What do you love and hate about living in Colorado? (Boulder: patients, firms)

[formercalifornian]

Originally Posted by nelumbo

I was under the impression that dry conditions can make your sinuses more susceptible to infection.

Humidity may also affect the prevalence of colds, because most viral URI agents thrive in the low humidity characteristic of winter months. Low indoor air moisture may increase friability of the nasal mucosa, increasing a person's susceptibility to infection.

[Ticky909]

one thing about colorado is the sometimes unpredictable weather.
Heres a few facts.
Colorado has the record for most snowfall in a 24 hour period (georgetown)
same thing for a calendar day
I think wolf creek consistantly gets the most snow, i think thats ranked ~3rd -7th or so in the lower 48.
denver had some too.....don't quite remember. oddly enough i think it was tops in lows and highs for a major city.

[Ticky909]

Originally Posted by Karen Livi

All,

I have lived in Denver, CO for 20 years and loved it. Recently I have begun to notice how horrible brown it is here most of the year. I grew up in NY and lived in Fl for 14 years. I just miss the green and all the trees back East. The mountains here just don't do it anymore. Anyone else in CO feel "Brown & Out"???

I just pretend to be as rough as the landscape we have here and hold it over people from other places.

[Katiana]

Originally Posted by formercalifornian

Humidity may also affect the prevalence of colds, because most viral URI agents thrive in the low humidity characteristic of winter months. Low indoor air moisture may increase friability of the nasal mucosa, increasing a person's susceptibility to infection.

Thanks for that reference, formercali! I got into a discussion about this on the Utah board, and people were saying "my doctor said the dry is better. . . ". Having had some of my words supposedly reflected back on me at the dr's office where I work, I doubted that but couldn't find a reference. Humiditiy is a cornerstone of treatment of any repsiratory problem. That is why a hot shower feels so good when you have a cold!

[ryanek9freak]

Love: The mountains, fresh air and wildlife.

Hate: Flaky, mostly overweight women (which is odd considering we were voted the fittest city)

Also hate how it's nearly impossible to get from one side of the road to the other on North Academy with out backtracking to an intersection , just to see that U turns are illeagal. I've been so mad at that , i've been know to drive over the concrete center median.

[livecontent]

Originally Posted by ryanek9freak

Love: The mountains, fresh air and wildlife.

Hate: Flaky, mostly overweight women (which is odd considering we were voted the fittest city)

Also hate how it's nearly impossible to get from one side of the road to the other on North Academy with out backtracking to an intersection , just to see that U turns are illeagal. I've been so mad at that , i've been know to drive over the concrete center median.

Another wonderful violent comment. Good reason to put you on my ignore list---now, I do not have to see you or hear you.

Livecontent

[ryanek9freak]

How exactly is that "Violent"? Must have struck a nerve....

[Ticky909]

I love much about colorado. all the common things -seasons, nature, cost, blah blah.

things i hate though: how fast its growing, even if the growth is only really in one place. also- everyone dresses like they just came from a beach in california.

[Sockeye]

Originally Posted by Ticky909

I love much about colorado. all the common things -seasons, nature, cost, blah blah.

things i hate though: how fast its growing, even if the growth is only really in one place. also- everyone dresses like they just came from a beach in california.

Thats because most of them did.

[Roloc]

Originally Posted by Sockeye

Thats because most of them did.

It's true for me that's for sure

Which goes to my number 1 thing I love about Colorado.... It's not California

I also love that people are worried about the gang problem here. It makes me chuckle to think of it as an actual gang problem however in most places in California this isn't even talked about anymore. A gang shooting is old news and people don't care... that scares the crap out of me.