I don't. I need a change in scenery. I mean, my specific neighborhood isn't bad, but in general I'm not happy. I know too many people around here (ask Wolfy and 'dalf, I met like five people I apparently know in a freaking sandwich shop).
The weather isn't bad, but the taxes, the crowds, the stupid laws.... I'm tired of it. I want to go somewhere less crowded, somewhere green, somewhere I can be left alone and not have to live 5 feet from my nearest neighbor.


I'm thinking about relocating. My wife is on board, except she doesn't like cold.

I've always wanted to open/buy a small outdoor shop. Tents, sleeping bags, stoves, maybe firearms (paperwork, bleh), fishing supplies, etc.

How do you like where you live? Maybe I'll be your new neighbor.

You'd love rural Ohio... aside from the idiotic rednecks everywhere. The funny thing is, there are a decent number of really highly educated people around here... and the rednecks despise them and vice versa. It's pretty great for entertainment.

No. Cold sucks.

It's hot now in Minnesota. It's a 180 in the winter. Taxes are ridiculous. Stay away.

Lately I've been thinking I'd like to live someplace that isn't frozen half the year.

This is a good plan.

Sounds like your looking for the midwest? Nebraska, Dakotas, Montana, Kansas possibly?

It would be nice to know where you live....

I'm in northern California. The weather is phenomenal. The central valley of CA is really hot, but I'm more towards the coast so after a nice warm DRY day you get a coastal breeze that puts a comfortable chill on the evening. It's common to have a mid day temp in the 90s, then 80s - 70s as the sun sets, and 60s or even 50s through the night.

On the other hand, California is in a fiscal mess of epic proportions, taxes are high (I'm paying %9.25 sales tax in my county), the government is socialist, and a shack in the ghetto still runs an easy 6 figures.

I'd be open to leaving the state if the opportunity presented itself.

We're in the same boat.

I live in Tampa. It's great all around, except the heat in the summer is ridiculous. 94 degrees tomorrow and 96 on Thursday, in addition to Florida's humidity.

In August, it's a common occurrence to get 105F+ in my area. I don't mind heat. I don't like humidity.

Why are houses so expensive in California? I know the cost of living overall is higher, but housing is way out of whack comparatively.

Demand. Everyone wants to live in California.

No one ever says "Made up my mind, make a new start, I'm going to Iowa with an aching in my heart," "i'm looking Iowa, but I'm feeling Minnesota, oh yeah," "Welcome to the Hotel Iowa," or "I wish they all could be Iowa girls."

Another pissed off Californian, checking in. However, I am not one to just up and leave. Pretty much all friends and family are here in CA.

I really wish we (Southern California) would secede from the rest of the state.

Then stay far, far away.
edit: Tomorrow's humidity for my area is a high of 75% and a low of 62%.

you know my vote, Go for Minnesota!

except for amy being a wuss and not liking cold

Come to Seattle! I've been there for two weeks or so, but it's very nice. People say it rains a lot, but just wait a few minutes and it's gone.

If you come to Seattle I can teach you to jump on things, and we can go adventure fun places!

only 75%? Hell it's 89% here now...and rainy. :/

Have you been up past Big Sur around Carmel by the Sea? Gorgeous scenery. Trees, mountains- warm days, brisk but relaxing nights. Unfortunately it's a bit pricey- but Southern Oregon / Northern NORTHERN california is fantastically gorgeous.

What about New Mexico?

I live in Finland.

I think that answers the question.

Maryland's fantastic. Metropolitan all over the place, rural all over the place, and everything in between. There's some fantastic foresty areas out west you can still easily commute to DC/Baltimore from. We have great food, great people, and one of the best state governments in the country.

Also it's 100+ w/ 100% humidity in the summer, and we got 48 inches of snow this winter.

Man weather.

I wanted to wind up mid-Atlantic to get out of FL summers, and instead I wound up between Pensacola and Fort Walton Beach on the coast. The apartment complex is fine and works for just me, the "town" such that it is is nice and low-key, but I'll need to get a house in a year or two since I intend to propose this weekend and it'd be nice to have more space for us and her three year old.

No. I share the district with thieves and gypsies in arguably the poorest area of Budapest. Saving up money to rent a flat in a nicer place, if only for my wife and daughter (if I would've lived alone, I wouldn't have really minded nearly as much).

I live in Orlando and the compressor on my AC blew a week a go. This man is telling the truth. (Tampa is also slightly cooler due to gulf winds and ****.)

Live in Texas. No state income taxes, hot as ****. It's a fair trade-off.

