Anyone from Idaho?

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Thanks for all the perspective. I really appreciate the suggestion of Moscow. I like college towns. I have to be in Washington and Montana in early February and will swing through Coeur d’Alene and Moscow and spend a day or two. Boise probably has to be a separate trip. I assume Mormon run is probably pretty orderly but I do like an occasional beer (as evidenced by my posting history), still confused as to where the cultures divide and which culture is where.

As we say in Fairbanks, Muchos Gracias

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[quote]Ripsaw3689 wrote:
I’m in Sandpoint. Living in paradise. [/quote]

bucket list place i need to check out.

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[quote]comus3 wrote:
Thanks for all the perspective. I really appreciate the suggestion of Moscow. I like college towns. I have to be in Washington and Montana in early February and will swing through Coeur d’Alene and Moscow and spend a day or two. Boise probably has to be a separate trip. I assume Mormon run is probably pretty orderly but I do like an occasional beer (as evidenced by my posting history), still confused as to where the cultures divide and which culture is where.

As we say in Fairbanks, Muchos Gracias
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You can’t go wrong with CDA, Moscow, Sandpoint or Boise. It just depends on your preference. All those cities have a pretty cool culture with good food. Good beer is becoming a bigger thing out here. Lots of Washington and Oregon micros available in some areas.

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[quote]Aggv wrote:

[quote]Ripsaw3689 wrote:
I’m in Sandpoint. Living in paradise. [/quote]

bucket list place i need to check out.

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Here is a pic I snapped at Schweitzer a few weeks ago.

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This just popped up on my Facebook radar.

An ad from CDs Smoke Pit, one of my favourite restaurants in Moscow, which proves that hipsters don’t have a monopoly on irony.

It would be hard to find an establishment more representative of the unbridled Redneck Libertarian current alive in North Idaho. Right next to the huge Idaho flag are framed quotations from the Founders, including Benjamin Franklin’s immortal “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy”. And what beers they have! Sure, ninety percent of the suds quaffed in CDs are produced by Pabst (on Thursdays a pint of PBR can be had for just one dollar), but if one’s tastes are higher, there are plenty of wickedly potent microbrew porters, stouts and ales available (as well as hard cider for the glutenally-challenged), all served in frosted mason jars.

One of the items that used to be on the menu (but no longer, unfortunately), was a ham sandwich with pulled pork and bacon, dubbed “The Five-O” (as in police), because, as the subtitle in the menu entry reminded us, “it’s all pig!” (it was a cop who suggested the name, settle down).

The food is simple: slow-smoked and roasted tri-tip and pork, beans and cole slaw, rolls and beer… but it is excellent.

And anyone who open-carries a firearm on the premises gets a discount (can’t recall whether this applies to cops, but my gut tells me it probably doesn’t). If you want to see the real Idaho, visit CD’s in Moscow. That’s the real Idaho.

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[quote]Varqanir wrote:
And anyone who open-carries a firearm on the premises gets a discount
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My kind of establishment and i would venture a guess there are not many fights being started there.

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Hello

My name is Gregg Woodward and I currently live in Idaho. I graduated from high school in 1965, went away for military, college, and work for 50 years, and retired here. I have moved 38 times, spending 9 years overseas and having lived in the east coast, gulf coast, and northwest. I lived in the Seattle area for the past 23 years, working in the construction business. A lot of what you read about Idaho by other posters is either highly opinionated or misinformed. The cultural impact of LDS is mainly in Eastern Idaho, i.e. Pocatello and Idaho Falls, and is due to a proximity to Salt Lake. Southwestern Idaho ( Boise, Caldwell, Nampa, Meridian, Eagle) is a mixture of catholics, mormons, and christians. It is a conservative state overall, with enclaves in Boise, Moscow, and Cour de alene that are very liberal ( gravitate around universities). Boise State has a big time football program, and is heavily sponsored locally. If you are into fitness, then the Boise area has the biggest selection of gyms and clubs. Outside of the metropolitan areas or big city, not unlike Alaska, gyms are hit and miss.

