Moving out of Santa Fe
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4/27/2006
Santa Fe is a lovely city with great food. However, living here has problems:
- cost of living is very, very high - housing prices are beyond being affordable for the majority of people who live here. Even new homes being built in the city (which are of poor quality and have NO land) are up and over $400,000.
- Graffiti and vandalism are a big problem and the city is not even close to handling it. Every morning there are new walls tagged and vehicles with their windows broken out.
- speaking of the city - I was recently verbally abused by a city employee in a city truck. He blocked my path on the one way entrance and would not let me through even though HE was going the wrong way. Told me "F*** you, I can go wherever I want to b****!" I had to drive around him on the sidewalk. Complained to the city, but nothing was done about it. So remember to give city vehicles the right of way - apparently, they are entitled.
- DUI drivers are a serious danger at all hours of the day
- the public schools are terrible - good teachers, but so top heavy that none of the money gets to the classrooms
- lots of gang problems
- overall sense of apathy
Needless to say, I'm moving my family out of here - it is NOT a good place to raise kids.
Ziggy | Santa Fe, NM