Well, Bye, Kansas City...

[TinyEvel]

Those of you who know me and my story know I am a Southern California born and raised native but picked Chiefs as my NFL team in 1994 after the Montana win in Houston in the AFC divisional playoffs. Stayed a loyal and true Chiefs fan through the years and after finding CP in 2005 began coming out to KC once a year (thanks NZoner) for games.

2015 -- through random happenstance, I had an opportunity to come out here for a job. I did it. I made great progress in this firm, hiring and relocating new talent to KC, championing the boomtown that it is.

A few months ago, through some reorganization, I find myself leaving this firm. Not much opportunity for me any more in KC, so I relocated my family back to the West Coast last week. I must say as a born and raised Californian, the weather and the fitness here in CA, I have to pinch myself that I am lucky to be back here.

I still love KC and will be back for games, but here are a few things I observed after living in an entirely new region for the first time in my life.

1) The people are nice. Like, genuinely nice. It would take me three minutes to get through the grocery checkout just because the cashier would ask how I am doing and make small talk.

2) No traffic. I mean, the Plaza at Christmastime is basically any road in any city in California year-round. Getting from A to B in KC was always a breeze.

3) Season Tickets at Arrowhead are a dream come true. Being able to get to the stadium at 7 am every home game, and feel the rush of the crowd every week...now when I watch the games on TV it will be different. I'll surely miss being there, and the waft of BBQ smoke will be forever emblazoned in my mind.

4) It's a good life if you have very young kids. You can buy a three bedroom home for $150K with great schools. If you have teenage kids, moving here is more tough because most local kids have already bonded with friends.

5) Lots of people are overweight. Not to make a body issue statement but it's unhealthy. I hated myself for judging people there.

6) BUT.... Lots of people are active. I was surprised at how many people are running and playing tennis, etc. The workout here seems to be more for heart health than to be good looking fit, so, glad to see so many people getting out there and getting their heart rate up.

7) Produce goes bad too fast. Buy an avocado, better eat it that day. Same with lettuce. And Citrus. I was shocked how fast those fresh produce go bad.

8) Free parking in KC is a blessing. We just went to a museum in San Francisco, Parking was $24. That was focked. Ludicrous.

9) Fast healthy food is hard to come by in KC. We just ate fresh Mex burritos for lunch and in KC it seems all the fast options are Wendy's or Arby's or Burger King etc. It was an effort to eat fast/cheap/healthy there in KC.

10) The weather. Probably the most significant difference. I didn't mind the winters (many said the past two were mild) but the summers and the sticky heat, that was the worst. Three days here and it's 70 degrees and a cool breeze, that's a million dollar climate, and it cost that much.

11) KC is a boomtown. Look at all the development, there's a ton of opportunity there right now.

12) Body modification: People in KC seem to have a higher level of "fck what other people think" in terms of what they do to their hair/face/skin. As a result you get a lot of questionable tattoos and piercings and haircuts, etc. On one hand, i was appreciative of the diversity, on the other hand, it felt like the human modification version of the bad Charles Jersey I ordered online from China.

13) who the fock am I to say what KC is like or any other place. You be you, Kansas City, that's what makes you special. I'm gonna do me out here. I'll be back to visit and sing your praises in my social media feeds. All day long. Just hide the fat people.

TinyEvel out.

[Dayze]

good luck.

...and watch your cornhole, bud.


/obligatory

[Rausch]

TE is good people...

[Rain Man]

I bet TinyEvel wakes up shortly and realizes that it was all a dream. Getting season tickets to the Chiefs, eating barbecue, watching an Evel Knieval museum open up, and then as he exits REM mode and the dream, it ends with him leaving Kansas City and returning to his actual life.

[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I bet TinyEvel wakes up shortly and realizes that it was all a dream. Getting season tickets to the Chiefs, eating barbecue, watching an Evel Knieval museum open up, and then as he exits REM mode and the dream, it ends with him leaving Kansas City and returning to his actual life.

[Randallflagg]

My company in Overland Park opened an office in San Diego in 2010 and asked me to supervise the opening. Said I would be there for about two years. I figured "What the hell?" it might be a nice change of pace from all the traveling I had to do.

Moved the family out there to Eastlake (a suburb of SD) and began work. The work, in and of itself was fine, but my God....I realize that I am an old codger - but I simply couldn't stand living there. My Wife loved it, but I couldn't take it.

To say that it was 180 degrees from Kansas City would be an understatement. Now, as a kid, I lived in LA for a number of years - back in the 60s.

SOCAL is NOT what it used to be. I could list the things that I absolutely hated about it - but the thread would end up in the Romper room. Needless to say, when my company told me that the start up had been a success and it was time for me to "come home" I couldn't wait to call the movers!

Don't get me wrong - San Diego is a glorious place to visit - but to live there? Not for me.

[Titty Meat]

Lucky! KC sucks

[bevischief]

Happy cows.

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

If Tiny moved back to LA, then he will not see any obesity difference.


KC: obese 29% / overweight 36%
LA: obese 24% / overweight 38%

http://www.governing.com/gov-data/ob...area-data.html

I'm going to venture a guess and say that is heavily weighted by the Latino community.

[TinyEvel]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I bet TinyEvel wakes up shortly and realizes that it was all a dream. Getting season tickets to the Chiefs, eating barbecue, watching an Evel Knieval museum open up, and then as he exits REM mode and the dream, it ends with him leaving Kansas City and returning to his actual life.

TBH it was kind of a little bit like that. Only very, very expensive.

But I can go out my side door with my mountain bike and in 30 minutes be at the ocean via fire roads. Tho, you're walking up some sections on the way back.

