I have been to many places in my life so I can pretty much tour America right out of my mind for those of you that are going out of your mind looking for a place to relocate so that you can prepare for TEOTWAWKI. Obviously I have not been everywhere so if you know of good places to live or a place to avoid I am sure others will appreciate your input.
I will start my preparing for TEOTWAWKI tour on the left coast:
California – Some part of California will probably appeal to everyone. It has all the climates that you can think of, it has beaches, mountains, deserts, forests, big cities and very rural remote places. I particularly like most of the state north of the land of fruits and nuts, in other words, north of San Francisco. If Northern California would ever become a separate state I would live there if I could afford it. One of the problems with Northern California is that property does not come cheap. The Alturas area in the extreme NE may be the exception but it gets very very cold there in the winter.
Southern California has some nice spots but there really is way to much population pressures for me to ever want to live there. The pleasing areas are also way too expensive.
I have ruled out all of California as any reasonable place to live for those preparing for TEOTWAWKI because the politicians are out of their mind so the majority of the people have to be out of their mind to elect them. For example, there is the socialist agenda, and the over regulators, and there is the illegal immigration protectors and the over-spenders. I also rule out California because of the natural disaster potential and because California is a police state under the control of fruits, flakes, nuts, move stars, Marxists and Governor Moonbeam. (That is somewhat redundant.)
Oregon – Is a beautiful state. The beaches are outstanding and so are the mountains. I gave Oregon a good look over a couple of times and I love the place. The main problem for me is that in the Western part of the state the sun does not shine much for 6 months of the year. Land in Oregon is also pretty costly.
The western part of the state has a drier climate with temperatures that are more extreme but still livable for most, but Western Oregon is still too expensive and it is mostly Mormon. Who in their right mind would want to be led by Mormons during TEOTWAWKI? The Bend area is worth looking into but last I looked real estate was expensive.
I still consider Oregon to be one of the top states to live in this country even though coastal and central Oregon have become occupied by mostly out of their mind transplanted liberals from California.
Washington – Has lots of trees but it’s just too rainy, damp and cold most of the year for me. If I could deal with the cold, and snow I might consider the Northwestern part of the state.
Idaho – The northern part of the state is very pleasing to the eye. Northern Idaho is all mountains and forests but it is also quite cold and the more sane transplants from California are driving up land prices. The southern part of the state is desert and although I would not rule out the deserts of Idaho, I think I could find less extreme desert climates elsewhere in the West. In general I would not rule Idaho out as a place of interest for TEOTWAWKI. It is one of the better states for many reasons, not to mention that the state is still pretty conservative.
Nevada – I spent a lot of years in this mostly high desert state. There are a few areas that I love but they are very remote. You can expect big temperature changes in Nevada. Avoid the Las Vegas area it is in a deep depression and crime is high. You might also keep in mind that Mormons rule in the small non-mining towns in the more rural areas.
Arizona – I lived in this state for about 15 years in various places and I still love it even though the big cities are becoming like L. A. I guess if you’re considering Arizona now is the time to think about moving there. Houses are going for half of what they were selling for just a few years ago. It won’t be very long before real estate starts going up again in Arizona because it has a warm sunny dry climate that appeals to those that retire. Although Arizona is still way overbuilt the increasing population will eventual catch up with the surplus housing. When that happens cheap housing opportunities will be lost.
Let me warn you that the low deserts really get hot in the summer so unless you plan to spend most of your day by a pool or plan activities after sunset you won’t be outside much there in the summer. The winters are sunny and delightful. I have lived in several locations in Arizona and found out that there are more moderate climates in Arizona than around the big cities.
The Southern part of the state is higher than the central deserts and at 3000 to 5000′ it is nice living all year around and prices are no higher than around Phoenix or Tucson. I suggest Cochise and Santa Cruz and Graham counties. The majority in the more rural areas and border towns of these counties are Hispanics, most of the Hispanics speak English but most speak Spanish at home and when family and friends get together. It would enrich your life if you learned Spanish if Southern Arizona becomes your place of interest. This is not a state where you would want to live in during some extended power outage. Getting water would become a major problem.
The heavily forested areas about 2 hours north and East of Phoenix are quite high and cold and snowy in the winters. The habitable areas are between 5000′ to 8000′. It’s a great place to be if you like cold winters with occasional heavy snowstorms and it has delightful summers.
