Do you like where you live?

[John James]

"Next time you go to Wrightsville Beach, be sure to get a hot dog at the Trolley Stop! "

The Trolly Stop helped me to stop smoking! I woke up one morning in 1976 with no job and 50 cents in my pocket. It was either a pack of smokes or something to eat, so I rode my bike down to the Trolly Stop, had a Cheese Dog and re-thought my life. Haven't had a smoke since.

 

[kx250rider]

incline village nv on the shore of lake tahoe

Beautiful place... I pass through there every year or so. I'd live there part time for the beauty of it, but I can't imagine using the Mount Rose Highway on a daily basis, if I worked in Reno or Carson City. Climbing 7 or 8 thousand feet in only a couple miles... Eyes focused on the heat gauge and not the curvy road, and the black smoke belching under full throttle from my Diesel Toyota can be seen across the whole Reno-Tahoe-Carson area :scratch2:

Charles

 

[jayk]

Beautiful place... I pass through there every year or so. I'd live there part time for the beauty of it, but I can't imagine using the Mount Rose Highway on a daily basis, if I worked in Reno or Carson City. Climbing 7 or 8 thousand feet in only a couple miles... Eyes focused on the heat gauge and not the curvy road, and the black smoke belching under full throttle from my Diesel Toyota can be seen across the whole Reno-Tahoe-Carson area :scratch2:

Charles

LOL! i hear you. when i lived there in '75-'76, i commuted every day to reno via mt. rose hiway. that lasted about 2 months when i lost the tranny on my '65 galaxy 500 xl (nice car for a ford).
got the tranny fixed and also bought a datsun 510 wagon, 4 spd stick, for the commute but i started using the road from kings beach to truckee, then i-80 to reno. much easier on the vehicles.

ya gotta figure with mt. rose hiway-you go from reno junction @ 4500', climb 4400 feet in ~17 miles to mt rose hiway summit @ 8900', then descend 2700' back down to the lake @ 6200' in ~8 miles.
reverse that to go to reno, same route.

a true vehicle killer. (escape ramps on the downslopes, first time i had seen those.)

 

[derekva]

It's still a work in progress, but we're slowly changing our little piece of land (1 acre) into a mini farm where we can grow a lot of our food. The area is nice (although a bit overwhelmingly white) and we have good neighbors. Not too far from Seattle should we want to go out to dinner or catch a live concert.

-D

 

[CallMeJoe]

It's probably been said before (too lazy to read the entire thread right now) but if I didn't like where I live, why the heck would I stay here?

 

[usedto]

It's probably been said before (too lazy to read the entire thread right now) but if I didn't like where I live, why the heck would I stay here?

If you don't have any friends or family who's health, welfare, feelings, or well-being you would consider putting ahead of yourself, then I guess there'd be no reason to stay.

 

[CallMeJoe]

If you don't have any friends or family who's health, welfare, feelings, or well-being you would consider putting ahead of yourself, then I guess there'd be no reason to stay.

Friends and family would be part of what could make me like the place...

 

[JonL]

Pictures of my town...

Sea Cliff NY.
The beautiful view from "Sunset Park:"

Tonight was the last of the weekly concerts on the beach. Local bands, local folks, food, drink... very nice scene. I took these photos with my phone, sorry for the quality. It was a beautiful sunset.

 

[OvenMaster]

It's probably been said before (too lazy to read the entire thread right now) but if I didn't like where I live, why the heck would I stay here?

Job comes to mind...

 

[Sam Cogley]

Job comes to mind...

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[TheRed1]

Western Fairfax County, Va. is mostly high-density housing built in the last 20 years. Fortunately the Manassas National Battlefield and other recent parkland acquisitions have helped buffer my immediate neighborhood from the tidal wave of development. I work close to home so the admittedly horrendous traffic has minimal impact on me. It does, however, feel somewhat restricting especially when I try to make my Friday afternoon escape to the mountains.

I love this area for its history (Civil War trenches from 1862 run through my neighborhood), its proximity to all that DC has to offer, and its proximity to the beautiful horse/wine country which starts just a few minutes to the west. In the 90s I traveled extensively throughout the lower 48 and saw many beautiful regions of this country (notably: the Sand Hills of Nebraska, SE Oregon, the Pacific NW coast, the Flint Hills region of Kansas, Northern California, etc.) but I usually ended up returning home through Virginia's Piedmont in mid October. That was always my favorite landscape and I'm happy to call it home.

 

[kx250rider]

(escape ramps on the downslopes, first time i had seen those.)

Those are really freaky to see, as I'd sure NEVER want to have to use one . There's one on Kanan Dume Road in Malibu, and another one on Loma Vista in Beverly Hills. Once in awhile, you'll read about somebody who burns their brakes out (doesn't know how to drive on hills), and winds up hitting a tree at 140 MPH, when they don't know how (or are scared) to use the runaway pit.

Charles

 

[RobRoy]

Got to wondering if you're happy where you hang your hat.
It could be your house, your neighborhood, your city or town, state, or even region. But... do you like it?

I've lived in the Seattle area since I was a kid in 1966. I have loved this area most of my life but the political changes and government intrusion into our lives just the last 15 years or so have driven me nuts, coupled with the serious ramp up in traffic. It is rush hour pretty much all the time on the main freeway I use between Renton and everywhere.

I love the bike riding, weather, and other amenities, but it is the "human caused" negatives that are the problem.

But I am a "man of action" and solved the problem nicely. We closed a couple of weeks ago on our 13 acres in rural central Kentucky. It is a motorcyclists paradise, the roads are what Seattle bike trails aspire to be, and I can legally save rainwater off my roof, discharge a weapon and even build a fire without the SS coming down on me.

And it's two hours from Nashville.

 

[jayk]

Those are really freaky to see, as I'd sure NEVER want to have to use one . There's one on Kanan Dume Road in Malibu, and another one on Loma Vista in Beverly Hills. Once in awhile, you'll read about somebody who burns their brakes out (doesn't know how to drive on hills), and winds up hitting a tree at 140 MPH, when they don't know how (or are scared) to use the runaway pit.

Charles

now that i think about it, we have 2, that i know of, escape ramps here in southern vt, about 35 miles west of me on vt rte 9 near bennington. they rebuilt the road, early '80s, iirc, and put them in. i was driving a mail truck at the time but never had to use the ramps.

 

[Zinker]

Kuwait is no picnic. But soon I'll be home to cornfields and green grass.


ILLINOIS that's home and I can't wait!!!!!!!!!




Okay so I'll be home in time for snow and PACKERS Football!!!!!! I still can't wait!!!

Plus I FINALLY get to "play" with all my toys.....

 

[Infinitoid]

Close enough to Indy for dining and shows. Far enough away to enjoy the country. My house - upper right. Daughter's house - center. Grey area - the back five. Yes, we have neighbors, but they aren't TOO close. Been here 21 years so we must like it well enough to stay.

 

[Mattwizz3]

I definately loved Growing up in The Dandenong Ranges (Vic, Australia) Fairly peacefull for the most part depending on the suburb and awseome landscapes. Only thing is... I want my own place!

http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=Dandenong Ranges&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

 

[guest109]

I wish I had to do all over again, as I wouldn't have lived in Ohio for 18 years....talk about shitty weather.

 

[grumpy]

Ya know if you would have asked me this a couple of years ago I would have said I despised the state where our little town is located but now its tolerable

 

[krobins]

It seems like all the people in the northwest love where they are from haha. Go Portland