hey guys, just dropping by to confirm that leaving was a great decision (Houston: live, statistics)

[cBach]

I give you 4 years max in CO before you start complaining about: the cold, the dryness (bloody noses and cracked hands anyone), the lack of things to do, the horrible food.

Then you'll be off to your next paradise. Always chasing the dream, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence...

[Trainwreck20]

Originally Posted by cBach

I give you 4 years max in CO before you start complaining about: the cold, the dryness (bloody noses and cracked hands anyone), the lack of things to do, the horrible food.

Then you'll be off to your next paradise. Always chasing the dream, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence...

Eh, I have many friends (from many years back) that have left Texas for Colorado and have now been there for decades. Many left for the outdoor opportunities afforded by the vast public land and the pleasant summers (which correspond to their kids being out of school). I have no idea on why people would think someone is going to dislike a place because they disliked a different place. They had 'issues' with Texas (although long before internet forums were there to post them), but have loved/liked/survived CO.

[riaelise]

The gridlock IS ridiculous.

[katiev111]

Originally Posted by Trainwreck20

Eh, I have many friends (from many years back) that have left Texas for Colorado and have now been there for decades. Many left for the outdoor opportunities afforded by the vast public land and the pleasant summers (which correspond to their kids being out of school). I have no idea on why people would think someone is going to dislike a place because they disliked a different place. They had 'issues' with Texas (although long before internet forums were there to post them), but have loved/liked/survived CO.

thats the one major thing I miss about living in Montana...the vast amounts of public land, which you don't truly appreciate until it's not there anymore.

[Shredding_Gnar78]

Originally Posted by cBach

I give you 4 years max in CO before you start complaining about: the cold, the dryness (bloody noses and cracked hands anyone), the lack of things to do, the horrible food.

Then you'll be off to your next paradise. Always chasing the dream, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence...

America is big there are many options. Let's be real... I'm posting this thread encouraging people to leave and the Austintude still pushes back. Too funny! I don't complain about food bc I make my own. Lack of things to do? I love the outdoors and that's pretty much covered here. And there's Denver, Boulder, etc. Plenty to do. There is a world outside of Austin you know. Cold/dryness? maybe.

Even if you're right, in 4 years time, Austin will have another what... 160x365x4 = 233,600 people. All need jobs, housing, will be on the roads, in the produce section at your grocery store, the shoulder to shoulder at the trail of lights, taking up parking spaces, using more water that will help justify rate hikes when the next drought comes. So yeah, the pile of people coming in pretty much ruined it for me. Blame it on whatever; the place was oversold. I was part of that problem, so by leaving I'm actually helping. If you're ok, cool. Live and let live.

Also, it looks like Austin has a high chance of getting the new Amazon HQ. That will be a nice addition to the tech lineup and will probably raise the price of housing around wherever they build. I was happy in 2012 until Apple decided to take over Riata and everything on that side of Parmer changed.

Originally Posted by Austin97

In the heat you can do anything you normally would do

I love your optimism but strongly disagree with this

[dbsteel]

Originally Posted by Austin97

snow is definitely worse than the heat

In the cold there are limited activities you can do outside.

In the heat you can do anything you normally would do.

Ummmmmm....... no??

[blakely]

Originally Posted by Trainwreck20

Eh, I have many friends (from many years back) that have left Texas for Colorado and have now been there for decades. Many left for the outdoor opportunities afforded by the vast public land and the pleasant summers (which correspond to their kids being out of school). I have no idea on why people would think someone is going to dislike a place because they disliked a different place. They had 'issues' with Texas (although long before internet forums were there to post them), but have loved/liked/survived CO.

I'm with Trainwreck.

Know LOTS of happy friends and family who have moved to Colorado and don't ever want to leave.

It's funny, having read so many threads on here discouraging people from moving here, and then one happy person who has relocated elsewhere is met with attitude that they couldn't possibly be satisfied.

OP, glad you're happy in CO. Enjoy.

[Austin97]

Originally Posted by dbsteel

Ummmmmm....... no??

name some activities you cant do in the heat that you can do in temperate weather?

Here are some things you cant do in the cold/snow (or technically you could, it just wouldnt work well so no one actually does them)

picnic/bbq, swimming, boating, basketball, soccer, gardening, cycling, just sitting outside, tennis, painting your house, washing your car etc etc.


Any day of the week in the hottest days you can find hundreds of ppl doing those activities.


Here are the things that I would do regularly in the snow when I lived up north:

snowmobiling, skiing, ice skating, hockey, sledding, ice fishing, snowball fights, snow fort building. Yet you would typically find few to no people outside except walking from one place to another.

The problem is you dress warmly enough to not be cold when you are not moving and then when you move you sweat soaking your winter clothes, making you colder if you stop moving. Most of the activities you can only do for a short time because your face starts to freeze.

[Trainwreck20]

My relatives up north (MN) snowmobile, xcountry ski, ice fish, and hike pretty much all winter. And it is a damn-sight colder up there than CO. It is all about what you would rather deal with. I know people that won't grill/picnic in the summer when it is 100+ degrees. And many sports are not doable in the heat of summer unless you are young and/or in peak shape, or only for short periods of time per day. You can dress warmer in the winter, but you can only dress so much cooler in the summer.

The weather in Denver is not really that extreme. The coldest months (Dec-Feb), the average high is in the mid 40s. Average, of course, so there are some warmer and cooler days. A day with a high in the 50s is not uncommon for the winter, and occasionally in the 60s. That allows for some nice days mixed in throughout the winter. In Texas, you can go three months and never have a high below 95.

Anyway, to each their own. I actually deal with the heat better myself, but just know to many people that the reverse is true.

And hasn't someone told you a million time to dress in layers?

[cBach]

Originally Posted by Austin97

name some activities you cant do in the heat that you can do in temperate weather?

Here are some things you cant do in the cold/snow (or technically you could, it just wouldnt work well so no one actually does them)

picnic/bbq, swimming, boating, basketball, soccer, gardening, cycling, just sitting outside, tennis, painting your house, washing your car etc etc.


Any day of the week in the hottest days you can find hundreds of ppl doing those activities.


Here are the things that I would do regularly in the snow when I lived up north:

snowmobiling, skiing, ice skating, hockey, sledding, ice fishing, snowball fights, snow fort building. Yet you would typically find few to no people outside except walking from one place to another.

The problem is you dress warmly enough to not be cold when you are not moving and then when you move you sweat soaking your winter clothes, making you colder if you stop moving. Most of the activities you can only do for a short time because your face starts to freeze.

Up north, I found if I dressed for the cold then I was burning up inside. If I dressed for inside I was freezing outside.

Luckily the transition from heat to A/C isn't as drastic, although some buildings can be icy and require a sweater. Still, up north in the winter you go from needing a coat to needing to be in a t-shirt in most buildings.