Why do you live where you live?

[stuckinnj]

I see no one responded from Northern New Jersey. Okay, I understand that. We live in the farm and horse country part of Jersey. Wife and daughter have horses. I have the toys to keep the best looking pastures in town. Yeah, my company consolidated with the larger sister company. We moved from below the Mason Dixon line to this place that 4 months of the year is really beautiful. Lakes, pastures, farm land abound. The rest of the time is dreary & gloomy. But the best part, is heading west to the Delaware Water Gap. Unlike George Washington, crossing it from East to West is a wonderful feeling. I love paying my $1.00 to see that wonderful sign " Welcome To PA" or at some crossings "You are leaving New Jersey". Now that makes my heart flutter. Retirement plan is to truck my toys, including my Harley, to Eastern TN or KY and ride the Blue Ridge and all them moonshiner roads down yonder.

 

[KiotiKowboy]

You have 110 acres in the Vatican? Your wife was raised in the Vatican?

Man, you have an "in".

LOL - I only play a Vatican resident on the Internet

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I live here because of my job. I did move an hour away from work in order to live in the country. It is pretty here, but in general I dislike living in MD because it is such a nanny state. My wife is from the Shenandoah Valley, and that's about the only other place she would want to move to. I could live almost anywhere for awhile as long as it's country. I have been thinking about NE Tenn or SW VA for retirement, or sooner if I could find a nice engineering job in the area.

 

[madmax12]

I live where my wife is from.

I see this as a main reason, as well:

Acts 17:
24 “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. 25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. 26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. 27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. 28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’[c]

 

[SirReal63]

My parents moved to the Highland Lakes area of Texas when I was 4. They were both military and after having traveled all over the world, decided on Central Texas. It is my home. I moved away in my early adulthood and have lived and traveled to most of this country, my parents pretty much nailed it in picking Central Texas. Clean water, low taxes, good salaries and traditional values. It is my home.

Now that I am getting older and having the benefit of seeing what the rest of the country is like, I chose to move back to Central Texas, it is my home. Our little part of this enormous state is like an oasis. Not a day goes by that I am not amazed at the beauty and peaceful life we have here.

Where we are in the process of building our little retirement farm, the quality of life is still very much like what my parents discovered. It is somewhat remote yet close enough to Austin to be convenient, yet not too close that we are burdened by the big city hassles. It will be our home and retain all of the flavor I remember growing up.

 

[MossRoad]

I was born here. My wife was born here. My folks are long passed away. My wife's folks are now my folks. They treat me like their own. And they love my children. My wife grew up with a great relationship with her grandparents. I wanted my kids to experience the same thing with their grandparents, and they have. I wouldn't have traded that for the world. Once my in-laws are gone, and my kids are established where ever they land, we may consider moving. However, the change of seasons here in northern Indiana is exceptional. Huge changes from spring, summer, fall and winter. Its a good way to mark the passage of time. We can drive a couple minutes and be lost in the corn, or drive a couple hours and be in Chicago or Indy. Good transportation, cheap cost of living. Good universities. Decent night life. Lots of good friends. Can't see a reason to leave. Its so easy to get from here to anywhere else in the country, and it always feels good to get back home and walk barefoot in the grass. Lots of rivers, lakes, parks, open spaces whithin a short drive. I can be on the east coast, South Dakota, Canada, St. Louis, Alabama, Georgia, etc... in a one day drive. Its good to be based at the crossroads of America. :thumbsup:

 

[Pilot]

Got transferred here and my son fell in love with Portland--a city I really don't like. Portland thinks it's an important city and it's not, they think the crazy land use laws they impose on the rest of the state are a great example that all other states should follow, but none do. And it rains--66 inches a year at our place. But our son keeps the grandson hostage, so the we won't move.

At least we live in a rural area, 30 miles from Portland, 4 miles from the nearest town, pop. 2,600.

Our particular place is nice--10 acres of timber (I'm a retired forester) a view of Mt. Hood, house is secluded, visitors love it when they arrive. A couple weeks ago a guy told me that if we decide to sell to call him.

Have lived in So. California (born there) which was wonderful until it got too crowded. Lived in western Montana, Kalispell, a great place except summers last about 2 weeks. Also Eureka, Calif. in the redwood country in the northwest corner of the state where it rains almost every day from Oct 1 thru May 31. OK for the pot growers and the redwoods, not so good for anyone else.

 

[tcreeley]

Home is where the heart is.

 

[ncnurseryman]

From the triangle area of NC. Family has been here since at least the late 1700's. It used to be a nice area, not too crowded then "they" built the Research Triangle Park and it all changed. People began flooding in from everywhere and all the old farms and land were sold to construction. Now everyday all day is like rush hour. Land prices are through the roof if you can find a decent amount. I don't think I will retire here as it will continue growing into one giant urban sprawl.

 

[BuilderML]

I live in CT simply because it is such a joy to work from JAN-MAY just to pay the taxes in this state. CT is liberal state so i fit right in. If you don't want to work no problem we have a program for that. Simply fill out the paper work and we will send you a monthly check thanks to the suckers that work the first few months of the year to pay taxes in order to pay for those that simply don't want to work. How long do all of you really think one state can keep this up???? God forbid you have an ATV and want to ride it. You can register it and pay taxes on it but you can't ride in the state forest because some bird my not be able to get its beauty sleep. In our last great choice as a state we put in a bus line (over $500 million) so that the homeless will have new benches to rest on. I could keep going on and on. As you can see i am not a big fan of this state. The season changes are great. My family is all here for the most part. The big reason i am here is because i was born and raised here and don't really know any better. Will i be able to retire here? Never unless i want to be 80 still swinging a hammer so someone else can sit at home watching tv getting nice and plump waiting for Thanksgiving to come around so they can get a free turkey.
God bless America:thumbsup: