I graduated from high school in the 90's

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Mar 2, 2019
1:41:51pm

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I graduated from high school in the 90's

But my wife's family has deep roots in that area so we visit regularly. We were there just this past summer.

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nova_coug_fan

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Total posts: 1,259 (2 FO)

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Is Farmington, NM a good place to live and raise a family?

Lalau

3/2/19 11:04am

People in my ward that have lived there loved it.

3/2/19 11:12am

There are few places in the United States I would less rather live

AFCougK9

3/2/19 11:12am

My BIL and SIL lived there and did not enjoy it at all.

Ycrazy

3/2/19 11:22am

yeah, that's one of the consistent themes I've heard of is the drug use.

Lalau

3/2/19 12:18pm

Farmington is not big enough for it to be isolated to one area.

specsauce

3/2/19 1:13pm

gotcha. good to know, thanks

Lalau

3/2/19 1:38pm

You literally have no idea what you're talking about

SJS

3/2/19 2:17pm

Feel free to correct my inaccuracies, then.

specsauce

3/2/19 5:19pm

Happy to move to KFalls? Farmington must be pretty rough.

3/2/19 12:36pm

K-falls was my greenie area. I love that place.

Q-grr

3/2/19 3:17pm

We had a sub contractor that was from there and couldn’t run fast enough to get

Romex

3/2/19 11:23am

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Wingnut

3/2/19 11:31am

I grew up there until I came to BYU

cougarmikejr

3/2/19 11:36am

Had a roommate from there.

Q-grr

3/2/19 11:40am

Did he happen to speak fondly of Farmington? (And was this somewhat recent?)

Lalau

3/2/19 12:19pm

Mid-90's and he liked it.

Q-grr

3/2/19 1:17pm

It's fine. Pretty close to Durango Colorado

Dangerous

3/2/19 12:28pm

I applied for a job with their PD back 15 years ago

Squeegee

3/2/19 12:33pm

I wouldn’t recommend it, my BIL couldn’t wait to leave

therock

3/2/19 12:51pm

Did he say what it was that he didn't like?

Lalau

3/2/19 12:53pm

Farmington

Romex

3/2/19 1:11pm

Lots of drug use and crime, low quality of life, too far from major cities, etc

therock

3/4/19 12:45pm

I think it is a good place for a family

nova_coug_fan

3/2/19 1:27pm

Thank you for the detailed information! May I ask how long ago you moved away?

Lalau

3/2/19 1:40pm

I graduated from high school in the 90's

nova_coug_fan

3/2/19 1:41pm

Land of Entrapment

holipuluki

3/2/19 1:29pm

I remember chuckling at the "Land of Enchantment" signs when passing through NM

Lalau

3/2/19 1:41pm

Grew up in southern NM and currently visiting friends who lived there for

airwolf

3/2/19 1:54pm

What is it that makes you feel so strongly against it? Safety issues?

Lalau

3/2/19 2:02pm

Our friends who grew up there are the ones who feel Strongly about it. I have

airwolf

3/4/19 3:17pm

However having grown up in NM and seeing the changes in the state government and

airwolf

3/4/19 3:20pm

I would avoid it. My wife’s family is from Farmington. Every time we visit, my

Delicate Genius

3/3/19 6:27pm

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