Thread: Where would you retire?

Originally Posted by huntinslabs

Kissimmee? He wants low crime and churches.

Kissimmee river a big place. You must didn't really check Quincy out too much. High crime, not many proactive churches, no hospital. I personally would do the St. John's area for his list.

I'm stayn right where I am. I live thirty minutes from several lakes in central Alabama . The smaller lakes are affordable but lake Martin has gotten pricey due to being a retirement lake with crystal clear waters. I live in a rural area on a three hundred acre farm. Lake properties local have gotten outa hand in my opinion. We just sold our lake house for over a half a mill. Another problem with lake properties is finding a flat lot which is important in retirement life.

as much as I would miss a lot of things here ....crappie being one of them ....
Costa Rica and it is on the menu .......west coast ....Quepos maybe ....
low crime affordable everything ....pura vida is the saying down there
pure life in English .....
might stay away from the local rivers though ...the crocs are pretty large
the ketchn of fish is beyond compare right off the coast ....
sails marlin roster fish dorado tuna snapper
the beaches ....mild climate .....very nice .....

Originally Posted by Cane Pole

Wally and hospitals are critical. This is why we do not live full time at the lake. I was injured several weeks back at our lake house. Took EMC 30 min to get there. I punctured my leg. It was a gusher. Had a shoe full of blood, but had help with applying pressure on the wound til they showed up.

See...old men and sharp objects are bad!

Originally Posted by feelay

Mountain home Arkansas. Norfork and bull shoals lakes are huge, beautiful crystal waters, walleye, stripers, bass, crappie.... Trout on the rivers.

Yep. nice area. I have family up there, and that is where our family reunion is every summer. Gaston's on the White River. It is on the list.

Originally Posted by doggone

I want a little summer,a little winter and not a whole lot of either. I can't enjoy myself in a crowd,have to be low population area. I have traveled a little but live 250 yards from where I was born.My Dad was in the Navy...if I ever mentioned I might move he always told me..."Son,I've sailed around the world twice and made ports of call on every continent,it don't get no better than here." He was referring to Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas...It's where my people are from LOL.

I can agree. My family is from that area as well. LOTS of kin up that way may bring me "nome", though I was actually born down here in Sippi.

Originally Posted by crappielimits

Kissimmee river a big place. You must didn't really check Quincy out too much. High crime, not many proactive churches, no hospital. I personally would do the St. John's area for his list.

I thought you meant the city of Kissimme And yes the St. Johns river system has a lot of really nice areas. Just have to do a lot of homework checking towns and subdivisions.

RETIRE??/ I haven't figured out how to do that yet. 36 years on 1 job 15 years on a 2nd job and 1 1/5 years on present job. seems I don't know how to quit working.