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Here's why I chose these places.
Boston, Mass Pros I have friends that live there. It's a big city with lots of neighborhoods. There's an ocean RIGHT THERE! Cons It's expensive to live there. I like snow, but not THAT much snow! Austin, TX Pros I have friends that live there. There is a huge Burning Man community there. The weather is similar to where I live now. Cons The weather is similar to where I live now. Fort Collins, CO Pros Lots of outdoorsy stuff to do. Quite a number of factorys there (although I'd transfer within my current company) Easy town to get around in. Cons Don't know anyone there. Altitude Portland, OR Pros The ocean is RIGHT THERE! There's green stuff everywhere. I don't mind the rain. Cons Don't know anyone there.
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09-28-2011, 01:05 PM
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To add to all of this-
All my life I've moved because someone wanted me to move to where they are. Now, it's MY turn to move where I want to move to! There are things that I need in these cities and they are, in no particular order: Must have a good sized Burning Man community Must have a good sized GLBT community Must have a decent night life Must have a good public transportation system Must have an arts type of district This is what I can think of off the top of my head, and there really ain't much there!
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09-28-2011, 01:11 PM
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Another vote for Portland. It has all those things on your list.
It is tough to find a job though and even when employers are hiring they tend to be slow as molasses to actually get someone hired for a job. In this economy I am not sure it is worse than the other places on your list or not. I love Portland!
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Someone asked if I had ex's in any of those cities. The answer is no. Not yet anyways.
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Having lived in Boston, I couldn't ever do that winter weather again
I have considered Austin - Poppi and I have talked about it. Nice gay community. Any place that snows more than the 3 or 4 inches of snow I get now I vote against lol
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I will start by saying that I don't know anything about Boston.
 I vote Portland. It's got a similar feel to Ft. Collins but is much cooler. There's a ton of outdoor stuff to do, much of which is similar to the types of outdoor stuff in Ft. Collins, just less of the rugged mountain kind of thing and more trees. They've also got a MUCH larger and more active BF and GLBT community than Ft. Collins. If the heat/humidity isn't an issue than I'd say Austin. I've heard the food there is pretty good. |
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My vote is Portland as well.
I recently visited there for the first time and completely fell in love with it. The ocean is a picture right out of a book. The rocks the clifts and the beach...everything you would want. If you love the ocean, which it seems from your posts is a plus, don't settle for anything but being at least near it. Someday i will live near that vast beautiful giant being of water....got a feeling it will be Portland for myself. Good luck!!!!
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You are so lucky to be able to pick up and just try something new in a new city or state. All of those cities have great things to do and I would look them up to check out what would be interesting to me. My personal favorite would be to be near the beach but I am a beach girl myself. lol
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There is a EXCELLENT community here in Austin, spread from the deep south parts of the city to cleaner and thinner aired parts of the city. As far as public transportation goes, it is good if you are downtown and/or close to the heart of the city. Okay elsewhere, but certainly not great. Austin is the music capital! The heart of the nightlife and the heart of the art district and the heart of the city are basically one big heart.  I'm not a Burning Man-er, but it sounds like you already know that that's good here. I'm going to throw something else out there. It's a cheaper cost of living here versus OR. I'm only really comparing TX to OR right now because they are the only two on your list that only have one con. There is the beige versus green thing. However, luckily, there are a bunch of places where you can plant your own green things so that you have green around all the time, should you so desire. Oh, and when it does rain in Austin....and it will for more than 12 seconds, one day....it differentiates between cold and warm rain. The PNW only has cold rain. That might not make a difference to you, but if I'm getting rained on, I don't want it to feel like needles. Take this for what it's worth. Of the four, I've only lived in Austin, though I did spend more than 4 years in WA, so I do have experience in the PNW. I can say that if you don't choose Austin, my feelings wouldn't be hurt if you did choose Portland, cuz there are some nice folks there too. If you choose CO or MA with winter coming.......you are a masochist and really should be in Austin, where we can keep an eye on you. Last edited by Gemme; 09-28-2011 at 02:25 PM. |
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I would say subscribe to the community threads and hang out with the BFP people that are here there. (that makes sense if you read it fast...I think.) But Austin throws regular parties. We are a good group and we live all over so you can whine about those of us who are too far south or those of them who are too far north. Truly, Austin is a good fit if you are weird and like to celebrate your weirdness. But it is hot. Ungodly this summer. But we don't get too much cold which is one of the reasons I left Denver. Are you a sports fan? We've got that. Music fan? We've got that too. Food lover? OMGay do we have that. And, if you can, visit each one. But really, why waste all that time? Move to Austin. It's where the cool kids go. Unless you are a cool kid who lives somewhere else. (CYA and running now)
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Having lived 35miles from Boston for almost 3 years, I can tell you I HATED the winters there!! It would snow, that would freeze, then it would snow on top of the iced snow and then do it all over again! And having to move your car so plowing could get done was a real pain in the butt too!
And don't get me started on how RUDE the drivers are in Boston! They will cut you off then flip you off like you did something wrong. It's a whole different style of driving up there. You have to learn to jump out in the smallest of spaces or you'll end up sitting and sitting waiting to get out, then people are honking at you. I certainly learned a new way to drive up there! BUT! The best thing about Boston that I love is the Boston Red Sox! I got to see them twice at Fenway Park (pronounced pock) and I've been a fan ever since.
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I'm partial to Colorado myself. The fishing hunting and outdoor sports are unmatched. I like snow, yes even feet of it. Living in the great NNE we get our fair share.
There is community to be found in Colorado, as well as hot springs and a lively college community. Oh and one can get an ostrich burger without having to import it.
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