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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-17-06 11:04 PM Original message |
Money Magazine's "Best Places to Live" 2006 |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-17-06 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. Beaverton..... |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-20-06 01:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
85. I'm already there, WCGreen. We're having a beautiful day here. |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-17-06 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
2. Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ? #17? What bullshit. |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 06:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Hahaha....I agree... |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:17 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. I eat at Veggie Heaven and Chand Palace. |
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Katina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. agreed |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:16 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Madison is really nice. |
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Katina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:20 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. I almost bought a house there |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. I used to practically live in Poor Herbies. |
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Katina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:27 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Shanghai Jazz for a great dinner |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:35 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. It's on Waverly (the street with the Big Clock/little park at the end). |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 05:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
48. I used to work for a company with headquarters there. |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 05:20 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. ROFL! |
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NJ Democrats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 06:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
54. I wouldn't live in Parsippany! |
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6000eliot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 01:22 AM Response to Reply #2 |
98. Isn't that 287? |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 01:51 AM Response to Reply #98 |
100. It actually depends on where you are. |
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Reverend_Smitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-17-06 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sugarland Tx...home of the bugman... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-17-06 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
4. goo goo ga ga ga ...indeed! (i think money is f***ing w. us) |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. Thanks for the lyrics. |
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Digit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:05 AM Response to Original message |
5. I am a Realtor in Cary, NC which is number 5 |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:52 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. i wish you the best |
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Digit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 03:01 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Concentrated Area for Relocated Yankees = Cary |
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WilmywoodNCparalegal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 06:30 AM Response to Original message |
8. Having lived in the Raleigh/Durham/Cary area |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 06:33 AM Response to Original message |
9. Fuck them, I'm moving to Flint! |
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progmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 06:46 AM Response to Original message |
11. yay Ann Arbor! |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 01:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I keep meaning to tell you that I met the proprietess of |
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progmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 03:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
34. really? i know her well! we used to work together! |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 03:31 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Wow, how funny and cool that you know her. |
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progmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-19-06 01:29 PM Response to Reply #35 |
73. next time i see her, i will |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
13. Portland, ME is number 89. |
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jonnyblitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
28. I love Portland, ME |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:46 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Portland is a really great place. |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. I may have to chat with you |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:47 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Woo! |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-19-06 10:17 AM Response to Reply #33 |
65. Thanks for the warning |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 07:53 PM Response to Reply #13 |
62. I'm actually suprised we were not higher. |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
14. Waukesha is 36? |
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smitty (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
29. Could be worse, you could live in Brookfield. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
30. Having been to both, it sure as heck beats Ann Arbor, MI which placed |
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Susang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 04:35 PM Response to Reply #30 |
41. Wow, you really hate Michigan that much? |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 04:49 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Yes I have. Everytime I go back home to Milwaukee. |
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Susang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 04:59 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. I do dislike Sterling Heights |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-19-06 11:51 AM Response to Reply #43 |
68. I used to live in the UP. |
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IndyBob (216 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-20-06 11:51 PM Response to Reply #68 |
92. Love the UP |
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Duncan Grant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 01:49 AM Response to Reply #92 |
99. Welcome to DU, IndyBob. |
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IndyBob (216 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 08:43 AM Response to Reply #99 |
103. Thanks for the nice welcome. Long time lurker here. |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 11:09 AM Response to Reply #103 |
107. Hi IndyBob. It's true Indiana is not too gay friendly |
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Beware the Beast Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 04:50 PM Response to Reply #30 |
44. Yeah, Michigan has a souring effect on people, doesn't it? |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 06:33 PM Response to Reply #44 |
56. All I know is how I feel about it and see it as a real estate appraiser. |
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Beware the Beast Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 06:40 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Yeah, Ohio sucks, too. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 06:48 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. I don't get it. |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
