Life Why do you live where you live? - Page 4

**Rain Man** · 09:53 PM

This is about your general community or area, not about your specific house. Think of it as the metro area you live in, or the county you live in.

Poll coming as soon as I file of change of address form for it.

For me, I live in Denver because I got a job here. I didn't know anyone here and had never seen the city. However, I had always thought it would be a good place to live. My wife and I were generally targeting the region of the US that was west of the Austin-Minneapolis line, and generally excluding the Pacific coast states (per my wife's preference on the latter). A job came through in Denver and we jumped on it. That was 25 years ago, so obviously it was a good outcome.

**Bob Dole** · 08-29-2018, 10:00 AM

Ex-wife took a job here when we were still married. She’s gone and I’m still here. I like the milder winters.

Shag · 08-29-2018, 10:03 AM

After living my whole life in the midwest, decided it was finally time to make a lifestyle upgrade. Told my company I wanted to move to either San Diego or Denver, and SD was the first territory to open. Moved here about a year and a half ago, and wonder why I didn't do it years ago.

cooper barrett · 08-29-2018, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ChiTown

Transferred to Wichita from Chicago years ago. I got settled in to the ease of lifestyle and we just planted roots here. There is absolutely nothing keeping me here now, especially now that my kids are in college (last one graduates HS in the Spring). Most likely, we'll move from here within the next 5 years - probably move to the DFW area.

Move if you want but "Gwine to Run All Night" song will always be in your head.

cooper barrett · 08-29-2018, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by ChiTown

Transferred to Wichita from Chicago years ago. I got settled in to the ease of lifestyle and we just planted roots here. There is absolutely nothing keeping me here now, especially now that my kids are in college (last one graduates HS in the Spring). Most likely, we'll move from here within the next 5 years - probably move to the DFW area.

I'm in on the wtf why Dallas Ft Worth? I would certainly look at Austin if Texas was a draw for me.

cooper barrett · 08-29-2018, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ChiTown

Transferred to Wichita from Chicago years ago. I got settled in to the ease of lifestyle and we just planted roots here. There is absolutely nothing keeping me here now, especially now that my kids are in college (last one graduates HS in the Spring). Most likely, we'll move from here within the next 5 years - probably move to the DFW area.

I'm in on the wtf why Dallas Ft Worth? I would certainly look at Austin if Texas was a draw for me.

seclark · 08-29-2018, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by patteeu

wow

haha...yeah, i either had to be able to fight well, run well, or bullshit well.
bullshit was my game.
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**Buehler445** · 08-29-2018, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Easy 6

My ancestors came up out of the south, seeking rich new farmgrounds... and found them

Cursed be that day, why didnt you people keep going west?

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

Heh, yeah the master bedroom is where my wife and I hang out. My childhood bedroom is now my wife's office. Some remodeling. I repainted the whole house inside when I bought it, new flooring in kitchens and bathroom, that kind of stuff, but most of it is the same as when I bought it in 1993. I have steel siding so I don't have to paint the outside of the house. I pressure wash the siding and aluminum awnings every summer to keep them clean. My wife is a retired teacher so we have a lot more books and art stuff than when I was a kid. But still, everything goes in the same place its always gone: Pantry, broom closet, linen closet, etc etc etc. I've never had to wonder where something was stashed. It's certainly given me a solid sense of "home" and what that means. I'm sure some of our friend here on the CP that are generational farmers know that same sense of being grounded to a piece of land.

Meh. Not this guy. I had an opportunity to live where I grew up and promptly and unequivocally declined.

The ground I’ve poured my life into is a little different but not materially. If someone offered to trade me equal acres of better (or closer) ground I’d have my shit out by morning.

In my eyes real estate is an asset to be managed for profit. Granted, I’m managing for profit in both the short and long term, so it gets treated differently than a paper clip or something, but if the opportunity comes to improve my position I will take it.

