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Type Q wrote:California also suffers from voter initiatives gone wild. IIRC more than half of state budget is earmarked by voter initiative for some program or another. So even if you have a consensus that some program or another should go away, or a program has funding surplus, the legislators can't touch it. I have as, a matter course, started voting no on every initiative no matter how much I agree with the goals.
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NYG95GA wrote:All of which is nice, I suppose, but the thing I really enjoy about this area is the slow pace. Unlike Atlanta, which is a racetrack-like hustle, Macon is mostly just laid back working folk. It ain't too bad.
The last time I visited a friend in Macon, everybody kept telling me to slow down.
rebelgtp wrote:Just remember all you people from PRC stay out of Oregon. Remember there is no sun here and it rains everyday of the year, just how we like it. We also sacrifice you light dwellers to our heathen rain gods by throwing you into one of our many volcanoes.
What would it take to get some volcanoes installed in NJ? I would like to start sacrificing all the drivers with NJ tags that give Jersey drivers a bad name that are not actually native to NJ.
Ahh, New Jersey. Reminds me of when I was at the Top Secret Navy Base called Diego Garcia, "The Footprint of Freedom" in the south Indian Ocean. We were on a tanker, bringing jet and diesel to the prepositioning fleet stationed there. There were like 4000 men, mostly Marines, and 400 women, mosty funny girls. 6 bars and a gym. You came off the island in incredible physical shape or an alchoholic. I took the last launch back to our ship, sitting inside at a table that sat 2 or 4, and everyone there "didn't go to the gym." A couple of table/seats down was one of our AB's (Able Bodied Seaman). He was about 26, in his prime and from New Jersey. He was sitting at a table with a kid Marine sitting across from him. They were talking. After a while, I look over and the Marine is shouting "berkeley New Jersey!" and the AB is shouting "Shut Up!" "berkeley New Jersey!" "Shut Up!" "berkeley New Jersey!" "Shut Up!" They pump those Marine kids up until they think they are indestructable. I didn't think anything about it and continued talking to whoever was at my table. A few minutes later, I look up and theres our AB sitting on top of this Marine pounding his face into the deck. Things calmed down a bit.
The Marine came over to our ship the next day and apologised and said it was his fault. Our AB felt really bad about beating on the Marine. After that, we would say to him "Hey, New Jersey. Gardens. Love 'em."
Strizzo wrote:JeepinMatt wrote:I always hear that there's more to do "in the city," but after having lived in several I don't hold the same opinion. I don't go to theaters or plays. I don't go dancing or clubbing. I don't find it fun to go trying out dozens and dozens of new restaurants or bars. And I don't go shopping. While there are things you might find in cities that you don't find in smaller towns or rural areas (say, a museum), it's not something you have to live down the road from. It's not like you're going to go to a museum every day. If you're 20 miles away - or 50 -, then it's no big deal to drive into town for that once a year.
I'd rather live somewhere more rural or on the outskirts of town. I don't have to deal with the traffic and there's more room. I personally find much more to do outside of the city then inside. Not as built-up and more green stuff. The city doesn't really hold much appeal for me, beyond an occasional visit. Meh.
so, there is more to do, you just don't want to do any of it...
is it possible that you don't do/want to do those things because you just haven't really been around them and experienced them enough?
Nope, it's possible I don't want to do those things because I've done them and don't like doing them. More to do? It depends. More places like that, but not exactly more if your interests are more outdoorsy.
