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10 things about your city (or town)
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sillygeezer10
Member
I live in Auckland, NZ.
1) It have a classic skyline with the Sky Tower towering above the traffic.
2) Lots of activity in this city. AK05, the drama festival, etc, etc.
3) Loads of schools. Be careful if a pedphile moves in...but it's not often.
4) In the north, where I live, there is beaches, Long Bay, Muriwari...
5) They're diverse in beliefs, cultures, politics and no shortage of eccentrics. I'm one myself..
6) Have a fanastic theme park and a underwater place.
7) Auckland is the deaf capital of NZ. I'm deaf myself.
8) For fans of Skateboarding, there's lots of nice place to grind and jump off.
9) Over 50 extinct volcanoes. Mt Eden, Mt Victoria, Rangitito
10) It's relaxing up north Auckland. I like it here.
Whew, it's a long post. Hope it make you drool about Middle Earth...
1) It have a classic skyline with the Sky Tower towering above the traffic.
2) Lots of activity in this city. AK05, the drama festival, etc, etc.
3) Loads of schools. Be careful if a pedphile moves in...but it's not often.
4) In the north, where I live, there is beaches, Long Bay, Muriwari...
5) They're diverse in beliefs, cultures, politics and no shortage of eccentrics. I'm one myself..
6) Have a fanastic theme park and a underwater place.
7) Auckland is the deaf capital of NZ. I'm deaf myself.
8) For fans of Skateboarding, there's lots of nice place to grind and jump off.
9) Over 50 extinct volcanoes. Mt Eden, Mt Victoria, Rangitito
10) It's relaxing up north Auckland. I like it here.
Whew, it's a long post. Hope it make you drool about Middle Earth...
BUDDY
User of Aspercreme
I just moced to Anchorage, Alaska from College Station, Texas, and since I am still learning about my new home, I think I will talk about the place I moved here from.
1. Avoid College Station at all cost. It is so consercative it will make you absolutely sick to your stomach (And I'm a conservative Republican!!) Seriously, if you are driving up Highway 6 from Houston, keep going straight, DO NOT STOP. Just go up toward Hearne, get on Highway 21, and get your butt to Austin where there is some diversity.
2. College Station is the home of Texas A&M University, where I went to school. It is a great school that specialzes in mechanical and agricultural studies. It has a great business program at the Lowry Mays College of Business, and the entire school has recently embraced the goal of diversifying its student population, which is a good thing.
3. Home of the 12th Man!! Texas A&M has some great student traditions and is consistently recognized as one of the best Universities in the nation for school spirit.
4. College Station is the home of the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. It is really a great Museum, whether you liked the man or not, it is an incredable facility. That is still no reason to stop and visit though. Go to the LBJ Library when you get to Austin. It is not as new, but at least you'll be in Austin.
5. The population drinks more beer per population, than any other city in the United States. I heard this a couple of years ago, so I don't know if it is still true. Seems kind of hypocritical for such a conservative town, but students do love to drink.
6. It's hot. I mean really hot. And there is not much water around. So, when your passing through, make sure to bring some bottled water so you won't have to stop.
7. Gas stations on either end of town. So if you do have to stop, make it quick, and then keep going.
I ran out. Just don't go there. Come to Alaska, it's beautiful!!!
1. Avoid College Station at all cost. It is so consercative it will make you absolutely sick to your stomach (And I'm a conservative Republican!!) Seriously, if you are driving up Highway 6 from Houston, keep going straight, DO NOT STOP. Just go up toward Hearne, get on Highway 21, and get your butt to Austin where there is some diversity.
2. College Station is the home of Texas A&M University, where I went to school. It is a great school that specialzes in mechanical and agricultural studies. It has a great business program at the Lowry Mays College of Business, and the entire school has recently embraced the goal of diversifying its student population, which is a good thing.
3. Home of the 12th Man!! Texas A&M has some great student traditions and is consistently recognized as one of the best Universities in the nation for school spirit.
4. College Station is the home of the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. It is really a great Museum, whether you liked the man or not, it is an incredable facility. That is still no reason to stop and visit though. Go to the LBJ Library when you get to Austin. It is not as new, but at least you'll be in Austin.
