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bossy22 · 10-23-2013, 11:36 PM

I've lived in cochrane for 12 years.
Pros:
- Close to mountains. I'm in the mountains at some point almost every weekend so this is nice.
- I road bike as well, so being able to be on the hwy in 5 minutes is nice. No driving to edge of Calgary
- when there are celebrations they shutdown Main Street like the Christmas light up.
- we now have an original joes
- have a good thai restaurant and Indian restaurant. The sushi restaurant is decent.
- everything is close, except my job, which is in Calgary. I work eastern hours (6-3) so my commute is fast.
- farmers market is small but good.

Cons:
Windy as hell. I hate the wind now
I have a huge yard and garage for a lot less than I had in rocky ridge.
Can be quiet, but I like that.
We've made friends in town, but our Calgary friends rarely visit. We have to go to Calgary to see them.
Traffic can be a nightmare through town. I thought with the ring road that would diverge some of the large truck traffic, but it hasn't. By nightmare though it's on a small town scale, so it takes you an extra 5-10 minutes to get through town.

10-23-2013, 11:36 PM	#116
bossy22 Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Oct 2009 Exp:	I've lived in cochrane for 12 years. Pros: - Close to mountains. I'm in the mountains at some point almost every weekend so this is nice. - I road bike as well, so being able to be on the hwy in 5 minutes is nice. No driving to edge of Calgary - when there are celebrations they shutdown Main Street like the Christmas light up. - we now have an original joes - have a good thai restaurant and Indian restaurant. The sushi restaurant is decent. - everything is close, except my job, which is in Calgary. I work eastern hours (6-3) so my commute is fast. - farmers market is small but good. Cons: Windy as hell. I hate the wind now I have a huge yard and garage for a lot less than I had in rocky ridge. Can be quiet, but I like that. We've made friends in town, but our Calgary friends rarely visit. We have to go to Calgary to see them. Traffic can be a nightmare through town. I thought with the ring road that would diverge some of the large truck traffic, but it hasn't. By nightmare though it's on a small town scale, so it takes you an extra 5-10 minutes to get through town. Last edited by bossy22; 10-24-2013 at 07:07 AM.