[HarryDunne]

Good:
  The mountains
  The public bus system is terrific
  The Family History Library (if you're into genealogy)
  Relatively low crime rate
  The snow

Bad:
  The congestion before/during the Olympics
  Alot of people, not enough jobs (IMO)
  No MLB team
  No NFL team
  The snow

[PISANO]

Well...I have lived here for 7 months after moving, quite reluctantly, from Sparks, NV. I loved Nevada, being retired Military and a gambler there is no place I'd rather live. I am Catholic and have NOT been subjected to ANY biased behavior. I live ONE block from an LDS church. The neighbors are kind, quiet and after the intial welcoming by several neighbors, there has been only an occasional "Good Morning". I have NO complaints, but miss the tables and the sportsbooks

One MAJOR plus is that this is a VERY patriotic area, flags everywhere and they LOVE the 2nd Amendment. Both big PLUSES for me. All in all a nice place to live. (Until my wife retires and then back to NV)

[ken21]

i had a 6 month contract to work in phoenix and lived in mesa, az--run by mormons. there's a stake every city block or so. the town is corrupt beyond belief. the city gives out its street and construction contracts to mormon-owned businesses, of course.

one day i walked over to the supermarket nearby. as i passed thru' the parking lot i was hit by a car driven by an elderly woman. i wasn't hurt, but i let the woman know what i thought of her. immediately a young couple came up and demanded to know why i was talking to the woman. she apologized. they did not. from then on, no matter where i went in mesa i was "marked". if i went into a coco's restaurant, the waitresses would not wait on me.

in socal i know many mormons. my apt managers for 5 years were mormon.

expect to be constantly harassed to join their cult. one mormon neighbor here in socal spent 2 years working on me until i finally told her where to go.

if you don't join their cult then they will shun you.

that's my experience, police state-lite.

[DCBurgess58]

Pope John Paul II was visiting Salt Lake city and he decided to pop in and visit Gordon B. Hinckley, the head of the Mormon church.

As they sat chatting in Hinckley's office the pope noticed a red phone on the desk. John Paul II asked what red phone was for and President Hinckley explained that it was a direct line to God. The pope asked if he could use the phone as it had been a while since he had actually had a chance to talk directly with God. President Hinckley said no problem as long as the Pope paid five dollars to cover the cost of the call. The pope handed over a crisp five dollar bill and proceeded to have a brief chat with God on the phone.

Later on, President Hinckley happened to be visiting Rome and decided to drop in on the Pope at the Vatican.

As the two chatted, President Hinckley noticed that the Pope also had a red phone on his desk. President Hinckley asked about the phone and was surprised to find out that the Pope also had a direct line to God. John Paul II asked Hinckley if he would like to use the phone to talk to God and Hinckley replied "Yes, thank you" and pulled out a five dollar bill.

The Pope smiled and said "no need to pay, it's a local call."

[Fraulein]

"To be an anarchist in Salt Lake City was certainly no easy task, especially in 1985. And having no money, no job, no plans for the future, the true anarchist position, was in itself a strenuous job..."

From the movie "SLC PUNK"

[Freedom of Speech Wins]

I hear there are special drinking clubs for drinkers to drink in that are reportedly a lot of fun, if you like to drink on occasion.

[redrock]

I have lived in Utah for over 26 years.

Most of it in SLC.

I'm not LDS.

And have had ZERO problems. It's a nice city.

If the job offer is a good one....SLC is a great place to live.

redrock

[freedomcrusader]

A general thanks to everyone on this thread who has provided his/her input. Very much appreciated!!