5. The population drinks more beer per population, than any other city in the United States. I heard this a couple of years ago, so I don't know if it is still true. Seems kind of hypocritical for such a conservative town, but students do love to drink.
6. It's hot. I mean really hot. And there is not much water around. So, when your passing through, make sure to bring some bottled water so you won't have to stop.
7. Gas stations on either end of town. So if you do have to stop, make it quick, and then keep going.
I ran out. Just don't go there. Come to Alaska, it's beautiful!!!
Melody
Well-Known Member
I'm living in Jackson, Michigan, my husband's hometown. Well actually we live just outside in a rural township.
1. Three hours from Chicago (museums!).
2. 45 minutes from Ann Arbor and Lansing (symphonies, ballets, theaters)
3. Terrible schools
4. One of highest rates in the country for respiratory problems (asthma) and allergies due to pollen.
5. Five hours from my extended family (aunts, uncles, etc.) which is a plus but not as good as living in California.
6. Low crime rate
7. Home of Ted Nugent (haven't figured whether that's a plus or minus)
8. MIS - one of top speedways in U.S. That's a minus for me because our road is the back route to get into it and is a PITA on race weekends.
9. George Bush never comes here.
10. We might get a natural disaster (tornado or similar) every 50 years or so.
1. Three hours from Chicago (museums!).
2. 45 minutes from Ann Arbor and Lansing (symphonies, ballets, theaters)
3. Terrible schools
4. One of highest rates in the country for respiratory problems (asthma) and allergies due to pollen.
5. Five hours from my extended family (aunts, uncles, etc.) which is a plus but not as good as living in California.
6. Low crime rate
7. Home of Ted Nugent (haven't figured whether that's a plus or minus)
8. MIS - one of top speedways in U.S. That's a minus for me because our road is the back route to get into it and is a PITA on race weekends.
9. George Bush never comes here.
10. We might get a natural disaster (tornado or similar) every 50 years or so.
Lookingformeaning
Active Member
Well, I live in Osburn Idaho:
1.) Absoutely nothing to do, there is only one store.
2.) Most of the population is made up of retirement people.
3.) There is a cop, living around every corner.
4.) There is a teacher, living on every street.
5.) There are regular drug busts every week.
6.) Most drug busts consist of meth labs.
7.) We have a lot of druggies and child molestors, living on every street.
8.) Most people in Osburn think that "sitting on the porch and drinking beer" is the ideal thing to do.
9.) People are really lazy, most dont have a job.
10.) We have no jobs to offer people, our economy sucks.
1.) Absoutely nothing to do, there is only one store.
2.) Most of the population is made up of retirement people.
3.) There is a cop, living around every corner.
4.) There is a teacher, living on every street.
5.) There are regular drug busts every week.
6.) Most drug busts consist of meth labs.
7.) We have a lot of druggies and child molestors, living on every street.
8.) Most people in Osburn think that "sitting on the porch and drinking beer" is the ideal thing to do.
9.) People are really lazy, most dont have a job.
10.) We have no jobs to offer people, our economy sucks.
robtex
Veteran Member
I just realized I have never ever been to College station and I have lived in Texas all my life. I am probably 2 hours from there as I type this.
Lookingformeaing if your town has a really high per capita percentage of law enfocrement (assuming they are local and not communiting to go to work to other cities/towns) and crimminals, espcially pedophiles it may be a relocation site. I don't know much about them but many states use small rural towns as "dumpsters" for sex offenders mostly by relocating them there. I am not saying your city is that place but if you think that there is an overabundance of those types might be worth checking into. I don't know if many states do this or if any do not because the news shows really spotlighted the activity but your post made me think of that.
Lookingformeaing if your town has a really high per capita percentage of law enfocrement (assuming they are local and not communiting to go to work to other cities/towns) and crimminals, espcially pedophiles it may be a relocation site. I don't know much about them but many states use small rural towns as "dumpsters" for sex offenders mostly by relocating them there. I am not saying your city is that place but if you think that there is an overabundance of those types might be worth checking into. I don't know if many states do this or if any do not because the news shows really spotlighted the activity but your post made me think of that.
