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Just found this, rather later than everyone else who commented, however...
Colorado Springs is about 60 miles south of Denver, and has colleges, sports (the Olympic Training Center is here, for instance), Air Force and Army bases, a real airport served by several major airlines, lots of churches representing lots of different ways of celebrating faith. It has a lot of both conservative and progressive folks, a very mixed area. There is a lot of theater, especially Little Theater, and art centers. There are some huge antique/collector/crafter malls. Also the usual kind of shopping malls.
Housing varies in quality and cost. I pay less than $1000/month for a split level duplex, two bedrooms and bathrooms, study, attached garage, living/dining room, kitchen, fenced back yard, a front deck. Many apartments are about half that for 2 bedrooms.
The locale is awesome, with close-by mountains--real mountains, like Pike's Peak, just over 14,000 ft high, and the Rockies around it--and Garden of the Gods, an astonishing area of red and white rock 'monuments,' Cave of the Winds, if you like that sort of thing. There is also Cheyenne Mountain close by.
The weather is very changeable. We have thunderstorms in summer, snow in winter, and wind in every season. The weather can get quite dramatic! But winter also has some very balmy days, and summer, sometimes downright chilly ones. Mostly, it is very, very dry air here. Summers are not humid. Your skin will feel the dry!
I've been living here the past five years, after over 30 years in the Pacific Northwest, the Olympia area, about 60 miles south of Seattle.
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Ciel
on December 6, 2016 at 10:03 PM
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I live in St Louis MO. We have many free things to visit, culturally diverse and one of the first questions any st louisan will ask is "Where did you go to high school?"
The weather changes at the drop of a dime. The saying is if you don't like the weather wait five minutes.
We are not the show me state for nothing. Many stubborn and set in their ways....
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Annicita
on October 28, 2016 at 1:26 PM
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Re: Happy Recovery!
Thank you Katray2 its so interesting hearing where everyone lives. Indiana is boring? There're so many people living there I would never think boring as a description, but every place can't be exciting all the time, I guess....perhaps NYC is the exception to that. I so miss living in NY!
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pendorin
on October 28, 2016 at 11:33 AM
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Happy Recovery!
I live in southwestern Indiana ONLY because I was born and raised here, lol. So I don't have much to say about recommending it - except for a very polluted Ohio River, we are landlocked, flat and boring. I have traveled a little bit; a lot to Florida; love it there for vacations when it's cold here but not sure if I would like living there full time. I like North Carolina and Tennessee where it's mountainous; like the Smoky Mtn. area. Hmm, where else..? I've been to NYC a couple of times, liked it there a lot, so fast paced, cultural and exciting but again living there might be a different story plus as you say, cost of living is an important factor for average folks so NYC is in the minus column on that. Well, I wish you the best of luck in finding the right place for you..
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Katray2
on October 28, 2016 at 9:49 AM
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BC-A
on October 27, 2016 at 4:30 PM
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Its probably a beautiful view everything snow white. Could the north girl adjust?
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pendorin
on October 27, 2016 at 4:16 PM
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There are no more safe havens anywhere, but I do plan to visit Cananda one day.
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pendorin
on October 27, 2016 at 4:14 PM
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wouldn't advise somewhere crazy like Toronto. smaller places are nicer...but we always lock our doors.
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Kabu
on October 27, 2016 at 3:58 PM
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Pendorin
Pembroke is one and a half hours west of Ottawa Ontario Canada. If you were here already your would see the snow covering everything. C'mon north girl.
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WileyJohn
on October 27, 2016 at 3:28 PM
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Pendorin
Pembroke is one and a half hours west of Ottawa Ontario Canada. If you were here already your would see the snow covering everything. C'mon north girl.
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WileyJohn
on October 27, 2016 at 3:28 PM
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Re: I grew up in the beautiful state of Washington, which is divided
They seem to call this progress when these big Conglomerates come in and take over. My Aunt Annie and I talked about doing just this!