If I ever plan to move again I think the State of Arizona will be my top interest.
New Mexico – The one place I would seriously consider in New Mexico is within 50 miles or so of the Silver City Area. The climate is reasonable and it is a beautiful area. The rest of the state has its nice spots but generally you can find better places in Arizona with less temperature extremes. New Mexico does have the advantage of very low real estate taxes.
Utah – I think Southern Utah is the most scenic area in America and it has everything from colorful deserts to alpine forests and the whole area is mostly public land. I love the climate there in the summer but the winters are cold and at high elevations it gets extremely cold. One of big drawbacks for Christians is that the state is controlled by Mormons. I would not consider living in Northern Utah for many reasons.
Colorado – The Eastern half of the state is no place to live unless you are a steer or grain farmer. The area west and south of Denver has spectacular mountains but is high and cold. If you’re young and like to ski and hike you might consider these areas. The most reasonable climate in Colorado is in the deserts of the Grand Junction area. You’re not going to find cheap land anywhere in Western and Southwestern Colorado and the tracts that are available are small.
Wyoming – Only ranchers and farmers live in the East. The western part of the state can be spectacular but it’s not affordable for most or very livable in the winter. It is cheaper to live in the mostly barren and windy high desert areas but they have winter and summer extremes.
Montana – Eastern Montana has few people for good reason it is already the TEOTWAWKI. The western part of the state is as close as you’re going to get to the scenery and climate of Alaska without ever leaving the lower 48. If you want to buy land in Montana take plenty of money, it is expensive, and In the summer take bug and bear repellent. If you move to the gorgeous Kalispell area tell Church Baldwin that Don Koenig sent you.
North Dakota – I have never been there because I know about their climate and I know I would not like it. They still have low unemployment so if you do not mind brutal cold, wind and flat land you might find a job. The discovery of oil has made owning land unaffordable in some of the state.
South Dakota – I like the Black Hills area in the summer but the winter climate is extreme and the Black Hills land is costly. For the rest of South Dakota see North Dakota or Nebraska.
Nebraska – see Iowa and Kansas and just add wheat.
Iowa and Kansas – Flat and corny. These areas are only for true farmers among us that think endless crop fields are beautiful and also have a lot of cash for land.
Oklahoma – The eastern part of Oklahoma is much like the Ozarks so see Arkansas and Missouri. The Western part of Oklahoma is mainly fit for cattle. The best occupation in Oklahoma is tornado chasing.
Texas – It’s a really big state so I can’t cover all the areas. I would consider living in West Texas because I like it sunny and dry where it is sparsely populated. You can actually get out of the heat around the Marfa, Alpine, Ft Davis area that is generally about 5000′. The rest of Texas is too hot and humid in the summer for serious consideration for me and fire ants are a problem east of the Pecos.
I would avoid north Texas especially the Texas Panhandle area at all costs. These feed lot areas are where all the prisons should be located, it would end crime, but it would be decreed by the courts to be cruel and unusual punishment to make anyone live here.
One attraction to Texas is that there is so much land that it is still pretty affordable. Another attraction is that Texas accommodates speed freaks. Last I heard some were trying to raise the speed limit in parts of Texas to 85 MPH but few in rural areas pay attention to speed limits anyway.
There is one county in West Texas that only has 72 people; you could attempt to move your commune there and pretty much start your own cult dictatorship.
Arkansas and Missouri – Most of The northern part of Arkansas and the southern part of Missouri are called the Ozarks. The area is mostly hills streams and trees. This is one place in the USA that you are pretty much still left alone to do whatever you want on your own property. There are no building codes in most of the Ozarks and taxes on property are about as low as it gets anywhere in the country. Most land still goes for about $1000 an acre and you can heat your home on firewood for the price of a chain saw and some sweat.
I have lived in this area for several years in three different locations. I don’t rule out staying here but I still prefer the climate of Arizona. The drawbacks here are ticks, chiggers, gnats, snakes and slobs that often turn out to be your immediate neighbor. Also two months or so in summer can be a bit oppressive and two or three months in winter can be colder than you might think. Having said that, this is probably one of the best places in America for those actually preparing for TEOTWAWKI on low-income.
The areas in Arkansas and Missouri outside the Ozarks are probably not worth too much thought unless you are a farmer that also does not mind climate extremes.
