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Find Your Spot!View Messages“and no i don't mean THAT spot, you pervs. it's a website where you take a quiz, and then they tell you the top towns in the US where you should live, based on your answers! http://www.findyourspot.com” 11:09:41 AM 7/18/05 “The test confirms I have no G-spot.” 11:14:35 AM 7/18/05 “One of the towns for me was Oxford, MS. That in unto itself calls the validity of the quiz into question. Rebs suck.” 11:19:11 AM 7/18/05 “Kailua-Kona, Hawaii pack your bags tree we are moving!!!” 11:19:36 AM 7/18/05 “Guntersville, Alabama! Yee-haw!” 11:20:30 AM 7/18/05 “Rebs being the Oxford MS football team ???” 11:20:32 AM 7/18/05 “Hear! Hear! dayhiker, you are so wise. ;-)” 11:20:44 AM 7/18/05 “my top one was: Milwaukie, Oregon City of Dogwoods This "City of Dogwoods" is home to an extravagant Bing Cherry festival each year, complete with pie-eating and cherry-pit-spitting contests… Population: 20,500 | Average Home Price: $170,000 | Precipitation: 37" | Snow: 7" i think the thing must've been sponsored by Arkansas or something, b/c i had like 10 towns in that state on my list! weird, who would ever move there.” 11:22:07 AM 7/18/05 “Deland, Florida The first was in TX. No way an I going to TX. ;-)” 11:29:14 AM 7/18/05 “1. Worchester MA 2. Medford OR 3. Madison WI 4. Bend, OR 5. LaCrosse, WI” 11:35:36 AM 7/18/05 “BLUE states baby!” 11:36:10 AM 7/18/05 “lyra, my first two were in arkansas too...i'm not even attracted to any of my cousins so i can't move there anyway” 11:36:28 AM 7/18/05 “The towns for me were spread across the SE and West. Gainesville, GA was on there. Charlottseville, VA. I can see that one.” 11:36:52 AM 7/18/05 “Heck, I like where I am. I can be on the Gulf Coast or the Smokies in 4-5 hrs.” 11:37:23 AM 7/18/05 “You know. Lyra, even with your disclaimer, I can't help thinking...” 11:38:58 AM 7/18/05 “No way I'm giving them my personal information.” 11:40:19 AM 7/18/05 “1. Dillon, Montana 2. Helena, Montana 3. Sandpoint, Idaho 4. Sheridan, Wyoming 5. Saranac Lake, New York 6. Seward, Alaska 7. Kalispell, Montana 8. Homer-Kenai Peninsula, Alaska 9. Palmer, Alaska 10. Lewiston, Maine The funny part is, I tried to move to the #5 choice when I finished college, but wasn't able to find a job. last edited: 7/18/05 11:49:14 AM” 11:45:48 AM 7/18/05 ““No way I'm giving them my personal information.” Geobeet 12:40:19 PM 7/18/05 ignore this user I just made sh*t up” 11:46:40 AM 7/18/05 “Yeah - that Ralph Jackson guy is going to getting a lot of mail.” 11:52:50 AM 7/18/05 “He11, I just put in FN: egfftf LN: wa4ftfsa Add: 1st st City/ST/zip: dsffsasafe, AL 39723 Took it with no problems. Aren't computers wonderful? LOL” 11:57:21 AM 7/18/05 “someone must like cold weather, and his name is lumberzac! that's ok boys, just admit you have G-spot envy...perfectly normal.” 11:59:35 AM 7/18/05 “That is what I did. This is where I am moving too! http://www.findyourspot.com/survey/ReportView.asp?ID=30338D54F78242C8E9A2C1DDABBFC4CD&file=MiddleburyVT&CurrentPage=1&page=1&CityTrack=457&REID=111&PL=8” 12:00:23 PM 7/18/05 “i got Middlebury too! actually after dumb ol' AR, my next most popular state was VT.” 12:01:11 PM 7/18/05 ““someone must like cold weather, and his name is lumberzac! lyra 12:59:35 PM 7/18/05 ignore this user What can I say. I love snow.” 12:01:30 PM 7/18/05 “egfftf wa4ftfsa, you've just won TEN MILLION DOLLARS!” 12:02:46 PM 7/18/05 “It's a very liberal town, Middlebury.” 