What is the greatest thing about where YOU live?

[SaintVegas]

I am just curious to hear what the greatest thing is about the place you live. I do not mean your house, but rather the part of the country of world in which you find yourself. This is your chance to be a bit poetic.

What makes North Dakota or Bangor or Mexican Hat or wherever you live great? The food? The outdoors? The nightlife?

Thank you in advance for your comments.

[super cool ski instructor]

I live in Michigan...gets alot of flack because of Detroit.

What is so great about MI? Simple....the nature:

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[King Cantona]

Manchester UK

Friendly people, good pubs, we get all the big name acts here in concert, just a few miles out of the city is great countryside. There is a lot of history here, first railway station for example, great sport (two Premier League Teams), just a lot of things to do, I love it.......

[snagswolf]

Pittsburgh area here.

It really is like a large small town. There is immense pride in those who live here, and a real sense of community.

Geographically, it's extremely varied. From its rivers and creeks (pronounced 'cricks'), and (very) hilly countryside, but also with wide sweeping flat valleys thrown in here and there. The variety is no more evident than when you approach the city from the southwest, travelling on a highway through tree-lined hillsides (the city nowhere in sight), and then entering a tunnel where the other end brings you out directly in front of the city, gleaming in the sunshine.

We get both ends of the extremes in weather, with winters going below zero usually at least once a year, and summers usually having some days over 90 (not this year). The variety keeps everyone on their toes.

We even have our own way of speaking, which is more evident as you meet people who live closer to downtown.

And we love our sports. Holding two professional championships at the moment is a great source of pride.

[pattyk]

no people. can get to a great fishing, swimming, boating, hunting, hiking within minutes.

edit to add: NO FLEAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wake-Up]

Tucson AZ

Sunshine just about every day of the year.

325 miles of bicycle lanes/paths. Only Gold rated city in AZ for bikes.

Great lightening shows during Monsoon Season.

World Class Sonoran Desert Museum.

Decent people, willing to stop and lend a hand.

NO SNOW

[JenyEliza]

Atlanta? The greatest thing about this town? I am moving.

I've lived here 40 years. I've seen my beloved Atlanta go from an awesome town to grow up, with less than 500,000 people and very little traffic to now being "the ATL" with over 8 million and traffic is congested as hell. What used to be a great place to live has now turned into a big city with all the problems a big city has. Neighbors don't know each other--and they don't care about each other.

Killings and shootings in "the ATL" are routine--be it by the "bad guys" or the police. In fact, some days you can't tell who is who. Just last night an elderly woman called police for help with her suicidal middle aged daughter. When they got there, the police ended up shooting both mother and dead. Around here, ya gotta be real careful if you call the police for help--their idea of help is shoot first, plant evidence while you lay dying in your living room, and ask questions later.

My kids are entering high school in the fall. When they graduate, the house goes on the market, they go on to college and off I go to start a new life somewhere else.

I'm going to be looking at small towns in quiet places with few people and a couple of honest cops. I want to buy a plot of land where I can grow my own vegetables, build a "Tiny House" that is fully self-contained and self-supporting and sustainable on its own (ie, has well water, solar panels for heating, cooking, hot water and electricity).

My plan for a fully self-contained and self-sustainable home has nothing to do with the so-called global warming crisis or being "green", it has to do with wanting to a) simplify my life and b) get rid of monthly bills--I HATE bills and c) I want to have to deal with as few people as possible. No power company, cable company, gas company, phone company, etc means no stupid non-service customer service I have to deal with when they screw the bill up.

There is no reason I can't build this small house, grow my own food and generate my own electricity and be left the hell alone. :mrgreen:

For info on "Tiny Houses" see: http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/

Tiny House Brochure: http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/Brochure.pdf

[Apatriot]

I am just curious to hear what the greatest thing is about the place you live. I do not mean your house, but rather the part of the country of world in which you find yourself. This is your chance to be a bit poetic.

What makes North Dakota or Bangor or Mexican Hat or wherever you live great? The food? The outdoors? The nightlife?

Thank you in advance for your comments.

Three greatest things about Pensacola:
1) proximity to beach
2) weather (mild winters, reasonable summers)
3) the great number of mom and pop (non-chain) restaurants

[King Cantona]

I'm going to be looking at small towns in quiet places with few people and a couple of honest cops. I want to buy a plot of land where I can grow my own vegetables, build a "Tiny House" that is fully self-contained and self-supporting and sustainable on its own (ie, has well water, solar panels for heating, cooking, hot water and electricity).

Recommended viewing for you should be a British seventies sitcom, 'The Good Life' because that was all about dropping out of the rat race and trying to be self sufficient...

It's called Good Neighbours in the US.....

And it was also bloody funny.........

[JenyEliza]

Recommended viewing for you should be a British seventies sitcom, 'The Good Life' because that was all about dropping out of the rat race and trying to be self sufficient...

It's called Good Neighbours in the US.....

And it was also bloody funny.........

Where would I find this show "Good Neighbours"? Is it available on DVD? Is it on cable/satellite? Or can it be seen on free-to-air?

Unfortunately (for my kids) I have already started the simplification process. I recently fired our satellite TV provider. We now have only the free digital broadcast channels available in our area and the kids HATE my guts because to quote them: "There's nothing on TV"! :))

I love that there's one less bill to remember to pay! :D

[King Cantona]

Where would I find this show "Good Neighbours"? Is it available on DVD? Is it on cable/satellite? Or can it be seen on free-to-air?

Unfortunately (for my kids) I have already started the simplification process. I recently fired our satellite TV provider. We now have only the free digital broadcast channels available in our area and the kids HATE my guts because to quote them: "There's nothing on TV"! :))

I love that there's one less bill to remember to pay! :D

I've just now checked with Amazon and it's available on DVD and in fact the reviews are absolutely brilliant, Americans seem to love it largely because it's very much a family show....

[Safiel]

"Good Neighbors" can be found on your local PBS station.

