Reply #3: Loved it [View All]

[City of Mills]

After a separation, I moved into the center of my city (something I always wanted to try) and it was terrific - I could walk anywhere easily; I only worked 2 blocks away. Anything I needed, I could obtain on foot, so the convenience and gas savings were big plusses. Overall it was quieter than I imagined it would be, though sometimes it got a bit lively after 10pm (lots of bars and local bands around). Drawbacks? Hmmm, what else...well, air quality wasn't terrific; I lived in an old mill, just outside my windows was a canal...whenever they would drain the canal it would smell horrible with all the drying mud and whatnot...outside the bars it was a bit grungy, with broken glass and often times vomit on the street...lots of transient trash although the city did a good job of keeping the downtown clean...

Eventually I moved back out to the fringe of the city because I wanted to be closer to the woods, as I'm a big hiker and runner.