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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: OK_Cat on June 29, 2015, 11:00:38 PM
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Thinking of moving the family elsewhere. This place is probably the most intelligent and diverse group of bbs studs, so I would love ideas. USA ONLY!
- I want to live somewhere that doesn't get too hot, but doesn't get too cold.
- I would prefer little-to-zero nascar/redneck types
-not a fan of hipster types
- somewhere near a big city, but not in the middle of it
- would prefer a more liberal area
- Employment doesn't matter, I can find a job in my field anywhere and my wife is a teacher
Thanks, friends!
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california coast
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That seems like a large area. What are the differences between like the southern part and the northern part?
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Whale's Vagina
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california coast
Suburban San Diego sounds like a good bet. Not very liberal by California standards, but (if you're coming from Oklahoma) should suit you fine in that regard.
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Whale's Vagina
Made a luke out of me.
:thumbsup:
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San Luis Obispo/Pismo Beach
Suburban San Diego seems kind of sucky outside of the surf villages.
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Was coming here to say San Diego, only to see everyone agrees!
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Was coming here to say San Diego, only to see everyone agrees!
Unless you want to see good baseball.
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For the cost of living increase a move to California would require, you could travel there or elsewhere several times a year and possibly enjoy it much more that way.
I found this interesting: http://www.paulgraham.com/cities.html
I know a couple of people who moved to New York years ago. To them, "success" and "money" are now basically synonymous.
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I am surprised that it is nearly unanimous on San Diego.
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For the cost of living increase a move to California would require, you could travel there or elsewhere several times a year and possibly enjoy it much more that way.
I found this interesting: http://www.paulgraham.com/cities.html
I know a couple of people who moved to New York years ago. To them, "success" and "money" are now basically synonymous.
Lesson: live in pud cities in order to stay happier with your pud life
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Tacoma, WA
Boise, ID
Eugene, OR
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Tacoma, WA
Boise, ID
Eugene, OR
ok_cat has never struck me as a white supremacist.
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Thinking of moving the family elsewhere. This place is probably the most intelligent and diverse group of bbs studs, so I would love ideas. USA ONLY!
- I want to live somewhere that doesn't get too hot, but doesn't get too cold.
- I would prefer little-to-zero nascar/redneck types
-not a fan of hipster types
- somewhere near a big city, but not in the middle of it
- would prefer a more liberal area
- Employment doesn't matter, I can find a job in my field anywhere and my wife is a teacher
Thanks, friends!
baby bears bed
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Jvon did this and the answer was overland park
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He had algorithms!
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Thinking of moving the family elsewhere. This place is probably the most intelligent and diverse group of bbs studs, so I would love ideas. USA ONLY!
- I want to live somewhere that doesn't get too hot, but doesn't get too cold.
- I would prefer little-to-zero nascar/redneck types
-not a fan of hipster types
- somewhere near a big city, but not in the middle of it
- would prefer a more liberal area
- Employment doesn't matter, I can find a job in my field anywhere and my wife is a teacher
Thanks, friends!
baby bears bed
I've been waiting hours for a steve dave humorous response
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Tacoma, WA
Boise, ID
Eugene, OR
Forgot to mention in my requirements that my wife has a really super annoying friend in northern Oregon that I would prefer to stay away from
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Tacoma, WA
Boise, ID
Eugene, OR
ok_cat has never struck me as a white supremacist.
You could bold at least one other city in that list.
Also - a vote for suburban Nashville. Think Brentwood or Franklin.
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Tacoma, WA
Boise, ID
Eugene, OR
ok_cat has never struck me as a white supremacist.
You could bold at least one other city in that list.
Also - a vote for suburban Nashville. Think Brentwood or Franklin.
NASCAR tho
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Scottsdale is where I'm moving. The hot part is probably a deal breaker but eff the snow.
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For the cost of living increase a move to California would require, you could travel there or elsewhere several times a year and possibly enjoy it much more that way.
I found this interesting: http://www.paulgraham.com/cities.html
I know a couple of people who moved to New York years ago. To them, "success" and "money" are now basically synonymous.
I enjoyed that link a lot
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For the cost of living increase a move to California would require, you could travel there or elsewhere several times a year and possibly enjoy it much more that way.
I found this interesting: http://www.paulgraham.com/cities.html
I know a couple of people who moved to New York years ago. To them, "success" and "money" are now basically synonymous.
