Duckus Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 VA DC TX My dream is to get a 2nd home in Colorado and then summer in Denver, CO and winter in Austin, TX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejaydana Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 I'm kind of more interested in what people thought of the places that they lived, not just the bare lists. :whoknows: That was the intention of the thread but my threads historically seems to sink or go sideways more often than not. Would love to hear some feedback on HI and other states I've visited but never lived in. I'll contribute this about California: plenty of people say they're California "natives" even though there's no such animal, every last person's a transplant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 NC - small mountain/foothills town, Charlotte and now right outside of Charlotte Almost moved to VA Beach or Chesapeake Bay back in 2000, wife could have moved for her job and after talking to another couple (close friends of ours) we all were looking for a change and my philosophy was **** it, I can work in a grocery store and live in an apartment anywhere in the US. Might as well move somewhere cool while Im young and without kids. Never happened, cant really remember why now lol. Looked and pondered moving to Houston, TX a while back for my wifes work as now I work from home and can move anywhere in the US with my job if I need too. After further thought and with a 4 year old daughter, we decided to remain here. We are in Cabarrius Co. now, school system is good, and my daughter will be starting kindergarten in August and her elementry school will only be 2 blocks away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-9- Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Maryland....Virginia....Florida....Ohio....Kentucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Florida. Moving to Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumpshakers Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Indiana-yee haw,nice VA- almost like home Maryland-home sweet home DC-cool Texas-great, more redskins fans than you think Hawaii-the best Alaska- loved it Georgia-sucks, could be better California-ok New York-good North Carolina-good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconTheVillain Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Virginia, West Virginia and South Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Virginia(native), Ohio, Alabama, Massachusetts, New York, Indiana, Arkansas, Michigan, Colorado = 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 4 WV, Virginia, California, Denial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejaydana Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 I'll add this: the whole Midwestern hospitality thing is for real (and especially noticeable after you've lived on the coasts). People in TX/KS/IL have a very genuine nature/approach overall then the snobbery you'll find in abundance in California. There are of course many exceptions to this but it's more true than not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stugein Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Virginia and New Jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 A lot of love for Colorado in here... just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan44 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Where are you moving to in wv? Somewhere in the eastern panhandle. Been looking at Harpers Ferry, Charles Town and Kearneysville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Somewhere in the eastern panhandle.Been looking at Harpers Ferry, Charles Town and Kearneysville. I grew up in kearneysville and live in Charles town. If you ever have any questions feel free to pm me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I grew up in kearneysville and live in Charles town. If you ever have any questions feel free to pm me I'm sure y'all run into my parents all the time. (Although the GPS says they live in Kabletown..it's really Charles Town). Did you go to Jefferson, Major? If so, I'm thinking you went to school with my cousins...or had my Aunt as a guidance counselor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbws Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Six (plus DC) It doesn't count as living there, but I also spent a summer in Charlestown, WV when the first moon landing occured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balki1867 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 MD - born and raised IL - college TX - semester-long internship in Austin (great town BTW, I couldn't see living there long-term however) MO - first job in St. Louis (hated the job, decent town) MI - second job in the Detroit 'burbs (actually fell in love with the area somehow) Currently living in IL again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetoaster Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Well, let's see... Virginia, specifically Fredericksburg (birth-17 yeard old) - Born there and lived there the first almost 18 years of my life. Love it there, and still visit quite often to see my family. But I don't know if I would want to settle down there. It has just become a congested suburb of DC at this point. Who knows though. Tennessee (17-27) - Moved to Johnson City, Tenn. at 17 to go to college at East Tennessee State. Loved it and still do. Beautiful area and great people. Really laid back place with beautiful scenery and great weather. Got all four seasons, but never too extreme either way. I went to school there for four and a half years and worked there for over five years after I graduated. I still visit a couple of times a year. I reached a point where I just wanted to do something new, and was still living like a college student for the most part. It was time for a change. Maryland (28-29) - This was probably the wrong change. I got a call one day for a job in Bethesda, and I figured what the hell, why not. I took the job and got a way too expensive apartment in Gaithersburg. Almost immediately, I knew it was not going to last long. The job was fine, but like LKB said, I felt like I was suffocating. Too many people, not enough space. It was frustrating sometimes because there are so many great things about the DC area, but it is so damn hard to get to them. After about a year and a half, I had enough. I walked in my bosses office and told her that I was quitting. I did not have anything to fall back on, but I was done with that chapter. I was just spending too much time in my car and my life had become so routine. And so many people are miserable in the DC area for that reason. Back to Virginia for almost a year (30) - I moved back to the Fredericksburg area for a short time while I was looking for a job in Charlotte. After visiting the area a handful of times, I decided long before that I wanted to live in Charlotte at some point. So, I figured I was just wasting my time living somewhere where I was not happy if that was something I eventually wanted to do. North Carolina (30-current) - I eventually got a job in Charlotte. Then about two weeks later, I got a call about a job doing the same thing I was in Maryland, just at a different firm. That worked out pretty well. After moving around a bit, I am pretty sure I am going to be here for a while. The cost of living is great and it is big enough of a city where there is always something going on, but it is still easy to get around. Big league sports, good music scene, a lot of good local bars and restaurants. It is in a good location that I can get to the beach or the mountains pretty easily, and I can get to places like Atlanta, Charleston and even the DC area with relative ease. I live about 12 miles from work, about the same distance I lived from work in Maryland. It takes me about 20-25 minutes here, where it almost always took at least an hour there. Works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubble Screen Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 North Carolina (30-current) - I eventually got a job in Charlotte. Then about two weeks later, I got a call about a job doing the same thing I was in Maryland, just at a different firm. That worked out pretty well. After moving around a bit, I am pretty sure I am going to be here for a while. The cost of living is great and it is big enough of a city where there is always something going on, but it is still easy to get around. Big league sports, good music scene, a lot of good local bars and restaurants. It is in a good location that I can get to the beach or the mountains pretty easily, and I can get to places like Atlanta, Charleston and even the DC area with relative ease. I live about 12 miles from work, about the same distance I lived from work in Maryland. It takes me about 20-25 minutes here, where it almost always took at least an hour there. Works for me.That's debatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botched Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Virginia Maryland Minnesota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetoaster Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 That's debatable. Haha...I was going to say something about that. Big league, not big league quality. It lets me get cheaper tickets whenever I do want to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONAWARPATH Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 1.) Maryland 2.)Hawaii 3.)California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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