If you have a family, then there are good schools available in the Boise area. Bogus Basin, a ski area, is less than 30 miles from Boise, and summertime is excellent for camping, fishing, and other outdoor sports. If you like hunting, Idaho is very good for big game and birds.

There is a considerable hispanic population, but that has been driven by the past 60 years of agriculture. The Boise area is big in farming, so a lot of migrants came here to work and stayed. It is not a problem. Idaho likes people who work and contribute, and is not based upon a welfare mentality like a lot of other states. It is good for building good values in your children and supporting good morals.

Northern Idaho started out as a mining and logging area, but has changed over the years ( due to environmental pressure) to a tourist area for the most part. You have the winter tourists for skiing and the summer tourists for hiking, camping, fishing, and waterskiing. If you are in a business that feeds off that, you can do well. It is not the best area for blue collar jobs because of the downturn in the natural resources jobs.

If you have any specific questions you can send me an email and I will respond. My brothers and sisters have living here for the past 60 years and I have a large database to draw from, with over 45 nieces, nephews, and grandkids.

Good luck with your move.

BTW—Boise has an excellent airport. It is not a main hub, but there is easy access to Portland, Seattle, Denver, Las Vegas, and Salt Lake.

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[quote]elwoodster wrote:
Hello

My name is Gregg Woodward and I currently live in Idaho. I graduated from high school in 1965, went away for military, college, and work for 50 years, and retired here. I have moved 38 times, spending 9 years overseas and having lived in the east coast, gulf coast, and northwest. I lived in the Seattle area for the past 23 years, working in the construction business. A lot of what you read about Idaho by other posters is either highly opinionated or misinformed. The cultural impact of LDS is mainly in Eastern Idaho, i.e. Pocatello and Idaho Falls, and is due to a proximity to Salt Lake. Southwestern Idaho ( Boise, Caldwell, Nampa, Meridian, Eagle) is a mixture of catholics, mormons, and christians. It is a conservative state overall, with enclaves in Boise, Moscow, and Cour de alene that are very liberal ( gravitate around universities). Boise State has a big time football program, and is heavily sponsored locally. If you are into fitness, then the Boise area has the biggest selection of gyms and clubs. Outside of the metropolitan areas or big city, not unlike Alaska, gyms are hit and miss.

If you have a family, then there are good schools available in the Boise area. Bogus Basin, a ski area, is less than 30 miles from Boise, and summertime is excellent for camping, fishing, and other outdoor sports. If you like hunting, Idaho is very good for big game and birds.

There is a considerable hispanic population, but that has been driven by the past 60 years of agriculture. The Boise area is big in farming, so a lot of migrants came here to work and stayed. It is not a problem. Idaho likes people who work and contribute, and is not based upon a welfare mentality like a lot of other states. It is good for building good values in your children and supporting good morals.

Northern Idaho started out as a mining and logging area, but has changed over the years ( due to environmental pressure) to a tourist area for the most part. You have the winter tourists for skiing and the summer tourists for hiking, camping, fishing, and waterskiing. If you are in a business that feeds off that, you can do well. It is not the best area for blue collar jobs because of the downturn in the natural resources jobs.

If you have any specific questions you can send me an email and I will respond. My brothers and sisters have living here for the past 60 years and I have a large database to draw from, with over 45 nieces, nephews, and grandkids.

Good luck with your move.

BTW—Boise has an excellent airport. It is not a main hub, but there is easy access to Portland, Seattle, Denver, Las Vegas, and Salt Lake.

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Thank you Gregg. That is a great intro to Idaho and appreciate the perspective. I work for myself and my business is scattered around the world so as the “headquarters” I’m pretty flexible. I’ve got no religious issues. I have Mormons on the Rockwell side of my family and Catholics on the other and pretty much coexist peacefully. So it’s familiar.

I have a young son at home currently who will be starting school in two or three years. So Boise seems a safe bet for getting home to be a father as opposed to a phone ghost. Half considering home schooling but that’s probably ego on my part and I’d worry about him making friends. So good schools are a draw.

