I'm always interested in why or how people end up living where they do and if they like it. If they don't like it, why do they stay.
I'll start, we live in a subdivision in south Anderson. I grew up two blocks from where we live now, although my old house has been torn down for a commercial building. My husband also grew up in Anderson. We have great neighbors and the home is confortable. My husband worked at Guide and we haven't found anyplace else we would rather live. We have considered moving to FL, SC, TN or VA but always decide to stay here.
I just thought an area, like Central Indiana or a state, anyway everyone on here knows I live in Anderson, but probably not my last name. I know there are lots of weird people out there. I was glad when they let us take our last names off our badges when I worked at the hospital.
Where: Paradise
Like it: Duh
Why: Duh ;D
San Diego, Ca
I've never lived anywhere as beautiful or perfect in my life.
Quote from: The Troll on July 14, 2010, 12:54:03 PM
. . .There is a lot of kooks out there. Believe me. :biggrin: :yes:
There's at least one I know of! :yes: :spooked:
I know whick Kook you're speaking of. :yes:
She's a total nutbag!
Troll's right about that part. This weirdo has really attempted to contact people and their employers. Although I don't think it would go far if she did. Usually her info is wrong and even if it weren't, she's obviously a liar. I don't think she could cause any real trouble for anyone, but you never know. 'Sides it's annoying. ;D
:food24: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Quote from: Anne on July 14, 2010, 02:20:46 PM
I just thought an area, like Central Indiana or a state, anyway everyone on here knows I live in Anderson, but probably not my last name. I know there are lots of weird people out there. I was glad when they let us take our last names off our badges when I worked at the hospital.
I saw that your topic sat for two days and no one touched it. I thought I would tell you why.
MY little town is just great. Live here for 68 years, except for 6 months in Pendleton. Didn't like Pendelton to well, if your weren't in one of the two "Clicks" you were nothing. Right after I got married. My wife was from Markleville, I took from the sticks and brought her to the city.
My wife worked at the local library for 13 years and she said she had to laugh when new people would come in, who were from the big cities. Pittsburg, Indianapolis and other big cities and say. This town is beautiful. "IT'S JUST LIKE MAYBERRY"
You can forget to put up your yard tools, a bike, kid's toys and they will be there the next day.
You might know where I live, but I won't tell it again in the Zone.
Quote from: Sandy Eggo on July 14, 2010, 04:00:54 PM
Where: Paradise
Like it: Duh
Why: Duh ;D
San Diego, Ca
I've never lived anywhere as beautiful or perfect in my life.
Does the ground ever shake under you feet. Have you had any mud slides. Have you missed the wild fires. If you have, you live in Paradise. :wink: :smile:
I like Pendleton, we almost bought a house there in 1971, but thought it was too expensuve (25,000!!!!). My mom graduated from Markleville and we have some very close friends who live there. When I was growing up this area was "country" but it isn't now and I like the business and restaurants that are so close. Our neighborhood is pretty crime free, but the last ten years or so I have gotten into the habit of locking the doors. Never did before, how would the nieghbors or friends get into the house to borrow something if you weren't home if the doors were locked? ;D
I even like Indiana weather, mostly because if you wait twentyfour hours it will probably change - not like FL, which is very nice in the winter.
Troll - a small tremor a few times, but nothing to write home about. Mudslides? Only the drinks. :biggrin: Wildfires, yes because it's so dry here but even those have been few and far between in the southern most tip of Cali. We don't have hurricanes and we don't worry about tornados. We get a small bit of rain, but no real thunderstorms (I've always missed those).
Our weather is such that we rarely need heat or air. It's beautiful like Florida, year round, but San Diego doesn't have the humidity.
Quote from: Sandy Eggo on July 14, 2010, 06:36:16 PM
Troll - a small tremor a few times, but nothing to write home about. Mudslides? Only the drinks. :biggrin: Wildfires, yes because it's so dry here but even those have been few and far between in the southern most tip of Cali. We don't have hurricanes and we don't worry about tornados. We get a small bit of rain, but no real thunderstorms (I've always missed those).
Our weather is such that we rarely need heat or air. It's beautiful like Florida, year round, but San Diego doesn't have the humidity.
