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28. It's not as cold as it used to be. I remember Long Island Sound was frozen out a mile one January

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Thu Feb 21, 2013, 12:53 PM

Feb 2013

in the early 1970s.

Nothing like that in recent times.

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DU POLL - Since 2000, are there now states you would never move to or work in ... [View all] RKP5637 Feb 2013 OP

There are, but pipi_k Feb 2013 #1

I lived in MA for years, loved it, had to move for my job. Western MA is really nice!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #12

Yep, it really pipi_k Feb 2013 #35

For never living in - OK, FL, SC HERVEPA Feb 2013 #2

Vermont cali Feb 2013 #3

LOL !!! I love Vermont too!!! I wish the entire US were like Vermont!!! RKP5637 Feb 2013 #13

There are states I wouldn't want to move to, but not because of political reasons. OceanEcosystem Feb 2013 #4

But it's a dry heat! kentauros Feb 2013 #23

Same with my cat! He doesn't like getting zapped all the time with low humidity. He's RKP5637 Feb 2013 #61

The proper response to "It's a dry heat," is "So is a convection oven." PDJane Feb 2013 #102

Notice, too, my use of the "tongue" smilie ;) kentauros Feb 2013 #104

+1 wickerwoman Feb 2013 #47

For the most part Cirque du So-What Feb 2013 #5

It's just gotten so expensive in New England. When I was a kid, it was sooo much more RKP5637 Feb 2013 #14

I would never live in the South. Cultural reasons. nt Romulox Feb 2013 #6

Agreed alcibiades_mystery Feb 2013 #10

I agree with you and my family is from Tennessee Samantha Feb 2013 #147

Yes, and I live in one of them. Scuba Feb 2013 #7

Ditto Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #33

But summer here can be nice HereSince1628 Feb 2013 #77

Yeh. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #101

I am interested in visiting other states but living there would be hard to do. Jennicut Feb 2013 #8

I like Connecticut a lot too! RKP5637 Feb 2013 #15

I moved to CT from VA. I couldn't get out of that state fast enough after they engineered the CTyankee Feb 2013 #153

I dont do cold weather, so I would never live north of Georgia NightWatcher Feb 2013 #9

I've gotten so I can't take the cold as well as I used too. I like the first snowfall, pretty and RKP5637 Feb 2013 #16

It's not as cold as it used to be. I remember Long Island Sound was frozen out a mile one January leveymg Feb 2013 #28

my body doesnt do cold anymore. I have Raynaud's NightWatcher Feb 2013 #29

I can handle humidity way better than dryness. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #60

I live north of Asheville Livluvgrow Feb 2013 #11

All I've ever heard is just absolutely wonderful things about Asheville. It always RKP5637 Feb 2013 #18

Live ins West Asheville. The Prez has good taste - he likes us and 7 Bones - BBQ Restaurant. n/t patricia92243 Feb 2013 #93

Hey, neighbor! Born & bred New York City'er moved here 8 years ago tpsbmam Feb 2013 #96

One big thing for me is, psychologically, I can't stand being landlocked. Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #17

Yep, I like the oceans too! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #62

I have lived in Colorado for over 24 years, but am originally from Maryland. beveeheart Feb 2013 #75

When I lived in DC I loved the beaches of Maryland, Virginia and Delaware. Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #76

Yep, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge traffic will slow you down. beveeheart Feb 2013 #80

Yep, the beaches are wonderful. It's been a long time, but I sure remember the RKP5637 Feb 2013 #87

You weren't the only one!! beveeheart Feb 2013 #140

Same here for me (n/t) Tom Ripley Feb 2013 #143

There's no state I wouldn't want to visit OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #19

LOL !!! Major snow storm is hitting here now. PLEASE send some sunshine up!!! RKP5637 Feb 2013 #20

I'm pushing that warm front as hard as I can OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #21

That'll be great!!! I won't have to shovel out the driveway!!! RKP5637 Feb 2013 #25

There's some hills west and south of Orlando. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #26

Yep, my wife's best friend lives in Clermont OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #82

