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RandalFlagg
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Where do you want to live?
#7720671 - 12/05/07 05:14 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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And I don't mean some pie-in-the-sky unrealistic stuff like "my own island in the Caribbean" or something. I'm looking for realistic desires on where you want to live; whether you already live there or you want to move there. And please tell me why you like living there or why you want to live there.
My city is slowly dying and it probably isn't going to recover. There isn't much of a future here but I could live a bland, comfortable, and cheap life. I could buy a nice house out in the suburbs for $125,000 and sit around watching TV.
I fantasize about moving somewhere far away sometimes. But, I have great fears on leaving my family and friends. What if I was super-lonely and didn't meet anybody? What if I got homesick?
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Re: Where do you want to live? [Re: RandalFlagg]
#7720677 - 12/05/07 05:15 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Just outside Portland Or.
Close enough to comfortably drive to the city, but out in the country enough to enjoy a relaxed life.
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Re: Where do you want to live? [Re: RandalFlagg]
#7720678 - 12/05/07 05:15 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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New York actually. LOL.
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Portland....
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Re: Where do you want to live? [Re: RandalFlagg]
#7720713 - 12/05/07 05:21 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Italy! I'm going there in January for a holiday and me and my girlfriend aren't tied down, I have qualifications now so would love to emigrate to a relaxed European country... good weather, a beautiful language, great food, rolling hills, rich history... Molto bene!
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i want to go back to anchorage alaska. its nice during the summer. i just want to spend the winter in peace in a cabin by a fire with quality herb. alaska has all 3 of these.
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RandalFlagg
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Everybody wants to live in Portland it seems. 
Is Portland all spread out and bland like Denver, Phoenix, and other Western cities?
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Re: Where do you want to live? [Re: RandalFlagg]
#7720732 - 12/05/07 05:24 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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There are many surrounding cities.
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Re: Where do you want to live? [Re: RandalFlagg]
#7720735 - 12/05/07 05:25 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Quote:
RandalFlagg said: And I don't mean some pie-in-the-sky unrealistic stuff like
exactly where I am now
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Re: Where do you want to live? [Re: RandalFlagg]
#7720736 - 12/05/07 05:25 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I don't mind living here in California. But I guess I if I wanted to live somewhere else it would be up north...Seattle or BC Canada.
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Re: Where do you want to live? [Re: RandalFlagg]
#7720740 - 12/05/07 05:27 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'd like to move back to Hawai'i eventually. It's purdy.
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Re: Where do you want to live? [Re: Psy Baba]
#7720741 - 12/05/07 05:27 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I've never been to Denver, but I would not consider Portland to be a spread out city.
It's such a green (ecologically friendly) city, very progressive, and filled with breathtaking views. Amazing people as well.
It's my ideal city.
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Re: Where do you want to live? [Re: Psy Baba]
#7720744 - 12/05/07 05:27 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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DuNeRaVeR said: There are many surrounding cities.
Well, what I meant is that a lot of Western U.S. cities are sprawling and homogenized suburban hell-holes full of Wal-marts, Targets, mini-malls, sub-divisions, office parks, and highways where everything looks the same for 200 miles.
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Re: Where do you want to live? [Re: RandalFlagg]
#7720759 - 12/05/07 05:30 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I have never seen a wal-mart over there. Many organic stores. Even downtown has a large produce store (I forgot the name).
The entire city is littered with art. Many good sites. Fountains everywhere. A river that runs down the middle.
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Re: Where do you want to live? [Re: Prisoner#1]
#7720770 - 12/05/07 05:32 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Georgia's too hot and humid.
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Re: Where do you want to live? [Re: RandalFlagg]
#7720776 - 12/05/07 05:33 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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RandalFlagg said: Everybody wants to live in Portland it seems. 
Yup, and I'm living that dream. 
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Is Portland all spread out and bland like Denver, Phoenix, and other Western cities?
Quite the contrary, my friend. Portland has been a national model for cities trying to combat sprawl. It manages to have all the perks of a big city while still retaining a little small town charm.
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Re: Where do you want to live? [Re: Silversoul]
#7720793 - 12/05/07 05:35 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I want to live near a metropolitan area. And, I do have a penchant for "condensed" cities where there are neighborhoods and shops and you don't have to drive 20 minutes to go do stuff.
How expensive is it to live in Portland? How's the economy?
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Re: Where do you want to live? [Re: dr_gonz]
#7720797 - 12/05/07 05:36 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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dr_gonz said: are jobs widely available in portland?
Not this time of year, unfortunately. Unless you want to be a petitioner for any number of non-profits around here.
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Re: Where do you want to live? [Re: Silversoul]
#7720799 - 12/05/07 05:36 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I like portland aswell, but think that moving from canada to the states WONT happen.
Im movin' to the kootenays - beautiful BC.
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