Tell me about Denver Co

[jhelgesen]

Talking to a company in Denver Colorado.

What can you tell me about the area?

[Gogar]

Currently Denver is performing an experiment wherein they are trying to stufff 3,000,000 people into an area fit for 2,000,000 people. A two bedroom apartment in an area you may not want to live averages around $2k. There’s lots of great restaurants but someone has decided that a cheeseburger and fries is worth $16 in every single one of them, regardless of quality. There are approximately 7,432,000 lime, bird, and razor scooters planted on every sidewalk in the city. It was illegal to ride them in the street or bike lane, but some hand wringers felt it was dangerous for pedestrians. Now it is ONLY legal to ride them in the street or a bike lane. So there’s teenage kids and hipster beards legally riding little electronic scooters through the already congested streets designed for 30% less traffic.

It’s awesome!

[JacobS911]

hehe yes to this ^^

I live in southwest Denver close to old town Littleton. Great area and don't have to deal with said above.. Great access to the mountains and quiet enough to have the windows open at night in the summer/fall.


Here's a pretty recent thread on another Pelican looking to move to CO.
Moving to Loveland, Colorado for a few years....any insights

It's a great place to live. There wouldn't be so many people moving here if it wasn't..

Also.. I have a aircooled monthly meetup that I coordinate. Shoot me a PM with your email if and when you move and I'll get you on the distribution list!!

[Norm K]

Denver, though nice as large cities go, is viewed by many in the region as the arm pit of the Rocky Mountains.

It you are, or think you might like to become the out-doorsy type, the foothills communities about twenty minutes to the west hold much appeal.

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[911boost]

The housing $ question does not get any better outside Denver for the most part. Hogan is pretty spot on.

I am north of Denver and love it.

[Norm K]

Originally Posted by JacobS911

Also.. I have a aircooled monthly meetup that I coordinate. Shoot me a PM with your email if and when you move and I'll get you on the distribution list!!

Hey Jacob, I still have the wide body air dam (934 style, maybe?) that I never put on my 930. I'll pay a nice finder's fee if you can help me get it out of my garage.

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[RSBob]

If you hate or love the weather, wait 5 minutes. 50 degree temp changes in one day are not uncommon.

[group911@aol.co]

It is awesome and I live and work right in the middle of it. I see it as for every scooter zipping down the street, there is one less car on the road.
I always like to ask the people who complain about all the people moving here where they are from. 9 out of 10 complaining the most are themselves transplants. My response is "how about you take your whiny ass back to where you came from and let somebody who actually appreciates being here have your spot?"
The kids are moving here for good reason. It's great!

Originally Posted by Gogar

Currently Denver is performing an experiment wherein they are trying to stufff 3,000,000 people into an area fit for 2,000,000 people. A two bedroom apartment in an area you may not want to live averages around $2k. There’s lots of great restaurants but someone has decided that a cheeseburger and fries is worth $16 in every single one of them, regardless of quality. There are approximately 7,432,000 lime, bird, and razor scooters planted on every sidewalk in the city. It was illegal to ride them in the street or bike lane, but some hand wringers felt it was dangerous for pedestrians. Now it is ONLY legal to ride them in the street or a bike lane. So there’s teenage kids and hipster beards legally riding little electronic scooters through the already congested streets designed for 30% less traffic.

It’s awesome!

[fintstone]

I moved there from NC myself . I really enjoyed it when I lived in the burbs 35 years ago. Lots to do, lots of work and not very crowded. Dry and sunny...winter and summer. Skiing nearby if that suits you. It is pretty populated now, lots of traffic and the metro area has grown 50 miles in every direction. Beautiful blue skies and cool summers (no AC in my house there...but some days, it would be nice). If you hate snow...it can be painful. I had a huge stretch of sidewalk and the city required it be shoveled within 24 hrs of the snow stopping...so I was often out at 2 am shoveling. I have a photo of shoveling out where it is well above my 6 foot fence (drift).

I rent out my first house near there in Aurora. It is probably worth about $285K in today's market. Built in '81 and almost 1200 sq ft. Nothing fancy. I get $1600 mth. It is always rented and has a waiting blist...but they ususally only stay for a year now (1st renter stayed 35 years). It was only $800 a month about 10 years ago. Water must be expensive now as their water bills run about $200 a month. Hard to keep grass growing there.

