Quote Originally Posted by grfxdsnr
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Thanks everyone, keep it coming please. The cold and snow, we are used to but could do with less if you know what I mean. This year has sucked for everyone in terms of cold and snow. It's snowing in places no one expected!

So tell me, the snow average is higher in the Denver area than here in Chicago which surprised me a little. Our snow stays and never leaves for months unless we get that one day where it melts, kind of. I hear your snow usually melts quickly due to the sun. True?
The cold and snow of Colorado is MUCH different than the mid-western cold and snow you are used too. I was born and raised in the Kansas City area, which is basically the same climate as Chicago - hot and humid in the summer - cold as sh*t in the winter.

Colorado has an average of about 25% -- 40% humidity, depending on the season. It does not get sticky hot here like it does in the mid-west. It DOES get just a little bit hot in late July and August - but the humidity is barely over 30% or 35%. It's amazingly comfortable. You can actually go outside in the summer and NOT sweat while standing still under a shade tree. Can't say THAT for Chicago or any other mid-western town where the humidity is 80% ++ As soon as you go outside in July (Kansas City area) - you're instantly sweating. The humidity just collects on your body and it feels like your all sweaty and slimy in less than 10 minutes.

We are MUCH closer to the sun in Colorado, so it's only natural that the suns rays are going to be more intense. Not hotter - just more intense.

Yes, it does snow a lot here. And it melts almost as fast as it fell from the sky. We can get 8" of snow overnight and it'll all melt in a day or two if the clouds clear and the sun comes out. That's the beauty of living in Denver or any other city on the eastern side of the Rockies. Yeah - we get snow. Plenty of it. But 90% of the people in this country don't realize how fast it melts and warms up after the snow.

If ya want snow - just take a 45 minute trip up Boulder canyon or take Interstate 70 about 1hr west to Silverthorne - you in the mountains BABY!! Snow!! snow!! snow!! Snow everywhere!!!! When you get tired of the snow, just hop in the car and drive back down the mountain to Denver for some nice warm sun and T-shirt weather in the middle of February.

As far as I know - Colorado MMJ laws are much more relaxed. Maybe thats not the correct way to phrase it - but the point is - it's EASY to get hooked up with a good caregiver or dispensary here. From what I've been reading - it's NOT easy to find a dispensary or a caregiver in NM.

Colorado Springs is a military town. Not the best place to raise kids IMO. Anytime you have a military base - you'll have increased levels of crime (prostitution and illegal drugs). Thats not speculation or me talking out of my ass. Thats been a known reality for generations. I would not want to live in Colorado Springs simply because of that military base and also because of how bad the TRAFFIC sucks. Yeah, we got traffic in Denver - but it's not NEAR as bad as Colorado Springs.

Ft. Collins (60 miles north of Denver) is a college town. It's quiet and peaceful in the summer. Hip and exciting during the school year. Not much traffic and a much smaller overall population when compared to Denver or Colorado Springs. IMO it still has that small town feel without feeling like you live 100 miles out in BFE.

Denver is the big city. This is where the VA hospital is located. This is where the Childrens Hospital is located ( God Bless em - saved my kids life twice). The Pepsi center is here if you like hockey or basketball. The Broncos play at Invesco field. The Rockies baseball stadium is here too. Denver has done a great job of keeping their downtown alive and active. Downtown is where all the action is. Baseball stadium, basketball arena, football stadium -- all downtown or very close to downtown.

MMJ is EASY to get in the Denver area. Get your MMJ card and walk into any of a couple hundred different dispensaries in the Denver metro area. More selection of smokeable and edible herb than you can shake a stick at. Most of it is pretty decent quality for the buck.