[nfb-talk] future NFB conventions

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I have never lived there but seriously considered moving there when I was 
first out of college as my first job offer came from there. But I chose NJ 
for urging of my family members and the rest is history.  But what I liked 
about Denver was that there was accessible housing (I use a wheelchair) and 
also the workplace was very accomodating.  There was also transportation for 
disabled there as well. And lots of things to do. I actually had Denver 
stuck in my mind a long time after turning them down, but life must move on. 
Perhaps it wouldn't have been any better than where I went, but NJ is 
notoriously bad for wheelchair access as they are just a patchwork of little 
towns all celebrating their tricentenniels, and the buildings are ancient 
with narrow doors and stairways... I had to call 7 dentists before finding 
one in an office without a flight of stairs. no kidding.  But that is a 
wheelchair issue and not a blindness issue.
Anyway, Denver/Boulder would be a nice place for a convention.
--le



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Amelia Dickerson" <ameliadickerson at gmail.com>
To: <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] future NFB conventions


Quick correction, I said Boulder. Denver is nice, but Boulder is
better... or so says this Boulderite. And, it is a commonly believed
myth that we are buried in snow all winter. We don't like to let the
secret get out, but the mountains are buried in snow all winter. We on
the front range get snow, which then melts again before the next snow.
It is not unheard of for it to be 50 or 60 in January. Take, for
example, our weather of the last two weeks. We had snow the week
before that of Thanksgiving. By the time we got to Thanksgiving, it
was in the 60's and 70's. It was nice yesterday and today and it's
supposed to start snowing tonight. We are not like the midwest where
they are frozen solid for the winter. But, if you look at summer, we
get weather in the 90's during July, but it's a dry heat, so it's not
miserable like southern heat. Also, because of our altitude and
dryness, we have comparatively few insects and other gross creepy
crawly things as compared to other places. Basically, Colorado is
perfect. That's just my opinion though.
Ameelia

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Amelia Dickerson

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