Tell us something about your town - Page 2

hohDougRN · 07-12-2007, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jclarke

That's Sydney.

thank you for the correction.

hohDougRN · 07-12-2007, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Dixie

My town's school mascot was named America's Weirdest Team Mascot in Reader's Digest - yes we are the Little Johns. In todays translation it means the little potty but when the town was formed some centuries ago it was translated from Petit Jean in French to Little John in English.

The story of Petit Jean is that a woman's husband signed up for an expedition in Arkansas and she did not want to stay behind - she did a GI Jane thing and disguised herself as a boy and was able to get on the expedition as the Cabin Boy to the Ship's Captain and Expedition Leader. When they arrived here in this area she became very sick and eventually died - when they began to give her medical treatment it was only then did they discover that she was a woman. She is now burried atop Petit Jean Mountain which was named after her as well as the Petit Jean River which is our town's main river and yes my company is Petit Jean Poultry was named after the River, and yes it is located right on the river as well. So there ya go kiddies thats todays history lesson from Dixie.

Dixie, that is something I certainly never knew.

Oceanblue7 · 07-12-2007, 11:13 PM

Where do I begin... There is so much to do in Los Angeles, CA. You can start off visiting Hollywood , Beverly Hills and surrounding beaches like Santa Monica. Its filled with tourist everyday here.

You can visit a variety of amusement parks, starting with Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm , Six Flags Magic Mountain and Universal Studios. You can do plenty visit museums, parks and historical landmarks.

You can go to beaches and mountains , surfing to skiing. There are a lot of getaways to explore driving up and down the coast.

You can decide if you visit L.A. , CA

Deafilmedia · 07-12-2007, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Oceanblue7

Where do I begin... There is so much to do in Los Angeles, CA. You can start off visiting Hollywood , Beverly Hills and surrounding beaches like Santa Monica. Its filled with tourist everyday here.

You can visit a variety of amusement parks, starting with Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm , Six Flags Magic Mountain and Universal Studios. You can do plenty visit museums, parks and historical landmarks.

You can go to beaches and mountains , surfing to skiing. There are a lot of getaways to explore driving up and down the coast.

You can decide if you visit L.A. , CA

I am surprise that California didn't fall off the Earth... I bet
that part of the land hold 3 million pounds of people....

Levonian · 07-12-2007, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by PuyoPiyo

Anyway, I love Vancouver but hate Washington because of stinky policy...

Could you elaborate on this a little bit? We are moving to Vancouver very soon. I’d like to know what I’m in for.

Sasha64 · 07-13-2007, 01:29 AM

hohDougRN you got the first answer right. It is in fact Auckland.

JClarke - nope it not Sydney but ur my neighbours in fact so pretty close. U have the kangaroos and I dont. Read my line where i said where the kiwis lives (that was the clue).

Texan Guy · 07-13-2007, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by PuyoPiyo

Yeah Texas do have strict laws too there..

Huh? I live in Texas for my whole life. Having a good times in Texas. But strict laws? What is it? Beside auto insurance. heh This great state of Texas doesn't have the state tax or high tax. I'm not too sure about Texas' tax....

As for this thread, I live in crappy town with full of senior citizens and just a hour from Austin, Texas. Nothing too important. I'm not going to say out loud the name of my town. Cause it has small population. So, no one going to find me. heh

Sunshine1 · 07-13-2007, 01:42 AM

Hello Texan Guy ... hmmm you're one hour from Austin, TX .... Have you spend your time in Austin area alot? If you do, does it have good deaf clubs/events going on there?

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Originally Posted by Texan Guy

Huh? I live in Texas for my whole life. Having a good times in Texas. But strict laws? What is it? Beside auto insurance. heh

As for this thread, I live in crappy town, an hour from Austin, Texas. Nothing too important. I'm not going to say out loud the name of my town. Cause it has small population. So, no one going to find me. heh

Pacman · 07-13-2007, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Texan Guy

Huh? I live in Texas for my whole life. Having a good times in Texas. But strict laws? What is it? Beside auto insurance. heh This great state of Texas doesn't have the state tax or high tax. I'm not too sure about Texas' tax....

As for this thread, I live in crappy town with full of senior citizens and just a hour from Austin, Texas. Nothing too important. I'm not going to say out loud the name of my town. Cause it has small population. So, no one going to find me. heh

I think that he was talk about sodemy law in TX but abandoned in all USA since 2003.

Are you live in area that where Texas Massacre Chainsaw (remake) is located?

Pacman · 07-13-2007, 02:38 AM

I like suburb of Chicago and live for nearly 1 years, alot of thing to do in Chicago, such as tour around downtown, neighborhood, go to shopping and there's beach in lake.

