Give me 10 reasons NOT to move to Denver (Fort Collins, Arvada: for sale, travel)

[the_koolkat]

OK...The excitment of finally making it to Denver has worn off a teeeeny, tiny bit and I can now organize my thoughts a little. This blog is to list negatives about the city. I know I don't have 10 and nothing that will keep me from moving but here we go !

1) I tried the public transportation while I was there. I give the bus and train a big thumbs UP. The cabs on the other hand frightened me. These drivers are too friendly and talk too much. I liked that they showed me the sites as we passed by them but I noticed that they were also looking at the sites !! More then once I had a driver turn all the way around in his seat to look at me behind him while driving. They frightened me.

2) The motel we stayed at sucked big time. That was my fault for not shopping better. I found the cheapest place in the location I wanted. Everything about The Budget Host Travel Inn by Zuni off of Spear is CHEAP !! The rooms were only $55 a night and I felt overcharged.

3) There was a stabbing downtown at 11:30 AM while I was there. We walked by the sceen about 20 minutes after it happened. Police had everything blocked off and were doing their thing. We couldn't tell what happened but I saw the news crew so we watched the news later. Kinda scary.

4) One thing about the weather. I was forever taking off and putting on my winter coat because it was too warm to wear it in the sun and too cold not to wear it in the shade. I am not sure how many degrees differance there is between the sunny and shady spots (might be a fun experiment) but it was noticable!!

That is the end of my list !! I had a wonderful time in Denver this weekend and can't wait to make the move.

[the_koolkat]

Play nice guys and come back to Denver...please !!

[WestCoDude]

Originally Posted by the_koolkat

Play nice guys and come back to Denver...please !!

PS. Denver's nice, too.

[ANAPA]

Originally Posted by WestCoDude

Nice rant, Denver! There's nothing like a good anti-St. Louis rant to get the morning started, right?

I WOULD post a long, articulate, cogent response to that stunningly vitriolic diatribe. But I think it stands for itself. Why did I move to St. Louis? Because you would never find self-righteous, anal-retentive jackasses like yourself in St. Louis. You, my friend, are the face of the angry dude from Denver (of which there are many!).

But lest the good people of Denver actually come to believe that what any of your rant is actually true....

Lets be fair...
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Now I just checked the page again and St. Louis is now number 2, but still. C'mon...

[the_koolkat]

Originally Posted by WestCoDude

PS. Denver's nice, too.

Yeah, Denver is very nice!!!

[WestCoDude]

The whole crime statistic debate has been hashed and rehashed. The problem with the St. Louis statistics is that they only cover the city of St. Louis--which accounts for just over 300,000 people (about a tenth of the entire metro population). Surrounding St. Louis County, on the other hand, is one of the safest, wealthiest counties in the country and continues to attract business and newcomers.

That would be a lot like sampling the crime data from Latino parts of west and southwest Denver, downtown, Wash Park, Cheeseman Park, and the areas along East Colfax....and then concluding that Denver is the most dangerous city in the country.

The city has been engulfed by the much more successful county and therefore continues to see capital move from the city to the suburbs.

Imagine, for a moment, if the city of Denver was comprised of only the areas I listed above. And then imagine if Douglas and Jefferson counties were one county that completely surrounded the city of Denver--we'll call it Dougerson County. Highlands, Hilltop, SE Denver, Cherry Creek....that would all be part of Dougerson County. How could Denver possibly be economically viable with a set-up like that? And how much more ridiculous would it be to say that Denver is the most dangerous city in the country when it is surrounded by very posh, very safe, and very liveable suburbs?

[livecontent]

So St. Louis is dangerous??? So Denver is Safer??? Again, it all depends what you like, can tolerate, have children---or being big and ugly like me.

WestCoastDude likes St. Louis--so be it. He lives not in the city but far out in the safe suburbs. He does not like Denver--grew up in a safe suburbs of Denver. We can only conclude that he likes safe suburbs. Why does he continues to "coarse" cruise this thread about his former area of residence--who knows??? Maybe, he really wants to come back and deep down he misses Colorado and the lovely "ugly" people.

