Posted on 12/08/2006 4:58:06 AM PST by MyFreeperName
Just do like a friend of mine did. Marry a young widow with a Nice house, 150 acre farm and a bomb shelter.
I only read as far as "I am tired of living with sheeple in suburbia"
But I'm sure you'd love South Philadelpia. I'm going to start freepmailing you rental listings.
Owl_Eagle
If what I just wrote made you sad or angry,
it was probably just a joke.
Don't know about the others, but Alaska is gone. Twenty years ago there were still some pieces of Alaska left, but it is so over that it can't even be explained to the newcomers.
Sounds like rural mountainous south is for you--WV on down to Alabama. Get some regional magazine subscriptions about the Blue Ridge, the Smokies. Some of these areas have turned resort and have gotten expensive. Having what you want and a thriving night/restaurant scene will be very difficult--I visit these types of places for overnights like in Asheville, Greenville and at one time Atlanta (I can't handle Atlanta even for pleasure visits anymore). North GA, North Carolina, Southwestern Virginia. Just follow the lines of the ridges.
I live in Colorado and you can forget the Rockies. There are no Hobbit/100 Acre Wood type of environments in this state. That requires a mild climate and a lot of water, neither of which we have.
You're right to rule out Texas. The only place you'd feel comfortable is Austin.
Ney York City
Try the rural parts of Whatcom County, Washington.
Trees, Lakes, Mountains, Ocean.
Mild weather year-round.
1.5 hours to either Vancouver,BC or Seattle.
Thank you for that. I'll check it out. I also have heard that Tullahoma, TN is nice.
Someone mentioned Alabama earlier. Any suggestions on a town to look at?
To other posters concerned for my daughter:
As for moving to DFW. NO, for various reasons I'm not going to go into. I am able to spend all of the time I'm allowed to with her and we are very happy, so I don't need to actually live in DFW, nor do I want to.
Any specific thoughts on nice places to begin looking?...since you have actually been to most of these places, it seems.
I used to live in Asheville. It wasn't for me.
There is North Georgia--all the areas where "Deliverance" was filmed, the Chatooga River, Rabun County, Clayton, Haiwasee. The Fontana Lakes/ Tennessee River areas in Tennessee/NC have not been completely developed. I don't know much about rural Mountainous Alabama--except discovering that the pine flatland actually ends in hills around Huntsville. Banner Elk, Boone, Blowing Rock NC--The New River Valley in WV. There is a lot to look at.
You're not going to find a perfect political situation, either--but you won't have to live in a population of liberals.
And if you really want the bucolic isolated Rivendell--you're going to have to learn to cook to please yourself.
Just did a drive-through of the TX hill country this year...blech.
N. GA-Heard Clayton was for millionaire types. I'll have to investigate the others though.
N. AL-Do you know anything about Rock City or Gadsden?
NC-Politics and land are ridiculous.
I don't need Rivendell, just a nice place to call home away from everyone else, and a nice community to drive into once in awhile to get "cultured". :)
I love to cook, btw.
Thank you very much for your thoughts, they are appreciated.
I don't know Alabama well, but it's closer to Texas and there are hills around Huntsville.
Millionaires are in Clayton, but more are in Cashiers and Highlands NC. They raise land prices but you are not going to be able to avoid sight of volvos and skinny knees in golf shorts --and Michigan accents!!-- in the Blue Ridge Mtns. They are all over the Blue Ridge and Smokies, and they have to bring in an army of illegals to tend their pools and fairways and high-maintenance ole ladies. There is still a lot of wild property to be had.
Move anywhere they sell boxer shorts with little hearts on them. That is a prime demographic indicator.
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