I hate it here in Oregon...have from the get-go, but this is where my job is, so I stay...for now.

I want so badly to move to the Ozarks...went thru there several times when we were trucking, and I loved it! I know it has disadvantages just like anywhere you live, but that's where I want to be! I think it's so pretty there...and a lot more laid back....

Is it really rainy in Oregon? Cold? ---trade ya homes!

I moved to Ohio form Long Island I hate it here. I hope one day I will move. At this point in time I would rather live in a cardboard box under the Brooklyn Bridge then live where I am. Honestly I would LOVE to be on a large piece of property and have a HUGE garden to can veggies and chickens for fresh eggs.

I don't love where I live. I grew up in the trees and mountains.
How did I end up in the middle of a wheatfield. I don't dust my house I dedirt it. All the time. Its just dirty country here.
When I get back to the trees I wanna get out and hug all of them. :?

I love the four seasons here, hate the hot, humid summers. I would have loved to be a gypsy and just in a place several months or years then move on. The only problem is, Hubby wouldn't leave this area for anything and I married him almost 49 yrs. ago. Guess I'm stuck here, I would love to live in Vermont or Ct. I would have to remember how to spell it if I moved there. I'm having a brain fog and can't remember.
Guess I'll stay here.

I'm originally from Los Angeles. My English husband missed the country and always wanted to live in Oregon so we moved to our small, country town. At first, I HATED it. I cried almost everyday because I wanted to go home. I remember overhearing some ladies talk about the best way to skin an elk and I was absolutely horrified! But this November will be 5 years and I have learned a LOT from living here. I can my own foods now, have a garden every year, I know how to knit, sew, and quilt, and I have even learned how to pluck a duck. I am mush wiser because of living in the country and I don't ever want to live in another city again. I DO want to move from Klamath Falls, but when we do we'll be moving closer to Eugene but still in the country. I'm just tired of having winter for 6 months out of the year. lol

I hate where I live. We had to move here when we rotated back to the US from Europe because of my husband's health problems. I left behind a great job, beautiful home, and many wonderful friends. This area is hot, muggy and the city of Memphis is full of crime. Glad I don't live in the city, only have to go there to work. We live in a small town outside the city, and our home is nice enough, and we do have good neighbors. However, since my husband had to retire out on disability it has been a struggle for us to make ends meet.
:cry: But that's why I love all you guys, everyone here is great. It raises my spirits just knowing there is a great group out there to talk to any time I want to.

By reading all of the comments, it is difficult to determine where the actual BEST place to live is...One would have to think about - CRIME
EMPLOYMENT
Medical Care/Hospitals
Transportation
Shopping - even Grocery Stores
Prices of Realestate
What did I leave out?

I live about 40 miles south of Knoxville. I moved from a nice little house in the suburbs of Atlanta to a double wide in the middle of a pasture field and LOVE it here! We were blessed with finding 17 acres 8 miles from a 4 light town that closes down at dark and some stores still close on Wed afternoons. We even have a "country" store across the road..... Just close enough to family and in-laws are an hour farther north.

I love, love, love where we live. We just moved here 2yrs. ago from Ill, 50 miles so. of Chg.in the country.Liked it there but our taxes were so high. Left 3 children, 7 grands there. Came here to Mo. & we built our dream home on 60 acres, 11 mile from town. You can't see our house ffrom the road & that pleases me. We built a very rustic log home & I have a beautiful quilt room in walk out basement. I now have my Mom & sister ( she has always lived with my parents ) living with us. mom had a stroke. It is alot different having someone else live with us now. Our nest has been empty for almost 20 yrs. We do have a DD & 2 grands here. Also have DD & 2 gc in Ohio & ds & 5 gc in Ky. Love our farm with my chickens, donkeys, goose & hubbies herd of cattle. We are curently bottle feeding a calf that Mom has no milk. It is so much fun. So glad we decided to come here. Would recommend this type living for any one with high blood pressure. Sure don't know why we waited so long to move. Donna, The Rustic Quilter

I love in Central Oklahoma. Have for almost all of my life. We have 4 grown kids here with 6 grandchildren. My parents & DH's Mom is here as well. Not in the same town but within an hr of us. Neither of us like it here real well but our kids would literally have a fit if we mentioned moving away! We quietly discuss it between us though & we do not know where we would like to retire in 8 more years. We think E Texas somewhere. We love having a change of Seasons and we both like snow, so may have to rethink that. We live in a nice subdivision and are close to all of Oklahoma City's ammenities. However I would like a couple of acres to someday build on somewhere. Someplace quiet. LOL

Tell me where this is? I might take a travel job up to WA state close to the Idaho border..the town is Clarkston...just considering it but having lot's of quilt shops around might make a difference in the decision.. also, depends on how much snow they get...thanks

That is one pretty part of the country... I live in Huntsville, Al and it's pretty here but love those mountains..

