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Subject: Boulder, CO
From: Smack
Posted: Mon Oct 11. 2004, 21:17 UTC
Yep, that's where I just got it in my mind to move to: Boulder, Colorado.  
Having spent my entire (relatively short) life between Washington DC and New 
York City, I'm prepared for quite a culture shock.  

My question for those that may be familiar with Boulder or even just that type 
of area is whether I should expect finding a decent bartending job to be 
significantly easier, more difficult, or pretty much the same compared to DC 
where I live now.  I have no idea what to expect.  Obviously there are a lot 
fewer (and less "hip") bars in a place like that, but then there are less 
people too.  And the first thing that jumps out at me looking at real estate 
ads is how much lower the cost of living is over there, meaning I wouldn't 
really have to find the kind of job one needs to live in comfort in DC.  My 
experience is pretty modest; just six months of bartending at a family-owned 
Greek restaurant.  It's a pretty shitty job by DC standards, but if I made the 
same kind of money in Boulder I'd be living in style. ;)

For what it's worth, I'm actually planning to get a more. . . uh, "regular" 
job out there.  But in case that doesn't work out (I'm a night person, after 
all) or I want some extra income, I just wanted to get an idea of what I can 
expect before I tumble into this strange world of mountains, bike paths, and 
uncongested highways.  Any advice is greatly appreciated.


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