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Feb 6, 2019 08:14:35   #
bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY
 
Ok, has anybody thought about going RV? , live in one area for a year or two, pack up and move when you get bored? or runout of photo ops? Just an idea. solves the weather problem, just move to a better climate.

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Feb 6, 2019 08:14:43   #
bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY
 
Ok, has anybody thought about going RV? , live in one area for a year or two, pack up and move when you get bored? or runout of photo ops? Just an idea. solves the weather problem, just move to a better climate.

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Feb 6, 2019 09:51:08   #
alamomike47 Loc: San Antonio, Texas
 
Texas is the place to be. SATX is great! Good food and friendly folk plus a party every weekend. Blue Skies of Texas is a great retirement community.

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Feb 6, 2019 17:27:30   #
lmTrying Loc: WV Northern Panhandle
 
bobmcculloch wrote:
Ok, has anybody thought about going RV? , live in one area for a year or two, pack up and move when you get bored? or runout of photo ops? Just an idea. solves the weather problem, just move to a better climate.


Actually we are thinking along those lines. Not necessarily full time, but get out of the bad weather during the winter, and maybe find a better climate to move to. Also, there is a lot of this country and Canada we would like to see and/or re-visit.

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Feb 6, 2019 18:01:12   #
Bill_de Loc: US
 
Very funny!

I moved from NY (outside the city) to Delaware. I couldn't understand how if I said "The City" some of my neighbors not only didn't know I meant Manhattan, they didn't even know I meant New York.

Fortunately most of my neighbors are from New York and New Jersey. Most of the rest caught on after a while.

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Feb 7, 2019 19:30:11   #
raymondh Loc: Walker, MI
 

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Feb 12, 2019 19:20:34   #
DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area
 
John_F wrote:
You can retire to Phoenix, Arizona where
1. You are willing to park three blocks away from your house because you found shade.
2. You've experienced condensation on your rear-end from the hot water in the toilet bowl.
3. You can drive for four hours in one direction and never leave town.
4. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.
5. You know that "dry heat" is comparable to what hits you in the face when you open your oven door at 500 degrees.
6. The four seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE YOU KIDDING ME??

OR

You can retire to California where...
1. You make over $450,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house.
2. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.
3. You know how to eat an artichoke.
4. When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.
5. The four seasons are: Fire, Flood, Mud and Drought.

OR

You can retire to New York City where..
1 You say, "the city" and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan.
2. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map.
3. You think Central Park is "nature."
4. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multilingual.
5. You've worn out a car horn. (IF you have a car.)
6. You think eye contact is an act of aggression.

OR

You can retire to Minnesota where...
1. You only have three spices: salt, pepper and ketchup.
2. Halloween costumes must fit over parkas.
3. You have seventeen recipes for casserole.
4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons.
5. The four seasons are: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road repair.
6. The highest level of criticism is "He is different,”” She is different," or "It was different!"

OR

You can retire to The Deep South where...
1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.
2 ”Y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural.
3. "He needed killin" is a valid defense.
4. Everyone has two first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Joe Bob, Betty Jean, Mary Beth, etc.
5. Everything is either: "in yonder," "over yonder" or "out yonder.”
6. You can say anything about anyone, as long as you say, "Bless his heart” at the end!

OR

You can move to Colorado where...
1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.
2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home, so he stops at the day care center.
3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.
4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.

OR

You can retire to Nebraska or Kansas where...
1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.
2. Your idea of a traffic jam is three cars waiting to pass a tractor.
3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.
4. You end sentences with a preposition; "Where's my coat at?"

OR

FINALLY, you can retire to Florida where...
1. You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.
2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind - even houses and cars.
3. Everyone can recommend an excellent cardiologist, dermatologist, proctologist, podiatrist, or orthopedist.
4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.
5. Cars in front of you often appear to be driven by headless people.
You can retire to Phoenix, Arizona where br 1. Yo... (show quote)


Funny, and some truth to all of them. I was born and have spent my whole life in the Bay Area. I have traveled all over the country though (42 states so far). I've thought about where I would go if I didn't live here and there doesn't seem to be a perfect place. However, the best I've come up with is right where I am, about 30 miles east of San Francisco. The housing and traffic are terrible and the politics are loony tunes. However, the weather is great (we have four seasons, but they are not severe) and there is a lot of scenic beauty. Since we have micro-climates, you can choose whether or not you want to be cool or hot (without high humidity) in the summer (40 degrees difference in 30 miles in the summer is common). I can be in SF in an hour, the Napa or Sonoma Valley in an hour, on the beach in 1-2 hours, the Monterey Peninsula/Carmel in just over 2 hours, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe or Mendocino in about 3 1/2 hours, and the country in about 10 minutes. I can be at the Oregon border in 5 hours, San Luis Obispo in 4 hours and LA in 6 hours. We have many professional sports teams (Football, Baseball, Basketball and Hockey). We have two great race tracks, Laguna Seca and Sonoma. We also have many universities. BTW, "The City" refers to San Francisco.

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Feb 13, 2019 10:24:16   #
bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY
 
Guess it's a point of view, this link says it all,
I don't understand the guy that misses NY, why did he leave?

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Feb 13, 2019 10:48:16   #
boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander
 
You forgot the Minnesota State bird--The Mosquito.

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Feb 13, 2019 12:06:31   #
DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area
 
boberic wrote:
You forgot the Minnesota State bird--The Mosquito.


I thought that was the Wisconsin state bird.

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