Main problem with all the states east of the rockies is the damn ticks and chiggers, also the humidy and the violent weather. No thanks, I'll stay in the Northwest east of the cascades and west of the Rockies, mostly dry & sunny, much calmer weather, and hardly any ticks an no chiggers.
Amen. I had Lyme's disease in high school and it was just oh so much fun. (Sarcasm). I love not having ticks to worry about.