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  • Cat Food Flambe'
    Live in - Suburbs, 25 years. Grew up in the country, lived for ten years in highly urban environments in Columbus and Boston. Prefer suburban, would consider city. Wild pigs couldn't draw me back to the country.

    Biggest factor - living with small-town close-mindedness. Sure - you can find it anywhere, but it doesn't pervade the entire community.
  • slingshot4ever
    I'm in Perrysburg, just outside of Toledo. Really nice suburb which results in higher property taxes and it is a good school district for children. No downsides for me as I'm OK with houses being closer together and not having acres of land. Still plenty around to do within a 15 mile radius.
  • Sonofanump
    slingshot4ever;1625699 wrote:I'm in Perrysburg, just outside of Toledo. Really nice suburb which results in higher property taxes and it is a good school district for children. No downsides for me as I'm OK with houses being closer together and not having acres of land. Still plenty around to do within a 15 mile radius.
    Plus you are not in the crap of Lucas Co.
  • Tiernan
    I live on a private island on Central Ohio's greatest inland waterway.
  • BRF
    Belly knows where I live.

    That alone is cause for some concern.
  • SportsAndLady
    Ytowngirlinfla;1625689 wrote:They are more of an annoyance. Most big cities hide them well except for San Diego. So many bums. They are everywhere. They are also annoying you can't walk anywhere with out getting hit up, we have to have locks on our dumpsters. Pretty much an eye sore all over San Diego. They have like tent cities in certain areas.
    Just ignore them. I don't get it.
  • cruiser_96
    mcburg93;1625627 wrote:Live in the country.

    Pros: no bums, quiet, can walk outside and take a pee without going to jail, able to have a large garden, tons of fruit trees in the yard, Thirty minutes to columbus or dayton, 5 minutes to krogers or walmarts, and well its quiet.

    Cons: Neighbor likes to know my business, deer like to eat my pepper plants, and well thats about it.
    Types of pepper plants!?
  • Belly35
    slingshot4ever;1625699 wrote:I'm in Perrysburg, just outside of Toledo. Really nice suburb which results in higher property taxes and it is a good school district for children. No downsides for me as I'm OK with houses being closer together and not having acres of land. Still plenty around to do within a 15 mile radius.
    My first home was on Maple street.. Loved Perrysburg hated the winters up in that area ....
  • Belly35
    BRF;1625760 wrote:Belly knows where I live.

    That alone is cause for some concern.
    I dug out my clubs yesterday....
  • Wally
    I live in a small town. It is a great place to raise kids-the schools are top notch, not much crime, not much traffic…..but not much in the area of entertainment.One thing I can hang my hat on-I live less than 30 minutes form that "Village of Victors"….Coldwater, Ohio.
  • Dr Winston O'Boogie
    I live in a suburb. I like it overall. I have had the experience to live in a center city in the past and that was my favorite lifestyle. It's not compatible with this stage in my life, but maybe again someday.
  • Belly35
    I enjoy visiting my daughter in Chicago, the great food, places to visit, events and entertainment, I could live there for a short time only, then I think I would start to feel cage in and to routine life style.

    Country is where my heart is, being raised for a period of time in the farmland of East Canton was a great experience. The feeling of freedom, hard work but that laid back slow down attitude is wonderful life style.

    I live with in the city limits but it is more like a suburb. Our property lots size is over an acre so we are not cramped by our neighbors, I like the fact that I can have the convenience of shopping, dinning out and other entertainment within a short drive. I like the suburb life style but need that lake cabin get away and that occasional big city adventure.
  • vball10set
    Sonofanump;1625717 wrote:Plus you are not in the crap of Lucas Co.
    What county do you live in?
  • BR1986FB
    Town so small it's referred to as a "village."

    Pros: can't beat the cost of living.....very cheap houses & groceries

    Cons: infested with white trash meth heads, pill crushers/snorters, welfare/food stamp fraud, single mothers (most with multiple kids by age 18, hour plus commute to work and, worst of all, bandwagon Steelers/Tribe/Cavs/OSU fans.
  • Sonofanump
    vball10set;1625794 wrote:What county do you live in?
    I lived in Lucas & Wood Co for a few years each. Night and day the counties are for living in.
  • Sonofanump
    BR1986FB;1625797 wrote:Town so small it's referred to as a "village."

    Pros: can't beat the cost of living.....very cheap houses & groceries

    Cons: infested with white trash meth heads, pill crushers/snorters, welfare/food stamp fraud, single mothers (most with multiple kids by age 18, hour plus commute to work and, worst of all, bandwagon Steelers/Tribe/Cavs/OSU fans.
    You live next to Kenny Rhoda?
  • Automatik
    BR1986FB;1625797 wrote:T
    Cons: infested with white trash meth heads, pill crushers/snorters, welfare/food stamp fraud,
    Eastern Ohio right? Sucks man, shit is rampant.


    Another con about living in the city, can't fish. I really miss hitting up the strip ponds in Ohio.
  • Belly35
    Sonofanump;1625864 wrote:I lived in Lucas & Wood Co for a few years each. Night and day the counties are for living in.
    Perrysburg is in Wood Co. if I remember correctly...
  • BR1986FB
    Automatik;1625868 wrote:Eastern Ohio right? Sucks man, shit is rampant
    Not far from Alliance. Moved down here from Brookpark (Cleveland suburb) a little over 11 years ago to be with my girlfriend. Her daughter was in special needs classes and the local school is actually one of the better ones for special needs. Didn't feel it was fair to uproot her family.
  • queencitybuckeye
    Country.

    Pros - nearest neighbor nearly a mile away, no more listening in on other couples' screaming arguments.
    - can be downtown in about 1/2 hour

    Cons - people who believe my property is their landfill and unwanted animal dumping station.
  • mcburg93
    cruiser_96;1625768 wrote:Types of pepper plants!?
    Jalapeno, habenero, tobasco, and sweet peppers of all sorts. They only bug them when I first plant em. Once they are grown and producing fruit they dont touch them. This year they wiped me out twice had to replant them all. I usually put fence around them but went with a smaller garden this year in a different location so thought maybe would get away with no problems. ohh well I only planted a couple of each but have them all fenced in now.
  • cruiser_96
    I've never tried Tabasco plants. Jalapeños and habs are a staple every year. Living in a neighborhood keeps me grounded as far as how much I can grow. I have dreams of seeing acres of jalapeños and habaneros...planted by me and for me! Canning them wouldn't be a bad idea. I've dehydrated and made a dust from my peppers before. The only problem was that I used ghost peppers. Dumb! Way too spicy.
  • vball10set
    Sonofanump;1625864 wrote:I lived in Lucas & Wood Co for a few years each. Night and day the counties are for living in.

    How so?
  • vball10set
    Belly35;1625869 wrote:Perrysburg is in Wood Co. if I remember correctly...
    It is.
  • ts1227
    BR1986FB;1625797 wrote:Town so small it's referred to as a "village."

    Pros: can't beat the cost of living.....very cheap houses & groceries

    Cons: infested with white trash meth heads, pill crushers/snorters, welfare/food stamp fraud, single mothers (most with multiple kids by age 18, hour plus commute to work and, worst of all, bandwagon Steelers/Tribe/Cavs/OSU fans.
    Sebring, right?