputation: 4992 Achievement Points: 23761 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/31/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 14, 2014 Birthday: 10/20/1962 Share Posted January 29, 2011 WolfTiS You got it right Sweatnbullets, Florida has it all just depending on what part you live in. If you don't like it as hot northern Florida is the place to go plus they have some rolling hills up there and some great horse farms. UP there Wolftis? Are you a South Fl. boy? lolz Florida? well I'm born and raised here, and other than the Panhandle beaches, the Keys & beautiful women on the beach, FLORIDA SUX! When my daughter is grown up I'll be leaving this flat land. N.W. Fl. has a few rolling hills if thats what you want to call them, I mean come on the highest point here is like 21 feet above sea level and thats truly only in 1 spot in the state, I believe thats Crestview Fl. along the I-10 interstate. I say anywhere either in or very close to the mountains from N.Ga. to Tenn. I don't want the snow so I won't go any higher that! I have a sister that owns a ranch in Trout Creek Montana shes always trying to get to move there, its Beautiful but the freaking snow, NO WAY lmao! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbags Posted January 29, 2011 Member ID: 110 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 7 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 284 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 4 Achievement Points: 1698 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 22, 2019 Birthday: 11/07/1975 Share Posted January 29, 2011 The best place to live.......the bottom of a bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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