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[Ringel05]

I love "podunk towns." I live in one.

Everyone has their like and dislikes. It's not that small towns are really bad, it's just we are not cut out to live in one, or in a rural setting either. I like the fact that I can go 2 minutes down the road to a gas mart or 7-11, 24-7 if there is something I need or want, I like having multiple grocery stores to choose from, tons of restaurants, multiple mom and pop or chain store options, etc.

I hear ya... what I dislike about cities is lots of people and traffic/traffic lights. I need me some elbow room. I lived in Phoenix, Tampa, Las Vegas, Reno... all big cities. Reno was the only one that was even remotely tolerable, but I just got my belly full of cities. I can go downtown here which is like half a mile away, and all I have to go through to get there is two stop signs. There are no traffic lights here, there is no rush hour traffic, and there's nowhere I can't go around here and not say hi to someone I know. They do roll up the sidewalks around here about midnight, but that's the way I like it, nice and quiet.

I don't think Tampa counts as a big city. It's more like an extremely large suburb.

That's true about most big cities. Denver itself isn't that big but Denver metro is huge, same with DC.

When people use the term big city, I think New York, Chicago, LA. I haven't traveled enough to see what most major US cities are like, but Tampa barely seems like a city at all to me.

Even LA, NYC and Chicago proper aren't really that big, What makes these metropolises so large are the interconnected surrounding towns and cities where one can't tell they've left "downtown" unless there's a sign telling one which city or town they're in.

 

[Statistikhengst]

Today's Ringelingelino lesson in German:

Suburb = Vorort - or sometimes Stadtteil.

Directory = Verzeichnis

Urban = städtisch

So, an urban listing of Suburbs =

Städtisches Vorortsverzeichnis.

There, now say that 50 times and call Dr. Stat in the morning.

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[gallantwarrior]

Cold last night in Florida. It got down to the mid 60's. Burrrr!!! Gonna be in the low 80's today. It's been a busy week so I might relax a little and hit the pool.


I hope your day is................

60s is a lovely, warm summer day around these parts. Right now, it's been unseasonably warm, hanging in the mid-40s during the day and dropping to just around freezing at night. It still hasn't gone into deep freeze mode and the ground is still muddy and wet, although a bit firmer. It gets to 80 here, I huddle in my house with the AC going full blast.

 

[gallantwarrior]

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Beautiful location.

This what we wake up to every day:

We are working on getting back up to Colorado Springs though, no more Podunk towns for us. This is the view we want to wake up to every day:

I love "podunk towns." I live in one.

Everyone has their like and dislikes. It's not that small towns are really bad, it's just we are not cut out to live in one, or in a rural setting either. I like the fact that I can go 2 minutes down the road to a gas mart or 7-11, 24-7 if there is something I need or want, I like having multiple grocery stores to choose from, tons of restaurants, multiple mom and pop or chain store options, etc.

I'm no fan of small towns, either. I much prefer no towns at all, or at most, a gas station/diner and a couple local small businesses clustered at the one intersection in "town". Our "town" also sports a couple of fight services, a "municiple" airport, and a community center that serves as the central location of most every community activity. Oh, and there aren't even lights at our intersection. The bridge across the Willow Creek is one-lane and we see more dog sled, ATV, and snowmobile traffic than any other kind.

 

[Sarah G]

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I took these early this morning and this one a few days ago. I love the way our view changes.

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Pretty!

 

[Sarah G]

Morning !

Thursday's smile

 

[Mertex]

I usually get hooked on shows way after they are popular. I'll have to check out House of Cards

I could not stop watching it. Try a couple. Omg.

Thanks! I had it in my Netflix queue then stopped Netlix after binging all all seasons of the best series I have ever seen--Breaking Bad. Plus Net didn't have Fargo. I may still go back.

Did you ever watch Homeland? It was so good, but finally came to a conclusion. Now they have brought it back.....a continuation of where they left off. You'd want to check out the previous episodes so as to understand Carrie (Claire Danes) - I'm so glad they brought it back.

Yes I watch it. I like Homeland, Masters of Sex, House of Lies with Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell... Game of Throwns. Glad they're all on at different times of the year.

The new Homeland is just as exciting as the first one....can't hardly wait for the next episode. We started watching Masters of Sex, but lately it seems to drag a bit. The Americans is coming back....really like that one, too.

 

[Sarah G]

Cold last night in Florida. It got down to the mid 60's. Burrrr!!! Gonna be in the low 80's today. It's been a busy week so I might relax a little and hit the pool.


I hope your day is................

There have been times we've seen 39 below here in NW Ohio. Seriously. That is scary cold.

 

[Derideo_Te]

I prefer rural to city life myself. Where we are is a compromise since Mrs Te would probably divorce me if I suggested that we live in the boonies. We are surrounded by preserved farmlands but can be in NYC or Philly within an hour or so.

 

[WelfareQueen]

Cold last night in Florida. It got down to the mid 60's. Burrrr!!! Gonna be in the low 80's today. It's been a busy week so I might relax a little and hit the pool.


I hope your day is................

There have been times we've seen 39 below here in NW Ohio. Seriously. That is scary cold.

I lived for six years in Minneapolis. I know of what you speak.

 

[gallantwarrior]

I admit, one of the selling points for the property I bought was the view of Denali and Foreacre, including the surrounding range. Building a B&B with that view will be a benefit and a great sales point. Even Alaskans like taking in that view. But I have to admit, for my money, the Wrangel-St.Elias line up is much more breathtaking.

 

[Sarah G]

Cold last night in Florida. It got down to the mid 60's. Burrrr!!! Gonna be in the low 80's today. It's been a busy week so I might relax a little and hit the pool.


I hope your day is................