SteveinDenver lives in the heart of Denver. From his posts, I can tell that he knows this city well and can comment on the advantages and disadvantages of living here.

Since we are talking about cities and not far out safe suburbs--I would have to agree with SteveinDenver because WestCoastDude does know Denver---just from a safe suburb---years ago, and he does not live in St. Louis but where????? Chester...Chester....ah, field, yea, Chesterfield--a big bad town.

Sure St. Louis is a very dangerous city, in parts, but interesting. You cannot argue that fact. However, I can live anywhere because "ugly" keeps me safe. and I, in Denver
Livecontent

[WestCoDude]

Originally Posted by livecontent

So St. Louis is dangerous??? So Denver is Safer??? Again, it all depends what you like, can tolerate, have children---or being big and ugly like me.

WestCoastDude likes St. Louis--so be it. He lives not in the city but far out in the safe suburbs. He does not like Denver--grew up in a safe suburbs of Denver. We can only conclude that he likes safe suburbs. Why does he continues to "coarse" cruise this thread about his former area of residence--who knows??? Maybe, he really wants to come back and deep down he misses Colorado and the lovely "ugly" people.

SteveinDenver lives in the heart of Denver. From his posts, I can tell that he knows this city well and can comment on the advantages and disadvantages of living here.

Since we are talking about cities and not far out safe suburbs--I would have to agree with SteveinDenver because WestCoastDude does know Denver---just from a safe suburb---years ago, and he does not live in St. Louis but where????? Chester...Chester....ah, field, yea, Chesterfield--a big bad town.

Sure St. Louis is a very dangerous city, in parts, but interesting. You cannot argue that fact. However, I can live anywhere because "ugly" keeps me safe. and I, in Denver
Livecontent

Haha. Well said, my friend. Well said. I DO love safe suburbs. The only thing more square than Colorado.......is me.

And I do miss Colorado. You don't grow up in a city, leave your friends and family there, and NOT miss an area no matter how awesome your new city is. Denver is a great city even if it's got problems.

However, I must say....I think I know Denver much better than you think. It's true that I'm 900 miles away, but when you're born (I was born at Luthern Medical in Wheat Ridge, went to Wheat Ridge HS, and am an alum of CU-Boulder) and raised in Denver, it's kinda like Gatorade.....it's IN YOU. lol.

[vegaspilgrim]

Originally Posted by WestCoDude

Haha. Well said, my friend. Well said. I DO love safe suburbs. The only thing more square than Colorado.......is me.

And I do miss Colorado. You don't grow up in a city, leave your friends and family there, and NOT miss an area no matter how awesome your new city is. Denver is a great city even if it's got problems.

However, I must say....I think I know Denver much better than you think. It's true that I'm 900 miles away, but when you're born (I was born at Luthern Medical in Wheat Ridge, went to Wheat Ridge HS, and am an alum of CU-Boulder) and raised in Denver, it's kinda like Gatorade.....it's IN YOU. lol.

You're right about that, WestCoDude. BTW, Rose Hospital 'represent'! I miss Colorado too. I go back and forth on this every couple of hours, but lately I'm thinking after I do my one-year stint in LA I might just move back to Denver. Denver might not be the greatest place on earth; there are other cities with faster growing economies, other cities with lower cost of living and higher paying jobs, other cities with milder climates, other cities with nicer people... but Denver is the only place I can call home. Not to mention that it's still a pretty strong city when you look at all the different factors that play into choosing a place to live-- no lightweight. Would I select Denver as a place to live if I wasn't born and raised there-- perhaps, perhaps not. It's an acquired taste for sure.

[Katiana]

And I do miss Colorado. You don't grow up in a city, leave your friends and family there, and NOT miss an area no matter how awesome your new city is. Denver is a great city even if it's got problems.

That is how I feel about Pittsburgh, too. And I do frequent the Pittsburgh forum. I've been away so long, sometimes they are talking about things I know nothing about, like restaurants, the new "hip" neighborhoods, etc. Sometimes they are discussing things I know lots about, like their abominable weather. There are several ex-Pittsburghers on that board. Most of us have no desire to go back there; just like to talk about it.