I'm contemplating relocating. I'd love a list of the things you like best about where you live and the things you like the least about it!

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Let's see... Western New York

Best:
1) Four seasons - I love the change of weather, and don't let people mislead you, winter is wonderful.
2) The people - everyone is much friendlier than I've encountered anywhere else, and also much more helpful.
3) Cheap cheap cheap - one good thing about living in a slightly economically depressed area is that everything is cheap. Houses, food, you name it.
4) The restaurants - the food in western NY is fantastic. FANtastic. And there is such a huge variety. LOL - there's a reason most WNYers are overweight.
5) The culture - between the science museums, art galleries, theaters, zoos, history... I could go on and on.
6) The parks - we have such fantastic parklands (even though most of Erie county is closing theirs, lol, come to Niagara county)
7) Canada - such easy access to another country with a wealth of things to do and explore
8) We never have traffic jams
9) Sports - there's so many professional/semi-professional sports teams in the Buffalo area: Bills, Sabres, Bisons (AAA Baseball for the Indians), pro LAX, a wealth of college teams to follow

The least:
1) The taxes in some areas are really high, you need to do your research
2) Niagara Mohawk fucks us on power costs
3) It sucks you in! LOL - once you get in, it's hard to leave.

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ˆˆ..Oh sure..Take a shot at Erie County,lol..Hey at least we TRIED to take the County Exec out this week..Not that I would approve of such a thing,lol..Truly is beautiful here this time of year though..Waterfronts are spectacular..Really gonna light the sky up tomorrow night,too..

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I'm not sure I could convince you to move to Texas, you've lived here, and well, it's not nice enough to make me stay either.

Peoria area is pretty. Situated on the Illinois river, there are beautiful river bluffs giving the nearby country a pretty, rolling look. The river is very nice and we're blessed with both a stern-wheeled cruise boat that reminds you of the old river boats; and, a new "gambling" boat ... the PAR-A-DICE. Great parks, fairly low cost of living. Many of the features of a larger city (planitarium, zoo, wildlife sanctuary, excellent museum, etc.) while permitting a person to reach any part of the city in 15-30 minutes tops. Good interstate and air connections and some lovely small cities surrounding Peoria (which is where I actually live. A little town of around 15K). Four seasons as some of you have seen in my park pictures .

Plus, I guess, just a couple of hours from Chicago; 3 1/2 from Indianapolis; 3 from St. Louis; and, about 3 from Des Moines. Maybe 7 hours to the Mall of the Americas near the twin cities in Minnesota; and within easy striking distance of Milwaulkee and Memphis.

Worst thing ... hmmmmmm ... maybe the distances involved in reaching the western mountains or the eastern coasts; the northern woodlands or the southern Gulf. Come to think of it, that makes us centrally located ... so maybe that's not so bad.

You know where I am.......just smaller than you're town and about 30 minutes to the white beaches. THe military base keeps our town growing more by the second and houses going up like mad. We have pine trees instead of palm trees and at times still have that small town feel where everyone seems to know everyone.

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There is corn everywhere!!! LOL... snow and below zero temps in the winter and 100 degrees with 90% humidity in the summer...

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