There have been times we've seen 39 below here in NW Ohio. Seriously. That is scary cold.

I lived for six years in Minneapolis. I know of what you speak.

Oh yeah, it's cold up there too.

 

[Ringel05]

Finally switched out the old back porch light switch which was very old and had gone out about a week ago, had it hard wired so the light was on constantly. The old switch was this narrow brown plastic two piece setup I haven't seen in maybe 35 years, surface mount installed a shallow plastic box in the narrow space available between the back door and the basement door and hooked up a modern switch, only popped the breaker once.......

 

[007]

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I took these early this morning and this one a few days ago. I love the way our view changes.

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Beautiful location.

This what we wake up to every day:

We are working on getting back up to Colorado Springs though, no more Podunk towns for us. This is the view we want to wake up to every day:

I love "podunk towns." I live in one.

Everyone has their like and dislikes. It's not that small towns are really bad, it's just we are not cut out to live in one, or in a rural setting either. I like the fact that I can go 2 minutes down the road to a gas mart or 7-11, 24-7 if there is something I need or want, I like having multiple grocery stores to choose from, tons of restaurants, multiple mom and pop or chain store options, etc.

I hear ya... what I dislike about cities is lots of people and traffic/traffic lights. I need me some elbow room. I lived in Phoenix, Tampa, Las Vegas, Reno... all big cities. Reno was the only one that was even remotely tolerable, but I just got my belly full of cities. I can go downtown here which is like half a mile away, and all I have to go through to get there is two stop signs. There are no traffic lights here, there is no rush hour traffic, and there's nowhere I can't go around here and not say hi to someone I know. They do roll up the sidewalks around here about midnight, but that's the way I like it, nice and quiet.

I don't think Tampa counts as a big city. It's more like an extremely large suburb.

True... that's kinda the way I looked at it. I did like the bays and the gulf, and the beaches in FL, but the humidity was a bit much.

I'll stick in Wisconsin. Course I'll be bitchin' up a storm come this winter when the POLAR VORTEX is over us and we're colder'n brass balls in a tin cup. Yeah I heard 'em sayin' last night on the news... "get ready for the return of the polar vortex this winter"...

Looks like I better get to rigging up some kind of heat tape around my well pump and pressure tank. They froze last year.

 

[Ringel05]

Cold last night in Florida. It got down to the mid 60's. Burrrr!!! Gonna be in the low 80's today. It's been a busy week so I might relax a little and hit the pool.


I hope your day is................

There have been times we've seen 39 below here in NW Ohio. Seriously. That is scary cold.

Cold? That's almost summer in Siberia......

 

[Derideo_Te]

Beautiful location.

This what we wake up to every day:

We are working on getting back up to Colorado Springs though, no more Podunk towns for us. This is the view we want to wake up to every day:

I love "podunk towns." I live in one.

Everyone has their like and dislikes. It's not that small towns are really bad, it's just we are not cut out to live in one, or in a rural setting either. I like the fact that I can go 2 minutes down the road to a gas mart or 7-11, 24-7 if there is something I need or want, I like having multiple grocery stores to choose from, tons of restaurants, multiple mom and pop or chain store options, etc.

I hear ya... what I dislike about cities is lots of people and traffic/traffic lights. I need me some elbow room. I lived in Phoenix, Tampa, Las Vegas, Reno... all big cities. Reno was the only one that was even remotely tolerable, but I just got my belly full of cities. I can go downtown here which is like half a mile away, and all I have to go through to get there is two stop signs. There are no traffic lights here, there is no rush hour traffic, and there's nowhere I can't go around here and not say hi to someone I know. They do roll up the sidewalks around here about midnight, but that's the way I like it, nice and quiet.

I don't think Tampa counts as a big city. It's more like an extremely large suburb.

True... that's kinda the way I looked at it. I did like the bays and the gulf, and the beaches in FL, but the humidity was a bit much.

I'll stick in Wisconsin. Course I'll be bitchin' up a storm come this winter when the POLAR VORTEX is over us and we're colder'n brass balls in a tin cup. Yeah I heard 'em sayin' last night on the news... "get ready for the return of the polar vortex this winter"...

Looks like I better get to rigging up some kind of heat tape around my well pump and pressure tank. They froze last year.

Been wet the past two days and the roads were kinda slick for this time of the year. Checked the tires and I think that I need to rotate them before the bad weather sets in.

 

[Ringel05]

 

[JakeStarkey]

Among other places, I have lived in Fairbanks, Alaska; Sierra Vista, AZ; Nacogdoches, Center, Jasper, Tx; Many, LA; Oceanside, CA; and Salt Lake City, UT.

I like SLC the best.

 

[Ernie S.]

I prefer rural to city life myself. Where we are is a compromise since Mrs Te would probably divorce me if I suggested that we live in the boonies. We are surrounded by preserved farmlands but can be in NYC or Philly within an hour or so.

I'm in the boonies in that I'm the last house on a dead end road. Convenience store a mile and a half one way, a small grocery, hardware. farmer's Co-op 2 miles the other way. 5 miles to Win-Dixie 6 to Wall mart and 9 to the Gulf.
If I need more, Pensacola is 25 miles east and Mobile 40 miles to the west. If I get hungry, New Orleans is 2 hours away. If I want a casino, Biloxi is 90 miles.

 

[Sherry]

I think you guys would be very proud of this non-coffee drinker. We had a management meeting last week and the big boss was asking for suggestions. I don't know what the **** I was thinking, but I brought up the idea of a coffee station. She loved it, and of course then volunteered me to be in charge of it.Who wants the person who never drinks coffee to be making the coffee?? I've never made coffee, and all week I've been getting compliments on how good my coffee tastes. I guess I'm just a natural, and coffee drinkers obviously love me.