Re: Living in CO

 wrote:

Don't know anything about living there but whenever I think of Denver
I think of all those "white tepees" on the airport roofs. They're
supposed to look like snow covered mt peaks but they sure look like
teepees to me. Also, when flying out of Denver, the pilot announced
that because of a noise ordinance he would have to make a much steeper
ascent than usual. Kinda like a carnival ride.:)

Nantz

  On 15 fév, 17:46, thena...@gmail.com wrote:

The person asked if anyone had any experience with retirement town NW
of Denver, You said you don't know anything about living there. Why
did you bother to post anything? Get a life!

 wrote:

I told him what to expect at the Denver airport. What did you tell him
about Denver?

 I grew up in Boulder.  Work has taken me elsewhere, but I still
consider Boulder and the front range as home.  The Denver smog can
be atrocious when there is a heat inversion, though it is a
limited circumstance and easily dissipated by the winds.  Winters
are mild, snow seldom stays on the ground more than a few days.
We never had air conditioning nor did anyone else we knew.  There
are plenty of fine arts between Denver and the University.
Restaurants galore.  More day trips than you can do in a life
time.  Television signals suck as they bounce on the mountains,
but I suppose most have cable today.  Hunting and fishing abound.
Professional sports and all the personal sports except surfing,
salt water fishing, and deep sea diving.

I'm starting to wonder why I ever left.  I'm sounding like a
chamber of commerce ad.

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 I just received this from one of my other expatriated Colorado
friends.  Every one of them rings so true.


You might be from Colorado if:
When:
98% OF AMERICANS SCREAM BEFORE GOING IN THE DITCH ON A
SLIPPERY ROAD.  THE OTHER 2% ARE FROM COLORADO AND THEY
SAY, 'HOLD MY BEER AND WATCH THIS.

You're from Colorado if you'll eat ice cream in the winter.

When the weather report says it's going to be 65 degrees , you
shave
your legs and wear a skirt

It snows 5 inches and you don't expect school to be cancelled.

You'll wear flip flops every day of the year, regardless of
temperature.

You have no accent at all, but can hear other people's.  And then
you
make fun of them.

'Humid' is over 25%.

Your sense of direction is: Toward the mountains and Away from the
mountains.

You say 'the interstate' and everybody knows which one.

You think that May is a totally normal month for a blizzard.

You buy your flowers to set out on Mother's day, but try and hold
off
planting them until just before Father's day.

You grew up planning your Halloween costumes around your coat.

You know what the Continental Divide is.

You don't think Coors beer is that big a deal.

You went to Casa Bonita as a kid, and as an adult.

You've gone off-roading in a vehicle that was never intended for
such
activities.

You always know the elevation of where you are.

You wake up to a beautiful, 80 degree day and you wonder if it's
going
to snow tomorrow.

You don't care that some company renamed it, the Broncos still
play at
Mile High.

Every movie theater has military and student discounts.

Everybody wears jeans to church.

You actually know that **  South Park ** is a real place not just
a show
on TV.

You know what a 'trust fund hippy' is, and you know its natural
habitat
is Boulder

You know you're talking to a fellow Coloradoan when they call it
Elitches, not Six Flags.

A bear on your front porch doesn't bother you.

Your two favorite teams are the Broncos and whoever is beating the
crap out of the Raiders.

When people out East tell you they have mountains in their state
too,
you just laugh.

You go anywhere else on the planet and the air feels 'sticky' and
you
notice the sky is no longer blue.

FORWARD IF YOU LIVE IN OR ARE FROM COLORADO !!!

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Keep the whole world singing . . . .
DanG  (remove the sevens)
dgriff237@7cox.net