I enjoyed that link a lot
I enjoyed how he's speculating in 2008 about tech start-ups possibly taking hold in San Francisco.
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For the cost of living increase a move to California would require, you could travel there or elsewhere several times a year and possibly enjoy it much more that way.
I found this interesting: http://www.paulgraham.com/cities.html
I know a couple of people who moved to New York years ago. To them, "success" and "money" are now basically synonymous.
I enjoyed that link a lot
I enjoyed how he's speculating in 2008 about tech start-ups possibly taking hold in San Francisco.
Well it WAS pre-twitter tax break.
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San Luis Obispo/Pismo Beach
both super hipstery and super rednecky.
i can't think of anywhere that isn't at least one of the two. maybe on the east coast.
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Savannah, GA
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i've often thought that if i had to live in the united states, boise would be a pretty decent choice. only spent two days there, so i'm not sure what it's like to actually live there, but it's a pretty great area and the weather is surprisingly nice.
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Issaquah, WA.
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Lenexa, KS
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Issaquah, WA.
We have discussed the Seattle area on great detail. What's the sitch on hipsters, though?
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See, I want to live in a city, but I don't want to live around people.
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See, I want to live in a city, but I don't want to live around people.
i think cinc you've lived there you've developed a bit of innati tude problem
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Issaquah, WA.
We have discussed the Seattle area on great detail. What's the sitch on hipsters, though?
That's why I placed you in that suburb. You'd be hipster-free and in a Johnson County-ish scene for the most part, but among liberal-minded people and just 15 miles away from big-city adventure (and danger - tight t-shirts, weird haircuts, etc.).
I'm sure there's many suburbs just like it, but it's the one I currently go to when I need to make a tight, efficient weekend johnson county-ish strip mall errand run.
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Sounds pretty great. We know people in the area and really like it there.
I probably need a Seattle vs San Diego bbs brawl now
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Well one has unlimited drinking water the other doesn't. Not sure of your stance on drinking water though.
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Well one has unlimited drinking water the other doesn't. Not sure of your stance on drinking water though.
We don't have any mio sweet tea to put in the drinking water though, so maybe san diego would be best.
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I'm pretty sure Washington is cold in the winter and super hipsterish if you ever wanna take the Mrs into the city. Seems like the opposite of what you're looking for.
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kauai. it's not as expensive as you'd think. no rednecks and the hipsters are adorable surfer type hipster and not dress like a Mennonite and use a mechanical type writer at the coffee shop hipster. weather better than any place mentioned so far.
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I feel like the mrs will think that kauai is too far away. For some reason, she wants to visit family occasionally
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This is my lone heating/cooling implement in my place, just purchased Saturday at the best buy in the issaquah strip mall that includes home depot, fred meyer (kroger's walmart) and fatburger. I never used my home's actual heating system during the winter, but I'm told this past winter was unusually mild, so I figure this thing will get me through a normal winter. I thought summer would work with simply opening the windows, but it's been in the upper 80s this week, so I'm using this new fan too.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/dyson-am09-fan-heater-black-silver/2854038.p
Don't worry, when there's a danger of it getting that hot, the mayor's office issues advance warnings and helpful tips on how to not die.
https://twitter.com/TrimGoEMAW/status/614224531675217920
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kauai. it's not as expensive as you'd think. no rednecks and the hipsters are adorable surfer type hipster and not dress like a Mennonite and use a mechanical type writer at the coffee shop hipster. weather better than any place mentioned so far.
My dad knows a guy who moved there and but then moved back as soon as his work contract was over (a few years) because the cost of living was so high.
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kauai. it's not as expensive as you'd think. no rednecks and the hipsters are adorable surfer type hipster and not dress like a Mennonite and use a mechanical type writer at the coffee shop hipster. weather better than any place mentioned so far.
My dad knows a guy who moved there and but then moved back as soon as his work contract was over (a few years) because the cost of living was so high.
Same.
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I feel like I want to move somewhere because living in KS your whole life is super boring....but it would be a pain for me & Gooch to both find new jobs.
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kauai. it's not as expensive as you'd think. no rednecks and the hipsters are adorable surfer type hipster and not dress like a Mennonite and use a mechanical type writer at the coffee shop hipster. weather better than any place mentioned so far.