Wisconsin – Southern Wisconsin is mostly dairy farms. If you really want to live around dairy farms you probably never have had the experience. If you think flies are pets and cow dung smells earthly this is the place for you. For the upper part of Wisconsin see the next two states below.
Minnesota – I can’t take the brutal winters here. The land of a thousands lakes is also the perfect incubator for flies and mosquitoes in the summer.
Michigan – anything south of Lansing is about my least favorite place on earth to live because they have already entered TEOTWAWKI. Michigan north of Lansing is forested and relatively inexpensive if you do not mind a lot of snow. I once thought I might like the heavenly forested sparsely populated Upper Peninsula area where snow snowmobiling, ice fishing and cross-country skiing are big sports in the winter but after camping there in the summer for a couple of weeks I decided it was just too damp in that area all the time for me. It is quite beautiful country nevertheless so don’t rule out the Upper Peninsula if you want to live in the northern wilds without moving to Canada.
Indiana and Illinois – I have driven through these states about a hundred times and I know that millions of people live here. I guess the attraction in the northern part of these states used to be the good paying jobs in the car plants and people still stick around these areas because most of their relatives still live here, but I see no attraction here for outsiders. Farming is the main occupation for those in the southern areas of these states, but again, I can’t see any real good reason for outsiders to want to move here.
Kentucky – is a mixed bag, the most affordable areas are the coal mining areas in the Appalachian foot hills but these areas are literally trashed in more ways than one. Still you might find a few acres in Kentucky for very little money. Then after every big rain you can go to the nearest river and watch all the trash people dump wash out of the hills and float down the rivers (big sport in East Kentucky). The western part of the state is mostly horse country and woodland. It’s not bad but it’s quite a bit more pricey.
Tennessee – Moderate climate in the winter and it can get very warm and humid in the summer but this is about as good as it gets in the inland east states. The cost of living in Tennessee is still pretty low and land is plentiful and mostly wooded. East Tennessee around the Smoky Mountains is especially nice if you can find a place with three or four thousand feet of elevation so you can get above some of the summer heat but land costs more there.
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia – Those old movies about the deep south don’t show people soaked with sweat for no reason. The whole deep south became Southern Baptists because the people living there get a taste of hell every summer and do not want to spend eternity there.
Florida – If you want to live in a warm to hot damp climate year around this is the place for you. It’s also a great place for hurricane parties and mass evacuations. If you are a bird watcher snow birds like to flock here in the winter. If you go to South Florida you will know what Cuba would be like if there was no Castro. The Florida keys are a good place if you want to live in the real tropics but it is not going to be cheap. Anyway, housing prices are way down in most of Florida so this might be your opportunity to ditch the North.
North and South Carolina and Virginia – The Western parts of these states are mountainous, forested and quite beautiful, if you get a few thousand feet of elevation you will get out of some of the summer heat, however this area has gotten pricey.
The East Coast beaches are nice especially on the Outer Banks but you can’t buy more than a house and a lot and you can expect a hurricane every couple of years and an evacuation every few years. The Outer Banks have biting flies in the daytime and mosquitoes rule at night so you probably will prefer to be screened in if you’re outside. The nine month off-season months really are the best time to live in the outer banks. In the off-months you can rent a beach house for well less than $1000 a month and the beaches are almost deserted.
The rest of the areas of these states are okay but summers are hot and humid and there are population pressures in many areas from those commuting long distances to work to the eastern big cities.
West Virginia – It’s a rugged wooded place. The main problem I had with this state is that the mountains are so steep that you usually are limited to living in a very narrow valley between two hills with lot and road frontage not much wider than your house. In many places the only place you can walk without mountain climbing gear is up and down your street. Even walking there is dangerous because you can be sure that all of your redneck neighbors will have loose dogs that will come flying out of their yard to greet you or eat you.
I guess if you can buy a piece of a mountain with a lot of land and live on the top of it and actually can get a road and power up to the top you will have a nice spot, but your going to need mega bucks for that, and just going up and down the mountains with continuous 15 MPH hair pin turns to get to the nearest town might actually take you an hour or two.
New Jersey, Delaware Maryland – If you like boating and can find a place with access to the waterways you might want to live here but it’s not going to come cheap. Liberals dominate these states so it’s not just the sea that will make a sane person sick and real estate taxes are bloody murder.
Ohio – If you get away from the big cities you can find a reasonable spot but the winters will be tough and there are populations pressures in most of this state.
