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Title: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: zachary_amaryllis on October 28, 2021, 02:13:18 AM
might as well get in on it.. :sombrero:
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Nunn, Colorado
Post by: TheHighwayMan3561 on October 28, 2021, 02:17:10 AM
How far is it from Slim to Nunn? :bigass:
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Nunn, Colorado
Post by: hotdogPi on October 28, 2021, 06:26:51 AM
Do you need to change recipes or how long to cook things due to the high elevation?
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Nunn, Colorado
Post by: SectorZ on October 28, 2021, 08:42:00 AM
Is Terri Nunn, frontwoman of the band Berlin, from Nunn?

Or is she from Berlin? I'm all confused.
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Nunn, Colorado
Post by: zachary_amaryllis on October 28, 2021, 10:20:14 AM
Quote from: 1 on October 28, 2021, 06:26:51 AM
Do you need to change recipes or how long to cook things due to the high elevation?

opinions vary -- nunn is right around 5000 feet (its on the plains). i personally never have and everything came out alright but my mom is super ocd about stuff like this.
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Nunn, Colorado
Post by: zachary_amaryllis on October 28, 2021, 10:21:19 AM
Quote from: SectorZ on October 28, 2021, 08:42:00 AM
Is Terri Nunn, frontwoman of the band Berlin, from Nunn?

Or is she from Berlin? I'm all confused.

she might be a little confused. great singer though.  :pan:
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Nunn, Colorado
Post by: NWI_Irish96 on October 28, 2021, 10:38:23 AM
Quote from: 1 on October 28, 2021, 06:26:51 AM
Do you need to change recipes or how long to cook things due to the high elevation?

Are you asking if the laws of physics cease to exist on his stove?
Title: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: jlam on October 28, 2021, 10:42:35 AM
I might as well continue the thread chain.  I've seen a thread for Nunn, CO, but not Colorado proper. Ask me about any stereotypes or misconceptions about Colorado here, serious or not!
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: hotdogPi on October 28, 2021, 10:44:35 AM
Typically, blue counties are either urban, minority, or college towns. Colorado has a whole bunch that are none of those. What makes them blue?
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: NWI_Irish96 on October 28, 2021, 10:45:55 AM
Once when i was in Dallas for the Cotton Bowl, I was at a restaurant where the tables were the shape of the state of Texas. The waitress was very proud of their Texas-shaped tables. I told her that wasn't such a big deal as I'd been to five or six restaurants in Colorado where the tables were the shape of Colorado and she said, "Really?"
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: jlam on October 28, 2021, 10:52:09 AM
Quote from: 1 on October 28, 2021, 10:44:35 AM
Typically, blue counties are either urban, minority, or college towns. Colorado has a whole bunch that are none of those. What makes them blue?
There are a lot of democrat voters in ski towns, as they are mainly "hippie." For SW Colorado, that is where the Ute Indian Reservation is.

Quote from: cabiness42 on October 28, 2021, 10:45:55 AM
Once when i was in Dallas for the Cotton Bowl, I was at a restaurant where the tables were the shape of the state of Texas. The waitress was very proud of their Texas-shaped tables. I told her that wasn't such a big deal as I'd been to five or six restaurants in Colorado where the tables were the shape of Colorado and she said, "Really?"
State-shaped tables are very common in Wyoming as well. Not too many of those in Saskatchewan, though...
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: webny99 on October 28, 2021, 10:52:56 AM
Quote from: cabiness42 on October 28, 2021, 10:45:55 AM
Once when i was in Dallas for the Cotton Bowl, I was at a restaurant where the tables were the shape of the state of Texas. The waitress was very proud of their Texas-shaped tables. I told her that wasn't such a big deal as I'd been to five or six restaurants in Colorado where the tables were the shape of Colorado and she said, "Really?"

Wow!!  :-D :-D
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: JayhawkCO on October 28, 2021, 12:48:58 PM
Quote from: 1 on October 28, 2021, 10:44:35 AM
Typically, blue counties are either urban, minority, or college towns. Colorado has a whole bunch that are none of those. What makes them blue?

Lots of money from California in those counties is a reasonably simple explanation too.

Chris
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Nunn, Colorado
Post by: tmthyvs on October 28, 2021, 01:13:08 PM
Do you engage in a local rivalry with Ault?
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Nunn, Colorado
Post by: JayhawkCO on October 28, 2021, 01:16:48 PM
I thought you lived off CO14 in the Canyon.  Is your address really Nunn?

