Tell me about the area you live in.

[bnaked]

My wife and I are looking to move to a new place. We generally want to stay out of heavily populated areas, but not so rural that you have to drive long distances just to do daily errands. Can you tell me about where you live and what you like or dislike about it?

 

[LukeEl]

I live north of Boston in Salem but I am moving to Houston next month. Salem is on the coast, it's somewhat populated, very historical, has great restaurants, has access to do daily errands. It's 20 mins to Boston if you want to go in the city, or if you want to get away and see the New England coast and head up to New Hampshire and Maine where it's not heavily congested it's not far up there either. I dislike the fact that it is expensive to live in Massachusetts, rent is ridiculous, people can't drive for shit, and it does get cold up here.

 

[gunslingingbird]

I live about 45 minutes east of San Francisco. The place itself sucks; the roads are inadequate, a section 8 ordinance that was passed in the city a few years ago has basically turned it into Oakland light with Richmond's demographics, there's not much to do, and it gets hotter than dogshit in the summer. The upside is that it's relatively not that expensive by Bay Area standards.

 

[sexman1stclass]

I live an hours drive west of Chicago. Winters tend to suck. Not much goes on in my particular city.

 

[windlockatc]

Founded in 1823 as Wattsville, the town was located near the center of Houston County and served as its courthouse. The name was soon changed to honor Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the War of 1812. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the town on December 9, 1824. The original city limit was a circle, one mile in diameter, except where bounded on the north by Big Indian Creek.

Perry is perhaps best known as the location of the annual Georgia National Fair.

Ante-bellum industry in Perry included gristmills, sawmills, and cotton gins. The Houston Home Journal (now the Houston Times-Journal) began publishing in 1870. Robins Air Force Base in nearby Warner Robins has been a significant employer since World War II. Other manufacturers in the city have included Frito-Lay, Heileman Brewing Co., and Cemex, Inc. (formally Penn-Dixie Cement and Medusa Cement Company).

Tourism has been important to the local economy since about 1920, when U.S. Highway 41 to Florida was paved. The New Perry Hotel, built in 1870 and rebuilt in 1925, became a landmark for many Florida tourists. President Jimmy Carter's family frequented the hotel. The downtown area is home to several quaint shops and restaurants. In the early 1960s Interstate 75 passed through the western side of the city, bringing more businesses that cater to travelers. The Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter opened in 1990. The Go Fish Georgia Education Center opened October 8, 2010[4].

A resort country inn in Perry, Henderson Village, opened in 1998. It serves as a destination for retreats and hunting.
A few of the city's best known natives are ABC News correspondent, Deborah Roberts, former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn and Mildred Warren Evans, the Home Journal columnist whose 1969 book, The Art of Southern Cooking (ISBN 0-517-34664-8), remains in print as of 2006.

 

[Elwood70]

I don't have to say anything; it's already been immortalized in Homicide-Life On The Street and The Wire

Watch and learn.

 

[Jane Burgess]

I don't have to say anything; it's already been immortalized in Homicide-Life On The Street and The Wire

Watch and learn.

Those are two of my favorite shows. Damn I miss them.

 

[Jane Burgess]

I live in the burbs of Phoenix. It's a quiet neighborhood with lots of trees and grass. (Yeah we have trees and grass in Arizona) It's kinda boring, which I guess is good. I like that it's close to Phoenix and only a 15 to 20 minute drive to downtown Phoenix. (as long as traffic is good)

 

[Mr. Numb3rs]

buffalo... its a toilet on all fronts. stay away. stay far away.

 

[SpexyAshleigh]

I live in Southwestern Ontario, Canada...my city, while it has everything I need, decent shopping, lots of parks for my dogs, decent festivals and a good economy thanks to it being a college city...its just kind of lackluster. No culture, no history, no excitement. The highlight of my city is the main strip full of bars and clubs, which don't interest me. Food culture is nearly non existant, which is a huge downside for me. But its a comfortable city to live in.

 

[tartanterrier]

I'm 15 minites outside of Edinburgh on the coast,so I'm in the city and out of it at the
same time.Best of both worlds really

But i'll be planning to move to the Highlands of Scotland,as soon as i've all sorted for it.

 

[bnaked]

I live north of Boston in Salem but I am moving to Houston next month. Salem is on the coast, it's somewhat populated, very historical, has great restaurants, has access to do daily errands. It's 20 mins to Boston if you want to go in the city, or if you want to get away and see the New England coast and head up to New Hampshire and Maine where it's not heavily congested it's not far up there either. I dislike the fact that it is expensive to live in Massachusetts, rent is ridiculous, people can't drive for shit, and it does get cold up here.

The New England area is appealing to me because it's on the east coast, and it has a lot of highly rated school systems. I don't have any kids, but my wife is a school teacher and the school system she works in now is pretty bad. Can you tell me anything else about what it's like to live up there? What are the people like? You can PM me if you want.

 

[windlockatc]

I live in the burbs of Phoenix. It's a quiet neighborhood with lots of trees and grass. (Yeah we have trees and grass in Arizona) It's kinda boring, which I guess is good. I like that it's close to Phoenix and only a 15 to 20 minute drive to downtown Phoenix. (as long as traffic is good)

Wait till you see Atlanta Traffic, It's by-far the worst in the country.

 

[squallumz]

it was on fire today. the sky was this weird orange from all the smoke. also, its windy as shit. a bad day for a fire.

 

[xanaXXX]

i live in a room with walls that are very soft. it's quite cozy. and I occasionally stay at my meth lab headquarters.

 

[tiger1977]

Halfway between Charlotte & Atlanta. The only good thing about this place is the great University!

 

[Amber Lynn Bach]

I'm in Orlando, Florida... transplanted from Philadelphia, to Long Beach, to San Fran, to Norfolk & Va Beach, to Indiana, to St Louis, then here
What I like most... there is tons of things to do, and I only live 45 min from the east coast beaches and 2 1/2 hours from the west coast beaches.... so I can see the sunrise and set in the same day over the water

Hope you find a great place to live!

 

[ApolloBalboa]

I don't have to say anything; it's already been immortalized in Homicide-Life On The Street and The Wire

Watch and learn.

Same goes for me. I only wish my daily life was as eventful as life was portrayed on those.

 

[ThatRedWing]

Just think of the most ghetto ass piss bucket section of your town. Yeah, we hope to climb that far up someday.

 

[xfire]

Piney Woods of Deep East Texas. Lots of trees. Often times I hear people say they don't associate trees with Texas. Those folks have never been to East Texas.