gregintenn
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A minimum of one red light makes a big city where I live. Lafayette has two! It is the county seat and everything.
Oh, who am I kidding. I don't live in the city limits, but still have it as a mailing address.
i don't like cities
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Oh, who am I kidding. I don't live in the city limits, but still have it as a mailing address.
For me it depends on the city. I love Phoenix and Tucson. Dallas and Ft Worth I could also live in. I love San Fran even though last time I was there the homeless really messed with my 5:30 am Run Zen. L.A. is nice when it don't shake and has nicer weather than here. There's a lot more. Now I make no secret of my hate for St Louis. Seems I wind up there every 10 years for one reason or another and never have a good time, each time saying I'll never be back. Baltimore never again. Houses 8ft wide and 5 stories tall. Guess making the stairs every day for life keeps you in shape, go on without me. Never been to Chicago and hope to keep it that way. Enough effluent is emitted from there to keep me away, sort of like a rendering plant. Lots more cities on both lists. Grew up 10 miles west of NYC and mis-spent a lot of my youth there. I'll go again because I brought my Dallas Tx bride once and she's hooked. I am not a country boy even though I can do most of the things on the "list." Joe
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I live in the Oklahoma City area and I like this size city since that's what I'm used to but recently I have been doing construction projects in some small towns an hour or so away. I dreaded the drive at first but I have grown to like it since I get to see some nice scenery and wildlife going to and from work. Been seeing a lot of deer, coyotes, bobcats, and turkeys lately and the hawk and Road Runner population seems to have really increased. The other day I was slowly backing out of parking place in a one stoplight town and this guy honks at me and I get irritated and then realize it was some guy I met a few weeks ago just saying "Hi". The slower and friendly atmosphere is pretty refreshing compared to the big city but some things are a little depressing. Poverty, obesity, and mass tattoo's are common and you don't see very many pretty country girls like you did in the old days. One person told me in his town 70% of the kids are on the "free lunch program" at school which means 30% of the people pay for 100% of the food for kids.
How times have changed.
I live in the Oklahoma City area and I like this size city since that's what I'm used to but recently I have been doing construction projects in some small towns an hour or so away. I dreaded the drive at first but I have grown to like it since I get to see some nice scenery and wildlife going to and from work. Been seeing a lot of deer, coyotes, bobcats, and turkeys lately and the hawk and Road Runner population seems to have really increased. The other day I was slowly backing out of parking place in a one stoplight town and this guy honks at me and I get irritated and then realize it was some guy I met a few weeks ago just saying "Hi". The slower and friendly atmosphere is pretty refreshing compared to the big city but some things are a little depressing. Poverty, obesity, and mass tattoo's are common and you don't see very many pretty country girls like you did in the old days. One person told me in his town 70% of the kids are on the "free lunch program" at school which means 30% of the people pay for 100% of the food for kids.
How times have changed.
fat tom
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Me neither Lee! My son played organized ball for 14 years and I never missed a game. Don't see any reason not to do the same for HIS son.
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Grew up in a small town. As soon as I could, I left and only go back to see my mother. I'm with Arik...I LIKE cities.
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I hate cities myself. I used to go to NYC two or three times a week when I was in my teens to help unload my father's trailers in Manhatten. Never did I smell a place before I could see it. To me I have no idea why you would want to live in such a crowded noisy, congested mess where people strive at living like cattle in a pen and then on top of it all, vote for people who make them vulnerable to criminals. No sir, I like my little small towns, right now I look out my window and I see trees, look out my front door, trees and more trees. The back yards, trees and woods. GO outside, the air is clean and fresh and my son can play outdoors without listening to neighbors yell, car stereos blasting out some gang bangers latest hits, the honking of horns, the smell of something in the air and having to worry about every one that passes by. Who would want anything else? On the plus side when the zombie apocalypse breaks out it will most likely hit the cities the hardest so while the looting takes place and the big screen TV's are being stolen first along with the sneakers the undead will be chowing down on the yuppies and hoodlums equally.
