Places where you would never ever live?

[ohiosmith]

North Dakota

[WritingIsMyReligion]

1. Jersey.

:hide:

[MistressOverdone]

111. wassamadder wid joisey?

never mind...fuhgetabout it.

[NMDemDist2]

2. NYC

no thank you very much

[ohiosmith]

3. Hey! Lady, how you doing?

[NMDemDist2]

5. I"m doing awesome!! How are *you*???

living in my little dinky town and loving it :bounce:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

58. Why not?

:P

[NMDemDist2]

63. ahhhh

crowds, cost, crime leap to mind

[Starbucks Anarchist]

67. Crowds and cost I understand.

But NYC is actually a lot safer than many people think -- in fact, it's the safest big city to live in.

[femmocrat]

4. Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana or Texas.

I'm a northern gal. Can't take the heat or all that religion, sorry.

[barb162]

123. Yeah, I hate hot and humid too. I understand

[Courtesy Flush]

142. It's sweltering here in South Louisiana today

And summer hasn't started yet.

Thank god for scotch!

[1gobluedem]

6. Um, Ohio

Sorry....:shrug:

[ohiosmith]

8. No apology necessary. I left Ohio 40 years ago.

[bedpanartist]

125. but apparently, ohio never left you!

hello from Dayton!

[terrya]

7. Idaho

Ugh.

[unsavedtrash]

9. NE or any place with bad winters.

I can't take the cold.
I lived in Ada, OH and West Chester, PA for a short while and the winters nearly killed me. But I do know how to drive in the snow now.

[leftofthedial]

10. houston

[Gen. Jack D. Ripper]

77. I've been thinking about relocating to Houston

I have some family there now, and I need a change of scenery. What wouldn't you recommend about it?

[leftofthedial]

97. land of laissez faire capitalism

chaotic zoning and development, loads of pollution, vast chasm between the haves and the have nots, the all-pervasive stench of neocons everywhere, ugly, ugly city

[BulletproofLandshark]

79. My aunt and uncle used to live there

It was, in their words, a "shithole".

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

11. Anywhere in the South

Unfortunately I'm stuck in Texas right now against my will, but am working on getting the heck out.

[Sequoia]

116. Hey now, North Carolina is a pretty state. 'specially western.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

130. It is, that's true

It's the politics that concern me.

[graywarrior]

12. Florida.

[NC_Nurse]

13. Hey, wait a minute....

:-)

Maybe you'll get out someday. :hug:

[graywarrior]

49. It's fucking purgatory.

[RebelOne]

105. I agree. I lived in South Florida most of my life.

Then I finally wised up and moved here to the Atlanta, GA area.

[Radio_Lady]

117. Yeah, I'm with you. Had to get out and go further north, because of climate.

Other places I've lived: New York City, Hendersonville, NC, Boston, and now Portland, Oregon. This place is a kind of compromise -- hubby likes it warm and I like it cool.

I went to public high school and college in the Miami area. I don't know how I survived the climate!

However, Florida is beautiful and we do like to visit there in the wintertime.

We're going to Sanibel/Captiva area, Orlando, and South Miami Beach in March 2008.

Here's how I used to look when I lived there:

From 1956:


Recent visit to Marco Island:

[DS1]

14. Of the 50 states, I wouldn't live in

ID, NV, UT, AZ, NM, TX, LA, OK, KS, CO, WY, MT, ND, SD, NE, AR, MO, IA, MN, WI, MI, IN, KY, TN, MS, AL, GA, FL, SC, NC, VA, WV, MD, DE

[Nikia]

18. What's so bad about Wisconsin?

Besides the fact that it is cold.

[fudge stripe cookays]

102. Wisconsin is gorgeous.

That's quite a limiting list, isn't it?

[Radio_Lady]

118. Our best friends just moved to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin suburbs.

Except for the harsh winters, they will acclimate, I'm sure. The move was job related.

[1gobluedem]

108. Michigan is a beautiful place

There is a lot more to it than Detroit.

[Fox Mulder]

15. Anywhere in the South.

No offense to anyone who lives there.

[crim son]

16. Bangor, Maine.

Oh crap. :cry:

[SPKrazy]

30. the head bangor's ball!!!!11111

it's HUGH!!!!1111 I hear in Bangor

the rest of the time it is just banged eh?

