Bless you, my brother-in-arms.
I live in Massachusetts about 30 miles NW of Boston. I wouldn't live anywhere else. We have the best schools, the best hospitals, the best bookstores. We also have one of the best climates (we get a good taste of all four seasons). There are hundreds of great restaurants. We have four very interesting pro sports teams. The music scene is great whether you like alternative rock or classical. Lots of good museums and a lot of history. In a half hour, I can be in downtown Boston. In two hours, I can be on the Cape or in a NH ski area. In four hours, I can be in NYC or deep into Maine or Vermont.
There are also a lot of conservatives where I live. The liberal tag only applies to Boston proper and its suburbs. Outside of I-495, the state becomes decidedly conservative.
I've been to other parts of the country. New Jersey, California, Arizona, Alabama, Iowa, DC, NYC. Nothing compares to living in Massachusetts.
Bless you, my brother-in-arms.
I live in Massachusetts ... In a half hour, I can be in downtown Boston. In two hours, I can be on the Cape or in a NH ski area. In four hours, I can be in NYC or deep into Maine or Vermont.SamAdams, those roads run the other way, too. You could LIVE in one of those states and VISIT Massachusetts. :)
There are also a lot of conservatives where I live. The liberal tag only applies to Boston proper and its suburbs. Outside of I-495, the state becomes decidedly conservative.As a former conservative Massachusetts resident, who still works in Massachusetts, but lives in NH, I have to say, that a major part of the reason I left is that I got tired of never getting what I wanted for my vote. There were never enough other people in this decidedly conservative state to accomplish anything. At each election, or referendum question, I'd vote conservative, and then get some liberal policy or politician for my troubles. After a while, I decided that I wanted to live where things were already the way I was trying to vote them to be, and I left. Too many other Massachusetts people (probably from Boston and its suburbs :o ) apparently are following this trend, moving to the free state of NH and then voting in the same stupid policies you all suffer from in Massachusetts.