My dad knows a guy who moved there and but then moved back as soon as his work contract was over (a few years) because the cost of living was so high.
relative to KS/OK everywhere's cost of living is high
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kauai. it's not as expensive as you'd think. no rednecks and the hipsters are adorable surfer type hipster and not dress like a Mennonite and use a mechanical type writer at the coffee shop hipster. weather better than any place mentioned so far.
My dad knows a guy who moved there and but then moved back as soon as his work contract was over (a few years) because the cost of living was so high.
relative to KS/OK everywhere's cost of living is high
Well even with the increased salary he got there he had way less discretionary spending money.
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@pissclams
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I feel like I want to move somewhere because living in KS your whole life is super boring....but it would be a pain for me & Gooch to both find new jobs.
Same. Job would be an absolute monster to unwind right not and all but impossible to replicate anywhere outside of the KC metro.
Also, I feel like the above note about just traveling where you want to instead of moving is a great plan. Stuff is cheap here and we have great air access to pretty much anywhere I want to go.
I also feel that no matter where I would go, I would have the same level of frustrations I do now, they may just transfer to different sources.
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kauai. it's not as expensive as you'd think. no rednecks and the hipsters are adorable surfer type hipster and not dress like a Mennonite and use a mechanical type writer at the coffee shop hipster. weather better than any place mentioned so far.
My dad knows a guy who moved there and but then moved back as soon as his work contract was over (a few years) because the cost of living was so high.
relative to KS/OK everywhere's cost of living is high
Well even with the increased salary he got there he had way less discretionary spending money.
you will not find a better place to live than the central plains states if that is the deciding factor for you. I'd guess Kauai is much cheaper than San Francisco, much more expensive than Wichita, and roughly comparable to Seattle as far as cost of living goes. the thing about places that are expensive to live at is they are expensive because people want to live there, shitty places have low cost of living because people don't want to live there. this is pete's invisible hand in action.
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kauai. it's not as expensive as you'd think. no rednecks and the hipsters are adorable surfer type hipster and not dress like a Mennonite and use a mechanical type writer at the coffee shop hipster. weather better than any place mentioned so far.
My dad knows a guy who moved there and but then moved back as soon as his work contract was over (a few years) because the cost of living was so high.
relative to KS/OK everywhere's cost of living is high
Well even with the increased salary he got there he had way less discretionary spending money.
you will not find a better place to live than the central plains states if that is the deciding factor for you. I'd guess Kauai is much cheaper than San Francisco, much more expensive than Wichita, and roughly comparable to Seattle as far as cost of living goes. the thing about places that are expensive to live at is they are expensive because people want to live there, shitty places have low cost of living because people don't want to live there. this is pete's invisible hand in action.
I'm conference calling you in next time I get "the call." Warning, it will be between midnight and 2am.
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Cali is overrated. I'd do Dallas (or surrounding area) or Austin.
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San Luis Obispo/Pismo Beach
both super hipstery and super rednecky.
i can't think of anywhere that isn't at least one of the two. maybe on the east coast.
The vacationers are rednecky for sure but I don't think of it as very hipstery at all. At least relative to the west coast.
It's also difficult to find a place that is not too cold and not too hot outside of the west coast.
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Cali is overrated. I'd do Dallas (or surrounding area) or Austin.
:lol:
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Also, I think midwestern college towns offer the best bang for the buck if you have a family and like the arts and sports.
You generally have good schools and can live in a real walkable neighborhood unlike most inner cities/suburbs.
But again most are too cold/hot. Bloomington would probably be very nice.
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Along those lines I was going to suggest Davis, CA. 15 minutes to Sacramento, 90 to sf. Smaller and walkable/bikeable
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You're going to love Winter Garden, Florida.
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Looks like OKC has set up a series of parameters which pretty much means Genericsville USA.
Don't want Rednecks/NASCAR than prepare yourself for an urban hipster setting. Don't want hipsters, than prepare yourself for Rednecks/NASCAR . . . the closest thing in between is suburban outliers filled with boring people, generic subdivisions/McMansions/strip malls and plenty of Dicks/Academy Sports/Lowes/Home Depot/Starbucks/Smoothies/Faux Urban Shopping Areas/Ghost Town Shopping malls.
Good luck!
