[quote]Braccini wrote:
No no, just enjoying good country music live and getting to know the “american cowboy” lifestyle better. [/quote]
Move to the west then man, if you want to experience what is classic “cowboyin” then its tough to find it without a massive open range like you’ll get in the western states (I’ve worked cows in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Montana out west and in Virginia and North Carolina). If you really want to see cowboying you gotta go west man. There is real work for a good hand and also rodeos are everywhere if you’re into that.[/quote]
Haha nice… that’s what I’m talking about. Actually I wanna work in Physical Therapy but live in that environment for a while. But if I can’t get a job right away who knows? I’m no strange to farm work, my dad is a farmer, even though we live in the city. Thanks for the tip.[/quote]
I have a friend working on his graduate level physical therapy degree. Texas is home to some of the top PT schools in the nation and the job outlook for PT’s here is very good and getting better.
[quote]USMCpoolee wrote:
Derek I didn’t know you were from Johnson City, thats damn fine area to live as well. Also, whoever said Aspen, no way. It is the most yuppy filled pretentious place I have ever been. Lots of babes, but they are mainly trophy wives… Real estate in and around Aspen is also just unreal. [/quote]
Yea family are all in Elizabethton on my Fathers side and a uncle and grandparents from my mothers side.
Love going home to visit, BUT
they dont have Mexican food [/quote]
I understand man, I moved from VA to the southwest and real Mexican food is one of the greatest things ever.[/quote]
See I can go without the tortilla’s, I just take the fajita’s and pile salsa and cheese on top.
You cant even buy Fajita’s in the stores in East Ten.
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You can keep you fajita addiction in Texas. I hate the southwest other than the mountains and hunting. Hot boring, wasteland.
At least you referred to East Ten properly. Appalachia is essentially it’s own region.
[quote]Braccini wrote:
No no, just enjoying good country music live and getting to know the “american cowboy” lifestyle better. [/quote]
Move to the west then man, if you want to experience what is classic “cowboyin” then its tough to find it without a massive open range like you’ll get in the western states (I’ve worked cows in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Montana out west and in Virginia and North Carolina). If you really want to see cowboying you gotta go west man. There is real work for a good hand and also rodeos are everywhere if you’re into that.[/quote]
Haha nice… that’s what I’m talking about. Actually I wanna work in Physical Therapy but live in that environment for a while. But if I can’t get a job right away who knows? I’m no strange to farm work, my dad is a farmer, even though we live in the city. Thanks for the tip.[/quote]
I have a friend working on his graduate level physical therapy degree. Texas is home to some of the top PT schools in the nation and the job outlook for PT’s here is very good and getting better.[/quote]
That’s nice to know. Thanks man. I think Texas is my best option… Actually I’ve known a few Texans who came here to my state (Rio Grande do Sul) to learn about our genetic work on the cattle. All of them said the lifestyle is pretty similar.
[quote]Nards wrote:
I’d likely pick Washington state. SOme smaller town.
If we include the whole world if would be northern Scotland…in a stone house not too far from a nice pub.[/quote]
somewhere around Ben Nevis, say Fort William, near the distillery? I liked Rothesay and around Oban. actually all of Argylle and Bute.
my son lives in Austin and loves it there but there’s something about the area around Saluda, NC. this view works for me!
[quote]USMCpoolee wrote:
Derek I didn’t know you were from Johnson City, thats damn fine area to live as well. Also, whoever said Aspen, no way. It is the most yuppy filled pretentious place I have ever been. Lots of babes, but they are mainly trophy wives… Real estate in and around Aspen is also just unreal. [/quote]
Yea family are all in Elizabethton on my Fathers side and a uncle and grandparents from my mothers side.
Love going home to visit, BUT
they dont have Mexican food [/quote]
I understand man, I moved from VA to the southwest and real Mexican food is one of the greatest things ever.[/quote]
See I can go without the tortilla’s, I just take the fajita’s and pile salsa and cheese on top.
You cant even buy Fajita’s in the stores in East Ten.
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You can keep you fajita addiction in Texas. I hate the southwest other than the mountains and hunting. Hot boring, wasteland.
At least you referred to East Ten properly. Appalachia is essentially it’s own region.
You eat ramps? Dig Sang. Hunt baar?
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You have a problem with red meat?
How can anyone not like Fajitas?
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Nah, just talking bullshit. I didn’t know Texas had a patent on fajitas. They are pretty easy to make.
[quote]Braccini wrote:
No no, just enjoying good country music live and getting to know the “american cowboy” lifestyle better. [/quote]
Move to the west then man, if you want to experience what is classic “cowboyin” then its tough to find it without a massive open range like you’ll get in the western states (I’ve worked cows in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Montana out west and in Virginia and North Carolina). If you really want to see cowboying you gotta go west man. There is real work for a good hand and also rodeos are everywhere if you’re into that.[/quote]
Haha nice… that’s what I’m talking about. Actually I wanna work in Physical Therapy but live in that environment for a while. But if I can’t get a job right away who knows? I’m no strange to farm work, my dad is a farmer, even though we live in the city. Thanks for the tip.[/quote]
I have a friend working on his graduate level physical therapy degree. Texas is home to some of the top PT schools in the nation and the job outlook for PT’s here is very good and getting better.[/quote]
That’s nice to know. Thanks man. I think Texas is my best option… Actually I’ve known a few Texans who came here to my state (Rio Grande do Sul) to learn about our genetic work on the cattle. All of them said the lifestyle is pretty similar.[/quote]
Brazil sounds like a great place to visit. I’m not the least bit of an authority, but he says that San Antonio in particular is experiencing growth in that sector. Being fluent in Portuguese certainly doesn’t hurt your job prospects either.