Lookingformeaning
Active Member
Yeah, you can ask SK2005, our town has serious issues. :bonk:robtex said:
standing_alone
Well-Known Member
Hmm. I grew up in a relatively small Wisconsin town about thirty miles south of Green Bay (I go to college in southern Wisconsin) with about 35,000 residents. I don't think there's ten things to say about it, but I'll try.
1. Cows and farms - lots of cows as you drive out of the city limits.
2. Nature - there's some nice naturey (not a word, is it?) areas, with lots of trees, some caves and stuff.
3. The Packers - I swear almost everyone in Wisconsin is obsessed with the Packers. I think people are convinced Brett Favre is god. Quite sad...
4. Beer - There are bars all over and people love beer.
5. Brats - Everyone likes to fry out and eat bratwurst, beer and brats is typical.
6. My hometown was a target in WWII since it made submarines.
7. It is extremely boring, not much to do unless you like to go to bars.
8. Cheese - there's a really awesome dairy about twenty minutes from my hometown that makes the greatest cheese.
9. My hometown is really conservative, so not too fun for me. Close-minded people, not too accepting of outsiders or "alternative" lifestyles. Lots of old people.
10. Lots of our factories went overseas so we lost alot of jobs.
Hey! I got ten! Pretty good for some crappy small town in Wisconsin!
1. Cows and farms - lots of cows as you drive out of the city limits.
2. Nature - there's some nice naturey (not a word, is it?) areas, with lots of trees, some caves and stuff.
3. The Packers - I swear almost everyone in Wisconsin is obsessed with the Packers. I think people are convinced Brett Favre is god. Quite sad...
4. Beer - There are bars all over and people love beer.
5. Brats - Everyone likes to fry out and eat bratwurst, beer and brats is typical.
6. My hometown was a target in WWII since it made submarines.
7. It is extremely boring, not much to do unless you like to go to bars.
8. Cheese - there's a really awesome dairy about twenty minutes from my hometown that makes the greatest cheese.
9. My hometown is really conservative, so not too fun for me. Close-minded people, not too accepting of outsiders or "alternative" lifestyles. Lots of old people.
10. Lots of our factories went overseas so we lost alot of jobs.
Hey! I got ten! Pretty good for some crappy small town in Wisconsin!
Draka
Wonder Woman
There's not much that can be said about this town but I shall try.
1. The city is split in half by the Des Moines river and is nick-named "The City of Bridges" because it has so many bridges crossing it.
2. The majority of the south-side of town is actually reclaimed river bed from when the river was redirected...making the floods pretty damaging in this area when major ones happen.
3. The Jefferson Street Bridge is a National Historic Landmark...something to do with the longest municipal bridge or something, not too sure exactly.
4. The city is actually quite old and a lot of the original downtown buildings are still here...the architecture is fantastic. However, unfortunately, the second and third stories of these gorgeous buildings are vacant, unused, and falling into disrepair.
5. We have been named a "Tree City, USA" for several years running. The sheer amount of trees throughout this city is beautiful.
6. A few miles East of us is the small town of Eldon, IA...where the Gothic House still stands. For those who don't know what that is, the old painting of the old farmer and his wife standing in front of an old house with a gothic cathedral window top center, was painted in front of that house.
7. Not much of a bragging thing...some might consider it shame...but Tom Arnold is from here and went to my high school. He is the one who brought a few tv movies here to be filmed (how I saw Bill Bixby in my high school football stadium) and a few episodes of his short run sitcom.
8. Ottumwa is considered the hub of southeast Iowa. It's not that large really, but the largest in this area with the most shopping available around here. It's not too crowded, but not too small either.
9. We have a waterpark, mall, theaters, beautiful parks and lagoons, TONS of churches, TONS of bars (you can't seem to go far without seeing one or two of each every block in the main areas of town, and even some in remote areas
)
10. The home of Indian Hills Community College. One of the most respected technical schools in the country. Employers from all over will hire directly out of this college's technical programs.
