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For as big a city as Atlanta is, there is NOTHING here that really interests me. Also, the speed limits are stupid low (55-60mph, really) and getting anywhere is a huge pain with the 20276526 freeways/access roads/interstates that cross in/near the city.
figmentPez
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Another one to add to my list: the stupid street names! It's like all the suburbs around here chose names by putting themed words into a hat and drawing them out at random, and they didn't fill the hat very full to begin with. An intersection I used to turn at frequently was the crossing of Timber Forest and Forest Timbers (and there are at least seven other streets in the immediate area that have Timbers as part of their name). Probably half of the street names are Tree-name Body-of-water. There are so many streets with Maple in the name that I wonder how the post office copes... Oh, wait, they don't. Mail service was horrible when I lived in one of the worst offending areas. We were constantly getting mail for similarly named streets. Same number, half the street name the same, but not the right house. It wasn't even just one house that was that similar, it was several.
ElJuski
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I think the highest speed limit in my state is 65.
Half of which are named Peachtree.
The streets in my town are as follows Which Way, Winding Way, Circle Way, This Way, That Way, etc
1. NOTHING TO DO. AT ALL. Except drink. We do have random festivals and such.... BUT THERE IS THIS!!!! http://www.topofthehopsbeerfest.com/ Totally excited about that one. But if the big fun life is for you, Covington is a great place to live because it's almost equidistant between Baton Rouge *shudder* and NOLA. Ah.... sweet NOLA.
2. Housing market: Since a natural disaster hits NOLA every once in a while, small houses are kinda expensive due to the inevitable exodus to the northshore. Good side to that is I will be able to sell my house, should I choose to do so in a few years, quickly and make some money off of it.
3. Applebee's rejected my ID. Fuck you. Apparently I look like I am able to produce the State's license holograms in my basement (hahahhaa there are no basements here hahahahahahah)
4. Humidity! During the summer you pretty much have to consume your air by eating it. Another bad side to that is whenever I go to Indiana, my nose bleeds. Brian actually took me to a botanical garden in Ft. Wayne just so I could breathe the humidity in the rain forest exhibit.
5. Interior Crocodile Alligators. Haha.
6. Flooding? In some places it floods. My new house is right by a river too... damn flood insurance...
7. David Duke lives in Mandeville.
8. No Gusto in my pants.
Now, there are lots of good things about Covington. For example, it's not Baton Rouge. And you are smack dab in between farms and hoity toity shoppes. And I'm kinda close to Ceeg. And there's Pizza Man. And good beer. REALLY good beer.
I love Abita....
2. Housing market: Since a natural disaster hits NOLA every once in a while, small houses are kinda expensive due to the inevitable exodus to the northshore. Good side to that is I will be able to sell my house, should I choose to do so in a few years, quickly and make some money off of it.
3. Applebee's rejected my ID. Fuck you. Apparently I look like I am able to produce the State's license holograms in my basement (hahahhaa there are no basements here hahahahahahah)
4. Humidity! During the summer you pretty much have to consume your air by eating it. Another bad side to that is whenever I go to Indiana, my nose bleeds. Brian actually took me to a botanical garden in Ft. Wayne just so I could breathe the humidity in the rain forest exhibit.
5. Interior Crocodile Alligators. Haha.
6. Flooding? In some places it floods. My new house is right by a river too... damn flood insurance...
7. David Duke lives in Mandeville.
8. No Gusto in my pants.
Now, there are lots of good things about Covington. For example, it's not Baton Rouge. And you are smack dab in between farms and hoity toity shoppes. And I'm kinda close to Ceeg. And there's Pizza Man. And good beer. REALLY good beer.
I love Abita....
Half of which are named Peachtree.[/QUOTE]
Oh God yeah, this too. Fucking impossible to tell people how to get anywhere.
"Take Peachtree Industrial to Peachtree Corners and hang a left on Peachtree Road until you get to Peachtree Parkway. If you hit Peachtree Place you've gone too far and your head has likely exploded."
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I think the highest speed limit in my state is 65.[/QUOTE]
Most CA interstates it's at least 70. But within about 15-20 miles of most towns/cities here it goes from 55-60.
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Chazwozel
Ah Spring is in the air in Philly. The vapors of rotting garbage, the sweaty steam vents bellowing subway odors, and-- of course-- the bums all coming out in hoards begging for change; getting pissed if you tell them you have none.
Well in that case tell the bums you have change but you need to save it so you can buy yourself some booze, see what they say.
Cajungal
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Well, that's only if she isn't an arborsexual
As long as its bark isn't worse than its bite, I'm sure she could have gone crazy.
This is going to happen here in another couple months, not looking forward to it.
The governor.
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