Riverton, WY advice for young woman (Sheridan, Lander: rent, insurance, crime rates)

[StealthRabbit]

Get a friend to stay with in Riverton (for snow days, and back-to-back shifts)

Live in Lander (and enjoy it). YMMV, so try them both for awhile.

I like to find an older couple with a spare room / basement apartment.

They enjoy your company and have rich stories to share and great friends to meet and learn about. They will be a big help to get engaged in both communities. I find them through Senior services, meals-on-wheels' churches, reading and garden clubs, library and museum / historical society, and Hospital auxiliary!! . They can really be quite fun! We share chores and I take them on errands and pick up groceries / meds / shopping. Works for me, and It is safe and great for single gals, (and guys that are finally over the Party life)

[rya700]

Do not sign a lease until you know for sure that the position is, in fact, your dream job. FYI There is a significant amount of turnover in nursing jobs in this area - I recently heard of a nurse who did so and then, 2 weeks into the job, she was told that she "was not the right fit for the job." I would try to find a roommate situation or there are motels that rent by the week/month. There is a Facebook page called Fremont area rent/lease (or something like that) that you might check out but it is mostly people looking for rentals.

And BTW there are a lot of people that commute between Lander and Riverton daily for work/school.

[Mandalorian]

Buy a handgun for sure. You don't need a permit or anything so it's pretty easy. Also buy a truck, you will find yourself needing one living in WY.

[georgiainwyo]

Originally Posted by Mandalorian

Buy a handgun for sure. You don't need a permit or anything so it's pretty easy. Also buy a truck, you will find yourself needing one living in WY.

Not everyone in Wyoming owns a handgun and they do fine. It is a personal choice. As far as owning a truck, it is not necessary. I know a large number of people all over the state who do just fine with front wheel drive or all wheel drive cars. Please don't listen to everything you read on C-D. Get advice from several people who have lived here their whole lives!

[Froggie Legs]

Originally Posted by Mandalorian
Buy a handgun for sure. You don't need a permit or anything so it's pretty easy. Also buy a truck, you will find yourself needing one living in WY.

I never had either when I lived in Wyoming and made it. Personally I'd go for bear spray and a snake bite kit for times of hiking. oh and always have a bottle of water or two, and jumper cables.

[Mandalorian]

Originally Posted by georgiainwyo

Not everyone in Wyoming owns a handgun and they do fine. It is a personal choice. As far as owning a truck, it is not necessary. I know a large number of people all over the state who do just fine with front wheel drive or all wheel drive cars. Please don't listen to everything you read on C-D. Get advice from several people who have lived here their whole lives!

I am a Wyoming native myself, big boy. Don't get your panties in a wad over friendly suggestions.

The handgun thing was not to be taken 100% seriously.

As for a truck, it is really helpful. Nothing beats a truck for outdoor activities like camping, hunting, etc. It also has a ton of utility for any homeowner. I can't count how many times my truck has come in handy hauling things to the dump, picking up/dropping off appliances/furniture and other chores.

[Froggie Legs]

Originally Posted by Mandalorian

I am a Wyoming native myself, big boy. Don't get your panties in a wad over friendly suggestions.
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Honestly, this response seems anything but "friendly."

[Mandalorian]

Originally Posted by Froggie Legs

Honestly, this response seems anything but "friendly."

I mean it to be. It was a response to this:

"Please don't listen to everything you read on C-D. Get advice from several people who have lived here their whole lives!"

Which was not very respectful.

[WyoNewk]

I'd have said the same thing as Georgia but decided to let it pass. When I first read your post (no disrespect intended), I thought you must be a crackpot. I think it was 1973 or 74 when National Geographic came to Gillette to do a big lead story on "Boomtown USA". They handled the pickup trucks and guns tag by writing (paraphrased), "The sports car for Gillette's youth is in the form of a 4x4 pickup truck with a gun rack in the back window and a spittoon on the floorboard."

I've been in Gillette for 43 years (today!). The first 15 years were without a pickup. (Sold one just before moving here.) Several years were without a 4x4. I haven't owned a gun (other than a pellet gun) in nearly 20 years. For most people in Wyoming, guns and trucks are not necessary. You may have been joking (about the gun?), but there was nothing in your post to suggest that. The OP came to this board looking for good information about Wyoming. If someone posts mis-information (you in this case), I applaud Georgia (or whomever) for posting 'the rest of the story.' Guns and trucks may be very important to you and many others around the state, but the majority certainly do not NEED either.

[Mandalorian]

Hey, live and let live man. Just trying giving friendly advice, after all that is the purpose of this thread.