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pendorin
on October 27, 2016 at 2:05 PM
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I grew up in the beautiful state of Washington, which is divided
north to south by the Cascade mountain range and some of the most spectacular coastal regions, beautiful mountains (including the Olympics and their rain forests) and even a desert region on the eastern half. But thanks to Microsoft, Amazon and other rich companies and their employees, Jane and Joe Average can't afford the rent in the Seattle-Tacoma area any more, despite the $15 per hour minimum wage. It's real estate prices are far above the affordable level to working folks - much like San Francisco and other coastal cities in California. Perhaps you could buy a nice camper and just drift from place to place and explore the places other Blogiteers have mentioned.
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Pat_B
on October 27, 2016 at 1:42 PM
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Come to think of it the program I saw was years ago... Oxfordshire sounds like a challenging place to live as is parts of the US.
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pendorin
on October 27, 2016 at 11:40 AM
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I've visited Maryland several times, but only in the Baltimore area; Its said Bowie I think its pronounced is beautiful?
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pendorin
on October 27, 2016 at 11:38 AM
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Well you would not get much for your cash here in Oxfordshire. We would not like to sleep with the front door unlocked, could have done 50 years ago I suppose. Our winters have been milder of late. That means wet chilly weather, more folk die from the cold than in Russia. So statistics say. The influx of folk from other areas mean that folk rarely speak to each other 3 doors down.Once in the nearby villages children knew the name of everyone's cat,dog or rabbit. Now they are comprised of mainly holiday cottages as the locals could no longer afford to buy the properties.Why do we stay? We have got used to it I suppose. Probably about the same up North ,but colder and cheaper. Good hunting.
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C_C_T
on October 27, 2016 at 10:53 AM
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Maryland is a great place to live because we get all four seasons. We have mountains in the West (Appalachian), the world's largest estuary (Chesapeake Bay) and the Atlantic Ocean. If you like sports, all of the major team sports are nearby.
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FormerStudentIntern
on October 27, 2016 at 10:05 AM
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California is another place I wish to visit one day the people seem so happy and care free, but I know with my limited income I couldn't afford to live there; its very expensive; I seldom wonder how do the lower income families survive there? But overall, a very beautiful state!
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pendorin
on October 27, 2016 at 9:23 AM
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I got it!
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pendorin
on October 27, 2016 at 9:20 AM
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Kabu, I've been fascinated about Canada for many years now after I saw a program about the country and its crime rate is low; the people sleep with their front doors unlocked. My grandson he too loves Canada and he wants to go to college in Canada after HS. I 've been so interested in Canada that I research about getting Canadian citizenship, but I would like to vacation there and really look around...
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pendorin
on October 27, 2016 at 9:17 AM
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Well I cannot choose between Australia and Canada because they are both great countries....if I was going to America I think I would choose New England ...probably Maine. Such a beautiful area and close to Canada.
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Kabu
on October 27, 2016 at 9:04 AM
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Memories! After 79 years of being here, everything I see, everywhere I go, I see people long since gone and remember every little thing I loved. I cannot see the park across the way without seeing my sons having a blast. I cannot see the church in the distance across the freeway without seeing my Mom & Dad. Every area of Kansas City has old memories of parts of my life.
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TAPS.
on October 27, 2016 at 8:51 AM
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Cali is good in that there are mountains with snow, beaches with sun, cities, countrysides, wine country, Natuonal Parks, hiking, open space, and racial diversity. On the other hand, there are droughts, earthquakes, and high prices! LOL! No place is perfect.
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Sea_Gypsy
on October 27, 2016 at 8:42 AM
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I visted Missouri for the first time several years ago, but I didn't get much of an opportunity to look around. Taps what makes it a great place to live in your opinion?
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pendorin
on October 27, 2016 at 8:13 AM
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I live in Kansas City, Missouri north of the river where from a hill one can see the downtown skyline and much more. I've lived my whole life in this place (79 years) and have no desire to move anyplace else (though I have been tempted by places I have been).
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TAPS.
on October 26, 2016 at 9:47 PM
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