On 3/3/2016 10:43 AM, tert in seattle wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2016-03-03 10:01 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 3/1/2016 8:30 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>>>> On 3/1/2016 4:20 PM, rosie wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Fortune Magazine just published a list of best and worst states to
>>>>> retire. Number One is Wyoming !! Ouch , it doesn't all look like
>>>>> Jackson Hole !! Number 50 was New York. Lots of reasons it is last
>>>>> mostly taxes, Texas where I am living was number 21. Has some good
>>>>> things, low taxes, some not so good... health Care.
>>>>>
>>>> LOL! My uncle posted that link on Facebook earlier. I would like to
>>>> retire in SC near the ocean somewhere, and SC didn't score too badly.
>>>> Maryland on the other hand was in the 40ths. So I don't think I'll
>>>> retire here.
>>>>
>>> Rosie didn't post the link to the list:
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/jxvrnbu
>>>
>>> SC is a nice state. I've lived here twice, neither time really by
>>> choice. I'm just a few miles from the beach. I'm not really a beach
>>> person but it's there.
>>>
>>> These lists are always subjective. I wouldn't want to retire where it
>>> snows and ices (BTDT). Where I live (way down in SC) there's a very
>>> short winter. Great local produce, a good long growing season. Good
>>> fresh seafood, too. The azaelas in my yard are blooming.
>>
>>
>> Rub it on. The snow in my yard is not melting.
>
> I'm going to have to mow the lawn this weekend ... if it stops raining
> long enough
>
>
The rainy season is about to start here... well, okay, in May. For now
it's just nice and mild. Don't have to run the heat, don't have to use
the AC. I had the windows open a couple of days ago when the temps got
up to 75F. It's not humid here yet. When the humidity hits you might
feel like you just got slapped in the face with a hot wet towel.

There are benefits and downsides to pretty much everywhere.

Jill