Originally Posted By xrayvision OK, I did not proofread what I just wrote before submitting. Hopefullly, it makes sense. xray
Originally Posted By wendebird re: Atlanta. It was rated the 4th worst city in the US for asthma sufferers. <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/08/health/webmd/main1296470.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.cbsnews.com/stories /2006/02/08/health/webmd/main1296470.shtml</a> >>Hahahahahaha - it would have to be a "meet beamerdog and beamerdog's dog" meet. My plan this year is to come out west to visit relatives and at least attend the Big Meet, so I hope to meet all of you, too << Just so happens my dd8 & dd11 will be traveling to DL July 12-15th to take part in the Magic Music Days. I just may be able to hang around for a day or 2 afterwards. ;D
Originally Posted By DJ7K >> Roseville - Sun City Roseville << I guess that makes for at least two Sun Cities in California? Theres one in the Inland Empire too (Riverside County).
Originally Posted By xrayvision ^ According to the company website, <a href="http://www.suncity.com/Default.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.suncity.com/Default .aspx</a>, there are nine Del Webb communities in California (one still under construction). I mentioned two of them in South Placer County, Sun City Roseville and Sun City Lincoln Hills, and there are apparently three more in that region, including in Elk Grove (South Sacramento area) and two in Stockton (South of Elk Grove/Sacramento on Interstate 5). The Inland Empire site you mentioned, Sun City Shadow Hills, is located in Indio. There seems to be Del Webb communities throughout the country, with the Arizona new home site being pretty reasonably priced. Regarding Beamerdog's question on Age Restrictions: Some Del Webb communities have an age restriction of at least one resident being 55 or older and other Del Webb communities do not have this restriction. From the Del Webb website : Not all Del Webb communities are active adult. Del Webb has a few Country Club and Family Living communities in the states of Arizona, Florida and Nevada, which do not have any age restrictions. An Active Adult community is an age-restricted community that typically requires at least one resident be age 55 or better and restricts anyone under 19 from being a permanent resident. Age restrictions may vary by community. Your friends and family are always welcome to visit, and in most communities, visitors under the age of 19 are able to stay with you for up to 3 months each year. A Sales Associate can provide you with more specific details. To test-drive or sample a Del Webb community, you can even try it out by staying a few nights at one of their properties, which is called the “Lifestyle Program†Taken from their website, “What is The Del Webb Experience the Lifestyle Program? Our Experience the Lifestyle program is an opportunity for you to visit select communities for a few days and sample the lifestyle. The program enables you to live as a resident within the community to see if it suits you. Rates and accommodations and prices vary by location; some communities have full-furnished homes available for you to stay on site; others have negotiated rates at nearby hotels. During your stay, you will have a chance to tour the community, meet the people who live there and enjoy the amenities.†By the way, I don’t live nor work at Del Webb Sun City….but I did join some family members on tours of Sun City Roseville and Lincoln Hills when they were considering different housing options. Taking Sun City out of the equation, I would still recommend City of Roseville, Lincoln and Folsom, in general, as nice places to live. In the East S.F. Bay Area, I would still recommend City of Brentwood, Walnut Creek, Livermore, San Ramon and Emeryville (which is on the shoreline of the Berkeley Marina with shopping, BART, Amtrack, waterview bike/walking trails and adjacent access to UC Berkeley campus activities). I would not as highly recommend Sun Cities in Stockton (high crime rate in some areas) nor Elk Grove (new cityhood with publicized leadership issues and problems with teenage racial tension in their schools). The Arizona and Nevada Sun Cities are quite popular which I’ve seen a few of them and was impressed. And Phoenix and Scottsdale, as well as Las Vegas are great western cities. One place no one mentioned was “Leisure World†in Seal Beach, an older Orange County beachside adult community located 20 minutes northwest of Disneyland Resort. Leisure World is less expensive than other nearby real estate with such prime beach locations, due to dated architecture style and age restrictions. And, there is a kinda cheesy globe located in front of the complex (a la Universal Studios Park). But, if you can deal with an older or “classic†architectural style..Leisure World is on the beach and close to other attractions such as: Long Beach State University, Long Beach airport, Belmont Shore shopping/dining district (which is racially and gay friendly with lots of rainbow flags), Shoreline Village with the new Aquarium of the Pacific and Queen Mary historic cruiseliner, Ports of Call which is home to seafood places and cruise ship ports including possible site of Disney Cruise Line, and of course all the Orange County attractions like Knotts, Disneyland, MainPlace Mall and Block at Orange shopping and Orange County Center for the Performing Arts. Newport Beach and beautiful Huntington Beaches are nearby via the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH). Long Beach on Ocean Boulevard (don't go further inland than Ocean) or Long Beach's Naples area, and around Long Beach State University also are nice alternatives that are close to Disneyland Resort but are cheaper than living in Orange County because Long Beach has a stigma attached to it (based on both losing it's longtime military base community and due to gang violence happening in poorer communities located further inland from the shoreline. Stay near the water (Ocean Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway) and head southest toward Orange County for other activities and you'll be more than fine.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I would hesitate to use BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) as a selling point in the Antioch/Livermore area as that is dependent on taxes and votes. Also while Roseville/Folsom and such are great communities they are not a hop, skip, jump from SF/Bay Area. They are a good 2 hours drive in good conditions. Just my opinion.
Originally Posted By alexbook wendebird: Thanks for posting that asthma link; the list is interesting. I wonder why San Diego was rated as worse than L.A., though.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip OK. Everyone will laugh at me. But I think Albuquerque, NM would be a fantastic place to live. The scenery is gorgeous. The weather is fantastic. Albuquerque has 310 sunny days per year and is a dry climate that still has four distinct seasons. Winter is mild with an average high near 50 degrees. It is a fantastic city for the Arts. There are no pro sports teams, but pro sports are over-rated anyway. Who need to watch a bunch of overpaid sweaty guys hit each other? Informative link: <a href="http://www.itsatrip.org/default.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.itsatrip.org/defaul t.aspx</a>
Originally Posted By magnet Well, Albuquerque is certainly better than Los Alamos...but that's not saying much. The city reminds me of a gigantic strip mall spilled down the interstate. Sorry, it's much better than that.... Yes, truly a beautiful area -- but only for those that can handle the somewhat remote aspect of living there.... ...and being constantly asked, "Do you want red or green chilis with that?"
Originally Posted By magnet I was actually going to recommend Philadelphia as an East Coast alternative to all these west coast suggestions.... (notice East Coast is capitalized, whereas that other one is not - hehe) Philadelphia is a wonderful area, my hometown. However, it sounds like you are originally from there.
