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4 minutes ago, pantone159 said:

I'd stay in Longmont or maybe Loveland, not far away. I've never been to Loveland but it has to at least smell better than Greeley.

 

IIRC, Vance Bedford lives in Loveland

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3 hours ago, Armybrat said:

A Brit friend will be taking his small family there in June for a week’s stay. 
Any info on reasonable lodging, plus things to do would be appreciated.

We get our hats from Greeley Hat Works. I’ll bet your friends would enjoy it. Fun little place. 
Really encourage him to stay somewhere else and drive there every day.   Boulder and Fort Collins aren’t very far away. 

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Yeah,  cow smell like Lubbock I believe.  And it’s a northern suburb of Denver. Thats like asking for lodging and things to do in round rock. 
It's not quite a suburb but probably will be in another 5-10 years. Used to be out all by itself.
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On 4/17/2024 at 6:22 PM, Armybrat said:

A Brit friend will be taking his small family there in June for a week’s stay. 
Any info on reasonable lodging, plus things to do would be appreciated.

I didn’t mean to shit all over your friend’s trip. My intent was to give you a heads-up that the offal smell is….awful. And I am a High Plains guy that finds feedlots fascinating. The packing plants serve several vital functions, though. 
I really would encourage them to stop at Greeley Hat Works, though. It’s a great time. 

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On 4/18/2024 at 11:21 PM, Biff Tannen said:

Is this a serious thread?

Yes, my OP is serious.

I have never been to Colorado myself and could not offer any answers for my friend, so he asked me to post a thread here for info about the town.

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3 hours ago, Chewbacca said:
4 hours ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:
Smells like Greeley; It's gonna snow....
Denver old adage

I've lived in Denver my entire life. Have never heard that one.

That was the first thing people told me when I moved there. Smells like shit, it’s gonna snow 

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I agree with those who've said the more interesting places nearby are either in Boulder, Fort Collins or Denver. I've met a bunch of people who drive from Greeley to Fort Collins for work. I was in Greeley for a few hours about a year ago to visit a friend who had surgery.  Her family stayed at one of the hilton chain while she was in the hospital (probably the Dbl Tree but it may have been the Homewood). The hotel was "alright," so I heard. I drove through Greeley's small downtown area. There's more restaurants and bars to it than I expected, which wasn't much. UNC is in Greeley but it's a small school, maybe ten percent the size of TAMU - comparison provided for the "suckage scale."  I wasn't there at night so I have no idea about the vibe.

More than a few people who post in this forum would be beyond excited to know Greeley has both a Popeyes and a DQ grill n chill /s. I saw a Salvadorean restaurant or two that seemed authentic and worth checking out. Also Weldwerks brew pub. It's a short drive from Greeley to Windsor and I strongly rec a restaurant there, Chimney Park, if your friends want a splurge for dinner.  Greeley's big summer festival is "The Stampede"...rodeo and music.

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8 hours ago, Armybrat said:

Yes, my OP is serious.

I have never been to Colorado myself and could not offer any answers for my friend, so he asked me to post a thread here for info about the town.

And you call yourself a Texan…. 
 

It’s right there in the Texas constitution, article 20, about going to Colorado and telling the locals you’re from The Great State of Texas. 

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7 minutes ago, Covri said:

And you call yourself a Texan…. 
 

It’s right there in the Texas constitution, article 20, about going to Colorado and telling the locals you’re from The Great State of Texas. 

Actually I am originally from Georgia. 
Fort Benning to be specific.

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7 hours ago, Armybrat said:

So, Greeley is similar to some of the Panhandle towns, but with mountain views in the far distance?

Now you’re getting it.  Think Guymon,OK with mountains in the distance 

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1 hour ago, Armybrat said:

Actually I am originally from Georgia. 
Fort Benning to be specific.

But when you moved here and helped write the constitution we’d think you’d remember!

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I was in Fort Collins several years ago on a business trip and asked my co-worker what the fuck is that smell? He says “oh, that’s just Greeley” Awful smell, it was as if someone had shit in my nose. Other than that, Fort Collins is a great city and where I’d recommend your friend stay. No way in hell I’d stay in Greeley 

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On 4/20/2024 at 4:32 PM, Chewbacca said:
On 4/20/2024 at 2:39 PM, Js1 said:
That was the first thing people told me when I moved there. Smells like shit, it’s gonna snow 

Maybe it's a north Denver thing. I'm out south. We can't smell Greeley here.

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On 4/20/2024 at 4:32 PM, Chewbacca said:
On 4/20/2024 at 2:39 PM, Js1 said:
That was the first thing people told me when I moved there. Smells like shit, it’s gonna snow 

Maybe it's a north Denver thing. I'm out south. We can't smell Greeley here.

Tell me you don’t hang with the cool kids without telling me you don’t hang with the cool kids. 

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28 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

The cool kids smell the poo?  

i clicked on the thread thinking it was a mountain town the artists were moving to and I had never heard of it. the discussion was should I say not what I expected?

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37 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

My English friend has read this thread and will consider staying somewhere besides Greeley.

You've (actually, we've) probably traumatized him.  Now he may not come to the States at all.

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13 minutes ago, Carl Spackler said:

You've (actually, we've) probably traumatized him.  Now he may not come to the States at all.

Oh, he’s lurked here before….and has traveled the States numerous times, so he knows the score. 
Plus he’s a former RAF veteran of the Falkland Islands War and the Lebanon “troubles” 40 years ago. 
He has “seen the Elephant “.

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2 hours ago, Armybrat said:

Oh, he’s lurked here before….and has traveled the States numerous times, so he knows the score. 
Plus he’s a former RAF veteran of the Falkland Islands War and the Lebanon “troubles” 40 years ago. 
He has “seen the Elephant “.

Well, then he's almost certainly smelled things far worse than Greeley.

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On 4/20/2024 at 1:52 AM, CurlyDumps said:

I went to a summer camp thing at the other UNC. Only thing I remember about the town is the smell.

I was dating a girl the summer after high school that went to UNC. I visited her in the Fall for a 3 day weekend and Greeley was a big disappointment. The UNC nightlife was very lame too.

Up until that point all of my trips to Colorado were ski resorts so my expectations were pretty high and Greeley did not deliver.

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19 minutes ago, F250 said:

I was dating a girl the summer after high school that went to UNC. I visited her in the Fall for a 3 day weekend and Greeley was a big disappointment. The UNC nightlife was very lame too.

Up until that point all of my trips to Colorado were ski resorts so my expectations were pretty high and Greeley did not deliver.

Should have dated a smarter girl that went to the other UNC. Chapel Hill is an awesome college town.

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2 minutes ago, royiv said:

Should have dated a smarter girl that went to the other UNC. Chapel Hill is an awesome college town.

Well, she was really forward and looked fantastic in a bikini. I didn't really have any criteria other than that as a teenager.

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