My thoughts on the Denver area

[One Thousand]

Originally Posted by daniboi81

I thought... the people were "weird" as someone where I work put it.

It takes time to really see it.

The architecture of the new buildings is really amazing. I drive up from the Springs every couple weeks and it's a different planet. If you're into city living, I can't see anyone not liking Denver.

What I miss about MI is, of course, the water, woods, greenery and what I always experienced as a family feel between people. Also, in and around Detroit, there was always great food. It's hard to find decent food here. When you do, especially in Denver, it's relatively expensive.

The lack of humidity and mosquitos is great. The heat here gets severe, but being 100 degrees here is like 80 there but the sweat evaporates so fast, you never feel like you're sweating like you do there. I became bored with the mountains pretty quick. Probably after six months, I started to take them for granted.

I find the driving in CO terrifying. Traffic jams at their worst isn't as severe as Detroit's comparable jams, but people here drive crazy, if you ask me.

If you own a car, I suggest you check the price of registering it here. In the Springs, they do it according to the value of the car. Ours was over a $1000 to get plates. I don't know if it's a state or county thing.

All said and done, I think, given the choice to do it over, I'd of moved someplace else, but it's definitely not bad... especially if you're into city living.

Originally Posted by steveco.

The Michigan economy has really fallen the past 8 years or so. I imagine all of michigan is in an exodus

Yup. We run into people from MI all the time. I shut down my MI business because the gov was slowly turning paperwork into too big a hassle.

[bgwolverton]

After living in the Denver area for 28 years and watching grow from "Cow Town" to a great city, I don't miss the traffic and the 3.5 million people in the metro.
It's true that it is a great city with entertainment venues throughout and outdoor activities available virtually everywhere. I believe in every month of every year I lived in Denver, I could have golfed at least one day. Weather is moderate and it is still affordable compared to many other cities its size. Good luck to those moving in.