Pennsylvania – It can get real cold here in the winter with lots of snow but most of the state is livable and affordable. I would not want to live near any of the big cities. I think the best area is in the northeast half of the state. It is mostly mountains and forests. The locals even call it God’s country.
I lived in this area of Pennsylvania for over a year and the only complaint I had was long cold winters and snow. This is a great area for those that like snowmobiling. There are hundreds of miles of groomed trails that link up.
New York – Most of New York State is quite beautiful. I grew up in Western New York. Land and housing in most of the state is very low-priced. The problem is that even a hundred thousand dollar property will cost you $4000 in real estate taxes each year. Of course you better like snow if your going to live anywhere near the Great Lakes snow belts. The winters generally last from late October until mid April in Western New York.
Eastern New York is more moderate but also more expensive. North New York State is mostly a very mountainous and beautiful state park. The Adirondack State Park is the biggest state park in the nation and you can live in the park but there are a lot of restrictions.
New York is also another socialist police state like California. Everything is controlled by state government control freaks and unions. The government survives by big taxes and borrowing, but that is now unsustainable.
The rest of New England (excluding Maine) – I have never been there but unless you’re into winter sports, high land prices, big cities and big taxes I don’t see why you would want to live there. I do hear they have nice beaches and nice summers and the northern areas are quite pleasing to the eye.
Maine – is still pretty unique and wild and that is because timber companies still own most of the land and most of Maine remains pretty inaccessible by car. The winters in Maine are brutal and the biting flies in summer will tear of your skin without heavy protection. It might be better near the coast but outsiders don’t stay their very long for some reason. Maybe Steven King knows the reason.
Alaska – If I were 20 again I would seriously consider living in Southern Alaska. My wife worked up there for a while in the summers and liked it and there was a time when she even said she would like to live there. However, after that naive California girl spent winters in Missouri, Pennsylvania and Western New York she is completely cured of ever wanting to move to Alaska.
Hawaii – It’s great for a short period but most people from the mainland soon get Island fever. Most people cannot even afford to ship their household goods there, yet buy a house with acreage.
The Territories – Heat, bugs, hurricanes and high land prices.
There you have it. My complete tour of America from out of my mind for those going out of their mind preparing for TEOTWAWKI. What can you add out of your mind?
The end of the world as we know it…took me a minute.
There are only 6 months of rain in Northwest WA. The east side is fairly conservative with warm/dry summers and cold winters. Still not enough votes to sway the left urban population centers. Very liberal state. They keep trying to put meters on private wells, so that rain thing must be a myth.
Only 6 months rain? We just had five days rain here and I felt like Donald Duck. I like the NE side of Washington state but I can do without the winters. The NE area is much like North Idaho. So what are land prices like in the NE?
There is one place on the north side of the Olympia peninsula were it does not rain much because the rain is block by the Olympia mountains but now everyone wants to live there.
I would imagine prices are reasonable depending on the development and access to good water. It’s a buyers market. I have family in the San Juan Islands. $$$$ They also have those nice pockets of good weather. We’ll stay put, our roots are deep and the farm is useful for TEOTWAWKI and paid for. MARANATHA
Don,
For TEOTWAWKI, I would not recommend Colorado. Land is expensive, politics are turning ever more liberal. Strict building codes — especially in Colorado Springs and I image the rest of the state as well. Lots of Californicrats moving in. But the biggest drawback is that it is still illegal to harvest rain water. They modified that rule some, back about a year or so ago, but it is still mostly illegal for everyone in the state. We own acreage in the Ozarks not too far from you and built a cabin. I built it all without drawing a single building permit. We love it down there, but it looks like I may be moving to Kentucky this summer. Will check it out for TEOTWAWKI when we get there, but we’re keeping the Ozark land.
So where in Kentucky?
Northern Kentucky. We’ll be looking for a house somewhere north of Lexington and south of Cincinnati. Email me off-line, if your interested, and I’ll tell you more about what I’ve become involved with.
Sounds good. You should be able to find a nice spot to live in that location.
haha don i liked the post i even laughed at your Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia discription. i live in western NY and i can tell you that i do not want to stay here the rest of my life. we got crazy liberals and politicians running our state and taxes are way too high. i hate the long winters here also. i have to say i like living next to the great lakes though it is kinda nice. no shortage of water here! ik i want to move south but im not sure where yet. i like the idea of arizona or somewhere around north carolina. i just HATE the snow its my biggest complaint. in an EMP or martial law situation i think living anywhere rural would be the main thing as long as you are independent and have access to water and food.
