fromolwyoming
Well-known member
And to think it all started because of a former Wyoming HC.ItSucksToBeACSURam said:
-
Hi Guest, want to participate in the discussions, keep track of read/unread posts and more? Create your free account and increase the benefits of your WyoNation.com experience today!
Why cant WYOMING be the next Boise State?
- Thread starter DocHolliday
- Start date
DocHolliday
Well-known member
The thing I am liking, is that a lot of people who have responded believe like I do, that Wyoming football is:
1> A sleeping giant that can be awakened by the right set of circumstances.
2> That the football program should be a bigger deal to the ENTIRE state of WYOMING.
1> A sleeping giant that can be awakened by the right set of circumstances.
2> That the football program should be a bigger deal to the ENTIRE state of WYOMING.
I don't think that Laramie is truly at 30k yet, they still count the 10k that come to UW on that population during school, yes it has gotten better and has a few more things that I truly wish we had when I went to school here. Funny thing is I never really cared for Laramie either, but it is unique and from what I see alot of these athletes come to school and then they stay and get a good job and live in Laramie for the rest of their working lives. People bash it, but it is what it is, yes it's better and yes the weather in Jan sucks, but there are worse places out there (not many, but some)
fromolwyoming
Well-known member
Yeah, right now we don't have a Burger King. They tore down the old one and should have a new one built by sometime in December.
bladerunnr
Well-known member
I know Wyoming did some tourist spots on t.v. this year. But they should be promoting the state as a place to live and do businesss. I live in fort collins now. Our sales tax is nearly 8 percent. Property taxes on commercial buildings is insane. And we have a state income tax.
You can take a lot of winter vacations with the tax savings alone from living in Wyo.. I understand a lot of Jackson hole residents have a home there just to declare themselves part year residents so they pay less income tax in their own state.
I think Wyo. could grow significantly if the powers that be in the state made the effort. The question is: do they really want growth or not?
You can take a lot of winter vacations with the tax savings alone from living in Wyo.. I understand a lot of Jackson hole residents have a home there just to declare themselves part year residents so they pay less income tax in their own state.
I think Wyo. could grow significantly if the powers that be in the state made the effort. The question is: do they really want growth or not?
No offense, I'm asking an honest question, but what do people do for work in Laramie? Other than the University or hospital, who else hires for positions that seem to be more long term (i.e., career) fields? There doesn't seem to be a lot of business, technology, or professional service occupations in town.
Wyo2dal
Well-known member
Well that is a loaded question, Oil Field work is all over Wyoming and Laramie is no exception. Myself working for Apple I could be there working there home based so all in all obviously it's no metro area so my experience being away from there for so long I'm not sure how it is today but Oil Field work will always be part of Wyoming.
Asmodeanreborn
Well-known member
msuhunter said:
That was one of the major reasons I moved out of Laramie. I had a software job, but there are very few of them in Laramie, so the salary comparisons are bad and people take advantage of you big time. Second reason was that we had to go out of town way too much to get clothes and stuff. Unless you want to wear western-style clothing or what they sell at Wal-Mart, your options are severely limited.
I love Wyoming as a state, but it's having a hard time competing in a lot of areas... Cheyenne's been trying to bring in high-tech jobs, but they still have a hard time finding quality talent, which is why for example Sierra Trading Post recently gave up and decided to set up another shop in Fort Collins as well (rather than expanding their software team in Cheyenne).
Isn't Cheyenne bringing in a Google data center pretty soon? Or is a Microsoft data center?
fromolwyoming
Well-known member
No, at least not anymore. Got shot down for some reason.MrTitleist said:
Brew_Poke
Well-known member
As a long time Laramie resident (21 years) who left for Denver a year ago, fuck the Laramie business owners. They're the worst part of living in Laramie. Especially for a lefty like me, who wants to shop and spend money locally, they make it hard. Their hours of operation are ridiculous, and they don't carry anything. Like, nothing. I needed some flooring tiles, when I was home on days off. I went to both local shops, and they didn't have anything in stock that was on their displays. "We can order that for you." Guess what? I can fucking order that for me, cheaper than you. I came in here to buy something. Only one music pro shop in town. Buddy needed a string winder and tuner for a guitar. Went in. "Oh, we don't have that in stock, but we can order it for you." You're the only fucking music pro shop in town and you don't have a guitar tuner or string winder in stock? WTF?? Stoooopid.Wyovanian said:
In short, fuck the Laramie business owners. They made their own beds.
fromolwyoming
Well-known member
About the only place would be Staples...Wyo2dal said:
Wyo2dal
Well-known member
fromolwyoming said:
Sad thing is that isn't just a Laramie thing it's an entire state thing, Cheyenne usually being slightly more viable due to population but I can certainly remember the same shit in Rock Springs like 1 local computer store on center street by the Ford Store and the guy had somewhat of a descent stock but everything was overpriced and out of date.
It's ok i'm willing to forgo local access to the modern world for the ability to watch my Pokes at home in sports.