1. The city is split in half by the Des Moines river and is nick-named "The City of Bridges" because it has so many bridges crossing it.
2. The majority of the south-side of town is actually reclaimed river bed from when the river was redirected...making the floods pretty damaging in this area when major ones happen.
3. The Jefferson Street Bridge is a National Historic Landmark...something to do with the longest municipal bridge or something, not too sure exactly.
4. The city is actually quite old and a lot of the original downtown buildings are still here...the architecture is fantastic. However, unfortunately, the second and third stories of these gorgeous buildings are vacant, unused, and falling into disrepair.
5. We have been named a "Tree City, USA" for several years running. The sheer amount of trees throughout this city is beautiful.
6. A few miles East of us is the small town of Eldon, IA...where the Gothic House still stands. For those who don't know what that is, the old painting of the old farmer and his wife standing in front of an old house with a gothic cathedral window top center, was painted in front of that house.
7. Not much of a bragging thing...some might consider it shame...but Tom Arnold is from here and went to my high school. He is the one who brought a few tv movies here to be filmed (how I saw Bill Bixby in my high school football stadium) and a few episodes of his short run sitcom.
8. Ottumwa is considered the hub of southeast Iowa. It's not that large really, but the largest in this area with the most shopping available around here. It's not too crowded, but not too small either.
9. We have a waterpark, mall, theaters, beautiful parks and lagoons, TONS of churches, TONS of bars (you can't seem to go far without seeing one or two of each every block in the main areas of town, and even some in remote areas
)10. The home of Indian Hills Community College. One of the most respected technical schools in the country. Employers from all over will hire directly out of this college's technical programs.
Bishka
Veteran Member
Rexburg
1. High population of LDS - Most of the town is LDS due to the fact that BYU-Idaho is here
2. Teton Dam Flood - teton dam flood came through the town
3. We have one church that isn't LDS (as far as I know)
4. It gets really cold during the witner
5. JPL of American Idol fame went to BYU-Idaho
6. We have 1 Wal-mart and it's not even super
7. No bookstores
8. Nice in the summer
9. If you are LDS could culture to be around
10. You get married real fast!
1. High population of LDS - Most of the town is LDS due to the fact that BYU-Idaho is here
2. Teton Dam Flood - teton dam flood came through the town
3. We have one church that isn't LDS (as far as I know)
4. It gets really cold during the witner
5. JPL of American Idol fame went to BYU-Idaho
6. We have 1 Wal-mart and it's not even super
7. No bookstores
8. Nice in the summer
9. If you are LDS could culture to be around
10. You get married real fast!
Katzpur
Not your average Mormon
What a neat idea!!!!robtex said:
I'm from Salt Lake City, Utah! It's one incredible city. The first time people ever come here, they are almost always very, very pleasantly surprised. Here are ten things that make it special and unique:
1. It is the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Temple Square is, of course, the main attraction for the millions of visitors who come to the city each year. Also spectacular is the Church's Conference Center -- the largest religious auditorium anywhere in the world, seating some 21,000 people.
2. It is one of the few cities I'm aware of where the exact date of its settlement is known: July 24, 1847. It was settled by a party of 147 pioneers who had been driven from their homes in the dead of winter and who walked the 1300 miles from Illinois in search of a place where they might be free to practice their religion.
3. My city (4600 ft. above sea level) is almost surrounded by mountains, some as high as 11,500 ft. in elevation. Utah has the highest average elevation of any of the 50 states. Our mountains get in excess of 500 inches of snow annually.
4. Up until about 15,000 years ago, what is now Salt Lake City was covered by an enormous ancient lake, Lake Bonneville (about the size of present-day Lake Michigan). This lake was formed when the last ice age ended and the glaciers melted. At one point, the tremendous weight of the water caused an earthen dam up near the Utah-Idaho border to collapse, releasing 35 million cubic feet of water per second into the Snake River Valley.
5. The remnant of that ancient lake is known today as the Great Salt Lake. It's about 70 miles long and 30 miles wide, and is very much like the Dead Sea. Though the salt content varies (from one part of the lake to another and from one year to the next), it has a salt content as high as 28%. That's almost 8 times saltier than the world's oceans. You can't sink in the Great Salt Lake -- no matter how hard you might try!
