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[1abastarsmda]

Right now, the housing market is probably about the only thing keeping me here.  I've been watching my neighbors with the signs going up and the signs coming back down many months later, and none of them have moved.  Nobody is able to sell.  I would love to get out of PA and move somewhere warm so I can ride year round.

[Hugh Janis]

This ones easy.  I love the change of seasons.  Summer and Fall are spectacular.  Where ever I go I know someone.  I have the best neighbors, best grocery stores, best beer store.  For large city, international culture, Toronto is less than 2 hrs away.  My house has maintained all of it's value in the last year (at least that's what the assessor tells me).  Cost of living is low (but taxes are high).  Within an hour or so from home there are areas of such wilderness cell phones don't work but I can go to an off Broadway play with a 20 minute drive (I'm going to opening night of Rent tonight).  I'm close to Niagara Falls, Lake Erie (world class Walleye and Bass fishing), and Lake Ontario (world class Salmon and Steelhead fishing as well one of the best kept secrets in the world, the 1,000 Islands).  The weather is so crazy I could go skiing and golfing in the same week.  I don't have to worry about tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, wild fires, or mud slides.  Blizzards are actually fun.  We build a fire have some beer and cook some comfort food.  The neighborhood restaurants and all fantastic and and lastly, I have a good job.

[Buy early]

Well, it's -17 as I write this so little more needs to be said. The bike is safely up on a jack and under cover so I'm not piling on the extra miles for 5 months out of the year. I get to sit around and think of new ways to spend money on improvements so when it comes out in the spring, it will be just like I want it (right).

Actually, my wife and I moved back to the cities 17 years ago after spending 5 years in San Diego, 4 years in Pierre, SD, and 2 years in Sioux Falls, SD. The twin cities is an outstanding place to live, work and play. We've got lakes, trees, arts, fishing, hunting, great riding (motorcycles and snowmobiles) and weather. Boy have we got weather. Thunderstorms, tornadoes (6 miles from our house this year) blizzards, scorching heat and this week's little gift of sub-zero temps. Actually though, my wife and I love weather. We got 3 inches of the most beautiful snow yesterday, the whole area looks like a snow globe. Got out my snow blower last night and plowed out 4 driveways (nothing like seeing someone's face when they get home and see they don't have to shovel). Took one of the dogs for a walk last night (when it was still 17 ABOVE) and he had the time of his life plowing through the drifts and snow. Winter has its advantages and spring is just around the corner.

Minneapolis has one of the greatest downtowns in the world and you can walk for miles inside in the winter and never leave the skyways. The people are friendly, it's a great place to raise a family (even if it's just 3 dogs), you can fly almost anywhere on a direct flight and now we have Al Franken as our Senator. Some things you just can't explain!

Now that we are back into riding scoots, we talk about getting a place in the sun when we retire and that may happen. Perhaps we'll just mooch off our remaining friends and relatives in warmer climates.

For now, no complaints here. We are blessed to live in a free country with unlimited opportunities!

[Hoist!]

NYC!!! What can I say? Love it, hate it!!! It's got EVERYTHING!!!! The good, the bad, and the ugly!!! Lived here all 54 years Work, family, friends. Whole family's lived here at least 4 generations. Convenient to get anywhere, but not the greatest riding in the Metropolitan area. Everyone should get here, and spend a lil time here, at least once in their lives! Don't regret a minute of living here my whole life. But there's no way I'm retiring here too!!!

Hoist!

[amigo Jorge]

I have been living here since I got this country 30 years ago...I think that I won't move...... Besides riding the whole year 

[TN]

NYC!!! What can I say? Love it, hate it!!! It's got EVERYTHING!!!! The good, the bad, and the ugly!!! Lived here all 54 years Work, family, friends. Whole family's lived here at least 4 generations. Convenient to get anywhere, but not the greatest riding in the Metropolitan area. Everyone should get here, and spend a lil time here, at least once in their lives! Don't regret a minute of living here my whole life. But there's no way I'm retiring here too!!!

Hoist!

you mean you work?

you serk guys kill me.




TN

[cuttinhorse]

4th generation Rancher..............someone's gotta stick around and feed the cows, break the colts, and smell the country air.

[hunter]

My wife's family.  I would move out of here in a heart beat.  Right now, I pay high taxes, put up with worst gun laws in the country and deal with cold winters.  Wouldn't mind the winter if I could switch riding gears with hunting, but NO hunting here.  All private posted land.  It has never been home and it'll never be.  I made a commitmend to my wife and sticking with it (they can't leave for ever).

[Guilty]

We moved to Oregon in 2004 so my wife could be closer to her side of the family. When the wife is happy, I am happy. I grew up and lived most of my life in Washington State and Oregon isn't much different than Washington so it wasn't much of a climate change although it doesn't rain as much here and the temperature is often 5-10 degrees warmer. The Oregon coast is only 1.5 hrs away to the west, the cascade mountains and central Oregon are only 1.5 hours away to the east so it doesn't take much effort to get away from the city. Life in general is good.

[Talon]

I've lived here since 85, and I like it!

[VaEagle]

Like most people on this thread, I enjoy the variety of the area and being able to travel from oceanfront to mountains in a short time. variety of things to do like saltwater and freshwater fishing. The weather is not too severe and the only really bad weather we get are hurricanes. (Not as frequently as other areas.) You can pretty much ride all year.
I too have family in the area and a wife with a career that keeps us in the area.

I find it surprising that so far no one has answered the question "What makes you stay where you live?" As .......The parole board or "The ankle bracelet doesn't have much range.."

[spydglide]

I find it surprising that so far no one has answered the question "What makes you stay where you live?" As .......The parole board or "The ankle bracelet doesn't have much range.."

Not much different than: "made a pact w/ the wife".  har!  spyder

[ultrafxr]

Too lazy to move.

[acevtwin]

I stay living in Michigan because I enjoy Snowblowing the driveway Friday,Saturday and sunday!  NOT!

[Mr. We]

For the last 24 years, Home is where the Army planted us.

Now that I retired from that we are looking for the next spot. Don't get me wrong, VA has a lot going for it. We have seasons, but haven't seen any snow in a long time. Then again it can be gawdawful hot in the summer, humidity is a trip. So we are looking at weather trends, fresh air, good water, and low to no state tax on retirement dollars. That last piece really narrows down the search, but keeps most of the country in play.

I like southern Ohio, cost of living is low, no taxes on retirement, 4 seasons, old friends and family are there too... then again, when we were in Nelson we became re-aquainted with the natural beauty of the PNW. So we haven't ruled out BC, Washington and Oregon, yet.

What was the question again? Oh yeah, what makes me stay where I live... that's easy, the economy and my mortgage. Once those two get a bit better, we will be from a different state.