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Mormons Suck!!! - 2/27/2013

Hello, my name is Luke, and I have to share some experiences I had living in Utah as a person. When I first came here, the first thing I noticed how much I hated Mormons, here are my top 5 reasons 1) Mormons are too nice and too accepting, they are always smiling and waving and being happy and friendly to everyone, they should be in a DR Suess Book!!! 2) Mormons donate time and money to non profit organizations and other humanitarian aids throughout the state, country, and world. Who do they think they are??? They think their soooo cool helping other people!!!! 3) Mormons live longer because they don't smoke, drink, do drugs, kill people, etc... Which means they will have longer healthier lives, are they trying to make us look bad????? 4) Mormons don't lie, steal, or cheat!! Which makes all of us who do look even worse!! And all of us who make money doing those things don't get accepted in society. 5) Mormons keep trying to tell me how happy they are and how their religion helps them and how I should read their book and come to church with them!!! Gosh, don't they know that i hate being happy?!?!!?! I am perfectly fine living in my pit of agony!!! That's why I hate Mormons, and that's why I hate Utah!!![more...]

Not a Good Place to Raise Kids - 7/11/2012

The greater Salt Lake City area is a poor place to raise kids as there are too many hazards here: 1.) The smog is bad, and absolutely horrible in the winter months. (and I lived in Los Angeles for many years before coming here). It is bad for their little developing lungs. 2.) The drivers are extremely rude. They will cut you off even if you are right in the way. The probability of a little one being hurt in an automobile accident is very high. The traffic police here only give tickets for speeding. Any other infraction is ignored. Although the "De-Facto" speed limit on the freeways here is 80 MPH. 3.) It is extremely crowded here, and people walk in the streets even if there is a sidewalk. 4.) You will literally live right on top of a major earthquake fault line. 5.) While other states try to keep fireworks safe, Utah recently enacted a law to make it legal for citizens to have powerful arial fireworks for a whole month straight. 6.) There are plenty of oil refineries around here polluting the air, and occasionally one explodes and damages a few houses nearby. 7.) There are more smaller things that make this place irritating.[more...]

Best place for retirees - 7/11/2012

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands is so far the best place for retirees. The people are warm and still practice old good family values and very respectful. Climate is hot April to July, afterwhich we experience rain falls that last for only 20 minutes. Green mountains and clear blue seas. The air is clean. Driving around will only take you 20 mins and you are home. Peaceful, quiet, clean air, slow paced lifestyle.[more...]

What recession? - 4/5/2012

Utah has been growing through the recession, especially in the tech industry. Adobe is building a large new facility right in my back yard. Twitter is building a data center here. And as scary as it sounds, the NSA is building a huge telecommunications "listening post." that will employ 15,000 people. Why all the growth when so many other places have been faced with a huge recession? Utah is business friendly. It has a high percentage of college graduates, and the highest per capita multi-lingual population in the country.[more...]

Utah - This is the Place! - 3/13/2012

I may be biased, because I was born and lived most of my life here (except for a few years in Texas and Alaska), but Utah is a great place to live. Very family friendly and fairly affordable. If you like the outdoors, it is a wonderful place to be. Hiking and skiing in the mountains and Boating on several lakes. Hunting is a very big thing here also. I am glad to live here.[more...]

I love living in Salt Lake City Utah - 1/16/2012

I love living in Salt Lake City, Ut. I have the best of everything around me. I live within a 30 minute drive of the airport on a bad traffic day. If i choose to live in the mountains it is still a 30 minute drive. I have the mountains 30 minutes away to go hiking and skiing. In the summer I have 4 lakes within 1 hour of my home. It is safe and just a great place to live. [more...]

Great place for recreation, strange culture. - 11/8/2011

Salt Lake City and Utah in general offers many recreational opportunities. The most famous is the snow skiing in the winter with many resorts to choose from and we are told "the greatest snow on earth". The geography is impressive from alpine forests in breathtaking mountains to awe inspiring desert scenery with arches and dramatic formations. The culture and politics are primarily LDS and conservative. The Mormon church is pervasive and ubiquitous. There are very few elected officials that are not LDS. Salt Lake City tends to be more progressive than the rest of the state, but the state legislature has passed some weird liquor laws and the state controls the distribution and sale of liquor and wine. You can buy 3.2% beer in the grocery store but that's it. They recently passed laws saying mixed drinks in a restaurant must be prepared out of sight of the customers. Some national chain restaurants are now saying they will not open new outlets in Utah because this requirement adds too much to the cost of construction.[more...]

Climate in Utah - 9/23/2011

Very hot.[more...]

Culture and Recreation - 8/24/2011

There are very good golfers and we golf all year here. [more...]

Culture and Recreation - 8/24/2011

There are very good golfers and we golf all year here. [more...]