**Rain Man** · 08-29-2018, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by cooper barrett

I'm in on the wtf why Dallas Ft Worth? I would certainly look at Austin if Texas was a draw for me.

I visited Galveston a few years back, and it seemed like a pretty cool place, too.

**luv** · 08-29-2018, 10:22 AM

Born and raised here. I love to travel, but this area is nice to call home. COL is low, it's big enough to have options on things to do, and it's within driving distance to multiple cities that have more things to do. There are pros and cons, of course, but I'm happy here.

**Buehler445** · 08-29-2018, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Easy 6

My ancestors came up out of the south, seeking rich new farmgrounds... and found them

Cursed be that day, why didnt you people keep going west?

Because then they’d have been farming here. And that ain’t cool. I wish my ancestors would have stayed in Iowa.

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

Heh, yeah the master bedroom is where my wife and I hang out. My childhood bedroom is now my wife's office. Some remodeling. I repainted the whole house inside when I bought it, new flooring in kitchens and bathroom, that kind of stuff, but most of it is the same as when I bought it in 1993. I have steel siding so I don't have to paint the outside of the house. I pressure wash the siding and aluminum awnings every of summer to keep them clean. My wife is a retired teacher so we have a lot more books and art stuff than when I was a kid. But still, everything goes in the same place its always gone: Pantry, broom closet, linen closet, etc etc etc. I've never had to wonder where something was stashed. It's certainly given me a solid sense of "home" and what that means. I'm sure some of our friend here on the CP that are generational farmers know that same sense of being grounded to a piece of land.

Meh. Not this guy. I had an opportunity to live where I grew up and promptly and unequivocally declined.

The ground I’ve poured my life into is a little different but not materially. If someone offered to trade me equal acres of better (or closer) ground I’d have my shit out by morning.

In my eyes real estate is an asset to be managed for profit. Granted, I’m managing for profit in both the short and long term, so it gets treated differently than a paper clip or something, but if the opportunity comes to improve my position I will take it.

It should be noted though that I am painfully not sentimental.

**LoneWolf** · 08-29-2018, 10:23 AM

Grew up in a small town (population approx. 600) about 15 minutes away from where I live now. I will stay in this area until my parents and my wife's parents pass away. We stay in this area because we both have really great jobs and we are close enough to our parents that we can do things for them as they get older.

We will eventually move to Hawaii and live there for 4-6 months out of every year and the other part of the year we would like to live in either western Wyoming or Montana.

FAX · 08-29-2018, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by seclark

haha...yeah, i either had to be able to fight well, run well, or bullshit well.
bullshit was my game.
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And you still play it well, Mr. seclark. Very well, indeed.

FAX THE OBSERVANT

Over Yonder · 08-29-2018, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by ChiTown

Transferred to Wichita from Chicago years ago. I got settled in to the ease of lifestyle and we just planted roots here. There is absolutely nothing keeping me here now, especially now that my kids are in college (last one graduates HS in the Spring). Most likely, we'll move from here within the next 5 years - probably move to the DFW area.

I was born here in Missouri, but lived most of my growing up years in a little town south of Dallas. The people were awesome, but damn, you better enjoy living in an oven. In Missouri, it gets hot for a few weeks a year, in Texas it gets cool for a few weeks a year.

To OP, was born here but like most, had to see what was on the other side of the hill. After stops in Texas, Illinois, and Minnesota, I marched my happy self right back here to Missouri. Cost of living is insanely cheap. (I have mentioned on here before what my house payment is, most of you couldn't believe it) and there is something to be said for knowing your neighbors. You could blindfold me, and drive around most of my county then stop in front of any random house, and the odds are better than 50/50 that I will know who lives there. The demographics are starting to change, so I don't know how much longer that will be true, but I'm loving it while it lasts

**BigRedChief** · 08-29-2018, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by luv

Born and raised here. I love to travel, but this area is nice to call home. COL is low, it's big enough to have options on things to do, and it's within driving distance to multiple cities that have more things to do. There are pros and cons, of course, but I'm happy here.

