Get to know the CD users of Wisconsin

[cmloebel]

1) Where in WI do you currently live? Evansville, WI, a suburb of Madison 2- minutes south.

2) Do you like it there?
Love it, though the endless landscape can be a bit wearing

3) Were you born in WI? If so, where?
Milwaukee born and bred.

4) If born out of state, how/why did you end up here. Do you like living here?
N/A

5) Whats your favorite city/town in the state?
Madison due to the University and wide range of employment options. There's a club or support group for you there.

6) Whats your favorite region of the state?
Definitely the south central region.

7) What do you like least about the state?
Drunken drivers and the alcohol culture. Taxes are high. People complain about the high cost of housing but it's not bad at all, Evansville is very reasonable priced housing.

8) What do you like most about the state?
In my area, I like how I can drive from a world class university to a rural area dominated by the Amish in 30 minutes. We have liberal homeschooling laws and tend to be a pretty permissive state- live and let live. Aside from the Ovadals we don;t have too many wackos that try to tell you how to live.

9) Whats your favorite state park/recreation area in the state? Nicolet national forest

10) If you could move somewhere else, where would you like to go?
Ireland

11) What's a major life goal for you?
Master's in Social Work

12) What do you do for a living? This question is totally optional.
Usually a science research technician- mom for now. husband is an engineer.

13) If you could move the Capital of Wisconsin to a different city, where? Noo, leave it in Madison. Most people here are educated.
I'd say La Crosse.

[liveurdream]

1) Where in WI do you currently live? Region or city, doesnt matter.

I would prefer to say where I have lived in WIsconsin since it gives me perspective of the majority of the state. I was born and raised on a dairy farm on the Western part of Wisconsin not that far from the Twin Cities. I also lived in Madison for five years. I lived in the Milwaukee area for a summer. I also lived in the Central area of Wisconsin for a few years.

I am planning my exit out of Wisconsin without a plan to return. There are four big reasons that is driving me away from Wisconsin - brain drain phenomena that has been going on for a good two decades already, the winter (just can't handle it anymore after all of these years), liberals in Madison, and general poor economy outside of ag, medicine, and farm manufacturing.

2) Do you like it there?

The people tend to be the same in all regions of Wisconsin regardless of what people in Madison think. The liberals in Madison really are a different bunch of people from the rest of the state.

3) Were you born in WI? If so, where?

Yes, born and raised in Wisconsin.

4) If born out of state, how/why did you end up here. Do you like living here?
N/A

5) Whats your favorite city/town in the state?

I would say the drive along the WI/MN boarder around La Crosse is one of the better areas.

6) Whats your favorite region of the state?

Driftless area.

7) What do you like least about the state?

The Cost of living, the taxes are insane and liberals in Madison. The winter is just something you have to deal with all around the country. It just lasts longer in WI than some other areas.

8) What do you like most about the state?

Farm land.

9) Whats your favorite state park/recreation area in the state?

Probably Devils Lake.

10) If you could move somewhere else, where would you like to go?

I am planning my move to Texas or Nevada.

11) What's a major life goal for you?

I am already in the process of getting to my goals in life....grow a major company.

12) What do you do for a living? This question is totally optional.

I am heavy into business and investing. Not many people like me in Wisconsin.

[liveurdream]

Originally Posted by andy1987

1)

As for Menomonie, I think the only thing it has going for it is the university. It's a small, largely uneducated town where the students make up at least half of the town's population.

I was born and raised in Menomonie so I know a lot about the area. It really is an uneducated area. When I grew up there in the 80s the farming was strong and there were a lot of families with several kids. As the small farming started to die and the families got smaller, the city started to go to "crap" and businesses started closing. It has been a good 12 years now since I moved away after high school and not much has changed. The main employers are still the same and the economy is even worse now than it was when I lived there. The number of students at the high school has been dropping for years now and people who grew up there leave to get employment.

[country pride]

Hey CM Loebel, Ive been to Evansville a few timed loved it there.

[iNviNciBL3]

I know very few about the state east of the Chippewa River so you never see me around here often.
1) Where in WI do you currently live? Region or city, doesnt matter.
Hudson

2) Do you like it there?
LOVE it, absolutely beautiful town tucked in the St Croix river valley.

3) Were you born in WI? If so, where?


4) If born out of state, how/why did you end up here. Do you like living here?
A couple years ago this girl whose a good friend of mine lives here and offered me to move in with her when i got kicked out of my place in St Paul and i really enjoy it here.

5) Whats your favorite city/town in the state?
Madison

6) Whats your favorite region of the state?
Lake Michigan Coast and the NW Corner

7) What do you like least about the state?
Some things are more expensive than back home but it isnt a big issue since i can just jump on the Freeway and head to Woodbury MN to shop

8) What do you like most about the state?
4 Season weather, great location, culture

9) Whats your favorite state park/recreation area in the state?
Apostle Islands

10) If you could move somewhere else, where would you like to go?
Either France, Italy or Spain on the Mediterranean Sea

11) What's a major life goal for you?
Road tripping all around Europe

12) What do you do for a living? This question is totally optional.
Landscape in Summer. Chair lift operator at a Ski/Snowboard resort also a Full time College student at a Community College in Saint Paul

13) If you could move the Capital of Wisconsin to a different city, where?
Green Bay

[Milwaukee City]

1) Where in WI do you currently live? Region or city, doesn't matter.

