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I agree Maggie....some of these people have described where they

Live so well that you can almost see it in your mind and get a feel for the type of place it is....sort of cool!!!!!!!1

posted by Passionflower on September 19, 2006 at 5:22 PM | link to this | reply

Passion, this was a great blog.  I've really enjoyed reading the comments and how people describe and feel about where they live.  It's been interesting..

 

posted by MaggieMae on September 19, 2006 at 12:20 PM | link to this | reply

LOL 8 Ball....you know we wouldn't laugh at you

not very much! LOL

posted by Passionflower on September 19, 2006 at 5:02 AM | link to this | reply

Avant...I love those rural farming communities...

So peaceful...good air quality too.

posted by Passionflower on September 19, 2006 at 5:01 AM | link to this | reply

Passionflower

I live in a rural county that hosts 18,000 people. There's not much here but farms.

posted by avant-garde on September 19, 2006 at 4:29 AM | link to this | reply

I'm not telling

my panties story still not brave enough.

posted by 8-ball on September 18, 2006 at 6:36 PM | link to this | reply

I didn't know that Strickgold...I have a good friend in McKinney.

It's a booming city these days.

Yes, I did finally sell my house and move.

posted by Passionflower on September 18, 2006 at 6:31 PM | link to this | reply

Did you move?

We moved in June 2005 to McKinney as that put me closer to my work. 

posted by StrickGold on September 18, 2006 at 6:20 PM | link to this | reply

Justi...Thanks for sharing your town with us.

I always think its extraordinary to find one of those towns where you easily find the VERY rich right along side the VERY poor.

posted by Passionflower on September 18, 2006 at 4:35 PM | link to this | reply

Offbeat...I don' tblame you!

I always miss Dallas too when I leave for a while....you should come for a visit...You and BlondeAmbition need to hop into her Transporter Machine and join me for dinner. We'll go to On the Border and eat Fajitas and drink Margaritas.

posted by Passionflower on September 18, 2006 at 4:31 PM | link to this | reply

Kathu...that sounds like a very metropolitan area....

So much history there. Wow! What an exciting city you live in...Such a stark contrast to where Tanga lives....Thanks for sharing with us. You should post some pics of your neighborhood.

posted by Passionflower on September 18, 2006 at 4:29 PM | link to this | reply

Maggie...I really love the way you desribe your town...

It sounds so beautiful...And quaint...A river runs thru it....LOL!

Btw, we have a McDonalds on every corner...woo-hoo! Not to mention, a Wendy's, Braums, KFC, Taco Bell, Cici's, --- there's no end to it...I just sat in a REAL traffic jam on the Dallas North Tollway...

posted by Passionflower on September 18, 2006 at 4:24 PM | link to this | reply

I live in Brooklyn, in the section known as Brooklyn Heights. It's not one of these skeevy places people think of when they think of Brooklyn--it's actually nice. The area is known for its Victorian buildings--the apartment building I live in is in fact one of those. Its very convenient to everything--the subway, Starbucks (:-D), a laundromat, grocery store, etc. I also live several blocks from a promenade that gives you a view of lower Manhattan, Staten Island, the Statue of Liberty, and, on a clear day, New Jersey. The view is beautiful, especially at night!

posted by Kasthu on September 18, 2006 at 4:04 PM | link to this | reply

Passionflower

I live in a beautiful little town. It is a peninsula out into a beautiful lake, around the lake are mountains. We have a large Arts council, in the summer they provide us with a weekly free concert running from classical to country. We are an old town in the sense of old in America. Pre Civil War. Lots of yachts and lots of money. There is lots of pain, hunger and haughtiness. We have an overload of churches and banks. We have to go out of town to find a fine restaurant, but that is only 45 minutes one way, 2 hrs from Atlanta and Nashville, 1.5 hours from B'ham. But before you go out of town to eat you have to drive only 20 or so minutes up on the mountains surrounding the lake and there poverty and ignorance is in great abundance. That is being addressed now but it took some time.

posted by Justi on September 18, 2006 at 3:35 PM | link to this | reply

PF

I miss big D...it's such a pretty city and the burbs are nice too. I miss the shopping, restaurants and Cowboys!

posted by Offy on September 18, 2006 at 2:37 PM | link to this | reply

I live in a village (town less than 5000 people) in Ohio, the Ohio River runs along the edge of town.  The people here are primarily senior citizens, the jobs are primarily service jobs, and the town has as many bars as it does churches.  We have to leave town to go to a mall, a restaurant, a theater, or even a bowling alley.  The town itself is not very exciting, but the people are very nice and friendly.  If there's more than three cars at a traffic light, we call that a traffic jam. 

