Where was the best place you lived?

[Peter Crowe]

I have lived various places and it is difficult to say which was the best:

Dowanhill, City of Glasgow, Scotland from November 1966 to April 1967 (parents temporary flat)*
Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from November 1966 to April 1967 (grandparents home)* then my parents first house from 1967 to 1983
Commonside near Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland from 1983 to 1991
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland from 1991 to 1996/98*
Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1996 to 1998*
Maryhill, City of Glasgow, Scotland from 1998 to 2003
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, USA from 2003 to 2004
Lynn, Massachusetts, USA from 2004 to the present

* denotes living between two homes due to transitions in life.

My fondest memories are of my childhood and teenage years in Uddingston but that was because of the community and relationships I had there at the time. Having briefly returned to live there some years later for University term time I realised you can never go back to a community (after an absence of 13 years) and expect it to be like it was when you lived there previously.

[Starhunter451]

That is how we weed out the weak... hehehe.

I did not say I could not stand it, I live in the high desert after all. I just hated not being able to go outside as much as I was used to from living in Colorado.

[LitTrog]

The Uterus. Loved it--cozy and warm, although the view sucked and I thought the humidity was a little much...until I emerged into Iowa and found out how bad it could really get.

[BCAC]

Where in relation to Hunterston, Ayrshire?

Sorry, I was away for the weekend and didn't log on to the site. I've just seen your question and noted that Alex has given you the information that you asked for. It really is a wonderful part of the country. If ever you get the opportunity, don't hesitate, it is well worth it.

[frank_a]

We have lived all over the country, but the best place we ever lived (in my opinion, NOT the wee lass') was Rawlins, Wyoming. It was without doubt the friendliest place I ever lived. The natural beauty of the area, particularly where the Rockies came up out of Colorado into Carbon County (where Rawlins is), was pretty much untrampled and just awesome. I miss it greatly.

Frank

[BCAC]

Just a quick point.

I've widely travelled (due to over 30 years in the military) and have come to the conclusion that, although there are some very nice places about this planet of ours, there's no place like home.

I've lived in quite a few places and home is just, well, home. Difficult to explain really but other places, however nice they are, are just missing something. I've never felt 'at home' anyplace else.

Just my opinion.

[Starhunter451]

That had been my opinion as well. But it is not home anymore because of the changes. My old hunting grounds are now mostly housing complexes.

[creagdhubh]

Chesterfield, Missouri, the place of my birth and upbringing. Family was close, good mates, and always something to do. There's no place like home.