Go have coffee with Stephen King...

:hi:

[crim son]

64. He's never asked me over.

I did see Tabitha walking the dog today. I could barely contain my excitement. :P

[SPKrazy]

69. you go over and borrow some, er, wine!

or is he an alcoholic? i'm thinking he had some substance issue? :shrug:


but the wine thing might work

it worked for me to go over and borrow some beer from a houseful women once.

They had lots of beer and they have me some :P

[crim son]

73. I'm pretty sure he loves his wife.

Or, clearly, I'd be over there now. :eyes:

[RevolutionaryActs]

53. You know, I don't think I've told you this before, my old friend

used to live in Bangor, then she moved to Portland. She was one of bestest friends! I like Bangor peeps. :P

Although she hated Bangor with a passion when she lived there. :hug:

[crim son]

55. No normal person loves Bangor, but we do get hooked

on the quiet and lack of pretension. No, you didn't tell me! You have no idea how many good people I've met while here, who have eventually moved away while I remained. The Catholic Church may have dropped the notion of purgatory, but I think this might be mine. :P

:hug:

[Critters2]

17. Chicago or any suburb of any city

I think I'm allergic to concrete.

[Nikia]

19. Most of the West

I like to have trees that grow without having to irrigate.

[smtpgirl]

20. Crawford, TX

[ThomWV]

21. Oklahoma

[SPKrazy]

31. Hey, Oklahoma is Gawdesses Country!

Some beautiful scenery, some wonderful people, and some gawd awful freepers around.

but Oklahoma is OK!

:hi:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

112. Oklahoma is fantastic.

As long as you're not in rural hell. Oklahoma City is great. It's a fairly decent city, fairly red, yes, but it's not so bad that you notice or care most of the time. :shrug:

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

22. Florida. Was there once and that was more than enough... n/t

[Sanity Claws]

23. Texas, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana, Wyoming

Alaska
I'd stay away from TX because of the politics. The rest, I'd stay away from because of the winters.

[rug]

24. 35th Street and 10th Avenue.

[wildhorses]

25. kansas, oklahoma, nebraska, wisconsin, minnesota

indiana, illinois, arkansas...most any of the fly over states...especially the northern ones

[SPKrazy]

35. pffffffffftttttttttttt!

"flyover states" :cry:

most of the states in other words!

hey, arkansas wasn't so bad was it?

oklahoma is ok!

:hi:

[wildhorses]

48. it was alright ---

the best thing i liked was being introduced the buddhist doctrine and way of life. i am spoiled to living close enough to the coast that a week-end beach trip is very do-able.

:hi:

[SPKrazy]

50. you're in NC, right?

I've been thinking about NC lately. I hear it is beautiful

I might like to live near, but not in, Charlotte.


:evilgrin:

:hi:

[wildhorses]

54. yeah...you would like charlotte

the queen city:evilgrin:

[SPKrazy]

57. oh, i think i would indeed...

:evilgrin:


:hi:

;)

[wildhorses]

59. i can see you and ole gregg now

drinking the bailey's cremey...

[SPKrazy]

60. well that might be

but ole gregg isn't who i had in mind at all!

:D

:hi:

[wildhorses]

61. mind -- what mind?

:rofl:

:hi:

[SPKrazy]

62. :snork:

lsugh wh

in my cranium, i see possibilities

:D

[YellowRubberDuckie]

113. Oklahoma City is great. Tulsa sucks...

And the rural areas are decent places, and if I had to, I'd raise the children I may someday adopt there. When I go back home, I'm reminded by how I was raised by a village, and I think that's important.
Duckie

[Mr. Blonde]

119. I like OKC better, but Tulsa isn't all bad

I think it is because I'm more familiar with OKC.

Tulsa does have The Cain's Ballroom, which is a really sweet place to see concerts.

And let's not forget Stillwater aka the greatest place on earth.

