[mateo384]

Oregon is still one of the highest. Seems like a 3rd in reality.

And you may say that you love weather like that, but it will take some adjusting, and your body (and mind) will fend for itself. Trust me, I loved it, and then I hated it cuz my body couldn't tolerate it anymore. I was sick all the time, and that's not something you can predict, or prevent, no matter how much OJ you drink.

Just giving a heads-up. It's fine in the beginning, but if you are accustomed to Florida and Texas, you are going to be living indoors. And after a while, I just couldn't take it anymore. My body demanded sunshine. I was mentally depressed a lot.

[tickyul]

I've lived all over the USA, it is just a teeeeee-rashy country in many, many areas......Florida included.

[Nomadicus]

We do get a lot of rejects down from the north.

[TXRyan23]

Originally Posted by mateo384

Oregon is still one of the highest. Seems like a 3rd in reality.

And you may say that you love weather like that, but it will take some adjusting, and your body (and mind) will fend for itself. Trust me, I loved it, and then I hated it cuz my body couldn't tolerate it anymore. I was sick all the time, and that's not something you can predict, or prevent, no matter how much OJ you drink.

Just giving a heads-up. It's fine in the beginning, but if you are accustomed to Florida and Texas, you are going to be living indoors. And after a while, I just couldn't take it anymore. My body demanded sunshine. I was mentally depressed a lot.

I appreciate the info, but some of my happiest times was hiking in the mountains of East Tennessee in the winter. I don't care much for the heat at all, despite growing up in FL and living in TX, LoL

[mateo384]

Then go for it! Go enjoy it for a few years before you move back to Texas, lol.

[mateo384]

For me, I can't possibly imagine moving back to Oregon, because of the extreme S.A.D and the horrible allergies, despite the low wages of Florida....without those things. It makes a huge difference.

[ZonaZoo]

Originally Posted by TXRyan23

I'm thinking about possibly moving to Oregon this fall (I have family there) and their income tax rate is higher than CA... no sales tax though..

Have you looked at OR or WA?

You serious, bro?

[TXRyan23]

Originally Posted by ZonaZoo

You serious, bro?

Why not? I've visited a few times, have family up there, seems like a great place to relax, fish, hunt, hike, camp, and thoroughly enjoy life.

Is it hard to imagine that a native Floridian turned conservative Texan could relocate to Oregon and enjoy himself in the wilderness?

[Sweetbottoms]

Florida does have a trashiness about it in a very blue collar comedy tour sort of way. On the flip side it has the Bel-Air snobiness across the street and on block over from it.

Went to culinary school with a girl who's grandparents lived in the Everglades in a house tent contraption and she bragged about "de-pants-ing frogs" frogs in season. I lived in NH and they had the white trashiness too. The run down dilapidated run ur tv from a car battery type. Although I suspect what we call trashiness is really deemed poverty but what do I know. Either way I think there are two types, the poverty stricken who we mistake for trashy, and the young "git-r-done" muddin type who want to portray that lifestyle... I prefer the first type to the last, they're at least humble and quiet (usually) the latter are in your face obnoxious

[ZonaZoo]

Originally Posted by TXRyan23

Why not? I've visited a few times, have family up there, seems like a great place to relax, fish, hunt, hike, camp, and thoroughly enjoy life.

Is it hard to imagine that a native Floridian turned conservative Texan could relocate to Oregon and enjoy himself in the wilderness?

I thought you were going to put down roots in Texas...