Where do you live? Do you like it?

[catmandu57]

We're in Savannah Missouri, a quiet little town that's trying hard to become a suburb. it used to be a deep blue Democratic town, now there is money and mcmansions where cows used to graze, all in all though we like it here.
We can leave our house unlocked, when I still drove I left the key in the ignition, though to be honest I don't think anyone would have stolen my beater. We're close enough to Kansas City to take advantage of the urban culture, without the headache.
http://savannahmo.net/index2.html

[tjwmason]

1. Quasi-rural Buckinghamshire - Love it.

My heritage is almost entirely Yorkshire, but I think that I'd find it difficult to live outside the Home Counties these days.

It's about the most conservative part of the country...but these folk are very very very far removed from being freepers. Beautiful countryside combined with good local facilities and easy access to London - I can't think of much which would make it better, for my personal preferences.

[catmandu57]

3. Learn something everyday

I didn't know you were English, it's much the same here rural, but close enough to an urban center, though not London.

[rug]

13. What are Home Counties?

[tjwmason]

23. They're basically the counties which border onto London

One could argue for hours about some cases...but as a basic principle they are the counties of the South East which offer both rurality and proximity to the capital.

[rug]

26. Thanks for the info!

[devilgrrl]

78. You mean like Kent, Essex, Sussex, etc...

those are counties right? :blush:

[tjwmason]

111. Yes, yes, no.

Sussex doesn't border on London, one would have to travel through either Kent or Surrey to reach London.

And yes they're counties - again with a slight complication for Sussex, in that it is merely an historic county the administrative counties (i.e. local government) and the ceremonial counties (only really concerned with who gets to ponce around in funny costume and call themselves the Lord Lieutenant) are East Sussex and West Sussex.

Most of the English counties end in "shire" (Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Yorkshire &c.) - Essex and Sussex were the lands of the East and South Saxons respectively (also Wessex and Middlesex in the same vein). Kent was the land settled by the Jutes rather than the Angles or the Saxons.

[Left Is Write]

41. Hey! Hi!

:hi:

[bearfan454]

2. Taylor Tx

Right outside of Austin. They're red here, but I do love Austin.

[catmandu57]

4. A lot of DU'ers

from Austin, if I ever make a return trip to Texas Austin is definitely on the agenda.

[gr8dane_daddy]

84. South Austin!!!!

We live the "Keep Austin Weird" mantra!

[Joe Fields]

19. Me and Texas don't get along.

[mike_c]

5. humboldt county, north coastal california....

I'm in Blue Lake, near Arcata, CA which is where I work. I love it here. It's a biologist's and outdoor person's dream, it's so liberal that I'm not sure I even know any republicans, and the weather is lovely somewhere close by all year round.

[Joe Fields]

20. You're very close to where my wife and I are wanting to move.

We are both in love with northern California. Are they still logging the Headwaters?

[mike_c]

44. not that I'm aware of....

PL is in bankruptcy and I think that all operations are currently stopped. Most of the headwaters forest is protected now, although PL still had some of it that could be logged, but I doubt they'd ever get it approved under their fed mandated habitat conservation plan. PL is going down, finally, I think.

Give a shout if ya'll come up this way and we'll meet for a beer!

[bertha katzenengel]

6. Southern Maryland, and holy mother of god

I love it. Sigh.

[skygazer]

7. California Bay Area

About 45 minutes south of San Francisco, 20 minutes from the beach, tucked into the mountains, in a grove of Redwoods - what's not to like? :hi:

[Omphaloskepsis]

8. Eugene, Oregon..

Liberal, hippie, College town.

[CabalPowered]

100. Oh I miss Eugene

Tell me, is Cafe Sienna still open? On 13th, near campus.

[bridgit]

9. downtown sacramento & yeah it's nice here...

http://www.deltaking.com

[SPKrazy]

22. you live on that boat?

or just showing it to us?

:shrug:

[Name removed]

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[SPKrazy]

38. dumb-ass?

geez

How the hell do I know downtown Sacramento?