I live in east Central Florida by winter. Nothing really all that special

During the late spring, summer and early fall months I live in a rural township about 15 miles Northwest of Scranton, Pennsylvania. The temperatures are generally very pleasant, even now in the peak of summer. Beautiful rolling hills, "Endless Mountains" as they are known. People are nice and very friendly, crime is so low as to be negligible. Lots of dairy farms and fresh produce locations. Overall, just a great rural place to live.

Now the winters there are savage, which is why I spend them in Florida. :)

[pattyk]

Atlanta? The greatest thing about this town? I am moving.

I've lived here 40 years. I've seen my beloved Atlanta go from an awesome town to grow up, with less than 500,000 people and very little traffic to now being "the ATL" with over 8 million and traffic is congested as hell. What used to be a great place to live has now turned into a big city with all the problems a big city has. Neighbors don't know each other--and they don't care about each other.

Killings and shootings in "the ATL" are routine--be it by the "bad guys" or the police. In fact, some days you can't tell who is who. Just last night an elderly woman called police for help with her suicidal middle aged daughter. When they got there, the police ended up shooting both mother and dead. Around here, ya gotta be real careful if you call the police for help--their idea of help is shoot first, plant evidence while you lay dying in your living room, and ask questions later.

My kids are entering high school in the fall. When they graduate, the house goes on the market, they go on to college and off I go to start a new life somewhere else.

I'm going to be looking at small towns in quiet places with few people and a couple of honest cops. I want to buy a plot of land where I can grow my own vegetables, build a "Tiny House" that is fully self-contained and self-supporting and sustainable on its own (ie, has well water, solar panels for heating, cooking, hot water and electricity).

My plan for a fully self-contained and self-sustainable home has nothing to do with the so-called global warming crisis or being "green", it has to do with wanting to a) simplify my life and b) get rid of monthly bills--I HATE bills and c) I want to have to deal with as few people as possible. No power company, cable company, gas company, phone company, etc means no stupid non-service customer service I have to deal with when they screw the bill up.

There is no reason I can't build this small house, grow my own food and generate my own electricity and be left the hell alone. :mrgreen:

For info on "Tiny Houses" see: http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/

Tiny House Brochure: http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/Brochure.pdf

then you'll want Montana. some places have really cheap land.

less than a million people in the whole state that's the 4th largest.

wages: very low however.

[curtis123]

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Life in the vast lane.

[CaughtInTheMiddle]

Me

[Residential Bob]

Orlando.

We have a giant talking rat.

[Army Wife]

ummmm there is oxygen here...


:mrgreen:

[Samm]

:)) :)) :)) Do you really have to ask? :D

The greatest thing about where I live is that it ain't where you live and that you (all) don't live here. :razz:

[DRS]

Canada and healthcare :D

[jeepers]

It's a big, small town.

I've got more room out here than I know what to do with. Cheap housing (I'm from CA, everything anywhere else is cheap. LOL), great schools (it's cool to like school) , lots of FREE and not free, kid friendly activities. No traffic (no matter what the locals say). I've parallel parked TWICE since I moved here five years ago. TWICE. Parking, mostly free. (Two meters, count em, so far.)

My kids can go outside and I don't have to stand over them. Friendly people. Nice neighbors. Big backyard. Summer barbeques.

Just enough snow to play in it, not enough snow that you want to kill yourself.

Cardinals baseball. GO PUJOLS! :lol:

This really is a great place to raise a family. So much so, that we turned down an opportunity to move back home to California. Never thought that I would see that come out of me...

[sgdp]

The variety.

10 miles from farmland.
10 miles from ghetto.
30 miles from Chicago.

[JimGP20]

I live in California's San Joaquin Valley. Most likely, much of the produce you eat was grown here. This is the raisin capital of the world. I can walk out my front door and look to the east and see the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The largest tree on the planet is a mere 1 1/2 hour drive. Yosemite Valley is also just an hour and a half away. Shaver Lake, Huntington Lake, Bass Lake, the Kings River... all within a short drive from here. In the winter, I'm just an hour from the snow. For night life, 3 casino's all within about 75 minutes from my house. On a clear night, I can lay back in my pool and clearly see the stars in the sky. All in all, I love where I live now.

[Tulsa]

The people. I love Oklahoman's, they're wonderful neighborly people and we're spread out all over the place. 3.5 million in the entire state, we have elbow room to spare.

[Clamp]

The variety.

10 miles from farmland.
10 miles from ghetto.
30 miles from Chicago.

The variety in NJ is up there too...

I'm 300 feet from the biggest lake in NJ...
I'm an hour from the Shore, the Poconos, the City...etc.

Everyone seems to believe comedian's jokes about NJ, and thinks the entire State is what you saw on the Sopranos. Is any of it true? Of course...right outside of NYC & Philly. Otherwise we're all rednecks, beach & mountain folk... :)

[sgdp]

The variety in NJ is up there too...

I'm 300 feet from the biggest lake in NJ...
I'm an hour from the Shore, the Poconos, the City...etc.

Everyone seems to believe comedian's jokes about NJ, and thinks the entire State is what you saw on the Sopranos. Is any of it true? Of course...right outside of NYC & Philly. Otherwise we're all rednecks, beach & mountain folk... :)

Haha yeah. With geographical variety there comes cultural variety. We have rednecks, gangstas, white-collar, blue-collar. Truly a microcosm of America right here.

We've got everything from one of the most densely diverse national parks to Michael Jackson's house. (We really take WAY too much pride in that...:mrgreen:)

[MR. MISTER]

The variety in NJ is up there too...

I'm 300 feet from the biggest lake in NJ...
I'm an hour from the Shore, the Poconos, the City...etc.

Everyone seems to believe comedian's jokes about NJ, and thinks the entire State is what you saw on the Sopranos. Is any of it true? Of course...right outside of NYC & Philly. Otherwise we're all rednecks, beach & mountain folk... :)
+1

I grew up in NY and knew all the jokes about NJ (what's that smell, so rank and rauckus.
Did somebody fart, or are we in Secaucus?)

But now I live here, and I love it - I'm < one hour to pristine fly fishing streams; one hour to Sandy Hook and great surf fishing action, or get a charter for ocean/bay.

Close to NYC ("The greatest city in the world"); and come winter, just 3 or 4 hours for great skiing.

