What's so damn great about your neck of the woods?

[bentcountershaft]

My childhood best friend and family where french canadian.They where wonderful people,Like a second mom and dad to me.They moved after high school and we lost touch after that.

Ever thought about tracking them down and reconnecting?

Yes I have but its been so long.

You should track them down, show up at the house unannounced, knock on the door, explain who you are and ask if he still has some toy the two of you used to play with. When he says no, say ok and walk away.

 

[ShooterJ]

Ever thought about tracking them down and reconnecting?

Yes I have but its been so long.

You should track them down, show up at the house unannounced, knock on the door, explain who you are and ask if he still has some toy the two of you used to play with. When he says no, say ok and walk away.

Lmao

 

[DarkShadow]

Norfolk VA has pretty much nothing to recommend itself.

Except, of course, that runnah doesn't live here.

I'm in the Navy, so at the moment I'm living in Norfolk as a necessity. No sir, I don't like it...

This.

 

[oldhippy]

Norfolk VA has pretty much nothing to recommend itself.

Except, of course, that runnah doesn't live here.

I'm in the Navy, so at the moment I'm living in Norfolk as a necessity. No sir, I don't like it...

Norfolk was my Dad's home port when he was in the Navy. Of course that's been a bit ago. He participated in the Cuban blockade during the missile crisis, so that was in 62 I think. He wasn't a fan either. Funny how fifty years hasn't improved anything.

Was there in the fifty's. Sign's read Sailors and dogs keep off the grass. home port.. **** city

 

[DarkShadow]

Ever thought about tracking them down and reconnecting?

Yes I have but its been so long.

You should track them down, show up at the house unannounced, knock on the door, explain who you are and ask if he still has some toy the two of you used to play with. When he says no, say ok and walk away.

:lmao:

 

[Sw1tchFX]

It's where young people go to retire:

 

[Tony S]

There's nothing great around here. Stay away. We don't want more people coming here. There is nothing worth taking pictures of. It rains all the time. The weather sucks, and we know when the weather sucks you can't take good pictures.

 

[Dinardy]

There's nothing great around here. Stay away. We don't want more people coming here. There is nothing worth taking pictures of. It rains all the time. The weather sucks, and we know when the weather sucks you can't take good pictures.

It's good to see another Washingtonian on here

 

[Tailgunner]

I'm a Native West Texan who has recently moved to Dallas last year.

Starting with back home, if you like dust storms, tumble weeds, rattle snakes, Jack rabbits, hunting, oil rigs, pump jacks, flat ground, transplants from all 50 states (yes, including Alaska & Hawaii), nothing to do, drinking, no water, people who love hotrods, people who love and own dozens of firearms, and golf, than West Texas is for you. Sounds bad but we do have some of the best sunsets on the planet.

Dallas, if you like transplants from all over the planet and hate guns, than Dallas is for you! Anyways, we got tired of most of the above mentioned things listed for West Texas and moved to North Texas. Here we have more things to do and a view of the best Cityscape in Texas from our balcony/bedroom. There is lots to do like Zoos, aquariums, museums, all your major sports are represented, plenty of Mountain Bike trails, Movie/TV shows being filmed, a few good school districts, Lakes, Rivers, good food/restaurants, and Universities.

 

[sm4him]

What's so great about where *I* live? Well, I start with the tagline I created and tried to sell the Visitor's Center on, when they were doing a slogan contest for the city, but for some odd reason they didn't choose mine:

Visit Knoxville: We're really close to a lot of the places you actually wanted to visit! :lmao:

Seriously, I love it here, but it's more like a launching pad for all the great places you can get to FROM here. #1 is the Great Smoky Mountains--beautiful scenery, tons of hiking trails, rolling hills...

Then there's all the rivers and wildlife refuges around here; they're EVERYwhere. I've been trying to explore new places as often as possible for the last year, and I still haven't even gotten to half of the places that are within just 2 hours of me!
There's also trails and greenways all throughout the city, even in the downtown area.

But, even though we have all those "remote" areas to visit, we are not so out in the boonies that there's nothing to DO. We got culture, man!! Or something really close to it... Plenty of movie theaters, shopping, live music venues, a fairly active Arts community, quite a few "cultural" events that happen at World's Fair Park and our Market Square downtown, especially throughout the summer--outdoor jazz festivals, other music concerts out on the Square, Shakespeare on the Square, etc.

Southern Girls.
NO State Income Tax.
Synchronized fireflies--one of only two places in the entire world where you can see them, and it really is amazing!
Good housing prices compared to a lot of other places.

And then there's the fact that we are within a fairly easy day's drive (8 hours or less) of at least 14 different states. Six hours to the beach (Charleston, SC is the closest one).

And bacon. Lots of actual, REAL American Bacon.

 

[Ballistics]

Hypothetically speaking, let's say I'm ready to move away and start my life over. Assuming money/job/family is not a factor, how would you sell me on moving to your town? Anywhere in the world is open to consideration. And if you aren't too crazy about the idea of me moving close, just pretend I'm someone else that you like better.

All I can say is, stay far away from Long Island.

 

[ShooterJ]

Bacon ...

Not that salty ham stuff in Canada... real bacon. That's where it's at.

I'm not surprised Canada didn't get Bacon right... America has the star and stripes, Russia has the hammer sickle, Japan has the rising sun .... and Canada? Yep .. a leaf. I guess it had to be subdued though... their army has like 12 guys...

And then there's Canadian Bacon.

Ok, I'll stop picking on Canada now
:lmao:

 

[CherylL]

St. Louis: Blues, the Arch, festivals, free Zoo, Cardinals, the cost of living is lower than other places. Having lived in Arvada, Co and a small town in Iowa and a few years in Toledo, Oh there is one thing that doesn't change: Four walls are just four walls. If I had my choice I would move to Playa del Carmen, Mexico or at least for a few months out of the year.

 

[KenC]

Well, since no one reported from the Philly area, all I can say is that everything you've ever heard, good and bad, is fairly accurate. I suppose I can tolerate a lot of the bad stuff because for the most part those things are worse in NYC, where I grew up. Meanwhile, there are big-city perks like access to the arts, restaurants, sports, etc., and with less hassle and expense than in a bigger city like NYC or Chicago. The neighborhoods are interesting and there are lots of places you can walk around with a camera, which I do quite a bit. There it is, take it or leave it, we don't give a crap.

 

[BlackSheep]

Bacon ...

Not that salty ham stuff in Canada... real bacon. That's where it's at.

I'm not surprised Canada didn't get Bacon right... America has the star and stripes, Russia has the hammer sickle, Japan has the rising sun .... and Canada? Yep .. a leaf. I guess it had to be subdued though... their army has like 12 guys...

And then there's Canadian Bacon.

Ok, I'll stop picking on Canada now
:lmao: