Moving from Nj to Montana?

[Coach]

I am tired of living here (too expensive and corrupt) and would like to see America as well as start anew. Is this a good choice? 

[HBox]

Kinda going from one extreme to another, don't you think?<br />

[PapaBear]

Corruption is everywhere. If you want to find a cheaper and more enjoyable place, travel until you find one that suits you. If Jerry Garcia were still alive, I'd suggest becoming a temporary Deadhead.

[Don Stugots]

why not go to Cali, or down south?

[PapaBear]

Now that I think about it, since you don't mind cold weather (Montana), why not go to Canada? I don't know what the cost of living is up there, but I'm sure it's cheaper than Jersey.

[MHasegawa]

<p>hell yeah, great white north has looked great over the past few years.&nbsp; I'm gonna leave a trail of gun powder when i leave here.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>FUCK JERSEY!!!&nbsp;</p>

[Coach]

<strong>HBox</strong> wrote:<br /><font color="#000080"><font size="2">Kinda going from one extreme to another, don't you think?</font></font><br /><p>One can hope....</p>

[A.J.]

<p>I would have liked to have seen Montana.</p><p><img src="http://www.ibiblio.org/samneill/pictures/hfro/265stop.jpg" border="0" /></p>

[mendyweiss]

Have fun, and hope you become a dental floss tycoon.

[Sheeplovr]

sell out<br />

[Earlshog]

Good Luck Bro

[Don Stugots]

<hr color="cococo" align="left"></font><strong>A.J.</strong> wrote:<br><p>I would have liked to have seen Montana.</p><p><img src="http://www.ibiblio.org/samneill/pictures/hfro/265stop.jpg" border="0" /></p><hr color="cococo" align="left"><p></p>

are you dying soon? why cant you go see it?

i hate the cold and that is why i suggested the south or california. but since you dont mind the cold why not colorado? i know people that go out there for a week and love it to death.

Why not the home town of the 16 time world heavy weight champion the nature boy ric fliar WOOOOOOOOO CHAROLETT NORTH CAROLINA?

[nevnut]

<p>I've lived in Nevada all my life and wouldn't live any where else in the world.</p><p>Almost moved to Seattle when i was 18 but got a good job the day before I was suppose to leave so I stayed.</p><p>Not to awful cold in the winter and the summers are a nice dry heat so we don't deal with humidity either.&nbsp; Very few earthquakes or tonadaoes ( very small ones about every 10 years) and definitly no friggin' hurricanes.</p><p>Born a Nevadan, will die a Nevadan!!</p>

[Jennitalia]

I don't think Montana is a good choice if you're looking to see America.

[Tenbatsuzen]

<p>Outside of the three months of extreme heat, Arizona is nice and beautiful.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[kindred]

<p>Cali is just as corrupt and expensive to live in as Jersey.&nbsp; Unless, of course, you want to live in Fresno or Weed.&nbsp; If you think Jersey is bad, Cali is worse.</p><p>I've always wanted to see Montana too.&nbsp; As long as you don't mind cow shit and horses, it should be an ok place.&nbsp; One of these days I'll get to see the open range...</p>

[Gvac]

<p>Leaving the NYC area is a whole lot more difficult than most people would choose to believe.&nbsp; I've had many friends and family members move away (to California, Florida, Vermont, Massachusetts, etc.) and <strong><em>all</em></strong> of them have either returned or expressed a desire to return.&nbsp; It's the classic case of not knowing what you have until it's gone.&nbsp; Just try and find authentic ethnic cuisine, museums, professional baseball, football, basketball, and hockey, musicals, clubs, and everything else we have anywhere else. &nbsp;</p><p>Trust me, you'd miss it tremendously.&nbsp; In a year's time you'd be offering your left arm for a decent bagel or slice of pizza. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

[Coach]

<strong>Gvac</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Leaving the NYC area is a whole lot more difficult than most people would choose to believe.&nbsp; I've had many friends and family members move away (to California, Florida, Vermont, Massachusetts, etc.) and <strong><em>all</em></strong> of them have either returned or expressed a desire to return.&nbsp; It's the classic case of not knowing what you have until it's gone.&nbsp; Just try and find authentic ethnic cuisine, museums, professional baseball, football, basketball, and hockey, musicals, clubs, and everything else we have anywhere else. &nbsp;</p><p>Trust me, you'd miss it tremendously.&nbsp; In a year's time you'd be offering your left arm for a decent bagel or slice of pizza. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Lemme see: Clubs...never been, don't care, Musicals...again never been, don't care, and pretty much almost everything you listed including Pizza which where I live sucks. (Best Pizza I have ever had and will say so until my end of days&nbsp;resides in Scranton Pa. across from the jail! everything here tastes like cardboard smothered with tomato sauce and cheese...)</p><p>I like Football and history...and almost any ethnic dish outside of sushi I know how to cook. Ps. I like quiet, short commutes, and animals. </p>