And the gas is cheap (and they pump it for you) ;)

[PheonixOps]

I am just curious to hear what the greatest thing is about the place you live. I do not mean your house, but rather the part of the country of world in which you find yourself. This is your chance to be a bit poetic.

What makes North Dakota or Bangor or Mexican Hat or wherever you live great? The food? The outdoors? The nightlife?

Thank you in advance for your comments.

Less than a mile from the beach, less than a 1/4 mile from the tennis courts, 2 or 3 seasons (spring, summer, fall (sometimes pretty cold or sometimes mild), diversity, it's a mini city.

[JenyEliza]

Orlando.

We have a giant talking rat.

You also have the biggest McDonalds in the world on I-Drive! :mrgreen:

I been there! :dance:

[curtis123]

I once had a friend come to visit from Los Angeles, who lived his entire life in the big city.

He went outside for a smoke and walked down my driveway, about 200 yards, stood there and smoked his cig, looking around.

He came inside and said "I've never been so alone in my life. That was awesome!"

Elbow room is a wonderful thing.

[Pauper66]

What is the greatest thing about where YOU live?

550 sq. miles surrounded by millions of sq. miles of water.
330 days of sunshine annually
Avg. year round temp of 72
Girls grocery shopping in bikinis

[gdoane]

It's JULY in Phoenix, Arizona. It hit 107° in the shade today. It was so hot I had to use an oven mitt to start my truck. I kiss my air conditioner when I get home. The homeless guys are holding up cardboard signs that say "will work for ice".

It gets really nice about October/November but right now Hades is enjoying cooler weather.

I can't believe Sean Hannity is coming out here for a Freedom Concert on August 9th. That right there tells me his travel agent has no sense of timing and has not checked The Weather Channel.

Then, he's going to be at the Jobing.Com arena, which is even more nuts and here's the reason why: That Arena is home for the Phoenix Coyotes NHL Hockey team, it's an ice rink so it's freezing (literally, there's ice under the floor) inside and it's going to be an oven outside.

The temperature difference just hits you like a thunderclap. It takes the breath away and people look shocked, even the ones who live here and know it's like that.

This time of year, the best thing about Phoenix is you can complain about the weather.

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

It's JULY in Phoenix, Arizona. It hit 107° in the shade today. It was so hot I had to use an oven mitt to start my truck. I kiss my air conditioner when I get home. The homeless guys are holding up cardboard signs that say "will work for ice".

It gets really nice about October/November but right now Hades is enjoying cooler weather.

I can't believe Sean Hannity is coming out here for a Freedom Concert on August 9th. That right there tells me his travel agent has no sense of timing and has not checked The Weather Channel.

Then, he's going to be at the Jobing.Com arena, which is even more nuts and here's the reason why: That Arena is home for the Phoenix Coyotes NHL Hockey team, it's an ice rink so it's freezing (literally, there's ice under the floor) inside and it's going to be an oven outside.

The temperature difference just hits you like a thunderclap. It takes the breath away and people look shocked, even the ones who live here and know it's like that.

This time of year, the best thing about Phoenix is you can complain about the weather.
I always heard it wasn't the heat, it was the humidity :angel:

[Pauper66]

I always heard it wasn't the heat, it was the humidity :angel:

I thought that was Florida?

Arizona= ...but it's a dry heat.

Last time I was in Phoenix, I got nosebleeds from the heat and dryness.

[gdoane]

I always heard it wasn't the heat, it was the humidity :angel:

It's like a law that if somebody says "Is It Hot Enough For You?" that whatever happens to that guy is not admissable in a Phoenix courtroom.

[Mortis]

It's not NYC.

[King Cantona]

You also have the biggest McDonalds in the world on I-Drive! :mrgreen:

I been there! :dance:

You must be so proud................;)................

[snagswolf]

Then, he's going to be at the Jobing.Com arena, which is even more nuts and here's the reason why: That Arena is home for the Phoenix Coyotes NHL Hockey team, it's an ice rink so it's freezing (literally, there's ice under the floor) inside and it's going to be an oven outside.
Do they maintain the ice all summer during the Coyotes' offseason? The concert is being held more than a month before the Coyotes open training camp in September.

[janer]

Right across the street from the Atlantic Ocean. In the summer, it's crowded and pretty brutal, but come late fall, it's just the beach, the dogs and me. Love it.

[NascarGirl2448]

The best thing about Winston Salem? There's always something to do!! That's one of the perks of living in a college town. From August to May is when things really heat up, especially if you're a sports fan. Then again, we have other things besides Wake Forest sports to enjoy. We also have the Dixie Classic Fair in October, you can go ice skating at the Coliseum annex in the winter (used to have a hockey team but the annex is really not the place for hockey).

Even in the summer this place has something going on, somewhere in the area. We have outdoor concerts about once a month (not to mention various other concerts throughout the year) and minor league baseball, plenty of shopping and other recreational activities.

Not to mention we're only a couple hours from the mountains and about 4 hours from the beach. Winston Salem is in a perfect location for year round enjoyment.

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

I thought that was Florida?

Arizona= ...but it's a dry heat.


Nuts! I messed that up LOL

[JenyEliza]

You must be so proud................;)................

At the time my twins were 5 years old....so it was a *must* on our itinerary.

During that same trip we also went to Kennedy Space Center and met *real* Astronauts too. That was a blast. :mrgreen:

Did I mention that 1 set of grandparents lives in this region? It's very unusual for us to do the touristy things whenever we visit.....so, yeah, I'm "proud". :))

:dance:

[melinda]

Orlando.

We have a giant talking rat.

:))

[gdoane]

Do they maintain the ice all summer during the Coyotes' offseason? The concert is being held more than a month before the Coyotes open training camp in September.

The arena was built as a multi-use facility so the 'Yotes aren't the only ones who use the ice. The stadium was "public funding" so there are youth hockey groups who skate there in the off season and while the pro team is on the road.

Every time I've been in there, the ice was down. They cover it up with flooring for concert events (which is all I've ever gone there for, I'm not much of a sports fan) but that laminate flooring isn't much of an insulator and you're still on ice even though it looks like a regular flooring.

