Boulder, Colorado
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- dbloc
likes/ dislikes
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- nadanada0
born / raised / then went to USC / came back....
it's great. but, i'm getting the hell out. ha.
- dbloc0
how's the weather?
- bigtrick0
+ good location, easy access to awesome. - full of fucking strip malls and starbucks and retail trash - another car-driven retail dystopia created by massive influx of californians looking for the mountain-tymey good life, and the commercial infrastructure that spring up in order to cater to their perceived tastes, thus ruining it for everyone alike.
- bigtrick0
aha, see, they will sell you on how different boulder is, what an escape it is, but in reality they have built it up to be just like california.
- nadanada0
the weather is largely nice - something like 300+ days of sunshine.
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yes - full of rich californians who are bored with california and cannot drive worth a damn when it snows. it's basically a hippie town, but the hippies are rich and drive audis and have $3million restored victorian houses and whine about the organic yogurt selection at vitamin cottage.
- dbloc0
went there once to visit a friend and loved it...actually considering making the move. I'm not born and raised California though. Originally from TX
- manonthestreet0
Lived there on two separate occasions for 2-3 years apiece.
If I was married and wanted to have or had young children that is where I would be.
Since the likelihood of that happening is nil I prefer to be in NYC.
The natural surroundings of Boulder make for a great young adult playground. The housing prices are a bit ridiculous and it lacks diversity [yet residents claim diversity]. Going out at night reveals a sausage fest and it boasts the worlds worst strip club [the bustop].
Locally grown marijuana is top notch and priced right. There are more than enough nice restaurants. Lots of free natural wonders to enjoy - the fishing is AWESOME.
On one 2 year stretch I lived there without a car, only a bicycle, to get around....no problem 355 days a year. The weather is about the nicest I have ever lived under...
- brandonp0
live in Westminster/work in Boulder. Boulder is a super active town with a great infrastructure if you ride a bike everywhere. The scene during lunch at Whole Foods is off the chain! It's a full blend of Trustafarians, hipsters, and rich ex-Californians. I live outside of town but work in Boulder. It's a nice contrast. People out here call boulder 10sq miles surrounded by reality.
- dbloc0
so I take it housing is expensive....couldn't be more expensive than California though.
- I have had apartments that were in downtown boulder for under $600; I also rented a house in ward for $1800. Up to you...manonthestreet
- whitewolf0
I moved to boulder from Boone/ Blowing Rock, NC. I thought the mountain culture would be the same--it's not.
My mountain house in NC was $1250/ m split 4 ways. A total dream.
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I moved to boulder and paid $650/m for a tiny room in a house way too close to the college party hill. After 3 months I moved to Denver--affordable housing and great food/ bars/ entertainment. I commute about 35/40 minutes everyday to Boulder--the drive is incredible, long, but worth it.
Boulder--way too many trust-afarians, college students, and nice houses you could never live in. Who cares if there is an apple store. I just couldn't handle hearing "Namaste' Brah" every time i went out on pearl street.
- moldero0
went to telluride Col once, compared to SF the people there were friendly as hell, felt like i was in pleasantville or the twilight zone or something.
- That's just big city versus small towndbloc
- try rico, co if you are there next timemanonthestreet
- ifeltdave0
I lived there for about a year. Fucking great place. Clean, beautiful, people are pretty friendly, and so many outdoor activities. Big city is the way to go for me, though, so I came back to LA :)
- Seanbot0
Moved out here to Boulder from San Francisco and I have been really enjoying it. Yes, there are a shit-load of trustafarians and rich white-people, but coming from SF it's loads less and entirely tolerable.
Also, mountains are a plus.
- ********0
One of the things I didn't like about Boulder is the hypocritical nature of a lot of people I ran into.
Maybe it's just me, but I figure the closer one gets to nature, the further one would be to materialism. Well it's quite the opposite in Boulder. If you're not wearing the latest, techy-ist, brand name outdoor gear, then you can't compete. A buddy moved out there, and now he wears trekking pants to work...at an agency...in a cube...
I was also put off by the farmer's market. The organic farmer's there rip you just like any old oil company that they, the farmer's, probably despise. Scary coincidence.
Colorado is beautiful, but there are many places to live... if you're young and only in it for the faux of it, move there, and party; you'll even see fixed bikes, as ironic as one of those in a place like Boulder is, and of course Costco and any other product of capitalism, then have it. If you're looking for some peace, and nature, move some place more deserving than Boulder because all of the mainstream American nonsense that I find frustrating is all still there, just flipped.
- SrSamaurai0
Boulder is good for about 4 years then it becomes vacuous.
Go visit and you will probably want to live there.
- ********0
- ********0
I was there in January - skied Steamboat and Winter Park.
Took 9 hours to get home on Sunday... what would normally be a 2.5 hour drive...
I'd be pretty selective on where you're going to live if you want to take advantage of some activities... that is if you're living for the weekend.
- yeah that sucks...was it around new years?dbloc
- I was out there from the 11th to the end of the month. I can't imagine being able to enjoy only one day of snow a week.********
- MikeDubs0
Work and live in Boulder right now. It's certainly living the life.