I grew up there and just lived their for a while two years ago and all my relatives live in Western New York so I know what you’re saying. Since I am so familiar with this area where is it that you live in Western New York?
I keep hearing how the dollar is going to crash or some other horrific catastrophe will happen for the US, but I just don’t feel it in my gut. I remember back in the early 90’s people kept claiming the end was near, that UN troops were going to take over and how there were covert operations going on in small town America. I spent the early 90’s in a constant state of anxiety. Then, during Bush’s second term, I kept hearing how suitcase bombs were going to wipe out major cities and the NAU was going to be implemented, or that the illegals were going to start a war. In 2008, I was freaking out because everyone was claiming the next Great Depression was on its way. During 2008-2009 I kept checking “prophetic forums/websites” that were claiming spine-tingling scary stuff. But nothing happened. Later on in 2009, I had enough and quit checking those sites. Now the new scare is the dollar crashing and the country will descend into anarchy. I don’t buy it. Who’s going to repo on the US, we can just print money and not honor any obligations. Not saying that’s right, but it’s true. China is a paper tiger and needs US trade. What I do see happening is the US turning into a 3rd world country via demographic shifts. US companies will be less competitive, boomers will take their savings out of the market to live on, gov regulation on businesses will make it difficult to run a business at a profit. Ergo the decline of business in America. Being that the high school drop out rate is high, those people won’t be able to earn decent incomes and won’t be able to invest in the stock market. US streets are becoming extremely crime prone as the gov refuses to deal with certain segments due to PC considerations. I think the big issue will be not EMP’s or anything like that. I think the issue will be, where is a place I can live that has decent jobs and the crime is low and I don’t feel like I’m a foreigner in my own country.
Don,
I live in Rochester in the suburbs. Not much to do in this city not to mention the crime rate is very high in the urban areas. The only plus is lake Ontario is close by as well as a number of nature trails and parks within a reasonable distance. I’ve been to buffalo a number of times but I never really liked it there. They get hammered with snow in the winter too I’m glad Rochester doesn’t get hit with so much.
Your gut is not a reliable predictor of the dollar or anything else. The coming crash of the dollar is not conspiracy theories like those you mentioned, it is economics 101. Even the government says the debt is not sustainable but nobody is willing to correct the problem because they know that most Americans will not allow it. Yes, the government can just print money and is now doing just that but that always leads to a crash of a currency through hyperinflation. They are purposely trying to cause inflation to prevent the depression that you described. So if they fail we go into a true depression rather than a hyper-inflationary depression or stagflation but the end result is all pretty much the same. People in America will become much poorer and we will not be able to pay our foreign debt and that will cause a crash of the dollar. Otherwise we print money and that will cause a crash of the dollar. So unless we cut Federal government spending in half or create many millions of new jobs instantly without creating more debt we are going to have a crash of the dollar.
Jim,
i was recently living 50 miles south in Allegany County
Oh, I thought u mentioned you used to live in buffalo area? Nm then, I’ve been down to allegany county only once I just drove through it.
I grew up in Buffalo
Why don’t you boys move down to Mexico? Weather is nice, people are great and they like foreigners a lot. Land and houses are fairly cheap and food is great. No liberals down here 🙂
I can vouch for Don’s views of New York and the Carolinas.
I do love the Finger Lakes area of New York, but not the cost of living.
The Carolinas are very nice overall, especially North Carolina (I’ve lived in all the major sections of it). I lived on the coast a few years ago and Don’s right about the bugs: they work in shifts!! It’s bug Heaven and they feed-on tourists!) Now we live in Asheville which is in the mountains of western North Carolina. (It’s a challenge in a number of ways, but my wife and I fit-in pretty well: imagine being Christlike with some of the nicest attributes of “hippies.” We have credibility with some folks who would never listen to your typical straight-laced Baptist.)
Brett,
That is a real nice area. I was looking around the Mountain City Tennessee area for a while because I could not afford anything over the border in North Carolina at the time. I did not find what I was looking for so I ended up in NE Pennsylvania where I got 40 acres of woods and a nice cottage for $55 grand. I have been to the more Eastern Finger Lakes in New York since that was a pretty easy drive from Allegheny County where I lived in New York for awhile.
