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Broni

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Where to live in retirement?
« on: November 29, 2007, 11:02:31 PM »
You can live in Phoenix, Arizona where....

You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade.
You can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town.
You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.
You know that "dry heat" is comparable to what hits you in the
face when you open your oven door.
The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot,
and ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!

You can Live in California where...

You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy
a house.
The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.
You know how to eat an artichoke.
You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block
party.
When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how
long it will take to get there rather than how many miles away
it is.
The 4 seasons are: Fire, Flood, Mud, and Drought

You can Live in New York City where...

You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from
Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on
a map.
You think Central Park is "nature ,"
You believe that being able to swear at people in their own
language makes you multi-lingual.
You've worn out a car horn.
You think eye contact is an act of aggression.

You can Live in Maine where...

You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and
Tabasco.
Halloween costumes fit over parkas.
You have more than one recipe for moose.
Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight
buttons.
The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter,
and construction.

You can Live in the Deep South where..
.
You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.
"y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural.
"He needed killin' " is a valid defense.
Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob,
Mary Sue, Betty, Jean, Mary Beth, etc.

You can live in Colorado where...

You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.
You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home
and he stops at the day care center.
A pass does not involve a football or dating.
The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony
tail.

You can live in the Midwest where...

You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your
name.
Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a
tractor.
You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.
You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?"
When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say,
"It was different!"

AND You can live in Florida where..

You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.
All purchases include a coupon of some kind -- even houses
and cars.
Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist.
Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.
Cars in front of you are often driven by headless people.

Wherever you go, there's no place like home.

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Re: Where to live in retirement?
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2007, 10:21:52 AM »
Wow.  Totally made my day!
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    Re: Where to live in retirement?
    « Reply #2 on: December 08, 2007, 06:19:39 PM »
    You can live in Phoenix, Arizona where....

    You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade.
    You can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town.
    You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.
    You know that "dry heat" is comparable to what hits you in the
    face when you open your oven door.
    The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot,
    and ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!

    You can Live in California where...

    You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy
    a house.
    The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.
    You know how to eat an artichoke.
    You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block
    party.
    When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how
    long it will take to get there rather than how many miles away
    it is.
    The 4 seasons are: Fire, Flood, Mud, and Drought

    You can Live in New York City where...

    You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from
    Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on
    a map.
    You think Central Park is "nature ,"
    You believe that being able to swear at people in their own
    language makes you multi-lingual.
    You've worn out a car horn.
    You think eye contact is an act of aggression.

    You can Live in Maine where...

    You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and
    Tabasco.
    Halloween costumes fit over parkas.
    You have more than one recipe for moose.
    Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight
    buttons.
    The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter,
    and construction.

    You can Live in the Deep South where..
    .
    You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.
    "y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural.
    "He needed killin' " is a valid defense.
    Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob,
    Mary Sue, Betty, Jean, Mary Beth, etc.

    You can live in Colorado where...

    You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.
    You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home
    and he stops at the day care center.
    A pass does not involve a football or dating.
    The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony
    tail.

    You can live in the Midwest where...

    You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your
    name.
    Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a
    tractor.
    You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.
    You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?"
    When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say,
    "It was different!"

    AND You can live in Florida where..

    You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.
    All purchases include a coupon of some kind -- even houses
    and cars.
    Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist.
    Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.
    Cars in front of you are often driven by headless people.

    Wherever you go, there's no place like home.
    I spent a year in Phoenix one month in august

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    Re: Where to live in retirement?
    « Reply #3 on: December 10, 2007, 08:26:24 AM »
    Driving to Phoenix we came the Northern route which brings you down thru Flagstaff and cuts thru the Painted Desert and Montezuma...
    Stopped at a KOA campground and showered and my hair which was almost waist length at the time was almost dry before we walked back and got in the car...114 degrees in the shade.
    Welcome to Arizona ! !
    " Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined. "

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      Re: Where to live in retirement?
      « Reply #4 on: December 10, 2007, 08:44:57 AM »

      You can live in Colorado where...

      You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.
      You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home
      and he stops at the day care center.
      A pass does not involve a football or dating.
      The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony
      tail.

      I'm a Colorado native and our plans for retirement include moving to a small town that is mountain biking/whitewater rafting heaven. Guess we'll get to know lots of folks like #1. Don't know of any kids named Granola, but I love traveling the mountain passes and my former boss was bald on top with a scraggly pony tail. So there you go, behind the stereotypes you often find a hint of reality lurking.  :)
      If it's not one thing, it's two...

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      Re: Where to live in retirement?
      « Reply #5 on: December 10, 2007, 08:54:09 AM »
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      You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your
      name.
      Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a
      tractor.
      You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.
      You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?"
      When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say,
      "It was different!"

      I'm originally from Kansas... it's all so true haha. Not sure I'm looking forward to going back there next year after spending 10 years in an exotic place (Southeast Asia). Well, it's been different!

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        Re: Where to live in retirement?
        « Reply #6 on: December 10, 2007, 06:08:58 PM »
        Driving to Phoenix we came the Northern route which brings you down thru Flagstaff and cuts thru the Painted Desert and Montezuma...
        Stopped at a KOA campground and showered and my hair which was almost waist length at the time was almost dry before we walked back and got in the car...114 degrees in the shade.
        Welcome to Arizona ! !
        Shade? Where?
        My Son and Daughter and I Skied just outside of Flagstaff ( Fairfield SNow Bowl). Had a great time. A good drive from Flagstaff; take the back way to Sadona. I forget the route number, but it is west of I 17 and you pick it up just west of Flagstaff off I 70.

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        Re: Where to live in retirement?
        « Reply #7 on: December 10, 2007, 06:14:38 PM »
        The only shade i saw was in the cave dwellings in the rocks of Montezuma... :D

        Black Creek Highway maybe ? ?
        " Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined. "

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        Re: Where to live in retirement?
        « Reply #8 on: December 10, 2007, 06:36:32 PM »
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        my hair which was almost waist length at the time
        Do you have any pictures?...hehehehe

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        Re: Where to live in retirement?
        « Reply #9 on: December 11, 2007, 12:52:03 PM »
        Yep.
        " Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined. "

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        Re: Where to live in retirement?
        « Reply #10 on: December 11, 2007, 08:25:39 PM »
        Post some....hehehe