Magdalena, Are you in Patterson or Placerville?

Weather preferences! LOL

There are some great quilt shops in that region!

I love where I live. It is an RV community. Lots of nice neighbors (no Childern), most. everyone owns an RV and they travel a lot. We sold our RV 5 years ago. I have a crafting group that meets once a week at our clubhouse & several of us are quilters.
We have the 4 seasons, fall being my favorite. Did I say I love living here.

I have lived here for 38 years and came from another large town. Indianapolis and Columbus are very similar as far as weather and government. Columbus is a big college town and we were not used to this. The Colts came to Indy after we moved so they have that to brag about. The 500 race was the big thing when we lived there. The people are the same and have come from all over the country.

Stitchinwitch.. I have lived in Maine all my life and intend to stay here.Our family is all here and could not leave them.
Sherrill

I lived here before years ago and moved back,but it is not the same.Too many people from everywhere and I really like a small little town because people seem to be closer and friendlier.Too late to think about that now.Good ole West Virginia is where I was before.Many friendly people and they are there to help you if you need it in no time flat.The big plus is that there were also mountains there.

It sounds like alot of you are perfectly content. Do all of your "significant others" feel the same way??

I have loved every place I've lived for one reason or another, beautiful landscape, proximity to family, energy level... I've been fortunate to live in Michigan, Florida, Las Vegas, SanDiego, and now in Colorado. My husband would perfer the south west, hot and dry, I'm ready to try any time he is.

v you sound like a "free Spirit" YOu are probably happy in every experience that comes your way - you must have a smile on your face 90% of the time.------am I a little close? ha

I love going to the Flea Market in Sweetwater. Do you go there often?

I love going down to Chattanooga. Shopping, site seeing. I live in a small town about 75 miles north of you.

We have lived in out little town for 15 years. I am ready to move! Dh and I are planning on moving to Florida next year when our youngest son graduates from high school.

We moved out here from the out skirts of Baltimore so our 3 boys would have a safe place to grow up. It has been awesome for that. The mountains and nature is just gorgeous.

The people, well, lets just say, they aren't to kind to "outsiders". What that means, is that they are ALL related to each other and don't like "city" folk coming out this way. So, I have made a couple of friends but nothing real close.

We have 3 acres of land and a nice sized rancher style home that is going to be too big for us when the kids are grown. Dh is an over the road truck driver and if we don't move, I will be home alone about 5 days a week.

The other down fall to county life is being 45 minutes from EVERYTHING! The nearest stores, like the mall and Wal-Mart are so far to go to. You plan a whole shopping day when you decide to go.

There are NO jobs here either. Unless you are related to someone, you will NOT get a local job. I found that out real quick! LOL

Dh and I are still young, early 40's but we just look forward to moving where it is warm, cheaper taxes and less work to do around the house.

I've been fortunate enough to live in Singapore, Malaysia, Kenya, Australia and Ascension Island, all work related. We are now retired and as promised, my hubby brought me home to Cheshire in the UK, on the edge of the beautiful Peak District. I just love it, and best still, my daughter hopes to move back here next year!

We're in Meridian, ID - I LOVE the Panhandle area - we almost moved there a couple of years ago. Love the Bear Paw quilt shop in Cour'd'alene (sp?).

I like where I live, its quiet,I do live alone, with a cat, don't have many friends that visit.but this is my home, and really content.been here in the Raleigh area about 12 years, this is my second time around. but "druthers would be Colorado or Seattle Washington.Lost my heart in Seattle 50 years ago, love the area, mountain, fish market which is a childhood memory. But Seattle was awesome to me "as a child" wonder if it would be the same now? hmmmm, good question.
But here in Raleigh its fine with me, I can travel to Clinton NC which is a small town/community and I can spend a bit of time there, and when I come home, again this is HOME!
As a child, didn't have roots, now I do.