When have some friends who's daughter was moved from Indianapolis to California by United Parcel. After she was there about 4 months, she would write her mother how wonderful it was out there. Then the big one hit, the earth quake. She was in the middle of it and it scared the hell out of her. Even the after shocks would tear her up. She told UPS she wanted to come back home and after another 4 months, she's back in Indianapolis. She said she was happy and the ground didn't move.
Raleigh, NC
1 1/2 hours from the beach
3 hours from the mountains
long summers
mild winters
Heaven!
The Devil's Playground. It don't get any better.
Quote from: Anne on July 14, 2010, 06:23:09 PM
I like Pendleton, we almost bought a house there in 1971, but thought it was too expensuve (25,000!!!!). My mom graduated from Markleville and we have some very close friends who live there. When I was growing up this area was "country" but it isn't now and I like the business and restaurants that are so close. Our neighborhood is pretty crime free, but the last ten years or so I have gotten into the habit of locking the doors. Never did before, how would the nieghbors or friends get into the house to borrow something if you weren't home if the doors were locked? ;D
I even like Indiana weather, mostly because if you wait twentyfour hours it will probably change - not like FL, which is very nice in the winter.
A house in Pendleton for $25,000, why you can't even get a lot for that money, now. The town is totally run by Yuppies. It won't be long and it be just like Carmel. For what that's worth.
Indiana weather, beautiful springs, nice summers, tho it rains every weekend and Indiana winters Sucked until I retired and got me a new toy a big snow blower. I can throw snow clear across the street.
For the last four years we spent January, February and March in Florida. Before that, in Gulf Shores Al. Had many chances to buy down there, right now, if you got the cash you can't believe the good deals you can get down there now.
But wouldn't want to live there full time. The last two winters it was cold and the wind blew 20 to 30 miles an hour everyday. The last day we were there I thought I would lay out in the sun and get a few rays and it was so dry and the wind was blowing so hard, I was getting sand blown in my eyes laying there two feet off the ground.
We sold our trailer we stored down there in November and won't be going back. And with the oil spill in the Gulf, never.
Anne you say your old house was torn down for a business By chance it wasn't on the by-pass. My wife's aunt and had lived on the by-pass for years and year, had told her that if they offered her enough money she would sell the house. Well, about 3 years ago, they sold the house. Must haved offered her enough.
Being from the mid west part of Wy I'd love to live there except for the winters which are cold and snowy. The mountains are beautiful and the people are much more friendly than they are in In.
Quote from: me on July 17, 2010, 03:16:31 PM
Being from the mid west part of Wy I'd love to live there except for the winters which are cold and snowy. The mountains are beautiful and the people are much more friendly than they are in In.
I have heard it say, that population density has a lot to do with how friendly people are. The more people, the less friendliness and low density like the Great Plains people look for people to associate with. To me it makes sense.
Quote from: The Troll on July 17, 2010, 03:01:43 PM
Anne you say your old house was torn down for a business By chance it wasn't on the by-pass. My wife's aunt and had lived on the by-pass for years and year, had told her that if they offered her enough money she would sell the house. Well, about 3 years ago, they sold the house. Must haved offered her enough.
Yes, I know exactly who you mean, they built their house in 54 I think. Our house was torn down for the Goodwill store. Your aunt's was where the little strip mall is just north of Charles St and the Goodwill. Your aunt and my parents were very close friends for many years. Her husband is not doing very well now.
Quote from: me on July 17, 2010, 03:16:31 PM
Being from the mid west part of Wy I'd love to live there except for the winters which are cold and snowy. The mountains are beautiful and the people are much more friendly than they are in In.
I would like to go there sometime. I haven't traveled out west much, mostly east and south. The rudest people I have encountered was in Windsor Canada. The clerks and hotel people were just snippy. I have heard that New Yorkers are friendly but I haven't been there. Maybe that would be a nice topic, where you would like to go and things you want to see before you die?
Quote from: Anne on July 17, 2010, 06:31:19 PM
I would like to go there sometime. I haven't traveled out west much, mostly east and south. The rudest people I have encountered was in Windsor Canada. The clerks and hotel people were just snippy. I have heard that New Yorkers are friendly but I haven't been there. Maybe that would be a nice topic, where you would like to go and things you want to see before you die?
