My husband and I are 50 and 51 and just begining to think about where we want to go when no longer tethered to my husband's job. One of the most important things we are looking for, (after easy access to excellant healthcare), is some place green and COOL. Both of us really dislike the heat and consider the highest comfortable temp to be 85 to 90 degrees. And while four distinct seasons would be visually wonderful, the prospect of risking a slip on icey sidewalks or a heart attack shoveling snow cuts out some as well. The only city whose climate sounded great was San Luis Obispo, but I don't know about fast access to quality medical care there and what the median home prices are like. I just wanted to ask why so many of the "best" are either in the South or in the Desert??? We are actually considering emmigrating to England!
- Sweltering in the California foothills
Golux
of CA
@
Jul 15, 2009 10:13:35 AM
Phoenix arizona has to one of the driest city in the US what green
We don’t get green parks and some grass with out a price, Phoenix, Arizona is a desert part of the Sonora desert I think the fifth largest in the world. We get Phoenix water for all the parks in phoenix from the Colorado River from underground aquifers. The parks you mentioned that were green the water came from Colorado River from underground aquifers if you don’t water those parks once a day or twice it will dry up and go back to the desert it was before the was there.
All of phoenix is depends on Colorado River and Rain for which we get very little of we have no large trees mostly Palo Verde which means (green stick) we can’t support the water for those trees. One the biggest challenges for Phoenix Arizona and its population for the next 10 years is water. The bigger the city the more water it needs from Colorado River and any rain. This is a desert.
dave
of AZ
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Apr 23, 2009 14:19:54 PM
10 greenest places to retire
What they paint their asphalt green? If you want to retire green go to small town USA.
Livin Lean
of MI
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Jul 01, 2008 16:11:34 PM
Anyplace
Having lived in 13 states, 23 cities and one foreign country, whoever wrote about rude New Yorkers never lived there. From my experience of having lived there, New Yorkers are the most generous, courteous people of any city I have lived in and I made more friends which have stayed in touch since having lived there than any friends I ever made in any other city. Try living in Washington, DC which I have done on three occasions if you want to find really rude people.
Alex
of OH
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Jun 19, 2008 11:37:06 AM
Anyplace
Anyplace that does not have many rude New Yorkers.
Paul
of FL
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Jun 08, 2008 02:28:01 AM
FORGET HAWAII!
FORGET HAWAII...unless you can afford a median home price of $600,000 plus. Oh and don't think Hawaii jobs pay higher than the mainland...most don't.
Domenic Cazimero
of HI
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Jun 07, 2008 10:10:44 AM
What about Hawaii?
I'll take Hawaii for retirement any day over your top 10 best places to retire. The air is cleaner and the drinking water is pure.
Kevin Sullivan
of HI
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Jun 07, 2008 02:33:30 AM
Freedom
I love the beautifull skies with the light of the stars
gloria
of NM
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May 05, 2008 20:01:46 PM
Green spces
I miss the green state of Washington. the olympic Penninsula, the Cascade Mts.
and the high desert country of eastern Washington around Chelan, Brewster and Wenatchee. Since I'm 82 ,I doubt I'll ever see those places again.
Marie E.Patten
of WA
@
Apr 26, 2008 07:57:52 AM
Greenest Places to retire
Phoenix????? With its pollution problems --- air and ground water aquifers????? What about the problems created by planting all that grass, or lawns --- unnatural humidity problem and thank God, the movement toward native grasses etc.
Golux of CA @ Jul 15, 2009 10:13:35 AM
dave of AZ @ Apr 23, 2009 14:19:54 PM
Livin Lean of MI @ Jul 01, 2008 16:11:34 PM
Alex of OH @ Jun 19, 2008 11:37:06 AM
Paul of FL @ Jun 08, 2008 02:28:01 AM
Domenic Cazimero of HI @ Jun 07, 2008 10:10:44 AM
Kevin Sullivan of HI @ Jun 07, 2008 02:33:30 AM
gloria of NM @ May 05, 2008 20:01:46 PM
Marie E.Patten of WA @ Apr 26, 2008 07:57:52 AM
L Glover of WA @ Apr 25, 2008 14:40:13 PM
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