Dislike about the state/province/country/city you live in, including weather

[ZLoth]

Yes, this is a companion thread for "Are you happy with the state/province/country you live in?". This is coming from the perspective that yes, you generally like (or even perhaps love) the place where you are currently live in, but since no area is perfect, there are probably a few things you dislike. Maybe it's the traffic, it's the weather, it how close shopping is, whatever. Just remember, what you may dislike may be someone else's like.

[ZLoth]

As for me, yes, I have stated that I prefer living in North Dallas, Texas verses Sacramento, California, there are a few dislikes that I don't mind working around. These are:

• Property taxes! Because Texas does NOT have a state income tax, the property taxes for properties is much higher. At least the money stays local. Because the property values have gone up 50 percent in the past six years, they have been running against the 10 percent increase limit of the assessed value of your primary home per the homestead exemption (if you filed one). However, rental homes and apartments do not have a homestead exemption, so the increased is passed along in rent.
• Humid summers! I know that summers are a bit more humid in the south than they are in Sacramento (but not Houston Humid). That makes the heat a bit hotter, but at least I have a money pit called a swimming pool in my backyard.
• SNOW! Unless you live in the panhandle area of Texas, snow is a rarity in Texas. However, every year since the 2021 Texas Snowmageddon, there has been one-two days of snow which shuts down the DFW metropolis. Because of the rarity, there are no snowplows outside of DFW International and Dallas Love Field. All the cities can do is lay down some sand or dirt on the major roads and cross their fingers. However, I don't think this will occur again for the next few years as I now have a snow shovel and a bucket of ice melt in my shed.
• Road Construction! I think the traffic cone is the unofficial flower of East Texas as there are multiple multi-year road expansion projects going on in the area. Thank goodness I avoid the I-635 freeway between US-75 and Interstate-30, although there are several Interstate-30 projects going on. Then, there is the US-75 expansion north of where I live.
• Eastbound I-635 to Northbound US-75 exit! A congestion point no matter what day it is or what hour of the day.

[Max Rockatansky]

Bug season during early Spring in San Joaquin Valley sucks.  At times it reminds me of the Everglades with how much bug splatter ends up on my windshield.  Sugar ants try to invade everything until it gets hot enough for them to die.

[Rothman]

When people think of bad things about NY, they think taxes.  Median income versus taxes are above average, but still should be better.  Still, it doesn't bug me that much given all there is to do here.

Probably what ticks me off the most is the New Yorker tendency to destroy natural beauty by bringing the City to it.  Niagara Falls was an early version of this, which was eventually corrected with the state park.  However, the central Adirondacks, around the unprotected numbered lakes (First, Second, Third, etc.) have essentially been destroyed, with people cramming a cabin on whatever 1/10 of an acre they can get their hands on.

A focus on accomodations or civilizing nature has invaded Letchworth, which is literally being trampled to death and then Thacher Park's abomination of a visitor center ruined a key part of the cliff view from the traditional overlook.

You find more and more people with no etiquette in the parks or on the trail, blasting bluetooth speakers or trampling off-trail or ignoring signs.  The unique bacterial reef in Green Lakes is more and more endangered because of people's arrogance and entitlement, ignoring the signs that say to stay off of it to preserve it.

Like I said in my positive take on NY, the diversity of experiences are unmatched.  It's just such a pity that classless visitors are destroying it when given the opportunity and when not prevented through enforcement.

[Dough4872]

The main thing I dislike about Pennsylvania is the weather can be rough at times. Too hot, too cold, too cloudy, too rainy, too snowy. Winter weather is the worst here. In addition, Philadelphia is full of the typical big city problems such as crime and urban decay.

[Roadgeekteen]

Weather mostly. Also my vote not meaning anything kind of sucks.

[Rothman]

Weather mostly. Also my vote not meaning anything kind of sucks.

What, in MA?  That makes what you wrote a very interesting statement.

[Roadgeekteen]

Weather mostly. Also my vote not meaning anything kind of sucks.

What, in MA?  That makes what you wrote a very interesting statement.

I generally do agree with politics in Massachusetts (not exclusivly) but as a politics nerd I guess it would be more cool to have some competitive races on the ballot.