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Along those lines I was going to suggest Davis, CA. 15 minutes to Sacramento, 90 to sf. Smaller and walkable/bikeable
Hot
but a very nice suggestion
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Not as shitty hot as ok tho
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kauai. it's not as expensive as you'd think. no rednecks and the hipsters are adorable surfer type hipster and not dress like a Mennonite and use a mechanical type writer at the coffee shop hipster. weather better than any place mentioned so far.
My dad knows a guy who moved there and but then moved back as soon as his work contract was over (a few years) because the cost of living was so high.
relative to KS/OK everywhere's cost of living is high
Well even with the increased salary he got there he had way less discretionary spending money.
you will not find a better place to live than the central plains states if that is the deciding factor for you. I'd guess Kauai is much cheaper than San Francisco, much more expensive than Wichita, and roughly comparable to Seattle as far as cost of living goes. the thing about places that are expensive to live at is they are expensive because people want to live there, shitty places have low cost of living because people don't want to live there. this is pete's invisible hand in action.
In talking to a couple of jobs in Hawaii, it seemed like a big deal to be on an island that had some big box stores to help keep price down. Kauai is not one of those islands, which is also it's appeal to some people. I would think housing is quite a bit cheaper than in San Francisco but buying the random every day stuff and utilities would be pricier.
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kauai. it's not as expensive as you'd think. no rednecks and the hipsters are adorable surfer type hipster and not dress like a Mennonite and use a mechanical type writer at the coffee shop hipster. weather better than any place mentioned so far.
My dad knows a guy who moved there and but then moved back as soon as his work contract was over (a few years) because the cost of living was so high.
relative to KS/OK everywhere's cost of living is high
Well even with the increased salary he got there he had way less discretionary spending money.
you will not find a better place to live than the central plains states if that is the deciding factor for you. I'd guess Kauai is much cheaper than San Francisco, much more expensive than Wichita, and roughly comparable to Seattle as far as cost of living goes. the thing about places that are expensive to live at is they are expensive because people want to live there, shitty places have low cost of living because people don't want to live there. this is pete's invisible hand in action.
In talking to a couple of jobs in Hawaii, it seemed like a big deal to be on an island that had some big box stores to help keep price down. Kauai is not one of those islands, which is also it's appeal to some people. I would think housing is quite a bit cheaper than in San Francisco but buying the random every day stuff and utilities would be pricier.
definitely, gas prices being a big one as well.
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kauai. it's not as expensive as you'd think. no rednecks and the hipsters are adorable surfer type hipster and not dress like a Mennonite and use a mechanical type writer at the coffee shop hipster. weather better than any place mentioned so far.
My dad knows a guy who moved there and but then moved back as soon as his work contract was over (a few years) because the cost of living was so high.
relative to KS/OK everywhere's cost of living is high
Well even with the increased salary he got there he had way less discretionary spending money.
you will not find a better place to live than the central plains states if that is the deciding factor for you. I'd guess Kauai is much cheaper than San Francisco, much more expensive than Wichita, and roughly comparable to Seattle as far as cost of living goes. the thing about places that are expensive to live at is they are expensive because people want to live there, shitty places have low cost of living because people don't want to live there. this is pete's invisible hand in action.
In talking to a couple of jobs in Hawaii, it seemed like a big deal to be on an island that had some big box stores to help keep price down. Kauai is not one of those islands, which is also it's appeal to some people. I would think housing is quite a bit cheaper than in San Francisco but buying the random every day stuff and utilities would be pricier.
definitely, gas prices being a big one as well.
Yea - eff gas. Moving to Hawaii would involve me getting big ass solar panels and Tesla
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kauai. it's not as expensive as you'd think. no rednecks and the hipsters are adorable surfer type hipster and not dress like a Mennonite and use a mechanical type writer at the coffee shop hipster. weather better than any place mentioned so far.
My dad knows a guy who moved there and but then moved back as soon as his work contract was over (a few years) because the cost of living was so high.
relative to KS/OK everywhere's cost of living is high
Well even with the increased salary he got there he had way less discretionary spending money.
you will not find a better place to live than the central plains states if that is the deciding factor for you. I'd guess Kauai is much cheaper than San Francisco, much more expensive than Wichita, and roughly comparable to Seattle as far as cost of living goes. the thing about places that are expensive to live at is they are expensive because people want to live there, shitty places have low cost of living because people don't want to live there. this is pete's invisible hand in action.