That might change, though because the facility is bleeding red ink and so is the team (The Phoenix Coyotes used to be the Winnipeg Jets) so the team is probably going to be sold, the Arena is going to be without its main tenant and the taxpayers are going to be stuck with one big fat empty ice arena and all the bills that go with it.

Hopefully, we can get more concerts and such to fill the gap but nobody's buying tickets in this bad economy for things like sports and concerts and such.

People think big box stores closing down is bad, we're losing arenas and car lots left and right out here.

We do have ghost towns in Arizona. I never thought Phoenix would be on its way to becoming one.

[melinda]

I always heard it wasn't the heat, it was the humidity :angel:

I used to have a t-shirt that said, "It is the heat."


I live in Texas where there is tons of humidity ... the type of weather where one breaks a sweat bringing in the morning paper at 7:00am. but I love summer, and I love the heat and I'm used to the humidity, so it's all good.

[gdoane]

I used to have a t-shirt that said, "It is the heat."


I live in Texas where there is tons of humidity ... the type of weather where one breaks a sweat bringing in the morning paper at 7:00am. but I love summer, and I love the heat and I'm used to the humidity, so it's all good.

The heat I'm used to, it's the cold I can't stand. Slipping and falling on ice (I'm a klutz), scraping the frost off the windshield to drive in the morning, hands cramped and cold, numb ears and nose, frozen eyeballs, not for me!

I don't do cold very well. I'd rather sweat the details than have them frozen to me.

[MrCapitalism]

I love living the DC area. The best museums in the world and they are all free. DC is just a great town to walk around in and absorb, not to mention incredibly safe (at least is those areas you want to walk around in).

The Restaurants are fantastic and we are only an hour away from the two time winner of the best restaurant in the world, the Inn at Little Washington.

You are an hour from wine country, an hour from mountains and an hour from the ocean. There aren't too many places with variety like that.

Finally, DC just has a buzz. Its filled with people from around the country and around the world. There is excitement in the air and everyone you see is working on something that could affect people everywhere in the country. Few cities can match the excitement of DC.

[super cool ski instructor]

I love living the DC area. The best museums in the world and they are all free. DC is just a great town to walk around in and absorb, not to mention incredibly safe (at least is those areas you want to walk around in).

The Restaurants are fantastic and we are only an hour away from the two time winner of the best restaurant in the world, the Inn at Little Washington.

You are an hour from wine country, an hour from mountains and an hour from the ocean. There aren't too many places with variety like that.

Finally, DC just has a buzz. Its filled with people from around the country and around the world. There is excitement in the air and everyone you see is working on something that could affect people everywhere in the country. Few cities can match the excitement of DC.

I really love DC...it ties with Boston as my favorite large city.

[DRS]

I live in Michigan...gets alot of flack because of Detroit.



It is a nice state but I can understand the flack after all Detroit is the home of the Wings :razz:

[SaintVegas]

The reason that I created this thread is mostly to get some ideas (and motivation, as if I needed any) about where I can relocate with my family.

I live in Las Vegas.

People spend their whole lives, it seems, to save up money so they can visit this (insert explitive here) place. And every day I ask myself, why?!?! I came here originally so that my children could spend some time around their grandparents, but now I want out.

There are actually a lot of wonderful outdoorsy type places here.....Valley of Fire State Park, Red Rock Canyon, Mt. Charleston, Grand Canyon, etc., but there are only so many ways to get away from the smoke and the slot machines and the whores and the debauchery.

I know they say "If you can't find happiness where you are, you will never be happy." I get that, I really do. And I AM a very positive person, but I cannot see my young children growing up here. The stripper poles on the school playground do not inspire learning (only joking about that, but you know what I mean) and I hate to think of the evils they will encounter as they grow older.

I have visited a great many places in the United States (and in the world), and I have found that nearly all of them are more desireable than this one!

So....anyone want to do a straight across trade? :think:

I've got a beautiful, big home waiting for you with a lovely rock yard, plenty of cockroaches, and casinos as far as the eye can see!

:dance:

[super cool ski instructor]

It is a nice state but I can understand the flack after all Detroit is the home of the Wings :razz:

Ahh...you're from Ontario...you must be a Maple Leafs fan...sorry about that ;)


Oh and by the way...tell your fellow Ontario natives who come over here to work..we locals would prefer if they actually drive the speed limit and not 10-15 under....it gets us mad....and mad Detroiters is not good :))

[DRS]

Ahh...you're from Ontario...you must be a Maple Leafs fan...sorry about that ;)


Oh and by the way...tell your fellow Ontario natives who come over here to work..we locals would prefer if they actually drive the speed limit and not 10-15 under....it gets us mad....and mad Detroiters is not good :))

Actually I grew up a Nordiques fan and then the Avs

Better the drive ten to 15 slower in front of you instead of me, do what I do roll down the windows and start blasting some Ludacris Move ......... :D

[super cool ski instructor]

Actually I grew up a Nordiques fan and then the Avs

Better the drive ten to 15 slower in front of you instead of me, do what I do roll down the windows and start blasting some Ludacris Move ......... :D

The Avs? Ugghh...now I'm really sorry :))


And yes...I can totally do that....that Ludacris song says so much more than if I were to blast Celine Dion while driving by and screming "why would you Canadians unleash this upon the world...why????????' :))

[DRS]

The Avs? Ugghh...now I'm really sorry :))


And yes...I can totally do that....that Ludacris song says so much more than if I were to blast Celine Dion while driving by and screming "why would you Canadians unleash this upon the world...why????????' :))

Because we didn't have nukes :D

[SaintVegas]

The Avs? Ugghh...now I'm really sorry :))


And yes...I can totally do that....that Ludacris song says so much more than if I were to blast Celine Dion while driving by and screming "why would you Canadians unleash this upon the world...why????????' :))


Hey! We Las Vegans had to suffer from her music much longer than some.

:hand:

[melinda]

The heat I'm used to, it's the cold I can't stand. Slipping and falling on ice (I'm a klutz), scraping the frost off the windshield to drive in the morning, hands cramped and cold, numb ears and nose, frozen eyeballs, not for me!

