Yeah, that explains why utah, arizona, nevada, idaho, Colorado have higher suicide rates....The lack of, uhm, sun?
Did you read anything I wrote?
If you had to pick up and move where would you go?
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Did you read anything I wrote?
I would think that would show internationally too, but I haven't dug too much further into it there.
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I sure as hell wouldn't stay in this country. Probably go to Canada... Vancouver is really nice.
A lot of people think that, but then reality hits when they realize how much work is involved in living away from everything like that. Living far from everything like that would almost have to involve living off-grid. And when you live off-grid ... in mountains ... just chopping wood for your fires would become nearly a full-time job in the spring and summer to get enough to last you through the fall and winter. And if your goal is to isolate yourself, you'd need to grow your own food, hunt your own meat, find your own water source and dig your own outhouse.
If you're not thinking of living that far away from everything and remaining on the grid, then never mind.
That is exactly what I am thinking and I am good with it.
A lot of it has to do with responsibilities, as as has been mentioned. I have 2 kids, with the oldest going to be a freshman in high school this coming year. I can’t up and move for their sake, if nothing else. They have a lot of great friends, are close to family, what I think is a good school system, etc.
I used to work with a guy who went on a week long vacation to Washington State once. While he was up there, he...on a whim (was not planning to do this at all)...saw a job there he thought looked interesting, was able to line up an interview while he was there, and went in. They called him while he was driving back to Iowa and offered him the position. He got back to Iowa, put in his two weeks notice, sublet the apartment he was living in, packed his stuff and drove back immediately (the company we work for was fine with him not working those 2 weeks).
His situation is a little different than mine. He had no significant other, no kids and the small family he did have was spread out all over the country already. A person on that kind of situation can make jumps like this a lot easier than someone with responsibilities beyond his or her own.
Somewhere less populated than Iowa. Take me west, but not to colorado. I'm thinking Wyoming or Montana.
Since it's the U.S., I love the mountains, so it would be rocky mountains. If the world was included, simple answer of New Zealand.
In my experience, Wyoming and Montana are good spots for really finding space away from crowds.
CO has close access to things, but imo it's recreation for the extrovert.
Haven't been online much over the weekend, so just seeing this now. I am steadfast in my choice that has come up in other threads over the years: northern California, specifically The Sea Ranch in northwest Sonoma County, three hours north of San Francisco. It's never been warmer than the low 90s (and that's exceedingly rare), it's never humid when it does get warm, and it rarely gets below 32 in the winter (no snow, no ice). There's not a lot for jobs since it's a relatively isolated vacation area and it's expensive, but we'd figure out a way to make it work. If the means presented themselves tomorrow, I'd be there for the rest of my life. The video below shows just a small portion at the south end of the community.
Edited to add current weather at The Sea Ranch as of 10:17 a.m. Pacific time today: sunny, 61 (feels like 57), dewpoint 47, winds NW @16mph. Forecast high of 64, overnight low of 48. Extended forecast through next Wednesday: highs between 67 and71, lows between 49 and 51, with sunshine every day.
Edited to add current weather at The Sea Ranch as of 10:17 a.m. Pacific time today: sunny, 61 (feels like 57), dewpoint 47, winds NW @16mph. Forecast high of 64, overnight low of 48. Extended forecast through next Wednesday: highs between 67 and71, lows between 49 and 51, with sunshine every day.
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Wasn't it Reagan who said something like
If the Pilgrims landed on the West Coast, the East would still be wilderness
I agree. California or bust for me.
Working on it. If the company keeps the remote option open we're quickly going to gtfo of Illinois.
If not, well it gets a little more complicated.....
Interesting. I always just figured the mountains drew less well-adjusted humans for one reason or another. I love the amount of sunshine here.
Lake of the Ozarks for us. Plan is to get a house there and get a condo in DSM. Youngest is still in elementary school so will be awhile before we move south.
