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jane_pippin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 10:18 AM Original message |
What's it like to live in the suburbs? |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
1. Its all about the commute for me |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 10:20 AM Response to Reply #1 |
27. I live very close to turtle.... |
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seemunkee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 10:37 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. And I live cross-county from both of you |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 01:01 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. I lived in Olney back in 1971 |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 08:44 AM Response to Reply #34 |
48. Yeah listen to my childhood residence.... |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 08:47 AM Response to Reply #29 |
49. I rather like Olney... |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. I think part of it is the perception |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. noticeably less gunfire than i experienced in the city |
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ForrestGump (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. In a place like Las Vegas, |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
5. I live in a very urbanized, close-in suburb.... |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
6. What is it like? |
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Scooter24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 01:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. What town KC2? |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 01:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Close....I lived in Frisco for 4 years... |
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Scooter24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 10:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
31. Yeah, the North Dallas area is growing very rapidly |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 09:00 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. BWAHAHAHHA |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 09:23 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. You used to live in Texas, huh.... |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 10:12 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Fer sure!!! |
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Scooter24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 10:49 AM Response to Reply #16 |
32. If you were to come visit Plano today, |
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MAGICBULLET (606 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
9. the burbs ; ) |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
10. We moved out of one of those burgeoning suburbs over 20 years ago, |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 08:37 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. My friend calls them million-dollar doghouses |
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gemdem (975 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
11. Sterile... |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
12. I live on Long Island, which is the ground zero of suburbs |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
13. Do NOT move out of the city |
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jane_pippin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 07:52 AM Response to Reply #13 |
43. I'm not going anywhere. |
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XNASA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
15. I live in the suburbs, but it's an older, established town. |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
17. I used to work at a company with lots of coworkers who lived out there. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 10:32 PM Response to Reply #17 |
37. I took my kid to the museum and the opera when she was little. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
18. Not all suburbs are like that -- that sounds almost more like an exurb |
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jane_pippin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 07:53 AM Response to Reply #18 |
44. I think you might be right. I forgot about that "exurb" thing |
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oregonjen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
20. Where I live, it's about lifestyle and family |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
21. It was a slow death for me. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
22. Cities when you are single, suburbs for married with children |
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regularguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
23. Do-able if you have sidewalks and public transportation. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
24. it depends on the suburb - I've lived in several |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
26. I suppose I live in a suburb...technically |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
28. "live"? "suburbs"? |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
30. Boring |
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bedpanartist (915 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
33. suburbs are a soul sucking hell... |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
35. City living isn't always peachy, either. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 01:39 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. How much of my life have I wasted looking for a city parking space? |
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jane_pippin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 08:07 AM Response to Reply #35 |
46. You make a good point, thank you. |
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SarahB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
38. Malls |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
39. I grew up where now, one of the more affluent suburbs of Cleveland... |
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Susang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
40. Suburbs = Death |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
41. I spent the night in the burbs |
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jane_pippin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
42. Thanks for your responses, everyone |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
45. we just moved from the city to the burbs... |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
47. You'd think the suburbs would be quieter |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
50. Clean and newness is great, most city blocks need dozed and |
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