Have you checked your northern neighbor? There is everything you want here except the fireflies. I' m on the southern side of Oregon . Off roading is my #1 addiction and there is plenty of it around here. In the summer we put the dirt bikes away and go rafting because it gets hot and the rivers have rapids. The down side is the public schools are not good and the jobs don't pay unless your into medical or have a special skill.
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1) Nightlife is not important.
5 miles out of the downtown of New Orleans, nightlife is almost non-existent now due to lower population
2) In fact it can be down-right dull as far as I'm concerned.
It can be if you are more than 5 miles out of the downtown
3) We have a three-year-old daughter. I'd like for her to grow up rural.
Go 30 miles out of downtown New Orleans, and you are in the woods, Louisiana is not called sportsmen paradise for nothing
4) To avoid any politics, I'll just say that "Old-Fashioned" and traditional neighborhoods/states are fine and dandy by me.
you can get that.
5) I hate the wind. On second thought, I loathe it.
How about a light breeze with the smell of decaying aquatic plant, food and beer, all mixed up. We do get strong winds up to 140-150 miles per hour, although rare it happens
remember you hide from the wind, run away from the water is our moto. Of course 45 miles out of the downtown, less chances of that
6) Snow would be nice, just not 8 feet of it in 2 hours.
2 inches every 5-10 years
7) Fireflies are a huge plus.
Once again, you can get that, and some more, those big oak trees have all sorts of wildlife
9) Off-road motorcycles, snowmobiling & 4x4ing is a MUST.
lots of trails around here, just no snowmobiling, but all my friends have YFZs!
5 miles out of the downtown of New Orleans, nightlife is almost non-existent now due to lower population
2) In fact it can be down-right dull as far as I'm concerned.
It can be if you are more than 5 miles out of the downtown
3) We have a three-year-old daughter. I'd like for her to grow up rural.
Go 30 miles out of downtown New Orleans, and you are in the woods, Louisiana is not called sportsmen paradise for nothing
4) To avoid any politics, I'll just say that "Old-Fashioned" and traditional neighborhoods/states are fine and dandy by me.
you can get that.
5) I hate the wind. On second thought, I loathe it.
How about a light breeze with the smell of decaying aquatic plant, food and beer, all mixed up. We do get strong winds up to 140-150 miles per hour, although rare it happens
remember you hide from the wind, run away from the water is our moto. Of course 45 miles out of the downtown, less chances of that6) Snow would be nice, just not 8 feet of it in 2 hours.
2 inches every 5-10 years
7) Fireflies are a huge plus.
Once again, you can get that, and some more, those big oak trees have all sorts of wildlife
9) Off-road motorcycles, snowmobiling & 4x4ing is a MUST.
lots of trails around here, just no snowmobiling, but all my friends have YFZs!
Joey, hey man, I grew up on the Northshore...lemme tell ya somethin'...
...there ain't no lightnin' bugs in Lousyana...plenny of other critters, but none of them.
Further, as a former resident of that state, I can say with great experience that while there are aspects of LA that are wonderful (food, for instance), they're not enough to put it ahead of my present location as a place to live, at least not for me.
...there ain't no lightnin' bugs in Lousyana...plenny of other critters, but none of them.
Further, as a former resident of that state, I can say with great experience that while there are aspects of LA that are wonderful (food, for instance), they're not enough to put it ahead of my present location as a place to live, at least not for me.
The only states I'm willing to whore out to other people are the ones I don't plan on living in. Last thing I need is people thinking they can come live in my states with me.
Doesn't help when you're downtown and the ludicrously tall buildings turn the streets into wind tunnels, too.
My mother and her relatives all live in Louisiana.
I can say this: Its a lovely place to visit, but I would not want to live there. For any amount of money. Ever. For any reason. At all.
The worst and most-blatant racism and sexism I have *ever* encountered, I experienced there.
Also...it seems that no one exercises. I've tried to go running twice while visiting Mom. The first time, every last bubba-in-a-pickup, black or white, just *had* to stop and ask me "Why you runnin'? 's yer car broke down?" (Nope...running for my health.) "Oh. OK. You sure you don't need a ride?" (No, thanks. And then think to myself, man you are making my heart rate slow down by making me slow down!) The second time I went running, some woman driving her car saw me and was so startled and frightened she ran off the road.
Its hot, and there's not much to do besides work and go fishin'.
So, I stay west of the Sabine unless I have to go see family.
Cherie
Cherie, funny, but I kinda feel that way about TX! 
(I'd move back to LA before I ever moved to TX myself!
)
...geographic joke for ya:
What's the difference between a coon@$$ and a horse's @$$?
The Sabine River.
(I'd move back to LA before I ever moved to TX myself!
)...geographic joke for ya:
What's the difference between a coon@$$ and a horse's @$$?
The Sabine River.
Cherie, funny, but I kinda feel that way about TX!
(I'd move back to LA before I ever moved to TX myself!
...geographic joke for ya:
What's the difference between a coon@$$ and a horse's @$$?
The Sabine River.
Heard it. Jillion times. Got Cajun relatives. It seems to be their favorite joke.
Where in Texas did you live? Some parts are nicer than others. I like Central Texas a lot.
I like Houston to visit, because I know so many nice people there, but I would not live there on a bet. East Texas...beautiful, truly beautiful. But too much like Louisiana in people's attitudes, etc. Dallas...I have no affinity for that city. It leaves me cold. The Panhandle...cowbodys and dust. Beautiful views, but again...better to visit than live there. West Texas...Big Bend is pretty, but its too small-town for me. The Valley, where I grew up...beautiful, until it gets hot. And it gets *real* hot.
I'll stay in the Austin area, or maybe retire to Port A or Rockport, but that's about it.
