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I am thinking about moving to Windsor. I am married and have three small kids. Please tell me everything you know about the city, like weather, people, nature and stuff. Your personal opinion is very important too. Thank you all
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I live in Windsor.
First off, if you are considering moving to Windsor, I hope you have a job already lined up. You probably know that this area is very dependent on the automotive industry and businesses and factories and laying off/closing down here in high numbers. Hopefully the current labour talks will save the Chrysler plant here, but that is up in the air as well at this moment.
On the up side, Windsor has the best housing market in the country right now. Both rentals and houses for sale are very reasonable, and there are some great deals out there. With mortgage rates so low, it is a great time to buy here. There are an overabundance of rentals available as well, so they are a steal too.
The weather here in the summer can be hot (can reach in the 90's a few days each summer) and humid. Mostly summer temps are in the 80's. Winters can be cold (occasionally can dip below 0) and snowy. This past winter was particularly brutal and we had way more snow and cold than normal. March has been mild tho, so far, with very little snow.
Windsor does not have much of a downtown anymore as far as shopping. Most of the retailers have moved out to the outlying malls (we have two major malls - Devonshire Mall and Windsor Crossings - as well as a few smaller ones). Downtown is mostly restaurants/bars/nightclubs, and on the weekends, they are mostly filled with young American kids who can drink over here at 19.
The casino is beautiful (I work there), employs about 4,000+ in this city, and they are getting some pretty major acts booked in as far as entertainment.
The waterfront here is gorgeous and a real jewel in the city. They have spent tons of money on landscaping, bike paths, etc., and you can walk/bike/rollerblade right along the riverfront for miles.
The west end of the city has the University of Windsor, a mid-sized university, and a lot of the population in that area consists of students and student rentals.
Windsor is home to the 1st place team in junior hockey right now, the Windsor Spitfires, and their games are great to go to. They just built a beautiful spanking new area on the east end of the city.
I find Windsor to be a friendly city.
If you are comfortable with Detroit and its surrounding suburbs, every sporting and entertainment event is available to you within about 25 miles. I go over there all the time and have never had one problem, but that is based on your comfort level. You hear a lot of bad about Detroit, but it is overplayed, and as long as you know where to stay away from, you are fine. None of the problems of Detroit spill over to Windsor. We have the Detroit River to separate us and the border is fairly strict. Windsor may see about 5 or 6 homicides a yearly, and they are mostly domestic or, at the very least, acquaintances. There are very little random murders.
Like any city, there are good and bad areas of housing. Windsor, as well, has some nice areas outside of its city limits (Tecumseh, Lasalle, Amherstburg).
Overall, I like the city. It is just about the right size for me, but if you were coming from a place such as Toronto, you might at first find it too slow-paced. Depends, I think, what you're used to.
Hope this helps.
I live in Windsor.
First off, if you are considering moving to Windsor, I hope you have a job already lined up. You probably know that this area is very dependent on the automotive industry and businesses and factories and laying off/closing down here in high numbers. Hopefully the current labour talks will save the Chrysler plant here, but that is up in the air as well at this moment.
On the up side, Windsor has the best housing market in the country right now. Both rentals and houses for sale are very reasonable, and there are some great deals out there. With mortgage rates so low, it is a great time to buy here. There are an overabundance of rentals available as well, so they are a steal too.
The weather here in the summer can be hot (can reach in the 90's a few days each summer) and humid. Mostly summer temps are in the 80's. Winters can be cold (occasionally can dip below 0) and snowy. This past winter was particularly brutal and we had way more snow and cold than normal. March has been mild tho, so far, with very little snow.
Windsor does not have much of a downtown anymore as far as shopping. Most of the retailers have moved out to the outlying malls (we have two major malls - Devonshire Mall and Windsor Crossings - as well as a few smaller ones). Downtown is mostly restaurants/bars/nightclubs, and on the weekends, they are mostly filled with young American kids who can drink over here at 19.
The casino is beautiful (I work there), employs about 4,000+ in this city, and they are getting some pretty major acts booked in as far as entertainment.
The waterfront here is gorgeous and a real jewel in the city. They have spent tons of money on landscaping, bike paths, etc., and you can walk/bike/rollerblade right along the riverfront for miles.
The west end of the city has the University of Windsor, a mid-sized university, and a lot of the population in that area consists of students and student rentals.
Windsor is home to the 1st place team in junior hockey right now, the Windsor Spitfires, and their games are great to go to. They just built a beautiful spanking new area on the east end of the city.
I find Windsor to be a friendly city.
If you are comfortable with Detroit and its surrounding suburbs, every sporting and entertainment event is available to you within about 25 miles. I go over there all the time and have never had one problem, but that is based on your comfort level. You hear a lot of bad about Detroit, but it is overplayed, and as long as you know where to stay away from, you are fine. None of the problems of Detroit spill over to Windsor. We have the Detroit River to separate us and the border is fairly strict. Windsor may see about 5 or 6 homicides a yearly, and they are mostly domestic or, at the very least, acquaintances. There are very little random murders.
Like any city, there are good and bad areas of housing. Windsor, as well, has some nice areas outside of its city limits (Tecumseh, Lasalle, Amherstburg).
Overall, I like the city. It is just about the right size for me, but if you were coming from a place such as Toronto, you might at first find it too slow-paced. Depends, I think, what you're used to.
Hope this helps.
Why are there more women jogging than men?
At least around Pacific Northwest that seems to be the case. A recent statistics seem to reconfirm my anecdotal observation: 70% of the participants of Seattle Rock-n-Roll marathon are women.
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Why do more women seem to exercise than men?