[blakjeezis]

In that case, Montana sounds perfect for ya. Peace. <br />

[newport king]

<p>Move to Vegas. everyone tells me it's up and comming. </p><p>as for me, i've always thought it would be cool living in a little border town on the canada/us border.</p>

[FUNKMAN]

<p>Well I never been to England<br />But I kinda like the Beatles<br />Well, I headed for Las Vegas<br />Only made it out to Needles<br />Can you feel it<br />It must be real<br />It Feels so good<br />Oh, feels so good<br /><br />Well I never been to Heaven<br />But I been to Oklahoma<br />Well they tell me I was born there<br />But I really don't remember<br />In Oklahoma, not Arizona<br />What does it matter<br />What does it matter<br /></p><p>good luck with whatever you choose!<br /></p>

[mendyweiss]

<p>Just remember to clean up your mess before you go.</p>

[FezPaul]

<strong>mendyweiss</strong> wrote:<br />Have fun, and hope you become a dental floss tycoon. <p>Gonna be a mental toss flycoon.</p>

[Gwen]

Unless you're looking for closedmindedness and militias Montana might
not be the best choice.&nbsp; A friend of mine left CT to go to Univ of
Montana in Boseman and he only lasted one semester.&nbsp; Too rural for
even him.<br />

[mikeyboy]

When I was younger, my family used to spend time on Flathead Lake in Montana every summer.&nbsp; It's beatiful country, and we had a great time when we were there.&nbsp; However, I would go nuts if I was there more than the 1-2 weeks we usually spent there.&nbsp; When you're used to living a certain way, such an extreme change can be too much of a shock to the system.

[FezPaul]

<strong>Gwen</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Unless you're looking for closedmindedness and militias</strong> Montana might not be the best choice.&nbsp; A friend of mine left CT to go to Univ of Montana in Boseman and he only lasted one semester.&nbsp; Too rural for even him.<br /><p><strong><font face="courier new,courier,monospace" size="3">By closemindedness, do you mean people who judge an entire group, because of the actions of a few?</font></strong></p>

[Gvac]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>FezPaul</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Gwen</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Unless you're looking for closedmindedness and militias</strong> Montana might not be the best choice. A friend of mine left CT to go to Univ of Montana in Boseman and he only lasted one semester. Too rural for even him.<br /><p><strong><font size="3" face="courier new,courier,monospace">By closemindedness, do you mean people who judge an entire group, because of the actions of a few?</font></strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What do you know, you truck drivin' hillbilly!&nbsp;</p>

[FezPaul]

<strong>Gvac</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><strong>FezPaul</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Gwen</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Unless you're looking for closedmindedness and militias</strong> Montana might not be the best choice. A friend of mine left CT to go to Univ of Montana in Boseman and he only lasted one semester. Too rural for even him.<br /><p><strong><font face="courier new,courier,monospace" size="3">By closemindedness, do you mean people who judge an entire group, because of the actions of a few?</font></strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What do you know, you truck drivin' hillbilly!&nbsp;</p><p><strong><font size="2">Shut up, racist!</font></strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Gvac]

<p>Touche.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Prick.&nbsp;</p>

[mikeyboy]

I hope you both know that anyone playing guitar after a certain age is obviously repressing latent homosexuality or pedophilia.