I'm really like LA better than Chicago, not know when move back to LA, not in anytime soon.

Sunshinelady · 07-13-2007, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Pacman

I like suburb of Chicago and live for nearly 1 years, alot of thing to do in Chicago, such as tour around downtown, neighborhood, go to shopping and there's beach in lake.

I'm really like LA better than Chicago, not know when move back to LA, not in anytime soon.

you said, in LA better than Chicago. why?
I think, LA is too much worse traffic and a lot of ppl than chicago. I went to LA, but not Chicago. anytime, I would visit there.

Pacman · 07-13-2007, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Sunshinelady

you said, in LA better than Chicago. why?
I think, LA is too much worse traffic and a lot of ppl than chicago. I went to LA, but not Chicago. anytime, I would visit there.

For my personal, I can careless about worst traffic in LA, also Chicago has worst traffic too, almost no difference from LA, population are more in LA metro because land is too huge, such as San Bernardino and Riverside counties. I like LA better than Chicago because more shopping, alot of entertainment, architecture in LA is my type because of modern/retro, stucco and other structure, better climate, such as low humidity and not too hassle in winter time, there's more reason that I love LA.

I had lived in LA for 13 years but my parent is still from suburb of LA.

PowerON · 07-13-2007, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Sunshinelady

you said, in LA better than Chicago. why?
I think, LA is too much worse traffic and a lot of ppl than chicago. I went to LA, but not Chicago. anytime, I would visit there.

I have seen chicago, I can tell that they have better transportation service than LA.

Bad traffic is only in downtown, use bike or walk is best if ever live there.
I have walk like 9 miles one day in downtown to see everything. I love skyscraper, it's much cool than Los Angeles.

PowerON · 07-13-2007, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Pacman

I like suburb of Chicago and live for nearly 1 years, alot of thing to do in Chicago, such as tour around downtown, neighborhood, go to shopping and there's beach in lake.

I'm really like LA better than Chicago, not know when move back to LA, not in anytime soon.

How coming you didn't go to gay bar club in Chicago? They look fun to me.

Pacman · 07-13-2007, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by PowerON

How coming you didn't go to gay bar club in Chicago? They look fun to me.

I had been here at few time, not much because I have work on weekend.

Pacman · 07-13-2007, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by PowerON

I have seen chicago, I can tell that they have better transportation service than LA.

Bad traffic is only in downtown, use bike or walk is best if ever live there.
I have walk like 9 miles one day in downtown to see everything. I love skyscraper, it's much cool than Los Angeles.

but LA metro offers bus service in full routes over 5 counties, from LA, Riverside, San Bernardino, OC and some part of Ventura, also there's Metrolink too since numerous of suburb in Chicago have lousy bus service, even none in some suburb, I live in 30 miles away from Downtown Chicago, traffic is getting bad on weekday, such as morning, noon (around lunch time) and even, it got bad on weekend, especially on Saturday.

Traffic in Chicago metro isn't difference from LA and DC/Baltimore metro, all of 3 are bad, also Atlanta is bad too. You haven't look in whole of suburb, outside of city limit.

Winter is fucking nightmare because of bad snow, I had hard time to got in workplace, it won't happen in LA, though.

Pacman · 07-13-2007, 11:09 AM

Don't forgot, Chicago metro does have Metra too but not longest as Metrolink does.

WHAT!?!?!? · 07-13-2007, 11:13 AM

I live in Schererville Indiana. Extreme North/West Indiana.

It is only 30-40 minutes from Chicago. I love Chicago but the I have never seen worse drivers, ruder people, and racism any worse than there and it is spilling over the border into this part of Indiana now.

For now, Schererville is a cute little town with several golf courses a lot of nice parks and my favorite, a really cool 1/2 mile stock car track. We're close to 2 major highways which makes travel in and out of the area a lot easier.

There are other larger towns very close to including the South Chicago suburbs so there is a lot to do if you don't mind fighting the traffic.

PowerON · 07-13-2007, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Pacman

but LA metro offers bus service in full routes over 5 counties, from LA, Riverside, San Bernardino, OC and some part of Ventura, also there's Metrolink too since numerous of suburb in Chicago have lousy bus service, even none in some suburb, I live in 30 miles away from Downtown Chicago, traffic is getting bad on weekday, such as morning, noon (around lunch time) and even, it got bad on weekend, especially on Saturday.

Traffic in Chicago metro isn't difference from LA and DC/Baltimore metro, all of 3 are bad, also Atlanta is bad too. You haven't look in whole of suburb, outside of city limit.

Winter is fucking nightmare because of bad snow, I had hard time to got in workplace, it won't happen in LA, though.