[NMDemDist2]

62. I bet we have mutual aquaintences, I knew a bunch of Union Guys

that did all the lights etc around town

[bridgit]

66. *that* may very well be the case, i'm SAG...

have been since OMG! i was 17 http://www.sag.org :bounce: :hi:

[NMDemDist2]

71. most of my pals are IATSE

:shrug:

[bridgit]

74. sure, i work with those folks allot, so long as it's union it's all good...

good indie stuff out there too, but i've paid my dues is all i'm saying :headbang:

[NMDemDist2]

60. right downtown?? I loved living downtown

i lived at 15th and Q, 13th and P, 7th and F, 20th and I, and I'm forgetting several others.....

[bridgit]

67. when i threw in with hubby he was at 21st & F, midtown proper...

huge leafy trees everywhere, victorian gingerbreads yada-yada...we're down near 12th & P now, down by the capitol...but you know that :hi:

[NMDemDist2]

70. I worked at Old Ironsides on and off for 18 years

I'm friends with all the family and that explains why you know the Fox and Goose too :rofl:

[bridgit]

73. OI was a fav of my brother Willy's...

F&G yeah; we go there often i can hit it with a baseball from our place :)

[hippiechick]

10. Indianapolis, and no.

:( It was a great, grand experiment that has failed miserably.
Sigh.

[some guy]

16. hugs

:hug:

I'm sorry your GGE hasn't gone well. I did something similar once. Moved 2,000 miles from everyone I knew, and it turned out to be a long, slow, slide into near-complete collapse. I hope you don't wait as long as I did to start looking for a different option.

On the other hand, it did help me grow as a person, so I suppose it had some value.

:hug:

[hippiechick]

18. thanks ...

:hug: back atcha' :hi:

[catmandu57]

11. I've just been baking cookies

So I've been ignoring the thread, desperation two days to money munchies, anyway with the exception of Hippie everyone sounds like they're where they want to be.

[dropkickpa]

12. Pittsburgh and I love it here

I live in the city in a tiny neighborhood that no one knows about. It takes me 35 minutes to get to downtown *on the bus*, 15 in a car. I love this town, and can't imagine living anywhere else. I was born in FLA and lived until I was 12 in TX, and PGH beats them hands down. I lived briefly in other places (I lived a rather nomadic existance for a while) but always came back here. Cost of living is very low but we rank higher for median income than the national average. The city itself is not very large, but we are 21st in metropolitan population in the country. We are an incredibly green city, many people are amazed at how many trees there are right in the city. We have a lot of beautiful architecture and an extremely rich history. We have world class universities, great arts, a fantastic library system, and we are growing. Pittsburgh hasn't been the smokey city since the 70's. We are ranked 3rd nationwide in both the number of buildings and square footage of certified green building space.

Then there's the Steelers!!

This website has some AMAZING photos, check it out!! http://www.pittsburghskyline.com/

*edited to add - and we are a democratic stronghold! we laugh when repubs try to run for mayor!

[bicentennial_baby]

46. Sigh....I miss da Burgh...

Where ya at? I used to live in the city, in Oakland, Shadyside, Mt Washington, and Friendship. I'd love to visit again...

:hi:

[dropkickpa]

56. Morningside

Come visit, we're so awesome here it hurts!

:hi:

[TZ]

58. Both parents are from Cleveland.....

so on principle I should give you a hard time! Especially being a Steelers fan.....:)

[dropkickpa]

64. I forget

how many superbowls have the Browns won, or at least gone to? :rofl:

[bif]

14. Grosse Pointe, MI. And yes

Great place to raise a family. It's pretty conservative, but it's a beautiful area. And it's right on Lake St. Claire, so you've gotta love that!

[LeftyMom]

15. Suburbs of Sacramento, CA

I like Sacramento. Not the burbs so much, I'd rather move back into town when finances permit, because I hate being in such a car-dependent area. I do like having a decent-sized backyard though.

[AlCzervik]

17. South Sacramento.

in a charmless tract home set in a charmless subdivision. I don't love it or hate, i like downtown Sac and i love being able to get to SF in under 2 hours, i look foward to the day we can move much closer to the coast.

