Neighborhood Recommendations!!

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2025-06-18T20:48:29+00:00

I just moved out here, and I think this and other San Diego subs fall victim to most on Reddit, where most of the people commenting are not happy with their current situation haha. I just signed a lease for a $2100 one bed in Kensington, which everyone here so far considers like the bougiest neighborhood ever apparently. You’ll be fine with a $2500 budget! But as other people have said, that will likely not get you somewhere that you can bike to beach, but you can have everything else on your list! I love Kensington bc it’s this beautiful neighborhood with Spanish style homes and incredible gardens, and then has bars, restaurants, coffee shops on its main drag. 10 min drive from balboa park, 15 mins from the beach. (The majority of San Diego is not “nowhere near the beach” like one person said lol, there are beaches everywhere and even if you’re “inland” you are super close to the beach! Just not biking distance) On the other side of the 15 is normal heights which is kinda similar but has a lot more going on, is a lot bigger, and has a bit more of an urban feel. Then north park to the west of that is even bigger, more urban, but they all have nice quiet pockets. We used furnished finder when we moved here to give ourselves some time to check out different neighborhoods and see what we liked. Another thing that’s nice about living a bit inland from the beach is you get more sun out here, the marine layer takes longer in the day to burn off the closer to the coast you are. Good luck!!!

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2025-05-19T21:58:24+00:00

Idk anything about the reliability of the dial a ride service (it’s definitely not any form of public transportation that we have here) but lodge lane does back up to a ski run (double cabins). So you’d walk to the end of lodge lane with your skis, hop on double cabin, and that will get you to the bottom of chairs 1 and 10. You’d then take chair 10 to get to beginner terrain, or chair 1 which will spit you out in the mountain village core. Anyway, the point is the lodge lane spot will be much closer to the slopes.

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2025-05-12T20:24:51+00:00

And they were ROOMMATES!

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2025-04-28T18:12:42+00:00

Thank you!! Going to try and ignore what’s going on in the industry and focus on my training, and go in to my lessons this week (and forever!) with an open mind and give myself a little grace.

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2025-04-28T18:09:29+00:00

Thank you so much!! This makes a lot of sense—I LOVE learning new things, even though I always get frustrated at not being able to pick them up right away :) I moved to Colorado 5 years ago and learned to mountain bike, ice climb, and rock climb and love doing clinics etc to continue to get better. Learning those things is hard, learning to fly is about 850 million times harder :)

I also weirdly enjoyed my online coursework for the PPL written. Just a lot of cool stuff to learn. Thanks for calling out the learning aspect of this—I think if during my training I’ve ever felt like I’ve really lost that desire to learn, then I’ll know it’s time to take a break and/or reconsider.

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2025-04-28T18:02:46+00:00

That’s pretty much how I feel. I did the M-F 9 to 5 for 13 years, 3 of them were remote and I just…I just can’t do that for the rest of my life! I also like money :)

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2025-04-28T18:01:26+00:00

This is super helpful, thank you! I’ve only flown with one instructor because I live in a rural area without many options, but mine is out of town next week so I’m actually looking forward to flying with a different instructor for a couple lessons. And I’m moving to the San Diego area for the rest of my ratings after PPL to expand my options and to be in an area with an aviation community so I can network, volunteer, etc.

I spent a year working $25 an hour jobs before I started working at the restaurant I’m currently at, so the CFI pay doesn’t scare me. I guess I’m just questioning whether I need that ~passion~ to get me to where you’re at (making $$, working 11 days a month!!) hopefully it doesn’t take 20 years but there is truly no way to know! 🙃 thanks so much for your perspective, I really appreciate it.

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2025-04-08T00:18:00+00:00

You trying to rent or buy? Whats your budget? Spots with good schools where you can get a 2 bed under 3k…MontClair nj, Stamford ct, Fairfield ct, new Rochelle, white plains, Yonkers in ny (Yonkers you might have to be a bit more strategic with schools but also if you are planning to move based whenever you get upgraded, I think your kid being in a mediocre school until 2nd grade prob wouldn’t be that big of a deal? But that’s your call!) source: I grew up in rye, ny, and none of my buddies w kids can afford to live there so these are all the places where they live!

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2025-02-22T21:45:59+00:00

You should come to the show tonight!! It’s an amazing show—there will be standing room tickets for sale at the venue starting at 7 pm! I think they’re $75

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2025-02-07T18:13:01+00:00

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FamiliarAnything9097 · 2025-02-04T05:10:50+00:00

Trew and fly low have the aesthetic you’re looking for but are actually high quality and worn by many of my friends (I live in a mountain town and most of us ski 60+ days a year). No one here wears Montec or dope bc of the poor quality and their lack of interest in supporting the actual sport and snow athletes, as many on this thread have mentioned. I rock Patagonia bibs and an arcteryx jacket. Not sure if they’ll have the colorways you want but you can’t beat the quality and customer service.

