What is the best thing/part about where you live?

[roguevalley]

Its about 70+ here in Soldotna in Alaska and very warm. Its very still and quiet. Lots of tourists in the summer, which is very cool because they're always so THRILLED to be here. Nice blend of wilderness and civilization.

[Mara Steele]

1. Hippies ... the view of the bay... the fish & chips pubs...

:toast:

:bounce:

[Dookus]

4. hrmm...

where are you, Mara? I live in a hippy-filled town on a bay!

[Mara Steele]

16. I'm in Bellingham, Washington...

I forgot my profile wasn't filled in, sorry guys! :dunce:

[physioex]

7. You profile doesn't mention where you live....eom

[wryter2000]

2. So many things

Gorgeous climate. Great food. Great music. Congresswoman Barbara Lee. Oaktown.

[BeatleBoot]

3. Coney Dogs!

Detroit (Rock City)

[physioex]

5. The layed back attitude of this place...

Image doesn't mean much and the friendly people...

Use to live in NJ and I call it the "Fuck You State"... :smoke:

[Mara Steele]

17. Love Seattle...

Will be a full time resident there next year... :hi:

[physioex]

19. Come on over....The place is wonderful...

:hi:

[Mara Steele]

20. Thanks, and I agree!! <nt>

[wickerwoman]

39. I grew up in Seattle and lived in NJ for ten years.

Actually I liked the "Fuck You" upfrontness of NJ- much preferable to the back-stabbing self-righteousness of many of the Seattle folk I knew. People are superficially much more friendly but I find that often disguises some seriously passive-aggressive resentment. In NJ they just flip you off, call you an asshole and you can both move past it.

And I lived in Seattle before the 1985 cut-off so I know you can't blame it all on the Californians.

[physioex]

41. Bwhahahah...

As much as like to joke about NJ there are some nice things about it that I do miss... :)

[bigwillq]

6. My family is close by

That's really about it.

My town is small, blue-collar but it's where I was born and raised. My folks know a lot of people in town and most of my family live there or in the surrounding towns.

It is about 10 miles from New Haven
About and hour and a half from NYC
and 3 hours from Boston
so
it's close to some exciting cities.

I do live though in a nice neighborhood but in other parts of the town it is very run down and it's somewhat lower class.

[Guy Fawkes]

8. Heraldo Rivera got a black eye while he was here....

covering a kkk rally. I know that's a big catch, but still...

[scarlet_owl]

9. We have very lovely parks.

They just installed a Labyrinth at Crystal Lake. Meadowbrook park has a restored prairie and sculptures from local artists on the trails.

[flamingyouth]

10. Fish! Water! Mountains! Trees!

Rain!:)

[Reverend_Smitty]

11. The best part about living in NJ

Close proximity to both NY and Philly. Short drive to the Jersey shore, and anyone who has spent a summer evening on the boardwalk knows there is nothing better than a greasy slice of pizza and a soft serve for dessert. Great Italian food and a few hours away from New England (which is my favorite vacation spot)

[Jerseygirltoo]

40. All that and more

I'm < 10 miles from where Bruce Springsteen lives. (today was a perfect beach day, by the way)

[Reverend_Smitty]

44. I hear ya!

Just beautiful today, weather will be great tomorrow, and I'm heading down to LBI!!!

Oh and one more thing,
NJ will be blue as the sky come Nov. 2

[GOPisEvil]

12. Austin - the live music capital of the world!

Austin has both the South by Southwest Festival AND the Austin City Limits Festivals. There is great music here just about every night of the week! :-)

[Swamp Rat]

13. The absolute decadence of New Orleans and its inhabitants.

If you can stand heat and humidity, and giant flying cockroaches that look like Tom DeLay, then you'll like it here.

Booze 24/7, dozens of live bands every night, Mardi Gras, EXCELLENT food, c'est la vie attitude. You'll also like all the big live oak trees that were here since the Battle for New Orleans, a very large zoo, riverboats, street cars (trolley), lots neat things and friendly people.

[DemBones DemBones]

36. And NOLA is HOT HOT HOT in August.

Learned to drink iced coffee there one August, at PJ's on Magazine Street.

[Dookus]

14. the beaches

the mountains, the surfers, skaters, students (the three S's of hotties), the views, the attitude.... laid back beach town.

[NV Whino]

15. Too numerous to list all but here are a few

Quiet--the touristas are in the valley, I'm on the mountain.
Great weather most of the time.
Foxes, raccoons (except when they eat my fish), ponds and fish, cats, deer etc.
Great food and better wine.
etc.

Just another day in paradise.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

18. Versatile Southern California climate and geography

I am 20 minutes from the beach
30 minutes from the big city, LA/Hollywood
One hour from the mountains
one hour from the desert
30 minutes from rolling countryside.

I can waterski, surf and snow ski all in the same 24 hour period.

[Kellanved]

21. right now: the International Beer Festival

1700 Brews from all over the world (most Belgian, British, Polish, Czech or German; but some "exotics") for €0.8 each.


Normally I just can't decide: public transportation, no closing hour or the cultural institutions (Orchestras, Museums, Theaters).

[IconoclastIlene]

22. great shopping.....dismal crowding too

We have malls galore, shopping everywhere. We have boutiques and department stores, we have everything from computers to hamsters to furniture.

What we don't have is peace, quiet and nature. This suburb (in NJ, south) is so over developed, for the most part, as are surrounding towns, that is almost enuf to want to move to the Dakotas.......uh, almost.

