Comments by "Manfred " (@manfredmann2766) on "From Here to There" channel.

  1. Got a few and I have visited MN several times including the twin cities. Omaha is similar, and I lived there for over 15 years, but Omaha has less to do. During my last 5 years living AZ, I have met several MN transplants. BTW Go Gophers!!! I wear my shirt proudly even if people in Wildcat country accuse me of being an ASU fan or a USC fan. Used to wear a MN shirt in Omaha which was Husker country, but I could not stand U of N, especially the fans.
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  2. Guessing: Brown Haze, I 25 traffic, winter driving, housing costs, crime due to legalization, homelessness, construction, disdain for California transplants, blue city where if someone were not on the blue end of the spectrum, they’re better off moving to the Springs, and somewhat isolated from larger cities (Omaha 538 miles, KC 605 miles, Albuquerque 445, Salt Lake 545, LA 1025, and NYC 1805 etc. Good news is Strasburg is only 36 miles away, very friendly people there IMO)
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  3. If you are an outdoor aficionado, but do not have to ski every weekend, check out Tucson. Median household income is below average, but real estate costs, for the most part, are reasonable. We are also nicer to California transplants. San Diego is an easy 6 hour drive away.
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  4.  @Jommybutler1234  I know where Julian is relative to SD, I have only been in that vicinity in the spring and summer months before descending into SD proper. Wow if it takes that long to get to a snowy region from SD, then I can only imagine how long it takes to get to snow accumulation via Big Bear or some of the closer peaks to LA as though you were traveling from LA to them.
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  5. Eastern PA would be your best bet. Not too familiar with Delaware, but I know any type of tax is lower there.
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  6. Yay I got 7 and the honorable mention 😀
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  7. Got a few, I think Phoenix and Yuma are the worst places to be in the summer. Las Vegas is about 275 miles away from LA, but not too sure how long it would take, because 15 can back up easily during the entire trip, but more so, when you approach LA county.
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  8. UT, ID, AZ, CO, NV, TX, FL, NC, SC, NH
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  9. Yay I guessed 9!! I thought NH would make the list over WA
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  10. Tucson is nicer, less hot in the summer, closer to sky islands, but is even less cosmopolitan.
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  11. I got you
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  12. I have only been there once in 1991 but I will take a stab at it. It is what I do. Expensive due to transplants, hot summers, traffic, probably not the best for public transportation, liberal city in a conservative state leading to political dissension, 🐜s, road construction 🚧, food snobbery, beer snobbery, aside from nearby hill country, not much by the way of majestic scenery, and a more pronounced widening gap between the have and the have nots via the tech influx.
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  13. Yay, I got a few. I almost moved there in the early nineties myself. Thanks for the teaching me about more than one river named Colorado. In addition, I did not know about that type of fever there that is probably similar to valley fever here in AZ. I want to look that up. Excellent work sir. 👍
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  14. Guessing: Rain, real estate prices, homelessness, traffic, construction, disdain for CA transplants, not a place for non liberals, potential for a huge natural disaster like a volcanic eruption or earthquake, drug addiction, and a high suicide rate.
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  15. Yay I got 5, that was tough. I almost guessed Utah because I visited the entire state and the National Parks, and they were great. Totally agree on SD, because when I lived in Omaha, I must have visited the western part of the state over 20 times. Black Hills and the Badlands are awesome. My first 23 years were spent in New England and I am partial to both VT and NH. Love the Green and White Mountains respectively. The scant amount of coastline along NH is nice too sans the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant. Berkshires in Massachusetts are awesome. The reason why I did not guess MI, is because I have yet to visit the state in it’s entirety (the coastlines of Huron and Lake Michigan). It is a possibility for me this summer, in order to escape the oppressive summer AZ heat. Luckily the Catalina Mountains to the north decrease the temperature by 30 degrees relative to the low desert. Awesome video, looked forward to it.
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  16. It is great there, hiked the AT there during half the month of August one year. My only complaint were the mosquitoes, but they paled in comparison to the ones in MN during that time.
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  17. I think the worst drivers are in AZ
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  18. I will guess: TN, WV, KY, SC, AL, MS, LA, ID, NE, and WY
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  19. Almost all my answers were incorrect, but I almost guessed ME and KS.
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  20. Less contact highs too, than Vegas Most of the areas directly outside Laughlin, appear to be fenced off government owned property with no trespassing signs. Went there in the October of 2021 and it was hot even then.
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  21. Finland, New Zealand, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, Leichenstein, Czech Republic, and Canada.