[opiate69]

21. Olympia, Washington.. absolutely love it..

Actually, we're just outside of Olympia, in a quiet little rural area full of farms and mobile home parks.. nice and quiet.. very pastoral. and Olympia itself is one of the most progressive cities I've ever seen. Driving to my guitarist's house in West Oly, I see nothing but anti-Bush*, anti-war bumper stickers, house signs, etc.. it's awesome.

[MadMaddie]

24. We live on the Eastside of Seattle....

Love it here in the Northwest....

It's the greenest place I have ever lived. Love it here..

[woofless]

33. We're up in the Mt. Baker foothills.

Howdy neighbors. Best place on earth.

[opiate69]

39. howdy, woofless. (And you as well, Maddie..)

I'll second the "best place on Earth" for sure.

[MadMaddie]

77. And a big Howdy Neighbors to everyone!

:hi:

[Monk06]

40. Vancouver BC.. Howdy Doody Wet Coaster.

[crim son]

25. Bangor, Maine.

Do I like it? Yes, for about three months of the year I really, really like it. The rest of the year I find myself wishing I were anywhere else, anywhere. The good months have not yet arrived this year.

[dysfunctional press]

27. west of elgin...it doesn't suck.

we recently moved out here from the northside of chicago, where things can tend to be a little crowded.

and now i can actually see stars at night.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. Manhattan Beach, CA......a coastal suburb of LA...

It's a very pretty town, and I love it here...

The cost of living is OTT.....but we've been here a long time, and bought when it wasn't so bad.

The beach is awesome, and there are many cultural opportunities all around.....

Our community is mixed Dem/Repub.......mostly moderates.

:hi:

[catmandu57]

30. I've been there

It was the first time I'd seen the ocean, I was down Rosecrans in Gardena back in 80.

[AngryAmish]

29. Uptown, Chicago

Do I like it? Not as much as other parts of the city. It is the state's dumping ground for mentally ill people.

[datasuspect]

53. is there still an open air drug market at broadway and wilson?

[AngryAmish]

88. Not completely

Are drugs sold there? Yes. But I have seen worse, just not where I live. Helen Schiller is cancer.

[Dastard Stepchild]

116. The needle exchange van still hits blood alley, though...

Um, that's it. :)

[u4ic]

31. Edmonton

I can take it or leave it. I have some wonderful friends here, lots of great people, and there are plenty of festivals, etc (we have the second largest Fringe theatre festival in the world), but the city on its own is boring as hell to look at, and there isn't much around that would just be a day trip.

The city is basically comprised of houses and malls.

I don't like the winters. x(

Daylight from 4:30am - 11:30pm in the summer is neat, though. :)

[TZ]

32. I live in Montgomery County, MD just outside of DC

I really like my true blue county! Has a bit of everything from farms to big cities. And I do like living near the nation's capital even if one particular resident is pretty nauseating....:D

[lizerdbits]

47. Hey do I know you?

:P I like it here for the same reason. I can get to DC on the metro (round trip cheaper than parking alone not to mention gas). It's expensive to live here though but I'm in a decent paying field.

[TZ]

57. whaat?

You live near me, horrors! LOL:hi:

[Burma Jones]

68. Another Montgomery Resident.......

I grew up here, went away to College in Galesburg, IL, tried Boston and Houston, lived in Westchester for awhile (worked for, and was abused by, IBM) and came back.....Here's a "you know you're from MoCo" thingy:

