Retire Where???
#1
I thought this may amuse you - since we have members all around the USA

Retire where??

You can retire to Phoenix , Arizona where...


1. You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade.
2. You've experienced condensation on your hiney from the hot water in the toilet bowl.
3. You can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town.
4. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.
5. You know that "dry heat" is comparable to what hits you in the face when you open your oven door.
6. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!


OR
You can retire to California where...


1. You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house.
2. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.
3. You know how to eat an artichoke.
4. You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party.
5. When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it

will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.
6. The 4 seasons are: Fire, Flood, Mud, and Drought.

OR
You can retire to New York City where...

1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan .
2. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map.
3. You think Central Park is "nature."
4. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual.
5. You've worn out a car horn. (Ed. Note if you have a car).
6. You think eye contact is an act of aggression.



OR
You can retire to Minnesota where...


1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco .
2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas.
3. You have more than one recipe for casserole.
4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons.
5. The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter, and construction.

OR
You can retire to the Deep, Deep South where...


1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.
2. "Y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural.
3. "He needed killin" is a valid defense.
4. Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Mary Ellen, Betty Jean, Mary Beth, etc.
5. Everything is either "in yonder," "over yonder" or "out yonder." It's important to know the difference, too.

OR
You can retire to Colorado where...


1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.
2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and so he stops at the day care center.
3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.
4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.


OR
You can retire to the Midwest where...


1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.
2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor. (TRUE!!!!)
3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.
4. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?"
5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was different!"

OR
FINALLY You can retire to Florida where.


1. You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.
2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind -- even houses and cars.
3. Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist.
4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.
5. Cars in front of you often appear to be driven by headless people
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#2
I recognise some of this, having traveled through the US in part. Icon_lol
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#3
Move to Ohio.

Four seasons,damp,mild,hot and freezer--some times all four seasons in the same day.

You can live with the Southern Ohio hillbillies,Eastern Ohio Red necks or city slickers.

Live along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie where its paradise found(summer) paradise lost(winter).

You can cheer for a football team named after a worthless nut.

You can watch the beautiful orange cones bloom every spring.
Larry
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Summerset Ry

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#4
Or you could retire to the great state of Texas where...

1. Your family vehicle is an extended cab Silverado, F-250 or Ram.
2. Complimentary chips and salsa are available at every dine-in eatery except Italian restaurants.
3. Churches outnumber fast food establishments by at least 5 to 1.
4. A drive across the state takes more than a day, even with our 80 - 85 mph speed limits.
5. 80 - 85 mph speed limits!
6. Temperature can range from 25 F to 85 F in a single day.
7. Tornados are usually followed by rain to settle the dust.
8. In West Texas your driveway could be 3 miles long.
9. If you're not bi-lingual you're considered a "furriner"

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#5
These are really all funny, but true. 357 357 357

I can add to the list about living in Phoenix:
  • 7. Where you turn on the A/C in your car and go in the house for a half-hour while it cools down enough to drive it.
    8. Weather reports a "cold snap" if it gets below 110 in the summer
    9. It won't rain for months until you decide to wash your car
    10. You can plan an outdoor activity ten months in advance and not worry about the weather that day
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#6
Hey Jack, you wanna know what happened to the last guy that made fun of New York? You don't wanna know!!! Let's just say that his pajamas are water logged! Icon_lol

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#7
Retire to New England where:

Fresh lobster in a restaurant means they just took it off the boat.
10 inches of snow is "just a dusting".
Salt is something you spread on your walkway.
Its sunny at breakfast, raining at lunch and snowing at dinner.
Torrington, Ct.
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#8
Funny! Thumbsup

Not too accurate abut my part of Colorado, but... 8-)
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#9
Or; you could chose the State of Maine.

My Grandfather, who lived there, asked me once if I had heard that in Maine there are two seasons, Wintah, and the Fawth of July.
When I told him I had heard that, he stated 'taint true ! Truth of the matter is, up here we have eleven months of wintah, and one month of bad sleddin'. Wink Icon_lol Smile
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#10
The other bad thing is too many Red Sox fans. Icon_lol 35 357
Mike Kieran
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#11
Love the cartoon. Luca Brazi-fish floats with the humans. Smile
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#12
Why does the Californian worry about the commute if he or she is retired?
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#13
Ralph Wrote:Love the cartoon. Luca Brazi-fish floats with the humans. Smile

I was just looking for a reason to put that cartoon in. I actually met the actor that played Luca Brasi, Lenny Passaforo, about 30 years ago. A real nice guy, which is good because he was about 6 foot 6inches.
Mike Kieran
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#14
railohio Wrote:Why does the Californian worry about the commute if he or she is retired?

I was wondering about that. Maybe because they have to commute to the Retirement Home and/or Country Club.
Mike Kieran
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" If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be " - Yogi Berra.
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#15
Mike Kieran Wrote:I was just looking for a reason to put that cartoon in. I actually met the actor that played Luca Brasi, Lenny Passaforo, about 30 years ago. A real nice guy, which is good because he was about 6 foot 6inches.

Wasn't he a professional wrestler?
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