I don't do cold very well. I'd rather sweat the details than have them frozen to me.

I hear ya on this one ... I guess living in Texas my whole life, but I'm one of those people that grabs a jacket if the temps get into the low70's. brrrrr. I do hot much, much better than I do cold.

[John2598]

Central Florida: It's beautiful and exhilarating.

[King Cantona]

Hey! We Las Vegans had to suffer from her music much longer than some.

:hand:

Yeah, if you're daft enough to go to Caesars Palace.......

But I'm cheap (or know the value of a dollar, take your pick;)) so I go to O'Sheas, $2 a beer is better than $6...

[super cool ski instructor]

Yeah, if you're daft enough to go to Caesars Palace.......

But I'm cheap (or know the value of a dollar, take your pick;)) so I go to O'Sheas, $2 a beer is better than $6...

Hey it's Vegas...go big or go home!

And when I say that, I am talking to YOU Venetian Hotel....I've got your number!

[JimGP20]

:razz: to all of you for ignoring the place where I live. :snooty: :D

[King Cantona]

Hey it's Vegas...go big or go home!

And when I say that, I am talking to YOU Venetian Hotel....I've got your number!

The Venetian? As I've already said, I'm a cheap bastard so me and a mate of mine went there to take some pictures by the canals. Then we nipped across the road to the Casino Royale, $1 a bottle of Michelob, I'm not really cheap, I'm just careful with my money...;)...

Manchester is still a great town though but you don't see that price in a pub...

[super cool ski instructor]

The Venetian? As I've already said, I'm a cheap bastard so me and a mate of mine went there to take some pictures by the canals. Then we nipped across the road to the Casino Royale, $1 a bottle of Michelob, I'm not really cheap, I'm just careful with my money...;)...

Manchester is still a great town though but you don't see that price in a pub...

Actually...the Venetian might be a bit opulent for my taste...I am more of a Flamingo kinda gal myself.

And I can't really take umbrage with you wanting to find the cheapest beer price possible....but I do take umbrage with your beer choice. Michelob? Really??????? :))

[Safiel]

I'd like to go there sometime!

If you do go to central Florida for a visit, early December is probably your best time to go weather wise. Don't go during late May, June, July, August, September or early October unless you truly love sweat. :)

[Safiel]

I hear ya on this one ... I guess living in Texas my whole life, but I'm one of those people that grabs a jacket if the temps get into the low70's. brrrrr. I do hot much, much better than I do cold.

I am the opposite. I usually stay in Pennsylvania until the beginning of November. Get down to Florida after the heat has died off. Then turn around and head back to Pennsylvania in mid or late April before the heat kicks back up again.

Given the two extremes, I will take the cold any day.

[CID_0687]

I am just curious to hear what the greatest thing is about the place you live. I do not mean your house, but rather the part of the country of world in which you find yourself. This is your chance to be a bit poetic.

What makes North Dakota or Bangor or Mexican Hat or wherever you live great? The food? The outdoors? The nightlife?

Thank you in advance for your comments.
You got everything you could want here in Alabama. Mountains, valleys, beaches, plains, swamps...everything but the desert...and who really wants a desert?

Friendly folks, beautiful scenery...beautiful ladies...

I live in Anniston, which is about halfway between Atlanta and Birmingham...not a lot to do as far as nightlife goes here, but only an hour one way or the other from the fun.

Great fishing, if you enjoy Bass and Crappie fishing...then there's the deep sea fishing down in the Gulf.

Good deer hunting too, although I'm not a big hunter, but there are plenty of good spots around here.

We call her Alabama the Beautiful, because she is

The only unlikable thing is the damn humidity.

[LouC]

What is the greatest thing about where YOU live?


:think:

I think that would be that I no longer have any doubt where they insert the thermometer when taking the earths temperature...

[King Cantona]

Actually...the Venetian might be a bit opulent for my taste...I am more of a Flamingo kinda gal myself.

And I can't really take umbrage with you wanting to find the cheapest beer price possible....but I do take umbrage with your beer choice. Michelob? Really??????? :))

I'll drink anything if it's cheap, I have been known to pay $6 for a pint but that's a pint of Boddingtons which is from Manchester where they brew a better pint....;)....

[Samm]

Canada and healthcare :D

Best keep your passport up to date... for when you need an emergency procedure and can't wait 6 months to get it.


Well, unless Obama care passes. If that happens, make sure your will is up to date. :neutral:

[Prydz]

Manchester UK

Friendly people, good pubs, we get all the big name acts here in concert, just a few miles out of the city is great countryside. There is a lot of history here, first railway station for example, great sport (two Premier League Teams), just a lot of things to do, I love it.......

'I would like to live in Manchester, the transition between it and death would be unnoticeable'

-Mark Twain

:D

I live in London, all the world in one city. It's the most exciting, vibrant and cosmopolitan city I have ever been to and I wouldn't think of living anywhere else right now.

You can do pretty much anything you want to, day or night, any day of the week.

“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life…

...for there is in London all that life can afford."

Dr Samuel Johnson

[Samm]

550 sq. miles surrounded by millions of sq. miles of water.
330 days of sunshine annually
Avg. year round temp of 72
Girls grocery shopping in bikinis

I gotta admit... that sounds great... until you factor in the scores of thousands of tourists that plague the Islands year round.

[Sinister Rouge]

In Portland OR, it's the beer. Oregon is the land of microbreweries. Even the mayor of Portland is named Samuel Adams.

In Mobile AL, it's th food. Great seafood, great BBQ, and great Cajun food.

In Tallahassee FL, it's college football. At least when the Noles are having a good year.

[King Cantona]

'I would like to live in Manchester, the transition between it and death would be unnoticeable'

-Mark Twain


I'm sure he didn't mean Manchester in England with that quote because that couldn't be further from the truth.....

[DRS]

I'm sure he didn't mean Manchester in England with that quote because that couldn't be further from the truth.....

He was referring to it during the industrial revolution

[zerk]

being from Alaska is a great conversation starter when I'm somewhere else.

