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Were the rail companies taxed at a high rate to fund road development ?

But What if you use more than one OS at home ? eek You're gonna ban me from your polls :-) Apple changed their numbering system when they moved to unix I guess to milk the "X" factor. If they kept up with the old numbering system they would be on 14 now.

how about the Club Chef site ? Glad to see the war on terror is going so well.

tsch especially if you gotta take the bus to the train station.

So,why don't the CityLink people just open a friggin grocery ?

I was kinda thinking Alice Cooper (Vince Furnier ?) was from etroit but was the band ? I sam thinking they got together in Phoenix.

TANK runs a bus to the airport But you can also fly Delta out of Columbus for less than CVG

The MC5 ? Deniz Tek ? Scott Morgan ? Jim Osterberg ? Mike Quatro ?

kinda changing the topic, but, youtube is apparently negotiating with recording companies to host legal music videos. I hope the companies don't force youtube to quit carrying pirated stuff like this Stooges video in the agreements. http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=industryNews&storyID=2006-08-15T215627Z_01_N15463165_RTRIDST_0_INDUSTRY-MEDIA-YOUTUBE-DC.XML

http://www.pulsejournal.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/08/15/pj081606jail.html Commissioner says Hamilton County doesn't have jail answer Warren County wants Tuesday, August 15, 2006 By Tiffany Y. Latta Staff Writer LEBANON — Warren County commissioners, who for years have debated ways to ease overcrowding at the county jail, said Tuesday they want to explore another alternative: a regional jail that would include Hamilton County. Click on link for article.

I am pretty sure this was a 1 day fetival held at the old baseball stadium & was broadcast on TV. Alice Cooper played & was billed as a female folk singer. Traffic played there, too.

Father emigrated from Vermillion SD to Cleveland, OH via NYC, NY. later moved to Springfield, OH. Mother born in Springfield, her mother emigrated fron Atlantic City, NJ Eldest sister went to school in various cities including Yellow Springs, Oh (Antioch) later moved to Cincinnati Brief stay in RI when husband's job relocated to Pawtucket. Then back to Cinti Second sister attended school in Athens, OH (OU) then worked as a contractor in Dayton, Columbus & Toledo Currently in LA, CA looking at real estate in Cinti, OH I lived in Springfield, OH & Cinti, OH My mother spent her entire life in Spfld save for the last few years spent in Cinti. She returned to Spfld. post mortem

