If I was single and had no kids I’d move to Alaska like I should have done in my early 20’s and say the hell with everyone. That, or the desert southwest. Zero humidity feels great.
OT: If you had to move
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Get busy living or get busy dying.
I think we obviously need pics to know whether Pensacola is really where we all need to move or whether you just have low standards, not that there's anything wrong with that.
If they were taking affordability into account, there would be a small number of people that might pick the coast if they knew about it. But otherwise, no.
But in fairness, that's probably true of half the states in the US. I'm sure there are plenty of nice places to live in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Ohio, Indiana, etc, but nobody is going to choose to live there without some personal connection to them. Hell, Texas is a state that clearly attracts a lot of people to move there, but I'm not sure how many people would put any place in Texas as the place they want to move to.
The lists will be dominated by places with good weather and beaches, then skiing (which places also tend to have other good outdoor activities and beautiful scenery), then places with non-skiing but still beautiful mounts, and then iconic cities, then places with some combination of good places to live with relatively easy access to mountains and/or beach (e.g., North Carolina).
If we're talking realistically, pensacola. Good beaches just across the bridge but also a real town/city with real jobs that don't revolve around tourism, while also being reasonably close to family.
Ignoring the family part, probably south Florida. Utah and/or Colorado would be awesome, but I'm more of a warm weather person and think ultimately having to fly to mountains is better than having to fly to beaches.
North Carolina has good cities to live in while also being reasonably close to the beach and to mountains, but I feel like their beaches are second rate and their skiing (which is what I would really care about as far as mountains go, although I would like hiking and white water rafting also), is second rate.
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If I had to move, it would mean that I was not going to be near family any longer. If for some reason family was not a priority, I would consider a number of states, but I might also look at some country that would allow me to retire early because it is friendly to ex-pats and cheap, near or on a beach. Being near or on a Florida beach is not in the scope of my finances...
Curious. Do you only go to Waffle House when you are drunk?***
I would move up north for summers and south for winters and make it different every year. Chicago one summer, Montana the next, Vegas one winter, Miami the next or how about San Diego or a Yacht moving from Island to island... Damn, I need some more $$$ as the south of Spain seems like it's due for a visit.
Only after you spend time there. Take my religion out of it and it is still a great state to live in.
Yeah, the suburban sprawl is real.
So you think that plus your concerns about infrastructure investment lessen the sense of place there?
That sounds great.
I love the food offerings I’ve had. There are good places downtown and what little I’ve experienced with the breweries — I really need to try out Yee-Haw — are great. That Cuban place you mention intrigues me and I’m always a fan of pizza.
I’ve noticed that Greenville has excellent live music offerings. I’m halfway considered buying ticket to shows there while I’ve been out that way. The Swell Season gig at Peace is the latest one I’m kind of sort of thinking about.
Yeah, I can see that growing pains are present. The I-85 work has been going on and on but at least it’s north of Greenville now?
That is right, right?
I still have not figured out why I am not there already, or at least somewhere in the Pacific NW.
Too hard to say. I think those decisions are heavily dependent on your individual job situation. I can think of plenty of great places to live but I'm not doing it for less purchasing power or no jobs I want there (which is often the case given I live in west Tennessee). Where will I retire? Probably have a small place in NW Arkansas or East Tennessee with a nice RV to go chase good weather.
I get that.
My Mississippi family is smaller and smaller.
Extended cousins die every few months. I only have one first cousin living here and every other close relation other than my parents are out of state.
One of the things about being on the Spectrum is that my sense of belonging anywhere is nearly nonexistent.
Is it any wonder that my eyes wander?
As long as you aren't too close to the hairy legged women of austin.
Look at north Georgia. I moved here 5 years ago. I live at 2,200 feet and can see North Carolina off my back deck. 27 holes of golf, a pub, and a pontoon boat all in my neighborhood. I don't plan on moving anytime soon. Snows once a year. Only down side is 30 minutes to Kroger.
If money and career were no object, I'd live in Ocean Springs November to May with a place to crash in Starkville for basketball and baseball, and Traverse City MI May to November with a lot of summer trips to Chicago and the UP. Northern Michigan has so much to do and has great weather most of the summer.
