If you could live anywhere in the U.S.

[Humblefish]

In New Orleans (home) for the weekend, and then on to Navarre FL to (hopefully) get down to business.

 

[Don Lidtke]

Pretty sure you didn't pay $540 a sq ft for it either!

Correct, I only paid $127.00 25 years ago.

Our house here in Utah was $95.00 sq ft and 2x the sq ft.

 

[Centerline]

Greenville Sout Caroline! I had a conference there for work once and it was one of the coolest downtown areas, and from what I could gather very affordable.

Ya, great town. We drove up there last fall and stayed at the Westin. We used it as a jump off point to find the day to day best spot to watch the autumn leaves change. Great town, great food and absolutely beautiful.

 

[Centerline]

Correct, I only paid $127.00 25 years ago.

Our house here in Utah was $95.00 sq ft and 2x the sq ft.

Score!

 

[Centerline]

In New Orleans (home) for the weekend, and then on to Navarre FL to (hopefully) get down to business.

Some of the best Red Fishing around!

 

[Humblefish]

Some of the best Red Fishing around!

The Prince of Wales pub (near Saint George St.) - best fish 'n' chips I've had since we lived in the UK.

 

[Wazzel]

I do not have a town or state picked out, but it would need the following requirements.

Small enough to feel friendly, but big enough to have all the things you need to live and close enough to a big city to be able to do the once in awhile things with out a big issue.
Have seasons without brutal summers or winters.
Be in reasonable distance to a college or university.
Have a community band.
Have some topography other than flat, without it being sever.
Reasonable cost of living, but does not have to be cheap.
Have access to outdoor stuff (hiking, camping, etc) and be friendly to cyclist.

Ruston, LA and Columbia, SC are two examples of the types of places I would like to live.

 

[Humblefish]

Ruston, LA

My sister and bro-in-law (LA Tech alumni) are wanting to retire here ^^.

 

[Wazzel]

My sister and bro-in-law (LA Tech alumni) are wanting to retire here ^^.

I am La Tech alumni also. My time there was enjoyable and I would consider that a retirement location.

 

[Reefrookie220]

I'm a web designer by trade, and can do other geeky tech stuff. Mostly hardware, but I'm pretty good with databases as well.

Other than that, I've become very one dimensional (fish diseases) at this stage in my life. I do enjoy flying over to Europe once or twice a year to see the beautiful architecture. I can just walk for hours & hours all over London or Paris, eat street food, and be completely happy. Maybe visit a few museums while we're there.

I also love NFL football (can watch all day Sunday) and wrestling (Monday Night Raw). Yup, I'm one weird dude.

Knoxville seems to cover all the bases, hosting RAW and plenty of tech employment. And titans games an hour away.

Not as crazy busy as Nashville, with access to an air port with McGhee Tyson. I work in an area lfs, and our shipments come in fine (pre hurricane anyway)

Affordable, friendly(both hobby and employment), and soul food!

 

[Humblefish]

Knoxville seems to cover all the bases, hosting RAW and plenty of tech employment. And titans games an hour away.

Not as crazy busy as Nashville, with access to an air port with McGhee Tyson. I work in an area lfs, and our shipments come in fine (pre hurricane anyway)

Affordable, friendly(both hobby and employment), and soul food!

I actually liked Knoxville a lot (bbq food everywhere, hiking in the Smoky Mountains), but wife shot it down.

 

[Reefrookie220]

I actually liked Knoxville a lot (bbq food everywhere, hiking in the Smoky Mountains), but wife shot it down.

Ouch! They tend to do that lol

 

[alton]

If I lived in NO, I would gain so much weight! I gained 10 lbs just during MACNA 2017, and my trip was cut short due to Harvey. My old SQ. D Rep Duane Neusome was a LA TECH Alumni , a good guy.

 

[Humblefish]

Navarre FL

 

[cracker]

Cool Humble fish, Come to Florida !

 

[Humblefish]

Cool Humble fish, Come to Florida !

Looking for a house to rent in Navarre, but striking out thus far. Apparently all the military folks transferring here will just rent a house over the Internet, sight unseen. I guess I'm a little old fashioned for that... I need to actually see/smell a house first before I can decide whether or not I wanna live in it.

We're going over to Ft. Walton Beach next week to look there before moving on to Plan B.

 

[cracker]

Ft Walton is really nice Man. The further east Ya go the more open & countrified it gets.

 

[Humblefish]

Navarre Beach, FL

 

[Opus]

I am La Tech alumni also. My time there was enjoyable and I would consider that a retirement location.

Have you been there lately? The place has been growing the last few years. Lots of new neighborhoods. Looks like homes are $150/sq ft or more. Not sure where the people are working or where the money is coming from. Shreveport/Bossier is supposedly shrinking so maybe they are all moving to Ruston.

 

[AlexStinson]

Chattanooga, TN beats Knoxville, and puts you 2 hours from Atlanta/Knoxville/Nashville with a decent airport that flies to all three for layovers. Also helps a certain website owner lives right down the road . Bought a 2400sqft house here for under 150k and electricity and water are super cheap.