I'm thinking about moving

[misle]

I've lived in Missouri all my life and the Kansas City area for the last 2 years. I must say that Kansas City is not my cup of tea (very spread out, not a lot to do, just blah).

So, I'm considering packing up and moving in the next year or two.

Any recommendations for nice cities with some character to them?

Preferred attributes:
Warm/Hot most of the year (I'm getting really tired of winter)
Needs to have need for an Electrical Engineer

Whatcha got?

Edit: Also, please give me the reason you like the city that you mention.

 

[pyonir]

Phoenix.

 

[everman]

Don't come to anywhere in SoCal, we're full.

 

[Howard]

Vancouver

 

[PieIsAwesome]

San Jose?

 

[Oil]

Montana

 

[SSSnail]

Austin, TX.

 

[misle]

Originally posted by: everman
Don't come to anywhere in SoCal, we're full.

No problem. I'm not really interested in California. I'm sure it's nice and I would like to visit, but I don't think I would like to live there.

 

[Special K]

Originally posted by: SSSnail
Austin, TX.

Seconded.

<-- EE

 

[se7en]

Originally posted by: SSSnail
Austin, TX.

Dont live there but I visit there its nice. Only advice is chics look like there 18 at like age 10 so card anyone who looks close. I went to Plano and several of my friends met some 16 year olds who had boob jobs already. . .yikes.

 

[Rudee]

Detroit Michigan. You'll love it.

 

[PHiuR]

Lebanon, Kansas.

Feel Balanced.

 

[mooglemania85]

Originally posted by: se7en

Originally posted by: SSSnail
Austin, TX.

Dont live there but I visit there its nice. Only advice is chics look like there 18 at like age 10 so card anyone who looks close. I went to Plano and several of my friends met some 16 year olds who had boob jobs already. . .yikes.

:camera:'s?

 

[mrkun]

Originally posted by: misle

Originally posted by: everman
Don't come to anywhere in SoCal, we're full.

No problem. I'm not really interested in California. I'm sure it's nice and I would like to visit, but I don't think I would like to live there.

Why not?

 

[slsmnaz]

Originally posted by: pyonir
Phoenix.

:thumbsup:

 

[MovingTarget]

Weather-wise, I think you might like the gulf coast. It stays pretty warm down here most of the year. We have two primary seasons - "Hurricane Season" and "Christmas". Seriously though, stay coastal if you want to stay warm in the US. Soon Mobile, AL will have the ThyssenKrupp steel plant opening up, so that may be a good place to look. I know that the local shipbuilding industries have been expanding recently have quite a few electrical engineers, so that may be another option. It may not be your cup of tea though. Couldn't hurt to check out the opportunities from a distance though.

 

[misle]

Originally posted by: mrkun

Originally posted by: misle

Originally posted by: everman
Don't come to anywhere in SoCal, we're full.

No problem. I'm not really interested in California. I'm sure it's nice and I would like to visit, but I don't think I would like to live there.

Why not?

Honestly, it's probably a nice place, but it doesn't really appeal to me.

Plus I like to own firearms.

Austin, Tx

That has crossed my mind. I think I will road trip down thru Dallas, San Antonio and Austin this year to check it out.

 

[glenn1]

Research Triangle, NC would probably work for you. Reasonably warm, nice area, lots of technology going on down there (for your EE needs), and won't be as much of a culture shock as moving to somewhere in California or the Northeast.

 

[mrkun]

Originally posted by: misle

Originally posted by: mrkun

Originally posted by: misle

Originally posted by: everman
Don't come to anywhere in SoCal, we're full.

No problem. I'm not really interested in California. I'm sure it's nice and I would like to visit, but I don't think I would like to live there.

Why not?

Honestly, it's probably a nice place, but it doesn't really appeal to me.

Plus I like to own firearms.

It's legal to own firearms in CA. Lots of people have them (although not compared to Texas, granted).

 

[mugs]

Indianapolis is a great little city.

 

[Jeff7]

Erie, PA.
Do you love power outages*, rain, high humidity, and windy days? Do you enjoy the sound of freight trains? Winter that seems to last half the year, and is less predictable than a toddler chasing a frog on crack? Come on down to Dreary Erie, the Mistake on the Lake.
I live about 2 miles from 4 sets of train tracks - 3 run freight, and one is a test track for GE.
But hey, at least the lake isn't flammable anymore.


* - I think it was a year ago, I still lived on campus (Penn State's Erie campus). During that semester, (yes, just one semester), we lost power 7 times, for a few hours each time.
During the semester that just passed, it went out at least twice, necessitating closing the campus both times.


(Erie's tourism bureau, assuming they even bother having one, probably hates me now. )

 

[Descartes]

There are a lot of great cities in the US. That's a hard choice. My humble suggestion would be to try out a lot of different cities. That might be difficult depending on what type of work you do, but at least in my case I was able to do so for years. Based on my experiences along with your constraints, I'd say:

1) San Diego. I've only spent a total of 6 weeks or so there, but I had a truly great time there. I'd love to live there, and might at some point in the future.
2) Atlanta. I say this mostly because there's so many opportunities for your field. The coast isn't too far, the mountains are close, there's plenty to do and it's nothing like Kansas City.
3) Charlotte. I put this 2nd to Atlanta, but it's a nice southern city with a lot of growth opportunity.
4) Austin. The Silicon Valley of the Southwest, or whatever they used to call it. A nice city with a culture vastly different from much of Texas, imo.
5) Seattle. This might be against your constraints though.
6) Portland. Also probably against your constraints, but it's a nice city. I'd love to live here.
7) Albuquerque. Not sure what the market would be like for your field, but it's a nice city with a climate close to what you'd like.
8) Phoenix. I've only been there for a brief time. I didn't particularly like it there, but many people would live nowhere else.
9) Any of the Florida cities. Ft. Lauderdale perhaps.

I'm running out of ideas. These are the cities I've either been to or lived in. You might also let us know whether you like larger or smaller cities. There are a ton of smaller cities that have a lot of charm, but you sacrifice a little on job market, entertainment venues, etc.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: glenn1
Research Triangle, NC would probably work for you. Reasonably warm, nice area, lots of technology going on down there (for your EE needs), and won't be as much of a culture shock as moving to somewhere in California or the Northeast.

I was going to suggest the same. Its the only part of this state I *might* not mind living in. Currently i live in the eastern part, and i give it a :thumbsdown:

 

[MyThirdEye]

Lincoln, NE is a very nice city. That's ~3 hours away from KC.

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: slsmnaz

Originally posted by: pyonir
Phoenix.

:thumbsup:

No.

rattle snakes
scorpions
hanta virus
valley fever
disgusting old people everywhere
illegal aliens strolling through your living room
Rush Limbaugh is the local sheriff
state is broke
kids are poorly educated and violent
west nile virus
smog
roof-eating rats
tarantulas
malaria

It is terrible. Better to stay where you are.