What is it like where you live?

[nuthinbutpink]

YES!!! It's frickin freezing!! I come from a warmer climate originally so the past 7 years has been a major adjustment for me. I don't think I'll ever get used to it....

I would just hate all the mess that comes with it- I cannot imagine the boots, coats, gloves, etc that you have to pick up after!

[Liv]

I live right outside a very large city. Our home was built in the 1950's. Originally it was small but we renovated and added on about 1500 sq. ft . We bought because we loved the community. We have a large yard. I love that we have a mall, target, boutique stores, restaurants, etc. within minutes from our home. The public school system here is not the greatest so our boys go to a private school about 15 minutes away.

[Hobbermittens]

I would just hate all the mess that comes with it- I cannot imagine the boots, coats, gloves, etc that you have to pick up after!

We have snow and freezing temps from Oct-May. We had 6 inches of snow 2 weeks ago! I guess I am used to it. I prefer snow to rain!!

[ELP]

I love this kind of chat!! Other countries fascinates me! Especially the US. Can I quickly ask a few US questions

Do you have round-abouts/ traffic circles on your roads??

Are the four lane roads through the towns common?

In the UK I think we only have 1 four lane road, I think its the M25, and thats our motorway. Would our motorway be your highway?

p.s Just had to add, thanks for Stevan Segall

[nuthinbutpink]

LOL at your Segall shows! We have chatted before that those are not a good representation of the US!

We do not have round-abouts where I live and I have rarely come across them- I think they are so much easier to keep traffic moving. We have traffic lights that we must sit at for ages waiting for them to turn green.

I live in one of the worst traffic cities in the country. We have tons of 4 lane roads. They are not all highways though, just 2 lanes each way with a grass median in the middle. We call the roads you can drive fastest on Highways or Freeways or the Interstate.

We have public transportation but it is really terrible and dangerous.

[ELP]

I just had to mention him though NBPI'm loving 'The Walking Dead' atm!!

We have the 2 lane roads, plenty of themIt's the BIG roads, eek!! We visited Florida when I was a kid and one of the things that stuck with me the most was the big junction! I had to remind my dad not to turn into the traffic! We actually saw other must be Brits doing it! Bloody tourists

I would loveto rent one of those big motorhomes that you have over there and travel around, every place seems so different. I'd want to see all the flat places, Nebraska? where Twister was filmed, I wouldn't want to see a tornedo but just the massive open space! Then New Orleans, colonnial america? with the big white houses. I'd get lost lol, I have NO sense of direction at all.

Why is public transport dangerous?? Ours is just??boring?

[Liv]

Most of the roads in my area are 3 lane. Tons of flippin traffic! The freeways here are the worst.

[skrimpy]

I live in a small town and it is beautiful. Our house is old and small, but we hope to move out of town a little ways in the next two years or so. Right now we can walk to the grocer, the library, and DH walks to work. We have more shopping about a 10 min drive.

I love our area because the local food scene is very big. Lots of small farms and bakeries and restaurants that use local ingredients. We're also on the bay so in the summer swimming is minutes away. Lots of summer festivals, too.

We have snowy winters and the boots and coats are a bother but part of life

There is lots of fun to be had in the snow, then summer and fall are just glorious seasons with lots of garden and harvest fun!

We do want more room in house and yard which is why we want to move to the country, but still stay close to our current town

As far as vehicles we drive a 7 passenger minivan now. We will need a passenger van if we have anymore babies!

[skrimpy]

We also have good schools with small classes but our kids are homeschooled! We have a big homeschool association here for support which is nice

[Sedona]

hmmm, we live in a huge neighborhood. mostly rocks for front yard landscaping LOL. our back yard is less than a 1/4 of an acre and a 6' block fence (everyone has them). we have a swimming pool and a 2 parks within walking distance. I love our neighborhood, it's pretty quiet even with a HS across the street
our city has a population somewhere over 300,000