Rockford is horrible (sales, home, taxes)

[Havasu]

Rockford to me is one of the worst places i have been to. I only lasted 3 years there i was a sales rep there so i saw the entire city.The thing that stands out the most is it is a First of the month city that means that its seems like 50% of people are on welfare there.Ive never seen a place become so busy for the first 3 days of any given month. It also seems to have very bad roads and very very high properety taxes i was paying $4000 a year on a home value of $140,000
And why is it that you had to pay to use an interstate that was in bad shape? As soon as you cross the broder to wisconsin the I 39 was very nice to drive on and no tolls either.And whats with all of the Stop lights which i will call RED lights.It seemed like every single intersection had a Red light.
I moved away and have no desire to ever return. They took enough of my money. One more thing winter is coming so make sure they put down alot of salt on the roads when it even shows any sign of snow.

[Drover]

Thank you, and have a nice day.

[Havasu]

Glad i could help Trust me your days will be better if you do not have go there mine sure are.

[Manigault]

Now, how did you expect Rockford to pay for all those traffic lights and salt?

I guess spending subsistence money early in the month is preferable to raising money towards the end of the month through increased traffic fines. The former helps the economy and the latter just irks folks.

[Steve-o]

If his/her user name is any indication of the city he/she now lives in (Lake Havasu City, Arizona), then I have to say that I wonder why they bash Rockford. I found LHC a far worse city than Rockford, and I cannot stand Rockford, so that should give you an indication how bad LHC is. LHC is a disgustingly hot, brown, boring city with the London Bridge thrown in to give it some "charm".

[Havasu]

Steve O!! I could of not said it any better. So please live up to your feelings and stay out of Lake Havasu, its time to thin the heard here. We want our little town back. Please do what ever you can to make Rockford grow into a great place. This way everyone will stay there. The place just isnt for me although it might be for you, kind of like the desert which is for me but not you.

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by Havasu

Steve O!! I could of not said it any better. So please live up to your feelings and stay out of Lake Havasu, its time to thin the heard here. We want our little town back. Please do what ever you can to make Rockford grow into a great place. This way everyone will stay there. The place just isnt for me although it might be for you, kind of like the desert which is for me but not you.

I like the Sonoran Desert! The only problem is that the towns in the desert are amongst the suckiest in this country. Sure there are a few select cities that are nice, but on average desert towns are subpar, and LHC was one of those IMO. I dont live there or ever would, so Im not sure why you want me to "leave". I wouldnt be dumb enough to live there in the first place.

Also, Rockford is improving at a nice pace. Last time I was there I was mildly impressed.

[Havasu]

I hope the best for Rockford. I thought that the new mayor could change it for the better but in my eyes it stayed the same as it was 20 years ago. I guess it boils down to this what bothers others does not bother me and what bothers me does not bother others. The topics in my first post bother me the most about the place

[nanannie]

I agree with you that Rockford is not the best place to live,,it took alot less then 3 years for me to know that,,I drove thru.....I also agree with Steve about Lake Havasu,,,,,so I guess your both right

[Chicago60614]

Originally Posted by Havasu

Rockford to me is one of the worst places i have been to. I only lasted 3 years there i was a sales rep there so i saw the entire city.The thing that stands out the most is it is a First of the month city that means that its seems like 50% of people are on welfare there.Ive never seen a place become so busy for the first 3 days of any given month. It also seems to have very bad roads and very very high properety taxes i was paying $4000 a year on a home value of $140,000
And why is it that you had to pay to use an interstate that was in bad shape? As soon as you cross the broder to wisconsin the I 39 was very nice to drive on and no tolls either.And whats with all of the Stop lights which i will call RED lights.It seemed like every single intersection had a Red light.
I moved away and have no desire to ever return. They took enough of my money. One more thing winter is coming so make sure they put down alot of salt on the roads when it even shows any sign of snow.

I'll never understand why stupid people post random thoughts on here with no rational topic or question, just pointless opinions. I'll further never understand why the mods of this forum can't delete these meaningless threads as soon as they're posted.