You Can Live in 4 States; 1 Each Season - Where? Why?

[wiffleball 4,642]

Alrighty, let's lighten things up:

 

 

You end up with a job where you can live anywhere you want. You decide to rotate between 4 states - one for each season. What four states (cities if you want) and when - and why?

 

 

 

 

[Mungwater 588]

Spring, Houston

Summer, Chicago

Fall Chicago

Winter Houston

 

I don't like cold at all, but a little change would be alright

[IGotWorms 3,315]

Spring - California

Summer - Alaska

Fall - Vermont

Winter - Hawaii

 

Maybe Colorado in fall instead so it's all on west coast.

 

Why? I like being outdoors. I don't like scorching heat but I'm losing my taste for the cold as well. Each of these places should generally be a comfortable temperature at that time and offer outdoor experiences.

 

ETA: perhaps Montana in the fall, I don't really like Colorado (too dry and too high - elevation, that is)

[frank 2,145]

Spring, Chicago

Summer, Houston

Fall Houston

Winter Chicago

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ha!

[mobb_deep 917]

LOL @ Houston. One of the worst cities in Texas, let alone the entire US.

[wiffleball 4,642]

I've always wanted to spend some time in the Upper Hudson Valley.

 

No desire whatsoever for the boroughs - or anywhere fifty miles from there, but the UHV seems like a vastly underrated gem.

[wiffleball 4,642]

LOL @ Houston. One of the worst cities in Texas, let alone the entire US.

 

Different strokes I guess. I think Houston is seriously underrated, but it depends on what your vibe is.

 

Austin is clearly number one, but it's like Portland or Boulder - everybody flocks to the place and now it's Hipsterfied and overpriced.

 

H-town has such easy access to Austin, Galveston, Matagorda Bay, NOLA - plus a chiitload of various cultures - and Texas music - it makes for a pretty good base of operations.

 

Been to Dallas. I'd rather chew my own diick off. I've always said Dallas is like New York - without any reason for the attitude.If a city can be a personification of Nuveau Riche/White Trash Televangelism, that's Dallas.

 

San Antone is just a chiithole. Nice for a visit, but Might as well give that up to the Messicans in exchange for San Diego.

 

Honestly, I think most Houstonians want people to have an attitude like yours.

[Mike Honcho 4,035]

Spring - Optimism
Summer - Euphoria
Fall - Denial
Winter - Anger

[Drizzay 646]

Winter - Florida

Spring - Colorado

Summer and Fall - Minnesota....lake country

[mobb_deep 917]

 

Different strokes I guess. I think Houston is seriously underrated, but it depends on what your vibe is.

 

Austin is clearly number one, but it's like Portland or Boulder - everybody flocks to the place and now it's Hipsterfied and overpriced.

 

H-town has such easy access to Austin, Galveston, Matagorda Bay, NOLA - plus a chiitload of various cultures - and Texas music - it makes for a pretty good base of operations.

 

Been to Dallas. I'd rather chew my own diick off. I've always said Dallas is like New York - without any reason for the attitude.If a city can be a personification of Nuveau Riche/White Trash Televangelism, that's Dallas.

 

San Antone is just a chiithole. Nice for a visit, but Might as well give that up to the Messicans in exchange for San Diego.

 

Honestly, I think most Houstonians want people to have an attitude like yours.

If you think 2 1/2 hours driving through the sticks is easy access to Austin, I'm not sure what to tell you.

[RaiderHaters Revenge 3,584]

California, year round, all the seasons are within 20 mins of me

[WhiteWonder 2,172]

Not sure I would do 4 states. Probably 2.

 

Spring and summer in jersey due to family and proximity to NYC, philly etc.

 

Fall and winter in Arizona because i hate the cold but prefer dry heat to Florida humidity.

 

Twist my arm for 4 and I'd probably do

 

Spring in North Carolina specifically the outer Banks. If it wasn't for hurricane threat I would do NC in the fall.

 

Fall in...... I don't know. Maybe Maine.