I lived on the outer banks of South Virginia at Sand Bridge and often walked the beach to North Carolina from the wildlife refuge just South of Sand Bridge
In Texas stay away from Austin , it is good enough to visit but would not want to live there, It aint called the san fransico of texas for nothing.
All that being said it is still the best place to live in the USA.
Hi Clint,have you ever lived in Australia?
Sorry Clint, trying to be humorous I leaped before I looked.
Don!! Goodness!! You’ve certainly been around!!
I lived in Skaneateles, New York until I was 15. The precision tool industry folded-up in the the northeast in early ’70s, and Dad eventually found work that took us near Pinehurst, North Carolina. It was my first sense that things in our society were decaying. The move was *wonderful* for me because my childhood and early adolescence were made *hellish* because I am unusually different (gender variant). Seven years later, in college, I surrendered to Jesus. (I did live in NY long enough for Dad to teach me to drive in snow, which has been very helpful through the years!)
Over fifteen years ago, we (my wife and toddler son and god daughter) lived in Texas for a year as I was consulting on a robotics project. We were “residents” in a couple hotels in San Antonio, Del Rio for 18 months. (I saved my company a ton of money in air-fares as they were flying me between TX and NC weekly.) We loved Texas, it really is “a whole other country” very beautiful in a arid way (NC and NY are *so green*). We learned to “drive friendly” on the three hour trips from San Antonio to Del Rio: “driving friendly” is gently easing right onto the shoulder while a faster car passes you from behind, then easing back into your lane.” Everyone did it including the police! Del Rio had a special charm as a border city whose sister is Ciudad Acuna; sadly, we hear Del Rio (a large town, really) is an exceedingly dangerous place to live now due to gangs.
Brian, I have wanted to visit Australia since I was a child! My “twin sister” is Australian (and very strong in Christ), and she’s coming to visit our family here this summer, so we’re excited! So Brian, why do some people call Australia “Oz?”
I used to live in Columbia, SC and I would have to say it is the hottest place on Earth during the summertime…and come to think of it I do remember seeing many Baptist Churches.
Yeah, the whole coastal southeast with the heat and humidity can be hell in the summer if you do not have elevation or have an ocean breeze.
Brett
Australia – Aussie – Oz
As simple as that.
Thanks Brain, I am so obtuse sometimes! 🙂
Brian,
I have a desire to visit Australia…I hear really good things about it that appeal to me. I would even consider living there if it lived up to my expectations.
Don,
I think you nailed the states with your assessments, however, I would like to say something about Utah from experience…
I’ve been to all 48 (& Hawaii) & Canada, and spent quality time in a few of them.
Yes, Utah is run by Mormans, but it’s also the best run state I’ve seen yet, rather it be their highways, their cities, or their residential areas. They are also the kindest, most integrity driven people I’ve seen by far.
They are VERY tough on drugs, violence, & crime as a whole…which I like. Some people are turned off by the state run alcohol stores.
That said, it is true that all this “goodness” is based on their cultist religious beliefs…even so, it’s really nice to trust your neighbor and your area.
And, the Mormon dominance in Utah is declining rapidly with the influx of out of state residency. It’s not hard at all to find a non-Mormon church even in the rural areas.
A long time ago there was a band called R.E.M. and one of their most-loved songs is called, It’s the End of the World As we Know it (And I feel fine).
I have to agree with that. The Holy Bible tells me that in Matthew 6:34 to not worry about tomorrow. Don’t worry be happy. And love Jesus. Everything else will fall into place!
Or I’m wrong and the Bible is wrong and you should worry…
David Henley,
There was also a top song named “Don’t Worry be Happy” that was also all the fad. But songs do not bring about world reality. The Bible does not promise us a happy life it promises Christians a joyful life for those trusting in God. The reason we can be joyful is that no matter what happens in our natural lives we know our end fate and know all things will work together for good.
Everything in our natural lives does not fall in place when you do trust in Jesus. All things work together for good but many Christians are suffering and being persecuted to bring about that good and they certainly are not happy about the suffering.
People worry about things they have no control over and cannot change we are not to do that. However, Christian should try to change the things in the world that are within their power and influence to change for the better. Preparation and taking proper action in whatever position you are placed in is not worry. A prime example for us to follow in times of impending persecution by evil people in leadership is found in the Book of Esther.