1)-You've referred to the county as "MoCo".
2)-You can explain directions via the multiple highway systems connected throughout the county.
3)-You've ridden the Red Line on the Washington D.C. Metro more than any other.
4)-You know the history of the ICC, and you've probably heard that it's finally going through.
5)-Your high school is in the top 20 ranked schools in the country.
6)-You know the difference between old Rockville and new Rockville.
7)-You hang out/hung out during the afternoon/weekend at Fallsgrove, the Rio, the Kentlands, Quince Orchard square, Cabin John Mall, anywhere on Rockville Pike, etc. etc.
8)-You can easily name 15 high schools in the county and probably two of the three Montgomery College campus locations.
9)-You or a close friend have at one point or another studied (whether just over the summer or for a lengthened period of time) at "Harvard on the Pike" or "Yale on the Rail."
10)-You know David Richman. If you don't, you must have just missed him.
11)-You've been to a Green Tea Cafe, Pho restaurant, or Vegetarian Chinese joint.
12)-You've ridden the metro for hours exploring D.C., Georgetown, etc. just because there was nothing better to do.
13)-You have to decide which McDonalds to go to because there is literally one every two miles.
14)-A pothole somewhere or other has been inches away from destroying your car.
15)-You've had to slam on your brakes to avoid hitting a deer (maybe more than once).
16)-Four flakes of snow can close every school throughout the county.
17)-You give directions with street numbers instead of street names (355 - Rockville Pike, 28 - Darnestown Road, etc.)
18)-You've been on a date in Georgetown. Hey, it's the place that inspired "Afternoon Delight."
19)-You've seen the "exorcist stairs" while driving (or fallen asleep on them while piss faced drunk).
20)-You thought the Mormon Temple along 495 was Disney World when you were a kid.
21)-You instinctively refer to the highway as "270."
22)-There are places on the other side of the county that you've heard of but will probably never venture into.
23)-You know that "HoCo" is a joke, and that that nickname doesn't even sound good.
24)-Every childhood craze from Pogs to Beanie Babies to Tomagatchis were a big deal because every kid you knew was rich enough to afford them.
25)-You just grew up feeling..safe.
26)-You've had an entire schoolweek or more off because of snow MULTIPLE TIMES in your life.
27)-You know someone who has gotten off easy because of the Teen Court program. Either that, or you were a juror getting your community service hours.
28)-You probably went to a high school starting with an unlikely letter... like W or Q.
29)-Despite "MoCo" being huge, you feel like you know more than half of the people in this group.
30)-New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Connecticut are not states - they are roads.
31)-When you get into the habit of thinking that every intersection must have a camera connected to it.
32)-When you find yourself driving next to a pickup truck full of illegal immigrants, a 16 year old in a Mercedes, an asian in a souped up Honda Civic, and a mini van that was just pulled over for speeding.
33)-When you realize that even the most dilapidated part of the county is far better than College Park.
34)-You are a Jew, you've been mistaken for a Jew, your best friend is a Jew, you know many Jews, or your school is over 20% Jewish... and you are damn proud.
35)-You remember when Travilah Square was a hangout before Fallsgrove was built.
36)-You were disappointed when the Taco Bell on 28 was burned down..BOTH TIMES.
37)-You are proud of the musicians, actors, and other celebrities that come from your county, city, or high school - Lewis Black or O.A.R. anyone?
8)-You laugh every time you hear R.E.M.'s "Don't Go Back to Rockville" (yes, it is about OUR Rockville).
39)-Any percipitation in the county causes an insane amount of accidents.
40)-Schools like Blair and Einstein are considered ghetto (when in reality they could be mistaken for 5-star hotels when compared to some of D.C.'s worst schools).
41)-You tell people you're from Silver Spring and you really live in the ghetto that is Wheaton/Glenmont.
