Selling my airplane

Jay Honeck wrote:

But my point was that there are certainly other priorities besides the cost
of aviation. Having my three boys grow up in the same city as their extended
family tops my list.


That *was* a downside of moving to Iowa, as our extended family lived
in Wisconsin, a 5.5 hour drive. Fortunately, it's only a 90 minute
flight, so (back when our parents were alive) we visited often.

My point is that with a good internet connection, UPS, and an
airplane, it is now easily possible to live in areas with low crime
and a low cost of living, while still enjoying the benefits of big
cities.

Big cities have benefits? Really?? :-)

I've visited and driven through the midwest many times by car and by
motorcycle. It was fun visiting the Living History farm in Des Moine,
Pioneer Village, and such, but to actually live in the midwest would
bore me to tears. Flat as far as the eye can see. I need mountains to
feel at home and give some visual variety when I'm driving around.

When my wife and I rode our motorcycle across Kansas many years ago, I
literally started to fall asleep! I didn't think that was possible on a
motorcycle, but I started nodding off and we had to pull over.
Booorrriinnngggg.


Matt

I've visited and driven through the midwest many times by car and by
motorcycle. It was fun visiting the Living History farm in Des Moine,
Pioneer Village, and such, but to actually live in the midwest would
bore me to tears. Flat as far as the eye can see. I need mountains to
feel at home and give some visual variety when I'm driving around.

I've never been to either one. I don't find "real" Iowa very
interesting, either, which is why Iowa City is perfect for us. It's
full of wildly different ethnic groups, lots of great restaurants and
shopping, and near enough to the "party Germans" (in Amana) to make me
feel at home. (Being from the Milwaukee area, living in an area with
great beer and German food is important, if bad for me... :-)

25 miles outside of Iowa City is...just more corn. But I don't ever
see it...except from the air.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
I've visited and driven through the midwest many times by car and by
motorcycle. It was fun visiting the Living History farm in Des Moine,
Pioneer Village, and such, but to actually live in the midwest would
bore me to tears. Flat as far as the eye can see. I need mountains to
feel at home and give some visual variety when I'm driving around.


I've never been to either one. I don't find "real" Iowa very
interesting, either, which is why Iowa City is perfect for us. It's
full of wildly different ethnic groups, lots of great restaurants and
shopping, and near enough to the "party Germans" (in Amana) to make me
feel at home. (Being from the Milwaukee area, living in an area with
great beer and German food is important, if bad for me... :-)

25 miles outside of Iowa City is...just more corn. But I don't ever
see it...except from the air.

I'm an outdoors and scenery person, not a museums and arts person, so
cities hold little appeal for me ... other than as places to visit now
and again to remind me of why I live in a very rural area! :-)

Matt