Where do you live??? and What is it like living there???

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LindasBusyKitchen
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Re: Where do you live??? and What is it like living there???

Post by LindasBusyKitchen » Sun Jan 22, 2012 2:40 pm

Ninner wrote:LindasBusyKitchen, the Lakes here are lovely. Lake Erie where our cottage is has many sandbars & you can walk out into that lake a very long way. In September when the water recedes the sandbars stand out above the water line & we have parties on them. This is a summer cottage only, as it is not winterized.

The weather in the summer is very nice not a lot of humidity like down south.
I can deal with the cold better than the humidity... Your cottage sounds like a delightful place, and you are very lucky to be able to enjoy it :) I bet you have fun on the sandbar having the parties... My sister does the same thing on Ossipee Lake with her boat during the summer and it's a lot of fun, but a little too much drinking goes on with the younger ones for me, and it gets pretty wild sometimes lol

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Re: Where do you live??? and What is it like living there???

Post by LindasBusyKitchen » Sun Jan 22, 2012 2:46 pm

Laury wrote:Linda'sBusyKitchen, I do understand about asthma. I have it very severe and we can't turn on the heat at all without my having breathing problems. In fact, right now doctors are not hearing any breathing sounds out of my right lung. I have been tested for many things all of which basically showed nothing. The only time I leave our apartment is when I have a doctor/dentist/beauty appointment. Other than those times I am inside our apartment.
I hope you are on medication for your asthma. Advair and Singulair changed my whole life when I went on them, and I am asthma free unless I do something to make it act up, like go out on a cold day and not have a scarf up around my mouth, or walk really fast, or exercise without using my medicine first, or let a cat or dog get in my face.

I can't imagine moving to a place where I would have to stay inside though, for any extended period time.... Have you thought about using oxygen so you can go outside and enjoy the sunshine?

LindasBusyKitchen
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Re: Where do you live??? and What is it like living there???

Post by LindasBusyKitchen » Sun Jan 22, 2012 2:49 pm

Felix4067 wrote:
LindasBusyKitchen wrote:Wow, you have lots of manufacturing jobs up there! I can't believe all the companies in one place... Sounds like there are lots of things going on there to do with the arts. I love going to plays, and the theater is great when you can find a good show to go to.

Your little town sounds fine to me. I love going to the city to do things, but I am a country girl at heart who likes to get her traveling shoes on every once in awhile and take off on a road trip or grab a plane to some exciting place. Thank you for sharing your part of town with us!
We have a TON of arts stuff! A few years ago, we were listed among those communities having the most cultural/arts venues and companies per capita. Basically, if you can't find a play or music event to attend on any given day of the week, you're not trying. It's made it really easy for a theatre kid like me to turn my childhood obsession into a career. :D

As for my little town...it gets worse (or better, depending on your perspective). My family on both sides has been here since God was a boy. Even though we've grown so huge (seriously...over 10,000 people is at least twice as big as it was when I was a kid, when driving the ~6 miles to downtown GR was an adventure), to this day you can mention my family name and everyone knows exactly who we are. My paternal grandmother taught biology at the high school from the time she graduated college until 1974. There is still an award (for outstanding senior female athlete) named after her at the high school. We're kinda like royalty here. :lol: :lol:


Sounds like you are in the perfect place for you... Not many people are truly happy with where they live....

Chocolatl
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Re: Where do you live??? and What is it like living there???

Post by Chocolatl » Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:47 pm

I live in the South Suburbs of Chicago. It's cold in the winter, sweltering in the summer, and insanely expensive all through the year.

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Re: Where do you live??? and What is it like living there???

Post by LindasBusyKitchen » Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:46 am

Chocolatl wrote:I live in the South Suburbs of Chicago. It's cold in the winter, sweltering in the summer, and insanely expensive all through the year.
What do you like about the area where you live?

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Re: Where do you live??? and What is it like living there???

Post by Chocolatl » Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:08 am

LindasBusyKitchen wrote:
Chocolatl wrote:I live in the South Suburbs of Chicago. It's cold in the winter, sweltering in the summer, and insanely expensive all through the year.
What do you like about the area where you live?
There are some cultural advantages. We live close to Chicago, with its zoos and museums. Our suburb has an annual street fair every year; but two years ago it stopped being free and there is now a charge for it. Unfortunately, two years ago it lost a lost of its local support, so the fair isn't worth the fee any more.

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Re: Where do you live??? and What is it like living there???

