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ThorOdinson13

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Here are my states by category.

Political/Economic reasons

IL
CA
NY
MO
DC
MA
NJ
CT
MD

Climate/Geography

KS
NE
NV
SD
ND
FL
LA
NM
MS
RI
IA
AL
AR
HI
 
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ThorOdinson13 said:
Here are my states by category.

Political/Economic reasons

IL
CA
NY
MO
DC
MA
NJ
CT
MD

Climate/Geography

KS
NE
NV
SD
ND
FL
LA
NM
MS
RI
IA
AL
AR
HI
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You would hate to live in Florida and Hawaii due to climate??

Hawaii is my favorite location in the world. Will probably live there in a few years.
 
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cableok said:
You would hate to live in Florida and Hawaii due to climate??

Hawaii is my favorite location in the world. Will probably live there in a few years.
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Florida is hot, disgusting, and near the ocean. Hawaii is not the climate but the fact it is in the ocean. I'm not a fan of the ocean or coast.
 
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ThorOdinson13 said:
Florida is hot, disgusting, and near the ocean. Hawaii is not the climate but the fact it is in the ocean. I'm not a fan of the ocean or coast.
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Fair enough. I am a ocean fan. Favorite hobby is scuba diving. And I like hot.

The states I prefer not to live in are any areas with more than two real months of winter weather. And any state that would have Al Franken or Chuck Schumer as senators.
 
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cableok said:
Fair enough. I am a ocean fan. Favorite hobby is scuba diving. And I like hot.

The states I prefer not to live in are any areas with more than two real months of winter weather. And any state that would have Al Franken or Chuck Schumer as senators.
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I love snow and enjoy the winter. The heat does me in. I just can't handle it. A hot day here is like 85-87 which is perfect for me.
 
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I am not taking advice from OP ever!

Screw the northeast, to cold and the people suck.

Screw the northwest, to many tree huggers.

I would live anywhere in the South. Texas, Oklahoma and Florida are the best 3 states in my book.

I would consider SoCal but it would have to be an ideal situation.

Chicago is the only place I would live in the Midwest. Chicago is the best city in the US and I hate cold weather and it still rocks.
 
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Bluegrass, you would need to consider Tennessee also. I play golf year round here and we have mountains and no state income taxes. On top of that, Nashville is a GREAT city!
 
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All I want is 4 seasons. I grew up in west central Iowa. I loved snow and cold, but after a while couldn't wait for spring...and so on. I agree with Thor on the heat. I can and do work in it, but don't like it.
 
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Deepfork said:
Bluegrass, you would need to consider Tennessee also. I play golf year round here and we have mountains and no state income taxes. On top of that, Nashville is a GREAT city!
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I lived in TN before. Nashville is a great city. The rest of the state sucks ***. Chicago and Illinois is the same. But Memphis is a great food city.
 
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ThorOdinson13

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I have no desire to live in a city. I will admit winter can get a little long up here but we have some exceptionally nice periods throughout.
 
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Don't think I could live in:

North/South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Mississippi
Indiana
Montana-pretty...but I need decent sized cities.
Idaho""
 
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I wouldn't want anything to do with CA, NY, IL and that's about it. Every other state has a positive somewhere to me.

I hate being hot and like the north Indiana climate. I don't care much for snow, but do enjoy the cold for the most part.
 
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TMill16 said:
Don't think I could live in:

North/South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Mississippi
Indiana
Montana-pretty...but I need decent sized cities.
Idaho""
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W lived in the KC metro area for about 4 or 5 years. We all loved it -- except for the winters.

I'll never move that far north ever again. In fact, I don't think I'll ever move further north of where I am now and I live the piney woods south.
 
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CrazyChuckCarbo said:
Has anyone lived in Wyoming and if so your thoughts?
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I haven't lived there, but have worked with a number of people who grew up there. From what I've been told, winter/cold weather seems to last a long time, but it's great otherwise. A lot to do outdoors - most natives I've met hunt and/or fish. No state income taxes due to high O&G revenues and low population.
 
