Anyone living in North Dakota?

http://www.cirrusdesign.com:4515/
Sounds like they are a growing company that started in GF in 1996

Lol, you ever tell anyone in MD you wanted to move to ND? They get a hearty chuckle out of it. I went there several years ago and enjoyed the flatter landscape and miles of dirt roads, few people, great opportunities in farming as far as I'm concerned. Though with this apparent influx of people due to their stable economy, personally I think it's a testament to stability instead of constant growth.

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I was born [upon the prairie] where there were no enclosures, and where everything drew free breath. I want to die there and not within walls.
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When we started telling our Maryland friends and family we were moving to ND, there was this stunned silence, then the words, "you know it gets cold there don't you?" They are amazed we are still here.

Think it's time for a road trip.......:smiley-laughing013:

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Ted H

You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas.
-Davy Crockett

We moved here in Dec. My husband had no problem finding a good job and there are still several openings with his company. He was told they just can't find anyone to hire, he had the job before the paperwork was done. lol He is making good pay and will have great benefits once his 90 days are in.

I love it here, yes it's cold, but it doesn't compare to the cold I dealt with in MI for some reason. I can take the -temps better than I thought and I kind of like that it keeps the wimps out. We live in a tiny rural town, so we do get snowed in on occasion, but the farmers always come through and dig us out far before the county does, so it's usually only a half a day being snowed in

The people outside of the cities are super nice and we have had no problems fitting in. I'm about an hour from GF and only go there on occasion, but they have everything.

There is far more to a place than the weather. You also get out of it what you put into it. If your going to stay indoors and constantly complain about the nasty weather, then you aren't going to like it here no matter what. Get outdoors, enjoy the scenery, it's beautiful.

And to the person complaining about winter gear, we haven't bought anything expensive or special to go outside in and we are doing just fine. Kids are outside daily, even the tots.

lol, my Mom calls every week to ask me about the weather and if I'm ready to move back. They have a bet going that I will move back within a year. I hate to dissapoint them, but I love it here, harsh weather and all.

We lived in Minot, ND for four winters. Hubby was Air Force. We actually loved it there. Loved the people, loved the winters, loved the summers. In winter when the temperature got up to -20º we dressed the kids and sent them out to play. Honestly, that was the best place we have ever lived.

The best thing about North Dakota, is that it is a really short drive to Manitoba.....

This is so true! We love to visit Winnipeg.

Yup, must be those sasquatches. Seriously, I think it is a combo of the things Phil listed. Personally it sounds good to me. I'd love the sparse population and wild untamed weather. But, my docs say the cold weather is too much for my joints, lungs and poor old ticker . If I had a normal sized heart with normal function and no asthma or chronic bronchitis, I'd be there in a heartbeat except it would probably be my last.
tamilee

I like North Dakota. If my circumstances were different I wouldn't mind living there.

Listing the record low temperatures for a state doesn't really mean much, except that in the last, oh probably 120 years that they have been keeping records that it hit that temp.

They grow crops to maturity just like other states.

I heard a new saying this year, "there are no bad winters just weak people." lol

Good luck with the job, Ted!

Guess I'm a weak person and thats fine by me :-) , and yea the record lows don't show what the average temps are but those are the temps I want to prepare for. When it has hit-47 plus windchill or 32 degrees in June I want to know about it and not be surprised with it IF it happens again.

Whats the top 3 rules for homesteading? Be prepared, be prepared, and be prepared.

I wish him luck, I just know from experience that some environments aren't suited for some people, just like alot of people couldn't stand living in TX or FL.

I always find it interesting how people in the states think ND is so cold. Some to the point that ND should be inhabitable. Then you look just north of the border and you have people living just fine there and making a living. I guess Canadians don't really have a choice of moving south the border is as far as they can go.

As for ND never been there but I have spent many a winter in Canada throughout Saskatchewan, Alberta, and BC and even at -70C never had a problem.

I guess I'm a weak one too. I shiver. You mentioned that NDs don't shiver, I like your sense of humor. Last time I laughed like that was when I worked with some Aussies... a great sense of humor.

I wonder where the phrase "ya sure, you betcha" comes from. It's not ancient Norwegian, is it? Maybe so. I can imagine the first settlers pushing their covered wagons over an old deer trail.. "ya sure, you betcha"

Good to see some HT "neighbors" on here. I'm just short of an hour from GF, and over the past few months I've been working on the other side of the Red for some farmers. A few random thoughts: North Dakota isn't for wimps. The summers are awesome. Cirrus probably started at or near Duluth, MN. UND is big on aerospace and flight school. Forks has good flood protection now.

kinda funny, some of my relatives think we're nuts for living in SD. 'its so cold' they say. i find it funny cuz they're in iowa!! duh! no difference. i spent all last winter in a small camper, with only a mr. buddy camp-heater, no running water, etc. and you DO get used to the cold. i was out riding one morning, hubby came by and said 'what are you doing? you know that its -14?' nope, didn't know it! it was sunny and clear and beautiful. if there's enough good parts, a person can put up with a lot of not so great parts. all in how you see it. and speaking of seeing it, some pix would be nice, from those living in these areas. i just love seeing other places, i prolly won't get to IRL.

You do.
When we lived up on Standing Rock, I'd go running when it was -30. No big deal once I got moving.
(Of course, by the time I got home, I'd be covered in ice where my sweat would wick through and then freeze on my top layer. lol)

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I live in Northeastern Montana which should really be considered Northwestern North Dakota since the Western half of this great state seem to forget we exsist. Anyway...we do our shopping in Williston, ND. It is a booming area that has the highest annual income in ND. There is such a housing shortage that Haliburton leased the new hotel before it was even finished. The oilfield is booming and has taken employees from other jobs so those other employers are looking to fill the empty jobs. As far as the cold weather...I figure you can always put more clothes on. You can only take so much off before you get arrested.

Nah, thats what makes the south nice lol