[SPKrazy]

135. Tulsa is cool!

although it has taken a downward turn over the years.

much too conservative really

:hug:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

139. Driving in Tulsa is a freaking nightmare.

[Tektonik]

26. anywhere it gets hot and sticky

<3 the desert & socal

more specifically Florida, Florida, Florida, NYC in the summer, Florida, Florida, Florida, crazy people live in Florida, Florida, Florida, the rest of the Southeast, Florida, etc

[malta blue]

27. Any place hot and humid year-round.

I live in upstate NY and it can be a real bitch with the "hazy, hot and humid" weather, but at least I get to mix it up with fall foliage and some snow.

[querelle]

28. Does It Have To Be In The USA?

If not, I'll say Toronto. Cannot stand that city! The rest of Canada calls it the "centre of the known universe" because Torontonians are completely oblivious to the fact that there is a whole country outside of their city limits. I'll take Montreal over Toronto any day.

Q

[av8rdave]

29. Northeast Ohio (been there, done that) and Baton Rouge

The Columbus and Cincinnati areas aren't bad, IMO.

[TZ]

99. Hmm- my answer is actually Cincinnati, Ohio

My dad lives there now, and I am not overly fond of the area. Not the most openminded of people there. And I am actually looking forward to him moving up to Port Clinton, Ohio (Northwest Ohio) because its a much prettier area. Can't say much about Columbus though. I hear its nice. But Cincinnati...bleah! Oh yeah and don't forget..near the airport there..the Creationist Museum. I think that speaks volumes about that area...:crazy:

[WindRavenX]

32. Utah

Oh wait...:think:

[SPKrazy]

34. I wouldn't choose to live there again

but some places, like Salt Lake City, are so cosmopolitan compared to the part of Utah I grew up in that they would make it all seem "liberal" in comparison.

Skiing though, if you ski, you will love the skiing in Utah. Wonderful dry powder. Lots of it up Cottonwood canyon.

Season passes are well worth it if you ski, you will love that part of it.

Swim in the Salt Lake at least once.

The mountains to the east and north are beautiful in the summer as well.

Logan, and the area around there are gorgeous too. Bear Lake, east of Logan, is a gorgeous lake and the swimming and all is good there. It is an incredibly deep lake and there might even be a MONSTER, ha haha in it. Many a trip there I remember as a child.

Hiking is good. Southern Utah is beautiful too. Canyonlands, hey, that is where I first smoked some whacky tobacky and what views there. Lots of tourist destinations and beautiful places to explore.

Good luck with the job hunt and good luck with everything else Windraven. :hug:

[helderheid]

46. where did you grow up?

I was born in Logan.

[SPKrazy]

51. I grew up in Logan

lived there from age 2 to 15...

1963-77


Beautiful place

:hi:

[Joe Fields]

70. I know Logan well. I used to live in Laketown

[Joe Fields]

72. And went through Logan canyon more times than I can count.

[SPKrazy]

134. beautiful drive

:hi:

[helderheid]

74. I went to Edith Bowen before moving away at age 9 - I was born 1975

:)

[SPKrazy]

129. Oh wow!

I went there but I was born in 1961.

I hear that Edith Bowen no longer exists.

I moved to Hyde Park in the 6th grade :grr:

That was a bad move, but we moved to Oklahoma when I was 15, which was hard too.

My parents were both from Oklahoma so it made sense to go there.

My dad had taught at Utah State for years and then went to Oklahoma State to run their Journalism and Broadcasting program.

:hi:

[Gen. Jack D. Ripper]

76. I used to go up to bear lake all the time.

I'd love to go up there again soon, I haven't gone in a few years. Probably have to wait until later in the season, though, I bet the water's still pretty chilly. Beautiful, beautiful lake/area.

[Joe Fields]

80. It is. Too much winter to suit me, but what a gorgeous area.

[helderheid]

45. LOL! Hey, there are many progressives here and we can always use more!

[SPKrazy]

52. where in Utah are you?

:shrug:

[helderheid]

75. VERY RED Sandy - a suburb

[Gen. Jack D. Ripper]

78. Hey, no kiddin', I'm here in Sandy too

right by Sandy City Center and the South Towne Mall.

[helderheid]

81. Woah! I'm almost in Draper and we're awfully close!

[Gen. Jack D. Ripper]

83. Well, hello there, neighbor!

[SPKrazy]

128. I'm very familiar with Sandy

in fact we got a dog from someone there once

well, how is it being a liberal in Utah?

