When I drove through AZ, and maybe Utah? Probably not Utah, now that I think of it. Anyway, there were parts I thought were beautiful in its way. The rock formations. Same as in New Mexico. But it's just not *my* natural habitat, you know?
I'm drawn to woods, forests, creeks, streams, ponds, that kind of thing. GREEN, give me green! And water.
... Ha! Just read the rest of your post where you say it's green. I'm more drawn to ponds, creeks, and streams, than lakes, although lakes are nice too. Having now read about heartworm, I'm going to avoid standing water (ponds), and I'm more attracted to running water anyway. Love the sound! Also, visually, it does something for me. Nothing like sitting or lying next to a running creek or stream, IMO.
Yeah, I don't want harsh winters. My native CA blood is too thin for that. Which is but one reason why Asheville sounded so great to me. A snowfall or two a year that melts within 24 hours, that sounds like fun! I could deal with that. Blizzards, not so much. Tornadoes scare the pants off of me.
Aren't summers in WI very humid? I thought they were.
FL is OUT! I've been there twice and they have no air. Plus ... other reasons.
I too am looking for the lesser of the evils. Part of me is very attracted to Seattle, or outside of. But I know I couldn't handle that much rain and overcast, as beautiful as it is, and as much as the culture attracts me. Similar, but not quite as attractive to me, is Oregon.
I know Asheville can get quite humid, but is also supposed to be pretty temperate. Far inland enough (as west as you can get in NC) so it doesn't take the brunt of storms. Although, the very nice real estate agent I met there and am still in touch with told me a few weeks ago it was 7 degrees!!! Yikes.
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godewey (16472)
7 years ago
I'm all about the green too.
Truth be told heartworm isn't that big of a deal.
I mean it's serious if the pups get it but it's not that common.
Winters are a crapshoot. Some are harsh others are nothing.
For me it's a trade off.
Tornadoes are scary but so are hurricanes.
WI is humid. Not terribly so. Certain times of the summer it's really humid.
It's usually only a few weeks out of the whole year so you live with it.
It also is part of why it's so green. Once again, it's a trade off.
Hopefully you can still make something work in NC.
That would be wonderful.
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Catbookss (13664)
7 years ago
Green is crucial to me, and water. Hand in hand.
It's the preventative heartworm medication that bothers me. But we've discussed that on another board.
Tornadoes, hurricanes, and tsunamis scare me. I'm used to earthquakes, but when it's a big one, it is scary.
If it's only humid a few weeks out of the year, that I could deal with. Air conditioning in car and house would pretty much take care of that. Or so I think. Hope.
For some reason for all of my life people have assumed I'm either from Europe or the east coast. Not about to move to Europe, however great southern France sounds, so maybe I *do* belong there in NC. Even though I asked Nice Real Estate Agent Guy how likely it'd be I'd run into you-know-who, and he said pretty likely about every 6 months. Which isn't terrible, but would be unpleasant. I just don't know.
Meanwhile, the mere idea of finding a nice place here, in some form of nature but also safe, where I can have a nice PRIVATE garden and a dog, and things be familiar and stable, for a year, to recover from everything, sounds like heaven.
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godewey (16472)
7 years ago
As you know I don't like the heartworm medication either but heartworm is much worse.
My pups are only on it for half the year. Not during the winter.
When those days of high temps and high humidity happen you just close the windows
and turn on the air. It's not that bad at all.
NC is a big state. I'm sure there are other areas.
It would suck to run into you know who but is it enough to ruin your life?
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