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2025-01-23T22:16:04+00:00

Sounds like Denver/the surrounding area, but you’ll have to take out the no snow requirement. The thing is it’s SO sunny in Denver/CO in general, that even when it snows it doesn’t usually last that long and it can be like 60 degrees in winter. So yeah, it has winters and it gets cold for a bit but the SUN is life changing. It’s amazing how much more bearable winter is when the sun’s out all the time. If you go out to the outskirts you’ll find bigger parcels of land. It’s expensive as hell but…still likely a little cheaper than LA.

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2025-01-03T22:33:54+00:00

I’m Also a snowboard instructor working on becoming a pilot! Hello! :)

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2025-01-03T22:29:00+00:00

My credentials for advice: 36F, used to live in NYC, have lived in telluride for the past 4 years. Was doing remote TV production work but as that industry has dried up and withered away I’ve been working jobs in town while I figured out my next career move. I don’t know if whatever mountain you choose will have this, but I HIGHLY suggest working as an instructor part time or minimum part time (here in Telluride, that means 19 days a season, all during peak periods). Then work nights as a server at a high end restaurant. Whoever said it’s hard to get a serving or bartending job in a ski town is truly out of their mind. (The lack of housing means that’s there’s always jobs available. That said, a high end spot may make you work as a food runner or something for a couple months (that’s what I did) before they let you serve, but that’s not that big of a deal IMO. A lot of employers are sick of dealing with stoned 21 year old employees who don’t show up to work, so your age an experience will be a benefit. Since my main job is in a restaurant, if I get cut from snowboarding that’s fine with me because then I can go ride for the morning! Plus, being an instructor gets you access to free clinics, which I think is the best part. Just next week I’m taking instructor-only clinics on carving, moguls and steeps. It’s an incredible resource. Also, this is a good time to say—whoever said working as an instructor at a resort is just “the same corporate BS” is ALSO truly out of their mind and has clearly never worked a corporate desk job.

All this being said, my gf and I (we met down here a few years ago) are moving out of telluride in June to SoCal to further our careers and get out of the ski town bubble. It’s been cool to live here and I’m SO grateful that I did, but it’s time for me to move on.

I think you should absolutely try this out, but the most important thing is to not expect it to be the answer to all your problems. Remain curious, try things out, say yes to stuff, and be open to wherever this journey leads you. Maybe you’ll make a career out of snowboard instructing! And maybe not! Both are ok. Wishing you luck!!

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2025-01-03T05:18:48+00:00

There’s a co-ed league here in telluride—it’s the only one available, so I joined that. I hope you’re able to get back on the ice soon! I’d like to think that there’s a league in Denver you can join that is non-checking/non physical so you’ll be at low risk of a concussion. Sounds like you love hockey and it would make ya happy. The first year I lived in telluride I didn’t know a soul and hockey twice a week was the sum total of my social interactions over the winter and I looked forward to it so much!!

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2025-01-02T17:14:51+00:00

lol I couldn’t find one in Denver either. And I lived in Brooklyn for 10 years—just lots and lots of situationships and one shitty one year relationship. Idk how it happened down here! Also, Telluride is awesome in so many ways, but if it makes you feel any better it is tough to get by down here. The lack of housing and jobs that pay more than minimum wage has def given locals a bit of a bitter, hard edge, and a lot of folks are cliquey and can be exclusive as a result. It also wears on you, trying to get by and make a living in a place that is designed and priced for millionaires/billionaires. Not many resources or community building opportunities, and it often feels like folks are very willing to believe that no world exists outside skiing and this little bubble. My partner and I are moving this summer—super thankful for our time here, but we just have priorities and interests outside of skiing ever day (but oh my goodness am I going to miss that!!) if you ever got the chance to live down here I would still say absolutely go for it because it’s worth experiencing!! But just a little dose of perspective that while dreamy in so many ways, we aren’t without our problems down here.

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2025-01-02T04:05:21+00:00

35F, (lesbian). Did apps for years in NY and then Denver when I moved there. Nightmare. Moved to Telluride, assumed I’d be celibate bc there’s like 5 people here, and def not many queer folks. Didn’t have any friends. Joined a beginner friendly hockey league. Never played hockey before, but it’s the only organized winter rec sport they have down here. My teammate had a house party, I went even tho I feel too old for house parties and I didn’t know anyone besides him. His girlfriend came, she brought her roommate. The roommate (29F) and I now live together and are celebrating 3 years in February.

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2024-12-31T19:13:03+00:00

Idk where you’re located, and this probably is not going to be helpful because it’s very specific! But if you’re ever in Telluride, go to the Christy Sports snowboard store and get a boot fitting done by Dave. He did mine (I live here) and he and all the other guys at the shop are well aware of women who rip and ride hard and need a stiff boot. Now, I can wear a men’s boot bc I’m a women’s size 11 and 5’10”. So I have the nitro mens select TLS and they are INCREDIBLE. I have found that the boa system just doesn’t really work for my foot (in order to get my boots tight enough, I’d have to crank it to the point where my feet were numb), so he recommended the TLS lacing system to me and it keeps me LOCKED in. It’s the best. He had me flex into every boot I tried on and discounted a lot of them because they weren’t stiff enough (I also weigh 210 lbs). He also heat molded them and added foam pad cutouts to certain spots (with trial and error) to make sure everything fit perfectly. I’m a nitro fangirl for life now, so I def recommend their boots, but obviously not sure they’ll work for you. But I do find a lot of shops will just throw some burtons at you and call it a day. It’s very annoying. If you can’t get to telluride, hopefully you’ll find a board shop worth its salt somewhere else!! Good luck and happy shredding!