42)-It's easier to tell people from out of the county that you're from the D.C. area.
43)-You can tell the difference between up and down county.
44)-You realize that no one from upcounty can navigate around down county but anyone from down county can navigate up county.
45)-You go to one high school and the people in the neighborhood next to you go to another because of oddly drawn county school lines.
46)-You know that there are at least fifteen ways to get everywhere and know which way to go based on the weather, time of day, terrorism, road closures, as well as how to avoid slow traffic patterns.
47)-You are actually affected when Homeland Security changes the levels from code Blue to Orange or Red.
48)-You get off school for Jewish holidays that virtually no other schools anywhere get off for.
49)-You cant wait to get out of montgomery county.
50)-You can't wait to come back after breaks, and you never know why when asked.
51)-You and your friends have more than one picture with the bronze animals at Rio.
52)-Someone says "Chevy Chase", you don't think of the actor.
53)-You can't decide which mall to go to because there are so many in such a small radius.
54)-You don't understand why everyone from other parts of the country think that DC is the most amazing city in the world.
55)-All of your friends' parents are lawyers and politicians.
56)-You know when 3 helicopters are flying together over your house, the president is going to Camp David.
57)-You vow never to be caught dead in Frederick.
58)-That two acre patch of land? Yeah.. wait a week and there will be ten houses on it.
59)-You were depressed and pissed off when Mark and Kris were fired from hot 99.5.
60)-The cars in the student parking lots are more expensive than the cars in the staff parking lots.
61)-You remember the day 99.1 HFS became a Spanish station and then had to fall back on DC 101.
62) You can hear 270 or 495 from just about anywhere you live in the county and you know what the 495 "Rockcreek Rollercoaster" and the 270 "Spur" are.
63) You've gone double the speed limit on potomac or upcounty back roads.
64) You're a rich or well off kid who acts or thinks they're ghetto because they've stolen something or gotten in a fight with fellow ghetto fakers.
65) You use actual inner city ghetto slang as a way of saying hello to friends in a cheery and not demeaning manner.
66) You think lacrosse or girls soccer are better sports than football.
67) You see high SAT scores as a point of pride and nothing else.
68) You've worked at an ice cream shop, a starbucks, or a relatively nice restaurant in high school.
69) You have at least TRIED a technically illegal substance once in your life. (underage drinking or duster hits included)
70) Everyone in the county ranges from wealthy and good looking - to oddly foreign and poor looking.
71) You think you're gangster because you grew up in Cinnamon Woods, a.k.a. Criminal Hoods.
72) You watch commercials for Sonic by you have no idea where one is.
73) You get annoyed when someone refers to Silver Spring as Silver Springs.
74) You call the police "MoCo PoPo" (the addition of "FoShoSho" at the end is optional).
75) Your able to pick up the grammatical error in this example.
76) You actually know where Poolesville is, and half of the milk you drink comes from there.
77) All you see down the street are prostitots and tanorexics.
78) Your chillest memories involve going from Smoke House Court to Blunt Road.
79) The two drivers in front of you in both lanes are stopped talking to each other. Get a cell phone.
80) It's 3 in the afternoon and people have their headlights on.
81) There are speed traps every day on the same parts of certain roads.
82) You have NO idea how to pronounce "Sam Eig Highway." (it's Eye-Guh by the way)
83) You have found access to a public school's rooftop via portables. That's all I'm saying..
84) You refer to Wootton High School as "Wonton" and all your Asian friends are cool with it.
85) You were THIS close being shot by the DC Sniper.
86) More high school kids get killed in car accidents driving in Damascus flying down 27 and 124 EVERY FREAKIN' YEAR than in the entire rest of the county.
87) You can spell you're, precipitation, and--oh, yes--Montgomery because you went to school there.