:shrug:

[WindRavenX]

85. I'm in SLC

"only" 50% Mormon :eyes:

[SPKrazy]

136. Well that would be

about 40% less than where I grew up, maybe 45% less

:shrug:


:hi:

[SPKrazy]

33. I can't say that I wouldn't live somewhere...

there are places I'd rather not live

but if circumstances were that it was indeed worth the downside, I'd live just about anywhere.

Except Dallas Texas, damned hottest, flattest, ugliest place I can think of.

Besides, they killed Kennedy there, and that machine that did that is still in place down there a generation or two removed and more entrenched.

[raccoon]

107. Same here. Some places I'd rather not live: Washington, DC,

New York City, the congested parts of the NE around DC and NYC, Detroit, Atlanta (too big and too much traffic), as well as other cities like Atlanta in those areas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles.

Also, very small towns in any state.

[Marrah_G]

36. Outside New England

I wouldn't ever live anywhere else. Heck, these days I have no desire to travel outside the north east, with the exception of other countries.

[KamaAina]

37. Iraq

well, maybe in fifty years after they've somehow managed to fix the mess Bush** has made for them :grr:

[Brigid]

120. You beat me to it.

Taht was the first thing that came to miond when I saw the question. Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama don't sound too appealing to me either. My state, Indiana, is sometimes called a southern state planted in the North, and that's bad enough.

[WildEyedLiberal]

38. ND, MT, ID, WY

I'm sure they're beautiful states, and I could visit them, but I couldn't live out in the middle of nowhere. Illinois is rural enough and even so, there are cities, airports, etc within an hour of where I live. I'd hate to live half a day from civilization.

[democracyindanger]

39. Atlanta, GA.

Waitaminute...aww, fuck. Okay, I'll never live here *again*.

[northzax]

40. Delaware

Although i am fairly certain it doesn't really exist except as a method to suck tolls out of unsuspecting travellers.

[Inchworm]

41. In a pineapple under the sea

I'd really like to live anywhere.

:hi:

[BarenakedLady]

42. Would you...

live in a van down by the river?

[Inchworm]

44. Well

I am no motivational speaker, but I have fallen through a coffee table :)

:loveya:

[pink-o]

43. A shorter list would be where in the world I WOULD like to live

...right now, I'd have to answer the original question..

The places I would never ever live would be anyplace that is not San Francisco / New York City / or Rome, Italy.

[EstimatedProphet]

47. DC

I did my time there for 3 years. That was more than enough.

[mopinko]

56. anywhere but chicago.

everywhere is here. why should i live anywhere else?

[philosophie_en_rose]

65. Anywhere West of the Mississippi and South of the Mason-Dixon Line.

[mentalsolstice]

66. Anywhere there is not green trees or grass. n/t

[ForrestGump]

68. Las Vegas, Nevada

Oh, wait.

Darn.


:cry:

[Patsy Stone]

71. Finland.

:scared:

[mentalsolstice]

82. Troy, AL

My husband and I (no kids) often have a discussion about where we want to retire. I went to HS in Troy and it's great for a lot of people, but it's not for me. My parents live in Winchester, KY, so that's also off the list (complicated reasons). However, we're open for other suggestions.

[Adsos Letter]

84. Needles...Needles, California... n/t

[Redstone]

86. Either of the California megurbs. WAY too many people.

Redstone

[Adsos Letter]

87. yep...there are still some real nice areas in this state

but real estate is through the roof for most people.

[Redstone]

88. "Real nice areas in California:" Yes: the Owens Valley, Eureka/Arcata, upper 395

around Bridgeport, Kelso / Baker, Indepencence, Lee Vining...there's lots of unspoiled California out there still.

God, I'd love to see those places again.

Redstone

[Adsos Letter]

90. Oh yeah...and keep going north on 395

up toward the NE corner of the state; Alturas, the White Mountains, the Madeleine Plains...beautiful country. Then over toward the coast; Fort Jones, Gasquet, Mad River.

We spent 10 days down in the Mammoth area a couple years back; Sherwin Creek, Fish Slough, Cowboy Tank Hot springs, Mono Lake.

I'll see if I can dig up some pictures.

My dad wad born about a century too late...meaning we spent just about every free weekend or vacation camping or backpacking somewhere. It took me until I got over about 45 to realize just how precious that opportunity was.