Dunno if this is the right thread to post this but what the heck Hillside steps divide neighbors BY DAN KLEPAL | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER EAST WALNUT HILLS - Cincinnati's 400 sets of hillside steps were built generations ago to link neighborhoods separated by steep terrain, and to bring people together. But one set of steps, a 300-yard walkway up a steep hillside from William H. Taft Road to an upscale street off Madison Road called Keys Crescent, has gripped this neighborhood in an argument over whether they should be closed. At the top of the hill, several Keys Crescent residents petitioned the city to close the steps last fall, saying they are rarely used, are in a state of disrepair and are responsible for increased crime involving the nine residences on the street. That led to dozens of residents at the bottom of the hill - people who use the steps to get to school, stores, bus stops or for simple exercise - to respond with an impassioned effort to keep the steps open. Folks on both ends of the steps accuse the others of misrepresenting facts. City council will decide the issue next month, when it returns from summer recess and the Vibrant Neighborhoods Committee takes up the issue. Most council members say they are willing to work out a compromise that would close the steps temporarily for repairs. The repairs would include cutting back brush and adding more lights. "We were told our crime was non-existent. It's them calling us a liar," Michael Kelley, one of the leaders of the effort to close the steps, said of the group arguing to keep them open. "I'm not willing to call them the same. "I'm not angry. I'm not upset. But I do know we are experiencing a lot of crime. We didn't try to make this a popularity contest. We stood alone as a neighborhood. We didn't try to stuff the ballot box." In the past year, there have been several break-ins, burglaries and incidents of vandalism on the gaslight street. On Nov. 27, Kelley filed with the city a petition with 18 signatures asking that the steps be closed. That triggered a process during which the Transportation and Engineering Department sent mailings to all residents within a quarter-mile, posted a sign at the base of the steps soliciting opinions, asked for input from community councils and other city departments and talked to area businesses. People in favor of keeping the steps open responded in droves - e-mailing city council members, creating a mailing list and establishing a Web site (www.savethesteps.com) to further the cause. Folks like Doug Davis have been using the steps for years. His grown daughter, Laura, built forts in the woods on either side of the steps in the late 1970s. He still walks them every day. "These steps are a park with a purpose," Davis said. "But there's a lot of money up on that street." Residents in favor of keeping the steps accuse the people on Keys Crescent of trying to use their money and influence to have them closed. Some city council members met privately with those residents, and Police Chief Tom Streicher recommended closing the steps after meeting with them. Streicher's recommendation came despite officers in District 2 telling the Department of Transportation they could find no reason to close the steps. After its investigation, the city's Transportation and Engineering Department also recommended keeping the steps open. Martin Rahe, a Keys Crescent resident, said thieves have broken into his home three times in the past year. He found one thief removing items from his car in an enclosed courtyard at 4 p.m. "It's time we take charge of our neighborhoods," Rahe said, adding that his wife doesn't stay in the house alone when he travels on business. "We live in fear. It's sinful not to protect people who live in your city." Gerald Burns thinks that's hogwash. The 81-year-old man has been walking the steps since 1960, and has restored 11 homes in the neighborhood's historic district. He said the people on Keys Crescent are surrounded by poorer neighbors, and there are many access points to the street. "I hope to use them until I can't use steps anymore," Burns said of the steps. "If crime is the problem, have police detailed there." Council member Jim Tarbell said he originally agreed to vote in favor of closing the steps, after a private meeting with residents on Keys Crescent. He changed his mind after a public hearing last week, during which dozens of other people spoke in favor of keeping the steps open. "Symbolically, what this issue represents in terms of the future of our city is quite significant," Tarbell said. "This is the way our city was laid out. And here is an outpouring of people that want to honor our heritage and interconnectedness of our neighborhoods." E-mail [email protected] http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060813/NEWS01/608130370/1077/NEWS01

YOW thanks, those are great high res ? :-)

Man, that guy has an obnoxious website.

ok it was in between the east & west sides.

Well, it's on either the east or west side.......

Is this anything like the stuff tey use on playground surfaces ? Will the sidewalks catch fire ? Will people steal the pavers ?

I added Spring Grove, Wesleyan & Ferncliff cemeteries & Wittenberg University. Springfield doesn't go very high res.

That is interesting. I never considered the emphasis on youth like that. Also interesting how the subject of safety is almost non existent. A brief allusion to keeping your kids away from the cars on the street was about it. A lot of emphasis on how young adult life can be daunting but you will be surrounded by other young adults in the same boat & through your community spirit you can work things out together.

Scrolling through the list of subjects on this forum, it is amazing that these perverts can expend so much effort into this abberation of the American constitution.

"I wonder how the bigger city's do it, i would think that you are safer in OTR, then in some club/bar areas in new York or chicago, or LA." I went to a club in Chicago called the Aragorn Ballroom. I was warned by Chicagoans about how horrible the neighborhood was. Looked like UC or the Ohio State residential areas to me.

I have waited anywhere from 15 minutes to 4 hours. I have had drivers drive slow & roundabout routes to milk the fare. This expalins why dispatchers have no idea how long it will take for the next cab. I have had surly, whiney & incoherent drivers. But that's just most of the time. I have had excellent service now and then.

I ride the mighty 17 every day. All the buses have bicycle racks with room for 2 bikes. Leaving Music Hall & heading due south to the downtown area is your best bet & probably the most logical way to go anyway. The 17 will also take you within a block of Findlay Market & on out to scenic Northside. The biggest problem I have with the buses is that they totally crap out on weekends & only run til about midnight. You can take the bus to the nightlife but you have to deal with the crappy cab service to get home. Or take your bike with you. I am assuming you use a bike, sorry for the presumption if that is not the case.

Try to check out OTR in the AM. The jerks are usually all sleeping it off. I think Tuckers (1600 block of Vine) is open for breakfast on Saturday.