6. We are the home to the largest genealogical research library in the world. The Family History Library includes over 2.4 million rolls of microfilmed genealogical records; 742,000 microfiche; 310,000 books, serials, and other formats; 4,500 periodicals; 700 electronic resources. Our Ancestral File database contains more than 36 million names that are linked into families, with 600 million names of deceased individuals on an International Genealogical Index database. The Pedigree Resource File database contains over 80 million names that are linked into families. Records available are from the United States, Canada, the British Isles, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa.
7. The world's first artificial heart transplant was performed in Salt Lake City at the University Medical Center back in 1983. The hospital is an excellent research facility, specializing in the development of artificial organs and in the study of genetically transmitted diseases. It has one of the finest burn units in the West and an eye center which was recently named as one of the top ten in the country.
8. Just 25 miles southwest of the city is Kennecott Copper's Bingham Canyon mine, the worlds longest-operating and the single most productive open-pit copper mine in history. The mine is like an enormous amphitheater two and a half miles (4 kilometers) from one rim to the other and a half a mile (one kilometer) deep. The Sears Tower would sit nicely in the mine twice. Visitors can watch the operations from the visitors center inside the mine itself.
9. Our city hosted the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Everyone was worried that they'd turn out to be the "Mormon Games," but, as it turned out, they were worried over nothing. The Games were an enormous success and Utah graciously welcomed the world.
10. Salt Lake City is a great starting point for visiting the National Parks in Utah. Utah leads all of the 50 states in the number of National Parks. We have five of them: Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, Canyonlands and Capitol Reef. You won't find any more breathtaking scenery anywhere in the world.
Free tours given by Katzpur!
i will tell you about d-town. detroit is by far the most intresting city in the u.s. it reminds me of india in alot of respects
1. most cities have rich negh. and then it gradually goes down to the slums, not in detroit, one street will have mansions, and the next block is the ghetto
2. in detroit you can experience beauty, uglyness, wealth, poverty, vice, and virtue in a one mile radius.
3. we have the super bowl this year
4. many songs have been decated to this city and its fans, detroit rock city, detroit breakdown, motor city shakedown, don't stop get it get, detroit city just to name a few
5. the big 3 still call detroit it's home
6. we are still feared nation wide 15 years later
7. we have the worst mayor in the nation (and they voted him back in???)
8. rosa parks called detroit her home and did great things for this city
9. we are now the poorest city in the nation
10. big brother isn't here like it is in other cities. (cameras all over the city kind of thing)
i love this city because it is total realistic living. we are not diverse in population, but we are probably the most diverse city in respects to living.
1. most cities have rich negh. and then it gradually goes down to the slums, not in detroit, one street will have mansions, and the next block is the ghetto
2. in detroit you can experience beauty, uglyness, wealth, poverty, vice, and virtue in a one mile radius.
3. we have the super bowl this year
4. many songs have been decated to this city and its fans, detroit rock city, detroit breakdown, motor city shakedown, don't stop get it get, detroit city just to name a few
5. the big 3 still call detroit it's home
6. we are still feared nation wide 15 years later
7. we have the worst mayor in the nation (and they voted him back in???)
8. rosa parks called detroit her home and did great things for this city
9. we are now the poorest city in the nation
10. big brother isn't here like it is in other cities. (cameras all over the city kind of thing)
i love this city because it is total realistic living. we are not diverse in population, but we are probably the most diverse city in respects to living.
Aqualung
Tasty
I live(d) in a small town in OR about 30 miles from the CA border. This is what I could say about it.
1. 40,000 people in the greater area, but no mall, 1 wal-mart, 1 K-mart, and 1 Fred Meyer.
2. We had a really good bowling alley/arcade.
3. Really cold in the winters. REally warm in the summers.
4. Ugliest town there is. All that high desert sage brush disgusts me.
5. Lots of wildlife. Deers will come into the city. Once there was a bear downtown.
6. Nice mountains right nearby. Crater Lake National Park is about 40 minutes away, and there are a ton of National forrests.
