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No hurricanes. No earthquakes. No blizzards. No floods. No heat waves. No humidity. An occasional forest fire in close proximity, but that's about it. 300-330 days of sun out of the year, and we have four seasons. Not too hot, not too cold. We have about 500,000 or so people here, and there’s only so much room to sprawl. Not too big, not too small.
Mountains in my backyard. Most people are friendly.
Best New Mexican and Mexican food you’ll ever eat in the states. Real green and red chile. Best margaritas, too. Lots of good restaurants with all cuisines.
Only city in America with a baseball team whose name came from a Simpsons episode.
Home of the Pit. Home of the Balloon Fiesta.
There are four casinos with poker rooms that I can get to in less than half an hour, and three have amphitheatres. Journal Pavilion also brings in good shows, if you don’t mind waiting two hours to leave the parking lot.
Streets are easy to figure out. Airport is very easy to use. Cost of living is cheap.
Downtown is being revitalized and cleaned up. There are plans for a light rail system in the near future. Real estate is going crazy. Lots of new commercial development going on.
A day’s drive from Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver, Dallas, Mexico, and yes, Salt Lake City.
So what if we’ve got a lot of drunk drivers, a piddly river, and no pro sports? Just because our mayor banned the TV show COPS from ever filming here again doesn’t mean we’re all bad. I wear it like a badge of honor.
And we did find the Runaway Bride. That was fun.
I've been to a lot of cities, and I'd rather live here than in most of them. Most of my friends that move here agree. So if you're in town, look me up. We'll go to Sadie's or Los Cuates and get some 'ritas and enchiladas. Nothing like it.
ScottieK
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You make a good case. Seriously, I may be looking to move out west in a few years, sounds a lot like what I'm looking for. I guess I assumed that it was one of those cities where English speakers are in the minority.
And Boston is my least favorite.
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