Where the **** do we go?

[ws6guy]

I'm with you! I'm in Bburg and all the new houses and warehouses going up is crazy. I don't mind growth but the infrastructure in the Burg doesn't seem to be up to the task of handling it all. Unfortunately I probably have another 5-7 years before I can think about moving. Personally I wouldn't mind the hills of Tennessee. Nice scenery and still a change of seasons but the cold doesn't last quite as long.

 

[bobzilla]

The Ozarks (Missouri) are a beautiful part of the country. The weather is very similar to Indiana but the winters are not as bitter cold. We have vacationed there every June for the last 10 years and it has some very pretty country. It is also a red state politically and a 2A friendly state as well.

Hadn't thought of there. Wife would enjoy the water, I'd enjoy the hills.

 

[radar8756]

the question becomes
SNOW vs Spiders / Snakes /
year round Air Conditioning

For us Wife prefers Fireplace to Bugs

 

[loudgroove]

I would suggest a desert area like somewhere in Utah maybe. Tennessee got way too humid for me in the summertime, and the locals lost their minds when the strange white stuff fell out of the sky. Plus Nashville and Memphis is so blue they can't stand it. Knoxville and even Chattanooga was nice but still too humid for me. Last winter here in northeastern Indiana was extremely mild as opposed to the winter I move to TN in 06.

 

[indyjohn]

Hadn't thought of there. Wife would enjoy the water, I'd enjoy the hills.

I've always been amazed by how much of the state is rolling hills and forest.
This is I-44 headed to Tulsa. Biggest valley I've ever seen.

 

[bobzilla]

I've always been amazed by how much of the state is rolling hills and forest.
This is I-44 headed to Tulsa. Biggest valley I've ever seen.
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I've been down that road a few times. We have been in all 50 US states, and I've always come back to Indiana. But I think it's time for something different. Southern Utah is nice, but the housing boom going on in the St George area is just exploding the market there.

 

[loudgroove]

I've been down that road a few times. We have been in all 50 US states, and I've always come back to Indiana. But I think it's time for something different. Southern Utah is nice, but the housing boom going on in the St George area is just exploding the market there.

I was thinking Utah because I have giged there many times and the weather was always somewhat nice. Never got a since of the local politics because everything was about Mormons lol

 

[oze]

Western NC near Ashville. Mountains, ocean not too far away, Smokies close by.

From my limited experience, if you don't like hippies, stay away from Asheville.

 

[cg21]

I really think southern Indiana offers what you’re looking for. Rolling hills rural good politics amazing views. Milder winters. Maybe I’m way off base.

 

[loudgroove]

From my limited experience, if you don't like hippies, stay away from Asheville.

Hippies or Hipsters? lol

 

[Mark-DuCo]

I really think southern Indiana offers what you’re looking for. Rolling hills rural good politics amazing views. Milder winters. Maybe I’m way off base.

We're not accepting new residents at this time. It is already too crowded, my nearest neighbor is within a quarter mile, way too close for comfort.

 

[bobzilla]

I really think southern Indiana offers what you’re looking for. Rolling hills rural good politics amazing views. Milder winters. Maybe I’m way off base.

No. I get mild winters now, but the lack of actual sun kills me. Those cold cloudy icky days that drag on for weeks. I need someplace that has more sun. Winter is OK as long as you're not wrapped in a gray blanket of clouds for 3 months.

 

[cg21]

No. I get mild winters now, but the lack of actual sun kills me. Those cold cloudy icky days that drag on for weeks. I need someplace that has more sun. Winter is OK as long as you're not wrapped in a gray blanket of clouds for 3 months.

Lol sounds like you need to take a vacation during your winter retirement months.

 

[bobzilla]

Lol sounds like you need to take a vacation during your winter retirement months.

Nah.... I been here long enough.

 

[cg21]

Nah.... I been here long enough.

Just offering another take on the situation. Get a place in the middle (mild not humid) have enough left over out of the $450k for a snowbird vacation month to get your dose of sunshine

 

[bobzilla]

Just offering another take on the situation. Get a place in the middle (mild not humid) have enough left over out of the $450k for a snowbird vacation month to get your dose of sunshine

That budget still allows us to travel as we do now. And I can tell you one month will not be enough. I've had enough of our winters to last a lifetime.

Sadly my luck is I'll be stuck here because we won't be able to sell our house.

 

[BroodXI]

i saw a cabin on the yukon in Alaska in the classified. but was gonna save it for my day dreams.

 

[bobzilla]

i saw a cabin on the yukon in Alaska in the classified. but was gonna save it for my day dreams.

We've talked about that. But the winters are so harsh up there. The other 4 months are beautiful though.

 

[63PGP]

Some places I've been to and are keeping an eye on first the same reasons.

Mesquite, NV
St George, UT
Chattanooga, TN
Lake Hartwell - GA / SC border

 

[loudgroove]

IDK. I'm staying put right here. Even have told all my friends they have my permission to whip my @ss if I ever think about leaving Indiana again. lol