HMMMM ... man I finally made it, said something that inspired a thread ..... LOL!!! Funny, grew up in VERY small town (as I said before) - less than 1200 people grand total and we were the big town in every direction for over 100 miles .... lived in both big city and "small town" ... prefer something inbetween ... the place I live now ... and I LOVE it here ... is about 125,000 people, but is a old fashioned beachy resort type community ... so not a lot of commercial business here .... Still a very friendly atmosphere, but less than 20 minute drive to places for concerts, amusements, museums, etc. --- think I have the best of both worlds now.