[quote=XBoxBoy][quote=svelte]Perhaps not happy until others are unhappy[/quote]
The irony of this statement is wonderful. I mean this thread is chock full of posts that could be used to argue this. Why do so many feel the need to tell EconProf what a miserable choice they’ve made?[/quote]
You’ve missed the point entirely XBoxBoy. Speaking for myself and probably Coronita and SDR, I don’t think we are saying Utah is a miserable choice. Econ has been spending time on here advocating how wonderful Utah is compared to California.
He’s taken time out of the wonderful days he’s spending in Utah to throw rocks at California. I think we are merely pointing out that nothing is as black and white as that…there are good and back points to Utah just as there are good and bad points in California.
I certainly don’t think everything in California is just perfect. Not crazy about the traffic. The toll booths on the Benicia-Martinez bridge really ticked me off last week. Forest fires are moving from an annoyance to a serious serious problem. But none of that outweighs California’s positives to me.
And I certainly don’t take time out of my wonderful California life to seek out Utah forums to tell Utahns how wonderful California is. I would expect that, if I did, I’d probably have rocks thrown at me by Utahns. Just like the Utahn who is coming to a California forum is finding being hurled in his direction. Hey if you go looking for trouble, there’s a good chance you’re going to find it! Just as he is finding…
If Econ wants to move to Utah, I’m all for it! Take a few dozen friends with him! I personally would like to see housing prices drop for my grandchildren’s sake. We have no shortage of folks in this state. We can stand to thin the herd quite a bit.
One more thing: by the late 1940s, almost all of my direct ancestors from Idaho and Utah left the area and never lived there again (some of their siblings remained though none in my direct lineage). They didn’t find that area all that appealing, apparently.
