I'm seriously considering Texas; I have a potential job opportunity in Round Rock where a friend of mine works. I'm thinking about it.

I also really like Southern Oregon, but jobs are a pain to find right now.

As far as pollen and stuff goes, I'm fine. My wife and I are both fortunate that we have no allergies (as far as we know). I don't care much about the weather, hot or cold, but like I said, she doesn't like the cold.

For instance, today will hit about 90F, which isn't band at all. I'm good until we hit 100F, then it gets ridiculous. Humidity will peak at around 40%, which the worst it ever gets. July and August hit 105F, but humidity is negligible.

Isn't that close to Houston? Houston has some of the worst humidity in the country (75% average which puts it at #10). I can't comment on what it's like in Round Rock because I've never been there but Houston is absolutely miserable when it's humid. Either way, as long as you never visit Indiana, you'll probably be OK.

Round Rock is about 150 miles inland from Houston, about 20 miles north of Austin.

[Also, I suppose one of the major factors of whether or not I move is whether or not I receive a pay raise this year. We issue raises July 1. If I do receive a raise, it'll be more difficult to move away. If I don't, screw those cheap bastards, I'm out. I work really hard for a peanut. At least they can give me two peanuts. I can get a peanut anywhere, I don't need to stay here.]

I live in Orlando now, but I lived in Tallahassee for a few years. I loved it there. Not quite as hot as Orlando and the scenery is MUCH better. It really is a beautiful town once you get out of the college area. I officially suggest Tallahassee.

Ouch. When did you move to Sheppey? Unless you enjoy bird-watching I don't think it's got much going for it.

I've just moved from Camberwell in south London. In actual fact I lived halfway between there and Peckham. It's quite possibly one of the worst places to live in London. I could write a ridiculously long complaint but the gist of it is crime, neglect by the local government, a lack of the most basic manners amongst the general population and an unfortunate concentration of support services (mental health clinic, methadone clinic, anti-social youth rehousing project, refugees' council etc) which shoves together the sick and desperate with those who'd take advantage.

I've just moved to a new place in Hornsey, north London. It's like another planet it's so much better. Green spaces, amenities, nice locals, conveniently linked and regular public transport, no piles of rubbish in the streets, no gangs (that I've seen). Awesome.

Texas is doing pretty good

Round Rock is an ok place, but really only because it's close to Austin... the character of Round Rock itself is "on I-35", as far as I can tell from visiting.

Round Rock is also more politically conservative than Austin, so take that as you will. For the most part, the metropolitan areas in Texas (DFW, Houston, Austin, San Antonio) are not going to be too different than similarly sized cities elsewhere, despite everyone's preconceptions about the state.

About eight months ago, now. And you're right. There is nothing here.

Unemployment here is incredibly depressing and you can't do anything because there is nothing to do, unless you want to while away those long summer evenings playing House of the Dead III in one of the seedier arcades. Can't even swim. The pool (or the goggles, or something) makes me puke and like hell am I gonna subject my body to the ocean.

I'd move, but I don't have money, and I can't get money without a job, and I've had all of one interview in the time since I've been here. Even the Job Centre people are all "holy **** why don't you have a job yet?"

And to put into perspective the bleakness of the situation: the island didn't even have a McDonalds until 2001.

I'm looking for a place like Brian described - away from the action, but close enough that if I got bored and needed to buy something, I could be there in half an hour or so. I'm moving to Silverdale.

I'm hoping to get out of West Virginia sooner rather than later. It's not a terrible place to live, but there's not a whole lot to do, plus it's next to impossible to find a computer-related job without a few years of experience. I'd say that West Virginia is nice to visit. It's not as great a place to live if you're younger, looking for excitement, and looking for great pay.

If you watched the few who do drive in the snow, you'd know why the rest just stay home.

Haha, WTF. Do they just sit there and hold the gas pedal endlessly?

That first guy must have been doing it on purpose. Forward and backward?



[Also, I have an MBA (Management), so that's what I'm leaning toward. I wouldn't mind a different type of job, though. I have 3 years supervisory experience, and I'm not afraid to work outside or work hard with my hands. I'd enjoy that, too. I really want to work for the Forestry Service, but that's hard to get into without a degree in fire or forestry. I've been told I am suited for law enforcement, but I don't know.]

What the hell? Snow is not difficult to drive in!

Not having really driven in snow, I fail to understand how the cars could just slide sideways down the road like that, after hitting several vehicles.

There would have to be ice under the layer of snow for that to happen. Snow itself isn't that slippery until it's built up to a point where it's compacted by the traffic and it freezes together. Even still, they'd have to keep the accelerator pressed.

Tires could be crappy too, as I've dealt with that problem myself.

Still wouldn't do that without ice, and more importantly, the vehicles wouldn't behave as they did in the video without the accelerator being pressed.

