Assessment is a real problem, to be sure. I've lived in the same house for 23 years, and in that time it was reassessed once, after we were here for about five years. People who live in the burbs here are really up the creek if they build a new house because the new house is assessed at current value, but the neighbor's house, which maybe was built 30 years ago, is not reassessed. So two houses side by side, more or less the same in market value, can be very different in assessed value.

Right, the assessment is the kicker. I've known hoe owners who offered to sell their place at the assessed value.

Dave

I get rather defensive on people who diss Kansas. It's a fine state. As good as any state. But I say that about all of them. I think the country side is beautiful. Also there are several small tourist sites.

Of course there are none large enough or spectacular e ought to warrant spending ones whole vacation. I think there are other states the same way

Of course there are a few lakes where a family could spend their vacation, skiing or fishing or boating.

People talk about scenery, then mention the coastline. To me. Starring off onto the ocean nothing to break the "monotany" can be boring quickly.

Dave

Sorry Dave.. not meaning to upset you... in fact I'm not dissing.. flat isn't bad it's just different. It is pretty during a thunderstorm coming in , you can see the clouds for miles. Sunsets... rainbows...
but sadly it's not the draw most tourists want. I did like the green rolling hills and lush greenery around Lawrence. Pretty !!

When we moved to south-central Illinois back in the olden days of the 80s, I hated the landscape. What landscape? I kept asking my wife. But it grew on me, and before we left i really loved to go out riding my bike through the just-harvested corn fields, where only the stubble was left, visible through the light autumnal haze of an early November afternoon, and the horizon just sort of disappeared in the middle distance with no interruption of the line of sight. It really was quite beautiful. Up in Springfield we came across photographs by a man called Larry Kanfer, who took gorgeous landscape pictures of the Illinois countryside. I wish we had had the money to buy a couple back then. Anyway, here's a pretty dramatic one.



I wish I could find one of the quieter ones--just the fields stretching out forever.

No, no. You didn't upset me at all. I wasn't aiming my comments at anyone in particular. I have been in most states and have found them quite interesting in which to travel. I love to talk to the locals to get the feel of the area.

Even Texas. In 2008, during the weekend hurricane Ike was giving Beaumont a thrashing, iwas in Austin for a wedding. I spent Friday and Saturday in a motel, in Killeen, tx, near Fort Hood. The motel was overfilled with folks who had evacuated the coast.

I had good visits with a couple families from Beaumont.

Dave

Yoyo - That photo is exactly what I'm talking about... that's as "majestic" as any mountains !

Pretty !! Make you feel small and humble.

MrB: well I was hoping I didn't step on your toes - wasn't meaning to. But the shenanigans of the likes of Brownback really make me upset !! Move taxes from the well-to-do to the poor and under represented. ( progressive income tax –––> regressive sales tax )
Eventually just like immigration, voter fraud, abortion, etc IT WILL catch up to them... they're just shortening the lifespan of the GOP ! I think it's on "life support" now !!

Not sure about the GOP, but for Brownback's politics I hope it shortens. Iv always thought he ran for governor because his try for the presidency fizzled so he thought he might have a better chance as governor . So now he's out to try to gain some headlines. Rather like others IMO, on both sides of the aisle.

Dave