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Pengwuino
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I like exactly where i live right now for some reason. To me its perfect. Lot of land for a home in a 500,000 city... nice and pretty quiet... lots of places to buy stuff nearby.. :D
jma2001 said:Yes, the one thing that would drive me crazy about living in the country is the boring food. I once spent a long weekend in a small town in rural Pennsylvania. It was a beautiful area, but the only place to eat was this one small diner, and you couldn't get anything except cheeseburgers, fried chicken, and fish sticks..
wolram said:Boring food, we have lots of delicacies in the country, hedge hog baked in clay,
yummy, pheasant, partridge, rabbit, black bird pie, eel stew, wild mushrooms,
a host of berries etc, etc.
Astronuc said:I then wonder why we poison ourselves and the world which is our home. I wonder how many illnesses and premature deaths are caused by that pollution. For many, I suppose it's out of sight, out of mind.
pattylou said:I heard something inspirational the other day. You know, we live with the idea that we should reduce pollution, and we sort of assume that it will never really be "enough"...
Someone pointed out that you can actually set up your own living space such that the air (water, etc) leaving it - is more pure than the air coming into it. What a great idea! So I am putting in even more houseplants, and more trees in our garden, more drought tolerants in the landscape, and feeling invigorated for being proactive in my little space.
The smog is still distressing, but being a contributor to the solution goes a long way towards alleviating that.
I have also noticed tons more wildlife in the yard (garden) this year. More species of butterflies than ever before, more insects in general. I attirbute this to several straight years of organic practice and record rainfall in the spring.
wolram said:i think all cities should be car free, bring back the trams.
How bad!I'd want to invite you and your daughter to my home once!wolram said:Which do you prefer?
To me cities and towns are places to avoid, and only visit out of necessity,
I don't like the crowds, traffic, aroma, hustle and bustle.
Some cities, towns are 24/7 so i guess there is all ways some thing to do
but it's not for me.
The smell of burning rubber still brings back memories for me. Not that pleasant of a smell, but one I tend to identify with my old hometown.wolram said:I guess city dwellers get used to the aroma of pollutants, but to me different
cities have different aromas, some are ok but others not.
BobG said:The smell of burning rubber still brings back memories for me. Not that pleasant of a smell, but one I tend to identify with my old hometown.
Of course, when I go back to visit now, the town smells pretty clean. The tire companies all moved their factories somewhere else. The population has dropped by over a 100,000 and there's still not much future there, but it smells better, anyway.
hypatia said:I am the first generation in my family to be raised in the city. And it keeps me on edge, always. I live behind locked doors and sealed windows. Its not the gangs I worry about here, because they protect there own neighborhoods. Its the drug users, meth and crack will make you do just about anything.
Its only when I go back to Granny's farm, or up to the cabin, that I can sleep the whole night, and really relax.
BobG said:They voted with their feet. They moved to cities that had jobs.
Back in the late 70's and the 80's, they lost a pretty big chunk of people every year as the old factories were replaced with more modern ones in states with lower tax rates, but, for the most part, it's just a place where most of the young people leave, causing a slow, but consistent decline in population.
wolram said:Oh poor you, such badness in our lands should'nt be tolerated, be cleaver and
move to granny's for ever.
By Hypatia, Wish I could. There is no way for me to support myself. Not much left of the town {Old Shawnee town} The last bank closed in the 1950's, note the water marks on the pillers? In the old days they counted on the floods to enrich the soil, but todays weather is so much different. And with the flood control in major cities, the small ones get hit with major floods which should of spread out for miles. The Ohio river delta can be flooded with up to 15 feet of water. Grannys place is safe till around 12 feet. by Hypatia