Chris
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Nunn, Colorado
Post by: SkyPesos on October 28, 2021, 01:34:23 PM
What's the best pizza place there?
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: webny99 on October 28, 2021, 01:36:33 PM
Quote from: jayhawkco on October 28, 2021, 12:48:58 PM
Quote from: 1 on October 28, 2021, 10:44:35 AM
Typically, blue counties are either urban, minority, or college towns. Colorado has a whole bunch that are none of those. What makes them blue?

Lots of money from California in those counties is a reasonably simple explanation too.

Also, I'm not sure specifically what counties are being looked at, but doesn't Colorado have significant Hispanic and Native American populations?
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Nunn, Colorado
Post by: JayhawkCO on October 28, 2021, 01:38:05 PM
Quote from: SkyPesos on October 28, 2021, 01:34:23 PM
What's the best pizza place there?

You know how many restaurants are there?

Nunn.

Chris
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: jlam on October 28, 2021, 01:39:42 PM
Quote from: webny99 on October 28, 2021, 01:36:33 PM
Quote from: jayhawkco on October 28, 2021, 12:48:58 PM
Quote from: 1 on October 28, 2021, 10:44:35 AM
Typically, blue counties are either urban, minority, or college towns. Colorado has a whole bunch that are none of those. What makes them blue?

Lots of money from California in those counties is a reasonably simple explanation too.

Also, I'm not sure specifically what counties are being looked at, but doesn't Colorado have significant Hispanic and Native American populations?
Yes, in the south.
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Nunn, Colorado
Post by: jlam on October 28, 2021, 01:40:22 PM
Do you fly out of Cheyenne or Denver?
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: JayhawkCO on October 28, 2021, 01:40:48 PM
Quote from: webny99 on October 28, 2021, 01:36:33 PM
Quote from: jayhawkco on October 28, 2021, 12:48:58 PM
Quote from: 1 on October 28, 2021, 10:44:35 AM
Typically, blue counties are either urban, minority, or college towns. Colorado has a whole bunch that are none of those. What makes them blue?

Lots of money from California in those counties is a reasonably simple explanation too.

Also, I'm not sure specifically what counties are being looked at, but doesn't Colorado have significant Hispanic and Native American populations?

Yeah, but those don't contribute that much to the overall "blueness" of Colorado voting.  Rich mountain counties like Eagle, Summit, and Pitkin vote blue because of the rich folk that can afford to live up there in addition to the ski bums.

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Colorado_Presidential_Election_Results_2020.svg/1280px-Colorado_Presidential_Election_Results_2020.svg.png)
By AdamG2016 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=96028301

Chris
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Nunn, Colorado
Post by: renegade on October 28, 2021, 02:00:57 PM
Where is Nunn, Colorado?
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Nunn, Colorado
Post by: jlam on October 28, 2021, 02:03:50 PM
Quote from: renegade on October 28, 2021, 02:00:57 PM
Where is Nunn, Colorado?
Along US85 between Cheyenne and Greeley, CO
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Nunn, Colorado
Post by: zachary_amaryllis on October 28, 2021, 04:12:48 PM
Quote from: jayhawkco on October 28, 2021, 01:16:48 PM
I thought you lived off CO14 in the Canyon.  Is your address really Nunn?

Chris

used to live in nunn years ago. now i live in the aforementioned mountains.
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Nunn, Colorado
Post by: zachary_amaryllis on October 28, 2021, 04:14:35 PM
Quote from: jayhawkco on October 28, 2021, 01:38:05 PM
Quote from: SkyPesos on October 28, 2021, 01:34:23 PM
What's the best pizza place there?

You know how many restaurants are there?

Nunn.

Chris

there's actually the nunn cafe, worked there when i lived there. it's a standard roadside eatery, sometimes open, sometimes closed. i suspect it's never been profitable, since various people buy it, run it for a while, then it sits closed again.
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Nunn, Colorado
Post by: zachary_amaryllis on October 28, 2021, 04:15:58 PM
Quote from: SkyPesos on October 28, 2021, 01:34:23 PM
What's the best pizza place there?

when i lived there, we always got it from a pizza joint in ault, the name of which escapes me, but its right on co14 and us85. they would deliver as far as pierce, so we'd meet them at the grain elevator there. or alternately, just drive 5 miles further down the road and pick it up.
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Nunn, Colorado
Post by: zachary_amaryllis on October 28, 2021, 04:19:12 PM
Quote from: renegade on October 28, 2021, 02:00:57 PM
Where is Nunn, Colorado?

this might work, or for all i know, provide a map of egypt...

https://goo.gl/maps/BYsgFxuwvQvu4AV59 (https://goo.gl/maps/BYsgFxuwvQvu4AV59)
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Nunn, Colorado
Post by: zachary_amaryllis on October 28, 2021, 04:21:43 PM
Quote from: jlam on October 28, 2021, 01:40:22 PM
Do you fly out of Cheyenne or Denver?

i don't fly these days, but the last flight i took out of this area was from stapleton. my understanding is that cheyenne doesn't have regular air service (might be wrong here), and flying out of FNL (aka 'northern colo regional') is a joke...

Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: Scott5114 on October 28, 2021, 04:22:06 PM
Merged the two Colorado threads. I personally don't mind these AMA threads, but we probably shouldn't have more than one for each state or region. If there's multiple users from a given area that want to answer questions about their differing experiences in that region, they can easily share a thread.
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: zachary_amaryllis on October 28, 2021, 04:23:24 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on October 28, 2021, 04:22:06 PM
Merged the two Colorado threads. I personally don't mind these AMA threads, but we probably shouldn't have more than one for each state or region. If there's multiple users from a given area that want to answer questions about their differing experiences in that region, they can easily share a thread.

works for me if it works for you.
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: hotdogPi on October 28, 2021, 04:25:28 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on October 28, 2021, 04:22:06 PM
Merged the two Colorado threads. I personally don't mind these AMA threads, but we probably shouldn't have more than one for each state or region. If there's multiple users from a given area that want to answer questions about their differing experiences in that region, they can easily share a thread.

There were 13 before merging and 12 after merging. Anything past #2 should never have happened. Anything past #5 is ridiculous.
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: zachary_amaryllis on October 28, 2021, 04:36:51 PM
some notable places in the nunn metro area:

the water tower. when i lived there, some kid (who was not me) climbed up there and painted the word 'weed' under 'watch nunn grow'
https://goo.gl/maps/qFqHmUzsCFx5A9x2A (https://goo.gl/maps/qFqHmUzsCFx5A9x2A)

the nunn cafe. sometimes its open, sometimes it isn't.
https://goo.gl/maps/oM7b3cpPug2D6Y7h7 (https://goo.gl/maps/oM7b3cpPug2D6Y7h7)

town hall, being blasted by the sun. apparently this used to be a school, before it all got consolidated in ault.
https://goo.gl/maps/CagqNrujWMjjbvg3A (https://goo.gl/maps/CagqNrujWMjjbvg3A)

for the record, i live about 3 miles from this, which is oh... 50 miles or so west of nunn.
https://goo.gl/maps/xwTijeypqAETzPFw9 (https://goo.gl/maps/xwTijeypqAETzPFw9)
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: webny99 on October 28, 2021, 04:37:54 PM
Quote from: 1 on October 28, 2021, 04:25:28 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on October 28, 2021, 04:22:06 PM
Merged the two Colorado threads. I personally don't mind these AMA threads, but we probably shouldn't have more than one for each state or region. If there's multiple users from a given area that want to answer questions about their differing experiences in that region, they can easily share a thread.

There were 13 before merging and 12 after merging. Anything past #2 should never have happened. Anything past #5 is ridiculous.

It's not complete redundancy, as each one is about a different "topic". They've also all been at least somewhat interesting so far.

In time, they'll be spread throughout the list of recent topics instead of concentrated at the top, so it won't seem as egregious as it does now.
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: JayhawkCO on October 28, 2021, 04:41:43 PM
Quote from: webny99 on October 28, 2021, 04:37:54 PM
Quote from: 1 on October 28, 2021, 04:25:28 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on October 28, 2021, 04:22:06 PM
Merged the two Colorado threads. I personally don't mind these AMA threads, but we probably shouldn't have more than one for each state or region. If there's multiple users from a given area that want to answer questions about their differing experiences in that region, they can easily share a thread.

There were 13 before merging and 12 after merging. Anything past #2 should never have happened. Anything past #5 is ridiculous.

It's not complete redundancy, as each one is about a different "topic". They've also all been at least somewhat interesting so far.

In time, they'll be spread throughout the list of recent topics instead of concentrated at the top, so it won't seem as egregious as it does now.

To be fair to Zachary, I'm guessing the amount of questions one can ASK about Nunn, much less answer, is fairly small.