Adso

[Redstone]

91. I've always wanted to take 395 to Oregon and see the Goose Lake area, but have

never been able to. I like the faraway places, and have been a member of the Mono Lake Committee since 1984, even though I live on the East Coast.

Redstone

[Adsos Letter]

92. Here are some fairly recent pics from the NorCal coast, in the

Klamath River area:







I think we were just over the Oregon line for this one:




enjoy,

Adso.

[Anaxamander]

89. Anywhere up North

or out West. Basically, it's the South or nothin' for me.

[enigmatic]

93. USA

I was born, raised, and spent the first 37 years of my life there, but now that I'm living in Canada and a permanent resident (working on becoming a citizen), I know in my heart that this is the place I'm meant to be. It's truly home, and I'm never going to leave.

Now, if I can just get the freakin' corner stores and grocery stores to sell beer here, I'd have zero complaints! :D

[SKKY]

98. No beer in grocery stores?? What's that all aboot???

[XemaSab]

94. I really can't see myself too far inland

Birding along the coast is just too good...

Well, okay, birding in Southeast Arizona maybe... :D

[billyskank]

95. London

'coz I'll never earn a million quid a week. :wtf:

[SeattleGirl]

96. Well, this is not exactly what you asked, but Ft. Worth, Texas, where

I DID live for a year in the mid-70's.

That was one hellacious year. Blatant sexism and sexual harassment in my workplace.

Being called "little lady" more times than I could count.

Having 6 shotguns pointed at me by the Ft. Worth police department.

Ugh! God save me from ever being in Texas again (with apologies to any DUer who lives in Texas right now).

[DFW]

100. Apology accepted!

I spend most of my time in Europe for work anyway,
and I loved Seattle, so I know where you're coming from
in more ways than one.

[JVS]

101. Tomah, WI

What a fucking hole!

[fudge stripe cookays]

103. Kansas.

Having driven through there in the middle of the night, I was shocked. Usually, you can see little lights twinkling off in the distance of faraway houses, businesses etc.

THERE WAS NO THERE THERE!!!!! I'm a city girl. I need some civilization. I even liked Utah more than that. It was red, but at least it was pretty.

[RebelOne]

104. Where I used to live until 1989 -- Miami, Florida.

I call it the hell hole of the South.

[dropkickpa]

106. Florida, Utah,

Montana, Wyoming, South and North Dakaota, and, sad to say, Iowa. And just assume that if it's rural I'm not there, either. I'm not sure I'd be against anywhere else.

[montanto]

109. Orange County

[MistressOverdone]

110. Miami

[Jed Dilligan]

114. East of the Mississippi

I just don't relate.

[Sequoia]

115. South Carolina

Kansas, Colorado, Florida.

[name not needed]

121. Camden.

[PVnRT]

122. East coast, west coast, or near any other large city

n/t

[barb162]

124. Desert areas where it's not green, hot and humid areas, etc.

And I wouldn't live anywhere but North America.

[no name no slogan]

126. here

[dajoki]

127. D.C.

[GoneOffShore]

131. This is like shooting fish in a barrel

Southern California, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Florida, North and South Dakota, Utah, Idaho, West Virginia, Ohio - In fact just about any southern or western state and most of the midwest.

[Reverend_Smitty]

132. Any place I would have to drive more than 1 hour to see the ocean...

and no place that I would have to drive more than 1 hour to reach a major city, and no place that doesn't have 4 distinct seasons...basically no place outside of the Northeastern part of the US :)

[Robeson]

133. Antarctica, or anywhere above the Arctic Circle.

[LeftishBrit]

137. Anywhere where a car is essential for survival...

as I have some visual difficulties that restrict me from driving.

Also, anywhere where the climate is not fairly temperate - I'm a wimp!

[anarch]

138. the moon

No air, too much radiation. Nice view, though.

[blockhead]

140. that's ok

there's an old saying here, "forty below keeps the riff-raff out."

you can keep your desert.;)

[mvd]

141. Nothing against any area, but..

I'll probably stay in the Northeast or Mid-atlantic (including North Carolina and Virginia.) I like the seasonal climate, and I'm not far from the ocean. I don't feel landlocked. Also not a conservative region overall.