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Circle half the population of the world
| June 19th, 2014 at 4:33:01 AM permalink | |
| chickenman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 0 Posts: 368 | I have never needed another reason :-) He's everywhere, he's everywhere...! |
| June 19th, 2014 at 6:46:02 PM permalink | |
| beachbumbabs Member since: Sep 3, 2013 Threads: 6 Posts: 1600 | I finally got to Paris last year and spent 5 days there. It was fantastic, did not feel crowded, just like a city. New York and London both move faster and feel busier. I didn't get to see 1/10th of what I would have liked to, but spent about 7 hours on all-you-can-ride buses looping all through the different quarters, getting on and off wherever something interested me. It was a good way to see what to spend more time on. The hotels, restaurants, shopkeepers could not have been more pleasant. I was braced for being snooted, given their reputation, and it wasn't like that at all. In short, it's worth your time; there are things there that can't be experienced anywhere else. Never doubt a small group of concerned citizens can change the world; it's the only thing ever has |
| June 19th, 2014 at 7:36:34 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
Where I live, they're already tearing down the brick ranch homes from the 50's and replacing them with 5 bedroom monstrosities. I like the older ranch homes, but they are harder to heat and cool than a modern one. And the layout is better in a two story. Perfect example. They kind of remind me of a double wide mobile home made out of brick:  If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| June 19th, 2014 at 8:00:05 PM permalink | |
| Face Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 61 Posts: 3941 |
No wonder I feel so comfortable in mine =) Be bold and risk defeat, or be cautious and encourage it. |
| June 19th, 2014 at 8:19:18 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
Hey, you can get them real cheap in a lot of places and they're generally very nice homes with full basements. Some people finish off the entire basement with bedrooms and a TV room, so it really is a two story.  If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| June 20th, 2014 at 2:40:16 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
A friend of mine said that the citizens of Paris live in the most beautiful city on the earth, and they are entitled to be snooty. For those of you without the big budget, but want to see beautiful old buildings, see some great artwork, partake in a lively nightlife of clubs and fine dining, and only want to be on a plane for a few hours, I do recommend Guadalajara MX. Volaris flies there nonstop to 11 USA cities, and 3 border towns. Volaris is the Mexican wanna be Southwest airlines. |
| June 20th, 2014 at 2:41:28 AM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18210 |
If you go into Buffalo they did the opposite. There are a few blocks where they tore down all the 1900 homes and put up new ones that look about 1/3 the size. They are 1950 sized places but right in the background are the skyscrapers just blocks away. It is really weird feeling because the houses are 100 years newer than what is just a block away. New ones have a driveway and little yard while the old ones are old-school built right to the street. The President is a fink. |
| June 22nd, 2014 at 12:45:48 PM permalink | |
| bunya33 Member since: Jun 22, 2014 Threads: 0 Posts: 3 |
Welp, Paris was overpopulated, that is true, but not much more than any other bigger European capital. I believe that NYC was the worst I've seen, regarding overpopulation. I can't say that Paris was cheap, but New York was far more expensive, especially regarding restaurants, hotels and public transportation. |
| June 22nd, 2014 at 1:10:53 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | I don't 'get' NYC. The few times I've been there, I can't wait to leave. Too much traffic and way too many unfriendly faces in the crowds. It seems everybody has a heavy foreign accent and I never know what they're saying. People go on and on about about how great the city is, I think that's BS. It stinks and they want to give the impression it doesn't. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| November 11th, 2016 at 11:30:08 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
This graphic shows the 146 counties that contain half the population of the USA.  Los Angeles County, CA Cook County, IL Harris County, TX Maricopa County, AZ San Diego County, CA Orange County, CA Miami-Dade County, FL Kings County, NY Dallas County, TX Queens County, NY Riverside County, CA San Bernardino County, CA King County, WA Clark County, NV Tarrant County, TX Santa Clara County, CA Broward County, FL Wayne County, MI Bexar County, TX New York County, NY Alameda County, CA Philadelphia County, PA Middlesex County, MA Suffolk County, NY Sacramento County, CA Bronx County, NY Palm Beach County, FL Nassau County, NY Hillsborough County, FL Cuyahoga County, OH Allegheny County, PA Oakland County, MI Orange County, FL Franklin County, OH Hennepin County, MN Fairfax County, VA Travis County, TX Contra Costa County, CA Salt Lake County, UT Montgomery County, MD St. Louis County, MO Pima County, AZ Fulton County, GA Honolulu County, HI Mecklenburg County, NC Westchester County, NY Milwaukee County, WI Wake County, NC Fresno County, CA Shelby County, TN Fairfield County, CT DuPage County, IL Pinellas County, FL Erie County, NY Marion County, IN Bergen County, NJ Hartford County, CT Prince George's County, MD Duval County, FL New Haven County, CT Kern County, CA Macomb County, MI Gwinnett County, GA Ventura County, CA Collin County, TX El Paso County, TX San Francisco County, CA Middlesex County, NJ Baltimore County, MD Pierce County, WA Montgomery County, PA Hidalgo County, TX Worcester County, MA Hamilton County, OH Essex County, NJ Multnomah County, OR Essex County, MA Jefferson County, KY Monroe County, NY Suffolk County, MA Oklahoma County, OK San Mateo County, CA Snohomish County, WA Cobb County, GA Denton County, TX DeKalb County, GA San Joaquin County, CA Lake County, IL Will County, IL Norfolk County, MA Jackson County, MO Bernalillo County, NM Jefferson County, AL Hudson County, NJ Davidson County, TN Lee County, FL El Paso County, CO Denver County, CO District of Columbia, DC Monmouth County, NJ Providence County, RI Fort Bend County, TX Bucks County, PA Baltimore city, MD Polk County, FL Kent County, MI Tulsa County, OK Arapahoe County, CO Ocean County, NJ Delaware County, PA Johnson County, KS Bristol County, MA Anne Arundel County, MD Washington County, OR Brevard County, FL New Castle County, DE Jefferson County, CO Union County, NJ Summit County, OH Utah County, UT Montgomery County, OH Douglas County, NE Lancaster County, PA Kane County, IL Stanislaus County, CA Ramsey County, MN Camden County, NJ Chester County, PA Sedgwick County, KS Dane County, WI Passaic County, NJ Guilford County, NC Plymouth County, MA Morris County, NJ Volusia County, FL Lake County, IN Sonoma County, CA Montgomery County, TX Spokane County, WA Richmond County, NY Pasco County, FL Greenville County, SC Onondaga County, NY Hampden County, MA Adams County, CO Williamson County, TX |