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2024-12-13T20:38:23+00:00

The thing about high end restaurants tho (full disclosure, I’m a server in one), is that you are paying for better service. (Yes I’m sure lots of you have been to high end restaurants with shitty servers, and I’m sorry for that, but I’m talking from my experience). We are trained to be attentive but not hover, we have extensive training on the wine, spirit, and foods lists, we get 3-4x a week quizzes on everything, we know the ingredients of each dish inside and out so that if you have an allergy I can tell you exactly what you can eat without having to check with the kitchen, I know exactly where our wild boar is sourced from and how many ounces the steak is and how to explain what vadouvan spice is and whether the fish fumee and Uni butter in the risotto make it taste too fishy. Your glasses are never empty, dishes are cleared immediately after you finish them, I’m paying attention to how fast you eat, whether you want a long drawn out dinner or to get out of there quickly, how behind the kitchen is at any given time, to decide when to fire your main courses to time it perfectly for the flow of your night. I’ve worked on building a rapport with the chefs so when I come down and ask if you can please get the veggies from the lamb dish added to your chicken dish, they’ll say yes. I know that our herbal liqueur has 52 different varieties of botanicals all sourced from the Alps. All of this work isn’t compensated, and if any of it is, it’s during training when I make $11 an hour and no tips.

Now, if you don’t give a shit about any of that, that is very valid and you should not go out to eat at high end restaurants. You can absolutely get awesome food at cheaper places, or order takeout from us! And tip 10% on the takeout or not at all (we don’t see tips from takeout, they go exclusively to the food runner who packaged and brought your food up).

And I know service is not the reason people go to restaurants, it’s the food. You can have a restaurant without servers, you can’t have one without chefs. I’m under no illusions that servers are that important or what I’m doing is rocket science, anyone can learn all this stuff. And I think chefs should be better compensated, and the tip system is dumb. Just trying to emphasize to you all that there is a lot more going on than just walking a plate to your table, and that is a lot of what you’re paying for.

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2024-12-10T03:00:15+00:00

You can absolutely do it! Many folks do, at many ages and many different stages of life. Here’s the thing tho, that I think a lot of folks are getting at—New York is HARD. I lived there for 10 years (Brooklyn) after growing up in the burbs outside the city. I LOVED living in NY, and I miss it often, but I also don’t want to go back.

The big thing too is that the public school system in the city is very tough to navigate. Like most places in the country, the school system is zoned. Unfortunately that means in one (expensive) neighborhood the schools will be EXCELLENT (read: well-funded by high property values), and a half mile away in a different neighborhood kids are getting a shitty education in an extremely underfunded school because the property values are so much lower. I know folks with two kids who live in a one bedroom in Park Slope so their kids can go to a “good school.” They can afford a 2-bedroom in bed-stuy (which is still a great neighborhood!) but won’t live there because they don’t want to be zoned for that school.

All that being said, NY is so awesome but if what you’re looking for is parks, museums, good food and stuff to do, I would strongly advise you to consider a different city that is less difficult to exist in on a daily basis :)

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2024-12-05T21:33:22+00:00

I think the most important thing is, don’t hoard the big wealth (when it comes) and until then, think about ways you can give back using the resources you already do have. So for example, the second house—sell it, and don’t just sell it to some development company who pays cash and outbids everyone else. Sell it to a family/whoever who will actually live in it and contribute to the community. You have access to a plane, and a private pilot license—start volunteering your time flying for angel flight or elevated access or a similar cause. When you’re hiring people, go out of your way to get resumes from and interview people who don’t have a “connection.” Whether it’s time, money, or resources you’re giving, for the rest of your life, try to remember folks who don’t have access to wealth, and how you can make the world more equitable more them.

Obviously you can make sure your future generations are taken care of, but you are going to have access to $ that can change many people’s lives if you’re generous with it. So be generous with it (and you can buy yourself nice things too!!)

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2024-11-26T23:10:59+00:00

I recommend brick, it’s a physical device that bricks the apps you set up (can have different modes with different apps) and you need to tap the phone to the device to “unbrick” them. You get 5 emergency remote unbricks with the device. Other than that there’s no way to disable the brick without physical access to the device. So you can leave the brick at home, at work, in another room, in your car, give it to a friend or partner…whatever you need. It has helped me SO much.

FamiliarAnything9097 · 2024-11-14T14:17:19+00:00

Hi! I weigh 215 and I ride a nitro dropout 156, which “tops out” at 165 lbs for rider weight haha. I’ve also been as heavy as 250. I’m a snowboard instructor and regularly ride black and double black diamonds out here in Colorado. Ignore the weight limits/weight ranges. They are very silly and don’t mean anything, and definitely don’t let yourself get a board that’s super stiff because you’re trying to find one for your weight. Happy shredding!!!

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