I love where I live because....
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Koko
Why do I love San Diego?
Today's forecast:
67 F, "brilliant sunshine and windy"
Today's forecast:
67 F, "brilliant sunshine and windy"
Stay classy, Koko.
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makare
I love my hometown. The weather is pretty extreme in both of our seasons Winter and Road Construction but I love it there. I hate living in the town my school is in. The roads are too narrow, you have to drive 20 miles an hour and it is full of college students. I do not like it sam i am.
My hometown is beautiful. I wish I were there.
My hometown is beautiful. I wish I were there.
I love where I live because of the peace and quiet.
I grew up in the Twin Cities, but as soon as I got out of college I found myself hating the place. By Tuesday I was waiting for the weekend so I could get away and visit my parents who had retired up here.
Things that are great about it:
I can walk out my front door with my dog and wander out into the woods.
I have my own garden
No sirens waking me up at night
No traffic (I'm lucky to see 5 cars on my 20 minute drive to work)
You can see so many stars at night it can make you dizzy staring at them.
I can pee off my porch and not worry about someone seeing me.
I grew up in the Twin Cities, but as soon as I got out of college I found myself hating the place. By Tuesday I was waiting for the weekend so I could get away and visit my parents who had retired up here.
Things that are great about it:
I can walk out my front door with my dog and wander out into the woods.
I have my own garden
No sirens waking me up at night
No traffic (I'm lucky to see 5 cars on my 20 minute drive to work)
You can see so many stars at night it can make you dizzy staring at them.
I can pee off my porch and not worry about someone seeing me.
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Iaculus
Because...
Plenty of Uber-religious types to belittle me for not going to church... no
Incompetent, amoral, and hypocritical state government... no
Apartment complex that has known about a leak in my roof since Novemeber and have not yet fixed it... no
Job that I hate a no prospects for a new one anywhere... no
Highways are in decent shape for easy fleeing... Hey! There's one!
Incompetent, amoral, and hypocritical state government... no
Apartment complex that has known about a leak in my roof since Novemeber and have not yet fixed it... no
Job that I hate a no prospects for a new one anywhere... no
Highways are in decent shape for easy fleeing... Hey! There's one!
North_Ranger
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Snow in the winter, heat in the summer.
Great people, ranging from the Medieval Market cast to sword-class people to delightfully crazy RPers.
A chance of meeting people from all around the world, thanks to the University and Turku being an international port.
The feeling of living in a safe community, even though there's 175,000 people living in here.
Great people, ranging from the Medieval Market cast to sword-class people to delightfully crazy RPers.
A chance of meeting people from all around the world, thanks to the University and Turku being an international port.
The feeling of living in a safe community, even though there's 175,000 people living in here.
Nooooo, I had many more and it'd take me way too long to list them all. South Carolina sucks.
I love where I live because it has history, and culture. (Well, for a North American city it sure has culture)
It's downsides are that it's isolated and basically impossible weather-wise, but that turns into an upside when you're away, and you can tell people how badass you are.
"You know those motherfuckers, the Vikings?"
"Yeah?"
"Well they tried to live in Newfoundland. It was too hardcore for them, so they turned around and left after one year."
"The hell you say!"
"Oh yeah." *brings them to l'Anse aux Meadows "See? Up and left, like scared little girls."
"And you've lived here ... "
"21 years, yeah."
"Truly, you are badass."
That's how it goes down.
It's downsides are that it's isolated and basically impossible weather-wise, but that turns into an upside when you're away, and you can tell people how badass you are.
"You know those motherfuckers, the Vikings?"
"Yeah?"
"Well they tried to live in Newfoundland. It was too hardcore for them, so they turned around and left after one year."
"The hell you say!"
"Oh yeah." *brings them to l'Anse aux Meadows "See? Up and left, like scared little girls."
"And you've lived here ... "
"21 years, yeah."
"Truly, you are badass."
That's how it goes down.
Shannow
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I wish to move to finland. That area of the world seems nice to me. get me a job.
