8
Major Reasons Not To Move To Las Vegas
by Jeff Cardenell
8 Major Reasons Not To Move To Las Vegas.
There is no place like Las Vegas in the entire
world, therefore people from all over the world come here on a daily
basis. Vegas has changed over the years, but most of the changes have
occurred in the past 6 to 7 years.
1. HOUSING The housing market here is
over-inflated. A typical 3 bedroom 1.5 to 2 bath home with 1500-1700
square feet that should sell for $140,000. to $160,000. now sells for
$230,000. to $250,000. The people that are buying these homes and the
high rise Condo units are the wealthy who use them for their second or
third homes or investors who rent them out.
2. WATER The majority of the water used in Las
Vegas comes from Lake Mead. The lake is currently 50 to 55 feet BELOW
the level it was at 6 to 7 years ago. The population of Las Vegas is up
around 2 million people. There are swimming pools in a large amount of
the homes. You see an awful lot of people tearing out their grass and
putting in Desert Landscaping which consists of colored rocks and a few
plants. What is going to happen in the next several years as the
population grows even more?
3. TRAFFIC Sure, every city has it's traffic
problems. In Las Vegas it is magnified even more because of the poor
freeway systems and the fact that the majority of the population lives
in a valley surrounded by mountain ranges. Vegas has some of the most
aggressive drivers in the United States. Some of the problem is a
shortage of police out on the streets patroling. Most cities have their
normal RUSH HOUR traffic in the mornings and the late afternoons. Vegas
has RUSH HOUR all day long because of the 24 hour work environment due
to shifts stopping and starting all 24 hours. Also, because of the boom
in construction, massive amounts of construction workers help clog the
streets. Gasoline prices are among the highest in the nation.
4. SUMMER HEAT It is dry heat! In the summer when
it stays over 100 degrees every single day it is really HOT! It drains
you if you are out in it for very long. No thunderstorms popping up for
a little relief. No rivers or creeks nearby, just one big lake 25 miles
away!
5. SCHOOLS The school system is having big
problems. They are building new schools to catch up the the rising
population which is good. The problem is finding teachers to fill the
vacancies. The starting salary of a school teacher is around $27,000.
per year. Along with the teachers being underpaid is the fact that
there is no affordable housing for them to relocate here. If you were a
teacher, why would you want to move to Las Vegas and lower your
standard of living?
6. EMPLOYMENT There are plenty of jobs, mainly in
the casinos, and the main reason there are plenty of jobs is because
the casinos don't treat you very well at all. When you apply for any
job at all, you must account for the past ten years of employment and
you must have good credit. Their attitude is that you can be replaced
at a minutes notice by someone else. On 9-11 the massive layoffs that
occurred were unnecessary. The casinos were worried about their BOTTOM
LINE. Many management people were laid off and their job title
eliminated so that even though they had worked there for several years,
they reapplied and had to go through everything that a brand new person
did and held no senority.
7. GAMBLING No matter where you live in the world
right now, the lure of gambling will never be as great as it is here in
Las Vegas. Casinos, grocery stores, gas stations, and most bars have
gambling. When you live in Las Vegas gambling becomes an addiction.
Sure, there are shows and fine dining but where are they mostly
located? In the casinos! Normal activities that you might think of such
as cooking out with family and friends and going out with friends to
dinner are very hard to do because everyone works all kinds of shifts
and have different days off. It is very difficult to get together with
other people even once a month. You can only stay home and watch
television or movies so much, especially when you see and feel the
presence of gambling all around you. Another problem that goes hand in
hand with gambling is ALCOHOL. When you are in a casino for any length
of time at all, you usually have a few drinks. Why, because they are
free! The dollar or two that you tip the coctail waitress still makes
it very inexpensive. Alcohol clouds your judgement and you end up
making gambling decisions that you regret later. Gambling starts to
take over your life. Your money is spent on gambling instead of other
things like vacations, nice clothes etc. Like many others who live
here, you tend to feel trapped. WORK, SLEEP, GAMBLE, DRINK! What a
viscious cycle that is very hard to escape!
8. MULTI-CULTURAL If you are a caucasion natural
born american citizen, you are a minority among the population here in
Vegas. There are people here from Korea, China, Israel, Bulgaria,
Mexico,The Felipines, Romania, Pakastan, Iran and Eithopia. Is this a
negative aspect to a city? It is an awful lot like living in New York
city and San Francisco. You find it hard to trust people when they
don't speak english because you don't know what they are talking about.
Some of the cultures of people are naturally agressive. You are
constantly watching your place in any type of line you're in wether
you're at the grocery store, gas station or a fast food establishment
for fear you'll lose your place. If you like the big city atmosphere
such as in New York or San Francisco then Vegas is for you! If you are
used to friendly people who say Hi and speak english and are not overly
aggressive, then Vegas is NOT for you!
Please think twice about moving to Las Vegas!
Visit Jeff's Website for more Las Vegas Info and
his new book "Confessions of a Las Vegas limo driver" at
http://www.lasvegaslimousinestories.com
This author lives in Las Vegas Nevada and offers
information about Las Vegas that is updated on a daily basis.
Jeff Cardenell may be contacted at http://www.lasvegaslimousinestories.com
or jeff@lasvegaslimousinestories.com
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