In talking to a couple of jobs in Hawaii, it seemed like a big deal to be on an island that had some big box stores to help keep price down. Kauai is not one of those islands, which is also it's appeal to some people. I would think housing is quite a bit cheaper than in San Francisco but buying the random every day stuff and utilities would be pricier.
What is the driving time to get to one of the other islands that has a store?
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some "close, but not exactly" places that came to mind:
Carson City (http://www.city-data.com/city/Carson-City-Nevada.html) - like mountains/outdoor stuff? probably not tipping the liberal side of the scale
SLO (http://www.city-data.com/city/San-Luis-Obispo-California.html) - can confirm. not near a big city, but I enjoyed it there
Charlottesville (http://www.city-data.com/city/Charlottesville-Virginia.html) - enjoyed Virginia, not as rednecky as expected
Prescott (http://www.city-data.com/city/Prescott-Arizona.html) - not "near" a big city
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The vacationers are rednecky for sure but I don't think of it as very hipstery at all. At least relative to the west coast.
It's also difficult to find a place that is not too cold and not too hot outside of the west coast.
pismo prob isn't v. hipstery. downtown slo is hipstery as hell relative to anywhere not in the bay area. ever go to the slo farmers market?
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The vacationers are rednecky for sure but I don't think of it as very hipstery at all. At least relative to the west coast.
It's also difficult to find a place that is not too cold and not too hot outside of the west coast.
pismo prob isn't v. hipstery. downtown slo is hipstery as hell relative to anywhere not in the bay area. ever go to the slo farmers market?
No but I've been to downtown SLO for dinner and it just seemed college-towny. It felt less hipstery than say, la or Portland or Eugene or Seattle or Westport.
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I love this place. It's like Siri but with personality (the word?)
Here's another qualification....airline prices. If we move far away, then the mrs will want to visit her people from time to time.
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Just move to Vegas. Cheap flights and party 24/7. Fun for the whole family
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Cali is overrated. I'd do Dallas (or surrounding area) or Austin.
If you ask Rick Daris he'll tell you Dallas is the new Los Angeles.
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Cali is overrated. I'd do Dallas (or surrounding area) or Austin.
If you ask Rick Daris he'll tell you Dallas is the new Los Angeles.
What does that even mean?
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it's pretty self explanatory
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Just move to Vegas. Cheap flights and party 24/7. Fun for the whole family
Seems too hot though
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Tacoma is a pretty good suggestion.
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cairo, egypt
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Trim related: would I be verbally and/or physically assaulted if I wore a thunder shirt there? Kind of important
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Trim related: would I be verbally and/or physically assaulted if I wore a thunder shirt there? Kind of important
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Fort Collins, CO?
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tokyo
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Cali is overrated. I'd do Dallas (or surrounding area) or Austin.
If you ask Rick Daris he'll tell you Dallas is the new Los Angeles.
orly?
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It felt less hipstery than say, la or Portland or Eugene or Seattle or Westport.
yeah, because it's about an 8 block stretch of hipsters surrounded on 3 sides by rednecks (and by surfers on the other).
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From time to time we’ll see a hipster in SLO. There are a couple of cocktail bars where I know I can find at least one pair of skinny jeans and a mustache. And on long weekends when we get the tourists coming up from LA or down from SF, the amount of plaid shirts in town multiplies. You can spot a hipster at Sally Loos coffee shop where they serve Chicago’s Intelligentsia coffee and a few of the baggers at New Frontiers (our version of Whole Foods Market) definitely sport the beanies.
https://startingslo.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/no-hipsters-here/
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Demographics, 99.99999% white with a large percentage of rednecks (remember ag school).
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=San+Luis+Obispo
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The city was small. It seemed very redneck(my pet peeve).
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/cal-poly-san-luis-obispo/1358114-did-i-pick-the-wrong-school-to-current-cal-poly-students.html
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Colorado is probably a good option. You would probably need to drop 30-40 lbs though if you want to fit in.
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Colorado is probably a good option. You would probably need to drop 30-40 lbs though if you want to fit in.
MEH!
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Tacoma is a pretty good suggestion.
yes. I had the 3 best suggestions. all in one post. I'm pretty great sometimes like that.
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It's pretty much settled, then.
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Best of luck.
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Tacoma is a pretty good suggestion.
yes. I had the 3 best suggestions. all in one post. I'm pretty great sometimes like that.
