LeonMSPT said:If it weren't for my family ties in Maine, I'd already be living in some remote part of Alaska. Sick and tired of the "nanny state" liberal, gun grabbing, totalitarian, foolishness going on down here. I've spent a year out of the last two in Ketchikan, and Homer, AK. It's likely the only other place I'd ever live in the country. It's like Maine was many years ago. People help each other out when they need it, and mind their own frigging business when they don't.
People don't live right on top of each other in most areas, unless you get into the cities (where they act more and more like people here). There's room to breathe and people don't try to run your life. Try to run someone else's life, and they'll set your compass in a different direction in a hurry.
Greybeard said:Hi folks, been wanting to move south for over 8 years now from Maine. Visited many areas in VA, FL, PA. Visiting an area for a week doesnt really give you the whole picture. I'm a Master Nissan/Honda/Toyota tech, looking for a place to have a nice country home and a couple acres, Virginia south. I would like to keep the trees and mountains around as well as a mild winter. With the housing market at a low now is a good time for me to buy. Cheap taxes, good area/people/church, give me a shout.
I hear ya Leon. Been here for 36 years and have watched it change for the worst. Still a few nice people kickn around but like you said, anti gun, high taxes, major welfare state, on and on. No more frogs or sunfish in the lake I grew up on. Parents are staying, but I feel I gotta get out. Where did all the nice/happy folk move to? Cant ride my atv down the road 200ft to the trail without neighbors calling the police, then they called cause they saw dog crap on the side of the road...assumed it was from my dog. But theres horse crap every 50 yards. What the hell is going on here? Oh yeah that neighbor...he's on disability but sawed up 10 cord of tree length last year and just had 10 more dropped off.