Contemplating a MAJOR LIFE CHANGE

[MuzzleFlash]

We moved to CO from the Chicago burbs too, back in 1995. Wanted to get away from the HIGH crime rate, stupid firearms restrictions ,HIGH humidity, damn HIGH cost of living, crowded streets etc., etc., etc.... We found Trinidad to be a really a nice, slow paced little burg so that's where we decided to retire to. Back then, it was still very common to see many folks in this town still wearing cowboy hats, rifles in the back window rack of pick ups and even an occasional horse rider right in town. Back then, we'd meet folks on the sidewalk in town and they greet us with a "Hi, how yawl doing"... None of that anymore. But, it's still a hell of a lot better than being back in Naperville, IL.
I feel that the entire State of Illinois is a pile of .......

+1 on that worthless state. I remember the illegals taking over Aurora, IL back in the mid 80's. Little did I believe back then that it could go nation wide. I grew up in Nebraska and took a job out of college in Naperville working for Bell Labs. I loved the job, hated the place. Left and moved here in 86 in the middle of the big oil bust. The state was actually shrinking then. Prices were low and we were able to afford owning a house. I just loved Colorado back then and was so happy to start a family here. Today, I live in a small island of conservatives in western Arvada but it's changing too. Jeffco used to be solidly red but no more. Colorado is being Californicated. I'm in the same boat as KestrelBike, my wife of 34 years isn't a gun nut and is not exactly happy about moving out of state when my son goes off to college. If we leave, he'll be stuck with out-of-state tuition. We should just declare him an illegal alien. Sigh.