A Change In Life

[Sylandra]

I know that I am fast approaching a change-in-life time. I have lived in California too long to love it. When I was a bikini-wearing drug user and partier, this was the place. However, to be a grown up here and bored out of your everlovin tree, it is too expense and I want something more. A community where people get to know each other after a time (those moving in new like me) and someplace that I can eventually open a psychology counseling clinic office. Also one that has a rounded mixture of culture and people.

Anyone live someplace where I could pay less than 1700 bucks a month for home and utilities for a 2 bed 2 bath, with camping, water-skiing, outdoor music gatherings, and possibly deer hunting nearby? And some nice people? Lesser crime rate than here?

If you do, then SPEAK UP! Sactown is draggin me down down down.

I bring with me a large 13 year old (6'3" at present) and with us comes two plasma TV's a 50" and a 42", a ps3, an xbox360, a kind sized bed that it is DIE FOR to sleep in, and an open-mind. I took about 350k mcg's of LSD in my life...too late to narrow my mind now so I hold little against anyone.

I just want somewhere fun to live and quiet to go home to, somewhere close to camping and waterskiing, and some people to know when it comes time to do that. If there is a VA in the general vicinity, I can transfer and have work right from the start. But I gotta get out of this sucking-chest-wound of a city, and soon. I swear I am going bat-shit crazy...or if I already am that gone, then it is getting worse. Help!

[Nagash]

The place you describe sounds like Canada. Or Norway.

[owly]

good luck i hope you find a wonderful place

[bigSparky]

Oklahoma has more shoreline than any other state, as well as more than the coastline of the USA as I recall. Lots of deer and plenty of seasons to hunt them. Also a ton of feral and wild pigs. Bunches of music festivals. I was very surprised at the number of interracial couples when I first moved here. There is crime, but it is not THAT bad. I think Nether could maybe speak to that with more authority than I providing he is still doing 911 or dispatch, I forget which. Overall, I find it a pretty great place to live. A lot of friendly folks that happen to be a bit fucked up in the head, so you could probably counsel away. The roads and other infrastructure are kind of bad, and most of the drivers here would not last two weeks in LA, lol. A bunch of fairly conservative folks who for some reason seem to vote blue, but not the same blue as Cali.

I also loved the Washington of my youth even if it is unlikely I would have made 18 had we stayed in Seattle.

I think I will always have an affinity for the Antelope Valley, and could easily feel at home there once again if I had to return, But I have absolutely no desire to ever set foot in Cali again.

[Grunt]

You describe my area perfectly
Lots of woods and parks for camping
Deer are everywhere tho small
There is a community not far that is a professional water skiing community
Skynard played on the beach for free last year
Being a military community the population is very diverse yet the area retains a low crime rate
There is a new VA hospital at Eglin AFB
We have great beaches
a typical 3 bedroom house rents for under 1k a month

[Kenos]

Oklahoma has more shoreline than any other state, as well as more than the coastline of the USA as I recall. Lots of deer and plenty of seasons to hunt them. Also a ton of feral and wild pigs. Bunches of music festivals. I was very surprised at the number of interracial couples when I first moved here. There is crime, but it is not THAT bad. I think Nether could maybe speak to that with more authority than I providing he is still doing 911 or dispatch, I forget which. Overall, I find it a pretty great place to live. A lot of friendly folks that happen to be a bit fucked up in the head, so you could probably counsel away. The roads and other infrastructure are kind of bad, and most of the drivers here would not last two weeks in LA, lol. A bunch of fairly conservative folks who for some reason seem to vote blue, but not the same blue as Cali.

I also loved the Washington of my youth even if it is unlikely I would have made 18 had we stayed in Seattle.

I think I will always have an affinity for the Antelope Valley, and could easily feel at home there once again if I had to return, But I have absolutely no desire to ever set foot in Cali again.

Oklahoma has a shoreline??

[Lady Maven]

I'm happy where I am. It is quiet and i don't hate my neighbors. Driving down the street does not induce me to flip off random strangers. The sneer and facial tock are nearly gone.

LORD how I hated Sacramento.

[bigSparky]

Mostly what they call "farm ponds".

[Nether]

Oklahoma is probably the most diverse state in the union, we have plains, mountains and Forests. We have more miles of Lake front shoreline than any other part of the country, our major crime is drugs ie meth and we have a bad case of human trafficking up and down I40. We have different weather patterns almost every week and its best selling point is that I reside here =].

[bigSparky]

Knew about the meth, had no idea about the human trafficking. Makes sense as an East-West route though. Very little in the way of check points. I used to get a bit nervous when I might be speeding a bit there around I-35 at Frontier City. Then I found out it wasn't regular cops there but DEA and OSBI instead. I find it both troubling and comforting that when they are there, the know EXACTLY who they are waiting for. Dumb fuckers think they are free and clear and boom, they are popped.

And yeah, you can never be quite sure what the weather is gonna do. More like hour to hour than week to week though. It can roll in real quick. 57 yesterday when I left for work, 28 today.

[owly]

So did you ever find a nice place, I hope you did......

[Grunt]

I still think Slyandra should serious think about our area
Water skiing outdoor concerts low crime Va hospital needing your service
I think you would be a great fit

[asoc]

Look into areas in Oregon and Washington. Portland, Seattle, Spokane. You will have access to outdoorsy stuff anywhere you live in the two states. Lots of crazy people in Portland:-p Sure they could use some help. Plus the rain... it gets into peoples souls... So Western Washington and Oregon could always use some good Psychological help. Once you get past the mountains the climate changes though. In Spokane you will get a full 4 seasons, which I like. Less diverse though.

[Lady Maven]

She is still in Sac, and all of you trying to convince my woman to move further away from me are getting SUCH a pinch.

[asoc]

you can come too

[Lady Maven]

Oh thank God. Can I bring my emotional baggage too?

[owly]

Someone mention bag?

Move to Hawaii we could be best chums

[Lady Maven]

No can do hoapili, my husband is driven stir crazy by islands.

[MicM]

I use to live in Vegas and had to leave for many the same reasons and moved to Saint George Utah for many of your same reasons. Water skiing with in 20 minutes, 2 of the largest manmade lakes within 2 hours. Tuachan outdoor theatre for Broadway shows and concerts. Low low crime, True mix of cultures and people, yet everyone super friendly. Near multiple national parks from Zion’s to Bryce canyon. rent around $800 to 900 for 3 bed 2 bath. O' and for deer hunting, Utah takes it very seriously; they even give all the schools a full week off to go deer hunting!! Plus if you miss the big city parting life, Vegas is a mere 1 1/2 hours away!!!!!! Plus if you miss cal, LA is only 5 hours away.

[Lady Maven]

I miss California.

But my aim is getting better.