(Also the beers those guys are talking about are ��. It's like having five Boulevard breweries within an hour of you.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

I'm going to venture a guess and say that is heavily weighted by the Latino community.

I would tend to agree but having visited Disneyland on Mother's Day, I witnessed scores of 300-500 pound Caucasian men and women, many of whom needed an electric cart to traverse the park.

[Kiimo]

Theme parks are the worst, I still shudder thinking back to Ocean's of Fun.

[Clyde Frog]

Spoiler!

Originally Posted by TinyEvel

Those of you who know me and my story know I am a Southern California born and raised native but picked Chiefs as my NFL team in 1994 after the Montana win in Houston in the AFC divisional playoffs. Stayed a loyal and true Chiefs fan through the years and after finding CP in 2005 began coming out to KC once a year (thanks NZoner) for games.

2015 -- through random happenstance, I had an opportunity to come out here for a job. I did it. I made great progress in this firm, hiring and relocating new talent to KC, championing the boomtown that it is.

A few months ago, through some reorganization, I find myself leaving this firm. Not much opportunity for me any more in KC, so I relocated my family back to the West Coast last week. I must say as a born and raised Californian, the weather and the fitness here in CA, I have to pinch myself that I am lucky to be back here.

I still love KC and will be back for games, but here are a few things I observed after living in an entirely new region for the first time in my life.

1) The people are nice. Like, genuinely nice. It would take me three minutes to get through the grocery checkout just because the cashier would ask how I am doing and make small talk.

2) No traffic. I mean, the Plaza at Christmastime is basically any road in any city in California year-round. Getting from A to B in KC was always a breeze.

3) Season Tickets at Arrowhead are a dream come true. Being able to get to the stadium at 7 am every home game, and feel the rush of the crowd every week...now when I watch the games on TV it will be different. I'll surely miss being there, and the waft of BBQ smoke will be forever emblazoned in my mind.

4) It's a good life if you have very young kids. You can buy a three bedroom home for $150K with great schools. If you have teenage kids, moving here is more tough because most local kids have already bonded with friends.

5) Lots of people are overweight. Not to make a body issue statement but it's unhealthy. I hated myself for judging people there.

6) BUT.... Lots of people are active. I was surprised at how many people are running and playing tennis, etc. The workout here seems to be more for heart health than to be good looking fit, so, glad to see so many people getting out there and getting their heart rate up.

7) Produce goes bad too fast. Buy an avocado, better eat it that day. Same with lettuce. And Citrus. I was shocked how fast those fresh produce go bad.

8) Free parking in KC is a blessing. We just went to a museum in San Francisco, Parking was $24. That was focked. Ludicrous.

9) Fast healthy food is hard to come by in KC. We just ate fresh Mex burritos for lunch and in KC it seems all the fast options are Wendy's or Arby's or Burger King etc. It was an effort to eat fast/cheap/healthy there in KC.

10) The weather. Probably the most significant difference. I didn't mind the winters (many said the past two were mild) but the summers and the sticky heat, that was the worst. Three days here and it's 70 degrees and a cool breeze, that's a million dollar climate, and it cost that much.

11) KC is a boomtown. Look at all the development, there's a ton of opportunity there right now.

12) Body modification: People in KC seem to have a higher level of "fck what other people think" in terms of what they do to their hair/face/skin. As a result you get a lot of questionable tattoos and piercings and haircuts, etc. On one hand, i was appreciative of the diversity, on the other hand, it felt like the human modification version of the bad Charles Jersey I ordered online from China.

13) who the fock am I to say what KC is like or any other place. You be you, Kansas City, that's what makes you special. I'm gonna do me out here. I'll be back to visit and sing your praises in my social media feeds. All day long. Just hide the fat people.

TinyEvel out.

Same phone#? Lets try to get together for at least 1 game this year. Maybe even brave the crumbing cesspool before the Raiders move to Vegas?

[ModSocks]

Originally Posted by BiStateNo

My company in Overland Park opened an office in San Diego in 2010 and asked me to supervise the opening. Said I would be there for about two years. I figured "What the hell?" it might be a nice change of pace from all the traveling I had to do.

Moved the family out there to Eastlake (a suburb of SD) and began work. The work, in and of itself was fine, but my God....I realize that I am an old codger - but I simply couldn't stand living there. My Wife loved it, but I couldn't take it.

To say that it was 180 degrees from Kansas City would be an understatement. Now, as a kid, I lived in LA for a number of years - back in the 60s.

SOCAL is NOT what it used to be. I could list the things that I absolutely hated about it - but the thread would end up in the Romper room. Needless to say, when my company told me that the start up had been a success and it was time for me to "come home" I couldn't wait to call the movers!

Don't get me wrong - San Diego is a glorious place to visit - but to live there? Not for me.

You lived in Eastlake of all places and didn't like it? Lol.

Alright, do tell. I gotta know what you hated about it. I mean, Eastlake is nothing but new housing development suburbs. There's literally nothing in Eastlake but brand new homes, new roads and a freakin' lake. What is there to not like? It's not like you were living IN San Diego. You were basically living in a brand new part of town with very little around you but beautiful new homes and brand spankin' new roads. The idea of someone not enjoying that does not compute.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

You ever been to the midwest? We are fat as ****.

This.

[Clyde Frog]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

You lived in Eastlake of all places and didn't like it? Lol.

Alright, do tell. I gotta know what you hated about it. I mean, Eastlake is nothing but new housing development suburbs. There's literally nothing in Eastlake but brand new homes, new roads and a freakin' lake. What is there to not like? It's not like you were living IN San Diego. You were basically living in a brand new part of town with very little around you but beautiful new homes and brand spankin' new roads. The idea of someone not enjoying that does not compute.

It's close to Mexico....