[Mungwater 588]

Spring, Chicago

Summer, Houston

Fall Houston

Winter Chicago

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ha!

I'll be the big spoon for sure

[Hardcore troubadour 12,652]

I've always wanted to spend some time in the Upper Hudson Valley.

 

No desire whatsoever for the boroughs - or anywhere fifty miles from there, but the UHV seems like a vastly underrated gem.

You would hate it. You shouldn't go there

[listen2me 23 1,542]

Yea I always thought Hou was considered awful. Ever been there but I thought that was the opinion.

 

Spring - carolinas...idk spring golf.

Summer - western NY sucks but we have nice summers and stuff to do outdoors.

Fall- not sure Nor Cal?

Winter- Hawaii...why not?

[mobb_deep 917]

Spring - SoCal

Summer - Utah (Park City/Salt Lake)

Winter - Hawaii

Fall - New York

[Djgb13 2,338]

I like where I live now. Get all four seasons, near the mountains and the beach, got great hunting, and have good food. Give me the Carolinas year round

[Herbivore 905]

Winter..Colorado

Spring..So. Cali

Summer..Mass

Fall..Maine

[Voltaire 4,560]

Michigan - Spring

Alaska - Summer

Maine - Fall

Hawaii - Winter

[BunnysBastatrds 1,918]

New Orleans-Spring

Pensacola- Summer

New York City-Fall

Your Moms Place-Winter

[Bier Meister 1,514]

Winter: Colorado mountains

 

Spring: Northern california

 

Summer: Hawaii

 

Autumn: Michigan, Ohio, Boston, Upstate New York

[KSB2424 3,083]

Spring: Chapel Hill, NC

Summer: Outer Banks, NC

Fall: Asheville, NC

Winter: Boone / Blowing Rock, NC

[KSB2424 3,083]

Okay Fine.

 

Something about NYC in the Winter. Christmas, NYE, etc.

 

Summer? I want heat, bikinis and water. Gimme SoCal.

 

Spring? Golf, Gardens and Grits. Charleston SC it is.

 

Fall? Can I just marinate in good wine and food during the harvest season in Napa Valley?

[mobb_deep 917]

 

Living in a Houston suburb is like living in a forest plus we have great suburb life in general. I have lived in more states than 90% of the geeks, and Houston is pretty nice.

 

Don't get me wrong I would move away from Houston in a heartbeat if work allowed it, but Houston is a great place to live and is not even close to the worst city in the US.

My wife grew up in Kingwood. I'm very familiar with the Houston suburbs, and all the awesome Hometown Buffet and Chevys it has to offer. It's a great place to raise a family and slowly die.

 

ETA: I will admit it's fun to hunt feral hogs though. Good times.

[wiffleball 4,642]

My wife grew up in Kingwood. I'm very familiar with the Houston suburbs, and all the awesome Hometown Buffet and Chevys it has to offer. It's a great place to raise a family and slowly die.

 

ETA: I will admit it's fun to hunt feral hogs though. Good times.

 

 

See? This is one of those times (especially on this bored) when it would be so easy to .. but one of those things that I've learned travelling over many years and living in various places is - It's all about your own individual experience.

 

You can take a left outside of your hotel and deem the place you're at a complete shiithole, take a right? And it's a great place to settle down.

 

I had people who absolutely hated Houston (For example) before I went there. But, what I've found - and you're a great example; If you're eating at chain buffets and corporate mexican places in Houston, - that's more on you and your personality and change/risk averse cowardice than upon the city.

 

I swear, my brother is the same way. He's 8 years older than me and won't go more than 3 blocks from wherever he lives or travels.

 

Houston has an amazing, diverse and dynamic and well-recognized cosmopolitan dining scene. Again, If your vision of Houston is Hometown Buffet? Well, that's a reckection on you, not the city.

 

What, praytell ARE the places you'd like?

[mobb_deep 917]

I already posted the places I'd like...