Chris
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: zachary_amaryllis on October 28, 2021, 04:45:35 PM
Quote from: jayhawkco on October 28, 2021, 04:41:43 PM
Quote from: webny99 on October 28, 2021, 04:37:54 PM
Quote from: 1 on October 28, 2021, 04:25:28 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on October 28, 2021, 04:22:06 PM
Merged the two Colorado threads. I personally don't mind these AMA threads, but we probably shouldn't have more than one for each state or region. If there's multiple users from a given area that want to answer questions about their differing experiences in that region, they can easily share a thread.

There were 13 before merging and 12 after merging. Anything past #2 should never have happened. Anything past #5 is ridiculous.

It's not complete redundancy, as each one is about a different "topic". They've also all been at least somewhat interesting so far.

In time, they'll be spread throughout the list of recent topics instead of concentrated at the top, so it won't seem as egregious as it does now.

To be fair to Zachary, I'm guessing the amount of questions one can ASK about Nunn, much less answer, is fairly small.

Chris

yeah, there really isn't a lot going on there...

back oh 2007 or so, there was some heated 'city' politics there, but now, its pretty much cows.
Title: Ask me anything about Severance, CO
Post by: jlam on November 01, 2021, 01:37:35 PM
Will this thread die after minimal replies? Will this thread blast off like a rocket? Only one way to find out. Ask me literally anything about my tiny hometown of Severance, Colorado.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severance%2C_Colorado (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severance%2C_Colorado)
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: Scott5114 on November 01, 2021, 02:55:28 PM
Quote from: jlam on November 01, 2021, 01:37:35 PM
Will this thread die after minimal replies? Will this thread blast off like a rocket? Only one way to find out. Ask me literally anything about my tiny hometown of Severance, Colorado.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severance%2C_Colorado (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severance%2C_Colorado)

Quote from: Scott5114 on October 28, 2021, 04:22:06 PM
Merged the two Colorado threads. I personally don't mind these AMA threads, but we probably shouldn't have more than one for each state or region. If there's multiple users from a given area that want to answer questions about their differing experiences in that region, they can easily share a thread.
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Severance, CO
Post by: zachary_amaryllis on November 01, 2021, 03:31:59 PM
Quote from: jlam on November 01, 2021, 01:37:35 PM
Will this thread die after minimal replies? Will this thread blast off like a rocket? Only one way to find out. Ask me literally anything about my tiny hometown of Severance, Colorado.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severance%2C_Colorado (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severance%2C_Colorado)
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is bruce's still there? i remember going there when i was a kid.
most of what i remember about severance is its the intersection, more or less, of harmony road and cr23.
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: jlam on November 02, 2021, 02:00:58 PM
Bruce's is still there! I still go there from time to time. Locals call that intersection either 1st street and 4th avenue or just CR 74 and CR 23.
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: zachary_amaryllis on November 02, 2021, 05:48:47 PM
Quote from: jlam on November 02, 2021, 02:00:58 PM
Bruce's is still there! I still go there from time to time. Locals call that intersection either 1st street and 4th avenue or just CR 74 and CR 23.

then it occurs to me... you might be closer to 392 than 14, from what i gather. even if you're not still there, if you're in the south end, probably closer to 392.

just sayin. do you, man  :bigass:
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: jlam on November 03, 2021, 10:31:19 AM
Quote from: zachary_amaryllis on November 02, 2021, 05:48:47 PM
Quote from: jlam on November 02, 2021, 02:00:58 PM
Bruce's is still there! I still go there from time to time. Locals call that intersection either 1st street and 4th avenue or just CR 74 and CR 23.

then it occurs to me... you might be closer to 392 than 14, from what i gather. even if you're not still there, if you're in the south end, probably closer to 392.

just sayin. do you, man  :bigass:
I live north of "downtown" Severance.
Title: Re: Ask me anything about Colorado
Post by: zachary_amaryllis on November 03, 2021, 10:41:15 AM
Quote from: jlam on November 03, 2021, 10:31:19 AM
Quote from: zachary_amaryllis on November 02, 2021, 05:48:47 PM
Quote from: jlam on November 02, 2021, 02:00:58 PM
Bruce's is still there! I still go there from time to time. Locals call that intersection either 1st street and 4th avenue or just CR 74 and CR 23.

then it occurs to me... you might be closer to 392 than 14, from what i gather. even if you're not still there, if you're in the south end, probably closer to 392.

just sayin. do you, man  :bigass:
I live north of "downtown" Severance.
ah... now i got it. still within the Greater Severance Metro Area.

now i want to go hit bruce's...