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Old 03-13-2014, 09:06 PM
 
Location: Denver
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Mosquitos
Well, unfortunately you won't get away from that living here. In fact, West Nile is quite a problem.
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Old 03-13-2014, 10:20 PM
 
Location: Betwixt and Between
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Flat land...no scenery. Nothing really to do outdoors. Consumerism and obesity are pretty much the culture here because there's nothing to do. :/
Canoe trip through Turkey Run State Park
Camping in the dunes along Lake Michigan
Sailing the Great Lakes
Hiking through a deciduous forest in the fall
Etc

It's there. When you live in a place, you tend to take things for granted.
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Old 03-14-2014, 06:47 AM
 
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Canoe trip through Turkey Run State Park
Camping in the dunes along Lake Michigan
Sailing the Great Lakes
Hiking through a deciduous forest in the fall
Etc

It's there. When you live in a place, you tend to take things for granted.
Yep, those are all wonderful things we do maybe once a year, but too far away to do on a Saturday. We live in the middle of corn fields and most scenic areas and bigger cities are at least a 3-4 hour drive. We try to spend a week on Lake Michigan every summer...so beautiful!
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Old 03-14-2014, 06:49 AM
 
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Well, unfortunately you won't get away from that living here. In fact, West Nile is quite a problem.
Really? I thought I had read that there are hardly any mosquitos because of the dry air? They are horrible here. Once the weather gets nice, you can hardly even be outside because they are so terrible.
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Old 03-14-2014, 07:12 AM
 
Location: Denver
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Really? I thought I had read that there are hardly any mosquitos because of the dry air? They are horrible here. Once the weather gets nice, you can hardly even be outside because they are so terrible.
Well, sorry to burst that bubble. Northern Colorado might be worse than other areas but the last few years in Longmont have been bad enough regarding West Nile that they spray. They can sometime drive us inside as well.

Up in the mountains they are slower so easier to slap!
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Old 03-14-2014, 09:37 AM
 
Location: Old Town Longmont
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Well, sorry to burst that bubble. Northern Colorado might be worse than other areas but the last few years in Longmont have been bad enough regarding West Nile that they spray. They can sometime drive us inside as well.

Up in the mountains they are slower so easier to slap!
West Nile is an issue, but when I visited Upstate NY last summer (which isn't like Indiana, but the mosquitoes might be comparable) and the mosquitoes were SO BAD, I told myself that I would never complain about them again in Longmont. Not to mention that the humidity was insufferable. Colorado for the win.
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Old 03-15-2014, 09:08 AM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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Yep, those are all wonderful things we do maybe once a year, but too far away to do on a Saturday. We live in the middle of corn fields and most scenic areas and bigger cities are at least a 3-4 hour drive. We try to spend a week on Lake Michigan every summer...so beautiful!
Do keep that in mind when thinking about relocating. With kids, you probably won't do some of the mountain activities more than 1-2X a year either. You can do some decent hiking nearby, but the closest ski area is Eldora; the rest of them are all much farther away, several hours by car. Ditto the kayaking, etc unless you're into "urban kayaking".
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Old 03-15-2014, 10:45 AM
 
Location: Betwixt and Between
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Yep, those are all wonderful things we do maybe once a year, but too far away to do on a Saturday. We live in the middle of corn fields and most scenic areas and bigger cities are at least a 3-4 hour drive. We try to spend a week on Lake Michigan every summer...so beautiful!
Unless, of course, you are working on Saturday. Finding free time when you are in over your head can be very challenging.
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Old 03-15-2014, 11:41 AM
 
Location: Centennial State
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Unless, of course, you are working on Saturday. Finding free time when you are in over your head can be very challenging.
I work on Saturdays. I'm happy to work the weekends. It means when everyone ELSE is at work on the weekdays, I get to travel and deal with less traffic and people holding up the lines. My weekend is on the weekday for everyone else technically speaking. It's quite nice. The only part I'm not particularly fond of is going into Longmont or Boulder during my lunch break because we all know what traffic is like on the weekends compared to the weekdays during normal business hours.
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Old 03-16-2014, 07:57 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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I work on Saturdays. I'm happy to work the weekends. It means when everyone ELSE is at work on the weekdays, I get to travel and deal with less traffic and people holding up the lines. My weekend is on the weekday for everyone else technically speaking. It's quite nice. The only part I'm not particularly fond of is going into Longmont or Boulder during my lunch break because we all know what traffic is like on the weekends compared to the weekdays during normal business hours.
When you are married and/or have a family, it's harder to work weekends, b/c that's when everyone else is off.
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