Cherie
Heard it. Jillion times. Got Cajun relatives. It seems to be their favorite joke.
Where in Texas did you live? Some parts are nicer than others. I like Central Texas a lot.
I like Houston to visit, because I know so many nice people there, but I would not live there on a bet. East Texas...beautiful, truly beautiful. But too much like Louisiana in people's attitudes, etc. Dallas...I have no affinity for that city. It leaves me cold. The Panhandle...cowbodys and dust. Beautiful views, but again...better to visit than live there. West Texas...Big Bend is pretty, but its too small-town for me. The Valley, where I grew up...beautiful, until it gets hot. And it gets *real* hot.
I'll stay in the Austin area, or maybe retire to Port A or Rockport, but that's about it.
Cherie
Cherie -
Never lived there, visited a few different places:
Houston - never ever in a million years would I live in that hellhole of a city.
(sorry to those that live there...just speakin' my truth)Dallas - yeah, leaves me completely cold. Just don't like it. Don't hate it, just nothing about it makes me think "Yeah, I could live here..."
San Antonio - great place to visit, too damn hot for me in the summer (pretty much anywhere south of Greensboro, NC is these days!
)Austin - only "decent" part of the state IMO. If I was FORCED to live in TX, it'd be near Austin. Thankfully, that isn't likely.
...my attitude on TX is also based on the sad but sometimes accurate stereotype of the "proud Texan"...damned irritating creatures.
I don't think TX sucks (although I wouldn't live there), and it isn't a "pissing fest", I'm just having a bit of fun with Cherie - that's all.
As a former Lousy-ana-ian, it is my right and duty to pick on ALL of my former neighbor states, just ask Adam (abark000)! 
To quote Sgt. Hulka:
"Lighten up, Francis."
No pissin' contest, honest. Lousiana and Texas have this "thing"...we pick on each other, but we got each other's back. Too much cultural mixing and travel back and forth not to! (And lots-o kin ties. Lots and lots and lots!!!)
Cherie
I don't think TX sucks (although I wouldn't live there), and it isn't a "pissing fest", I'm just having a bit of fun with Cherie - that's all.
To quote Sgt. Hulka:
"Lighten up, Francis."
Clearly, I did not read the comments in the manner in which they were intended. I shall now download Southern Sense of Humor Ver. 1.0
Cherie -
Never lived there, visited a few different places:
Houston - never ever in a million years would I live in that hellhole of a city.
Dallas - yeah, leaves me completely cold. Just don't like it. Don't hate it, just nothing about it makes me think "Yeah, I could live here..."
San Antonio - great place to visit, too damn hot for me in the summer (pretty much anywhere south of Greensboro, NC is these days!
Austin - only "decent" part of the state IMO. If I was FORCED to live in TX, it'd be near Austin. Thankfully, that isn't likely.
...my attitude on TX is also based on the sad but sometimes accurate stereotype of the "proud Texan"...damned irritating creatures.
Yeah, that stereotype is embodied, with good humor and taste, in Budweiser's "Way-Too-Proud-Of-Texas Guy" commercial. Cracks me right up, every time!
The "proud Texan" with a sense of humor is fun. But the "Proud Texan" who is serious...really, really *serious*...is a giant PITA, and can be extremely embarrassing if he or she meets your viztin' friends from California or New York. At that moment, you want to stuff a size 13 Tony Lama down their throat to shut 'em up. LOL!
You know, I don't, like, hate on Dallas either. Its just that nothing about it makes me want to live there, like you say. I was born in Fort Worth, but was only there three days. I remember a nice park and a great zoo from my childhood, visiting grandparents, and saw my first snow there. But that's it.
I have a good time in Houston, I really do. I mean a ring-tailed ball! But when I woke up at my friends' place to find it engulfed in a yellow fog of sulphur and other chemicals, and when my friends said, "Oh, that happens all the time"...well, I decided I would just visit often. LOL!
I like San Antonio...I grew up wayyyyyyy south of there, so the heat isn't so bad for me. The Valley's humidity is worse than Houston's, not to mention S.A. I love S.A.'s food, and its fun to get to hear good metal, live. That's a great metal town.
But Austin is the crown jewel, it really is. We've got the music, the hills, the lakes, just enough trees so you can still see the sky...perfect! At least, perfect for me.
Cherie
There ya go, that'll fix ya right on up, sugar. Now, go have some chicken-fried steak, with a side of dirty rice in honor of my Louisiana brother.
LOL!
Cherie
GAH! Now, I'm hungry.
LOL!
I wonder if the TB cookbook thread is still around? I need to post some stuff in there this week. I made a promise.
Cherie
You grew up in the Valley, Cherie?
Yeah, me too.
The humidity is like being underwater.
Can't keep a car clean because of wind and the condensation at night. It really is maddening.
El Valle......psssh...
Chris
You grew up in the Valley, Cherie?
Yeah, me too.
The humidity is like being underwater.
Can't keep a car clean because of wind and the condensation at night. It really is maddening.
El Valle......psssh...
Chris
Hola, my RGV home-boy!!!
Yeah, and then there's the rust 'cause of the humidity plus the salt air from the Gulf. That is some real, real thick air, man.
Where in the Valley are you from? I'm a Weslaco girl. Grew up about a half-mile from the Texsun juice plant and the vegetable sheds and the cotton gin. I think they've moved now, but every winter morning until I left home, we woke to the smell of orange juice being made. LOL!
1015's, Rio Stars, and the Gulf...palm trees and sorghum fields...Mexico...old, *real* stucco homes, and snowbirds...and all the live music at dances and in hotels. That's the RGV!!!
Viva El Valle (its a great place to visit...) LOL!
Cherie
you sure about that? I must have been on something then because I did see dancing lights when I was in Covington
