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Old 10-27-2007, 11:37 AM
 
Location: West Texas
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Hi all. I'm retired from the Navy, and currently live in San Angelo, Texas (a small city in west Texas). The population is deceiving at 100,000, but that's including a lot of the smaller outlying areas also. The town is fantastic. Summers are hot (real hot), and winters are mild (gets into the 20's sometimes, and maybe snows 1 day a year). The town is accomodating with 2 super Walmarts, a Lowes, Home Depot, Best Buy, etc. There's a mall here, but it's very small and one level. Crime is extremely low and normally conducted between people who know each other. Drugs are here of course, but you have to look for them. Even in the less desirable sides of town, you don't just see people selling/doing drugs.

I wouldn't even consider moving if it wasn't for the climate. I really feel pulled to something with seasons. Being retired, a job would be okay, but not required. More for my wife (she's a CNA (certified nursing assistant). If I could root this city and move it I would. So, I'm looking for a city with essentially the same offerings as I've listed above. I don't want flat, but don't want to live on the side off the mountains, either. I would like a climate that is warm in the summer, snows in the winter, and rains in between. I could probably go for about 200k for a house, but would rather have a small place (1500-1800 sqft), and some land. I would like to be close to water (lake or river), but don't want to have to worry every 5 years about flooding. A small town near a larger city (no more than 60 mins drive) would be preferable also.

If any of you reading this can point me towards any towns that I could look into, I would be greatly appreciative! Thanks.
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Old 10-27-2007, 05:05 PM
 
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No ideas about place for you, but more about method. Could you spend, say, summers somewhere else, and your wife could work as a perdiem CNA wherever you are? Most places have some kind of long-term care or healthcare place within driving distance, and always need perdiem help to cover seasonal vacations.
Funny you love San Angelo. A dear friend of mine grew up there. I guess being a gay boy in 1950s San Angelo is a bit different than current life! He escaped to the big city of Corpus Christi (I think it had 'gasp' a gay bar) then on to Boston, and eventually to Europe. He still has an abiding affection for Texas, especially West Texas.
A lot of Texans seem to spend summers in Colorado mountain country...
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Old 10-27-2007, 11:07 PM
 
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Although the Fort Collins area is growing fairly quickly there are still many rural areas near by. The area right along the foothills probably has the best weather. There are over 90 lakes in Larimer County alone. I would suggest the Wellington area or the Horsetooth resevoir area. Either one would be fairly isolated but yet within 20 minutes of Fort Collins.
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