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Chat Thread XXX - Morons Debate Living Places Other Than The South !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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cookoutdeac said:
it was tiny and surrounded by cement when i saw it in august..

looking at a map now, maybe i was just on the cherry creek side of things, looked like this:
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That's Cherry Creek; on the west side of town the South Platte River flows....not navigable by motorized boat, but you can probably float most of it at certain flows.


South-Platte-River-Tubing-Confluence-Park-Denver-Op.jpg
 
tigerswood said:
Median home price in Cottonwood Heights >$800K. FML. Pay me $5K a month in rent to cover the mortgage?

My wife and I are already trying to figure out how to eventually creatively expand our home and keep the 2.5% fixed 30 year rate forever. Other than adding a 3rd story, which she insists would "not fit with the neighborhood", I don't see what we could do.
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Out of curiosity, what do you need the expanded space for?

In Denver, popping the top is like $3-400/sq foot, but you see a lot of people doing it in the older neighborhoods because the lots are small (<=6000 sqft) and it's still more economical than a scrape and rebuild. You've also got to factor another $1-200/sq foot to renovate the main floor when you pop the top.
 
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the amount of SPORTS that becomes available after the summer lull is pretty hard to get used to. CFB, NFL, MLB going to playoffs and basketball starting up all at the same time, after a summer of just nothingness.
 
dartsndeacs said:
the amount of SPORTS that becomes available after the summer lull is pretty hard to get used to. CFB, NFL, MLB going to playoffs and basketball starting up all at the same time, after a summer of just nothingness.
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It's the sports equivalent of a tolerance break. Get a few months to dial it back and then it hits hard.
 
hits ya hard

but there is that lull between when football starts and when basketball starts where you're jonesing like "what sports am I supposed to watch on a Tuesday night??"
 
tigerswood said:
Here's a question: what U.S. cities have the best 4 seasons combined (i.e. actually has all 4 seasons with no brutal/bad ones). Places like Hawaii or SoCal are pretty much auto-DQ as they don't have seasons. After a minimal amount of thinking, I think the answer may be Asheville, NC. Amazing springs/falls, very tolerable summers (and can always escape to more elevation), and mild but somewhat snowy winters. Maybe a bit too much rain for some, but that's my answer.

Other contenders?
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I'd suggest Oregon cities, like Corvalis, and Eugene, would probably rank high on this list.
 
dartsndeacs said:
the amount of SPORTS that becomes available after the summer lull is pretty hard to get used to. CFB, NFL, MLB going to playoffs and basketball starting up all at the same time, after a summer of just nothingness.
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How could you forget hockey?
 
Always have multiple kids cry at the end of Of Mice and Men. Today was the first day I had people crying at the end of The Metamorphosis.
 
dartsndeacs said:
the amount of SPORTS that becomes available after the summer lull is pretty hard to get used to. CFB, NFL, MLB going to playoffs and basketball starting up all at the same time, after a summer of just nothingness.
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Don’t forget hockey you jerk!!!
 
You have $100 to build your ideal city to suit your personal tastes and needs, go:

$40 - Affordable
$30 - Weather
$25 - Good public transit/walk/bike scores
$25 - Professional sports teams
$20 - Beer/Alcohol scene
$10 - Proximity to beach/mountains
$10 - Good public schools
$10 - Dining scene
$10 - Arts (music, theatre, museums)
$10 - Diversity
$10 - Proximity to family and friends
$10 - Agrees with my politics
$10 - Retail/shopping
 
TownieDeac said:
You have $100 to build your ideal city to suit your personal tastes and needs, go:

$40 - Affordable
$30 - Weather
$25 - Good public transit/walk/bike scores
$25 - Professional sports teams
$20 - Beer/Alcohol scene
$10 - Proximity to beach/mountains
$10 - Good public schools
$10 - Dining scene
$10 - Arts (music, theatre, museums)
$10 - Diversity
$10 - Proximity to family and friends
$10 - Agrees with my politics
$10 - Retail/shopping
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How much to just not have to live in a city?
 
I mean if I had children I'd be buying land in detroit or somewhere because of global warming.
 
I hate big cities. Give me 10+ acres of forest in the middle of nowhere anywhere in the US and I'd be happier.
 
TownieDeac said:
You have $100 to build your ideal city to suit your personal tastes and needs, go:

$40 - Affordable
$30 - Weather
$25 - Good public transit/walk/bike scores
$25 - Professional sports teams
$20 - Beer/Alcohol scene
$10 - Proximity to beach/mountains
$10 - Good public schools
$10 - Dining scene
$10 - Arts (music, theatre, museums)
$10 - Diversity
$10 - Proximity to family and friends
$10 - Agrees with my politics
$10 - Retail/shopping
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$30 weather
$10 proximity to beach mountains
$10 dining
$10 arts
$10 proximity to friends/family
$10 agrees with politics
$20 beer/alcohol
 
Good public transit
Professional sports
Beer
Beach/mountains
Diversity
Toss up between dining, arts, and proximity to family
 
although these days what place in the country doesn't have good beer/alcohol?
 
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