On this day when some feel it is necessary to celebrate something people are supposed to do, I am thinking of going to grad school and finish this time. Finally all of my parental units have died and I have money to pay for grad school. That sounds more bitter than I intended it to sound.
I have lived where the teams are either too expensive (U of I for people not associated with the university is/was outrageously expensive) or there has been no team for too long. I want to do laps with others who want to do laps. I don't want to do laps where people don't complain about me swimming in there way as the piddle (my father's favorite word) down the lane doing something that looks like a *** stroke.
Here are the choices. I want to hear opinions -both good and bad.
Indianapolis (have friends)
Cleveland (as a kid a big Indians fan)
Phoenix (Did everyone see that they increased both their football & baseball budget? How does Ms. Love justify that?)
Northridge, CA (quaint)
San Francisco, Ca (looks like it might be more fun than it really is)
Portland, OR (Seattle-want-to-be)
Kansas City, MO ()
Denver, CO (Good friend lives there)
(The statements are from some one else not me)
The furthest west I've ever been is Iowa City, Topeka, San Antonio. I've lived in a small towns (Galesburg, IL the center of the universe and home of the Ferris Wheel), university/intellectual towns (Champaign/Urbana & Topeka, when Menninger was still there) and center cities with lots of suburbs. (DC, St. Louis, Houston). I've never lived in a suburb.
I think of the list only Northridge, CA is a suburb. I think Kansas City, MO is considered central city. To do this I am also thinking of buying a car. I'm 50 & never had one. I've been to Indy, Cleveland (it really has become a beautiful city), and Kansas City, MO (not the center of the universe as LDSers think).
Any response will be most welcomed.
Thanks a bill,
Craig
Craig,
After growing up in Northern California, going to school in Santa Barbara and staying a total of 8 years, then Colorado for 24 years were settled in Tempe (granted we've had a place here for about 8 years). Also, we travel regularly for business in UT, WY, ID, MT, NM, NV, NE.
Having said all that, this is by far the best place we have lived when it comes to weather, training opportunities, cost of living (surprised you said its expensive, PM me for more info). Is it hot for a few months a year? Yes, but nothing like the midwest or southeast where you have the horrible humidity.
People ask what we do when its 114 like today, we swim at 5:30am then use the AC in the house/car and enjoy later evenings when it drops down to the 90's. In Colorado we faced the same/yet opposite situation when temps for months are below freezing, you have the heating on when your inside and bundle up if you have to go out!
PS; Agree with you about Austin
Craig,
After growing up in Northern California, going to school in Santa Barbara and staying a total of 8 years, then Colorado for 24 years were settled in Tempe (granted we've had a place here for about 8 years). Also, we travel regularly for business in UT, WY, ID, MT, NM, NV, NE.
Having said all that, this is by far the best place we have lived when it comes to weather, training opportunities, cost of living (surprised you said its expensive, PM me for more info). Is it hot for a few months a year? Yes, but nothing like the midwest or southeast where you have the horrible humidity.
People ask what we do when its 114 like today, we swim at 5:30am then use the AC in the house/car and enjoy later evenings when it drops down to the 90's. In Colorado we faced the same/yet opposite situation when temps for months are below freezing, you have the heating on when your inside and bundle up if you have to go out!
PS; Agree with you about Austin