18. crap, NC is on there |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Ha. S'alright, it's Cary, afterall |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 05:45 PM Response to Reply #23 |
51. No shit. |
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darkism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
19. Hello from #2 Naperville, IL! |
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Fenris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
22. Sugarland and Bellevue. |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 03:56 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. I heard 'Sugarland' on NPR this morning and threw up in my mouth a little. |
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Fenris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 04:18 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. It's even frightening to drive through! |
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Fenris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
25. HA! The hometown that makes me want to die every time I visit it |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 03:57 PM Response to Reply #25 |
37. . |
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Fenris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 04:19 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. The town too boring to die! |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
40. Yay! Ann Arbor made the list. I suppose it's because I live here now! |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
42. What a bunch of corporate morons think America should look like. |
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darkism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 05:52 PM Response to Reply #42 |
52. Never mind the top-ranked schools, beautiful parks... |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 06:10 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. I would love to live in Chicago. |
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darkism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-20-06 02:14 AM Response to Reply #53 |
75. I've had enough of the suburban lifestyle, too. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-20-06 12:32 PM Response to Reply #75 |
81. meh, i'd rather live there than in naperville |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-19-06 11:48 AM Response to Reply #52 |
67. No, I don't want a cul-de-sac |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-20-06 02:40 PM Response to Reply #52 |
90. You're right. There's a lot to be said for Naperville |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
45. Austin is 2 on the Big City list. And it's liberal. nt |
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flamingyouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
46. The Woodlands? Bellevue? |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
50. Money Magazine is the LAST resource i would use in deciding where to live. |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
55. How many shitty, boring, white-bread Texas suburbs are on this list? |
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calico1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
58. What are you supposed to do? |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
60. why are test scores compared to a state average? |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
61. Which *there* wouldn't you live |
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fizzgig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-20-06 10:03 AM Response to Reply #61 |
79. i live in fort collins |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-20-06 12:17 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. I have a personal fondness for the place |
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querelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
63. What? |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-18-06 08:08 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. I'd take Canada over any of those cities anyday...well, my heart belongs |
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dpbrown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-19-06 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
66. I wouldn't live in Eagan |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-20-06 02:21 AM Response to Reply #66 |
77. Or Eden Prairie |
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dpbrown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-20-06 10:00 PM Response to Reply #77 |
91. It's bad enough working there! |
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LaraMN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 01:01 AM Response to Reply #77 |
95. I used to live in Eden Prairie... |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-19-06 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
69. Naperville?!? |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-19-06 11:56 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. . |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-19-06 02:02 PM Response to Reply #69 |
74. "They paved paradise.... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-19-06 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
71. Thank God, no place close to where I live is ranked high |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-19-06 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
72. I can't really trust a list that would make Naperville IL #2. |
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XNASA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-20-06 12:45 PM Response to Reply #72 |
82. I like the weather here in Chicagoland. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-20-06 01:06 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. Okay, even if the weather is your thing I still don't understand how |
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XNASA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-20-06 01:27 PM Response to Reply #84 |
86. Agreed. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-20-06 01:56 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. Yeah, Evanston is nice. When we finally bite the bullet and move out of |
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gr8dane_daddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-20-06 02:17 AM Response to Original message |
76. I lived in Plano,TX |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-20-06 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
78. So I guess what I'm hearing is that for the most part |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-20-06 01:04 PM Response to Reply #78 |
83. Correct. Well, I don't know about all the places on the list but the |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-20-06 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
88. Eden Prairie MN ?!?!?!?!? |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-20-06 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
89. Columbia, MD is nice |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 01:06 AM Response to Reply #89 |
96. And expensive as all get out too |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
93. I LIVE in Plano, TX. What the heck criteria did they USE for this? Sheesh. |
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GreenTea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
94. What, no liberal Humboldt - N CA coast? |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 01:06 AM Response to Reply #94 |
97. It's foggy all the time except when it's raining. |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 01:58 AM Response to Original message |
101. I've lived in Henderson NV, Plano and Sugarland TX, AND Naperville, IL |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 09:04 AM Response to Reply #101 |
104. Repuke sister-in-law lives in a gated |
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JackDragna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
102. For the most part, all the places on these types of list.. |
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Karenca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 09:06 AM Response to Reply #102 |
105. "To those of you who live in a walking city, |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
106. #35 Simi Valley CA |
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