Have you guys ever actually been to Tacoma? I don't think so. Otherwise you wouldn't be suggesting it.
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It's pretty much settled, then.
I can't believe you'd case close this without my opinion. My neighbors moved from San Diego to Cary, NC. They are liberal. They love the weather here. So I guess Cary, NC. (Not really, but it is a good place.)
I want to know how many of you idiots that said San Diego said it only because you are an idiot and you heard somebody else say "Ohhh, San Diego is a great place to live!"
I'd look into smaller cities that still offer a lot to the residents. Asheville, NC would be pretty great. You could grow with the city. Hipsters abound everywhere, depending on what you do in your spare time. I saw some hipsters in Topeka effing Kansas once!
Good luck in San Diego!
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Trim related: would I be verbally and/or physically assaulted if I wore a thunder shirt there? Kind of important
I can't speak for everyone in the city, but you would be by me. Probably not too big a deal where you'll be out east.
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Are you viakoffman or above at hoops yourself? #StrutNCut
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Just move to Vegas. Cheap flights and party 24/7. Fun for the whole family
Seems too hot though
Dry heat, not humid heat. So it feels 10x better than Ks and Ok
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Are you viakoffman or above at hoops yourself? #StrutNCut
I'm pretty ok at throwing 'bows
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I love this place. It's like Siri but with personality (the word?)
Here's another qualification....airline prices. If we move far away, then the mrs will want to visit her people from time to time.
just dump her and move where you want to.
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http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/06/29/california-drought-taking-serious-toll-on-aging-sewer-system-in-san-francisco/
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Wrong thread dax
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KC Obv.
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So sewer system breakdown doesn't fit with a thread about quality of life matrix?
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Denied, Lib.
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Well sf is like against half his criteria so probably not relevant
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Well sf is like against half his criteria so probably not relevant
Just reaffirming that he probably doesn't want SF, and as I said, it sounds like some gated planned community with Faux old timey shopping area is just what OKC is looking for. Can probably find one of those houses that's designed to look older but only a couple of years old or less. But you gotta watch the HOA's in those, very tough and typically filled with a lot of people with first world problems and time. Extremely bad combo.
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I imagine every hoa president is daxian in nature
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I imagine every hoa president is daxian in nature
Yeah, I'm such a conformist. :rolleyes:
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You get very angry about minute things and love to be all up in everyone's business
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You get very angry about minute things and love to be all up in everyone's business
This coming from tonight's goEMAW busy body. Fascinating and :lol:
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:lol:
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:lol:
lib, the guy on 4 HOA committees whose got a file on everybody. I can see it now.
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Lake Ozark, MO.
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germany (berlin, i think, don't remember) has the same problem of not using enough water to move their sewage. but no drought and super abundant water supplies. they just like conserving so much that they don't use enough water for the system to function properly. i think they've had to run ads begging people to use more water or something like that.
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Yeah I play basketball with a guy that works for the SF Public Utilities and he blames low-flow toilets whenever we complain about the crap smell.
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Between chicat and rusty, I don't know if this blog has room for another geographically incorrect poster name.
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:lol:
Nice post busybodybusybodybusybodybusybodybusybodybusybodybusybody
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Cali is overrated. I'd do Dallas (or surrounding area) or Austin.
If you ask Rick Daris he'll tell you Dallas is the new Los Angeles.
orly?
Daris! Tell me about the Dallas-LA comparison
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Would Tucson be too hot?
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Also Spokane has Denver-ish weather cool summers, a lot of sunshine when it's not snowing in winter. Zags and Cougs for sports
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I've been convinced that the greater Tacoma/Seattle area is a winner. This thread is now about how Dax would be a good hoa guy
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Would Tucson be too hot?
if you like to go outside in the summer, then yes.
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Kansas is too rough ridin' hot :frown:
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I've been convinced that the greater Tacoma/Seattle area is a winner. This thread is now about how Dax would be a good hoa guy
Tacoma is Wichita, with a big freaking volcano in the background. Lots of meth and rednecks. Also, really great if you enjoy wearing a parka on the 4th of July. Also, what are your thoughts on earthquakes?
Parts of Seattle area are nice . . . but def high in hipster (formerly grunge) content. Like, there is no way to avoid hipsters in all of western Washington.