[quote]Braccini wrote:
No no, just enjoying good country music live and getting to know the “american cowboy” lifestyle better. [/quote]
Move to the west then man, if you want to experience what is classic “cowboyin” then its tough to find it without a massive open range like you’ll get in the western states (I’ve worked cows in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Montana out west and in Virginia and North Carolina). If you really want to see cowboying you gotta go west man. There is real work for a good hand and also rodeos are everywhere if you’re into that.[/quote]
Haha nice… that’s what I’m talking about. Actually I wanna work in Physical Therapy but live in that environment for a while. But if I can’t get a job right away who knows? I’m no strange to farm work, my dad is a farmer, even though we live in the city. Thanks for the tip.[/quote]
I have a friend working on his graduate level physical therapy degree. Texas is home to some of the top PT schools in the nation and the job outlook for PT’s here is very good and getting better.[/quote]
That’s nice to know. Thanks man. I think Texas is my best option… Actually I’ve known a few Texans who came here to my state (Rio Grande do Sul) to learn about our genetic work on the cattle. All of them said the lifestyle is pretty similar.[/quote]
Brazil sounds like a great place to visit. I’m not the least bit of an authority, but he says that San Antonio in particular is experiencing growth in that sector. Being fluent in Portuguese certainly doesn’t hurt your job prospects either.[/quote]
Yes it is. As I said, I’m from the south (Rio Grande do Sul), and our culture/lifestyle comes a lot by Argentine (5 minutes from my city, just cross a bridge…) and Uruguay influence. We are called “gauchos”, pretty similar to the “cowboys”. We are not into any of that Rio crap. We are like tourists there too… So, if you ever come to visit Brazil, I suggest you meet my state, if you are from Texas, you will feel at home.
[quote]sonnyp wrote:
There is a foot of snow on the ground in the midwest and it’s 80 degrees and sunny here.[/quote]
In 3 months it will be 80 here and 110 there. Plus we have water everywhere, without water there is no life.
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Arizona produces millions of pounds of fresh produce every year. Water? We got that. And yes, the summers are hot, but it’s nice 8 months out of the year and only unbearable for 4. Dark and gloomy from October to April? I’m done with that shit. I like the sunshine and so do the other 7 million people out here (plenty from Michigan…lots of Wolwerines flags waving out here)
[quote]dirtman wrote:
South Western Coast of the US … Some place with a nice beach and good surfable waves. NOT in a big city.[/quote]
San Diego is where you might want to look, weather is beautiful all year around, and the vibe is laid back and chill. [/quote]
I was thinking more like San Clemente[/quote]
San Clem is cool, but it’s a pretty small place to live. I would call it more of a town than a city, I don’t know large or small of a place you want to live. Either way, both are good choices. Be careful if you plan to surf near the San Onofre reactor, your wang will glow in the dark (kidding).
[quote]dirtman wrote:
South Western Coast of the US … Some place with a nice beach and good surfable waves. NOT in a big city.[/quote]
San Diego is where you might want to look, weather is beautiful all year around, and the vibe is laid back and chill. [/quote]
Are the taxes bad?[/quote]
Yes, on the state level, if you make $47k/year or more as an individual you are in the highest tax bracket. Property taxes are about 1% of the property value, sales tax is a bitch, if you are considering living here you are going to pay out of your ass in cost of living and taxation.
Basically the only good left here is the weather, things like jobs and schools all suck donkey ass.
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
Basically the only good left here is the weather, things like jobs and schools all suck donkey ass. [/quote]
My wife and I both have great jobs and our son goes to a really good school.
Taxes are high here but not impossible. Weather is solid and I love the beaches. I’m a motorcyclist and we’ve got roads that rival anywhere else I’ve ever been (and I’ve done a LOT of riding in this country). Couple that with the ability to ride year round comfortably and it’s a great place to live. We also have great off roading, hiking, etc.
Obviously it’s crowded and expensive. But you can get out into the middle of nowhere pretty quickly.
[quote]Aggv wrote:
The canyon roads in socal are freakin amazing. The traffic everywhere else is kinda a killer tho[/quote]
Most definitely. The traffic isn’t L.A. county bad but it is a factor.
The canyon roads are amazing. My buddies and I took our sportbikes to Texas Hill Country and rode the Three Sisters in one day then immediately headed home. They weren’t even close in fun factor. Northern Cali has great roads too but they are a bit more weather dependent than our roads and a bit more patrolled.