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wyomingosualum said:
Lived here for over 20 years. My thoughts will depend upon which region of the state you're thinking about.

Generally speaking, I give the entire state positive reviews. Any particular city or area of the state you have in mind?
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I guess I didn't have any city in mind. I didn't realize the the biggest city was probably < 65,000 in population. I guess the winters are all pretty much the same in all areas of the state? How bad are the winters? Thanks.
 
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TMill16 said:
Anyone lived in New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont??

Curious to that region.
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Maine is awesome and Northern Maine is really awesome as it is more conservative and really just woods and lakes. I have spent a lot of summers up there fishing. I could fish all day on the lake my Gramps lived on and maybe see three boats all day. Only thing is there isn't a whole lot of jobs up that way thus it is really a vacation of lake get away for a bunch of yanks in the summer. Winters are cold and I mean cold. I have family in the Presque Isle Maine area and one winter my great grandpa passed so we went up for the wake and to be with family. It was the coldest I have ever been. I will say though I got to go snow machining and the trails up there are crazy awesome. They have them all over the state and we went all the way up to Canada. You get used to the cold living there but other then snow machines and ice fishing there ain't much else to do in winter. The coast is fun to drive up also there in the summer. I really love visiting in the summer and wish I was rich enough to just buy a summer vacation home there.
 
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CrazyChuckCarbo said:
I guess I didn't have any city in mind. I didn't realize the the biggest city was probably < 65,000 in population. I guess the winters are all pretty much the same in all areas of the state? How bad are the winters? Thanks.
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Not all areas are the same. I live in far western Wyoming. High elevation. Mountain ranges all around, which pretty much function as snow magnets. Three feet of snow or more on the ground is not unusual in the winter here on the west side of the continental divide. So that's why Jackson Hole is such a popular ski resort. We get a ton of snow. It's a challenge to move all that snow to clear roads and driveways, but it's doable. It's worth it. We snowmobile, so that helps.

A clear night in the winter is usually cold. I think it got down to 38 below zero this past winter. Hasn't been below -20something in quite a few years. But it happens. My wife grew up here and she remembers one cold snap back in the 80's when it was -58. Power lines start snapping at that point. She said it really sucked. But that's not a frequent occurrence at all.

On the east side of the continental divide, you're looking at not much snow at all during the winter. But when March or April rolls around, you'll get a couple of snow storms that dump 12-18 inches of snow. That would include the major metropolitan areas of Cheyenne and Casper. Yes, they are around 50,000 population each.

If you're entertaining the idea of relocating, I'd suggest a 7-10 day tour of the state. It's a large area. Even if you don't make the move, you won't regret it if you're into the beauty of nature in a very rural setting.
 
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wyomingosualum said:
Not all areas are the same. I live in far western Wyoming. High elevation. Mountain ranges all around, which pretty much function as snow magnets. Three feet of snow or more on the ground is not unusual in the winter here on the west side of the continental divide. So that's why Jackson Hole is such a popular ski resort. We get a ton of snow. It's a challenge to move all that snow to clear roads and driveways, but it's doable. It's worth it. We snowmobile, so that helps.

A clear night in the winter is usually cold. I think it got down to 38 below zero this past winter. Hasn't been below -20something in quite a few years. But it happens. My wife grew up here and she remembers one cold snap back in the 80's when it was -58. Power lines start snapping at that point. She said it really sucked. But that's not a frequent occurrence at all.

On the east side of the continental divide, you're looking at not much snow at all during the winter. But when March or April rolls around, you'll get a couple of snow storms that dump 12-18 inches of snow. That would include the major metropolitan areas of Cheyenne and Casper. Yes, they are around 50,000 population each.

If you're entertaining the idea of relocating, I'd suggest a 7-10 day tour of the state. It's a large area. Even if you don't make the move, you won't regret it if you're into the beauty of nature in a very rural setting.
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I love the moose in Wyoming. Best place in the US to see them.
 
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