I have been to a lot of big cities over the years, NYC, Boston, Pittsburgh, Toledo, Cleveland, Atlanta, Philly, Orlando, Miami, Washington DC, Baltimore, just to name a few. I can tell you one thing about them all, if the world goes to pot withing a week they will all be killing one another in the streets and the week after that they will be eating each other. They are all products of failed policies and politics and they are all full of people (not all of them mind you) who think that their best friends are the people in charge of the place. I fear they are in for a rude awakening.
I have been to a lot of big cities over the years, NYC, Boston, Pittsburgh, Toledo, Cleveland, Atlanta, Philly, Orlando, Miami, Washington DC, Baltimore, just to name a few. I can tell you one thing about them all, if the world goes to pot withing a week they will all be killing one another in the streets and the week after that they will be eating each other. They are all products of failed policies and politics and they are all full of people (not all of them mind you) who think that their best friends are the people in charge of the place. I fear they are in for a rude awakening.
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Mr Pokeyman
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My town has 1841 residents. My back yard butts up against a woods that is part of a county park with two nice lakes and 12 miles of trails. There's only 5 miles of road in the town. I see deer almost every day behind my house and at night they walk around the development and eat grass and plants. I've actually seen deer on my sidewalk in the evening. Sometimes we have foxes in the yard. My little one street development has about 20 houses and just about everybody is from Md. They all commute, it's about 45 minutes to Baltimore. I like the peace and quiet here. I have about a 20 minute drive to get to my gun club, but, for $20.00 a year, who cares.
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I don't want to live in a big city, but want to be close enough to take advantage of their opportunities.
I grew up in a small town. Today that town is all but dead. Most of the businesses there have closed.
I grew up in a small town. Today that town is all but dead. Most of the businesses there have closed.
kozmic
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My two-light-town is close to everything, but when I tell folks where I live they still say it's too far out. Fine by me, because we don't get many visitors! I'm on a dead end, private road that we share with 5 other homes. Most of our neighbors are great.
We had a newborn fawn 50 feet from my back door last year and got to see her grow over the summer. This year we have a den of red fox behind my barn that I can watch while sitting in my den. I haven't seen a rabbit's nest yet this year, but I'm sure there's at least one in our yard. We get all manner of wildlife throughout the year. They seem to know they can coexist with us (and we won't invite Hillbilly77 over during bow season)!
We belong to one of the best outdoor ranges in the state 5 minutes away or I can shoot out back when I want. I have 2 malls 10 and 20 minutes from my front door. I can be to our airport in 15 minutes. All of our sports venues are 20 minutes away. My boat slip is less than 25 minutes from here and I can be on some great small mouth fishing in 45 minutes. We have all of the chain restaurants and the "local favorites" all less than 10 miles away. Our kid's k-12 schools have always been a few minute's drive and have been excellent. My commute to work takes 10 minutes or less either way no matter what time of day.
My eldest is away at school 2-1/2 hours from here and the younger starts college in the fall 1/2 hour away. They are accessible if needed and yet are able to spread their wings and feel freedom away from their "overbearing parents"! Plus their college are top-notch and very highly-ranked nationally.
I think I've found the perfect place to live and particularly to raise a family with the solitude and serenity of the country and the conveniences of the "big city" minutes away.
Of course, I live in one of the highest taxed counties on the planet and obviously, our gun laws suck and our state government is totally dysfunctional. Those things weigh heavily on our future, but for now, I can't imagine being anyplace else.
For those who constantly pooh-pooh NY, sorry but you just don't get the big picture!
We had a newborn fawn 50 feet from my back door last year and got to see her grow over the summer. This year we have a den of red fox behind my barn that I can watch while sitting in my den. I haven't seen a rabbit's nest yet this year, but I'm sure there's at least one in our yard. We get all manner of wildlife throughout the year. They seem to know they can coexist with us (and we won't invite Hillbilly77 over during bow season)!
We belong to one of the best outdoor ranges in the state 5 minutes away or I can shoot out back when I want. I have 2 malls 10 and 20 minutes from my front door. I can be to our airport in 15 minutes. All of our sports venues are 20 minutes away. My boat slip is less than 25 minutes from here and I can be on some great small mouth fishing in 45 minutes. We have all of the chain restaurants and the "local favorites" all less than 10 miles away. Our kid's k-12 schools have always been a few minute's drive and have been excellent. My commute to work takes 10 minutes or less either way no matter what time of day.
