Wisconsin anyone?
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- refunktion
I have a possibility of working for a cool company near Madison, Wisconsin. Anyone on here from Wisconsin or live there?
Just wondering if its a cool place, things to do, etc... i love camping and snowboarding.
- doesnotexist0
'consin. good schools, don't know about the design scene.
- uberdesigner0
wisconsin-madison or nothing
- marychain0
actually Wisconsin pretty much rocks for outdoor stuff
it's super nice...I would go a little stir crazy after living in Miami, but it's definetly cool
- heavyt0
yeah, i am from madison, wi.
The snowboarding isnt like a real mountain or anything, but there are some good half-pipes and what-not.
Lots of bike trails in Madison and nearby, and of course 4 lakes. So,plenty of fishing, windsurfing, etc.
Where are you thinking of relocating to? which area exactly?
- a_iver0
hudson is where it's at
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- refunktion0
heavyt, I am not considering any specific location other than Madison area since thats where the company is.
- heavyt0
oh, i thought maybe it was in a suburb.
Further advice, stick to the west side of town. Everything new and good seems to happen there these days.
- TResudek0
If you're from Oakland - as it says in your profile - you are in for a weather shock.
What's the company?
- im originally from portland though. and i can't talk about the company just yet.refunktion
- letterhead0
Snowboarding in the upper peninsula of Michigan is actually really great. I don't think that's too far of a trip from Madison. Lots of lake effect snow. In the summer Wisconsin has lots of outdoor shit going on like plenty of lakes and some great fishing.
- wordsinyourmouth0
i grew up in Madison. Cool town for sure.
- wordsinyourmouth0
which company? Planet Propaganda?
- refunktion0
it sounds like the snowboarding shock i will get is the size of the hills.
- Did you get a job? If so I'm stoked for you brolagwagon73
- not yet, just got some calls and e-mails from a few places.... we'll see.refunktion
- but thanks man!refunktion
- wordsinyourmouth0
dude, don't go there for the snowboarding, that is for sure
- yeah... i made it a rule that i need to be able to ride wherever i am.refunktion
- joeth0
I grew up in Madison too. I'm probably biased because I grew up on the west side, but I'd agree that you should live on the west side or downtown. The east side is a bit more blue collar, but it's got some nice stuff too.
Madison is very much a liberal university town. Lots of arts and culture downtown. Lots of lakes and outdoor stuff to do. I don't snowboard so I can't speak to that, but there's plenty of snow in the winter. They also love to drink beer.
For what it's worth, Milwaukee is a really cool (slightly bigger) city too, and it's just over an hour away. But again, I'm biased because that's where I live now.
- sweet, thanks! i also enjoy beer... good beer, usually.refunktion
- East side is only blue collar if you consider Oscar Mayer "blue collar"!TResudek
- refunktion0
oh neat, i could move to Oakland, Wisconsin.... from Oakland, California. Ghost Ride The Cheese Truck.
- DrBombay0
I'm in Milwaukee, I make this place better.
- katekelly0
madison is okay, although I must say, Milwaukee is better.
- McEnroe0
i am in Milwaukee too, and dr bombay does make this place better
- mg330
Yeah, what everyone else said: if you're going there for snowboarding, I hope you have some kind of machine that actually creates mountains out of the hills they call ski resorts there.
I've been to a couple places up there; it's tolerable in the sense that it's "something, anything" local, but it pales in every comparison to the riding I'm used to at Breckenridge.
- McEnroe0
Madison is definitely a college town and that's about it. It is also the state capitol, so it's nice if your into politics as well. I would suggest living downtown, that's were the action is. It's on an isthmus as well, so you have two big beautiful lakes on either side of you. Good food, good drink places too.