quote: Originally posted by Gezatron quote: quote: Originally posted by Oiznop Ok...I have to ask...as you have no idea where to move, so it's not about taking a new job somewhere obviously....a few years ago Seattle was "heaven!".....why this uproot then???....please don't tell me it got too hot for you up there???....and I am not asking to be a smart ass...I am genuinely curious.....if weather is your main purpose and your still trying to avoid heat, don't go to Texas...you'd better make AK your final destination..... It's hot. No doubt. My next place will have A/C. I've suffered too long without. Haha! [:D] But mainly because we are homeschooling the kiddos & want to be able to travel more (several months at a time). Spending $3250+/month on a 2BR place if we aren't going to be around most of the year doesn't make sense. Also, in WA state there's annual requirements for school district testing even if you homeschool. We'd like a bit more freedom. If we are tied to a state that requires academic check-ins/testing and costs a crap ton of money for housing, then travel is pretty pointless. So assuming we could find a cheaper place in a state that doesn't require constant tracking of the schooling we provide, then we would be able to go visit more and see more (also, learn more... [;)] )... I do love Seattle and it's my home. Forever. If I find a way to return, I will. (I assume it would be after the kiddos are a bit older, however.) But for the family and what we'd like to do, sadly it isn't very practical. My husband's job has changed allowing for a lot more adventure and exploration, so it'd be a shame to confine ourselves if we don't need to. No reason to stick around, really. Seattle will always be my home. But as the family grows, so do the needs of the family. As a mom, I have to consider that and can't be locked down to only what I want.

Seattle Hot???....really???....(keep in mind, I have a different idea as to what hot and cold are/should be than most people)....OK ...if you say so....and I thought your original home was Georgia???....not sure about the home schooling situation...I am all for it being up to parents to make those decisions without Government intrusion/objection, but I am not real big on the issue....my advice regarding that is to analyze each state, and pick the one that is most conservative regarding home schooling....and you should be at ease.....

Technically my mother gave birth to me in Tennessee and I spent some time in GA before moving WA. I consider myself actually *from* Seattle, as that's where I had the space to grow, expand, and reinvent myself in a positive manner to become the awesome individual that I am now. So yes, I moved here from the south, but this will always be my home. Where I became who I am (new name, new identity, new way of life, new look, new outlook, new personal beliefs, etc). [;)]

quote: Originally posted by fargingbastige6 Oklahoma - the weather varies wildly, often in the same day. Cold, wet/snow in winter; dry and hot in the summer. Tornados. Wide open spaces for the most part.... even OK City and Tulsa have no real traffic issues. Forget public transportation. Not a great beer scene, but a few places scattered about. Same malls as eveyone else, I suppose; I don't really "do" malls. I like OKC, Tulsa and Norman. Lawton's a dump. The country surrounding the lawton area is very nice.

That's pretty accurate. There's more natural beauty in the eastern side and way less tornadoes. To sum it up, there's just not many people here so there's less of everything including craft beer. But, if you look closely enough, there's some gems. I like midtown Tulsa as much as any place I've been. Good food, art, beer and non-mall shopping. There's some awesome places in the TX hill country. It's so wildly diverse in that area that it could accomodate most lifestyles.

[^] Most likely a GREAT idea. It's "the gross factor" that may be a problem. But consider...how many of us meat & poultry consumers actually wanna see the slaughterhouse...[:0][:(][xx(]

I don't see the gross factor, quite frankly. It is treated to become cleaner than tap water (probably not my tap water, but most people's tap water at any rate). Do you know what your tap water looks like before it goes through the treatment plant? My real question is this: what is the cost of this purification system? If we used it to replace comercially-available bottled water, will it become cost-prohibitive? Could it be used for other food-industry purposes? Reycling the water seems like a win; however, I have no idea what the cost to do this would be.

"I don't see the gross factor, quite frankly." Understood, and it's mentioned that beer drinkers were surprisingly accepting of the concept. Yes, the water gets VERY clean. But considering where it came from? I dunno...I'm skeptical that ALL consumers will be as accommodating as those mentioned in the article. [8)]

I've never seen clean water coming in to our main sewage treatment plant, but what comes out is pretty tasty!

quote: Originally posted by fargingbastige6 I've never seen clean water coming in to our main sewage treatment plant, but what comes out is pretty tasty!

It isn't that different than knowing what a hot dog looks like before it becomes a hot dog. We know they are disgusting, but we drown 'em in relish and eat 'em with ...well...relish anyway.

It isn't that different than knowing what a hot dog looks like before it becomes a hot dog. We know they are disgusting, but we drown 'em in relish and eat 'em with ...well...relish anyway. [:D] touché

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