7. Two lakes. One is really big and so full of algea you can't (or at least shouldn't swim in it). The other is really small and so full of sewage that you can't (or at least shouldn't) swim in it.
8. Good rivers a half hour away.
9. The fact that all my things are about things that aren't actually in the town says a lot about it.
10. Two high schools. ONe was a "4A" school, and the smallest in our league, but we still kicked butt (except in football) and the other is the biggest "3A" school in their league, but lose at almost everything. (I was a part of the good school.)
1. 40,000 people in the greater area, but no mall, 1 wal-mart, 1 K-mart, and 1 Fred Meyer.
2. We had a really good bowling alley/arcade.
3. Really cold in the winters. REally warm in the summers.
4. Ugliest town there is. All that high desert sage brush disgusts me.
5. Lots of wildlife. Deers will come into the city. Once there was a bear downtown.
6. Nice mountains right nearby. Crater Lake National Park is about 40 minutes away, and there are a ton of National forrests.
7. Two lakes. One is really big and so full of algea you can't (or at least shouldn't swim in it). The other is really small and so full of sewage that you can't (or at least shouldn't) swim in it.
8. Good rivers a half hour away.
9. The fact that all my things are about things that aren't actually in the town says a lot about it.
10. Two high schools. ONe was a "4A" school, and the smallest in our league, but we still kicked butt (except in football) and the other is the biggest "3A" school in their league, but lose at almost everything. (I was a part of the good school.
)Come on. Bars and strip clubs is something that every mayor wants more of. I find it commendable. :woohoo:Katzpur said:
I did a write up on Provo here, but I'd like to tell a little about my real home town - Vancouver, Washington. Well, actually I grew up in unincorporated Clark County, but its all pretty much the same.
1. It is not even close to Vancouver, Canada. It is a suburb (approx. 300,000 people) of Portland, Oregon. The only thing the seperates the two cities is the Columbia River.
2. Fort Vancouver is one of the historical "attractions" in Vancouver. It is a fort that was established by the Hudson's Bay Company for fur trading in the 1800s. The fort was burned down, but they have slowly been rebuilding it and it makes an excellent field trips for elementary kids. Fort Vancouver was also a central location for the British when they ruled in the Oregon Territory.
3. Clark County, where Vancouver is located, was one of the fastest growing areas in the country during the 1990s. The county grew 45% during the decade and continues to grow quickly. There are about 400,000 residents of the county now, compared to around 230,000 in 1990. Much of the growth comes from people fleeing from California and Oregon (we'd like to think). Although it is growing, it continues to have a small town feel since most of the large companies are located on the other side of the river in Portland.
4. If you hate paying taxes, move to Vancouver! Washington doesn't have a state income tax and Oregon doesn't have a sales tax. Since the mall in Oregon was only 5 miles from my house you can pretty much get out of paying both taxes (as long as you don't work in Oregon).
5. In 1806, American explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark camped near the Vancouver waterfront on the return leg of their famed western expedition. Lewis characterized the area as the only desired situation for settlement west of the Rocky Mountains. (from Vancouver, WA home page)
6. You can see two volcanos - Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Hood from Vancouver (when it isn't cloudy) from Vancouver (if you can get above the trees).
7. Tonya Harding is our local celebrity.
8. Vancouver was the center for the military in the Pacific Northwest during the 1800s. The Vancouver Barracks housed generals such as Ulysses S. Grant, George McClellan, George C. Marshall, etc. The homes where they lived have been preserved and are known as Officer's Row. I used to go to the dentist in one of the homes. During WWII Vancouver was one of the major shipbuilding centers in the US.
9. Pearson Airfield in Vancouver was the landing site of first transpolar flight. The airfield is one of the oldest continuously used airports in the country (since 1905) and has a cool museum.
10. The weather is mild and it actually rains less than Washington DC, Boston, or Atlanta. During the summer the high is around 80 and in the winter it is usually around 40. We get very little snow and my dad has mowed the lawn on Christmas day for as long as I can remember. It is VERY green and lush. Lots of trees and foliage. During the spring it is beautiful when the rhodedendrons bloom.