Florida or Colorado? (1 Viewer)

Colorado or Florida?

  • Florida

    Votes: 13 26.5%
  • Colorado

    Votes: 36 73.5%

  • Total voters
    49

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Use whatever criteria you want.

Where would you rather vacation or live?
Which has better poker rooms or players?
Are you more afraid of dying in a hurricane or an avalanche?
Aspens or palms? Grizzly bears or alligators?
35 Celcius or Fahrenheit?
Marijuana or cocaine?


Feel free to explain your reasons to influence future votes.
 
Florida. Fuck a bunch of cold snow.

Yes. It's just snow here. Don't come. It's terrible. 99' of snow every year. At LEAST!

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What time of year are we talking about?

Where would you rather vacation or live? = Vacation Florida, live Colorado
Which has better poker rooms or players? = Both have good home game player pools, but I pick Florida for more non-NLHE variety
Are you more afraid of dying in a hurricane or an avalanche? = Hurricane, as it has much more geographical impact
Aspens or palms? = Aspens, I love that sound
Grizzly bears or alligators? = Grizzly bears are more dangerous. Alligators are easy to outrun, and I don't swim where they live.
35 Celcius or Fahrenheit? Fahrenheit over Celsius. You can always put more clothes on, but the law limits what you can take off. If you are cold, do some pushups!
Marijuana or cocaine? Mary Jane is a more forgiving girlfriend.
 
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In all seriousness, I love Colorado...

300+ days of sunshine.
Warm patio days in the middle of winter (in Denver at least - unlikely at elevation, but that's what outdoor hot tubs are for).
Rocky Mountains 60 minutes away.
All the outdoor activities your heart desires.
Cool fall/spring nights.

But sadly, the word is out. Just check current moving trends, and property values here. If you aren't already established with a home you own, moving here is becoming more and more difficult due to the cost of living increases.
 
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Where would you rather vacation or live?
Maybe not qualified to answer this since I've spent almost no time in Colorado, but I've lived in Florida for most of the past 30 years. It has it's down side (6-7 months of brutal heat and humidity, bugs, hurricanes), but it's nice to wear shorts and a t-shirt in January while I laugh at my northern friends digging themselves out of a couple feet of snow. No state income tax here and a fairly reasonable cost of living.

Which has better poker rooms or players?
Again I can only comment on Florida. Orlando itself has no legal poker rooms, but I've got two within an hour (Orange City and Daytona), and a bunch more in the Tampa area if I'm willing to drive 1.5-2 hours one way. The play at my usual room (Orange City) seems fairly typical, though I've found some surprisingly challenging 1-2NL games there. I don't know if that's because of the difficulty of the games or my lack of skill, but the 1-2 there seems just a little bit tougher than when I play in other places.

Tampa is pretty soft, and I haven't played enough in South Florida to call it one way or the other.

Are you more afraid of dying in a hurricane or an avalanche?
Avalanche. Hurricanes are big and slow, so it's easy to see them coming and get out of the way in time.

Aspens or palms? Grizzly bears or alligators?
First question depends on whether you prefer raking leaves or climbing a ladder and cutting down fronds. Second question is gators, no contest - they'll usually leave you alone unless you !@#$ with them.

35 Celcius or Fahrenheit?
I actually like cold weather, so I have to go with Fahrenheit. I know, why do I live in Florida then? Wife, kids, friends and job are all here, and I like Disney.

Marijuana or cocaine?
Medical marijuana is legal here, though the law is stupid and overly restrictive. I expect it to be legalized recreationally within the next few years. I've never tried cocaine and have zero interest in doing so.
 
My experience is limited at both locations. I love being near the ocean. However, the last two summers I have attended the Colorado meet up and I have to say I LOVE the scenery of the mountains and rivers. So CO would get my vote.

Where would you rather vacation or live? Colorado

Which has better poker rooms or players? I can't say. When I was in Florida it was at the meet up and I didn't play with many locals. At CO I did get to play with a bunch of natives and they are solid, fun people that seem very generous.