Yeah, I was never happy there. Go back at least once a year and things are basically the same. It's got its great qualities, just not for me.

**dirk digler** · 08-29-2018, 11:30 AM

I have lived in a few other places but I was born and raised here. I wasn't planning on staying though, but met a girl and got a good job so I decided to stick around for while then I wanted to be here to take care of my parents. Since they passed just recently I really have nothing keeping me here but my job. I really want to move to Colorado or Oregon.

View Poll Results: What is the MAIN reason you live in the place that you do?
This is where I was born or raised, and I stayed in the area.	39	31.97%
I went to college/trade school/military in the area, and stayed.	5	4.10%
I had friends or contacts in the area who recruited me here.	1	0.82%
I moved here to be close to family.	8	6.56%
I took a job or job transfer that happened to be in this area.	33	27.05%
I semi-randomly picked the area as a place where I could create/re-create myself.	3	2.46%
I targeted living in this area for career or financial reasons.	7	5.74%
I targeted living in this area for lifestyle reasons.	15	12.30%
I followed a woman/man here and settled down.	7	5.74%
My car broke down here.	0	0%
This is where the judge sentenced me.	1	0.82%
There's some other reason that I will explain below	3	2.46%
I don't live anywhere. I'm a vagabond.	0	0%
Voters: 122. You may not vote on this poll

08-28-2018, 09:27 PM
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3038491 VARSITY	Why do you live where you live? This is about your general community or area, not about your specific house. Think of it as the metro area you live in, or the county you live in. Poll coming as soon as I file of change of address form for it. For me, I live in Denver because I got a job here. I didn't know anyone here and had never seen the city. However, I had always thought it would be a good place to live. My wife and I were generally targeting the region of the US that was west of the Austin-Minneapolis line, and generally excluding the Pacific coast states (per my wife's preference on the latter). A job came through in Denver and we jumped on it. That was 25 years ago, so obviously it was a good outcome. Last edited by Rain Man; 08-28-2018 at 09:53 PM..
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08-29-2018, 10:00 AM	#46
Bob Dole King Shit of **** Mountain Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Texarkana, Texas Casino cash: $2304497	Ex-wife took a job here when we were still married. She’s gone and I’m still here. I like the milder winters.
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08-29-2018, 10:03 AM	#47
Shag MVP Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Casino cash: $1903342	After living my whole life in the midwest, decided it was finally time to make a lifestyle upgrade. Told my company I wanted to move to either San Diego or Denver, and SD was the first territory to open. Moved here about a year and a half ago, and wonder why I didn't do it years ago.
Posts: 5,152

08-29-2018, 10:22 AM	#54
luv MY LITTLE #15 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $6089600	Born and raised here. I love to travel, but this area is nice to call home. COL is low, it's big enough to have options on things to do, and it's within driving distance to multiple cities that have more things to do. There are pros and cons, of course, but I'm happy here.
Posts: 63,446

08-29-2018, 10:23 AM	#56
LoneWolf Constable of Untruths Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wichita Casino cash: $1471084	Grew up in a small town (population approx. 600) about 15 minutes away from where I live now. I will stay in this area until my parents and my wife's parents pass away. We stay in this area because we both have really great jobs and we are close enough to our parents that we can do things for them as they get older. We will eventually move to Hawaii and live there for 4-6 months out of every year and the other part of the year we would like to live in either western Wyoming or Montana.
Posts: 15,037

08-29-2018, 11:30 AM	#60
dirk digler Please squeeze Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Clinton, MO Casino cash: $3004644	I have lived in a few other places but I was born and raised here. I wasn't planning on staying though, but met a girl and got a good job so I decided to stick around for while then I wanted to be here to take care of my parents. Since they passed just recently I really have nothing keeping me here but my job. I really want to move to Colorado or Oregon.
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