I live in a suburb hell (suburbia?) so while it's not exactly dangerous life it's just mind-numbing and dull (having no education and steady employment is sort of detrimental yet stable).

As far as other nations go I guess my top 3 destinations would be Denmark, Sweden and Canada. Except for the last one I'd actually need an other reason other than "JUST HANGING AROUND LOLZ" so maybe just the first two.

I would love quebec more if it werent for the noisy, antagonistic and overly arrogant separatist political parties and people. They make me hate quebec more than anything. Additionally, while french is my first language, I prefer english because its more widespread and thus easier to communicate with others. In canada, french is pretty much a niche and in terms of anything foreign (movies, video games, books, etc.) we get shafted translations that make me want to vomit.

I live in the Seattle area and I like it. I don't live in the city, I live across the Puget Sound in a town called Silverdale. We are close to the sound, lakes, rivers, and mountains. I have more trees in my backyard than all of So Cal combined (okay, that may be an exaggeration). We're not way out in the sticks, though, I am ~3 minutes away from a decent sized "town" that has a mall, restaurants, fast food, and all your typical stores like home depot, target, etc.

I like it because we never pay for parking, there aren't traffic problems, the whole place is nicely maintained, no bums, etc. My wife and kids would prefer to be closer to a "big" city with "big" malls, but I'm not much into shopping so I can't relate.

The real drawback is that I have to commute to Seattle to make a decent pay check. I would be looking at a 30% or more cut in pay if I worked close to where I live.

Oh, also, we are surrounded by military bases. We've got Naval Base Bangor, Keyport, and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard all within 10 minutes (Bangor is actually less than a mile from me).

The weather is nice in the summer, rainy and cold but not usually frozen in the winter.

I'm originally from Seattle and Washington is a beautiful state but I have to fix happydud's post:



In my travels I can also say that Montana is a beautiful state. I may look for property there someday. I live in Kansas now. Very hot summers, very cold winters, extreme thunderstorms, hail, and tornadoes are all routine possibilities here. I plan to stay for a few years hoping my house will appreciate more and make some decent money when I sell it after school. May move back into my house in Tennessee at that point. The weather in Tennessee is similar to Kansas but milder in every regard.

I have family that lives around Santa Rosa, I visited them a month or so ago. It was pretty nice there, especially compared to here.

Shut up you just want Steven all for yourself!

Steven - one of the perks of moving here is that if you relocate to the city then they give you a free unicorn!

People in Seattle are pussies about weather. I'm told they stop driving if there's a dusting of snow on the road (which is the worst it gets).

It's nice if you came here to die or are on holiday.

To actually live here? Not so much.

I was going to suggest Kentucky until you said this. It'll be 98F today w/ 61% humidity (it's usually higher). The Ohio Valley is also horrible for people w/ allergies (assuming you don't want to get shots or take medicine on a regular basis). However, our cities aren't that crowded & our rural areas & small towns are quite scenic. If you can deal w/ the heat/humidity & allergies, I would recommend Bardstown (the historic district). If you like bourbon there's no better place in the world. It's a great state to be in if you like the outdoors, fairs & festivals. It's also a great place to live if you own a boat & if you don't you'll probably end up w/ one. We have a ton of nice rivers & lakes. I live just outside of Louisville which probably isn't nearly as busy as where you live & I rather enjoy it.

P.S. It's cheap to live here but the unemployment rate is a bit higher than the national average. If you have the money to start your own business, commercial real-estate is very reasonable in many areas.

If you like the heat and hate humidity, and like it fairly cold in the winter, St. George Utah would probably be an ideal place, but it sucks for rate of income around here. The taxes are fairly high but where is it not. The scenery is absolutley gorgeous (for a desert) and you are only an hour away from big gorgeous mountains and not to far from the National Parks of Southern Utah, great place for the outdoorsman. We are also only about a 130 miles East from Las Vegas if you ache for better night life. This is not such a bad place, but it would be better if weren't for a religiously controlled enviroment.

People often say Doesn't it rain a lot? To which I respond There's only one way to go from Rochester and that's up.

Ditto. Also, I hear the spring time here has some of the worst pollen/hayfever stuff, but I only noticed for the first time this year when my eyes were acting up a bit. Fall is awesome, and the seasons are the storybook variety as fish hinted at, no summers for winters and whatnot. I'm rather partial to Maryland myself though, but from the sounds of it, you should just move to Oregon or something.

I like Austin. It's like an oasis in a desert of stupid.

I live in Duval County, near Baldwin. The area where I am is considered part of Jacksonville. I'm about 10 minutes away from MacClenny, which is in Baker County. You probably wouldn't like it if you don't like humidity. I just stay inside during the summer.