It's actually very nice and peaceful.  I like it, except that I get very bored sometimes.  Oh, Passion, we do have a McDonald's!  lol

posted by MaggieMae on September 18, 2006 at 2:23 PM | link to this | reply

Sorry to hear you aint feeling well, Shelly...

Working today won't help much....LOL! It's Monday. Stay in bed.

posted by Passionflower on September 18, 2006 at 10:05 AM | link to this | reply

Can't wait to see your neighborhood Symphony!

posted by Passionflower on September 18, 2006 at 10:04 AM | link to this | reply

I agree BlondeAmb...

Around here, you'll find one on every other corner.

posted by Passionflower on September 18, 2006 at 10:04 AM | link to this | reply

Anna, I was raised in a rural area and love it there too-

Right now I'm stuck in the big city though.

posted by Passionflower on September 18, 2006 at 10:03 AM | link to this | reply

I love the pics......it all looks so clean and bright.

Thanks for sharing.....I will write and take some photos of my place, sometime.

posted by _Symphony_ on September 18, 2006 at 8:29 AM | link to this | reply

Passionflower

Thanks for sharing! The pics are great.

What can any of us do without a Starbucks?

 

posted by BlondeAmbition007 on September 18, 2006 at 6:05 AM | link to this | reply

You've seen the corn photo right? hahahahahhaha..10 min away from me...

Actually, I live in the city...2 hours from Offbeats.  I think you knew that.  Anyway, I'll have to tell you more later.  I'm still not feeling well. (see smoking blog)  I'm going to work, though.

Take care.. 

posted by shelly_b on September 18, 2006 at 4:48 AM | link to this | reply

Passion,

My husband has a plow truck! We get snow DUMPED on us each year...lol...the water is so pure around here. It does come from within the mountains too. We have a well for drinking water, then a venetian spring that is all natural, and our pond is totally spring fed :) The air is more oxygenated too, healthier to breathe...lol...I'd never fare well in a city...

posted by SincerityAnna on September 18, 2006 at 4:44 AM | link to this | reply

Passion,

My husband has a plow truck! We get snow DUMPED on us each year...lol...the water is so pure around here. It does come from within the mountains too. We have a well for drinking water, then a venetian spring that is all natural, and our pond is totally spring fed :) The air is more oxygenated too, healthier to breathe...lol...I'd never fare well in a city...

posted by SincerityAnna on September 18, 2006 at 4:44 AM | link to this | reply

Anna, I used to live out in the country and I really loved it.

You're the lucky one! I've heard the water up there is amazingly clean....comes out of the mountains.

posted by Passionflower on September 18, 2006 at 4:39 AM | link to this | reply

Holy Cow Anna...That's some driveway!

Wow! Hope it never freezes there or how would you get in and out.

posted by Passionflower on September 18, 2006 at 4:38 AM | link to this | reply

The closest malls are 30 plus miles in either direction :)

posted by SincerityAnna on September 18, 2006 at 4:34 AM | link to this | reply

Passion,

WOW...it all looks so big and fancy :) I live in a little tiny town. My house is in the middle of the woods. Up on a hill, with a 475 foot driveway. All I see is trees around here...lol...oh, I'm in UPSTATE NY.

posted by SincerityAnna on September 18, 2006 at 4:33 AM | link to this | reply

Thanks Warrior....let's see yours.

posted by Passionflower on September 18, 2006 at 4:31 AM | link to this | reply

Tanga, thanks for sharing about your town/city/area....

I think that sometimes in countries like your own, they don't collect taxes to keep things maintained...or if they do collect taxes for road/park maintenance, corrupt officials keep the money instead of spending it to keep things clean and maintained.