Hopefully after my visit in Feb. I’ll have a better feel of coeur d’Alene and Moscow. Will visit Boise in late March.

Washington state is a little too liberal for me at the moment. Montana is where I have a fair amount of family but where they live (Red Lodge area) is unrecognizable to me. Wyoming is Laramie (too liberal) or Jackson (too easy coast rich). Utah is too conservative. Colorado is like washington with even more weed. Northern New Mexico is hanging in there. But by process of elimination it looks more and more like Idaho.

Thanks again for taking the time to give your perspective. Moving is always a leap into the unknown.

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[quote]pushharder wrote:

[quote]comus3 wrote:

[quote]elwoodster wrote:
Hello

My name is Gregg Woodward and I currently live in Idaho. I graduated from high school in 1965, went away for military, college, and work for 50 years, and retired here. I have moved 38 times, spending 9 years overseas and having lived in the east coast, gulf coast, and northwest. I lived in the Seattle area for the past 23 years, working in the construction business. A lot of what you read about Idaho by other posters is either highly opinionated or misinformed. The cultural impact of LDS is mainly in Eastern Idaho, i.e. Pocatello and Idaho Falls, and is due to a proximity to Salt Lake. Southwestern Idaho ( Boise, Caldwell, Nampa, Meridian, Eagle) is a mixture of catholics, mormons, and christians. It is a conservative state overall, with enclaves in Boise, Moscow, and Cour de alene that are very liberal ( gravitate around universities). Boise State has a big time football program, and is heavily sponsored locally. If you are into fitness, then the Boise area has the biggest selection of gyms and clubs. Outside of the metropolitan areas or big city, not unlike Alaska, gyms are hit and miss.

If you have a family, then there are good schools available in the Boise area. Bogus Basin, a ski area, is less than 30 miles from Boise, and summertime is excellent for camping, fishing, and other outdoor sports. If you like hunting, Idaho is very good for big game and birds.

There is a considerable hispanic population, but that has been driven by the past 60 years of agriculture. The Boise area is big in farming, so a lot of migrants came here to work and stayed. It is not a problem. Idaho likes people who work and contribute, and is not based upon a welfare mentality like a lot of other states. It is good for building good values in your children and supporting good morals.

Northern Idaho started out as a mining and logging area, but has changed over the years ( due to environmental pressure) to a tourist area for the most part. You have the winter tourists for skiing and the summer tourists for hiking, camping, fishing, and waterskiing. If you are in a business that feeds off that, you can do well. It is not the best area for blue collar jobs because of the downturn in the natural resources jobs.

If you have any specific questions you can send me an email and I will respond. My brothers and sisters have living here for the past 60 years and I have a large database to draw from, with over 45 nieces, nephews, and grandkids.

Good luck with your move.

BTW—Boise has an excellent airport. It is not a main hub, but there is easy access to Portland, Seattle, Denver, Las Vegas, and Salt Lake.

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Thank you Gregg. That is a great intro to Idaho and appreciate the perspective. I work for myself and my business is scattered around the world so as the “headquarters” I’m pretty flexible. I’ve got no religious issues. I have Mormons on the Rockwell side of my family and Catholics on the other and pretty much coexist peacefully. So it’s familiar.

I have a young son at home currently who will be starting school in two or three years. So Boise seems a safe bet for getting home to be a father as opposed to a phone ghost. Half considering home Montana is where I have a fair amount of family but where they live (Red Lodge area) is unrecognizable to me. Wyoming is Laramie (too liberal) or Jackson (too easy coast rich). Utah is too conservative. Colorado is like washington with even more weed. Northern New Mexico is hanging in there. But by process of elimination it looks more and more like Idaho.

Thanks again for taking the time to give your perspective. Moving is always a leap into the unknown. [/quote]

“This part of Montana, Red Lodge, is unrecognizable” to you? What does that mean?[/quote]

No ski lift, golf course, subdivided 2 acre houses. Festival of nations . Just seems like people are different. More like an actual destination rather than just a small town outside the park. Still a shit ton of snow though.