[Rothman]

Weather mostly. Also my vote not meaning anything kind of sucks.

What, in MA?  That makes what you wrote a very interesting statement.

I generally do agree with politics in Massachusetts (not exclusivly) but as a politics nerd I guess it would be more cool to have some competitive races on the ballot.

I do like the fact I moved from a blue district to a purple district, in which my vote then helped flip from a GOP representative (for very specific reasons other than party affiliation; if we're ever at a meet together, I'll tell you the whole story.  Let's just say if I knew the same thing about a Dem rep, I'd vote against them, too).  Anyway, in this case it was very satisfying.

Wonder if western MA is becoming more purple, though.  Amherst certainly isn't the progressive liberal bastion it once was (Northampton's kept its vibe, though...).  Springfield looks like Biff's Hill Valley, complete with the casino right in the middle of it.

So, stay in western MA.

[Roadgeekteen]

Weather mostly. Also my vote not meaning anything kind of sucks.

What, in MA?  That makes what you wrote a very interesting statement.

I generally do agree with politics in Massachusetts (not exclusivly) but as a politics nerd I guess it would be more cool to have some competitive races on the ballot.

I do like the fact I moved from a blue district to a purple district, in which my vote then helped flip from a GOP representative (for very specific reasons other than party affiliation; if we're ever at a meet together, I'll tell you the whole story.  Let's just say if I knew the same thing about a Dem rep, I'd vote against them, too).  Anyway, in this case it was very satisfying.

Wonder if western MA is becoming more purple, though.  Amherst certainly isn't the progressive liberal bastion it once was (Northampton's kept its vibe, though...).  Springfield looks like Biff's Hill Valley, complete with the casino right in the middle of it.

So, stay in western MA.

What? I never realized Amherst was moving right? It seemed very left when I was there (I graduated in May). The South Coast seems to be trending right though.

[Rothman]

Weather mostly. Also my vote not meaning anything kind of sucks.

What, in MA?  That makes what you wrote a very interesting statement.

I generally do agree with politics in Massachusetts (not exclusivly) but as a politics nerd I guess it would be more cool to have some competitive races on the ballot.

I do like the fact I moved from a blue district to a purple district, in which my vote then helped flip from a GOP representative (for very specific reasons other than party affiliation; if we're ever at a meet together, I'll tell you the whole story.  Let's just say if I knew the same thing about a Dem rep, I'd vote against them, too).  Anyway, in this case it was very satisfying.

Wonder if western MA is becoming more purple, though.  Amherst certainly isn't the progressive liberal bastion it once was (Northampton's kept its vibe, though...).  Springfield looks like Biff's Hill Valley, complete with the casino right in the middle of it.

So, stay in western MA.

What? I never realized Amherst was moving right? It seemed very left when I was there (I graduated in May).

Pfft.  You weren't there in the 1980s, youngin', before Romney forced UMass to increase its enrollment and before Amherst got rid of its Town Meeting.  Your concept of "very left" is red-shifted.

I think you were also at UMass during the controversy surrounding the transphobia/LGBTQ bullying by certain staff at ARJHS...(2023 or so?)

I think the demise of the grand hippiedom of Amherst was when they tore down the Carriage Shops and put up that monstrosity of an office building.  Judie's closing also was a sign of the times...Of course, some real Leftists would point out the closing of The Drake in the 1980s as the beginning of the end.

SAVE THE DRAKE!  FOR WILLY FOR HUMANITY!

[Roadgeekteen]

Weather mostly. Also my vote not meaning anything kind of sucks.

What, in MA?  That makes what you wrote a very interesting statement.

I generally do agree with politics in Massachusetts (not exclusivly) but as a politics nerd I guess it would be more cool to have some competitive races on the ballot.

I do like the fact I moved from a blue district to a purple district, in which my vote then helped flip from a GOP representative (for very specific reasons other than party affiliation; if we're ever at a meet together, I'll tell you the whole story.  Let's just say if I knew the same thing about a Dem rep, I'd vote against them, too).  Anyway, in this case it was very satisfying.