AVOID UTAH IF YOU ENJOY ACCEPTANCE, CULTURE OR DIV - 7/29/2010

I'm armed and ready for all you Utah-loving scrapbooking mormons to fire back at me. I have over 20 years experience living in the hellhole that is Utah, so I am not writing this from a "grain of salt" experience. No, not at all. I am actually speaking on behalf of a LOT of friends and family here. If you want a raw, real peek into "Salt Lake City" (And sorrounding areas) here you go: Please, please please do yourselves a favor and AVOID UTAH. After spending 8 wonderful years on the east coast, I left behind a lot of good friends and clean air to move back here to help my mom out. (I had lived here before for a little bit before moving out there) I was used to open, friendly and talkative people before I moved here. As soon as I got here, I was shocked by how unemotional and standoffish people were. At restaurants, (All overpriced, CROWDED beyond belief with 1 hour and half waits on Friday and Saturday) the grocery store, everyone looked down or away and avoided conversation. Women all eyeballed me with dirty looks to make sure they were the more attractive one. Most of them dress and act like real life Barbie dolls who utter "like" before and every sentence. Utah was recently voted the vainest state where women spend the most on cosmetics, salons and plastic surgery. Most 15 year olds are already getting $120 hair foils to make sure their hair is model perfect. That's not even mentioning their $100 jeans and a brand new car before they can even drive. There is no such thing as struggle. Struggle is shameful here. We must look perfect and polished at all times to keep up with the neighbors. Again, I'm talking about years of seeing this. It just got worse and worse. Almost every friend I made or person I have talked to has been cheated on or had a horrible story iof infidelity to share. I'm talking years of stories (That's a lot of random people, folks...) I have NOT YET HEARD OF ONE healthy relationship, short of a few older people I have talked to. Sleeping around is second nature to people. I am talking about all age groups here. Affairs are so rampant I have probably heard of at least a hundred. STD rates are through the roof and one of the highest in the nation (If not higher than California) Teen pregnancies are more then I had ever heard of before moving here. It's "normal" for 14 year olds to be walking around pregnant here, their mormon families supporting them without one harsh word. I read about children being sexually abused almo[more...]

Horrible! - 7/17/2010

Utah as a whole when it comes to the people who were born and raised thier are terrible. My husband and I lived there 4 years and every moment of it was aweful. When we went to a restaurant and ordered a drink ( such as a martini ) all eyes were on us giving us looks like we just slapped Brigham Young in the face. The schools are horribly over-run, like every kid there has atleast 4 or 5 brothers and sisters. If you ARE`NT of thier religious faith you get completely shunned and you feel like an outcast. Unless your an excersize gooru or have 6+ children there is absolutely nothing fun to do. I would never suggest anyone live there and if you still want to visit, good luck. You`ll need it.[more...]

the snow and the cold weather... - 5/30/2010

I am so tired of living in a freezing , snowing place 9 months out of the year. we are now almost in june and we had a snowstorm last week. I am tired of it. I want to be able to take my daughter and my puppy out for walks and to parks, i wanna be able to take a jog in the morning or go for a bike ride but i cannot do that here in Utah. I have this feeling that i dont belong here and although i have no clue where i belong , i know it's not here and that there is somewhere for me to be happy out there. [more...]

the snow and the cold weather... - 5/30/2010

I am so tired of living in a freezing , snowing place 9 months out of the year. we are now almost in june and we had a snowstorm last week. I am tired of it. I want to be able to take my daughter and my puppy out for walks and to parks, i wanna be able to take a jog in the morning or go for a bike ride but i cannot do that here in Utah. I have this feeling that i dont belong here and although i have no clue where i belong , i know it's not here and that there is somewhere for me to be happy out there. [more...]

living in st george - 4/24/2010

saint george is a nice city to live[more...]

Education funding - 4/5/2010

Utah does not adequately pay for education. This state has the highest number of children per household, yet is last in per pupil funding. As a result, good teachers leave and seek gainful employment in other states or professions. I struggle to make ends meet as a Utah teacher, and I really wish that if Utahns are going to have so many children, they would pony up the money to pay for their education.[more...]

has seasons - 3/12/2010

i like the climate, seasons here[more...]

4 Full Seasons - 3/9/2010

Utah has it all. Beautiful Spring, Nice Warm Summer, Very colorful Fall and Snow Covered Mountains in the Winter. [more...]

Difficult - 12/28/2009

The Salt Lake Valley is a great place to raise kids however, if you are not LDS than it can be a challenge. Often my kids are excluded or not allowed to do things. Places are closed Sundays or people won't let their children play with ours on Sunday. It can be a challenge as a stay at home mom because there are not a lot of non-LDS moms at home or at least they are hard to find.[more...]

Getting crowded here, pollution in the winter is a - 10/6/2009

The avg age is way young, the ratio of married people is way high as is the number of women having babies, and the culture is skewed too much towards Mormons. Utah has one of the highest tax rates, and schools that are overcrowded and under funded. However, the four seasons are great, recreation diverse, and fairly strong economy.[more...]