[Gvac]

<strong>mikeyboy</strong> wrote:<br />I hope you both know that anyone playing guitar after a certain age is obviously repressing latent <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">homosexuality or pedophilia.</span><p>&nbsp;</p>Life is full of difficult choices....<br />

[FezPaul]

<strong>mikeyboy</strong> wrote:<br />I hope you both know that anyone playing guitar after a certain age is obviously repressing latent homosexuality or pedophilia. <p><strong><font face="courier new,courier,monospace" size="2">I resent the fact that you assume that I'm repressing either of those urges.</font></strong></p>

[Death Metal Moe]

<p>You'll be back.</p><p>The 1st time you yearn for 3 sunny side up eggs, short stack of pancakes, taylor ham, sausage, bacon, hash browns and 4 pieces of buttered white toast at 4 AM and realize the last place to eat in Montana closed at 10 PM, you'll be back.</p>

[LimeJohnny]

<p>How about Toronto? It is clean, cold, cheap, and the women are unbelievably beautiful.</p><p>Montana is beautiful, but when gas hits $5/gal and you are 45 miles from the nearest store you might regret your decision.<br /></p><p>Having been born in NJ and lived outside NYC for most of my life I would have to say that I agree.&nbsp; Most people never even leave the tri-state area and if they do, they usually return.<br /></p>

[Coach]

I grew up in rural Pa,&nbsp; Half my life..learned how to shoot, learned how to grow plants, use plants medicinally, &nbsp;how to cook, and how to work on a farm. Perhaps I am having a midlife crisis. But I tire of alot of the race stereotypes that I have encountered in the last 18 years here in NJ. Closemindedness, I am used to, I am a catholic in a methodist resort town. I have dealt with it for 10 years.

[Kewlkat]

<strong>STUGOTS1</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>A.J.</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I would have liked to have seen Montana.</p><p><img src="http://www.ibiblio.org/samneill/pictures/hfro/265stop.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p>are you dying soon? why cant you go see it? i hate the cold and that is why i suggested the south or california. but since you dont mind the cold why not colorado? i know people that go out there for a week and love it to death. Why not the home town of the 16 time world heavy weight champion the nature boy ric fliar WOOOOOOOOO CHAROLETT NORTH CAROLINA? <p>If you come out to Colorado, may I suggest you try the skiing out here?&nbsp; It's guranteed that you'll become spoiled and you won't ski anywhere else.&nbsp; <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/wink.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Kewlkat]

<strong>Gvac</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Leaving the NYC area is a whole lot more difficult than most people would choose to believe.&nbsp; I've had many friends and family members move away (to California, Florida, Vermont, Massachusetts, etc.) and <strong><em>all</em></strong> of them have either returned or expressed a desire to return.&nbsp; It's the classic case of not knowing what you have until it's gone.&nbsp; Just try and find authentic ethnic cuisine, museums, professional baseball, football, basketball, and hockey, musicals, clubs, and everything else we have anywhere else. &nbsp;</p><p>Trust me, you'd miss it tremendously.&nbsp; In a year's time you'd be offering your left arm for a decent bagel or slice of pizza. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>I SO agree, HHHhheellllll, Im trying to offer my left arm now as we speak.</p>

[Marc with a c]

are there black people in montana?

[Gwen]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>FezPaul</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Gwen</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Unless you're looking for closedmindedness and militias</strong> Montana might not be the best choice. A friend of mine left CT to go to Univ of Montana in Boseman and he only lasted one semester. Too rural for even him.<br /><p><strong><font size="3" face="courier new,courier,monospace">By closemindedness, do you mean people who judge an entire group, because of the actions of a few?</font></strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I've been outta this game too long, my ability to generate witty comebacks is gone, damn...three times.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;Good point, sir.&nbsp; I'm sure Montana is lovely I was just spreading the vicious rumors I'd heard.&nbsp; </p><p>To the fellow contemplating moving, it has been my experience that leaving the North East is a big adjustment, but if you're ready for and welcome the change, why not experiment?&nbsp;</p>

[blakjeezis]

<p>why not experiment?&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2415/dance33qx.gif" border="0" /></p><p>For the record, I got&nbsp; this pic from Mikeyboy's post in another thread. CWCD.</p>

[ThymusV.]

<strong>Coach</strong> wrote:<br />I am tired of living here (too expensive and corrupt)&nbsp;and would like to see America as well as start anew. Is this a good choice?&nbsp; <p>First post here: I moved from NYC to NH about 16 years ago (with a brief 3 yr stay in CT).&nbsp; I've never regretted it.&nbsp; Yeah, we get snow and ice and cold and floods, but it beats the hell outta the corruption, crowds and crime.&nbsp;&nbsp; Ya can't go skiing on concrete!&nbsp;&nbsp; Ya gotta plan ahead a bit when it comes to food shopping, but that's easy.&nbsp; Get a deep freeze or a vaccumsealer and life will be that much easier.</p><p>The only thing&nbsp;I miss is the pizza, but I've learned how to make my own from scratch.&nbsp; Best pizza in NH!&nbsp; And this one&nbsp;surprised me; Our local Benihana type place serves fresher beef and chicken and has much friendlier service than that snobby, racist, overpriced hole in a building&nbsp;on 53rd&nbsp;St. (or wherever, I could never remember and always had to walk a few blocks till I got it right, 55th maybe?).</p><p>Oh, and most importantly, people acknowledge each other and are friendly.&nbsp; Nothing beats that... scept knowing that yer home protection&nbsp;is close at hand.</p>