Post by LindasBusyKitchen » Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:49 am

Chocolatl wrote:
LindasBusyKitchen wrote:
Chocolatl wrote:I live in the South Suburbs of Chicago. It's cold in the winter, sweltering in the summer, and insanely expensive all through the year.
What do you like about the area where you live?
There are some cultural advantages. We live close to Chicago, with its zoos and museums. Our suburb has an annual street fair every year; but two years ago it stopped being free and there is now a charge for it. Unfortunately, two years ago it lost a lost of its local support, so the fair isn't worth the fee any more.
We have Rochester Fair here, and they started charging for entrance into the fair and 5.00 per car, so now the locals don't go and since the horse racing has stopped, they have lost lots of people going to the fair...

I would love to go to Chicago just to try one of their Deep Dish Pizzas :)

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Re: Where do you live??? and What is it like living there???

Post by racrgal » Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:04 am

I live in a rather unusual area of Southern California. I am on the north (translation DRY) side of the San Bernardino mountains, north east of LA. What do I like about this areas? Besides the sunsets and my house, not a blasted thing. :lol:

This town is too remote for my tastes. There are only three restaurants which stay open after 3pm. You may dine on Mexican food, pizza or sushi after 3pm unless you want to drive 20 miles to the nearest "real" town. There is one bank and two gas stations. NO shopping whatsoever unless you call the one grocery store "shopping". The closest shopping of any type, is 15 miles away and consists of Target, Ross, Verizon Wireless and Joann Fabrics. NO entertainment at all unless you count the July 4th fireworks display. A couple of years ago a branch of the county library opened but they are geared entirely towards children.

It is quiet enough here for me to hear the semi trucks downshifting for a stoplight two miles away. lol When there is no moon it is do dark that you cannot see your hand in front of your face. If I am out after dark on those nights, I have to back my truck into the garage so I can see to shut the gate. :roll: You may keep almost any kind of animal on your property but you can't put up bright outdoor lighting. The desert vegetation is interesting but it is next to impossible to grow anything edible or pretty. The desert critters think flowers and veggies are planted for them to enjoy a salad. :lol:

You may wonder why anyone lives here. Some folks like the quiet and dark. If you like the desert, the views are amazing. I can see over 50 miles to the north on most days. The mountains are less than three miles away. There is always sunshine because there are seldom any clouds or rain. (I like the sunshine but my skin hates the lack of humidity.) It's only 10 miles to snow skiing in the winter. (I don't ski and hate snow.) The schools are amazing if you have school aged children. For such a small place their are a lot of churches, at least six. I think you could go to church every day of the week if you so desired.

We have made the best of this. It was an interesting experience but I've been stuck here long enough and am currently looking for a house back on the other side of the mountains. :D THAT part of Southern California, I LOVE!

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Re: Where do you live??? and What is it like living there???

Post by invictus » Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:57 am

I'm adding my city's wiki page because I find reading those are very fascinating!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snohomish,_Wa the official town we live in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everett,_Wa where I spend most of my time

I live in Snohomish, WA which is about 30 minutes NW of Seattle and about 10 minutes from Everett which is a town with a poplation of 100,000+ so I'm not far away from civilization. We live in unincorporated Snohomish so we feel more like the city of Everett and don't really relate much to Snohomish at all. When going out and about I usually don't visit Snohomish but travel to Everett instead for shopping and culture because it is actually closer and has more to offer.

Snohomish is an old farming/logging town that is very small. Today the downtown core is very very cute with lots of antiquing which is the main reason I venture into Snohomish. Everett is home to a Boeing manufacturing plant among other things. We are also about 40 minutes from Microsoft (where my husband works) so we are a very techy community. The area is pretty well versed in restaurants tho I must admit I rarely eat out. We also have a coffee house on every corner. :lol:

It rains an awful stinking lot here and we rarely get a day of clear skies 9 months out of the year. I'm not gonna lie, it totally sucks. It's a bone chilling kind of cold during the rainy season and it just......sucks! However, summers here are flat out amazing. The weather is perfect, the skies are blue, the mountains and lakes (we have water EVERYWHERE) are in full view and extremely magnificent. We are 10 minutes from the water and 40 minutes from the mountains, and in my book it doesn't get much better than that.

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Re: Where do you live??? and What is it like living there???

Post by Denise » Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:00 pm

I've always wanted to visit Seattle and thought I would love it there, but that sounds like a LOT of cloudy days. We're just the opposite, if it's cloudy, it's unusual. Very rarely, but I really enjoy it when we have a rainy day!

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