|
05-16-2008, 07:01 AM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: USA
9,868 posts, read 7,560,982 times
Reputation: 5914
|
|
|
Seeking Joy ....i see you mentioned Las Ventanas and Hunters Ridge apts.....
Both are super new and nice. I'd take Las Ventanas as it's right up by the mountain and also if you work at Gerald Champion well your up on Scenic Dr and can take it all the way over to Gerald Champion which is also on Scenic.....
Last edited by 6 FOOT 3; 05-16-2008 at 07:36 AM..
|
|
05-17-2008, 10:16 PM
|
|
Not a member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: center of N.M.
957 posts, read 613,621 times
Reputation: 374
|
|
Silver City and Area
What i remember about Hurley and Bayard around Silver City is the Streams were polluted with Copper and when it would rain the Tools would Copper Coat immediately maybe because of he Smelters in Hurley which are no longer there. I was out in that area workin for several weeks that was about 25 years ago. Just recently they had White rain like milk on Windshields of cars im not sure if there was ever a Satisfactory explanation for that. Other then that its a Beautiful area with Mountains and forests and wonderful people. Albuquerque and Santa Fe are over 300 miles away from Silver City. pintada kid at webtv.net
|
|
05-18-2008, 12:58 AM
|
|
Fretless Bass Forever
Status:
"Children should not be taught improper fractions."
(set 1 day ago)
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Fort Worth, TX
3,672 posts, read 2,230,578 times
Reputation: 1203
|
|
|
I'm too lazy to investigate, but I wouldn't be surprised if Phoenix and Tucson were closer to Silver City than Albuquerquer and Santa Fe are.
|
|
05-18-2008, 08:38 AM
|
|
Fall is here!!
|
|
Join Date: May 2006
Location: The Great Southwest
3,976 posts, read 2,867,238 times
Reputation: 890
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by catman
I'm too lazy to investigate, but I wouldn't be surprised if Phoenix and Tucson were closer to Silver City than Albuquerquer and Santa Fe are.
|
According to my mapping software: Silver City to:
Phoenix 285
Tucson 201
ABQ 235
SF 298
The only route I altered from what it gave was Tucson, a cut-across on 90 instead of interstate.
Last edited by Cathy4017; 05-18-2008 at 08:54 AM..
|
|
05-18-2008, 10:45 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2008
15 posts, read 21,127 times
Reputation: 17
|
|
Decision Made
As of Friday, I was informed by my A-Town future employer, that they needed to recant on their original offer... .by a little more than 10K!!!!! HR came back and said they actually couldn't meet the official offer that my future Boss there originally proposed for me, when I was out there visiting. 
Um, NO. I'm pretty much appalled that this professional entity has such egregiously poor communication infrastructure  . I sure hope this isn't a statewide/small NM community-type of phenomenon, 'cause I was not impressed by experiencing this. Oh, well. I'm a bit down. So much for my Alamo. 
On to Silver City!  Tell me if I'll enjoy it, please. I want to feel better about all of this, especially since my A-Town choice folded.
Hiking? Exactly where? Are there lakes or rivers for water activities, like kayaking or swimming? Can I economically own a horse? Young people (late 20s-early 30s?)? What are the grocery/clothing/retail outlets there? Is there a Super-WalMart (please??  ) ? What about excellent Family Practice docs, who care about their patients? What's the healthcare/hospital reputation there? What's it like there in the summertime? Winter weather frigid?? I need to rent...Where do I live?? Good, clean, (scenic?) reasonably sized apartment suggestions, please.
As for cost-of-living, I'll be making around 52-53K, so I'm hoping I could do okay there on that, as I'm single. I'd like to own a place/some property for animals, eventually.
THANKS, EVERYONE!!!
Last edited by SeekingJoy; 05-18-2008 at 10:47 AM..
Reason: forgot to solicit apartment advice!
|
|
05-18-2008, 03:34 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2006
2,356 posts, read 1,265,468 times
Reputation: 1042
|
|
|
Don't panic. If you are into the outdoors, Silver has about everything that Alamo has except skiing. The Gila wilderness is huge. If you are young and healthy, you don't really need to worry about extensive medical care. At your salary you should live quite comfortably in Silver City. I think you will like it, even if it is not your first choice.
|
|
05-19-2008, 08:25 AM
|
|
Independent people don't need politicians
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: 32° 19' 6" N, -106° 43' 34" W
4,395 posts, read 2,755,965 times
Reputation: 1972
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by SeekingJoy
Um, NO. What are the grocery/clothing/retail outlets there? Is there a Super-WalMart (please?? ) ?
THANKS, EVERYONE!!! |
Yes! There is one. Not much of anything else, however. |
|
05-19-2008, 11:25 AM
|
|
Army Mama for Obama
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Beautiful Southern New Mexico
2,909 posts, read 962,958 times
Reputation: 1028
|
|
Silver City Plus
The chocolate festival around Valentines Day!!
Came across this website - very informative.
Relocation Career Coaching for Midcareer Professionals |
|
05-19-2008, 05:12 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2008
100 posts, read 81,702 times
Reputation: 41
|
|
Alamagordo above all. You might be one of the lucky ones to take a trip in space....  |
|
05-19-2008, 06:06 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: USA
9,868 posts, read 7,560,982 times
Reputation: 5914
|
|
|
Seeking Joy....most of the activities in and around thew Silver City area are the ''Rugged '' recreation more than the ''Tradional'' recreation if that makes any sense?
Most of the lakes there while beautiful i.e. Lake Roberts, Wall Lake and Snow Lake are fishing lakes and not jetski or motor boating type. The Gila River is an awesome wild river for Fly Fishing etc...but not deep enough to swim. There are tons of Campgrounds in the region.
Hope all goes well for there !!!
6/3
|
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
|
|
Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 700,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 15,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads. 
Linear Mode