I believe there's a thread around here somewhere like that.
Quote from: Anne on July 17, 2010, 06:31:19 PM
I would like to go there sometime. I haven't traveled out west much, mostly east and south. The rudest people I have encountered was in Windsor Canada. The clerks and hotel people were just snippy. I have heard that New Yorkers are friendly but I haven't been there. Maybe that would be a nice topic, where you would like to go and things you want to see before you die?
The rudest Canadains we ran into was in Florida. They were from Quebec, very unfriendly and all of the American people we ran into down there said the same thing. French Candianains, one guy said they are just as nasty as the French from Paris. Along the French coast where we landed our troops, to save their asses, the French people treat Americans like gold.
Years and years ago, my buddy and I were in Windsor. We had seen Fish and Chips written of every restaurant window. Thinking it might something special we went in one place. We ordered and here came French fried fish and potato chips out of a sack wrapped in newspaper. I said, this isn't anything special. The owner and waitress said right out, what in hell did you expect. I though it might be really good and this don't look to good. She didn't smile about this answer.
First thing she told us that our money wasn't worth as much a Canada's. My friend said who cares it can't be that much. She didn't smile.
She started say bad things about President Eisenhower. Even tho not an Eisenhower fan, I could let this go. I said. "Well, we don't have to kiss the Queens ass." She didn't smile, in fact she ordered out out. I told we hadn't got to eat, she take it with you. I said I came in to eat in here. You throw us out we are going to pay for it. She said, then eat it. She stood over by the counter and glared at us while we slowly, very slowly ate our fish and chips. Sure was fun. :biggrin:
Quote from: The Troll on July 17, 2010, 04:02:32 PM
I have heard it say, that population density has a lot to do with how friendly people are. The more people, the less friendliness and low density like the Great Plains people look for people to associate with. To me it makes sense.
It isn't just an associate with people thing because even in the larger cities they are the same. It's slower paced and during the winter months they have to rely on each other so it's a matter of survival in a lot of cases. Most are trusting to a fault and would go out of their way to help another person, even a total stranger.
I'm not so sure. I think the people in NY City are very nice versus the people in Baltimore or Detroit (the later being the worst). San Diego is an extremely friendly city. Yet, when I visted a small town in Arkansas b/c a relative lived there, the people were not friendly at all.
My in-laws took my kids back east to visit a little town my father-in-law grew up in. They were going to visit his sister. It had two churches, a little grocery, a hardware store, two bars and a radio station. When they got there everyone in town knew they were coming, my kids names and ages, and how long they were staying. It was broadcast on the radio. This was about 30 years ago.
Quote from: Sandy Eggo on July 17, 2010, 08:15:47 PM
I'm not so sure. I think the people in NY City are very nice versus the people in Baltimore or Detroit (the later being the worst). San Diego is an extremely friendly city. Yet, when I visted a small town in Arkansas b/c a relative lived there, the people were not friendly at all.
I think it funny to walk in a small resturant or bar in a real small town in the deep South. They People stare at you as you walk in. Stare at you while you are there and stare at when you walk, but won't even reconized that you are there with a nod or a hello. It really make you feel odd the first time it happens to you. After that happens, it funny to see how they act when you try to get their eye.
Quote from: Anne on July 17, 2010, 06:20:29 PM
Yes, I know exactly who you mean, they built their house in 54 I think. Our house was torn down for the Goodwill store. Your aunt's was where the little strip mall is just north of Charles St and the Goodwill. Your aunt and my parents were very close friends for many years. Her husband is not doing very well now.
My wife said, you really must know aunt Garnet and uncle David. She said, small world isn't it.
Yes it is. I know my mom and Garnet knew each other before either of them were married back in the 40's. There were 4 couples who ran around together, my parents, your aunt and uncle, Tom and Martha and Katy and Hank. My dad died in the late 60's, then Katy and Martha and Tom and then my mom in the late 80's. Just your aunt and uncle and Hank are still living. They had good times, square dancing, going out, playing cards, New Year's Eve parties. Good old days, huh?