What Is It Like To Live In Utah? (Provo, Sandy: place to live, shop)

[alex1054]

Originally Posted by Chickrae

The Front Runner sounded like a good idea. I know my son used it when it first opened to get to Salt Lake and then biked the rest of the way to work. But he said they raised the price on it already...$5.00 each way..not worth it he says and says the freeways just as crowded even with Legacy.

wow! i didnt even know the "trax" train was that much! outrageous! and they want to get people out of their cars? the original idea is a good one i think..but my bro works in salt lake from ogden, and it would not be to his advantage to take the train for 5 bucks, and then transfer from bus to bus just to get to work ontime! i wonder if the train was an idea for these people who work downtown. (triad center ect)

[alex1054]

Originally Posted by Goldwing

The freeways here didn't go though a change till the start of 1998 when the expansion started for the winter Olympics in 2002

Before that it was more hickville "stop on the road wherever you want, there's no one else on the road" mentality that's still with us today.

good point goldwing...i agree with the bad driver comment...but if youve ever been here in the winter, youll also observe these people acting like they have never seen snow before, or have forgotten it snows here every winter! lol

[Chickrae]

Originally Posted by alex1054

wow! i didnt even know the "trax" train was that much! outrageous! and they want to get people out of their cars? the original idea is a good one i think..but my bro works in salt lake from ogden, and it would not be to his advantage to take the train for 5 bucks, and then transfer from bus to bus just to get to work ontime! i wonder if the train was an idea for these people who work downtown. (triad center ect)

Well trax is different from Front Runner. I don't think trax is that much

[Chickrae]

Originally Posted by lolagranola

My H takes the Frontrunner. He says in the mornings (from the earliest ones until 9 or so) by the time it get to Layton Sbound, it is already standing room only. I know that parking at the Layton Station is completely over-flowing...the surrounding businesses have got to be aggrivated. I imagine rush hour Nbound has got to be very full as well.

My son lives in Layton area and drives to the Clearfield station....tons of room at that one. He said by the time he gets to Salt Lake it's pretty crowded and he has his bike on the train too.

[dreameyes]

Originally Posted by Chickrae

Well trax is different from Front Runner. I don't think trax is that much

It's getting to be. They just raised the monthly fee to 74.50!

[Chickrae]

Originally Posted by dreameyes

It's getting to be. They just raised the monthly fee to 74.50!

Oh great. I thought it was suppose to be cheaper then people driving. My son says its a toss up now, with gas prices going down a bit.

[alex1054]

Originally Posted by Goldwing

Lets see, to hot in the summer, to cold in the winter, high altitude will stuff up your nose, tax on food, children having children, nothing to do on Sundays
To many unmarked cops cars, should I go on?

goldwing, you have this fixation with unmarked cop cars? LOL

[kaytidid]

Originally Posted by alex1054

goldwing, you have this fixation with unmarked cop cars? LOL

I think it is just cops in general.

[francisjoy]

Living in utah can be a very wonderful place to live or extremely challenging. ABsolutely beautiful mountains and tons of things to do recreationally. It is getting better all the time with the addition of new people coming here from other parts of the country. I am 35 amd have lived here my entire life. It is great for children as far as the availablility of edited movies, childrens activities, family oriented advertising, and an emphasis on modesty etc. Alcohol consumption is considered completely taboo and is only done by those with the worst moral character. Women have a very high rate of depression here due to the demands of being a stepford housewife. Being Catholic in a Mormon State, I feel I have always been an internal "outsider". If you not LDS, your neighbors will haunt you with casseroles, cookies and invites to Mormon functions in order to open that magical convert door. People here are under the impression they have to "save" anyone that isn't Mormon. If you are not Mormon it is assumed by most, that it is so because you don't want to follow the strict moral code of the Mormon church. People have a hard time believing that anyone could be happy, spiritual, moral and faithful in a religion different than thier own. I also have 2 children from mixed ethnic backgrounds and my extended family is very diverse. Hispanic and Native American. I am very concerned about the level of racial and cultural ignorance here. Non Mormon, Non-Whites have the most difficult time. I am learning this more and more. At first it may not be noticeable because people here will always smile at you. It isn't until you get racial e-mail forwards and your sweet neighbors are in private discussion that you find out the terrible nature of thier sweet spirits. Please move here. If you do not fit into the "white and delightsome" Mormon community.....the rest of us need you here.

[chazcrew]

It's a no-win situation. If I don't talk to my non-Mormon neighbor, it's because I'm a bigot and I'm excluding them because of their religion. If I do talk to my non-Mormon neighbor (or, heaven forbid, take them a casserole when they're sick or invite them to an activity) it's because I'm a fake, and just want to convert them.

*shrug* I give up.