[cstreit]

Jon,

We lived in the city for 10 years... I think it's great when you're under 28 and/or single... ...but why did we leave and move to the Naperville/Warrenville area?

If you want to have nice things (read cars) and don't make $200k plus per year, forget it. I could tell you plenty of p-car/Chicago horror stories.

There is plenty of nightlife in the Naperville area. Not like the city mind you, but you're a 30 minute train ride away from downtown too. Personally I was very much against moving out here. I was sure I'd hate it... ...never leave the city and go out to "The 'burbs" to die and all that.

However I know more p-car guys, go out more, and enjoy the place much more without worrying about some jagoff in an SUV ramming my car parked in a narrow spot with 200 witnesses that saw nothing at rush hour (true story)...

Plus I've met more p-car guys out here like Souk (good or bad has yet to be determined), Ray911s, KTL-Spider, Keith0, Ahmed, Ed, etc...

Commute from the city to Warrenville every morning (I bet I know where too!) NO WAY IN HELL.... 1.5 hours each way of bumper-to-bumper traffic....