I’m thinking I’m the only female that reads you, Don. Oh well.
“The areas in Arkansas and Missouri outside the Ozarks are probably not worth too much thought unless you are a farmer that also does not mind climate extremes.”
Soooo untrue. Are you sure you’ve been outside the Ozarks? I moved here from Dallas, Texas and find it “worth a lot”. We have electricity and running water. Even jobs. It’s just as beautiful and modern as any other place you could name. I can’t believe you said that.
Cynthia,
There are quite a few women that read this blog. Most people that read this blog never comment but even so there are other women commenting and many come and go over the years or come occasionally depending on the topic.
Not knowing what place you are referring to it is hard to make a judgment on what you imply. What I said obviously are generalizations.
Keep in mind that is article is really directed at people looking for a reasonable spot to prepare for TEOTWAWKI, a place to retreat when all hell should break loose. In Arkansas south of the Ozarks there is not much besides endless cotton fields and the heat in the summer would be comparable to what I said about Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia. The Hot springs Boston Mountain area is much like the Ozarks so I include it in the Ozarks although technically it is not right in the Ozarks.
I am sure that I have been outside the Ozarks quite a bit. I lived for years in Kansas City and St Louis and I have been over most of Missouri and once you get much north of the Lake of the Ozarks area you either are a city dweller which is not compatible with TEOTWAWKI or you are commuting to work to one of the big cities from the country (not compatible to TEOTWAWKI) or you are a farmer. Also believe me, it gets very cold in Northern Missouri in the winter. St Louis and Kansas city have areas of their cities that are very nice but we are really talking about rural places where you can still get some acreage for a reasonable price with a reasonable climate should the lights, heat and air conditioning go out.
I am sure there are a few exceptions like the bluff area and areas around Herman but I can’t cover every sub-area in the United States in one article, so that is why we need your input if you know of a good place for people to consider for TEOTWAWKI. So now that you have everyone curious just where do you want to promote?
Akh!! I was only kidding.
I promote Beebe, Arkansas….30 miles NE of Little Rock. 🙂
How would anyone know?
Beebe it’s for the birds, this is the city where 5000 blackbirds recently just dropped dead. Think of all the blackbird pie one could make and live off the land 😆
Beebe-area historical tornado activity is above Arkansas state average. It is 252% greater than the overall U.S. average.
Don,
How well I know!!! I live in Beebe and pray a lot.
We will pray for your deliverance.
😀
Alaska is a very nice ,remote place to live. I prefer the remote outback regions of Eastern Oregon and Washington and Northern Idaho. A lot of wild animals and not a lot of wild people. I like my solitude and my space and I don’t like strangers “snooping” around…but…the cougars and bears don’t like strangers either! ha, ha. They don’t call me….”Middle-of-Nowhere-Claudette” for nothing! I feel very safe in the wilderness.
Oh Don, Georgia isn’t nearly as bad as you say. Especially N. GA where I live. It sure beats the Ohio winters I grew up with.
You’re right I was broad-brushing the deep South. A part of Northern Georgia is in the mountains and there is the Georgia coast and air conditioning now makes life bearable in the summer.
Whether from slow, grinding decline or a sudden cataclysm, history seems to indicate that TEOTWAWKI is inevitable. No society, civilization, or species lasts forever. For all except the most dire events such as an asteroid strike, the odds of survival would appear best outside the major population centers. In outlying, rural areas the prospect of avoiding the spread of contagion and engaging in self-sustaining agriculture increase. Outside of extremes in climate, which area you choose seems a matter of personal preference. In the novel, ‘Pale As Hope’ isolated pockets of rural dwellers cling to a desperate existence after a freak pandemic wipes out two thirds of the population. Watch the video. http://youtu.be/DO6VvS8DI6I
Hi Don, I really enjoyed your tour of America. I have lived in six different states and also drove otr for 14 years so I’ve been all over the U.S too. After I quit trucking I was looking into Costa Rica but that fell through. My family is spread from Alaska to Pennsylvania. I need hot and dry; even humidity is better than cold, but my good income left with the trucking so TEOTWAWKI will find me right where I am.
For those who come across this blog I will say Don’s assessment of the states is quite accurate. Except Colorado has some very stringent gun control laws now so I wouldn’t go there if you own guns.