Kansas, MrYikes Feb 2013 #22

Kansas is going through a morphing into something ... hard to tell where that something is RKP5637 Feb 2013 #27

Anywhere cold. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #24

Stop it, just plain stop it and come over and help me shovel out all of this damn snow! RKP5637 Feb 2013 #30

I went skiing yesterday and I think I'll go again today. 2naSalit Feb 2013 #45

I don't really want to be where I am now. sadbear Feb 2013 #31

Florida where I unfortunately have to live HockeyMom Feb 2013 #32

I am stuck here permanently... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #37

Have to say I'm in the same boat. I live in VA, the kid and grandkid live 3 blocks away, and Nay Feb 2013 #94

My relocation choices as well. Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #95

There were already places I would never work or live prior to 2000. 2naSalit Feb 2013 #34

Misssissippi, horrible for health care.... Historic NY Feb 2013 #36

It's a great place to be FROM and get out of. Tom Ripley Feb 2013 #144

Oh, this is going to turn out real well. CBGLuthier Feb 2013 #38

Well, it wasn't meant that way! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #44

Other -- there have been states I would not move to since *before* 2000. Brickbat Feb 2013 #39

I'm with you Mopar151 Feb 2013 #56

Yay! Region bashing! We haven't had any of that here in 12 or 13 minutes! cordelia Feb 2013 #40

Who is bashing regions ??? n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #42

Read the thread. cordelia Feb 2013 #70

Yep, it is. Agree, just read it all. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #74

Even before 2000 there were states I had no desire to live in. Solly Mack Feb 2013 #41

I always dreamed of retiring in Arizona.... madmom Feb 2013 #43

Have you considered New Mexico? n/t whathehell Feb 2013 #109

Yes, we are seriously considering New Mexico. Just haven't decided where yet... madmom Feb 2013 #116

I liked the Santa Fe area a lot, though I've only visited. whathehell Feb 2013 #120

Thanks, Santa Fe was one of the areas we were madmom Feb 2013 #121

You're quite welcome, and good luck! n/t whathehell Feb 2013 #138

The Santa Fe area is awesome. Well educated people live there. nt bluestate10 Feb 2013 #123

absolutely stillcool Feb 2013 #46

Texas. Took a train through it once. Close as I plan to ever get. stlsaxman Feb 2013 #48

That's About The Typical Basis For Texas-Bashing, Here At DU. (nt) Paladin Feb 2013 #57

Yeah, and I thought we Texans were the close minded types Ishoutandscream2 Feb 2013 #69

The Only Thing That Surprised Me..... Paladin Feb 2013 #71

Well I can watch Austin City Limits on PBS... stlsaxman Feb 2013 #92

Yeah, As If I'm Wasting Time On Changing A Mindset Like Yours. Paladin Feb 2013 #98

Okay- instead of "wasting time"... how about sighting a few great things about Texas? stlsaxman Feb 2013 #103

Is There Any Point To This? Paladin Feb 2013 #108

Excellent! stlsaxman Feb 2013 #111

My Pleasure. Seriously. (nt) Paladin Feb 2013 #139

Keep working to make your state blue. You guys will be a big lift to our side when you pull bluestate10 Feb 2013 #125

Glad to have set the bar. stlsaxman Feb 2013 #90

You Didn't Set The Bar, You Just Adhered To It. Thanks For Playing. (nt) Paladin Feb 2013 #99

Maybe this will help w8liftinglady Feb 2013 #118

I make visits to Texas. That's enough for me. There are good people there, but the idiots are bluestate10 Feb 2013 #122

Utah is the only state on my personal shit list. TheMightyFavog Feb 2013 #49

So, you have not been to Moab or read Desert Solitaire? Coyotl Feb 2013 #79

I won't move back to Arizona. politicat Feb 2013 #50

How's this for fair to each region? marions ghost Feb 2013 #51

Have toothbrush, will travel. tavernier Feb 2013 #52

Exactly OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #85

And all we need is the winning lotto number! tavernier Feb 2013 #134

for sure shanti Feb 2013 #53

I don't think I could live south of the Mason-Dixon line Ednahilda Feb 2013 #54

Other. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #55

It's more about the weather..but... Tikki Feb 2013 #58

Since 2000, I have realized that I can only live in California Taverner Feb 2013 #59