[Coach]

Well I just got back from out there on an interview and accepted the job... I got an apartment larger than my current one for half the price and will be leaving in about a week and a half. I saw only three black people out there, and one was homeless...go figure. Butte has alot of neat history and buildings. Some bars stay open 24 hours a day. Huge Irish population, real estate is cheap. For a nice house that would cost about 500000 in Jersey, it costs 75000. The people are nice, and a very supportive community. There will be some language differences to get used to....I ordered a diet soda and got seltzer water. Apparently you have to ask for Pop. The only down side is that there is a huge Meth problem out there.

[Jujubees2]

<strong>Coach</strong> wrote:<br />Well I just got back from out there on an interview and accepted the job... I got an apartment larger than my current one for half the price and will be leaving in about a week and a half. I saw only three black people out there, and one was homeless...go figure. Butte has alot of neat history and buildings. Some bars stay open 24 hours a day. Huge Irish population, real estate is cheap. For a nice house that would cost about 500000 in Jersey, it costs 75000. The people are nice, and a very supportive community. There will be some language differences to get used to....I ordered a diet soda and got seltzer water. Apparently you have to ask for Pop. The only down side is that there is a huge Meth problem out there. <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><em>The only down side is that there is a huge Meth problem out there</em></strong>. </p><p>I don't get what the problem is?&nbsp; Is there a scarcity of meth out there?</p>

[Snoogans]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>STUGOTS1</strong> wrote:<br />why not go to Cali, or down south? <p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>well, alot of Cali is just as expensive as Jersey. They are the 2 highest real estate values, as well as per capita incomes i think&nbsp;</p>

[Coach]

<p>Also I forgot to mention....No Sales Tax, No car inspection/emissions law..there are literally cars out there on the road that are from the 60s and look brand new...rust is not a major problem.</p><p>And Ant would love it out there.....almost NO JEWS!!!!<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/clap.gif" border="0" /><img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smile.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Also I saw one of those &quot;Adopt a Highway&quot; signs which read and I swear:</p><p>Dominion (Starfleet) Officers and Crew</p><p>I was scrambling for my camera and almost got driven over by a UPS truck pulling three trailers and missed it</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Coach on 6-14-06 @ 3:20 PM</span>

[ChimneyFish]

<p><strong><em><font face="georgia,times new roman,times,serif" size="2">A while back, I was thinking of trying to move to Minnesota. I really, really can't stand the awful, humid summers here anymore(PA). And with the apparent disappearence of winte, I need to get out of here. Montana sounds really nice, too. I have a childhood friend who lives out there, and she says it's beautiful.</font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">Fact of the matter is, I have yet to check out the job market out there. And I really don't want to line in either of the cities, so I'll probably just die of a massive heatstroke, right here in the good ol' Philly suburbs.</font></em></strong></p>

[Don Stugots]

you know for a long time i wanted to move away from the city for a few reasons, the usual ones i guess, schools, cost of living, but my chick would never hear of it. so i give it up. yesterday she says that she has been thinking about us moving down south (char, NC) where we have friends already. this is perfect for me. i have always loved it there and i can get a job in the same field as now and make pretty much the same thing. she on the other hand would be changing fields and would take a big cut in pay and i would be picking up the slack. her mom and dad (they are retired) would move too so that they can be close to us which is fine except for one thing: you know where they are going to live? with us. so I would be the supporter of this whole family?? i think i will pass, stay here and struggle. thoughts?