[King Cantona]

He was referring to it during the industrial revolution

Manchester was indeed the world's first industrial city and was full of dark chimneys belching out loads of smoke but nowadays it is a modern thriving city....

I can't speak for it then but now it's brilliant, a few minutes drive away you can be in the country or anywhere in the city is a wealth of parks and green areas...

It's a great place.....

[Samm]

being from Alaska is a great conversation starter when I'm somewhere else.

And it does not stop you from starting conversations when you are not elsewhere. :razz:

[Army Wife]

The heat I'm used to, it's the cold I can't stand

I always looked at it this way cold is better since I can always pile on more clothes to warm up but you can only take off so many then you get to skin...

[Talk2Bill]

it is where my wife lives!

[smyrna]

If you have ever seen an episode of the Andy Griffith Show...I live in Mayberry. People truly care for one another.

Last month, a young girl got her hair caught in some twisting farm equipment. Before the machine could be turned off, it ripped off her scalp and nearly twisted her arm off. The men of the area finished all of the planting so that her father could be with her. Some elderly ladies got together and made quilts that were raffled off to raise money for the Dr's bills. Meals have been brought in for weeks now for the family. There have been many other acts of charity to support this family both financially and spiritually through this tough time.

This is just one example of what takes place on a daily basis here in the North Carolina country side. This is truly the heartland of the US. It is a great place to live and raise children

[curtis123]

If you have ever seen an episode of the Andy Griffith Show...I live in Mayberry. People truly care for one another.

Last month, a young girl got her hair caught in some twisting farm equipment. Before the machine could be turned off, it ripped off her scalp and nearly twisted her arm off. The men of the area finished all of the planting so that her father could be with her. Some elderly ladies got together and made quilts that were raffled off to raise money for the Dr's bills. Meals have been brought in for weeks now for the family. There have been many other acts of charity to support this family both financially and spiritually through this tough time.

This is just one example of what takes place on a daily basis here in the North Carolina country side. This is truly the heartland of the US. It is a great place to live and raise children

We're fortunate enough to have that kind of people where I live, too. Chokes me up every time I see it. And these people are far from rich. What they give is considerable to what they have, but they do it anyway, because it's the right thing to do, and they know it.

I saw it firsthand when my wife was ill last year. People came out of the woodwork with everything we needed to make it through.

Man, I hope that girl is doing alright.

[SUVRon]

The greatest thing about where I live is that the democrat governor we have has screwed up so bad that we will get another republican governor next election.

[NascarGirl2448]

If you have ever seen an episode of the Andy Griffith Show...I live in Mayberry. People truly care for one another.

Last month, a young girl got her hair caught in some twisting farm equipment. Before the machine could be turned off, it ripped off her scalp and nearly twisted her arm off. The men of the area finished all of the planting so that her father could be with her. Some elderly ladies got together and made quilts that were raffled off to raise money for the Dr's bills. Meals have been brought in for weeks now for the family. There have been many other acts of charity to support this family both financially and spiritually through this tough time.

This is just one example of what takes place on a daily basis here in the North Carolina country side. This is truly the heartland of the US. It is a great place to live and raise children

Its amazing how people here in NC really do care about their neighbors. I live in a rural area of NC (not too far out of the city) and my neighbor has actually told me if the power ever goes out where I live, he will come get me and take me to his house, maybe about 150 feet away.

[NascarGirl2448]

I saw it firsthand when my wife was ill last year. People came out of the woodwork with everything we needed to make it through.

Same thing last year when my uncle died from cancer. People at our church found out (our pastor announced it that morning in the service) and no sooner had we gotten home than people were at our house bringing us enough food to the point of we didn't need to cook not only until we left to go to Richmond for the funeral, but then about another week after we came home. That and just the support our friends gave us helped get us through a tough time.

[smyrna]

We're fortunate enough to have that kind of people where I live, too. Chokes me up every time I see it. And these people are far from rich. What they give is considerable to what they have, but they do it anyway, because it's the right thing to do, and they know it.

I saw it firsthand when my wife was ill last year. People came out of the woodwork with everything we needed to make it through.

Man, I hope that girl is doing alright.

You sound very blessed and thank you. I'll pass that along.

[smyrna]

Its amazing how people here in NC really do care about their neighbors. I live in a rural area of NC (not too far out of the city) and my neighbor has actually told me if the power ever goes out where I live, he will come get me and take me to his house, maybe about 150 feet away.

:hug:

[SUVRon]

Its amazing how people here in NC really do care about their neighbors. I live in a rural area of NC (not too far out of the city) and my neighbor has actually told me if the power ever goes out where I live, he will come get me and take me to his house, maybe about 150 feet away.

This will probably be the ONLY thing you and I ever agree on and that's people from N.C. care. I have several relatives and friends that live in NC and they are great when it comes to ANYONE being in trouble.

[Samm]

Not one of you has posted anything good about where you live that would tempt me in the least to move there except perhaps Pauper66... and I've been there... done that... nice for a visit in the dead of winter, but I would never want to live there.

[Prydz]

I'm sure he didn't mean Manchester in England with that quote because that couldn't be further from the truth.....
I'm only messing with you, Manchester's great.

Liverpool on the other hand...

[curtis123]

You should at least resize those pictures, Daniel.

[JenyEliza]

No, those wouldn't fly here in the USA. Obammy's goon squad would have 'em taken down and the person responsible silenced....by any means possible.

We live in unprecedented and scary times here in the US.

One is not allowed to criticize the President. A high price is paid.

PS. Your pictures are WAY too big. You need to re-size before the Mods delete 'em completely, as I'm not sure they meet TOS with reference to Hitler either. ;)

[JenyEliza]

Not one of you has posted anything good about where you live that would tempt me in the least to move there except perhaps Pauper66... and I've been there... done that... nice for a visit in the dead of winter, but I would never want to live there.

Waaaaaiiiilllllll.....we can't all live in Alaska, Sammy! :D :hug:

[King Cantona]

No, those wouldn't fly here in the USA. Obammy's goon squad would have 'em taken down and the person responsible silenced....by any means possible.

We live in unprecedented and scary times here in the US.