Wonder if western MA is becoming more purple, though.  Amherst certainly isn't the progressive liberal bastion it once was (Northampton's kept its vibe, though...).  Springfield looks like Biff's Hill Valley, complete with the casino right in the middle of it.

So, stay in western MA.

What? I never realized Amherst was moving right? It seemed very left when I was there (I graduated in May).

Pfft.  You weren't there in the 1980s, youngin', before Romney forced UMass to increase its enrollment and before Amherst got rid of its Town Meeting.  Your concept of "very left" is red-shifted.

It's still 90-10 Democrat. Maybe it's less "leftist". IDK.

[Rothman]

Weather mostly. Also my vote not meaning anything kind of sucks.

What, in MA?  That makes what you wrote a very interesting statement.

I generally do agree with politics in Massachusetts (not exclusivly) but as a politics nerd I guess it would be more cool to have some competitive races on the ballot.

I do like the fact I moved from a blue district to a purple district, in which my vote then helped flip from a GOP representative (for very specific reasons other than party affiliation; if we're ever at a meet together, I'll tell you the whole story.  Let's just say if I knew the same thing about a Dem rep, I'd vote against them, too).  Anyway, in this case it was very satisfying.

Wonder if western MA is becoming more purple, though.  Amherst certainly isn't the progressive liberal bastion it once was (Northampton's kept its vibe, though...).  Springfield looks like Biff's Hill Valley, complete with the casino right in the middle of it.

So, stay in western MA.

What? I never realized Amherst was moving right? It seemed very left when I was there (I graduated in May).

Pfft.  You weren't there in the 1980s, youngin', before Romney forced UMass to increase its enrollment and before Amherst got rid of its Town Meeting.  Your concept of "very left" is red-shifted.

It's still 90-10 Democrat. Maybe it's less "leftist". IDK.

Evidently not.

Heh.  Come to think of it, you don't even know the UMass that had a Frat Row!

[Roadgeekteen]

Weather mostly. Also my vote not meaning anything kind of sucks.

What, in MA?  That makes what you wrote a very interesting statement.

I generally do agree with politics in Massachusetts (not exclusivly) but as a politics nerd I guess it would be more cool to have some competitive races on the ballot.

I do like the fact I moved from a blue district to a purple district, in which my vote then helped flip from a GOP representative (for very specific reasons other than party affiliation; if we're ever at a meet together, I'll tell you the whole story.  Let's just say if I knew the same thing about a Dem rep, I'd vote against them, too).  Anyway, in this case it was very satisfying.

Wonder if western MA is becoming more purple, though.  Amherst certainly isn't the progressive liberal bastion it once was (Northampton's kept its vibe, though...).  Springfield looks like Biff's Hill Valley, complete with the casino right in the middle of it.

So, stay in western MA.

What? I never realized Amherst was moving right? It seemed very left when I was there (I graduated in May).

Pfft.  You weren't there in the 1980s, youngin', before Romney forced UMass to increase its enrollment and before Amherst got rid of its Town Meeting.  Your concept of "very left" is red-shifted.

It's still 90-10 Democrat. Maybe it's less "leftist". IDK.

Evidently not.

Heh.  Come to think of it, you don't even know the UMass that had a Frat Row!

I guess we didn't have a per say frat row, but we did have an area where the Frats were mostly concentrated in, in the area just south of campus.

[kphoger]

Pretty telling, though, that the argument is basically "maybe it used to be even more blue".

[Roadgeekteen]

Pretty telling, though, that the argument is basically "maybe it used to be even more blue".

I'm pretty sure Amherst is about as blue as it ever was.

[Rothman]

Pretty telling, though, that the argument is basically "maybe it used to be even more blue".

I'm pretty sure Amherst is about as blue as it ever was.

And you are absolutely wrong, as someone who has had many, many more years in the area than you.

[Rothman]

Weather mostly. Also my vote not meaning anything kind of sucks.

What, in MA?  That makes what you wrote a very interesting statement.

I generally do agree with politics in Massachusetts (not exclusivly) but as a politics nerd I guess it would be more cool to have some competitive races on the ballot.

I do like the fact I moved from a blue district to a purple district, in which my vote then helped flip from a GOP representative (for very specific reasons other than party affiliation; if we're ever at a meet together, I'll tell you the whole story.  Let's just say if I knew the same thing about a Dem rep, I'd vote against them, too).  Anyway, in this case it was very satisfying.

