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TriBob
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 Posted: 04/15/06 - 16:30 Post subject: Atlanta driving and some other usefull stuff
This is for anyone who lives in Atlanta, Georgia, has
ever lived in Atlanta, has ever visited Atlanta, ever plans
to visit Atlanta, knows anyone who already lives in Atlanta,
or knows anyone who has ever heard of Atlanta.
Atlanta is composed mostly of one-way streets. The only
way to get out of downtown Atlanta is to turn around and
start over when you reach Greenville, South Carolina.
All directions start with, "Go down Peachtree" and include
the phrase, "When you see the Waffle House." Except that
in Cobb County, where all directions begin with, "Go to
the Big Chicken."
Peachtree Street has no beginning and no end and is
not to be confused with:
Peachtree Circle
Peachtree Place
Peachtree Lane
Peachtree Road
Peachtree Parkway
Peachtree Run
Peachtree Terrace
Peachtree Avenue
Peachtree Commons
Peachtree Battle
Peachtree Corners
New Peachtree
Old Peachtree
West Peachtree
Peachtree-Dunwoody
Peachtree-Chamblee
Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
Atlantans only know their way to work and their way
home. If you ask anyone for directions, they will always
send you down Peachtree.
Atlanta is the home of Coca-Cola. Coke's all they drink
there, so don't ask for any other soft drink unless it's
made by Coca-Cola.
The gates at Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport
are about 32 miles away from the Main Concourse, so
wear sneakers and pack a lunch.
The 8am rush hour is from 6:30 to 10:30 AM. The 5pm
rush hour is from 3:00 to 7:30 PM.
Friday's rush hour starts Thursday afternoon and lasts through 2am Saturday.
Only a native can pronounce Ponce De Leon Avenue,
so do not attempt the Spanish pronunciation. People
will simply tilt their heads to the right and stare at you.
The Atlanta pronunciation is "pawntz duh LEE-awn."
And yes, they have a street named simply, "Boulevard."
The falling of one raindrop causes all drivers to
immediately forget all traffic rules.
If a single snowflake falls, the city is paralyzed for three days and it's on all the channels as a news flash every 15 minutes for a
week.
Overnight, all grocery stores will be sold out of milk, bread, bottled water, toilet paper, and beer.
I-285, the loop that encircles Atlanta, which has a
posted speed limit of 55 mph (but you have to
maintain 80 mph just to keep from getting run over),
is known to truckers as "The Watermelon 500."
Don't believe the directional markers on highways. I-285
is marked "East" and "West" but you may be going North
or South.
The locals identify the direction by referring to the "Inner Loop" and the "Outer Loop."
If you travel on Hwy 92 North, you will actually be going southeast.
Never buy a ladder or mattress in Atlanta. Just go to one
of the interstates and you will soon find one in the middle
of the road.
Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their
feet in the air.
There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Georgia.
There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Georgia,
plus a couple no one has seen before.
If it grows, it sticks. If it crawls, it bites. If you notice a vine
trying to wrap itself around your leg, you have about 20
seconds to escape, before you are completely captured
and covered with Kudzu, another ill-advised "import," like the
carp, starling, English sparrow, and other "exotic wonders."
It's not a shopping cart, it's a buggy. "Fixinto" is one word (I'm
fixinto go to the store).
Sweet Tea is appropriate for all meals and you start
drinking it when you're 2 years old.
"Jeet?" is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?"
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brown beaver
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Location: swimmin in the city
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Posted: 04/16/06 - 10:22 Post subject:
Let's see Tri Bob, I thinx you forgit a few others things bout this Lanta city.
First off, get ready for street names to change in mid stream...traveling down Chamblee-Dunwoody and oh my Gosh, all sudden you're on Pirkle, or something and you made no turns, no sways...it just is! So throw out a map when you git here.
Second off, you forgot about the whole Chamblee Dunwoody, Ashford Dunwoody, Peachtree Dunwoody.....
Finally, please remind all of our friends up north to come visit around Christmas again...we have lots of places to shop,, but not to park so you'll get to drive around for about an hour before you find a spot...and then to escape will take another hour.
I have many, many more stories to tell as I drive close to 500 miles a week in this city as an outside sales person. But I can tell you one thing - Hyper has it right. Stay close to home and skate!
Yaw'll come visit now!  
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I never seen so many lanes of traffic or clover leafs. 
not going there