My eldest is away at school 2-1/2 hours from here and the younger starts college in the fall 1/2 hour away. They are accessible if needed and yet are able to spread their wings and feel freedom away from their "overbearing parents"! Plus their college are top-notch and very highly-ranked nationally.
I think I've found the perfect place to live and particularly to raise a family with the solitude and serenity of the country and the conveniences of the "big city" minutes away.
Of course, I live in one of the highest taxed counties on the planet and obviously, our gun laws suck and our state government is totally dysfunctional. Those things weigh heavily on our future, but for now, I can't imagine being anyplace else.
For those who constantly pooh-pooh NY, sorry but you just don't get the big picture!
To me a city starts at 500 people, have to leave my county to find one of them.
Grandkid graduated last year with 19 others, one more had to take a class over the summer to get his diploma for a grand total of 21 graduates.
indiandave
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I live in the country. When I was first married we lived in a city. There are advantages and disadvantages with each.
When living in the city you could walk everywhere. Restaurants, drug stores, the movies, etc. This can be very handy. The downside was a lack of privacy. It's kind of like living in a fishbowl.
In the country you have all the privacy you want. It's also very quit and peaceful. The downside is I'm about 13 miles from the closest food store. If you forget something while cooking it's a 26 mile round trip to the grocery store.
I'm a nature boy so I much prefer the country, but I can see why some would prefer the city.
When living in the city you could walk everywhere. Restaurants, drug stores, the movies, etc. This can be very handy. The downside was a lack of privacy. It's kind of like living in a fishbowl.
In the country you have all the privacy you want. It's also very quit and peaceful. The downside is I'm about 13 miles from the closest food store. If you forget something while cooking it's a 26 mile round trip to the grocery store.
I'm a nature boy so I much prefer the country, but I can see why some would prefer the city.
I grew up in the city, but for the past 30 years I have lived in what you once would have called an exurb, but the suburbs have filled in, so now I guess it would be a fourth- or fifth-ring suburb. I like living where I don't have to lock my doors, or take the keys out of my motorcycles, and I like having the splendid motorcycling roads of western Wisconsin right on my doorstep. I like living in a neighborhood that doesn't have curbs and gutters. There are a few decent restaurants in the vicinity, but just a few.
On the other hand, there are a lot of good restaurants in town. When I had a law office in the city, I didn't enjoy the commute much, but the trip in isn't bad now that I can do it at off-peak hours. But I still have to make the trip to get to the good restaurants.
The city is a better place to ride a bicycle,and there are more places you can go. There is pretty decent public transportation, and it is easy to combine with bicycle transport.
On the other hand, there are a lot of good restaurants in town. When I had a law office in the city, I didn't enjoy the commute much, but the trip in isn't bad now that I can do it at off-peak hours. But I still have to make the trip to get to the good restaurants.
The city is a better place to ride a bicycle,and there are more places you can go. There is pretty decent public transportation, and it is easy to combine with bicycle transport.
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Love my city.
To me a town is less than 1000 people, a city 1001 or more. Big cities start at 50,000. I have a neighbor that says if they play 11 man football it is a city 8 man or 6 man makes it a town.
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100 years ago, most humans spent far more time outdoors. Wonder what we are missing?
See this dam? Look closer at the left corner. Recognizable shape? Correct! Yes, It' is a goat. Or, more specifically, an Alpine ibex. And the rest of the shadows are all the same.
They're climbing the Cingino Dam in Italy and licking the salt deposits in the rocks because their veggie diets don't provide them with enough sodium.
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See this dam? Look closer at the left corner. Recognizable shape? Correct! Yes, It' is a goat. Or, more specifically, an Alpine ibex. And the rest of the shadows are all the same.
They're climbing the Cingino Dam in Italy and licking the salt deposits in the rocks because their veggie diets don't provide them with enough sodium.
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My wife grew up in a town where the livestock auction was the biggest attraction. If she had not moved from there, we probably would not have met.
Los Angeles is a lovely place; the majority of it is gutter, unlike the Randy Newman song.
The hunting is eclectic in LA. A great place to go when you are young, work swing shift or graveyard and your occupation is like that depicted by author Joseph Wambaugh in his novels.
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