Not the ‘best place to live’
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2/8/2021
Well I’ve lived here now for just over three years and there were many things I wished I was warned of before moving. For reference I moved from Tennessee.
The positives: nice people, sunny weather, gorgeous nature.
The cons: the dry climate-at first this was appealing but when you wake up most every night dying of thirst it gets old living in such a dry place. The food here is not good! It is so difficult to find a good restaurant with a nice atmosphere, good service and excellent freshly cooked food. If you’re a foodie like me this is NOT the place to live. There’s an extreme lack of good dining options. Most restaurants are extremely casual atmosphere with reheated frozen BLAND food and bare bones service. There’s a serious lack of professionalism here. I have a hard time finding a good hairdresser three years later and same for my husband, it’s been three years of meh to bad haircuts! I gave up on getting my eyebrows done because I can’t find anyone good. Even when getting food delivered there’s always a food item missing, no napkins no condiments. I’ve had a hard time finding good doctors...the list goes on. The drivers here are extremely aggressive. They will change lanes with an inch to spare in between cars, weave angrily through traffic, constantly drift in lanes, I’ve been threatened over a parking spot two times!!! It’s not that serious people!! I mean people drive like they’re ready to die here and they do there’s a fatal accident every week in Colorado. There’s a serious lack of diversity like there’s really none at all. There’s no good shopping!!! You have to go to Denver to do that. The pet culture is extreme here. Look I love animals but I don’t enjoy a hike when the trails are covered in dog turds some in plastic bags left behind some just right where you would step. People bring their dogs in restaurants and even grocery stores, this is unsanitary and the employees never do anything about it. If you like to get dressed up on occasion or even everyday you will look very out of place this is a very very casual place. The crime is getting more frequent, the population is exploding to where everything and everywhere is crowded with cars and people and the cost of living is rising daily. With nothing to make up for it.
Maria | Cimarron Hills, CO