Originally Posted by edik
AVBUG,
You made some good points, but this
"Grand Forks ND is head and shoulders above SOCAL a better place to be and live."
Is 100%BS, come on man, who are you kidding? Have you lived in SOCAL (not visited, lived)? I have been in GF for two years, and I have not found one thing better here then SOCAL (except I don’t have to worry about hitting a mountain when I flying). No but the occaisional dear on the runway will ruin your day!
GF is a good flight experience, but I would not even consider comparing the two.
You're right, I broke my own rule. GF is the place for ME! I spend a lot of time in LAX and I cannot stand SOCAL. The people are what break it for me. Sure NOV to FEB in GF is cold but the rest of the year is great, plenty to do outdoors (ie no stupid clubs to go to) and frankly it's the best place/area in the country to raise a family, good schools, safe enviroment, low cost of living coupled with plenty of high quality homes/apartments. How much of a house will 200K get you in SOCAL as compared to GFK? What's the student to teacher ratio at the average school? How far do you have to drive to go camping and not be able to see or hear the city?
SOCAL may have really nice weather and all but for me it's the family side of it, community and schools that matter.