[patweisers44 697]

_{Winter - as far south as you can get in Florida, then a little west.}

_{Spring - Nevada (Vegas, specifically)}

_{Summer - Northern Michigan}

_{Fall - Northern Michigan}

[edjr 5,567]

Massachusetts for all 4 seasons. We get it all here. Fock off and stop being pansy asses about the cold. Focking crybabies

[penultimatestraw 473]

Winter - Utah. Best, most consistent snow.

Spring - Any warm college town. Chapel Hill NC and Athens GA are two I've enjoyed. Coeds in sundresses.

Summer - Colorado. Most variety of climbing without blistering heat.

Fall - Hawaii is great, but I also like to see the leaves change. So maybe NC/Virginia?

 

Unbelievable that Houston, TX would appear on anyone's list.

[penultimatestraw 473]

Massachusetts for all 4 seasons. We get it all here. Fock off and stop being pansy asses about the cold. Focking crybabies

It isn't the cold I dislike, it's the cold without good outdoor activities. If there aren't big mountains, snow and ice are just a PITA.

[Reality 2,710]

Massachusetts for all 4 seasons. We get it all here. Fock off and stop being pansy asses about the cold. Focking crybabies

 

The cold, like you, can go fock itself.

 

 

The older I get, the more I simply hate the cold. I live in Southern Indiana, we can get all four seasons in the span of a week..

 

Spring - Don't care, wherever I can hit golf balls. Spring is pretty damn sweet everywhere.

Summer - Illinois (Chicago)

Fall - Southern Indiana (Love my town in the fall)

Winter - Florida (South, very South, basically Cuba)

[edjr 5,567]

It isn't the cold I dislike, it's the cold without good outdoor activities. If there aren't big mountains, snow and ice are just a PITA.

 

New Hampster mountains are but a 2 hour drive for me

 

yes, snow and ice do suck. but out of the 8700 hours of the year, what, maybe 20 of those, you have to deal with clearing ice and snow?

[Bert 1,091]

Spring and Fall - Houston. Two major airports, roughly the same distance from either coast, all three major sports, extremely diverse population, good restaurant scene, the people are friendly.

 

 

Summer - Denver. Even though Californian's have focked up large portions of this great City/State it is still pretty cool. Mountains are beautiful; the people (the ones born there) are cool and friendly, all three major sports.

 

 

Winter Naples. Great golf, restaurants and fishing. I really like that town.

[Djgb13 2,338]

If anywhere was chosen in Texas I figured it would be Austin. That's one fun ass city. May not be sports teams but the restaurant scene there as well as the things to do is unreal. If I was going to stay in Texas that's where I would stay.

[Bert 1,091]

If anywhere was chosen in Texas I figured it would be Austin. That's one fun ass city. May not be sports teams but the restaurant scene there as well as the things to do is unreal. If I was going to stay in Texas that's where I would stay.

I would agree except he said still working. The options flying out of Austin are limited and usually involve a connection.

 

Also Austin is paying for the decades old "if you don't build it they won't come" mentality around infrastructure. For being so small it is amazing that the traffic is worse than Houston and Dallas.

 

The cost of living in Austin is also getting out of control.

[peenie 1,690]

Spring: Atlanta

Summer: NYC

Fall: San Francisco

Winter: Denver

[MTSkiBum 1,594]

Spring: salt lake

Fall: Bozeman

Winter: Destin

Summer: Portland

[Kanil 519]

Spring: Colorado - North of Denver - Ski season!

Summer: Minnesota or Maine - Not too hot, good fishing.

Fall: Hawaii - Some resort - Beach time.
Winter: Colorado - North of Denver - Ski season!

[Bert 1,091]

Spring: Colorado - North of Denver - Ski season!

Summer: Minnesota or Maine - Not too hot, good fishing.

Fall: Hawaii - Some resort - Beach time.

Winter: Colorado - North of Denver - Ski season!

Do you like to ski or is it all the women in ski pants?

 

I love connecting through Denver during ski season.

[IGotWorms 3,315]

I'm not sure where some of you got the idea Minnesota is not too hot in the summertime. It gets very hot and the humidity is killer. That Vikings player died of heat stroke a while ago