Walker's Point, Milwaukee 53204


2) Do you like it there?

Love it!!!

3) Were you born in WI? If so, where?

Downtown Milwaukee

4) If born out of state, how/why did you end up here. Do you like living here?

n/a

5) Whats your favorite city/town in the state?

Milwaukee City!

6) Whats your favorite region of the state?

Southeastern Wisconsin!

7) What do you like least about the state?

How a lot of people up state crap on Milwaukee with absolutely no idea about Milwaukee this goes for many people in Madison as well. Oh weather is actually my number 1, I cannot stand the weather here during winter of course.

8) What do you like most about the state?

The Lake, Milwaukee and the laid back feel

9) Whats your favorite state park/recreation area in the state?

kohler andrae state park

10) If you could move somewhere else, where would you like to go?

Miami Beach or anywhere in the Miami aka South Florida


11) What's a major life goal for you?

Happiness and raising a great family

12) What do you do for a living? This question is totally optional.

Truck Driver recovering salesman


13) If you could move the Capital of Wisconsin to a different city, where?

Milwaukee or Waukesha

[JoshB]

Thanks for filling this out guys. Anyone else is welcome to post.

[JoshB]

Any new members want to fill this out? It's interesting to find out who your fellow forum members are. Feel free to go back to the start copy and paste the questions and add your own answers.

[ImaloneJill]

1) Where in WI do you currently live? Region or city, doesnt matter. I don't live here, but have intentions of living here at least 6 mos. out of the year after hub and I retire. Imalone, Rusk Co. (Hope this qualifies).

2) Do you like it there?
Fell in love with the nature and country feel.

3) Were you born in WI? If so, where?
Born and raised in Chicago.

4) If born out of state, how/why did you end up here. Do you like living here?
Hub and I love the outdoors, love to fish, hike and camp. Wanted a place as different from Chicago as it gets.

5) Whats your favorite city/town in the state?
Not really here for the cities.

6) Whats your favorite region of the state?
Love Door Co., Minoqua-Boulder Junction, the River Road ride, and of course, anywhere in the northwoods.

7) What do you like least about the state?
Josh, I wish there were mountains, too.

8) What do you like most about the state?
So much water, fish, nature. I have to say, the people here are so friendly and helpful.

9) Whats your favorite state park/recreation area in the state?
Loved Peninsula State Park. Devil's Lake is beautiful. Just visited Brunet Island, most campsites are on the water! Can't really say until I get to visit the Apostle Islands.

10) If you could move somewhere else, where would you like to go?
Probably Northern California, up in the mountains.

11) What's a major life goal for you?
Scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef.

12) What do you do for a living? This question is totally optional.
Psychiatric nurse.

13) If you could move the Capital of Wisconsin to a different city, where?
No opinion.

Thanks for letting me answer this survey. I feel like I belong. We've been coming up to Rusk Co. now for almost 3 years and seen every season- from -18 degrees in winter to the gorgeous colors along I 94 in autumn. Every season has its charm and beauty.

[JoshB]

Originally Posted by ImaloneJill

1) Where in WI do you currently live? Region or city, doesnt matter. I don't live here, but have intentions of living here at least 6 mos. out of the year after hub and I retire. Imalone, Rusk Co. (Hope this qualifies).

2) Do you like it there?
Fell in love with the nature and country feel.

3) Were you born in WI? If so, where?
Born and raised in Chicago.

4) If born out of state, how/why did you end up here. Do you like living here?
Hub and I love the outdoors, love to fish, hike and camp. Wanted a place as different from Chicago as it gets.

5) Whats your favorite city/town in the state?
Not really here for the cities.

6) Whats your favorite region of the state?
Love Door Co., Minoqua-Boulder Junction, the River Road ride, and of course, anywhere in the northwoods.

7) What do you like least about the state?
Josh, I wish there were mountains, too.

8) What do you like most about the state?
So much water, fish, nature. I have to say, the people here are so friendly and helpful.

9) Whats your favorite state park/recreation area in the state?
Loved Peninsula State Park. Devil's Lake is beautiful. Just visited Brunet Island, most campsites are on the water! Can't really say until I get to visit the Apostle Islands.

10) If you could move somewhere else, where would you like to go?
Probably Northern California, up in the mountains.

11) What's a major life goal for you?
Scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef.

12) What do you do for a living? This question is totally optional.
Psychiatric nurse.

13) If you could move the Capital of Wisconsin to a different city, where?
No opinion.

Thanks for letting me answer this survey. I feel like I belong. We've been coming up to Rusk Co. now for almost 3 years and seen every season- from -18 degrees in winter to the gorgeous colors along I 94 in autumn. Every season has its charm and beauty.

Glad to see you love Wisconsin Jill. The state truly does have a diverse landscape and even without mountains it's still a very beautiful place to live.