Of course, we don't have any lions or elephants running around loose here....LOL!

posted by Passionflower on September 18, 2006 at 4:30 AM | link to this | reply

Lovely pictures

The buildings look so clean and well maintained. I live on a farm. My nearest neighbour is 3Km away. A rural village is 5Km away. The nearest city is Lusaka. It is 25Km away. It is dirty and not maintained. We have two shopping "malls" that are actually extremely small when compared to even those in South Africa.

posted by Tanga on September 18, 2006 at 12:08 AM | link to this | reply

Glad to see the pics.

posted by SuccessWarrior on September 17, 2006 at 9:55 PM | link to this | reply

Holy Cow Babe!!!!!! Your town sounds very eclectic....

Those statues are priceless! Who did them?

Gosh, I"m glad you guys keep rebuilding it but hope it never burns down again. Sounds like you live out west somewhere - There are about 60 wildfires burning out there now....scary stuff.

posted by Passionflower on September 17, 2006 at 8:52 PM | link to this | reply

Thanks Silvermoon...I think photos tell so much more than words at times.

Sounds like you live in Small Town USA. Probably very quaint with those old train stations. I used to belong to Curves and enjoyed it so much...made alot of friends.

Thanks for sharing your town with us.

posted by Passionflower on September 17, 2006 at 8:49 PM | link to this | reply

Wiley, your town sounds very lovely...lots of history there for you...

Lots of good memories...Yes?

I read a statistic once that said most of us will die within 100 miles of where we were born.  All of us enjoy the photos you often post of your surroundings...it feels like we already know the place.

posted by Passionflower on September 17, 2006 at 8:44 PM | link to this | reply

I live in the country, in a community that was once a sizable town but was destroyed twice by fire.   This was before my time.  The town had two major industries:  logging and prostitution.  When these two occupations were no longer viable the land was farmed.  Now it is being developed for housing.  The nearest sizable town that absorbed all these other little towns has these two incredibly stupid looking statues that are the most photographed in the nation.  In spite of which there is also a thriving arts community. 

posted by babe_rocks on September 17, 2006 at 8:43 PM | link to this | reply

Passionflower

Great pics luv, great idea. I live in Pembroke, ON, an old lumber town. The big item here for years, was wood matches.

I came here to work for Eddy Match which is now closed. We have McDonald's, Tim Horton's, (4) WalMart, Home Depot, and a fair sized mall.

We are just across a small bridge from the Ptrovince of Québec where I was born, and lived most of my life. The two provinces are seperated by the Ottawa river.

My favourite pastime is walking the boardwalk by the river, it's where Joycie and I used to wlk together.

We do have 4 movie theatres in the mall, so that's a plus too.

I would say it's about 25% French speaking here.

posted by WileyJohn on September 17, 2006 at 8:18 PM | link to this | reply

I loved the pics, passionflower

our town was once a main street with a few side streets, and a couple of unincorporated divisions a couple miles down the road.  We live in one of those.  When we came here, there were only 1200 people living here.  Now, urban sprawl has victimized the surrounding farmland.  We finally got the chicago-bound train to extend its line two mor stations to include our town, but to get it we had to allow a train yard that lights up the night sky with an orange glow, obliterating scores of stars we used to see at night, because there were no streetlights around here.  In spite of the development, I still love it here.  We now have a Curves in the old post office (which was moved to the New Post Office about ten years ago when the sprawl started),  and i like to rush hoome and go there to work out, instead of going to one closer to work.

posted by SilverMoon7 on September 17, 2006 at 7:39 PM | link to this | reply

Thanks for the great info Schatz....

You forgot to say that Detroit is a big, dangerous city...LOL!

posted by Passionflower on September 17, 2006 at 6:45 PM | link to this | reply

I live in Detroit

but on the outskirts. The city line is my street. I live in a pretty quiet neighborhood with lots of brick and sided bungalows. It's an older neighborhood. The best thing about it is my neighbors. They are ok for the most part, friendly and helpful.

Downtown Detroit is full of amazing things to see like the Detroit Science Center and the Ren Cen (Renaissance Center), Joe Louis Arena and the Ambassador Bridge, which leads to Canada.

http://www.planetware.com/i/photo/renaissance-center-detroit-midt.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/34/121747757_0eca1025d2_m.jpg

I hope these links give you a little of the beauty of Detroit.

I was driving through neighborhoods the other day just a few miles from me, and the houses were burned, boarded up, trash everywhere, doors hanging wide open and people hanging out everywhere. It is amazing the difference in a couple of miles.

posted by Schatz on September 17, 2006 at 6:25 PM | link to this | reply