Everything posted by GCrites
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Ignore feature
I'm going to ignore myself when it gets turned back on.
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Overbearing parent
^ TV just needs to go away.
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Off Topic
^ I don't know, we don't want Lars to kick us off Napster again.
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Springfield: College Hill & Wittenberg University
Any plans to tear the school down to make a parking lot for the school? By the way things are going in other parts of town...
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The Future of America and Its Cities
^ Yep, the Columbus area is notorious for that kind of development. I never understand how so many people can live in a suburban-style house way out in the middle of nowhere on only one acre. You can't do anything, not a damn thing, without a car. Talk about being trapped -- way worse than the suburbs. I definitely understand the appeal of owning 10+ acres and living in the boonies, but not one measly acre or a flag lot.
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The Future of America and Its Cities
Laugh right back at those redneck, sisterloving goobers for being uncultured, unrefined and uneducated. Watching a grown man giggle when you mention symphony or art museum is enough to make you laugh. It didn't really bother me because like you said "redneck, sisterloving goobers for being uncultured, unrefined and uneducated." I take pride in being multicultural, I am just as comfortable in a suit & tie at the symphony or art museum as I am under the hood of a car or walking through the woods with a shotgun. I have also been 'teased' by some of my more 'urban' buddies for my knowledge about cars, hunting, fishing, firearms, camping or other recreations not as associated with the urban lifestyle. It works both ways... I just feel lucky to have appreciation for a variety of cultures... Now back to... The Future of America and Its Cities. +1. Country friends call me "City Boy" when I call them pussies for avoiding Corryville and OTR and when I make fun of sprawl while city friends jaws drop when I talk about guns, cars, quads and stuff I learned on the farm.
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Suburban Sprawl News & Discussion
I should have said that article was written like a column.
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Suburban Sprawl News & Discussion
I'm pretty sure that article was a column.
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Crosley Field
^ GABP and Jacobs intend to be like old-school parks.
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Die 800x600 die!
I'm on 800x600 and it rules! Everything is the right size. If I go up to 1024, everything gets really tiny.
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I miss these diesel prices!
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Charleston, West Virginia - Aerials
Spoken like a true Slowhioan. West Virginians drive fasssst all the time.
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Gas Prices
It's too tall. They have to make cars really tall today because of SUVs, and height (frontal area) really kills gas mileage at speed. Older cars are much lower.
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I miss these diesel prices!
Tell him to get a Diablosport programmer for the truck and set it to "Road Kill Larry" for an extra 135 horsepower and 300 ft-lbs of torque.
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Charleston, West Virginia - Aerials
Laidley Field. It was built as the local school system's football field and used for HS football, soccer, track and field (and even monster trucks!) for many years. In 2003, the University of Charleston football program was revived after many years, bringing more money for upkeep. And soccer's WV Chaos play there as well.
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Sprawl to Stall @ the (ahem) SALEM Mall
Hit up a MediCare Lounge (MCL) at Kingsdale or on E. Main Street just west of 270 and get your nostalgia fix!
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Rethinking Transport in the USA
There are a lot of people who live in with a car-dependent lifestyle just because it's what they were raised with or is what most people they know are doing. Many of them aren't passionate about where they live; it's just where they ended up. These are the ones who would be better served by denser development. A surburban/exurban lifestyle will always be available to those who really want one, though it will be more expensive to get around.
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The Dating Thread
"Real jobs" are going to get to the point where they're not going to be able to find any people to fill positions because they are invading people's personal lives so much. Everybody will end up working Joe jobs or starting their own businesses. That's how young people look at life today.
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The Dating Thread
^ Seems like a lie. Everybody knows that East and West Coast women are way more forward than Midwestern ones.
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Cincinnati: Clifton Heights: U Square @ the Loop
Kids like dumpier places... it makes them feel like they're not getting ripped off.
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The Dating Thread
Many people on the board lived through the late '60s, '70s and '80s (up 'til C. Everett Coop spread a bunch of lies about AIDS), and can tell you that there was way more casual sex going on back then than today.
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Cincinnati: Oakley: Lofts@4120
I don't know, it was really hot in there the other day.
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Columbus: General Business & Economic News
Burlington Coat Factory's also going into the Ridge store in Cincy. I think the main reason the Value City closed was because of the horrible access and congestion, but apparently BCF doesn't think it's a problem.
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Cincinnati: Oakley: Lofts@4120
^ There are a ton of those types of buildings in Oakley begging for that treatment.
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Columbus: Downtown: Seneca Hotel Restoration
This building should help more students stick with school; one of the hardest things about attending non-traditional schools is having to commute. Also students will be around other students, not their high school friends that said "screw college" and work full time -- owning brand new cars, houses and jet-skis while the student is munching dry ramen.