Kentucky... One man's paradise

[GrimCO]

I was born and raised in Palm Beach County, Florida. Lived there for 35 years. Other than the fishing, you can have it. Too crowded, too bloody hot in the summer, crime rate through the ceiling, etc... etc...

Quit my job, packed up the wife and dog, and moved to Kentucky two and a half years ago. Now I live on 8 acres, grass runway in the front yard, deer and wild turkey running across the property, skies so dark I can see the Andromeda Galaxy with the naked eye, and oustanding roads for motorcycle riding.

Had our annual AH squad reunion here last year with about 20 guys present. Rather than the usual hotels, we had a camping extravaganza, and everyone stayed in tents in the back of the property. Shot some clay pigeons in the front yard, no one called the cops. When the beer took it's toll, we just staggered to our tents, no harm done.

Should have moved here 15 years ago, but didn't. Sometimes you just need to decide on something and do it. I'd have been a lot happier a lot sooner :-)

[Halo]

Hush.  Hush.  You'll hear someone calling your name.  Hush.  Hush.  You want the whole country to come share your paradise with condos and big box malls asphalting over your turf?

[GrimCO]

Nah, they all think the people here have no teeth and are inbred...   :-)

[JB73]

question is what do you do for a living that you can live there (obviously not a IT job, or in the financial market for example), and how's the internet connection?

[OIO]

grim... im stuck in fla for the time being and im dying to get the heck out of this place.


ill be here for 4 more years at least.. need to finish college (2 years to go for my major..but I have to spend 2 more years where im at working to save up to move to pensacola which is where the only FL state U that has my major *sigh*).

I have no clue where ill go when im done. I like mild-cold climates (60F i like) and dry air.

Whats the property costs over there? any website i can look at?

[Saintaw]

I lived in Louisville, KY for almost a year in the 80's. Have some good memories from the area, and some nice trips like Lexington, Cincinnati, Paris(lol)...

[GrimCO]

Originally posted by JB73
question is what do you do for a living that you can live there (obviously not a IT job, or in the financial market for example), and how's the internet connection?

I'm just a lowly aircraft mechanic. I work on LearJets in Louisville. The internet connection pretty much sucks though. My days of speed surfing for porn are over...LOL

[GrimCO]

Originally posted by OIO
grim... im stuck in fla for the time being and im dying to get the heck out of this place.


ill be here for 4 more years at least.. need to finish college (2 years to go for my major..but I have to spend 2 more years where im at working to save up to move to pensacola which is where the only FL state U that has my major *sigh*).

I have no clue where ill go when im done. I like mild-cold climates (60F i like) and dry air.

Whats the property costs over there? any website i can look at?

Hey there OIO,

Property costs here are of course substantially lower than Florida. A $350k house in Florida will cost you about $150k here just to give you a rough example. In the country you can find 4 Bedroom houses on 40 acres in the $200k range. The city areas like Louisville are substantially higher, but still A LOT cheaper than in Florida.  I'll see if I can find you any websites on properties here and post em for ya...  You want to live in the country or more of a suburb?

Just edited this post...  Here's a link that might be helpful, you can search by type of property, dollar amount, etc...
KY Property Search

[SunTracker]

Lol, I live in Louisville and I'm trying to find a job in Florida to move away.  

I need warm weather and the ocean.

[Martlet]

Originally posted by GrimCO
I was born and raised in Palm Beach County, Florida. Lived there for 35 years. Other than the fishing, you can have it. Too crowded, too bloody hot in the summer, crime rate through the ceiling, etc... etc...

Quit my job, packed up the wife and dog, and moved to Kentucky two and a half years ago. Now I live on 8 acres, grass runway in the front yard, deer and wild turkey running across the property, skies so dark I can see the Andromeda Galaxy with the naked eye, and oustanding roads for motorcycle riding.

Had our annual AH squad reunion here last year with about 20 guys present. Rather than the usual hotels, we had a camping extravaganza, and everyone stayed in tents in the back of the property. Shot some clay pigeons in the front yard, no one called the cops. When the beer took it's toll, we just staggered to our tents, no harm done.

Should have moved here 15 years ago, but didn't. Sometimes you just need to decide on something and do it. I'd have been a lot happier a lot sooner :-)

What are the carry laws?

[Curval]

Originally posted by Martlet
What are the carry laws?

lol...

I'm betting a huge fine for not carrying.  

[rpm]

Kentucky is pretty country, but I'll take North Texas over it any day of the week. Milder winters, better economy, prettier women.

[slimm50]

Northeast Alabama. Ain't no place prettier in the world. Draw a line from  Birmingham north to the Tennessee River, and one east from Birmingham towards Atlanta. The other two sides of the "box" being the state boundries. Anyplace inside that box is God's Country.

[OIO]

trade ya suntracker

[tapakeg]

Was stationed at Ft. Campbell for 6 years,  90-96.  I loved
Tennessee / Kentucky, especially Nashville.  What a great town.

Tapakeg