One is not allowed to criticize the President. A high price is paid.


Get over yourself will you...:rolleyes:...

The last President brought in The Patriot Act and snooped on people and tapped your phones and you talk about scary times? I'm speechless, you're not allowed to criticise the President? Well what are you doing now then?...

The last guy left with the worst approval rating ever and included in his tenure the little fact that he took you to war on a lie...:cool:...

How quickly you forget.......

[JenyEliza]

I'll drink anything if it's cheap, I have been known to pay $6 for a pint but that's a pint of Boddingtons which is from Manchester where they brew a better pint....;)....

Not to go too far off topic, but guess what I found over here Stateside that is from YOUR part of the world?????? :think:

Why......none other than










my









absolutely









positively








totally and completely









1000% favorite









biscuit/cookie










in the whole wide world!








McVitie's Milk Chocolate Hob Nobs. :mrgreen: :clap: :dance: :mrgreen: :dance: :clap:

http://ep.yimg.com/ip/I/yhst-79040675843296_2061_7182401




YAY ME!!!!!!! Woo-Hooo! Today I am going to go buy a case and absolutely pig out to my heart's content. Each beautiful blue packet is priced at a lovely $3.99 USD. They are at World Market and they will be mine, mine, mine today.

And though I am careful with my money, I would just about pay any price (within reason) for my Hob Nobs! :mrgreen:

[smyrna]

Not one of you has posted anything good about where you live that would tempt me in the least to move there except perhaps Pauper66... and I've been there... done that... nice for a visit in the dead of winter, but I would never want to live there.

A "Pig Pickin", opening day of dove season, 2 hours to the ocean or 2 hours to the mountains, mild winters, moonshine, beautiful country side, bush hogging in an enclosed cabin John Deere w/airconditioning:mrgreen:, abundant wildlife, excellent road system, fresh seafood, sandy beaches, the outer banks, biscuits, BBQ(eastern or Lexington), Charlotte and Raleigh, employment opportunities(normally):rolleyes:, southern women, NASCAR, golf courses, Moorehead City, deep sea fishing, history & heritage, love of the Lord and country...y'all come back now...ya hear?

There is more but...I don't want to make you jealous.:D

[JenyEliza]

Get over yourself will you...:rolleyes:...

The last President brought in The Patriot Act and snooped on people and tapped your phones and you talk about scary times? I'm speechless, you're not allowed to criticise the President? Well what are you doing now then?...

The last guy left with the worst approval rating ever and included in his tenure the little fact that he took you to war on a lie...:cool:...

How quickly you forget.......

Dude....are you living here? Or Manchester, UK? See....if you're across the pond then you really have no clue what you're talking about. It is YOU who needs to get over himself, and not the other way around.

Seriously those signs would *not* be tolerated here....Obammy's folks would have 'em removed and the person responsible removed as well. Not sure we'd ever hear from them again either.

But, go ahead and believe what you want. Can't stop you believing in fairy tales about Obammy or engaging in hero worship of him either. That's all on you.

[King Cantona]

Seriously those signs would *not* be tolerated here....Obammy's folks would have 'em removed and the person responsible removed as well. Not sure we'd ever hear from them again either.



How do you know they wouldn't be tolerated and would they have been tolerated under Bush? And if so, how do you know?...

[JenyEliza]

I live here dude. I absolutely *know* I could not take those posters, tape them to a table and sit outside the local Mall, strip shopping center or Wal*Mart for very long before the police would arrive to remove me and the signs. Not only that, I would be arrested on some trumped up charge and cool my heels in county jail.

Heck, I could do this on a public owned right of way (ie, a strip of land about 8 feet in from the street that belongs to the public/local taxpayers), and the result would be the same.

I'm curious how you think you know more than we do about what would be tolerated in our country---and somehow you know this all the way over in Manchester? :think:

[King Cantona]

I'm curious how you think you know more than we do about what would be tolerated in our country---and somehow you know this all the way over in Manchester? :think:

It must be great to live in such certainty, oh how you must miss the days of Bush and wire tapping. I am at a disadvantage, this is a free country but I don't even know whether those posters would be tolerated...

I'm still at a loss to understand how you know unequivocally what would and wouldn't be tolerated and how you ABSOLUTELY know for a fact that it would have been better under Bush...

Leaving aside his woeful approval ratings of course...

I visit the US often and talking to my American friends I have a bit more than no clue, thank God that there isn't a Republican in the Whitehouse anymore...:cool:...

[NascarGirl2448]

This will probably be the ONLY thing you and I ever agree on and that's people from N.C. care. I have several relatives and friends that live in NC and they are great when it comes to ANYONE being in trouble.

Yeah people here are terrific when it comes to helping their neighbors. I don't know if its that way all over the South though.

[NascarGirl2448]

:hug:

:hug:

[Samm]

Waaaaaiiiilllllll.....we can't all live in Alaska, Sammy! :D :hug:

You will notice Jeny that I did not say anything that would entice anyone to move here either.

If y'all moved here, I would have to look for another last best place to live. ;)

[Samm]

Get over yourself will you...:rolleyes:...

The last President brought in The Patriot Act and snooped on people and tapped your phones and you talk about scary times? I'm speechless, you're not allowed to criticise the President? Well what are you doing now then?...

The last guy left with the worst approval rating ever and included in his tenure the little fact that he took you to war on a lie...:cool:...

How quickly you forget.......

Wrong Forum; wrong thread; ... just plane wrong.

[Samm]

A "Pig Pickin", opening day of dove season, 2 hours to the ocean or 2 hours to the mountains, mild winters, moonshine, beautiful country side, bush hogging in an enclosed cabin John Deere w/airconditioning:mrgreen:, abundant wildlife, excellent road system, fresh seafood, sandy beaches, the outer banks, biscuits, BBQ(eastern or Lexington), Charlotte and Raleigh, employment opportunities(normally):rolleyes:, southern women, NASCAR, golf courses, Moorehead City, deep sea fishing, history & heritage, love of the Lord and country...y'all come back now...ya hear?