You could go Port Townsend or Bainbridge Island . . . would be a nice, wet life. Good coffee though. And Bainbridge is a 20-30 min ferry ride away from Seattle, which is a fun way to get to the downtown of a big city.
Don't bring umbrellas. Only dorks use umbrellas.
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Asheville, NC. Nobody can find anything wrong with it. Appalachian mountains are pretty great!
Gonna win 'em all!
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Plus, you can drive up to Boone and take the kids to Tweetsie Railroad!
Gonna win 'em all!
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How about The Biltmore? You ever heard of that Stan?
Gonna win 'em all!
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Asheville, NC. Nobody can find anything wrong with it. Appalachian mountains are pretty great!
Gonna win 'em all!
Appalachian people tho
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Kansas is too rough ridin' hot :frown:
It's also too cold. It's really no wonder nobody wants to live here.
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Asheville, NC. Nobody can find anything wrong with it. Appalachian mountains are pretty great!
Gonna win 'em all!
Appalachian people tho
it is very liberal!
Gonna win 'em all!
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my father goes to asheville every summer, dobber. he seems to like it. always mentions that it's surprisingly not hot. also some long ago sys ancestors used to live in that area, apparently.
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http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/383477/the-west-virginia-town-that-banned-cell-phones (http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/383477/the-west-virginia-town-that-banned-cell-phones)
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my father goes to asheville every summer, dobber. he seems to like it. always mentions that it's surprisingly not hot. also some long ago sys ancestors used to live in that area, apparently.
Stopped in Asheville for BBQ on the way back from Charleston last summer (Which should also be on this list) Really liked the vibe to the area (and the BBQ was amazing) though traffic was much worse than I would have expected for a city that size (like, multi-mile long stopped traffic during rush hour in a metro area comparable to Wichita) The countryside is top notch, even though its about an hour from the true Appalachians, its still very verdant and rugged to drive though.
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I'm a big fan of the KC area (Home/family/all 4 seasons/know all the fishing holes/etc) but if I had to move somewhere its would be
- No further north than Chicago - I couldn't take the winters :frown:
- No further west than the Sierra Nevada mts - Originally I was going to say the Rockies but I wouldn't mind living in a MTN town, have no desire to live on the west coast.
- No further east than the Appalachians - Really this is just for the Northeast. I would definitely enjoy the Carolinas.
- No Further South than Houston/Tampa - Is there even anything South of Houston?
Obviously I would rule some places out inside that area (Rust Belt) but everything else would be okay in my book.
I visited Tampa once as a kid and fell in love with the idea of it. In my mind 12 year old ben ji could have his own jet ski and put put around the bay all day visiting random islands. :love: :love: :love: I have a buddy that lives there now and loves it. So yeah, Tampa would be #1 on my list.
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See, I want to live in a city, but I don't want to live around people.
i think cinc you've lived there you've developed a bit of innati tude problem
I forgot to compliment you for this post yesterday. Well done, almost Spracne-esque wordplay.
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I think of Asheville as perhaps the most hipstery location in the South
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I think of Asheville as perhaps the most hipstery location in the South
that isn't saying much. It's the south.
Gonna win 'em all!
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asheville is very hipstery
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I'm a big fan of the KC area (Home/family/all 4 seasons/know all the fishing holes/etc) but if I had to move somewhere its would be
- No further north than Chicago - I couldn't take the winters :frown:
- No further west than the Sierra Nevada mts - Originally I was going to say the Rockies but I wouldn't mind living in a MTN town, have no desire to live on the west coast.
- No further east than the Appalachians - Really this is just for the Northeast. I would definitely enjoy the Carolinas.
- No Further South than Houston/Tampa - Is there even anything South of Houston?
Obviously I would rule some places out inside that area (Rust Belt) but everything else would be okay in my book.
I visited Tampa once as a kid and fell in love with the idea of it. In my mind 12 year old ben ji could have his own jet ski and put put around the bay all day visiting random islands. :love: :love: :love: I have a buddy that lives there now and loves it. So yeah, Tampa would be #1 on my list.
You're going to love Winter Garden, Florida.
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I've been convinced that the greater Tacoma/Seattle area is a winner. This thread is now about how Dax would be a good hoa guy
Tacoma is Wichita, with a big freaking volcano in the background. Lots of meth and rednecks. Also, really great if you enjoy wearing a parka on the 4th of July. Also, what are your thoughts on earthquakes?
