BillyD

They’re an issue everywhere.

Mojo31

And they are everywhere in some places.

ls01

same here. I work in the natural gas industry. We sell more where its cold. Prior to this I spent 25 years in construction as a carpenter. Outside in the cold every year. I've had enough.

BillyD

That’s about as I suspected, different strokes for different folks. I’ve just always wondered why the wealth of information available on this site doesn’t draw more people. I would guess only 1 or 2% of the entire U.S. bike riding population uses this forum.

Mojo31

Forums are not real popular with the yute these days. At least that's what my kids tell me.

BillyD

NC ought to be packed to the gills about now. I remember 10-15 years ago most people retiring from my job were headed to NC, probably 50% or more. About 35-40% were headed to Florida of course, with the last 10% headed to Arizona.

If if I decide to leave here Maryland or Delaware are definitely the farthest south I will go. I might even go further north, snow doesn’t skeer me.

ls01

I hear ya.

BillyD

Same. Plus my mom used to threaten us with having to be “digging ditches” if the grades didn’t improve.

ls01

I would like somewhere close to the mountains for obvious reasons. But I'm not too picky. I just want as little winter as possible.

datlas 

My ex-partner (from work)picked up and moved with her husband and 2 young kids to Wilmington NC about 3 years ago. She is more of a beach/ocean person so she loves it there (she grew up in Hawaii and SoCal). She said the population diversity there is pretty good too. And of course milder winters.

Mrs datlas and I daydream about moving to Andalucía, Spain some day. It may happen, but with all our families in the NE it’s more likely we will stay here and maybe spend a month each winter in Spain. Post-COVID19, of course.

bampilot06

Mountains have winter, especially Asheville.

datlas 

Correct. They have even turned away from FaceBook. That’s for old people I am told.

MoAlpha

Some small-dick guys are very nice people!

ls01

You want nice drivers? Kentucky. Georgetown, Kentucky. We do a 4 day men's trip there every year. The nicest people I have ever met, on the road. Beautiful roads, nice folks, they will sit behind you for miles without any problem, then wave to you after they pass you. In 4 years of going there, we had one incident of an enraged motorist, guess where he was from..... Mi.

bampilot06

Wilmington was why he had moved to New Bern 6 years ago. Plan was to move to Wilmington after New Bern. I had very fond memories of Wilmington from when my sister went to college there back in 96. Wilmington today is much bigger and over crowded, we didn’t care for it at all.

MoAlpha

LSS wants a house on the water in or near Annapolis when I retire. I like the idea of being near the boat, but I'm not sold on the idea of leaving the city.

datlas 

It was cold out today!

ls01

People around here are happy its sunny, its cold as Frosty the snow mans snow balls out there. But the sun makes it all better?

abshipp 

Are you saying that we are the 1%?

datlas 

Very true on the bike. I felt chilly most of the ride today, but a few times the sun poked through the clouds and I instantly felt warmer. Only lasted a couple minutes before the clouds took control again, but don’t underestimate the power of the sun in winter.

ls01

I'M No expert. Just a warning. I have heard that many internal blue tooth laps will not work. Im just saying what I've heard and read on the intertubes, as a heads up. My laptop has blue tooth and it would link initially but as soon as the app opened it would drop.
I bought a B.T Dongle. It worked but I had limited sensor capability. Then I added the ant Dongle. It's been fantastic since that.

ls01

gives me something to dream about, being a cool kid in Ashville s.c.

Mojo31

I have no problem getting an ANT+ dongle.

big john

Some of the people who have said they enjoy it stop posting or even lurking.

ls01

greener grass?