Why are few Illinoisians attracted to the Pacific NW? (Chicago: rent, to buy)

[karlsch]

Originally Posted by Drover

U of I: Home of the World Wide Web.

Not exactly. Marc Andreessen, an undergrad student at the U of I, along with another person, developed the Mosaic web browser, which eventually evolved into Netscape. This made the Web user friendly.

If you have Microsoft Internet Explorer previous to version 7, click on help and then click on about - you will find credit given to the U of I.

Of course, if you ever watched the movie "2001," you will know that the fictional computer "HAL" was also created at the U of I.

[desert student]

Well this is an easy one! Because the enitre population of suburban Chicagoland covets the California and Arizona lifestyle! Sure, you find people that also love Seattle too. But the amount of people that would move to either of these two states on any given day is sad. I know for fact that the streets of the Phoenix area are packed with Chicago residents at this very moment, many of which are dreading coming back to the sad reality that awaits them in Siberian suburbia!

[Drover]

Blah blah blah blah blah.

[TecWmn]

Originally Posted by karlsch

I don't know how many or how few people have moved from Illinois to the Pacific Northwest, but I did.

I am from Chicago and currently live in outside Seattle, WA.

AND.....I wear my BEARS gear no matter where I live. I am a loyal fan. I hope that you are as loyal to your team. Plus, I don't feel the need to 'dis other teams or their gear - good sportsmanship is important.

[j33]

Originally Posted by desert student

Because the enitre population of suburban Chicagoland covets the California and Arizona lifestyle!

The entire population? Really now. I'll have to inform my suburban mother who, if anything, talks about moving back to New England if she talks about moving anywhere, that she is clearly deluded and desires to live in the wrong place.

[Avengerfire]

This thread is a complete waste of time.

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by desert student

Well this is an easy one! Because the enitre population of suburban Chicagoland covets the California and Arizona lifestyle! Sure, you find people that also love Seattle too. But the amount of people that would move to either of these two states on any given day is sad. I know for fact that the streets of the Phoenix area are packed with Chicago residents at this very moment, many of which are dreading coming back to the sad reality that awaits them in Siberian suburbia!

LOL

If its Siberian suburbia here, its Saharan suburbia there.

[Lookout Kid]

Originally Posted by desert student

I know for fact that the streets of the Phoenix area are packed with Chicago residents at this very moment, many of which are dreading coming back to the sad reality that awaits them in Siberian suburbia!

Yeah, and they're all over 70 years old and driving golf carts around town! Am I one of the only people who actually prefers Chicago's weather to Phoenix's? Sure, Phoenix is nicer from December through March, but man those summers are awful! And the town itself is completely bereft of anything interesting. What a hellhole! Just wait until the water supply dries up.

[nanannie]

Originally Posted by desert student

Well this is an easy one! Because the enitre population of suburban Chicagoland covets the California and Arizona lifestyle! Sure, you find people that also love Seattle too. But the amount of people that would move to either of these two states on any given day is sad. I know for fact that the streets of the Phoenix area are packed with Chicago residents at this very moment, many of which are dreading coming back to the sad reality that awaits them in Siberian suburbia!

Arizona is where god will send me if I am damned to hell. I lived in the PNW, its beyond glorious. I would take drizzle over dry,brown,baking heat any day. Your info is way off base, illinois people may like to escape a bit over winter, but thats why theres florida.

[Lookout Kid]

I know a few ex-Chicagoans who have moved to Portland and/or Seattle, and they love it. But they still love Chicago too.

Portland and Seattle, along with San Francisco, are the only major cities west of the Mississippi that are good urban environments. I wish Portland had a more extensive public transportation system--but they do fund the one they have quite nicely and have excellent regional urban planning strategies. Most Chicagoans I know have very good opinions of these cities, but the only mass migration out of Chicago at this point is towards the Sun Belt. I think this has much more to do with economics than weather, however.