When I was a kid we were like gypsies, always on the move, state to state, even a few different countries. By the time I graduated from the 12th grade I had been in 17 different schools. My kids had it a little better, we were pretty poor though and had to move from house to house but I stayed pretty much in same geo-area so the kids could be close to their grandparents. We lived in Western Colorado and I just hated the climate and the view. I did not know how it felt to have a home place until I moved here over twenty years ago and found this little house by the forest. Now I am like an oak tree with deep roots. I want to be here forever. I get up every morning and look east to the hills and marvel at the beauty of it all. I go out and stargaze on a clear night and my heart is full. If you took everything I have and I had nothing left but this piece of earth to live on, I would still be content.

When you find that place, please let me know!

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The people, well, lets just say, they aren't to kind to "outsiders". What that means, is that they are ALL related to each other and don't like "city" folk coming out this way. So, I have made a couple of friends but nothing real close.
The other down fall to county life is being 45 minutes from EVERYTHING! The nearest stores, like the mall and Wal-Mart are so far to go to. You plan a whole shopping day when you decide to go.

There are NO jobs here either. Unless you are related to someone, you will NOT get a local job. I found that out real quick! LOL

Dh and I are still young, early 40's but we just look forward to moving where it is warm, cheaper taxes and less work to do around the house.[/quote]

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Well, I have lived in Ohio, California,Florida, Oregon, back to Florida and now back to Ohio. Not my favorite place but my only living sister is just 2 miles away and we have always been close so this is where I want to be for now.

I love where I live. I was born and brought up just north of Boston but always felt out of place in the city. We moved to Maine in 1976 and I won't even go back to visit my home town now. This is exactly where I was meant to be I think.

I have been in my house 18+ years.
Bought it myself after the divorce.
Have accumulated TOOO much stuff &
do not want to sort it out, so I
will just stay put. J J

I live on Long Island NY,
the price of thigs here are so high i want to leave. BUT
I just bought a condo, 2 bed on a golf course, with indoor/outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, clubhouse with jacuzzi, movies, walking trails, bocci, weekly bar-b-q's and partys, craft clubs ect. i am now about 20 min from pub library,(yuck) have a small lib on premisis, and workout room and teen room, about 20 min from beach on north and south shore, 60 minutes form NYC and MOntauk pt. I'd have to live by water, since i'mso used to it. but i do love it here.

I love where I live. Small town! I do miss some of the shops. I have lived here for about 2 1/2 years. Came from another small town in CA so this is nothing new. Wish family lived closer.

I love where I live. Just moved here from a small town 11 years ago. We are living our dream. Retired, cows and horses across the road from our place and so much quiet time. Love the wildlife and the trees. I call it Gods Country.

I have never lived more than 3 miles from the house in which I was born. Love this Lake Erie area of the northeast. Love the seasons and love the people. I am now retired and have a motto in my kitchen, LET IS SNOW. Have lots of canned goods in the basement and a full freezer. Have my quilting and my books and crossword puzzles. Who's richer than I am?

Yes, love where I live now. Sad we sold the first house since this one isn't finished (after 20+ yrs) BUT do love the isolation. Have a 135 acre property in the middle of nowhere in western PA. Because of a state park (flood control project) from the Johnstown Flood -- you can't get anywhere around here without going a long way around which means our area will never be developed. It's peaceful, quiet, little development EXCEPT for the now developing Marcellus Gas in our area. Hopefully it will not invade 'our space', although I wouldn't mind the royalties from it -- BUT PA is trying to tax the extraction to the extent the landowner will land up with nothing with all the fees the gas companies & now the government want to take. Doesn't seem fair since some of us (like ourselves) own the mineral rights.

i moved from a small town in iowa about 55 years ago. lakewood co. has nice weather...but there are to many people here. the crime is bad. i would like to move to a small town ..maybe to mo.i would like to have an underground home. cheeper living. lower utilities and safe from storms. they are very light and quite. my husband does not want to move from here. my sister, son,grandson, and friends live here but still would like a slower way of life.