[TZ]

85. nice

I have lived here for about 34 years and thats a pretty good list! I have a couple of quibbles--Don't you be callin Albert Einstein "ghetto"! I will have you know that my mother taught English there for many years!
-okay maybe you are right on that-how funny to have one of the lesser schools in the county named after a genius:rofl:
And if it makes you feel any better, not living too far from it currently Criminal Hoods IS a good name for Cinnamon Woods!
But pretty much you covered it!:D

[lizerdbits]

94. I can't relate to very many since I moved here after college

I did laugh at the Sam Eig one since my VA friends would wonder about it when I used to live near it and gave them directions. Most common was "Sam Eeeg."
What's wrong with Frederick? I work there! I grew up in western Loudoun Co VA back when it was pretty rural (now almost Fairfax Co) and Frederick is much more developed now than Leesburg was then so I'm am redneck biased perhaps? Sho nuf!

[kwassa]

102. I've only been in Montgomery County for12 years

must make me an old-timer, with all that has been built since I arrived.

Though I've NEVER hear it referred to as MoCo, it is a great place to live.

[seemunkee]

104. Another one here

I like being near a large city that offers the diversity of food and culture, I also like being in Olney which still has a small town feel to it. The Olney days parade and fireworks are kind of a big deal and I see a lot of neighbors and parents of my kids.

My major complaint is that this is the most uptight major city in the world. Its too damn conservative and restrained. Its a company town and the company is the Federal government. There are no music venues in Montgomery county and even to see a movie that is out of the mainstream requires going to Bethesda at the closest. Georgetown is becoming nothing but chain stores. There are very few places to even buy music that is not a chain store with limited selection. I wonder what foreign diplomats think of the culture here?

[huskerlaw]

34. Suburb of Los Angeles

I love it.

I'll be heading off to the beach in a bit! :woohoo:

[GenDem]

35. LeRoy, NY -- about 20 miles southwest of Rochester, NY

It's a lovely town with a winding creek running through the downtown.

It has retained many of its charms, but the main street economy is in the tank, the manufacturing is all but gone (Jell-O was invented and made right here until the mid 70's). It has become a bedroom community --too far to be a suburb so thank goodness there is very little sprawl, but the downside is there is very little growth. The economy all over this area has been in a downturn for years.

Winters are fierce and last too long. Summers are nice, and it's beautiful here in the fall when the leaves change.

I'm politically active and we are lucky to hold a majority both in the town and village government, but the ratio between Dems and Rethugs is about even. Our county as a whole has way more Republicans.

We never lock our doors and my keys stay right where I can find them -- in the car.

[terrya]

36. I live in Chicago. Yes, I do like it. Very much.

The only other place I would ever live is Toronto. :-)

[Left Is Write]

42. Boise. Except for a few obvious drawbacks to this area, it's quite nice and I like it.

[CabalPowered]

107. I'm moving there in about a year

Can't wait.

:bounce:

[Left Is Write]

112. Yay!

Look me up when you get here.

[CabalPowered]

119. Will do!

:bounce:

[philosophie_en_rose]

43. Bumblefuck, Washington

It's okay to raise the puppies, but not particularly enjoyable to see big box stores and Mini McMansions pollute the landscape.

[NNadir]

45. I live in Crawford, Texas with my wife Lo-Lo and my kids Babs and Jen.

I have a big spread out here and am a Connecticut cowboy.

Some lady keeps camping outside my property, but I have all these shades on my limo so I don't have to look at her. I have no idea what she wants.

I love it here. Sometimes I have to go to Washington on business - but I have my own private jet paid for by the US gov't - and I don't have to go there often.

I'm not sure what I do for a living but the whole thing is taken care of by my Uncle "Dead Eye" Dick.

[deadparrot]

48. NE Missouri.

Really small town (I'm a college student).

It's not my kind of place. I've always been a city-dweller, and since we're 3.5-4 hours away from the nearest cities (St. Louis or KC), it's kind of hard to get away. I only have one more year of undergrad, though, then we'll see about going back to a decent-sized city for graduate school.

[catmandu57]

51. What's wrong with Kirksville?

Other than it's a pretty dull place for a young person, I kind of like it over there too, we've had some howl at the mooners move in here.

[deadparrot]

54. It's nothing against the town per se,

it's just not my kind of place. I just prefer cities and the variety of activities they offer. The dominant weekend activity is to drink yourself into a stupor. While I do drink from time to time, it's not excessive, and I don't drink just for the sake of getting drunk. Frat parties and/or raves just aren't my thing.

Honestly, it's a really good place to go to school, because when you need to study, you can settle down and do so without any distractions. And the scenery is stunningly beautiful, especially in the spring and fall. But I think my three years at Truman have taught me that when it comes time to look for a job, proximity to a decent-sized city will be a major consideration.:hi:

And let's just say that living in a town that was listed as one of the best communities in the country for white supremacists is a little scary at times. :scared:

[billyskank]

49. Bedford

Yes, I do like it. It's a quiet beautiful market town on the river.

[zanne]

90. Manchester, NH

It's mediocre, but it's home. Yup, I like it.