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Of course I’ll be doing the same to wherever I move to. But that doesn’t change the feeling I have for my childhood home.

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[quote]pushharder wrote:

[quote]comus3 wrote:

[quote]pushharder wrote:

[quote]comus3 wrote:

[quote]elwoodster wrote:
Hello

My name is Gregg Woodward and I currently live in Idaho. I graduated from high school in 1965, went away for military, college, and work for 50 years, and retired here. I have moved 38 times, spending 9 years overseas and having lived in the east coast, gulf coast, and northwest. I lived in the Seattle area for the past 23 years, working in the construction business. A lot of what you read about Idaho by other posters is either highly opinionated or misinformed. The cultural impact of LDS is mainly in Eastern Idaho, i.e. Pocatello and Idaho Falls, and is due to a proximity to Salt Lake. Southwestern Idaho ( Boise, Caldwell, Nampa, Meridian, Eagle) is a mixture of catholics, mormons, and christians. It is a conservative state overall, with enclaves in Boise, Moscow, and Cour de alene that are very liberal ( gravitate around universities). Boise State has a big time football program, and is heavily sponsored locally. If you are into fitness, then the Boise area has the biggest selection of gyms and clubs. Outside of the metropolitan areas or big city, not unlike Alaska, gyms are hit and miss.

If you have a family, then there are good schools available in the Boise area. Bogus Basin, a ski area, is less than 30 miles from Boise, and summertime is excellent for camping, fishing, and other outdoor sports. If you like hunting, Idaho is very good for big game and birds.

There is a considerable hispanic population, but that has been driven by the past 60 years of agriculture. The Boise area is big in farming, so a lot of migrants came here to work and stayed. It is not a problem. Idaho likes people who work and contribute, and is not based upon a welfare mentality like a lot of other states. It is good for building good values in your children and supporting good morals.

Northern Idaho started out as a mining and logging area, but has changed over the years ( due to environmental pressure) to a tourist area for the most part. You have the winter tourists for skiing and the summer tourists for hiking, camping, fishing, and waterskiing. If you are in a business that feeds off that, you can do well. It is not the best area for blue collar jobs because of the downturn in the natural resources jobs.

If you have any specific questions you can send me an email and I will respond. My brothers and sisters have living here for the past 60 years and I have a large database to draw from, with over 45 nieces, nephews, and grandkids.

Good luck with your move.

BTW—Boise has an excellent airport. It is not a main hub, but there is easy access to Portland, Seattle, Denver, Las Vegas, and Salt Lake.

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Thank you Gregg. That is a great intro to Idaho and appreciate the perspective. I work for myself and my business is scattered around the world so as the “headquarters” I’m pretty flexible. I’ve got no religious issues. I have Mormons on the Rockwell side of my family and Catholics on the other and pretty much coexist peacefully. So it’s familiar.

I have a young son at home currently who will be starting school in two or three years. So Boise seems a safe bet for getting home to be a father as opposed to a phone ghost. Half considering home Montana is where I have a fair amount of family but where they live (Red Lodge area) is unrecognizable to me. Wyoming is Laramie (too liberal) or Jackson (too easy coast rich). Utah is too conservative. Colorado is like washington with even more weed. Northern New Mexico is hanging in there. But by process of elimination it looks more and more like Idaho.

Thanks again for taking the time to give your perspective. Moving is always a leap into the unknown. [/quote]

“This part of Montana, Red Lodge, is unrecognizable” to you? What does that mean?[/quote]

No ski lift, golf course, subdivided 2 acre houses. Festival of nations . Just seems like people are different. More like an actual destination rather than just a small town outside the park. Still a shit ton of snow though.
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What the heck are you talking about?

http://m.redlodgemountain.com[/quote]

When I was a kid there was none of that. Just black and white tv. And black and white values! And the Finn ditch.