[wtby4000]

Originally Posted by Raider111

like another here just recently put it succinctly - YAWN!
just more endless drivel by bitter, jealous, and justifying people who couldn't or can't afford the SW region.

Well, there's always "dinner at the Y."

[thelastjohn]

Originally Posted by Raider111

like another here just recently put it succinctly - YAWN!
just more endless drivel by bitter, jealous, and justifying people who couldn't or can't afford the SW region.

lol what? I'm in the SW and can't wait to leave

[Raider111]

Originally Posted by thelastjohn

lol what? I'm in the SW and can't wait to leave

My mistake, apologies
I meant lower SW FFC

[ads94]

I am very unhappy here. It's really weather related, the seasons are abysmal. After I graduate from uni, I'm packing up ship and moving down south.

[Sigequinox]

n/m...

[BicoastalAnn]

OP, since you mentioned San Fran thought I'd share this...

Palo Alto considering subsidized housing for $250k earners

Better make sure you have a job in hand before you ever come out here.

[howdydoody342]

Originally Posted by doghead

I used to work in Greenwich and found the town extremely boring. It appears to be walkable but it has the most boring stores. The Whole Foods there was miserable--rude people, dirty, small, spoiled food. Like another poster, I too moved to Florida (to be closer to parents) and found a better job, with better benefits, higher pay and lower taxes. Looking back, I really couldn't figure out Connecticut, what it was supposed to be, who was supposed to be living there, and what was so great about Greenwich. I found it to be extremely overrated. Florida's got lots of problems and there's lots of stupidity down here, but at least financially, it's working out better for me. Connecticut was an easy place for me to leave.

Greenwich is a great place to raise a family, i wouldnt say its an exciting place to be young and single or for entertainment options. Its heavily family oriented.

[pekoe12]

I am from Ct...the New London area and now live in New Hampshire. To each his own I guess. I left Ct in 1999 and am looking forward to moving back to the East Lyme area. I to hated it in Ct when I lived there and went all over the USA to see what was out there and was glad for the opportunity to do so. I know Ct has it's issues, problems and high taxes but I can tell you every place has it's issues. It comes down to how you want to live, the things you enjoy and simply where you want to be..Ct may not be for you just like living somewhere else is not for me..there's no right or wrong....determine what price your willing to pay to live wherever you want to live and pay it....I wish you well.

[Blargrifth]

Originally Posted by Sigequinox

Forget about commuting. I'm just talking about recreation. Both cities, for most of the state are IMO not simple day trips. Both involve a hotel and an overnight to enjoy (and that itself gets pricey). The fact that neither are commutable by most folks standards is only stronger evidence that CT priced beyond it's worth.

How much activity do you expect from a day trip? In both cities I can go to a museum, eat dinner, see a baseball game, and return home in one day. That sounds like it should be good enough for most people.

[RunD1987]

You can definitely do a day trip to the city. Go down to Stamford or Brewster at 7 in the morning on the weekend back by 2 AM.

Bummed CT doesn't have some winter cabins here. During the summer escape to the woods sleep in the car or camp at a park wake up in the morning head out for an all day hike.