I like Austin. Aaron's best friend lived there a while. It's a nice place - great university, super duper cheap housing, growing tech market. I could see being happy there. No basements, though - so I'd have to have a huge house to compensate for that. :P
On 7/24/07, Loathe wrote: > Austin is one of the cities on our list. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shawna Hampton > Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 2:28 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: What you're looking for in a place to live > > Hmmm ... well the only time I really "moved" or "changed cities" I didn't > have a choice in the matter -- I had to take what KC offered ... BUT if it > were up to me: > > Affordable housing > Vibrant arts and music community > Excellent hiking/biking trails and a good lake nearby to kayak > Warm climate WITHOUT humidity > Diverse population that's reflected in its restaurants, shopping, culture, > housing > Historical significance or interesting historical roots > Good university system > Liberal politics > Volunteer spirit and strong recycling/community development programs > Clean > > I've always thought Austin, TX fit most of that, except maybe the low > humidity ... but if you've ever lived thru a St. Louis summer, most anything > else can be considered "low humidity" > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 12:34 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: What you're looking for in a place to live > > Reading the where to move thread has been interesting. I like checking > out all the things that people look for in a place to live. I never > would have thought of "amusement park" as being a draw. So, what do > you look for in a place to live. Here's my partial (5 minutes of > thought) list, in no particular order: > > Affordable & safe housing on public transportation routes > green spaces and lakes > can get "out of the city" within a reasonable time, preferably with > interesting other places to go > liberal-leaning residents > safe biking routes > good job market > multiple triathlon venues within a reasonable distance > diverse grocery-shopping options (including local food/food > coops/ethnic markets and such) > non-chain restaurants > > At one point in my life, I would have said night life and culture. > But, I never go out anymore. But, I should probably add vibrant music > scene, cause otherwise I'd be living without my husband, which is not > so preferable. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion is delivering applications solutions at at top companies around the world in government. Find out how and where now http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/showcase/index.cfm?event=finder&productID=1522&loc=en_us Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:238978 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