There is more but...I don't want to make you jealous.:D

Sounds like you live in Disneyworld. :razz:

[WreckedParty]

Eh i go to a better school than if i were going where i previously lived. Theres anime conventions, and good events to go to nearby. Also theres X-fest (Local rock station hosts an event where bands from all over come YAY!). More locally..... well theres not much to do cept go to the movies since i dont like shopping that much. Only downside is the nanny state laws that just dont make sense D:.

[King Cantona]

Wrong Forum; wrong thread; ... just plane wrong.

Agreed but it was in response to someone else...

[Samm]

Eh i go to a better school than if i were going where i previously lived. Theres anime conventions, and good events to go to nearby. Also theres X-fest (Local rock station hosts an event where bands from all over come YAY!). More locally..... well theres not much to do cept go to the movies since i dont like shopping that much. Only downside is the nanny state laws that just dont make sense D:.

LOL... I can only imagine how poor your previous school was. :D

[smyrna]

Sounds like you live in Disneyworld. :razz:

Yeah...Walt wanted to build in NC but we told him that Florida needs more help.:mrgreen:

[RiverRat]

Fais-do-do

Best seafood in the world

Crawfish

Mardi Gras

Gumbo


:hug:

[JenyEliza]

It must be great to live in such certainty, oh how you must miss the days of Bush and wire tapping. I am at a disadvantage, this is a free country but I don't even know whether those posters would be tolerated...

I'm still at a loss to understand how you know unequivocally what would and wouldn't be tolerated and how you ABSOLUTELY know for a fact that it would have been better under Bush...

Leaving aside his woeful approval ratings of course...

I visit the US often and talking to my American friends I have a bit more than no clue, thank God that there isn't a Republican in the Whitehouse anymore...:cool:...

OH! Thank GOD....you V-I-S-I-T the US and I've only lived here my whole life (all 47 years, but how in the hell would *I* know what would be tolerated here as well as you?).

Oh....and....let's not forget you "have American friends too". And you talk to them too. :)) :))

ROF*****. Nice for you. Charming. Even.

Yeah, I have black friends too. ;) :)) :)) :))

You seriously need to take a Valium and have a packet of Milk Chocolate Hob Nobs all to yourself. No sharing. Gotta eat the whole packet yourself, or you won't have the proper perspective at all!

When you've done that, we'll introduce you to the proper way to eat Oreo's. :mrgreen:

Has about as much to do with the OP as your relentless blather. :wall: :doh:

[JenyEliza]

You will notice Jeny that I did not say anything that would entice anyone to move here either.

If y'all moved here, I would have to look for another last best place to live. ;)

Yes, Sammy, I *did* notice you said not a single enticing word about yours and Mrs. Palin's back yard. I'm a pretty smart cookie...

Speaking of cookies, guess what I got today? A case of McVitie's Milk Chocolate Hob Nobs. They're from the UK and they are absolutely DELIGHTFUL!!!!

So....Hob Nobs for you, and for everyone. No sharing....everyone gets their own packet!

http://ep.yimg.com/ip/I/yhst-79040675843296_2061_7182401

Enjoy with a nice cold glass of milk! :mrgreen:

[FREE DON]

Live in RI. now boy do I wish I was back in IA.The shopping is great but I can't get over that people don't say HI just to say it.Must be all that they know is what they hear on the left media to bad.

[King Cantona]

You seriously need to take a Valium and have a packet of Milk Chocolate Hob Nobs all to yourself. No sharing. Gotta eat the whole packet yourself, or you won't have the proper perspective at all!

When you've done that, we'll introduce you to the proper way to eat Oreo's. :mrgreen:

Has about as much to do with the OP as your relentless blather. :wall: :doh:

Actually I prefer chocolate digestives meself....

And I'm afraid relentless blather is all I've got........:mrgreen:.......

[Epic_Dude]

I live in NC. Everything here is pretty awesome except the nearest 7-11 is in Raleigh which puts a damper on my "FREE SLURPEE DAY". Other than that...Best. State. Ever.

[sircharliebrown]

then you'll want Montana. some places have really cheap land.

less than a million people in the whole state that's the 4th largest.

wages: very low however.

I absolutely LOVE Montana. My mom's side of the family lives out there (with the exception of my mom). I was 6 years old the first time I went out there and I said then that I would move there when I was an adult. I never did only because of....well, life...no particular reason.

My family lives in the Columbia Falls/Kalispell area. Oh man, it just doesn't get more beautiful. I am NOT a city girl. I love the country, the smell of cow poop (well...), and trees. Which is why I love where I live.

I live in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains east of Seattle. Mount Rainier is right outside my window and some days it feels like I could reach out and touch it. The weather is very mild (with the exception of a record breaking heat wave right now) and the scenery is beyond breathtaking. We have the ocean, 2 mountain ranges (the Olympics and the Cascades), valleys, dessert (in Eastern Washington). This state really does have it all.

I've taken a few road trips. The first was to Denver, just me and the dog, - went through WA, OR, ID, UT, WY and then CO. On the way home I went through CO, NE (only because I got lost), SD, WY, MT, ID and then back to WA. A few months later, Jung and I took a trip from OH, IN, IL, WI, MN, SD, WY, MT, ID and then into WA. I've also taken several roadtrips down to Reno where my dad lives and flown to several southern and east coast states. Out of all the places I have driven and visited, I have to say Northwestern Montana, Northern Idaho and Western Washington are the most beautiful places I have ever been.

If I didn't live here, I would want to live in Northern Idaho or the Columbia Falls area of Montana.

[Samm]

then you'll want Montana. some places have really cheap land.

less than a million people in the whole state that's the 4th largest.

wages: very low however.

I knew there was a down side to Montana... too crowded. :razz:

[markdido]

no people. can get to a great fishing, swimming, boating, hunting, hiking within minutes.

edit to add: NO FLEAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are you having a problem with west coast transplants moving there and wanting to make it "California East" like some other western states are?

We've had that problem down in Florida for generations.

[sircharliebrown]

Are you having a problem with west coast transplants moving there and wanting to make it "California East" like some other western states are?

We've had that problem down in Florida for generations.

We do here in WA. We don't like Cali transplants much.