[NewWaveChick1981]

50. Central NC.

I live in a small town immediately adjacent to a larger city, which is where I work. This small town is very boring, and the only reason I agreed to live here is because we got a great house in a great neighborhood for a lot less than we could have gotten elsewhere. Also, the traffic within town is nonexistent. My commute to work, however, is terrible, and it almost makes me want to go back to working from home----almost.

It could be worse, but I really don't like living where I do. I don't hate it either. But if I had my choice, I'd live in a large city with lots of things to do, even with the traffic. :)

[Digit]

80. Just outside of Raleigh - Great weather, not too far from the beach or mountains...BUT

I am from Northern Va and this area is alittle too small town for my tastes.
I prefer old bungalows, and lots of history.

When I used to have the Kennedy Center, National Zoo, the Smithsonian, Fireworks at the Monument, etc...everything here is kind of boring. Oh, and the beach here is pretty, but it is not fun filled like Ocean City.

I will say I feel ALOT safer though and since I have a very arthritic knee, I would feel more vulnerable back home in NoVa.

[LibDemAlways]

52. Suburb of Los Angeles...

Many people around here involved in one way or another with the entertainment biz so lots of pretense and not much substance.

Weather's great. People, meh.

[devilgrrl]

79. which 'burb?

Just curious - I'm in WeHo. :-)

[LibDemAlways]

81. Just over the hill from Malibu in Agoura area....soccer mom hell!

[devilgrrl]

82. Oh yeah... now I see what you're saying....

I'm so sorry. :hug:

[LibDemAlways]

92. Thanks for the condolences. This area used to

be almost rural and a good mix. Then a bunch of McMansions went up and the SUV brigade moved in. There's a local controversy about whether or not the snobs who live in the newest tract should be able to gate themselves in because a few laptops have been stolen from the hummers they leave unlocked in the driveway. One guy was actually quoted in the local rag as saying they need the gates because of their "affluence." :puke:

[devilgrrl]

101. Some people. Wanna bet that the laptop thieves are kids that live in the neighborhood?

Yeah, a gate will stop that. :eyes:

[Skittles]

55. Texas

need I say more? :(

[Scooter24]

61. lol..

really that bad?

[Skittles]

63. I've been here over 30 years

but the difference between me and a native born is I wasn't brainwashed from birth to think that Texas shit don't stink

[Scooter24]

59. Highland Park, TX

Cheney's former town. Future home to Bush's library and "think tank" :rofl:

Yes, I love it here. Great schools, great people (although heavy Repub), good entertainment, clean, cultured, and beautifully landscaped.

[Writer]

105. Holy shit - you live there?

Did you graduate from HPHS?

[Scooter24]

115. I'm a recent transplant

I went to a private school in NYC.

But yeah, I just recently bought a house here. Used to live in the Turtle Creek area, then moved to Plano, and then finally here.

I love HPHS though. Great all-around school.

[usaftmo]

65. Biloxi, Mississippi

Do I like it here? Ummmmm...no! I'm scared...I see right wingers...they're everywhere!
:yoiks: :hide: :yoiks: :hide: :yoiks:

[zanne]

89. Isn't Biloxi a beautiful coastal town?

Maybe I'm thinking of another place?

[kwassa]

103. There was this thing called Katrina ....

put a rather large dent into the city.

[zanne]

108. I realize that, but...

I was under the impression that Biloxi was buliding itself back up at a faster rate than New Orleans, etc. How bad is it?

[kwassa]

110. The old historical houses were right along the shore

I drove through it years and years ago, pre-casino days. I remember being offended by the sight of Jefferson Davis's house as a main historical attraction. Everything along the shore was wiped out, from the coverage I saw.

[usaftmo]

113. The only thing that has been built back up is the casinos.

The local politicians changed the law so they could build on land, and now there are several pricey casinos surrounded by neighborhoods so awful you'd think that Katrina happened yesterday.

[SPKrazy]

69. Fort Smith,

Arkansas

I've been here since i graduated from grad school, and i don't like it that well.