12:03:02 PM 7/18/05 “Cool Lyra! If you move there, then I will know someone. Well kinda :) I am with you zac!” 12:03:45 PM 7/18/05 “oh wait, so you are really moving there! awesome, i heart VT.” 12:08:32 PM 7/18/05 “My top city was Portland, OR which is really funny cause I almost moved there a few years ago. Maybe one day I still will.” 12:08:42 PM 7/18/05 “Four of my top ten were Tennessee so it looks like I may be headed there.....although I will go to the to whomever is the highest bidder.” 12:11:45 PM 7/18/05 “Tennessee is a good place, just really humid and it rains all the time.” 12:13:42 PM 7/18/05 “I stayed in a motel in Lewiston on my Maine trip. It's an old mill town struggling to survive.” 12:14:00 PM 7/18/05 “Sounds like a lot of mill towns in the NE Geo.” 12:16:12 PM 7/18/05 “No, Lyra, I wish! I don't think the wife would want to be that far away from family. I wouldn't mind it though.” 12:16:37 PM 7/18/05 I like the list overall “Flagstaff, Arizona Not sure how Rochester MN snuck in. I have considered most of these, but lack of work or wifey's desires have nixed. Provo-Orem, Utah Ogden, Utah Fort Collins, Colorado Great Falls, Montana Spokane, Washington Boulder, Colorado Anchorage, Alaska Cheyenne, Wyoming Salt Lake City, Utah Loveland, Colorado Idaho Falls, Idaho Colorado Springs, Colorado Boise, Idaho Denver, Colorado Rochester, Minnesota Kent, Washington Helena, Montana Leadville, Colorado Durango, Colorado Tacoma, Washington Springville, Utah Dillon, Montana” 12:18:12 PM 7/18/05 “well tell her if the kin-folk really love you guys, they'll move to VT too! see, it's like a test. :-D” 12:18:43 PM 7/18/05 “Yea right!” 12:20:39 PM 7/18/05 “Darn Pathman, it looks like you need to move to Colorado. LOL” 12:24:27 PM 7/18/05 my top 5 “Medford, Oregon Gateway to the Pacific Northwest This gorgeous spot boasts the West's only operating water-powered grist mill, located on the banks of Little Butte Creek since 1872… Population: 63,000 | Average Home Price: $166,000 | Precipitation: 19" | Snow: 8" Ashland, Oregon Gateway to the Pacific Northwest This gorgeous spot boasts the West's only operating water-powered grist mill, located on the banks of Little Butte Creek since 1872… Population: 19,500 | Average Home Price: $244,000 | Precipitation: 19" | Snow: 8" Danbury, Connecticut Small-Town Charm Near the Big Apple Zadoc Benedict began making beaver hats here in 1780, starting this Connecticut town's important hat industry... Population: 75,000 | Average Home Price: $280,000 | Precipitation: 39" | Snow: 50" Andover, Massachusetts The Best of New England Samuel Francis Smith wrote the patriotic song America in 1831 while attending seminary in this Massachusetts spot… Population: 31,000 | Average Home Price: $400,000 | Precipitation: 43" | Snow: 53" Johnson, Vermont The Heart of the Green Mountains The Lamoille and Gihon rivers, crossed by antique covered bridges, meet in this Vermont mountain town… Population: 3,700 | Average Home Price: $130,000 | Precipitation: 40" | Snow: 60" Northampton, Massachusetts Arts Town Extraordinaire This small town at the foot of the Berkshires has been recognized for its cultural offerings, many of which are supported by the area's five colleges… Population: 29,000 | Average Home Price: $227,000 | Precipitation: 41" | Snow: 48" last edited: 7/18/05 12:31:04 PM” 12:27:45 PM 7/18/05 The full list. “1. Dillon, Montana 2. Helena, Montana 3. Sandpoint, Idaho 4. Sheridan, Wyoming 5. Saranac Lake, New York 6. Seward, Alaska 7. Kalispell, Montana 8. Homer-Kenai Peninsula, Alaska 9. Palmer, Alaska 10. Lewiston, Maine 11. Windham, New York 12. Littleton, New Hampshire 13. Metaline Falls, Washington 14. Plymouth, New Hampshire 15. Glens Falls, New York 16. Livingston, Montana 17. Plattsburgh, New York 18. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 19. Jamestown, New York 20. Whitefish, Montana 21. Bozeman, Montana 22. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 23. Wenatchee, Washington 24. Leavenworth, Washington Maybe I should look into Montana” 12:28:21 PM 7/18/05 “i know, Pathman needs to join the mass exodus of TTers to CO, haha. we're hoping to move to VT sometime sorta-soon. i even have the work thing out of the way...since i work at home i'm allowed to move out of the area and still keep my same job. the DC area is no place to raise a bunch of baby monkeys, let me tell ya.” 12:30:59 PM 7/18/05 “Better buy a flannel shirt lyra.” 12:34:10 PM 7/18/05 “Middlebury, Vermont Progressive College Town This recreationally lucky spot is located in Vermont's Champlain Valley, between the Green Mountains and Lake Champlain… Population: 8,200 | Average Home Price: $156,000 | Precipitation: 40" | Snow: 60" Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts New England at its Best This spot is the home of the "World-Famous Bridge of Flowers," a former trolley bridge with over 500 species of plants… Population: 2,000 | Average Home Price: $157,000 | Precipitation: 46" | Snow: 68" Williamstown, Massachusetts Old New England At Its Best This town's Clark Art Institute features one of the largest collections of Renoir and other Impressionist artists in the world... Population: 8,400 | Average Home Price: $227,000 | Precipitation: 45" | Snow: 64" Brattleboro, Vermont The Hub of New England England's King George II chartered this Vermont town in 1753… Population: 12,000 | Average Home Price: $142,000 | Precipitation: 34" | Snow: 62" Milwaukie, Oregon City of Dogwoods This "City of Dogwoods" is home to an extravagant Bing Cherry festival each year, complete with pie-eating and cherry-pit-spitting contests… Population: 20,500 | Average Home Price: $170,000 | Precipitation: 37" | Snow: 7" Moscow, Idaho The Pride of Idaho Renowned for its top-notch university, students in this spot have more than 10,000 acres of university-owned farms and forests to examine… Population: 21,700 | Average Home Price: $220,000 | Precipitation: 23" | Snow: 48"” 12:34:30 PM 7/18/05 “I had an offer, in CO Springs when leaving Fairbanks, but the job in the Springs wasn't as good. NM has much of the same that CO offers. :D” 12:34:59 PM 7/18/05 “Tennessee is a good place, just really humid and it rains all the time.” embear Gee, sounds like Florida.” 12:36:27 PM 7/18/05 “Where the heck is Milwaukie Oregon? That is where I'm supposed to be! Second place is Bull Shoals Arkansas.” 12:44:40 PM 7/18/05 “kept trying to send me to Oregon. I get away from somewhere that sees a lot of rain, and they try to send me back.” 12:54:49 PM 7/18/05 “I got a lot of Alaskas, Montana, Idaho... also Lewiston, Maine - ptooey! and Camden, too - I wouldn't live in either place. Geobeet, I'm sorry I missed you when you came to Maine - did you post a trip report?” 1:00:42 PM 7/18/05 “I know Y2...I dont want all the rain either!” 1:06:46 PM 7/18/05 “Like Pathman and LZ, my choices are heavy on Montana, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. Hmmmmm, going to be going to some of those areas of the country in a few weeks for the express purpose of looking into relocating. Thanks for the site, Lyra!” 1:09:44 PM 7/18/05
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