[ChimneyFish]

<strong>STUGOTS1</strong> wrote:<br />you know for a long time i wanted to move away from the city for a few reasons, the usual ones i guess, schools, cost of living, but my chick would never hear of it. so i give it up. yesterday she says that she has been thinking about us moving down south (char, NC) where we have friends already. this is perfect for me. i have always loved it there and i can get a job in the same field as now and make pretty much the same thing. she on the other hand would be changing fields and would take a big cut in pay and i would be picking up the slack. her mom and dad (they are retired) would move too so that they can be close to us which is fine except for one thing: you know where they are going to live? with us. so I would be the supporter of this whole family?? i think i will pass, stay here and struggle. thoughts? <p><strong><em><font face="georgia,times new roman,times,serif" size="2">That's a tough one.</font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">As I am a self absorbed, hot weather hating ass, I would stay. That's just me, though.</font></em></strong></p>

[Duke]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>nevnut</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I've lived in Nevada all my life and wouldn't live any where else in the world.</p><p>Almost moved to Seattle when i was 18 but got a good job the day before I was suppose to leave so I stayed.</p><p>Not to awful cold in the winter and the summers are a nice dry heat so we don't deal with humidity either. Very few earthquakes or tonadaoes ( very small ones about every 10 years) and definitly no friggin' hurricanes.</p><p>Born a Nevadan, will die a Nevadan!!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>and its coming from a deadhead mannnnnnnn&nbsp;</p>

[Don Stugots]

out of spite? sure me too.

her mom and dad are great, i love them. i jsut wouldnt want them to stay with us until they got there own place. or worse yet if they never got their own place. i dont want to share a bathroom with my inlaws. what if they walked in while i was rubbing out a batch in the shower?

[Jujubees2]

<strong>STUGOTS1</strong> wrote:<br />you know for a long time i wanted to move away from the city for a few reasons, the usual ones i guess, schools, cost of living, but my chick would never hear of it. so i give it up. yesterday she says that she has been thinking about us moving down south (char, NC) where we have friends already. this is perfect for me. i have always loved it there and i can get a job in the same field as now and make pretty much the same thing. she on the other hand would be changing fields and would take a big cut in pay and i would be picking up the slack. her mom and dad (they are retired) would move too so that they can be close to us which is fine except for one thing: you know where they are going to live? with us. so I would be the supporter of this whole family?? i think i will pass, stay here and struggle. thoughts? <p>Stugots,</p><p>Stay put.&nbsp; You don't need the in-laws living with you. While I never had my mother or father-in-law live with me for any extended period of time, I have had two brother-in-laws and a sister-in-law live with me&nbsp;(some up to two years) and it got to be a real problem.&nbsp; Of course, my wife loved having her siblings around (she's the&nbsp;oldest of five) but it felt like having a house guest 24/7.&nbsp;Oh yeah, and she didn't charge them a penny in rent (we're talking living in NYC here so they saved a bundle)!</p>

[ChimneyFish]

<strong>STUGOTS1</strong> wrote:<br />out of spite? sure me too. her mom and dad are great, i love them. i jsut wouldnt want them to stay with us until they got there own place. or worse yet if they never got their own place. i dont want to share a bathroom with my inlaws. what if they walked in while i was rubbing out a batch in the shower? <em><font face="georgia,times new roman,times,serif" size="2"><strong><p><em><font face="georgia,times new roman,times,serif" size="2">Face it, my friend. The negatives out way the postives in this situation. That said, you're the one who has to deal with your girl, when you tell her no.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smoke.gif" border="0" /></font></em></p></strong></font></em>

[terry1979]

Jesus, that is terrible....you move to get AWAY from your in-laws, you don't take them with you!&nbsp; I am ready to murder my chicks parents after a few hours together...

[Don Stugots]

<hr color="cococo" align="left"></font><strong>ChimneyFish</strong> wrote:<br><strong>STUGOTS1</strong> wrote:<br />out of spite? sure me too. her mom and dad are great, i love them. i jsut wouldnt want them to stay with us until they got there own place. or worse yet if they never got their own place. i dont want to share a bathroom with my inlaws. what if they walked in while i was rubbing out a batch in the shower? <em><font face="georgia,times new roman,times,serif" size="2"><strong><p><em><font face="georgia,times new roman,times,serif" size="2">Face it, my friend. The negatives out way the postives in this situation. That said, you're the one who has to deal with your girl, when you tell her no.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smoke.gif" border="0" /></font></em></p></strong></font></em><hr color="cococo" align="left"><p></p>


yeah i already told her NO WAY, thanks. i wanted make sure i was right. i have a tendenacy for being headstrong at times.


she wasnt happy about what i had to say, but i said what i felt.