Are you more afraid of dying in a hurricane or an avalanche? Neither

Aspens or palms? Aspens

Marijuana or cocaine? I've not done either. When I retire I would have no problem hitting the edibles. Cocaine doesn't intrigue me.

Both trips to CO I was in awe with the Mountain scenery. I routinely would stop in my tracks and enjoy the view. Maybe its because I'm from southern MI. and we don't have that here. Whatever the case, I absolutely loved it.
 
I’ve lived in both states, and CO takes it - hands down.

John Denver and all that, ya know?
 
I’ve lived in both states, and CO takes it - hands down.
John Denver and all that, ya know?

I love John Denver. Also love Jimmy Buffett.
That should have been one of my criteria suggestion.

John Denver vs Jimmy Buffet?
Anyone changing their vote?

Colorado is running away with it. I have to say I'm a little surprised.
Colorado is great and Florida has its 'issues' but I expected a few more sand-n-surf lovers to chime in.
 
Never been to Florida, but have family in Colorado and love it there. Great snowboarding and trout fishing.

If my job wasn't such a hassle to relocate to another state I would try to talk my wife into moving there

edit* just remembered I have been to Orlando, but spent my entire time on Disney property so have no idea what Florida is actually like. But it was like 85 in December and flat.
 
Same here on the weather front. FL is a no go. I absolutely HATE heat and humidity. I would take 25F over 95F and humid ANYDAY!
Plus Colorado is one of the prettiest states in the country. Only problem is that CO is starting having the same issue FL has had; people with completely different views on life moving in and trying to impose their will.
 
A little bit if snow prevents mosquitos the size of drones. Not to mention snakes and gators.

I'd take Colorado over Florida and it isn't even close. Id miss the seasons in Florida. It's a great to visit, but perpetual Florida swamp ass? Nope.

 
Denver isn’t buried in snow all winter like people think. And I’ve had more 60-70 degree days in winter here than anywhere else that actually has seasons.
 
I would take 25F over 95F and humid ANYDAY!
I can't upvote this enough. I'm barely able to make it through Maryland summers and the heat and humidity here is like a nice spring day in FL. If it gets in the 20's here, I grab the leash and go walk the dog. I've always been a cold weather guy though, so take it with a grain of salt.
 
Denver isn’t buried in snow all winter like people think. And I’ve had more 60-70 degree days in winter here than anywhere else that actually has seasons.
Yep, people always think Denver is in the mountains, but it's really in the plains. And with the intense sun, the snow usually melts in a day or two. In fact, the entire snow plow plan for Denver metro seems to be "screw it, let the sun melt it."

A few years ago I went from Denver to Miami Beach in July for work and went back and forth all over the convention center. They had the AC off because there weren't any shows going, so it was 80+ indoors and super muggy. Coming from Denver that was so brutal. Swamp ass city.
 
Weather? Colorado - This isn't that shitty East Coast snow. No humidity and weird bugs.
Vacation or live? Colorado to live, Florida to vacation for fishing, beaches...
Poker - There are some casinos in both but the Denver home game scene is superior as far as we know. I can count many members here that host from Denver (ppp, kyle, jsd, toad, me, maybe Redbelly in the near future)
Natural disasters? There is very little chance you would die in an Avalanche in Colorado but the likelihood you lose a home if you live near the ocean is real in Florida.
Aspens are pretty and there are no Grizzlies in Colorado.
Weather again - You can always put of a jacket if it is cold but once it's hot, you're fucked.
Crime - Depends on where you live but I'm of the opinion that Colorado is much safer.
Traffic - Want to drive with 1000000 tourists all summer? That is Orlando.

I've spent a bunch of time in both and am writing this from Orlando. I've also said that the only thing Denver doesn't have is beaches and bass fishing.

Colorado and it isn't even close but listen to Andrew and move to Florida. We need our traffic and house prices to stay where they are at!

EDIT: You also have a nice red tide crushing the SQM beaches right now.
 
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