[BPt111]

Originally Posted by wtby4000

This thing has veered so off-topic that it has ceased to serve a useful purpose. I suggest the moderator shuts it down.

Blame the 5th poster

[Sigequinox]

Originally Posted by FunkOdyssey

Want to make major life choices for someone else but never had the chance? Join us for the next episode of "The People's Puppet" where the actions of one pathologically indecisive man will be dictated by YOU, the anonymous internet voter!

I hear there's gonna be a reality show soon

[nep321]

Originally Posted by Sigequinox

He also didn't move back here because of work. He moved back here because he solicited the opinion of the internet and took the winning line, just as he did the first time lol. He had interviews and even an offer down there iirc, but he didn't take it, even though unemployed. His history is also not that stellar.

That's not true.

I moved back here under the condition that I would have a job. I didn't just up and leave Columbus to relocate back here with no job lined up.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by BobNJ1960

You went to Columbus as you had 2 offers there after not landing but a handful of unsuccessful interviews in Ct over an extended period of time. Go figure.


Note: The article referenced is a macro level analysis. Not based on single antidotes. Single antidotes are NEVER representative of the big picture.

True but antidotal comments show the macro analysis does not tell the whole story either. Jay

[wtby4000]

Guys - "antidote" does not mean what you think it means!

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by nep321

Okay well how come I was in Columbus, Ohio, which is allegedly a booming metropolitan area that attracts young people and businesses, yet I could NOT find a job there after looking for 4 months as a local candidate?! I looked for jobs in 27 different metropolitan areas all over the country, yet I finally got a job offer in freekin Middletown, CT. So I moved to CT for employment reasons. Go figure.

In addition, I also know a few other young people here and there who recently moved into CT from other places like Texas or Arizona. Young people DO move here, although admittedly more young people move out.

Also...based on my observations and actual statistical data, if you ask me, New Haven is a totally legit young mecca. It offers everything that Columbus has to offer and in some ways, even more. Heck, I see lots of young people having fun in places like West Hartford Center, Blue Back Square and Middletown as well. There are plenty of young people in CT. Of course, they're not in the suburbs, but that's the same with other places like Austin, Columbus and Houston, etc.

Besides, how many other young people does a young person even NEED?! Just have your circle of friends and you're good to go. Jesus.

P.S. All of these young people are getting older as we speak. Look at me...I'm already freekin' 32. But I started posting in these forums when I was 22. Therefore, in my opinion, judging a place to live based on age groups is very shortsighted. We're all getting older.

I also know a lot of young people that moved here as well. In my office we have young people who came from Massachsetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Arizona, New Mexico, New York, California, Vermont, Kansas and Nevada. My building is brimming with young people working at a large tech company with a big office there. Goes to show there is more to this than the macro analysis shows. Jay

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by JayCT

. My building is brimming with young people working at a large tech company with a bug office there.

Typo I hope

[wtby4000]

An office where IT employees work on de-bugging their software is typically called a "bug office." Everyone knows this. Not a typo.

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by wtby4000

An office where IT employees work on de-bugging their software is typically called a "bug office." Everyone knows this. Not a typo.

Didn't know Jay's line of work.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by BobNJ1960

Typo I hope

LOL. It was a typo. I fixed it. Thanks for catching it. Jay