Oh, bother
Sep. 10th, 2003 05:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
weaktwosA management position opened up in our Colorado Springs office today. One that I am quite qualified for.
Now I must decide: just because I CAN do it, do I WANT to do it?
Piffle and snoot.
Now I must decide: just because I CAN do it, do I WANT to do it?
Piffle and snoot.
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Date: 2003-09-10 09:27 pm (UTC)If you're of those opinions... well, let me just tell you that Colorado Springs is the very definition of fundie hell.
Don't get me wrong -- I love living here. I love the spirituality of the mountains, our mild winters, the small-town-yet-not-real-small-town atmosphere. It's a great place to raise children.
But the political atmosphere is somewhat -- well, conservative. It's like a constant uphill battle for me. Oh, I've managed to find a lot of people who are more liberal like myself, but Focus on the Family is here, which should speak for itself.
Also, another reason why this city is so conservative is because there are so many military installations in the area, including NORAD (which includes Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base), Fort Carson, Peterson Air Force Base, Shriever AFB, and the Air Force Academy. There's a serious inbalance of male/female ratio because of it, although a lot of Ft. Carson is deployed to Iraq, including some of my friends.
At any rate, if you have serious questions about the city (seeing that it sounds like you're making a serious career move), feel free to ask. I've lived here for 26 years (I'm 28), so I'd like to think I know a thing or two about it.
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Date: 2003-09-10 09:38 pm (UTC)I'm used to being a liberal in conservative surroundings, I work for a company that is very close to the military. :-)
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Date: 2003-09-10 09:40 pm (UTC)Do you work for Lockheed or Raytheon or something?
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Date: 2003-09-10 09:43 pm (UTC)I've visited there once. I did enjoy the natural surroundings. My coworker and I visited FoF because she's interested in it. I suppressed a gag.
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Date: 2003-09-10 09:46 pm (UTC)My dad is retired army.
I have to suppress the urge to Molotov Cocktail that facility every time I drive by. >_>
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Date: 2003-09-10 09:49 pm (UTC)Yeah, USAA has a huge building up north. Actually, that's not too far from where I work.
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Date: 2003-09-10 10:07 pm (UTC)Search for some apartments here, to get an idea.
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