Pros and Cons of moving to manchester

Pros

• Cheaper cost of living (lower everyday costs, lower council tax, etc.)
• More options for Rob to get a job
• Better facilities (airport, networking, leisure, etc.)
• Better public transport
• Good (very) local (very) social support group (Lesley, Ed, Liz etc.)
• Cat feeders on demand - no need to use a cattery
• Close to the nice *rolling* countryside
• Chance to liberate cash to pay off debts
• Both Rob and Daniel have wanted to live in a city for a while.
• Places other than pubs to congregate
• Very local colocation facilities
• Co-hosting of local connectivity (only lose connection if the exchange dies)
• Curry very close by
• Excellent [restaurant] within crawling distance (can eat *and* drink!)
• Manchester is *NOT* the second largest breasted town in the country.
• Gas cooking and heating

Cons

• Not as pretty (immediate) area
• Hassle of moving
• Lose immediacy of Cambridge friends circle
• Higher crime index
• Higher car insurance as a result
• Less good air quality
• No good pubs in walking distance
• No more Carlton on a Thursday night
• No more working from Colin's
• Higher home contents insurance due to crime rate
• Less pleasurable area for Lizzie and possibly more dangerous
• Higher chance of being a victim of crime
• No more wonderful food from the Thai in Ely
• Pollution
• Traffic jams