[Ramsey]

23. I'm surrounded by liberal Democrats!!

Yes, downtown Philadelphia is a virtual liberal haven. Lots of good solid Dems here. Lots of Kerry bumper stickers and signs. In fact you rarely see a Bush one.

[Mizmoon]

24. Lots and lots of jobs

I've never been without for more than a couple of months.

[mwdem]

25. The sky is usually beautiful, like today, high rippling clouds,

other than that, I am surrounded by conservative Republicans in Kansas, fer Christ's sake!:argh:

[MrSandman]

26. All the elbow room...

http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/image.aspx?t=1&s=12&x=669&y=5224&z=17&w=1

[Beaverhausen]

27. All the Kerry bumperstickers here in the L A area

there are some Bush/Cheney but in general we are lefties here!

[Unperson 309]

28. The Sky... and

The arroyo, the piñon trees, the mountains, the artists. the political freedom, the birds, squirrels, wildlife, the air, the cost of living, the wide open spaces, the beauty of the architecture, the history of the area, the Native American communities, the casinoes, the opera, the people, the beauty of our apartment, the lack of congestion, the local cuisine, the archaeological finds, the multinational flavor, the politics of the City council, the tourists, the wonders within driving distance, the ban on buildings over three stories tall, the excellent schools, the social life, the sunsets, the thunderstorms, the music, the Hispanic culture and community, the gay friendly attitudes, the smell of roasting chili, the weavings, the......

Sorry. It's hard to think of only a FEW favorite things here!

Each evening, I go to my bedroom window and open it. I sniff the air, heavy with the scent of sagebrush and OH, those glorious desert sunsets! In the twilight gloom, I see our bunny sitting in the side yard, watching us watch him. We're in Paradise!

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[Cybergata]

51. Where do you live? Sounds like Santa Fe, New Mexico

I grew up there, but am in Albuqeruque now. :hippie:

[AlCzervik]

29. only 100 miles from SanFrancisco

[fleetus]

30. Let me guess...

MODESTO!

[AlCzervik]

31. No, Elk grove

[fleetus]

32. Besides being within 100 miles,

Elk Grove also has a very pleasant web site.

http://www.elkgrovecity.org/

Maybe you could add that to your list of cool things about Elk Grove.

[AlCzervik]

34. Wow, it looks like someplace i'd want to live

when i look at the website. Reality however is a different thing all together.

[Magrittes Pipe]

33. It's not Michigan.

[catzies]

35. Proximity

To cool places

To beautiful weather

To gorgeous natural scenery

To fantastic people and foods from many cultures

...'cause ain't none of it here! :evilgrin:

(j/k)

[wickerwoman]

37. DVDs cost $1. I can eat in restaurants every day for $5.

I have a one-bedroom apartment in a major metropolis two blocks from the subway and my rent is $300 a month.

I love this town!

[SarahB]

38. Relatively quiet...

not that expensive compared with other places in the northeast, and less than 2 hours from either New York, Boston and many universities. In theory it's nice. My indivual town is pretty much not-me though, but whatever, I'm stuck regardless.

[CanuckAmok]

42. Heh...Bush isn't President of here....

:D

[mitchum]

43. It's Athens, GA

[ChoralScholar]

45. Low cost of living

2.)Cleanliness
3.)Medium-sized University on the north end of town
4.)Very large lake created by damming the Arkansas river, and all the recreation that goes with
5.)Scenery

[Maddy McCall]

46. Where do I start? Low cost of living, great food, great artists...

and authors, southern hospitality, diverse racial population, and southern FOOD. :-) Oh, and so much land available that I can retreat to my cabin in the woods if I want and have no one near within five miles except for my two dogs, the deer, and the turkey.

[mwdem]

54. Alright! Where the hell do you live? NC Mtns?

[Maddy McCall]

56. Nope...in the woods about ninety miles north of New Orleans...

Bliss! :-)

[mwdem]

57. Wayyyy off, but you're still Southern..

It's funny how food & recipes unites us, isn't it?

[St. Jarvitude]

47. It's only a 9 hour flight to Germany

Or a 45 minute drive to Chicago.

Get me out of this suburban hell-hole :grr:

[SmileyBoy]

48. Lots of restaurant/dining options.

Even though Fargo was once known as having the most chain restaurants per-capita in the world, there's a lot of great independent eateries ranging from Mexican to Mongolian.

[Duncan Grant]

49. I can kiss my husband in public and no one notices (or cares).

And there's no snow. Ever. :hi:

[onebigbadwulf]

50. There are No republicans and No fundamentalists!

And everyone gets free healthcare!


Ha ha - Go New Zealand!

[Cybergata]

52. New Mexico

The mountains & how you can be in the desert and within a few minutes in the forest.The huge blue skies
The wonderful people
The Rio Grande a mile away
The warm winters
The dry air
The history and my Hispanic ancestral roots and culture here
The Native America culture
The cultural mix
The Geology
:hippie:

[mwdem]

55. My SO grew up in Albuquerque..

I've visited New Mexico, and I love it. So much scenery, and it's breathtaking.

[yvr girl]

53. It's pretty

http://www.worldofstock.com/image_closeup.php?mode=closeup&closeup=TAW1129&sortby=keywords&sortvalue=Vancouver&andor=&incltitle=&exact=

[mwdem]

58. I'm going to be in Vancouver next month

around the 25th of September. I can't wait!