Parts of Seattle area are nice . . . but def high in hipster (formerly grunge) content. Like, there is no way to avoid hipsters in all of western Washington.
You could go Port Townsend or Bainbridge Island . . . would be a nice, wet life. Good coffee though. And Bainbridge is a 20-30 min ferry ride away from Seattle, which is a fun way to get to the downtown of a big city.
Don't bring umbrellas. Only dorks use umbrellas.
I'm not sure why Tacoma's in the mix anyway, but don't wear a parka on the 4th of July in either place.
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People are going to die on Sunday.
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People are going to die on Sunday.
I replaced that little "blizzard" fan that went the way of #TrimsStuff yesterday. 20% off at BB&B plus 5x URs on the last day of the chase freedom period!
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People are going to die on Sunday.
I replaced that little "blizzard" fan that went the way of #TrimsStuff yesterday. 20% off at BB&B plus 5x URs on the last day of the chase freedom period!
Friend who lives in Portland acts like they are dying up there....talked to him today and said he had 3 fans running on him. godspeed PNW!
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Spending a lot more time in the midwest and wow, the jort factor, but I digress.
The South has way more hipster places than the Midwest and Asheville is certainly one of them. Not going to work for a dude looking for non hipster, and no NASCAR types nearby area.
Charlotte is moving up, but very hipstery in Midtown/Downtown and too big, plus close to NASCAR.
Again, still think planned gated community with new/old fake shopping district and big box stores right outside the gates is the way to go.
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Spending a lot more time in the midwest and wow, the jort factor, but I digress.
The South has way more hipster places than the Midwest and Asheville is certainly one of them. Not going to work for a dude looking for non hipster, and no NASCAR types nearby area.
Charlotte is moving up, but very hipstery in Midtown/Downtown and too big, plus close to NASCAR.
Again, still think planned gated community with new/old fake shopping district and big box stores right outside the gates is the way to go.
Charlotte is close to NASCAR? :lol:
Charlotte IS NASCAR.
Gonna win 'em all!
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Spending a lot more time in the midwest and wow, the jort factor, but I digress.
The South has way more hipster places than the Midwest and Asheville is certainly one of them. Not going to work for a dude looking for non hipster, and no NASCAR types nearby area.
Charlotte is moving up, but very hipstery in Midtown/Downtown and too big, plus close to NASCAR.
Again, still think planned gated community with new/old fake shopping district and big box stores right outside the gates is the way to go.
Charlotte is close to NASCAR? :lol:
Charlotte IS NASCAR.
Gonna win 'em all!
The NASCAR Museum downtown is a total dud, and losing money. Downtown Charlotte, midtown and related neighborhoods are filled with banking, finance and legal types who don't care about NASCAR unless they're bankrolling or representing somebody in the business.
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People are going to die on Sunday.
I replaced that little "blizzard" fan that went the way of #TrimsStuff yesterday. 20% off at BB&B plus 5x URs on the last day of the chase freedom period!
Friend who lives in Portland acts like they are dying up there....talked to him today and said he had 3 fans running on him. godspeed PNW!
I'm taking some fan action shots right now while not moving from my position on the couch. Sit tight.
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Look across the way and up and to the right - old school box fan precariously on the unscreened window ledge!
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I have only been to Charlotte once but the people seemed incredibly friendly and not in a fake southern way but in a they're genuinely nice people to be around way. But maybe they fooled me, who knows!?!
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Nice fan setup Trim
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so rough ridin' wierd
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I have only been to Charlotte once but the people seemed incredibly friendly and not in a fake southern way but in a they're genuinely nice people to be around way. But maybe they fooled me, who knows!?!
Raleigh area and Charlotte area are both full of nice people. I think most places are full of nice people.
Gonna win 'em all!
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it's pretty clear that ft. collins, co is the superior choice
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I think they have plenty of potrait photographers at the sears in ft collins.
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Just try to shoot down Cary, NC. The entire Asheville thing was just smoke and mirrors.
Gonna win 'em all!
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Look across the way and up and to the right - old school box fan precariously on the unscreened window ledge!
See not only are people going to die from the heat they have to watch out for falling box fans too! :runaway:
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I noticed something last night. Look 2 window panes to the right of the box fan. I think that place is double-dog'n their fans too!
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yep