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Where would you rather live, given the parameters in the post?

  • The Mountains (Mt Hood)

    Votes: 1 3.8%

  • The desert (like Bend)

    Votes: 4 15.4%

  • The Coast (Oregon or Washington)

    Votes: 7 26.9%

  • On a Lake (your choice of location)

    Votes: 7 26.9%

  • Hawaii (haole or not!)

    Votes: 7 26.9%
  • Total voters
    26
barfo said:
Also, the hypothetical is that you just won the lottery - you can now afford to buy your own plane to fly out of Bend.

barfo
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In that case I'd want Mercer Island and a helicopter.
 
RR7 said:
I'd go none of the above. Really prefer living in the city. If I HAD to choose just one of those...it's probably either Hawaii, or a lake that is in a city.
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Agree, city girl here. But in a house with big kitchen and garden, and with space around it

Do like water, maybe vacation home in Santa Barbara near favorite cousin.
 
My ideal living would be a big beautiful log cabin on Lake Pend Oreille in northern Idaho.
 
These days, it feels like there should be an option for a bunker with plenty of food.
 
North county San Diego. Coast, hills, desert, lagoons, 30 minutes from the big city. It's pretty nice. Mexican food is great, the other food scene does not really hold a candle to la, sf or Portland, and it is expensive, so these are the minuses.
 
julius said:
I'd love to retire to the coast, but I'm like 80 years from retirement.
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It will happen sooner than you think. Once I turned 50 man the years flew by and then I was retired. Looking back is kind of weird too as the journey at least for me has been like a 6 series television show, 1 show for every 10 years.
 
riverman said:
Hawaii can be awesome and I love living there.. but I love where I live....40 minute drive to the coast but in the foothills of the coastal range with mountains between me and that sandblaster that can be Florence...I don't want to live in a high elevation anymore...like the gentle foothills with the rivers and the windbreak from the ocean...for many many years I lived on the coast two blocks from the pacific in Taiwan...dramatic weather on the ocean. My wife and I used to rent a beach house in Yachats and there were times you couldn't even face the ocean...the wind and sand were a lot to deal with...like a sandblaster
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barfo said:
I'm struggling with the answer to this, in real life as well as this poll.

I don't give too much of a shit about lakes, so that one is out. The other 4 are quite appealing.

But maybe something further afield...

barfo
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Beavercreek?
 
barfo said:
Vancouver Island, New Zealand, Seychelles, Iceland, or maybe I'll move to the Azores with ABM.

I like islands.

barfo
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Theres always Swan Island or Sophie's Island....
 
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A house on a lake or stream in the mountains, desert, coast or valley. A winter place in Paia would be nice.
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
A condo on the inner harbor in Victoria BC.
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We have friends that moved from Boise to Sequim Wa. and they love it there. The straight, lakes, mountains and very littlen rain as compared to other NW coastal cities.
 
Hoopguru said:
We have friends that moved from Boise to Sequim Wa. and they love it there. The straight, lakes, mountains and very littlen rain as compared to other NW coastal cities.
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Yeah, Sequim is in a serious “rain shadow”. When it’s pouring all around them, they can almost suffer drought like conditions at times. Weird phenomenon for that particular area.
 
THE HCP said:
Beach. Dream to retire there in a small house with a huge satellite dish!
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wut?...you plan on being divorced by then?

take it from a man of experience, if both you and your wife are retired, you actually want a big house....one big enough to allow you to hide and dodge. In fact, a big house with several outbuildings is best....a couple of workshops; an extra garage; an exercise room; a tractor shed; a wood shed; an RV port. Cover your property with buildings, walls, and doors with locks. Ratchet up that square footage for peace of mind.

when dealing with women, a gender genetically disposed to be relentless in building a "better" mate, the path of least resistance is the best policy. But that policy is impossible in less than 2000 square feet
 
Central Oregon. The dry heat I’ve always loved and the smell of junipers. For some reason Bend has always put me in a good mood.

We got 3 trips lined up there in the next couple of months.

I like the beach a lot too but only for a couple days. The wind and rain, seeing rusted out cars can get a little depressing
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
Given those parameters, Lake Oswego on the lake.

I need to be near a major airport. I like to travel too much to be locked out in Bend or some shit.

I would get island fever in Hawaii too quick.

Oregon Coast is so nice, but its too country.

I was out in San Diego on Coronado Island today, I think that was almost perfect. There or Balboa Island in Newport. Upscale with a small town feel. People driving golf carts around the island.
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you can fly direct to Vegas from Redmond
 
Propagandist said:
Holy shit, man, in high school I was sent to a boarding/reform school on that lake (NOT a good place to be as a kid), but very beautiful country.
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I started going camping there in 1962. About 13 miles east of Sandpoint. Haven't been for a few years, but still have relatives that go camping there. There are so.e beautiful homes that ha e been built on the lake over the past several years. One guy even has a out a 6' section of the Berlin Wall that he has in his front yard.
 
MickZagger said:
Central Oregon. The dry heat I’ve always loved and the smell of junipers. For some reason Bend has always put me in a good mood.

We got 3 trips lined up there in the next couple of months.

I like the beach a lot too but only for a couple days. The wind and rain, seeing rusted out cars can get a little depressing
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CupWizier said:
I started going camping there in 1962. About 13 miles east of Sandpoint. Haven't been for a few years, but still have relatives that go camping there. There are so.e beautiful homes that ha e been built on the lake over the past several years. One guy even has a out a 6' section of the Berlin Wall that he has in his front yard.
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Very neat Lake as is Priest Lake and Coeur D'alene.
 
wizenheimer said:
wut?...you plan on being divorced by then?

take it from a man of experience, if both you and your wife are retired, you actually want a big house....one big enough to allow you to hide and dodge. In fact, a big house with several outbuildings is best....a couple of workshops; an extra garage; an exercise room; a tractor shed; a wood shed; an RV port. Cover your property with buildings, walls, and doors with locks. Ratchet up that square footage for peace of mind.

when dealing with women, a gender genetically disposed to be relentless in building a "better" mate, the path of least resistance is the best policy. But that policy is impossible in less than 2000 square feet
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Now thats is funny than hell. We have a house that allows us both to have our own place then we come together when needed an on special occasions.
Ive got a He Shed and I would have an RV without a seperate bedroom for chilling and reading while she messes with the kitchen stuff.
I still have a annual guys fishing trip after 45 years and she has her time with friends.
I was a Road Warrior for (is it ok to use warrior still?) 40 plus years and so it was hard for herb to get use to me being around allot once retired.
 
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