Good weather, tasty food, pretty women, one stop sign and one traffic light between me and my office 12 miles away. Not in that order.
fade
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I loved Boston and Charleston, SC. Both places I used to live. Lafayette, LA? If you like swamp, mosquitos, and giant, sprawling suburbs with nothing to do, this place is for you.
(Hey, General Specific, you can't beat the housing cost. Still some of the nicest prices in the country.)
(Hey, General Specific, you can't beat the housing cost. Still some of the nicest prices in the country.)
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Chazwozel
GO JETS!
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rabbitgod
I wish to move to finland. That area of the world seems nice to me. get me a job.[/QUOTE]
Me too. Everything I hear about that place makes me want to move there. Even before I was introduced to the awesomeness that is North Ranger I wanted to visit.
I love my city because of the weird patchwork history, the extensive prehistory, the food, how laid back it is, the weather is fantastic. Plus all my stuff is here.
Well, that is a bit true, but I'm currently paying $685/mo. for my 800 sq ft. apartment (the one with the leak in the roof). Only reason I have not yet moved out is my job is going to move to Georgia, but the date keeps getting pushed back. We initially were going to move Q4 2009, then it was pushed back to Jan-Mar, now it is April, and I will not be surprised if April gets closer and they push it back again.
North_Ranger
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I wish to move to finland. That area of the world seems nice to me. get me a job.[/QUOTE]
Me too. Everything I hear about that place makes me want to move there. Even before I was introduced to the awesomeness that is North Ranger I wanted to visit.
I love my city because of the weird patchwork history, the extensive prehistory, the food, how laid back it is, the weather is fantastic. Plus all my stuff is here.[/QUOTE]
Hmm... Got any marketable skills, the two of you? Walking the earth like Caine from Kung Fu is unfortunately taken by a plethora of bands that roam the stages of Finland...
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rabbitgod
I wish to move to finland. That area of the world seems nice to me. get me a job.[/QUOTE]
Me too. Everything I hear about that place makes me want to move there. Even before I was introduced to the awesomeness that is North Ranger I wanted to visit.
I love my city because of the weird patchwork history, the extensive prehistory, the food, how laid back it is, the weather is fantastic. Plus all my stuff is here.[/QUOTE]
Hmm... Got any marketable skills, the two of you? Walking the earth like Caine from Kung Fu is unfortunately taken by a plethora of bands that roam the stages of Finland...[/QUOTE]
I'm pretty good at eating. Anything in the stuffing your face department?
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Wasabi Poptart
San Diego? Yeah, I can't think of too much I like here other than there are plenty of parks where I can take my son. A few of them are actually safe, clean and not overrun with sleeping homeless people or drug dealers.
I like where I live b/c cost of living is low, we've been fairly shielded from the financial fallout, college football is king, most folks are friendly/helpful, and there's a growing biotech sector.
Shannow
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Curses. Well, I do have a communications degree with a focus in media relations, experiecne running the gammut from retail store to warehouse loader, to radio production and also on air dj work in a major metropolitan area, telecommunications and office work...and shit, even accounting. Any of that doable, since walking the earth is out of the equation.
Nashville has a fair amount of character, and not just the country music stuff. I like having all the trappings of city life, but be able to reach the country in 15 minutes. I can even hit backpacking trails in 45 minutes. Cost of living is very reasonable and the local economy didn't get hit too hard (not surprising, as health care is a big industry here).
There could be more science jobs, but I'm getting by.
There could be more science jobs, but I'm getting by.
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Wasabi Poptart
I really liked Nashville when I visited about 6 or 7 years ago. It didn't feel like a city, if that makes any sense.
I'm trying to move to Mexico City but it's harder than you'd think. I still like my hometown somewhat even though there's not much to do. Nice, safe place.
Oh yeah, and it's a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You want history?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_de_Querétaro
Oh yeah, and it's a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You want history?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_de_Querétaro
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WolfOfOdin
Ahhhh Newark....
I haven't seen the sun in forever, my apartment's windows are barred to keep out the crack heads and I have a gun in my night-stand.
I live in a Dickensian wonderland
I haven't seen the sun in forever, my apartment's windows are barred to keep out the crack heads and I have a gun in my night-stand.
I live in a Dickensian wonderland
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