where to move in TN? (tornadoes, place to live, moving to)

[shadowwalker]

Stay out of Lebanon, TN. Unless you have alot of money and want to spend it. This town has run more good businesses out before they even get started here.

[shannon2262]

Hi! I moved to Tennessee 9 years ago from Oklahoma City and was so glad to be away from the big city. I moved to Mt. Pleasant/Columbia area and IT IS WONDERFUL!!! It's big enough for all the amenities you are use to in a larger city, but it is a country setting; the property taxes are one of the cheapest in the state; everyone is very friendly and helpful and I can still drive to Franklin every day to work and it's a beautiful country drive!

[Catrina]

I too relocated from Bradenton Florida to East Tennessee. My family and I love it here. If I could have everything, I would be here 9 months of the year and Florida for Dec, Jan and February.
The one thing that I have noticed since our relocation is that I don't worry as much as I did. That may sound strange, but somehow I feel safer.
Good Luck!

[5th generation native]

I myself have recovered from Fl life and now find myself looking to move to St. Augy as well. How is the job market holding up there do you know?
The area I live in is a large manufacturing area and the Mexicans living and working here have increased from 5% to over 45% in the last ten years.
And a large percentage of that workforce is here illegally but the INS turns a blind eye due to political reasons. I am moving back home!

[carrie7368]

First timer - Moved here May 1st. Definitely God's country. Can breathe. A lot less humidity!!! Sooooo GREEN!! LOL So nice to be able to others who have taken the plunge!

[cjo123]

I would suggest Medina tenness it a small town with great safe country schools. No traffic and upper middle class people with lots of kids. Lots of jobs ava. in Jackson 10 miles away

[Grizzlybear34]

[quote=JMT;609727]A Half Back is someone from up North who retired to Florida then realized they don't like it and move half-way back, usually TN or NC. I laughed the first time I heard the term. There's another term for people from Florida who move up here but don't know how to drive in the mountains: Floridiots.

JMT - Just out of curiousity, what are the driving patterns in the mountains that are nerve racking? That is one thing my wife gets on me about is that, you're going to have to take it easier when you get to Tennessee. I don't consider myself an aggressive driver, but I do get irritated when other drivers are blabbing away on the cell phone in the left lane, or don't know that you can actually turn right on red, or get trapped at a traffic signal for 3 minutes with no traffic coming or the light turns and the first car doesn't move....whew, I feel better now!

What is poor mountain driving? I certainly don't need to add another aggravator to my list!

[LauraC]

[quote=Grizzlybear34;1207450][i]

Originally Posted by JMT

but I do get irritated when other drivers are blabbing away on the cell phone in the left lane, or don't know that you can actually turn right on red, or get trapped at a traffic signal for 3 minutes with no traffic coming or the light turns and the first car doesn't move....whew, I feel better now! !

You wait. You don't jump on the horn, flip the driver the bird or inch up his/her tail. Maybe, the driver can't make a right on red because the idiot in the left lane with the big honkin' vehicle has inched up to the light and blocked his/her vision to the left.

[quote=Grizzlybear34;1207450][i]

Originally Posted by JMT

What is poor mountain driving? I certainly don't need to add another aggravator to my list. !

What's a flatlander from hot Florida going to do when there is ice on those up and down curvy mountain roads? And, let's say you aren't from Florida originally. What are you going to do when you are on an icy curvy mountain road with the masses of other Floridians who don't know how to drive on them but insisted on moving to a small mountain town because when they were there in June, it was pretty (and cheap)? Think of it like this, those seniors that drive up on the sidewalk in Florida and mow people down at a bus stop are now buying homes in Tennessee...in mountainous areas...with you, one steep icy skid away.

[Grizzlybear34]

Laura - I didn't mean to touch a nerve with that question or my statement. I perfectly understand driving carefully and I didn't add "the big honkin' vehicle" obscuring the view in my description. I won't go into a long diatribe on my driving courtesy, but just say that I turn the other cheek rather than confront. Too many people out there with rage and a weapon (car or other), you just have to let it go.

I was "trying" to describe what I view as driving irritants, just as JMT noted the term "floridiots" for those drivers from Florida that don't know how to drive in the mountains. If it is because of icy patches, sightseeing, or whatever, JMT didn't describe, and I simply asked for clarity. It was a sincere question and not a veiled dig.

I don't want to be a source of irritation(or worse a health threat to others) on the road, in the mountains, with my Florida plates.

Is flatlander a term of endearment?

[LauraC]

Originally Posted by Grizzlybear34

Is flatlander a term of endearment?

Not in a car in the mountains on ice. Trust me. I'm a flatlander myself (not Florida). Have lived in three locations in 55 years where the highest elevation was my front stoop...which actually brings up another point. Many of us came here or are coming here with cars that were perfectly fine for driving around our former flat locations but are not geared (power-wise) to driving around East Tennessee. That guy/gal in front of you that is making your neck veins bulge may not be going slower than you because he/she is a timid driver but because their vehicle is unexpectedly struggling to accelerate. I'm ditching my car as soon as my lease is up. It was a great car for where I lived before. Steering-wise, it can't be beat. But, it doesn't cut the mustard around here when it comes to accelerating up a hill/mountain.