I know i may seem a little young to be thinking about this to a lot of you guys but i am the type of person who likes to think 10-20 years ahead. i am very much aware that things often don't go as planed, but i've been thinking alot the last couple years about where to spend my retirement or should i say semi-retirement years. I am from MS and would like to stay in the south. The requirements for the area would be as follows: on or very near a good crappie lake or river (as i currently have to drive 1-1@1/2 hours), other types of fishing nearby such as trout and stripes would be a big plus, a small town or rural setting but within an hour of decent medical care and shopping,low crime rate, good community support, part-time job opportunities or possibly a small buisness opportunity, near or in the mountains or the foot hills would be nice but not a deal breaker, one last thing, if it was within a days drive of the coast would be great. I'm thinking GA, the Carolinas, TN, AL (maybe around Guntersville) If i can get some input on this it would be great, i thought maybe i could find some vacation time to check an area out. Also if anyone is currently in this situation and knows something i may not have thought about please chime in.