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by STUGOTS1 on 6-14-06 @ 5:06 PM</span>

[ChimneyFish]

<strong>STUGOTS1</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>ChimneyFish</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>STUGOTS1</strong> wrote:<br />out of spite? sure me too. her mom and dad are great, i love them. i jsut wouldnt want them to stay with us until they got there own place. or worse yet if they never got their own place. i dont want to share a bathroom with my inlaws. what if they walked in while i was rubbing out a batch in the shower? <em><font face="georgia,times new roman,times,serif" size="2"><strong><p><em><font face="georgia,times new roman,times,serif" size="2">Face it, my friend. The negatives out way the postives in this situation. That said, you're the one who has to deal with your girl, when you tell her no.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smoke.gif" border="0" /></font></em></p></strong></font></em><p>&nbsp;</p>yeah i already told her NO WAY, thanks. i wanted make sure i was right. i have a tendenacy for being headstrong at times. she wasnt happy about what i had to say, but i said what i felt. <span class="post_edited">This message was edited by STUGOTS1 on 6-14-06 @ 5:06 PM</span> <p><strong><em><font face="georgia,times new roman,times,serif" size="2">Wow. And she's actually levelheaded enough to understand your logic????</font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">Sounds like you got a &quot;good egg&quot;. You're a lucky man.</font></em></strong></p>

[Don Stugots]

she didnt like it, but since i am the one that who would be bearing the brunt of supporting us, what choice does she have? its not that i dont like her parents or that i want to stay here it jsut doenst seem like the right thing to do right now. will that change? maybe but for now we are staying put.

but she is a good egg and i am lucky.

[chili]

<p>Coach, I can say for sure that Montana is an awesome place to live, for my brother and his wife lived out there for about 10 years during and after college. My family (from SC) has a place out there, in Bozeman, and I love to go out there and spend time. I spent a summer there during college and had a blast. It is kind of a shame, though, so many people are moving out there and changing the way of life for the people who hopped on the MT bandwagon before there was one. I think I heard some Montanans say of some New York, New Jersey people that they ruined their own damned state and shouldn't come and ruin theirs. Can't say I disagree necessarily, but it's a free country. That being said, I would love to live in MT and recommend it to anyone. Bozeman, Livingston, both are fantastic places to live.<br /></p>

[Coach]

Chili, Unlike other Jerseyians, I seek not to go out there and build a&nbsp;cheap McMansion, rather I am seeking a place to settle and grow roots. I seek not to be a jackass tourist, but to assimilate into the community, make friends, and establish a home.&nbsp;The people of Butte have been very nice to me in my time out there. I feel I can be happy there.

[narc]

I really like it here, except for two things: the summer heat and humidity, and the high price of living here. It is tempting to just chuck it all sometimes and go elsewhere. But there aren't many other places I would want to live. I couldn't see myself living in the South (including Florida). Other places are a little too whitebred. New York is way too big for me. I don't like New England because many New Englanders have an attitude that pisses me off. I could actually see myself living in California, but not for more than a few years. I'm just not a west coast guy. As for the summer heat, I figure I might eventually look into renting a summer place in Western New York/Southern Ontario where I'm from. It'd be a lot cheaper than anything comparable on the East coast, and I defy anyone to find a part of the country that is as nice during the summer.

[bitterbuffalo]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Coach</strong> wrote:<br />I grew up in rural Pa, Half my life..learned how to shoot, learned how to grow plants, use plants medicinally, how to cook, and how to work on a farm. Perhaps I am having a midlife crisis. But I tire of alot of the race stereotypes that I have encountered in the last 18 years here in NJ. <strong>Closemindedness, I am used to, I am a catholic in a methodist resort town. I have dealt with it for 10 years.</strong><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I don't think of the OG as closeminded. I like to think of it as chock full equal parts: the elderly, the gay, the yuppie, and the batshit crazy. And please don't think of those as negative stereotypes, as they are what makes it a cool place to live and a hard place to leave...</p><p><br /><br />Moving to Montana would make it easier for you to park your car in the Summer, yes. And it would indeed be the most beautiful country you have ever seen. </p><p>When I was 18 I took a cross-country trip on a Greyhound and I fell in love with all the parts of America in between the Coasts. It definitely opened me up to a whole different way of thinking. So much so that I decided to spend four years in Kentucky, going to school, living, working, all that crap. There is a different way of life out there that alot of people from this area wouldn't be able to handle.</p><p>If that's what you need to do. Go ahead, man.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And send back photos.&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p>