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Likes: four distinct seasons, yes including the snow, vast wilderness, blue clear skies, the people, the laid back feeling
Dislikes: the growth Sorry, but it's true. Along with our increased growth has come increased crime.
We moved here from the central valley of California and yep, you'd have to hig tie me to get me back there. In fact, the only time I've gone recently are for funerals.
Worst;
1) Hobo spiders. Those things are so HUGE and FAST and Creepy!
2) below freezing temps (which aren't happening much these days.
3) dominating religion can be tough to handle at times but is better then it used to be.
Best;
1) Low crime rate
2) friendlier overall atmosphere then many places I've been
3) cost of living is easier on the pocket book then many other areas
Worst;
1) Hobo spiders. Those things are so HUGE and FAST and Creepy!
Yeah, those things are awful. They, too, get really big for a Northwestern bug... this time an arachnid. Many have crawled from an "executionary" kleenex due to their speed and leginess. I even swallowed one in my sleep once, and only found out because I went to a doc in the box for the fever, sore throat, and dizziness that ensued. Apparently it's common... not to give you nightmares. Their bite can pack quite the punch if it's near major circulatory or lymph transfers. A bite on the hand is like the early stages of brown recluse, without the decay that follows. Usually it's a pretty smooth circle that surrounds it. Yeah, aside from the easy kill if you're quick, I'd actually take a tarantula over those things any day.
Of course, on a positive note, I had such a problem with them due to a basement apt. in an old duplex in Moscow. All my upstairs friends didn't have them, but had a serious fly problem due to the rural summers. At any given time that friends had dozens (if not hundreds it seemed) of flies, I tended to only have two or three. Hobo spiders are nasty buggers, but they are proficient "guard bugs".
Yeah, those things are awful. They, too, get really big for a Northwestern bug... this time an arachnid. Many have crawled from an "executionary" kleenex due to their speed and leginess. I even swallowed one in my sleep once, and only found out because I went to a doc in the box for the fever, sore throat, and dizziness that ensued. Apparently it's common... not to give you nightmares. Their bite can pack quite the punch if it's near major circulatory or lymph transfers. A bite on the hand is like the early stages of brown recluse, without the decay that follows. Usually it's a pretty smooth circle that surrounds it. Yeah, aside from the easy kill if you're quick, I'd actually take a tarantula over those things any day.
Of course, on a positive note, I had such a problem with them due to a basement apt. in an old duplex in Moscow. All my upstairs friends didn't have them, but had a serious fly problem due to the rural summers. At any given time that friends had dozens (if not hundreds it seemed) of flies, I tended to only have two or three. Hobo spiders are nasty buggers, but they are proficient "guard bugs".
I think I'll take the flies, and I hate flies
We had quite a problem with them years ago but it's mellowed out and i've only seen three this year, one was dead, one wasn't TOO huge, but the third one I thought for sure was going to eat my entire dinner.
the worst thing about idaho is that there is a small group of very rich people who have kept corporations (larger ones that would bring lots of jobs) out of idaho. someone told me they overheard some of these people talking and the conversation was the desire to keep wages low.
so you have micron. and you have micron. that's if they are making money. when they lay off, it is terrible.
the best might be that ...well, sorry can't think of something cause if you ain't making a living wage, nothing else matters.
the worst thing about idaho is that there is a small group of very rich people who have kept corporations (larger ones that would bring lots of jobs) out of idaho. someone told me they overheard some of these people talking and the conversation was the desire to keep wages low.
so you have micron. and you have micron. that's if they are making money. when they lay off, it is terrible.
the best might be that ...well, sorry can't think of something cause if you ain't making a living wage, nothing else matters.
"someone told me they overheard some of these people talking"
I'm sorry...but this is even LESS credible than "I knew a guy who knew a guy, and he said..."
I even swallowed one in my sleep once, and only found out because I went to a doc in the box for the fever, sore throat, and dizziness that ensued. Apparently it's common... not to give you nightmares.
That's my only real complaint about Idaho--the creepy crawlies. It's still not nearly as bad as where I'm from in the South (no venomous snakes!), but I sure could do without the abundance of yellowjackets, hornets, and hobo spiders.
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Sorry, but it's true. Along with our increased growth has come increased crime.
no jobs!