Wonder if western MA is becoming more purple, though.  Amherst certainly isn't the progressive liberal bastion it once was (Northampton's kept its vibe, though...).  Springfield looks like Biff's Hill Valley, complete with the casino right in the middle of it.

So, stay in western MA.

What? I never realized Amherst was moving right? It seemed very left when I was there (I graduated in May).

Pfft.  You weren't there in the 1980s, youngin', before Romney forced UMass to increase its enrollment and before Amherst got rid of its Town Meeting.  Your concept of "very left" is red-shifted.

It's still 90-10 Democrat. Maybe it's less "leftist". IDK.

Evidently not.

Heh.  Come to think of it, you don't even know the UMass that had a Frat Row!

I guess we didn't have a per say frat row, but we did have an area where the Frats were mostly concentrated in, in the area just south of campus.

The real Frat Row was demolished in 2006, all along North Pleasant St.  There's a reason why there's this grassy area along it: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6Cd8EkSJvjX1Twj58

Then again, Southwest has always been Southwest.  Ah, the days of elevator surfing are long gone...the risk of death probably had something to do with that...

[Roadgeekteen]

Pretty telling, though, that the argument is basically "maybe it used to be even more blue".

I'm pretty sure Amherst is about as blue as it ever was.

And you are absolutely wrong, as someone who has had many, many more years in the area than you.

I mean, Bill Clinton got under 80% in Amherst in 1996 while Harris got almost 90%. Practically, it has never been more DEMOCRAT, not necessarily "left". It's because many moderate educated Republicans in the area now probably vote blue.

[Roadgeekteen]

Weather mostly. Also my vote not meaning anything kind of sucks.

What, in MA?  That makes what you wrote a very interesting statement.

I generally do agree with politics in Massachusetts (not exclusivly) but as a politics nerd I guess it would be more cool to have some competitive races on the ballot.

I do like the fact I moved from a blue district to a purple district, in which my vote then helped flip from a GOP representative (for very specific reasons other than party affiliation; if we're ever at a meet together, I'll tell you the whole story.  Let's just say if I knew the same thing about a Dem rep, I'd vote against them, too).  Anyway, in this case it was very satisfying.

Wonder if western MA is becoming more purple, though.  Amherst certainly isn't the progressive liberal bastion it once was (Northampton's kept its vibe, though...).  Springfield looks like Biff's Hill Valley, complete with the casino right in the middle of it.

So, stay in western MA.

What? I never realized Amherst was moving right? It seemed very left when I was there (I graduated in May).

Pfft.  You weren't there in the 1980s, youngin', before Romney forced UMass to increase its enrollment and before Amherst got rid of its Town Meeting.  Your concept of "very left" is red-shifted.

It's still 90-10 Democrat. Maybe it's less "leftist". IDK.

Evidently not.

Heh.  Come to think of it, you don't even know the UMass that had a Frat Row!

I guess we didn't have a per say frat row, but we did have an area where the Frats were mostly concentrated in, in the area just south of campus.

The real Frat Row was demolished in 2006, all along North Pleasant St.  There's a reason why there's this grassy area along it: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6Cd8EkSJvjX1Twj58

Then again, Southwest has always been Southwest.  Ah, the days of elevator surfing are long gone...the risk of death probably had something to do with that...

The craziest thing I saw in Southwest was of my friends freshman year punching the ceiling in our dorm lobby and breaking it.

[Rothman]

Pretty telling, though, that the argument is basically "maybe it used to be even more blue".

I'm pretty sure Amherst is about as blue as it ever was.

And you are absolutely wrong, as someone who has had many, many more years in the area than you.

I mean, Bill Clinton got under 80% in Amherst in 1996 while Harris got almost 90%. Practically, it has never been more DEMOCRAT, not necessarily "left". It's because many moderate educated Republicans in the area now probably vote blue.

You're discounting the Nader votes...

But, I think we can agree that Amherst has shifted right, no matter which party is being voted for.

You don't have people living naked in trees any more in the area...

