Re: Anyone in Santa Fe, Los Alamos or just New Mexico?

[Mark Reis <reis@ncal.verio.com>]

On Mon, 7 Dec 1998, Christopher Hlubb wrote:

> Hi,
> I am looking at a job in Los Alamos and wanted to know what there is in 
> the way of performance german
> car shops, any Audi dealers for service? Any info at all on some nice 
> car shops? Also, how are the roads
> out there, i would like to see how the area is before I continue looking 
> at this job. Are the roads as poor as
> they are on the east coast? Any general comments would be appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Chris 
> 

We used to live in Los Alamos, but before owning Audi's.  I know a couple
of Audi owners there, and would be glad to have them contact you, so lemme
know.

Los Alamos is God's Country, and because in Los Alamos County the Federal
Government pops for snow removal (as well as 'bout everything else -- take
a look at Los Alamos' per capita federal funding, which is 10+ times the
national average (http://www.census.gov/statab/USA96/06/081.txt)), the
roads were generally excellent.  In and around Santa Fe, not so good.
Still lots of unpaved roads, and winter exacting a heavy toll on the paved
ones.  

I'll assume your job possibility is at the Lab.  Be forewarned that they
roll up the sidewalks at 9 p.m. in Los Alamos.  Towards that end, I
witnessed more than a few single people leaving within a month of
arriving.  That notwithstanding, it's a zero-crime, affluent, and
terminally over-educated community.  I've never seen such civic pride
elsewhere.  

Here's an excellent, unbiased write-up on Los Alamos --
   http://photo.net/summer94/


Good luck with your decision.


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