[Mendocino]

72. NW Ohio near Toledo

Um... it's sorta um ... kinda uh...At least Ann Arbor is close.

[TZ]

86. I guess you know the song by John Denver....

called "Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio"...:D
More seriously, actually some stuff up there is not too bad. My dad is building a house to retire in in Port Clinton, and I have already been up there once. Its nice, for a short visit anyway.....:)

[femmocrat]

75. Westmoreland County, PA

Yes, it is beautiful here. We are about a 45 min. drive from downtown Pittsburgh, which has everything you could possibly want to see and do.
We are out in the country and like the solitude. I don't think I could live in a city after having lived in a rural area.

[SammyWinstonJack]

76. San Antonio Texas and yes I like it here. Big city, small town feel.

People here are friendly. Property taxes do suck though. :rofl:

[Blue_In_AK]

83. Anchorage, Alaska

Love it.

[Spacemom]

87. Bastrop County, Tx

We just bought land/home here. I love it. Very rural, surrounded by trees, yet only 25 minutes outside of Austin. I was driving into Bastrop yesterday down Hwy 20, and it was like driving through a rainbow, wildflowers down both sides of the road for at least 20 miles.

Texas has it's problems, but Austin balances things out. :D

[Writer]

91. My city was named the #1 place to live by Money Magazine...

#1, that is, for white suburban Christian moms who have college degrees but stay at home because there's no jobs for them, unless they're in the tech, education, or health care industries. Oh - and don't forget to vote for Marilyn Musgrave! She's a real "gem." :puke:

[Tikki]

93. A little bit North of Los Angeles....

near the Coast. We've been here 37 years. We love it.


The Tikkis

[1gobluedem]

95. Ann Arbor, Michigan

And I love, love, LOVE it here. Beautiful town, lots to do, and every elected official is a Democrat.

[Beausoleil]

96. San Antonio

We love it here. We're actually about 25 miles north of downtown, just on the edge of the Texas Hill Country.

[Matsubara]

97. On the beach in Fukuoka Japan. Love it.

Outside the concrete jungle, air's pretty clean, nice beach, pine forest keeps it from being too hot in summer (but mosquitoes can be bad).

I miss San Francisco, but for the money, this is a much better deal.

[catmandu57]

98. Wasn't there an earthquake there last week?

I thought I read about a small one.

[Matsubara]

99. 3.6 on Sunday. Minor rattle.

But it did make me a bit nervous...

[SteppingRazor]

106. South Florida...

just north of Fort Lauderdale, about a half hour north of Miami.

I love it here. There's no winter, and the people are so profoundly insane that I look like the height of normalcy.

On edit: I lived in Missouri for four years, though right in the heart of it (Columbia), not the westside like you do. The people were really friendly, but, to quote my avatar, it never got weird enough for me.

[KamaAina]

109. The most isolated urban center on Earth

On the whole, yes, it really is all that. Fifteen different kinds of ethnic food, and I saw a guy bringing his longboard (only tourists say "surfboard") into my building yesterday. Minor quibbles: See that phat rainbow up there? On one side of it is, duh, rain. It may only rain for five or ten minutes at a time, but it always seems to be when I'm on my way to or from the bus stop. :grr: Speaking of TheBus, it is not "America's Best Transit System" so stop saying that. It can take 45 minutes or more to get to work, three miles away. Plus the buses are jammed full of people like human sardine cans. There are times that I miss the relative peace and quiet of the NYC subway. But, what are you gonna do? Go back to the mainland? :shrug:

[Lost-in-FL]

114. Floriduh, and NOOOO!!! n/t

[RushIsRot]

117. Newton County, AR

I'm 4.4 miles off the paved road. Only four households in my little valley. If one drops a camera, one gets a gorgeous photograph. I love it here!

Now, if I could only do something about the voracious ticks and chiggers, beside feed them my blood...

[donheld]

118. Denver's Capitol Hill

I love it.

[scarlet_owl]

120. Urbana, Illinois. I like it here, but I'm often homesick for St. Louis.

I like it more in the summertime. That's when I can explore campus without all the students around.