If you could live anywhere in the U.S.........

[Wyomann]

Ah, you sorry folk! If you ever experienced my mother's cooking, you'd all be heading to Oklahoma! Just where is family? The most God-forsaken place on earth is heaven when those folks are there!

That's where I'm at right now, north east of Tulsa near grand lake

[SolidOakie]

In general terms, San Francisco is the most open and free place I've ever been. Everyone is free to be who they are without risk or fear of judgement.

If you fit the San Francisco mold, yeah. I've been up there a few times and didn't see the image one would expect. Quite the opposite actually, San Franciscans seemed to be very judgemental and cold. Also, always politically frustrated.




Anyway, OP, I recommend Oklahoma City and have brought pics!













We also have these guys



We also have a booming economy. OKC is regarded as "recession-proof." Look up "top ten" and "Oklahoma City" and you'll find a lot of lists OKC is proud to be on. And it's CHEAP!

I live downtown and there are bike stations scattered throughout. I can walk out of the front door of my building (I live on the 14th floor) walk to the Bombing Memorial, hop on a bicycle, and ride to any of the many bars downtown. There's live music a lot of the time (mostly blues and rock), of course a riverwalk, a beautiful baseball diamond, it is fully loaded. And if you like college football you can see an OU game if you drive 20 minutes south, which is another awesome culture all its own

[BubsNBean]

If you fit the San Francisco mold, yeah. I've been up there a few times and didn't see the image one would expect. Quite the opposite actually, San Franciscans seemed to be very judgemental and cold. Also, always politically frustrated.




Anyway, OP, I recommend Oklahoma City and have brought pics!













We also have these guys



We also have a booming economy. OKC is regarded as "recession-proof." Look up "top ten" and "Oklahoma City" and you'll find a lot of lists OKC is proud to be on. And it's CHEAP!

I live downtown and there are bike stations scattered throughout. I can walk out of the front door of my building (I live on the 14th floor) walk to the Bombing Memorial, hop on a bicycle, and ride to any of the many bars downtown. There's live music a lot of the time (mostly blues and rock), of course a riverwalk, a beautiful baseball diamond, it is fully loaded. And if you like college football you can see an OU game if you drive 20 minutes south, which is another awesome culture all its own

Agree with all of this. Spent my summers in OKC as a kid, loved it then. Love it now. City just keeps getting better.

[lindylou664]

Only here........................

[ricktbaker]

Anyway, OP, I recommend Oklahoma City and have brought pics!

This is all true if you can stand the summers. I moved here a couple years back from Washington State, and my body still hasn't adjusted to the summer heat!

[Demonchylde]

Since I live in Canada, I would do Hawaii.

But part of me is compelled to say Chicago.

[clysdale]

Maui or the big Island because it's the only upgrade that I know of from here in San Diego...

I miss ocean side I lived in camp Pendleton for years cheers M8

[RT1957]

I don't know how anyone can afford to live there. I had one recruiter try to pull me into the SF/SV area and I was also looking at JPL. Even senior level positions for research and systems engineers in my field are coming in $150k absolute tops. Given the cost of living, especially real estate, how does anyone afford to live there and have any flexibility? The combination of raising a couple of kids, taking care of a wife, owning a home, and not be completely strung out on debt and taxes seems like an impossibility, even on a decent salary. I couldn't find a decent size house near JPL for under $600k if I remember correctly. Most of them were pushing $1mil.

I was born and raised here so I bought my house during a down trend in the early 1990's. If you had the chance 20+ years ago there were a lot of houses for sale and the market hadn't gone crazy. Now I have no idea how people can afford to buy here. There was a slight down trend for a few years and my cousin got in just as the market turned. Now it's again on the upswing but I don't see how it can maintain itself. There just aren't the wages to meet the mortgage payments.

[Corbi]

Since I live in Canada, I would do Hawaii.

But part of me is compelled to say Chicago.

Why Chicago? Crowded, noisy, expensive, full of FIB's, etc.

[steffo99]

Why Chicago? Crowded, noisy, expensive, full of FIB's, etc.

And too cold - was there Christmas 93 and it was 70 below with windchill..they had to close schools I think cause it was dangerous just being outside.
I would like to visit again for some Gino's east pizza though...yummy.

[Corbi]

And too cold - was there Christmas 93 and it was 70 below with windchill..they had to close schools I think cause it was dangerous just being outside.
I would like to visit again for some Gino's east pizza though...yummy.

Lou Malnati's is good as is Giordano's, Pizzeria Due and the usually forgotten Barnabys...pretty damn dark in the last place but they do have great pizza.