[Rothman]

Weather mostly. Also my vote not meaning anything kind of sucks.

What, in MA?  That makes what you wrote a very interesting statement.

I generally do agree with politics in Massachusetts (not exclusivly) but as a politics nerd I guess it would be more cool to have some competitive races on the ballot.

I do like the fact I moved from a blue district to a purple district, in which my vote then helped flip from a GOP representative (for very specific reasons other than party affiliation; if we're ever at a meet together, I'll tell you the whole story.  Let's just say if I knew the same thing about a Dem rep, I'd vote against them, too).  Anyway, in this case it was very satisfying.

Wonder if western MA is becoming more purple, though.  Amherst certainly isn't the progressive liberal bastion it once was (Northampton's kept its vibe, though...).  Springfield looks like Biff's Hill Valley, complete with the casino right in the middle of it.

So, stay in western MA.

What? I never realized Amherst was moving right? It seemed very left when I was there (I graduated in May).

Pfft.  You weren't there in the 1980s, youngin', before Romney forced UMass to increase its enrollment and before Amherst got rid of its Town Meeting.  Your concept of "very left" is red-shifted.

It's still 90-10 Democrat. Maybe it's less "leftist". IDK.

Evidently not.

Heh.  Come to think of it, you don't even know the UMass that had a Frat Row!

I guess we didn't have a per say frat row, but we did have an area where the Frats were mostly concentrated in, in the area just south of campus.

The real Frat Row was demolished in 2006, all along North Pleasant St.  There's a reason why there's this grassy area along it: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6Cd8EkSJvjX1Twj58

Then again, Southwest has always been Southwest.  Ah, the days of elevator surfing are long gone...the risk of death probably had something to do with that...

The craziest thing I saw in Southwest was of my friends freshman year punching the ceiling in our dorm lobby and breaking it.

<.<

If this is the craziest thing you saw in Southwest, Amherst has certainly become a lot tamer than the days of ZooMass. ;D

[Roadgeekteen]

Weather mostly. Also my vote not meaning anything kind of sucks.

What, in MA?  That makes what you wrote a very interesting statement.

I generally do agree with politics in Massachusetts (not exclusivly) but as a politics nerd I guess it would be more cool to have some competitive races on the ballot.

I do like the fact I moved from a blue district to a purple district, in which my vote then helped flip from a GOP representative (for very specific reasons other than party affiliation; if we're ever at a meet together, I'll tell you the whole story.  Let's just say if I knew the same thing about a Dem rep, I'd vote against them, too).  Anyway, in this case it was very satisfying.

Wonder if western MA is becoming more purple, though.  Amherst certainly isn't the progressive liberal bastion it once was (Northampton's kept its vibe, though...).  Springfield looks like Biff's Hill Valley, complete with the casino right in the middle of it.

So, stay in western MA.

What? I never realized Amherst was moving right? It seemed very left when I was there (I graduated in May).

Pfft.  You weren't there in the 1980s, youngin', before Romney forced UMass to increase its enrollment and before Amherst got rid of its Town Meeting.  Your concept of "very left" is red-shifted.

It's still 90-10 Democrat. Maybe it's less "leftist". IDK.

Evidently not.

Heh.  Come to think of it, you don't even know the UMass that had a Frat Row!

I guess we didn't have a per say frat row, but we did have an area where the Frats were mostly concentrated in, in the area just south of campus.

The real Frat Row was demolished in 2006, all along North Pleasant St.  There's a reason why there's this grassy area along it: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6Cd8EkSJvjX1Twj58

Then again, Southwest has always been Southwest.  Ah, the days of elevator surfing are long gone...the risk of death probably had something to do with that...

The craziest thing I saw in Southwest was of my friends freshman year punching the ceiling in our dorm lobby and breaking it.

<.<

If this is the craziest thing you saw in Southwest, Amherst has certainly become a lot tamer than the days of ZooMass. ;D

UMass is certainly more tame than it used to be. There was also a girl who threw all of her roomates' stuff out of a high rise after her boyfriend cheated on her with her roommate.

[Rothman]

Weather mostly. Also my vote not meaning anything kind of sucks.

What, in MA?  That makes what you wrote a very interesting statement.