I have been noticing for the past few years now that there are waaaaayyy more women that are running than men in downtown Toronto! Why is that?
Iâve been working in downtown Toronto for the past few years now. Weâre pretty close to Lake Ontario as well. So, sometimes I go walk by the lakeshore. No matter where I go I have noticed that there are indeed more women outside than men.
More women are walking to work in the mornings and walking back in the afternoon. More women are biking in downtown. More women are jogging, running, roller blading! During lunch time I see them just go out for a jog by the lake as well. I would see you see at least 5 women for every man you see walking, jogging etc.
Why is that though?
I mean itâs always nice to see more women outside than lots of men ;-) But I really thought about it.
Is it because women are a lot more health conscious than men? If thatâs the case then why is that? Do they really believe in remaining healthy?
Or is it because of the media? How weâre shown images of out of this world women with perfect proportions. We all know the kind of negative impact media has on us, especially the young kids these days. But is it possible that that negativity is also imbedded with in ourselves?
Are there more women that are health conscious because of low self esteem? Is it because they really want to be in good shape because itâs considered supposedly ugly to be a little over weight?
Iâve actually noticed how women that look good actually advanced fairly rapidly with in the work place. Not only that but theyâre also treated differently than a little over weight women. A beautiful woman giving you an attitude and you might understand but an over weight one doing the same thing and you would never understand and actually treat her totally differently. Iâve seen this happen actually. An over weight woman was giving attitude to a few people at my work and they started commenting on how fat and ugly that woman was and she was still giving attitude and how if she was pretty they would actually understand her behaviour.
So, is that the reason that more women are into health than men?
What if they actually learned to totally love themselves for who they are? Is that possible? Of course it is possible but may not be as easy as it might be for men. I spoke to a friend of mine about this and he said that a man could be fat and ugly and still get girls as long as he had money but itâs very hard for women in this world to attract men as easily if theyâre over weight.
This post is not something I intended to write. Itâs just me thinking out loud basically. Iâve seen what low self-esteem can do to a person. Iâm really curious to know how different people would be if they accepted themselves as who they are and totally approved of themselves.
Maybe we should have some sort of an experiment. Take someone whoâs really into health and fitness but with low self-esteem and then help them fall in love with themselves and see what happens then.
On the other hand if you love yourself you treat yourself much better anyways. So, you would be really conscious of your health as well. hmm.. that doesnât take me any closer to an answer.
Maybe conclusion is: if you like yourself and are happy with yourself and thatâs why youâre health conscious then thatâs wonderful but if youâre exercising constantly because you want to maintain a certain figure because you believe you would look more beautiful if you were a certain weight, then thatâs not good!
Love yourself completely no matter how you look. Fall in love with yourself because no matter where you are, you are the only one thatâs going to be accompanying you. So, you might as well make yourself your own friend rather than an enemy
Why do more women seem to exercise than men?
I have been noticing for the past few years now that there are waaaaayyy more women that are running than men in downtown Toronto! Why is that?
Iâve been working in downtown Toronto for the past few years now. Weâre pretty close to Lake Ontario as well. So, sometimes I go walk by the lakeshore. No matter where I go I have noticed that there are indeed more women outside than men.
More women are walking to work in the mornings and walking back in the afternoon. More women are biking in downtown. More women are jogging, running, roller blading! During lunch time I see them just go out for a jog by the lake as well. I would see you see at least 5 women for every man you see walking, jogging etc.
Why is that though?
I mean itâs always nice to see more women outside than lots of men ;-) But I really thought about it.
Is it because women are a lot more health conscious than men? If thatâs the case then why is that? Do they really believe in remaining healthy?
Or is it because of the media? How weâre shown images of out of this world women with perfect proportions. We all know the kind of negative impact media has on us, especially the young kids these days. But is it possible that that negativity is also imbedded with in ourselves?
Are there more women that are health conscious because of low self esteem? Is it because they really want to be in good shape because itâs considered supposedly ugly to be a little over weight?
Iâve actually noticed how women that look good actually advanced fairly rapidly with in the work place. Not only that but theyâre also treated differently than a little over weight women. A beautiful woman giving you an attitude and you might understand but an over weight one doing the same thing and you would never understand and actually treat her totally differently. Iâve seen this happen actually. An over weight woman was giving attitude to a few people at my work and they started commenting on how fat and ugly that woman was and she was still giving attitude and how if she was pretty they would actually understand her behaviour.
So, is that the reason that more women are into health than men?
What if they actually learned to totally love themselves for who they are? Is that possible? Of course it is possible but may not be as easy as it might be for men. I spoke to a friend of mine about this and he said that a man could be fat and ugly and still get girls as long as he had money but itâs very hard for women in this world to attract men as easily if theyâre over weight.
This post is not something I intended to write. Itâs just me thinking out loud basically. Iâve seen what low self-esteem can do to a person. Iâm really curious to know how different people would be if they accepted themselves as who they are and totally approved of themselves.
Maybe we should have some sort of an experiment. Take someone whoâs really into health and fitness but with low self-esteem and then help them fall in love with themselves and see what happens then.
On the other hand if you love yourself you treat yourself much better anyways. So, you would be really conscious of your health as well. hmm.. that doesnât take me any closer to an answer.
Maybe conclusion is: if you like yourself and are happy with yourself and thatâs why youâre health conscious then thatâs wonderful but if youâre exercising constantly because you want to maintain a certain figure because you believe you would look more beautiful if you were a certain weight, then thatâs not good!
Love yourself completely no matter how you look. Fall in love with yourself because no matter where you are, you are the only one thatâs going to be accompanying you. So, you might as well make yourself your own friend rather than an enemy
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