If I'm not limited to the US, I'd probably pick a town in the German countryside a short train ride to Munich, like Regensburg.
If I'm not limited to the US, I'd probably pick a town in the German countryside a short train ride to Munich, like Regensburg.
I debate this with myself all the time...
Wyoming
Northwest Arkansas
Florida
split evenly on that I can't decide
Wyoming
Northwest Arkansas
Florida
split evenly on that I can't decide
I was taken aback the other day when listening to a financial podcast. The caller was recent retiree from a high tax state, and mentioned moving to Mississippi. If the priorities are lower taxes and a larger plot of land, then I could see it.
Yeah, my experiences w/ Waffle House servers is that they are almost always "unfortunate" looking. Super nice and friendly, competent. But when it comes to looks, most of them were assaulted with a big ole ugly stick
Lived in Bentonville for a couple years. NWA is the best kept secret I've seen!
I have seen NW Arkansas listed here 7 times. I know it's growing. I just really don't get it, though, as far as people just dying to get there.
To me, NW AR is about like the Coast......a good area to live and work if you like the outdoor recreation around it. Just don't have to worry about hurricanes. 500K vs 400K population. And yes, I've been there. Nice place, but not some destination. Just like the Coast, and other places, like Huntsville, AL and Greenville, SC (obviously listed here too).........it's fine to live/work, but there's always somewhere better, especially with the rising prices just as high as elsewhere.
To me, NW AR is about like the Coast......a good area to live and work if you like the outdoor recreation around it. Just don't have to worry about hurricanes. 500K vs 400K population. And yes, I've been there. Nice place, but not some destination. Just like the Coast, and other places, like Huntsville, AL and Greenville, SC (obviously listed here too).........it's fine to live/work, but there's always somewhere better, especially with the rising prices just as high as elsewhere.
It's pricier than you'd think if you're anywhere close to civilization and just a very corporate culture. But if you want to hang out with 28 year old SEO optimization assistants and ride mountain bikes you're gonna be happier than a puppy with two peckers.
If you didn’t say the word “podcast,” I’d be wondering if that was my stepfather.
He moved to Mississippi from California for those very reasons.
For the record my nut sack is usually very comfortable in terms of temperature.
I think most people are taking proximity to family and/or affordability into account.
You give me a trust fund where I don't care that everything is twice as expensive and that I have to fly anytime I want to do anything different or see family, and maybe I choose to live in the Bahamas instead of somewhere like Pensacola. But I think most people are thinking about places they could live with something like their existing income, or at least income adjusted for the market where they'd be moving, and also maintain ties to their family and places like MSU without it being a major expenditure.
Plus there is the issue that a lot of the places that are "better" may be places that are better to visit than to live. If you give me the option for living somewhere for a year, maybe it's Park City, NYC, Seattle, the Bahamas, Miami, LA, or wherever. But with the possible exception of Park City, most of those places are places that I would consider tough to beat for a month to a year, but maybe not where I want to be for decades. Those places like NW Ar, Huntsville, Greenville, the Coast, etc. may not be high on anybody's bucket list to visit, but they are places that are all probably better places to live than to visit.
I would be living in my own filth. It wouldn’t be pretty
Is it because of the Blockbuster?
Agreed on Utah.
I drove w/ the wife and 2 kids from Texas to Montana (Glacier Park) 2 summers ago and spent 3-5 days in each of our stops. Stayed in the Mountain time zone the whole time (NM, CO, UT, AZ, WY, MT, maybe missing one).
Utah was way up there on the places we would actually live. There is so much to do, and such a variety of outdoor things to do (skiing in winter, hiking or paddling in summer). But what really stood out was just how incredibly clean everything seemed. We didn't see a single town that looked run-down, and the people are as nice as possible. We didn't go thru Salt Lake, drove mostly on the East side of the state. I can only assume the song "Sal Tlay ka Si Ti" from the "Book of Mormon" musical is accurate about how great the city is! (haha but seriously...)
Colorado would be the other option, for similar reasons but wife is concerned about getting tired of the snow.