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  22. Yay I got 7, and some of the honorable mentions. Norway and Denmark are beautiful, I have been to both. Surprised Japan made the list, because of the work/life balance and the suicide rate has increased over the years. Great video 👍
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  23. From Here to There Always a pleasure, 👍
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  24. I thought for sure you would have said Greenwich, as far as an Uber rich CT town was concerned.
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  25.  @cruzsolo44  Glad to hear you recovered from that injury. Health care is excellent in CT. I was born in Stamford and have lived in the midwestern or western states for the majority of my life. Occasionally I will make a trip up there.
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  26.  @cruzsolo44  No I live near Phoenix, AZ and those apps are very common out here. I have some family in FF and NH county in CT. I personally have not lived in CT for about 3 decades.
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  27. Guessing: Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama.
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  28. Yay, I got 7, I was not expecting Wyoming to be on the list due to Jackson and to a lesser extent, Cheyenne, because of the latter’s proximity to the northern front range outside of Fort Collins, CO. Almost guessed New Mexico, but Santa Fe and some areas in the greater Albuquerque area have home prices that are similar to Denver (Half a million plus) However, much of the state has areas that are prone to crime. Was completely surprised that Michigan, as a whole, made that list. Aside from Detroit, where you can get a house for as low as 3 dollars, I was unaware that lakefront homes could be around 100 k. Those houses are probably pretty remote, but perfect for the retired, work at home, love the bugs, or freezing winters loving kind. The barbecue is great in Alabama and you can clog your arteries more while having little or no medical coverage. West Virginia is a nice state scenically, but I do not want to make a WRONG TURN there. But HEY, isn’t that where John Denver said he belonged?? Excellent video and I looked forward to it. Now it time to find that 65 K home in Birmingham where they once lost a governor or some inexpensive beachfront on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast.
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  29. Not to familiar with Portland because I have only been there twice, but then again here are my 10 guesses: Winter Rain, cost of living, resentment towards California transplants, political strife between liberals and conservatives, homelessness, heavy opioid abuse, increasing traffic congestion, road construction, a dearth of public transit, and beer/food snobbery. Going for half. Now it is time to enjoy.
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  30. Could have done better, I totally forgot about the impending natural disaster aspect via Mt Hood and the subducting plate. Did not know that you could not pump your own gas there, I think NJ, as a whole, is like that too. Was definitely fazed by the average rainfall totals. Summer is great in Portland though. This will definitely give away my age, but St Helens erupted in May of 1980 and I was old enough to remember seeing it on every form of media, back in the day. Awesome video, it was 👍
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  31. Crime, construction, taxes, housing prices, still a high homeless population, skin cancer risks, traffic can be bad, sup par schools, fires, and still in an earthquake zone.
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  32. Yay I got 7 and was not tricked by the scenes from Hawaii.
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  33. From Here to There It was excellent, looking forward to the next one.
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  34. Guessing: Omaha, Des Moines, Boise, Charlotte, Colorado Springs, Tucson, Bozeman, Madison, WI, Boulder CO, Burlington VT, Portland ME, and Sioux Falls SD
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  35. Yay I got a few, that was hard. Almost moved to Boise 6 years ago, but I chose Tucson instead, the cost of a house on average is a little less here. Omaha definitely has a great food scene, I lived 15 miles from downtown for about 15 years. The one drawback is the property taxes. My property taxes were close to 4 k a year and my house was nothing fancy. When I lived around Omaha, I found every possible area to hike within 45 miles of that city. Although they pale in comparison to the western mountain ranges, there are Loess Hills near Omaha that have unique scenery and miles of hiking trails in different locations.
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  36. From Here to There Your welcome, it was an awesome video. Look forward to the upcoming ones, keep up the great work.
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  37. 10/10 video, and I like the new format (miss the, “But Hey” and the horse pic immediately after). Binge watched The Evaluator before I came to you (your voices are very similar) Interested in IF because my wife and I live near Phoenix and am relatively near retirement and thinking about buying a summer home (or at least renting) away from the scorching heat from May to early October. I’m quiet, addicted to water 💦, miss fall foliage, courteous, like the outdoors, hate crime, hate the ever increasing traffic with inconsiderate drivers, and might stay during the winter. Moved from the Midwest to AZ over a decade ago, so I know what a less severe winter is like relatively speaking, but I can spend an extended period of time away from AZ as I get older. Considering Ironwood, MI and Northern WI as other destinations. Keep up the good work
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  38. I thought the hay pun was better than the bat pun.
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  39. So should I move to Eritrea or Tuvalu?
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  40. I think I did OK on this one, got several. Forgot about the tolls though. Great video, it also smells there and the tap water is less than desirable. I visit the WPB area often, that would be a cool top ten reasons not to move. 👍
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