I would like to move to Utah from Florida (South Jordan: real estate, job openings)

[newtoutah]

OK thanks yeah he said they had a ONE late opening. All I know is I don't drive in snow so I guess my son will be missing school since he is attending an out of boundary school. I dont trust bus drivers so I would have been driving him to his regular school anyhoo

[Chickrae]

I remember only having one snow day in 27 years when i lived in Utah. Here in Oklahoma they close with the slight drop of snow. I think it is because they dont have the equipment to snow plow. Ice storms they close school too. I think schools closed 10 times this past winter.

[11thHour]

Yeah it takes a lot of snow to declare a snow day.

SLC isn't so bad as some of the smaller towns for those who are non-lds. SLC is becoming more diverse, but if you go to the smaller towns they are still for the most part predominantly lds.

I'm not of any religion, and I've lived all over this country. I've actually found SLC the easiest place for me to make friends. Very friendly. The worst? Houston. Southern hospitality my arse! Not too far from the 'bible belt' and mega churches all over, but they were the rudest people I've ever dealt with on a whole.

[newtoutah]

But I never thought of Texas as the Southern Hospitality...i thought that was only like the Carolinas and down...not sure though

[LAFrench]

I have learned that anywhere you go now-a-days, there seems to be some form of rudeness. Unfortunately, it is part of society now.

[LAFrench]

I cannot wait until the real estate market starts to get better!!! That is the other main reason holding us up from being able to live out west. The only other hope is that work would send us out west.

[Lmejh]

Being Catholic, you will have no problem. Employers choosing LDS people first is BS; they don't inquire about your religion at a job interview. I've had two Catholic teachers in public schools and religion is not a factor. Same in the schools, I am non-LDS and when I was in school my religion was never a factor. With that said, stay in the Wasatch Front and especially Salt Lake County.

Traffic will be worse in Davis County, especially if you have to commute to Salt Lake. You only have four points connecting the two areas: SR 68, US 89, I-15 and I-215. Everyone uses the latter two so it's almost always congested during rush hour. However, Legacy Parkway will open in September to alleviate that problem. Oh yeah, they also built commuter rail linking the two points.

[LAFrench]

Thanks Lmejh. I am glad to hear what you said.
My brother is worried that I will have a hard time a job, as far as moving up and/or annual raises.
Do you know anybody that works in the Information Technology area or could point me in the right direction as far as to what companies I should take a look at?

[stretchtex]

Originally Posted by 11thHour

Yeah it takes a lot of snow to declare a snow day.

SLC isn't so bad as some of the smaller towns for those who are non-lds. SLC is becoming more diverse, but if you go to the smaller towns they are still for the most part predominantly lds.

I'm not of any religion, and I've lived all over this country. I've actually found SLC the easiest place for me to make friends. Very friendly. The worst? Houston. Southern hospitality my arse! Not too far from the 'bible belt' and mega churches all over, but they were the rudest people I've ever dealt with on a whole.

That's hilarious! I love broad generalizations. Houstonians are the rudest people in the world! I don't know what you base that on, but it sounds like it could be for religious or political reasons based on the fact you mentioned the bible belt. I'm from small town Texas living in SLC and spent a few years in Houston and without any hesitation I would consider it the finest large city on the planet.

[LAFrench]

Stretchtex,

Where in Utah are you living? how do you like living in Utah?
Do you have children? If so, how have they been treated?