I was in Seattle for an interview with Microsoft a few months back. I was talking to the Microsoft chauffeur on the way to my hotel, and he said he once saw a guy park his Porsche on the side of the road and start walking when there was a quarter inch of snow on the road.

I'm just saying it could be a factor. I didn't watch the video, but vehicles without trends tend to follow inertia more. Also, wet snow might be worse even when driving on it the first time, but I could be wrong, and it's pretty moot with the video in question I'm sure. Like you said, holding down the gas = bad.

i know steven wants to live in ohio. ohio is great and stuff.

Wet snow is no worse, until it freezes. Wet snow is just slush, which really only affects you when accelerating.

Hell, I've gone on a beer run in the middle of a whiteout.

Steven move to Southern Utah.

There are a few cities of enough size to buy pretty much anything you need, but you're still in the middle of some of the most bizarre and beautiful scenery in the country.

Desert humidity, mild winters, plenty of space to shoot. It's a nice place. I think you would like it. And enough national parks that I imagine it wouldnt be impossible to find a job.

Silverdales alright. But the Olympic Peninsula is where its at. Its in the rainshadow, so its absolutely nothing like Seattle. Beautiful hikes, awesome sailing, lots of hippies.

I currently live in Ketchikan, AK. It rains far more than Seattle. I have 40 miles of road, some of which is unpaved. Cost of living is high, as is housing. Fishing and tourism are the only moneymakers here.

WA is a lot nicer than alaska.

No, I don't like living in central Maryland. Traffic is bad, unfriendly drivers, unfriendly people, and a warmer climate than P.A. - those are some of the things I don't like about this place. Actually I can't think of anything positive to say about it.

Oh, well, as far as where I live, Salt Lake, I love it. It's a fairly diverse place, contrary to popular belief, and the two major annoying social groups are Mormons and people who feel oppressed by Mormons. Most of the former are fairly well behaved though, and don't really cause problems, per se.

I could do without the winter, but spring and fall are amazing, and summer is nice, hot, and dry. I'm a 20 minute drive away from green forested mountains (or world class snow, in the winter) and maybe 30 from open desert. All in all, most of the negative things people say about this place are extensions of their personal lives. Biggest downsides are sometimes bad air, and a weird culture. Liquor laws are also dumb as ****.

Seattle is full of very steep hills.

Have you been here? We are on the olympic peninsula... at least, we're on the kitsap peninsula which protrudes from the olympic peninsula. Anyway, the whole olympic peninsula isn't in the rainshadow, only sequim is. And that's a really small part. Basically directly east of the olympics. Everything else is normal. In fact, the west part of it is the hoh rain forest which gets much rain:



For comparison:

The annual average precipitation at Silverdale is 53.96 Inches
seattle: 52 inches
sequim: 15 inches (thanks to rainshadow)

Yes I would recommend that to, this is why I live there, but once in awhile if I need some night life I have to drive down to Vegas..."VEGAS BABY YEAH!"

From Michigan myself here. If there is one thing we do well here, it's drive in the f**king snow. Living here, you can always tell someone isn't from MI. They are the ones NOT doing 85-90mph on I75 in the middle of a whiteout and only two car lengths from the vehicle infront of them.

The people in that vid were idiotic. The first truck was holding the gas. It was like he wasn't even trying. Maybe he was doing it on purpose, maybe it was an attempt at the 'run' part of hit & run after the first collision. As to that red van... It was already stopped. Why on earth try to hit or hold the gas if you are already stopped like that?

Yeah, I'm from Port Hadlock/Port Townsend. Not quite as sunny as Sequim, but still a lot less than Seattle. Poulsbo/Silverdale are where I do all my big city shopping.

The annual average precipitation at Port Townsend is 19.42 Inches

Of course, I moved to Ketchikan for the summer, which has an average rainfall of 152 inches.

Also, Happydud, have you been to Fort Warden State Park yet? Its in Port Townsend. Lots of old military bunkers, it'd be great for parkour.

Yes I do.

I desire greatly to travel to Edmonton and hang out with Tibs and Jon`C one night.

We Californians do that. 85 MPH in downpours or conversely 15 MPH in light drizzle.

You know what really sucks? Buses in the carpool lane. Grrrr!

I didn't realize you were so close. I'm actually going to take my son to fort worden this summer. I have been there once before but it was raining really, really hard and the people I was with were kindof lame. We actually stayed in some weird hotel there that was supposedly haunted. That made the lame people even worse

imsoshort will have to get permission from his mom first. And Joncy will have to ask his wife.

Don't count on it!

I like every place I've ever lived, though I have an affinity for the desert.

At the same time?

I grew up in Round Rock. It's a nice enough town, but the real draw is the proximity to Austin.



What fun would it be otherwise?

I wouldn't want to be around if Jonk met imsoshort, otherwise I might be charged as an accessory.