I generally do agree with politics in Massachusetts (not exclusivly) but as a politics nerd I guess it would be more cool to have some competitive races on the ballot.

I do like the fact I moved from a blue district to a purple district, in which my vote then helped flip from a GOP representative (for very specific reasons other than party affiliation; if we're ever at a meet together, I'll tell you the whole story.  Let's just say if I knew the same thing about a Dem rep, I'd vote against them, too).  Anyway, in this case it was very satisfying.

Wonder if western MA is becoming more purple, though.  Amherst certainly isn't the progressive liberal bastion it once was (Northampton's kept its vibe, though...).  Springfield looks like Biff's Hill Valley, complete with the casino right in the middle of it.

So, stay in western MA.

What? I never realized Amherst was moving right? It seemed very left when I was there (I graduated in May).

Pfft.  You weren't there in the 1980s, youngin', before Romney forced UMass to increase its enrollment and before Amherst got rid of its Town Meeting.  Your concept of "very left" is red-shifted.

It's still 90-10 Democrat. Maybe it's less "leftist". IDK.

Evidently not.

Heh.  Come to think of it, you don't even know the UMass that had a Frat Row!

I guess we didn't have a per say frat row, but we did have an area where the Frats were mostly concentrated in, in the area just south of campus.

The real Frat Row was demolished in 2006, all along North Pleasant St.  There's a reason why there's this grassy area along it: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6Cd8EkSJvjX1Twj58

Then again, Southwest has always been Southwest.  Ah, the days of elevator surfing are long gone...the risk of death probably had something to do with that...

The craziest thing I saw in Southwest was of my friends freshman year punching the ceiling in our dorm lobby and breaking it.

<.<

If this is the craziest thing you saw in Southwest, Amherst has certainly become a lot tamer than the days of ZooMass. ;D

UMass is certainly more tame than it used to be. There was also a girl who threw all of her roomates' stuff out of a high rise after her boyfriend cheated on her with her roommate.

Dude...this is common...

[Max Rockatansky]

Weather mostly. Also my vote not meaning anything kind of sucks.

What, in MA?  That makes what you wrote a very interesting statement.

I generally do agree with politics in Massachusetts (not exclusivly) but as a politics nerd I guess it would be more cool to have some competitive races on the ballot.

I do like the fact I moved from a blue district to a purple district, in which my vote then helped flip from a GOP representative (for very specific reasons other than party affiliation; if we're ever at a meet together, I'll tell you the whole story.  Let's just say if I knew the same thing about a Dem rep, I'd vote against them, too).  Anyway, in this case it was very satisfying.

Wonder if western MA is becoming more purple, though.  Amherst certainly isn't the progressive liberal bastion it once was (Northampton's kept its vibe, though...).  Springfield looks like Biff's Hill Valley, complete with the casino right in the middle of it.

So, stay in western MA.

What? I never realized Amherst was moving right? It seemed very left when I was there (I graduated in May).

Pfft.  You weren't there in the 1980s, youngin', before Romney forced UMass to increase its enrollment and before Amherst got rid of its Town Meeting.  Your concept of "very left" is red-shifted.

It's still 90-10 Democrat. Maybe it's less "leftist". IDK.

Evidently not.

Heh.  Come to think of it, you don't even know the UMass that had a Frat Row!

I guess we didn't have a per say frat row, but we did have an area where the Frats were mostly concentrated in, in the area just south of campus.

The real Frat Row was demolished in 2006, all along North Pleasant St.  There's a reason why there's this grassy area along it: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6Cd8EkSJvjX1Twj58

Then again, Southwest has always been Southwest.  Ah, the days of elevator surfing are long gone...the risk of death probably had something to do with that...

The craziest thing I saw in Southwest was of my friends freshman year punching the ceiling in our dorm lobby and breaking it.

<.<

If this is the craziest thing you saw in Southwest, Amherst has certainly become a lot tamer than the days of ZooMass. ;D

UMass is certainly more tame than it used to be. There was also a girl who threw all of her roomates' stuff out of a high rise after her boyfriend cheated on her with her roommate.

Dude...this is common...

Somewhere a goat is very happy with the path of this thread.