It was not until about 2000 that I really started to realize how many unleashed RKP5637 Feb 2013 #65

Yes, this is true Taverner Feb 2013 #66

And California is supposedly immune from unleashed crazies? Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #141

It's not, but the devil you know, right? Taverner Feb 2013 #148

You gotta live a little! Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #149

Visit? Sure! Hella! Taverner Feb 2013 #152

Crocogators are FUCKING AWESOME!!!!! Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #154

If you rub their bellies and sing them a song, will they go to sleep? Taverner Feb 2013 #155

Not only that..... Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #156

no tabbycat31 Feb 2013 #63

I wanted desperately to move back to Madison WI until it became Fitzwalkerstan. Myrina Feb 2013 #64

Where I am sometimes I feel I live in some warped version of the Twilight Zone. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #67

Been in Madison for a long time mokawanis Feb 2013 #146

I really, truly dislike the term "un-American" Spider Jerusalem Feb 2013 #68

Agree!!! Well said!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #73

I lived in Texas for seven years Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #72

I've never been to Alaska, but from what I've heard/seen it's a pretty nice place. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #84

It's a beautiful place with a lot of really great people. Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #97

Palin did a lot of disservice to Alaska. That whole charade. n RKP5637 Feb 2013 #100

Yes, she did, Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #110

... love those names! RKP5637 Feb 2013 #114

Living in Dixie during puberty left me with a very bad taste in my mouth Warpy Feb 2013 #78

I loved New England, but I just find it too expensive to get back there again for me. I've heard a RKP5637 Feb 2013 #83

It's too expensive for me, too Warpy Feb 2013 #86

Last I was back in MA I looked in western MA too ... that was expensive. Not as bad as RKP5637 Feb 2013 #88

I lived on the wrong side of Beacon Hill Warpy Feb 2013 #89

Taxes are out of sight. One house I owned years ago now has a tax rate of about $12,000/yr. I was RKP5637 Feb 2013 #91

Florida libodem Feb 2013 #81

It would have to be surrounded by mountains and water -- gateley Feb 2013 #105

You and me both, Gateley, Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #115

Haha! I'd much rather be up there with you than gateley Feb 2013 #124

Me, too. Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #131

Not since 2000. The same states that have been on MineralMan Feb 2013 #106

KS continues to get stranger and stranger. One of the things we were discussing the RKP5637 Feb 2013 #113

Many for all kinds of reasons-NY, MS, AZ, NM, OK, TX, AL, probably GA, CA is dicey too TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #107

My list hasn't changed since 1985. GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #112

Yes: MS, AL, LA alarimer Feb 2013 #117

Most of the Bible Belt. n/t backscatter712 Feb 2013 #119

I was glad to get out of the south into a more liberal community rrneck Feb 2013 #126

Arizona moved into the do not visit slot since 2008. I lived in Tuscon in 2006 and love Grijalva Exultant Democracy Feb 2013 #127

Florida, Texas, Arizona juajen Feb 2013 #128

I could pretty much only live in the Northeast (New York and New England). smirkymonkey Feb 2013 #129

I had opposition to moving the same states after as before 2000. LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #130

I thought about moving to Florida to be close to my mother & stepfather, but Jeb and (P)Rick Scott muntrv Feb 2013 #132

Any state that allows carry Benton D Struckcheon Feb 2013 #133

I will never move from the North East Marrah_G Feb 2013 #135

Yep, I know exactly what you mean. I was quite saddened when I had to leave for a job. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #136

I'll trade a Louisiana for a Vermont... southern_belle Feb 2013 #137

I moved to Georgia when it was on a progressive path, now I can't wait to get out... Tom Ripley Feb 2013 #142

There are places in every state that would be attractive to me. Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #145

I would not like to be surrounded by tea baggers treestar Feb 2013 #150

Yeah, same here ... some states seem to be decidedly more teabaggerish, so I'm avoiding them. RKP5637 Feb 2013 #151