[Iciclehead]

I live in Loveland (just north) since September....its awesome. Great scenery, nice town, close to Denver (albeit on the I25 raceway) haven't seen enough snow or bad weather to even qualify.

My trips to Denver though have not been good, really, really busy place and as said, too much traffic for too little roadway so that'd be a challenge.

Dennis

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by Gogar

Currently Denver is performing an experiment wherein they are trying to stufff 3,000,000 people into an area fit for 2,000,000 people. A two bedroom apartment in an area you may not want to live averages around $2k. There’s lots of great restaurants but someone has decided that a cheeseburger and fries is worth $16 in every single one of them, regardless of quality. There are approximately 7,432,000 lime, bird, and razor scooters planted on every sidewalk in the city. It was illegal to ride them in the street or bike lane, but some hand wringers felt it was dangerous for pedestrians. Now it is ONLY legal to ride them in the street or a bike lane. So there’s teenage kids and hipster beards legally riding little electronic scooters through the already congested streets designed for 30% less traffic.

It’s awesome!

Gawd! It's another Portland, Oregon. Hopefully, no active Antifa crowd?

[fintstone]

Originally Posted by peteremsley

Grass is tough to keep green without throwing money at it... AC is pretty essential in my mind.

Aurora?

Yep. Near Buckley AFB (it was just a national guard base back then). Used to call it my "little house on the prairie". Subdivision was all alone...far from anything else. Rattlesnake in the yard every now and then. Now it is in the middle of a sea of subdivisions.

I had a lawn full of bluegrass when I was there. Water was relatively cheap. Increased population resulted in expensive water now.

Lots of breeze out there...just have to open windows. If the 40 year old furnace ever fails...I would add AC. Few folks out there had AC back when I lived there. Even poor folks are spoiled these days.

Used to be quite conservative. Had to go to Boulder to find anyone left of center. Newcomers pouring in all seem to be far left. Lots of low-life attracted by legalized pot as well.

[foxpaws]

It is great - best snow in the winter and hiking in the summer - just a couple of hours west of the city - or, if you are already northwest of the city - just a little over an hour.

And Denver now has a livable city core, which is nice - but, yes, pricey.

I am a native, and although it is hard to see Denver 'grow up' and become a big city, it still is the best place (so long as you aren't hankering for beaches).

[Scott R]

We were living between our house in South Denver and our house in Woody Creek. We finally gave up on the Denver house due to traffic and overcrowding.

[Gogar]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Gawd! It's another Portland, Oregon. Hopefully, no active Antifa crowd?

No it’s not as bad as Portland; there’s way less human poop on the sidewalks. I’m at the Portland doubletree right now and dodged a few dookies on the way to get my cookies.

[Gogar]

Originally Posted by group911@aol.co

I always like to ask the people who complain about all the people moving here where they are from. 9 out of 10 complaining the most are themselves transplants. My response is "how about you take your whiny ass back to where you came from and let somebody who actually appreciates being here have your spot?

I’m a native coloradoan and I’ve lived in Denver for 28 years. My original post, while true, is mostly for fun.

[Norm K]

Originally Posted by group911@aol.co

I always like to ask the people who complain about all the people moving here where they are from. 9 out of 10 complaining the most are themselves transplants. My response is "how about you take your whiny ass back to where you came from and let somebody who actually appreciates being here have your spot?"

Make sure you point out your pioneer plates while you're berating those newcomers.

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[fintstone]

I am all for moving to a place that is better than where you are leaving...but I do find it problematic when newcomers want to change the things that caused them (and those that preceded them) to mover there.

Personally, I really like living near a big city and all it offers...but, not a great big city. That said, I would not hesitate to go to the Denver area for a good opportunity (unlike NYC, SF, DC, etc.). Personally, I would prefer living/working at the edge of the city...maybe in Aurora or Littleton (if I could do so without a terrible commute).

We loved it there...but were young (maybe that makes a difference). Both kids were conceived there and the youngest was born there. We would have never left except Uncle Sam thought we needed to go overseas.

[group911@aol.co]

Originally Posted by Norm K

Make sure you point out your pioneer plates while you're berating those newcomers.

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Who said I was a native?

[Joe Bob]

Denver is pricey. Surprised at how many homeless there are. The suburbs are cheaper but not by much. Traffic can be messy in the snow.

Subaru’s are the state vehicle. Lots of vocal libs in an otherwise con state.