wherever I may roam

Nov 10, 2002 19:34

A website called Findyourspot.com takes you through a nifty survey of questions to find the best place to live. Here's the results I got for myself ( Read more... )

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that was fun! fringebenefits November 10 2002, 20:04:56 UTC
Seward, Alaska Alaska’s Coastal Haven
At this city's annual Polar Bear Jump Off Festival, costumed people jump into Alaska's frigid Pacific to raise money for charity...

Population: 4,300 | Average Home Price: $130,000 | Precipitation: 60" | Snow: 95"

Rochester, New York The Flower City
This spot is the home of the George Eastman House, the world's premier photography and motion pictures museum…

Population: 735,000 | Average Home Price: $90,000 | Precipitation: 36" | Snow: 91"

Ketchikan, Alaska Alaska’s First City
The land rises so steeply from the water’s edge here that town is only 5 blocks wide…

Population: 14,000 | Average Home Price: $165,000 | Precipitation: 155" | Snow: 50"

Seattle, Washington The Emerald City
The game "Pictionary" was developed by a waiter in this town in 1986…

Population: 2,315,000 | Average Home Price: $193,000 | Precipitation: 35" | Snow: 15"

Carlisle, Pennsylvania The Waterfront Capital
The Rockville Bridge near this Pennsylvania town was built in 1901 and is still the longest stone arch bridge in the world…

Population: 615,000 | Average Home Price: $122,000 | Precipitation: 40" | Snow: 37"

Long Island, New York The Great Island
This largest island on America's East Coast offers an incredible variety of cultures and landscapes…

Population: 2,700,000 | Average Home Price: $305,000 | Precipitation: 45" | Snow: 27"

I don't know about Alaska...but New York sounds fun. :)

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sethcryllis November 10 2002, 20:57:26 UTC
Carlisle, Pennsylvania sounds interesting - I've never heard of that place.

Rochester, NY - I know upstate New York gets tons of snow, but that amount just floors me... 91"!

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fringebenefits November 10 2002, 22:03:07 UTC
I know, I would have to invest in a snow blower if I moved there...

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sethcryllis November 10 2002, 22:20:15 UTC
You know there's trouble coming when the town you move to considers melting glaciers as spring thaw.

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