[mcbourque]

I really love Seattle. Good place if you have kids. A lot of my friends are Californians who moved up here to raise kids.
People are pretty mellow and super friendly. And you get to see flowers in mid Feb.
I used to be in RI. Lovely place but people can be cold to newcomers.

[Corbi]

I really love Seattle. Good place if you have kids. A lot of my friends are Californians who moved up here to raise kids.
People are pretty mellow and super friendly. And you get to see flowers in mid Feb.
I used to be in RI. Lovely place but people can be cold to newcomers.

We were in Seattle june of 2012 and really enjoyed it, especially Pikes market. The amount of bums and panhandlers downtown was a bit upsetting though as some of them weren't exactly pleasant.

[Brackneyc]

Why Chicago? Crowded, noisy, expensive, full of FIB's, etc.

This^^ I live a few hours away. Any time I even need to get within 50 miles of that city, I just get angry. I like being there (in the summer to visit Millennium Park) once there, but getting in or out just sucks ass. Parking, along with everything else there is just outrageously priced. I do find the people there to be typical (in a good way) Midwestern folks.

[Corbi]

This^^ I live a few hours away. Any time I even need to get within 50 miles of that city, I just get angry. I like being there (in the summer to visit Millennium Park) once there, but getting in or out just sucks ass. Parking, along with everything else there is just outrageously priced. I do find the people there to be typical (in a good way) Midwestern folks.

My wife loves the city, if she could she would move and live in The Hancock Building. I don't mind visiting and have no issues with getting around, but I do hate the expensive parking. Hell one place near Soldier Field is $42 for overnight. And all of the museums have gotten nuts with their admission prices as well, $27 to get in the Science and Industry is crazy.

[Brackneyc]

My wife loves the city, if she could she would move and live in The Hancock Building. I don't mind visiting and have no issues with getting around, but I do hate the expensive parking. Hell one place near Soldier Field is $42 for overnight. And all of the museums have gotten nuts with their admission prices as well, $27 to get in the Science and Industry is crazy.

We went to the Museum of Science and Industry a few years back. We had fun, but the walk we took along Lake Shore drive on the bike path afterwards was the best part.

[mcbourque]

We were in Seattle june of 2012 and really enjoyed it, especially Pikes market. The amount of bums and panhandlers downtown was a bit upsetting though as some of them weren't exactly pleasant.

Yeah Pike market is nice for visitors during the day but around the area is a place I don't like to go alone, especially at night. Seattle has all these different little neighborhoods where people live and hang out.

[spartak9]

Colorado! I hate force-feeding myself, in fact I dislike eating in general. It would be so nice to get some cannabis chocolates to help with my appetite.

[spartak9]

Colorado! I hate force-feeding myself, in fact I dislike eating in general. It would be so nice to get some cannabis chocolates to help with my appetite.

Plus it's hard to beat the mountains

[NuclearArms]

So many options.

Way too much coasting east to west. Northern Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Virginia mountains. Great places. Cheap living. Good climates. Not a fast paced life.

Thinking outside the box.

[Brackneyc]

Colorado! I hate force-feeding myself, in fact I dislike eating in general. It would be so nice to get some cannabis chocolates to help with my appetite.

Be a man and just eat ffs.

[Dave1958]

Right where I live now, Nashville, TN. It's very affordable, tons of things to do, clean, centrally located, good schools, and no income tax in TN. I have a brother who telecommutes (self employed) and lives in Charleston. He loves it. I think it's a little more expensive.

The lack of income tax makes me want to move to Tennessee. However, I perfer a little further east as I like the mountains but maybe the Cumberland plateau not as far as knoxville

[mslman71]

The lack of income tax makes me want to move to Tennessee. However, I perfer a little further east as I like the mountains but maybe the Cumberland plateau not as far as knoxville

The Center Hill Lake and Dale Hollow Lake areas are nice; pretty remote, but nice.

[Sammy4490]

I'd move back to Asheville, NC in a heartbeat if my wife would say yes. Best place I've ever lived(2 years). Great F'N place

[Bushmaster]

I'd move back to Asheville, NC in a heartbeat if my wife would say yes. Best place I've ever lived(2 years). Great F'N place

I lived there and thought it was a freak show.

[Corbi]

I'd move back to Asheville, NC in a heartbeat if my wife would say yes. Best place I've ever lived(2 years). Great F'N place

I like the area, not far from Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge...which is a complete freakin zoo.

[Demonchylde]

Why Chicago? Crowded, noisy, expensive, full of FIB's, etc.

I tend to thrive in busy, loud areas. It is expensive for sure. But for what I do there is a lot of work, so it was always some place thought of. Also I head there on business from time to time and I kinda like it.

I am sure there are other places I could be. But I'm not one for sleepy towns. I need a fast environment.