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01-04-2007, 05:32 AM

Craig Brossman wrote:
> xxx wrote:
>> On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:03:34 GMT, "cufliflox" <vervix@microsoft.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I have to relocate. Which city has better scenery? Colorado Springs
>>> has easier access to Gunnison, Crested Butte, and Fort Collins is a
>>> lot closer to Rocky Mountain National Park. Also heard about
>>> outlying areas such as Woodland Park. Which city is more fun as a base?
>>
>> imho,
>>
>> Colorado Springs is very populated. The congested roads leads towards
>> people running reds, and hitting each other. Because of this some
>> people can't aford car insurance, so many uninsured/unlicensed drivers
>> are on the roads. Also the Olympic Training center is there, the
>> locals hate bike riding groups taking up two lanes, so it happens to
>> be a local sport to run down a rider, or two, and get away with it.

>>
>> Careful, with what you base your relocation on, you have to live with
>> it later.
>> Just my option,
>>
>> xxx
>
> It seems to me that there should be one name for the city that is
> Colorado Springs-Denver-Boulder-Longmont-Fort Collins-...
>
You forgot Trinidad, Walsenburg and Pueblo to the south and Cheyenne to
the north.

Shawn

01-04-2007, 05:32 AM	#11 (permalink)
Shawn Posts: n/a	Re: Colorado Springs or Fort Collins CO? Craig Brossman wrote: > xxx wrote: >> On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:03:34 GMT, "cufliflox" <vervix@microsoft.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I have to relocate. Which city has better scenery? Colorado Springs >>> has easier access to Gunnison, Crested Butte, and Fort Collins is a >>> lot closer to Rocky Mountain National Park. Also heard about >>> outlying areas such as Woodland Park. Which city is more fun as a base? >> >> imho, >> >> Colorado Springs is very populated. The congested roads leads towards >> people running reds, and hitting each other. Because of this some >> people can't aford car insurance, so many uninsured/unlicensed drivers >> are on the roads. Also the Olympic Training center is there, the >> locals hate bike riding groups taking up two lanes, so it happens to >> be a local sport to run down a rider, or two, and get away with it. >> >> Careful, with what you base your relocation on, you have to live with >> it later. >> Just my option, >> >> xxx > > It seems to me that there should be one name for the city that is > Colorado Springs-Denver-Boulder-Longmont-Fort Collins-... > You forgot Trinidad, Walsenburg and Pueblo to the south and Cheyenne to the north. Shawn