As I recall that LA have little n' short subway while Chicago have bigger subway system as second largest in America. why live in Chicago in first place if you complain almost everything? Go back to LA.

Pacman · 07-13-2007, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by PowerON

As I recall that LA have little n' short subway while Chicago have bigger subway system as second largest in America. why live in Chicago in first place if you complain almost everything? Go back to LA.

Chicago subway has been for long time, around 100 years but subway isn't open to public in LA until 1993, that's much smaller when opened at first in 1993 and expanded in 1996, again in 1999 then other again in 2000 but stopped due financial issue and enviornment issue and they are in discuss about expands the subway system to sea. I had been in subway in Chicago before and love it but environment and theme isn't nice as LA subway, also I don't complain about it.

Go re-read my post, I moved to relative's house in suburb of Chicago and want start on new life in different cities, that what I love Chicago but no way for me to love over LA. I'm not complain about everything, neither in LA or Chicago. I just had problem with traffic in winter time but in general isn't. You don't need tell me to move back to LA, that's my choice.

Oceanblue7 · 07-13-2007, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Deafilmedia

I am surprise that California didn't fall off the Earth... I bet
that part of the land hold 3 million pounds of people....

Now, without you living here in California, it lost some weight

we are now at what, 2 million people

If it was all possible, I would send you off to another planet

California has some nice rural areas to visit. You can drive to northern Calif and visit Hearst Castle.

Texan Guy · 07-13-2007, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunshine1

Hello Texan Guy ... hmmm you're one hour from Austin, TX .... Have you spend your time in Austin area alot? If you do, does it have good deaf clubs/events going on there?

Austin does have a lot of deaf clubs and probably one of largest deaf community in the state or USA. But I didn't go because the college kept me busy. But I heard their clubs is pretty fun and more actives. This fall semester, I'll probably go visit some deaf clubs.

Texan Guy · 07-13-2007, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Pacman

Are you live in area that where Texas Massacre Chainsaw (remake) is located?

Actually, original Texas Massacre Chainsaw (1973). I have been in that old victorian house. I worked there and it is a restaurant now. My parents owned that victorian house. But they turned it over to somebody. No joking.

That victorian house is moved to my town from outside of Round Rock, Texas, tho.

07-12-2007, 11:13 PM	#33 (permalink)
Oceanblue7 Going to see the Patriots Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gillette Stadium Posts: 3,806 Blog Entries: 6	Where do I begin... There is so much to do in Los Angeles, CA. You can start off visiting Hollywood , Beverly Hills and surrounding beaches like Santa Monica. Its filled with tourist everyday here. You can visit a variety of amusement parks, starting with Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm , Six Flags Magic Mountain and Universal Studios. You can do plenty visit museums, parks and historical landmarks. You can go to beaches and mountains , surfing to skiing. There are a lot of getaways to explore driving up and down the coast. You can decide if you visit L.A. , CA __________________ All year round Patriots Lady Ps.103:12 He washes our sins away into the ocean

07-13-2007, 01:29 AM	#36 (permalink)
Sasha64 Savanna my niece Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Land yonder Posts: 467	hohDougRN you got the first answer right. It is in fact Auckland. JClarke - nope it not Sydney but ur my neighbours in fact so pretty close. U have the kangaroos and I dont. Read my line where i said where the kiwis lives (that was the clue). Last edited by Sasha64; 07-13-2007 at 01:46 AM.

07-13-2007, 02:38 AM	#40 (permalink)
Pacman o_O Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,834	I like suburb of Chicago and live for nearly 1 years, alot of thing to do in Chicago, such as tour around downtown, neighborhood, go to shopping and there's beach in lake. I'm really like LA better than Chicago, not know when move back to LA, not in anytime soon. __________________ Oh damn, don't mess with me

07-13-2007, 11:09 AM	#47 (permalink)
Pacman o_O Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,834	Don't forgot, Chicago metro does have Metra too but not longest as Metrolink does. __________________ Oh damn, don't mess with me

07-13-2007, 11:13 AM	#48 (permalink)
WHAT!?!?!? Almost deaf Musician Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Schererville Indiana Posts: 9	I live in Schererville Indiana. Extreme North/West Indiana. It is only 30-40 minutes from Chicago. I love Chicago but the I have never seen worse drivers, ruder people, and racism any worse than there and it is spilling over the border into this part of Indiana now. For now, Schererville is a cute little town with several golf courses a lot of nice parks and my favorite, a really cool 1/2 mile stock car track. We're close to 2 major highways which makes travel in and out of the area a lot easier. There are other larger towns very close to including the South Chicago suburbs so there is a lot to do if you don't mind fighting the traffic. __________________ Genetics, Construction and being a musician brought me here.

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