The Northeast is probably the best bet for jobs, and with its temperate climate, OK w.r.t. pain, but it experiences lots of allergies, pressure changes and weather extremes.
The other shot is the Pacific Northwest to the West of the Cascades, ifand this is a big ifyou can live with overcast skies all the time. Some of the most picturesque spots on earth are found high up the west side of the Cascade Mountains in Washington State, little towns on the slopes, all but snowed in in the wintertime and mild in the summer, surrounded by gigantic old-growth firs, spruces and hemlocks. Of course, there is none but local service work in such little townsdentist, the lawyer, the mechanic, the doctor (likely the same person!). I lived on the Olympic Peninsula four years, in Port Angeles. It had three seasons, a cool summer, a chilly, wet winter, but not too much freezing temperatures; and also a fine and dry early to late fall season. And a big advantage in the Pacific Northwest is the absence of flying bugs, which, unfortunately, also means almost no songbirds. There are also almost no communicable diseases in the Pacific Northwest. I am not up to date regarding the deer tick and Lyme complex that has swept the country over the past four decades; but with deer not as plentiful as in the Northeast, the South and Midwest, it should be less of a problem there. For a constantly cool climate without temperature extremes and almost no snow in winter or heat waves in summer go the Olympic Peninsula, but do this only if you can live without seeing the sun or the stars for weeks or months at a time. (Hey, when the sun comes out, we don't tan; we rust!) Port Townsend is best, a charming town with lots of interesting shops, more sun than Port Angeles, and lots of fine old wood-frame Victorian housing. Ferries connect you directly with Seattle and Victoria, British Columbia. Live in Port Angeles and be connected by ferry to Victoria, British Columbia, and thence to Vancouver and the Inner Passage, some of the most majestically beautiful country there is. Less expensive than Port Townsend, Port Angeles has been getting more interesting over the years. When I lived there there you fished, worked in the saw mill or cut timber, unless you operated a store or business. But now it has turned into a more rounded economy. On the Pacific Coast there are the old towns of Hoquiam or Cosmopolous on Grays Harbor. But you are really "out there" with these towns. Nice as they are, with their old Victorian housing stock and old streets, don't expect many visitors from the East! With the internet, however, we are not as isolated as before. Colorado (lived there a year) and New Mexico (lived there a year, also) are nice, but getting very expensive. Montana is very nice, (spent some time there) west of the Rockies. Much of it used to be sheep country and now also winter tourism, which drives up prices. To the east is high and mostly dry wheat country. Same for Oregon and Washington. But Montana's economy may be expanding from just natural resource-based to a more rounded economy including more job opportunities. That's all I have. Never lived in the Upper Midwest. Lived in Texas three years and North-central Florida nine years; but you suggest they are leaving there. Dalton Garis Flushing, NY 11354 (718) 838-0437 From: <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, July 6, 2013 11:47 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [TMIC] RE: TM & Weather Resent-From: <[email protected]> Resent-Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2013 09:42:49 -0700 (PDT) > Hi All, > > Have a question...how does the weather affect your TM? I have a friend who is > moving from Florida and isn't sure where she is going yet. She wants to find > a place where she is free from pain and where her husband can find work. > > I told her about Michigan, but don't know about other states. What can you > all tell her? She is on Facebook, but I can pass on all of your information > on to her. > > Thank you, > Jude > Michigan
