Saltpork545 t1_iujg8o1 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:02 PM

I am. Not because 'fuck this place'. I've just lived in Missouri my whole life and Springfield for 17 years and want to live in a couple of other places before I figure out where I settle down, which very well might be back in this state.

I've travelled to or been to the entire CONUS, but I haven't lived elsewhere. Think of it as my mid-life crisis. I want to find some land and a place I can grow food, raise some animals, have a gun range, and still work in tech. Will probably end up using Starlink.

My first stop is either N Carolina or W Virginia. I haven't decided yet.

WendyArmbuster t1_iujx6g9 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:01 PM

I took a motorcycle trip through West Virginia and did some rock climbing there, and thought, "Why is this place so empty? It's amazing!" I can't believe it's not getting the Colorado treatment, with tons of people moving in and driving up the prices of everything, but the last time I was there, it wasn't. People still seem to be moving out of the state, and especially out of the small towns, which are really cool, but poor. I predicted Prince would get blown up first. Nobody lives there but it has an Amtrak station!