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airehead
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 Posted: 08/22/06 - 10:04 Post subject: My St Louis adventure.
So, my impressions thus far:
The area where we live is farmland and very pretty. We found a great house at an amazing price.
St Louis downtown is almost completely empty on a Sunday morning. Not like Philly or New York or San Fran which never seem to empty.
The St Louis Zoo is one of the awesomest zoos I've ever been to--great displays--the butterfly house is amazing!!! And it's free! 
I still haven't met Akern, although I think I've  a couple of times. 
My son is enrolled in an amazing HS. HUGE. The band has its own semi to carry equipment. 
The YMCA here is state of the art. New, clean, huge, brand new equipment and lots of it!!!
Steak and Shake is the suckiest of the suck. I ordered just plain spaghetti and they gave me ketchup as spaghetti sauce.
Plus it was dirty and the service was whack.
So, tell me something you like about your town and something you don't like about your town.
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purple hayes
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Posted: 08/22/06 - 10:35 Post subject:
I think all Steak and Shakes suck.
/I base that broad generalization on my one visit to one S&S.
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gretriever
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Posted: 08/22/06 - 10:42 Post subject: Re: My St Louis adventure.
| airehead wrote: | | St Louis downtown is almost completely empty on a Sunday morning. Not like Philly or New York or San Fran which never seem to empty. |
Last time I was in downtown St. Louis on a Sunday morning, I got to see a guy trying to car-jack someone. 
| Quote: | | So, tell me something you like about your town and something you don't like about your town. |
Like - the area between where we live and the city proper does have a lot of forest preserves, so it's not going to get levelled for houses. It's nice to drive the roads, especially in autumn, because of that. Near to mucho shopping and restaurants.
Dislike - the perpetual road construction. A lot of it on stuff they supposedly fixed a year or two ago. The over-inflated self-worth that many people have here - I think that comes with having a lot of money (usually not earned but inherited). The absolute horrible driving that goes on.
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robp
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Posted: 08/22/06 - 10:44 Post subject:
Likes:
- only two stoplights and they are timed well enough to make it thru both of them
- 7 bars, 3 pizza joints, 2 gas stations, a stop n go, a pharmacy and a drive-thru/state store
- combination hardware/feed store on edge of town
Dislikes:
- too much local farmland sold off to build clusters of vinyl palaces
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airehead
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Posted: 08/22/06 - 10:45 Post subject:
| robp wrote: | Likes:
- only two stoplights and they are timed well enough to make it thru both of them
- 7 bars, 3 pizza joints, 2 gas stations, a stop n go, a pharmacy and a drive-thru/state store
- combination hardware/feed store on edge of town
Dislikes:
- too much local farmland sold off to build clusters of vinyl palaces |
Ummm, do they have a KOA??? or a Hilton???
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rolling rock
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Posted: 08/22/06 - 11:31 Post subject:
 hey aire
what i like about where i live: it's so out, it's IN.
great schools
mountain views
four very different seasons
just enough commercialization to keep me comfortable
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gretriever
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Posted: 08/22/06 - 11:33 Post subject:
| rolling rock wrote: | hey aire
what i like about where i live: it's so out, it's IN.
great schools
mountain goats
four very different seasons
just enough commercialization to keep me comfortable |
You don't ask for much out of life, do you? That's good. 
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rolling rock
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Posted: 08/22/06 - 11:35 Post subject:
| gretriever wrote: | | rolling rock wrote: | hey aire
what i like about where i live: it's so out, it's IN.
great schools
mountain goats
four very different seasons
just enough commercialization to keep me comfortable |
You don't ask for much out of life, do you? That's good. |
i saw a sweet goat in someone's front yard yesterday.. for real!
all i can say is that my life is pretty plain. 
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j1miller
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Posted: 08/22/06 - 11:39 Post subject:
Cincinnati
Like- My family is here and it feels like home, plus I know EVERYONE.
Dislike- segregation. Hard segregation.
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robp
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Posted: 08/22/06 - 11:55 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | | robp wrote: | Likes:
- only two stoplights and they are timed well enough to make it thru both of them
- 7 bars, 3 pizza joints, 2 gas stations, a stop n go, a pharmacy and a drive-thru/state store
- combination hardware/feed store on edge of town
Dislikes:
- too much local farmland sold off to build clusters of vinyl palaces |
Ummm, do they have a KOA??? or a Hilton??? |
No but there are some nice places within 10 miles. I'll get you a link.
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HYPERASHEL
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Posted: 08/22/06 - 16:43 Post subject:
Like. rarely cold, lot's of friends and great downhill skating, big city feel but still a small city lots of thunderstorms
dis likes, they think they are a big city
drivers are azzhats and skater/biker hatahs
lots of severe thunderstorms
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akern
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Posted: 08/22/06 - 17:25 Post subject: Re: My St Louis adventure.
| airehead wrote: |
St Louis downtown is almost completely empty on a Sunday morning. Not like Philly or New York or San Fran which never seem to empty. |
That's because downtown St. Louis sucks a$$ and nobody wants to go there.
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I still haven't met Akern, although I think I've a couple of times. |
I was waiting for you to get settled in before I started stalking you.
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airehead
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Posted: 08/23/06 - 09:45 Post subject: Re: My St Louis adventure.
| akern wrote: | | airehead wrote: |
St Louis downtown is almost completely empty on a Sunday morning. Not like Philly or New York or San Fran which never seem to empty. |
That's because downtown St. Louis sucks a$$ and nobody wants to go there.
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I still haven't met Akern, although I think I've a couple of times. |
I was waiting for you to get settled in before I started stalking you. |
Let the stalking begin!!!!
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coachmarkos
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Posted: 08/23/06 - 09:48 Post subject:
I'll make sure I have the boys pee in the river.
(you guys are downstream from us)
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airehead
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Posted: 08/23/06 - 09:49 Post subject:
| coachmarkos wrote: | I'll make sure I have the boys pee in the river.
(you guys are downstream from us)
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Could we tell the difference??
Thanks for the love, man.
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