u/Tricky_Tilnel

My partner just got a job in Denver at the airport and we will be moving there in the next couple of months! We are very excited!!

I’ve been doing some light research and have been trying to figure out where we should live for our first year.

We would need to be within 30-45 min of the airport (I would say closer would be better) but I know there is traffic to keep in mind.

We’re in our mid-twenties, like sports rec leagues, good food, and places to walk around and explore. I was looking at apartments downtown near Union Station or maybe we live away from downtown to avoid traffic?… We don’t plan on having kids either (just a cat)!

Any recs would be great! Even just general tips before moving there is appreciated.

I feel like the weather will be similar to WI (as in four seasons not exactly the same at all - different climate)

jeez y’all I understand they are not the same weather wise but I didn’t realize how angry peeps would get!!

I did hear it’s a lot more dryer in CO… I will need to prepare for that since I have chronically dry lips/skin 😭 (humidifier recs I can buy right away?!)

Thank you!

Update: TY for all the comments! I can tell there’s a little back and forth xd but after reading everything I think we have a good idea where we’ll start looking. We are very excited and it’s awesome to hear a lot of Wisco folk have moved to CO as well!

My partner and I put our deposit in to get a MC kitten sometime this summer.

We just learned recently that my partner might be able to get a promotion but that means we would be moving late summer. This would be around the time we would get our kitten. We live in the midwest and would either be traveling to Florida or Colorado…. Either way, it’s going to be a long drive (16-20) hours with breaks/stops of course) but weren’t sure if we should just give up our deposit or get the kitten and have it go on a road trip with us.

I know all kittens react to things differently, but has anyone had a similar experience to this? Is this something we should even consider or should we just lose our deposit?

I was doing research and we would definitely get a hard crate and make it all comfy with a little box and everything but it just seems like a long time and I worry about severely stressing the kitten out. I know Gabapentin is an option but I also wasn’t sure if kittens at a young age could even take it.

While we were looking into Dynasty Maine Coons, I’m seeing mixed reviews after doing some research…

Does anyone have suggestions for breeders in WI?

Thank you!

Hello!

My partner and I have been looking at kittens (both of us have experience with cats).

We want to start with one to see how it goes but I keep seeing everywhere that two is better especially when they are younger. I don’t think we can afford two at the moment (thinking of adopting somewhere else) but wanted to know of anyone could share their experience if you have a solo MC kitten?

Also would love some general MC kitten advice! I’ve always adopted my cats when they were at least 1 or older cats but never have gotten a kitten before so it feels a bit daunting.

Like for example, should we let it sleep with us in our bedroom or maybe give it a night in a kitty proof bathroom space (with food, litter box, and water etc)? I know kittens are a lot of work so I’n really trying to prepare myself as much as I can!

Some background information, I WFH so I’ll always be home while my partner works in-person.

Thank you!

Wow thank you for all the responses! Already feeling so much support from this community and it makes me really excited to get our kitten!

I play ultimate frisbee and it’s the new season. After a few weeks of league, I noticed the top part of my left knee felt puffy and when I extend my knee there’s a sharp pain where I can fully extend it. When I have it straight and touch it, there’s slight pain/swelling.

I tried to do some calf raises and couldn’t even do that because at the top of my raise my knee would feel pain then almost “give out”.

I am wondering what this would be? I do have a PT appt schedule for my other knee (something else 🫠) so I will find out eventually but I also want to know if there’s anything I can do now to start recovering.

I didn’t really notice it yesterday at my game (sprinting, stopping abruptly, jumping) but that might have been adrenaline masking the pain.

I’m assuming I should fully stop until my PT appt?

Thank you

Hello!

I have a 2016 Ford Explorer (Police Interceptor) that I got back in 2021.

It has no console in it, 140k miles, and works great as a daily driver. I WFH and just use it for errands so I drive it around 5-6 times a month.

Recently I needed to get the coolant hoses replaced which costed me about 1k. It got me to think whether I should sell it soon or just ride it out until it dies. Even if I did sell it, not sure how much it would get me since it’s older. Runs fine though.

Any thoughts or suggestions on this?

Thank you!