Posted on 04/11/2009 4:22:19 AM PDT by Man50D
Wealth can be measured in many ways.
Land alone is a barometer.
Can I ask you a few questions about Missouri?
Which area do you live?
How do you like it there?
What is there to do?
How long ya been there?
Ya like it?
Reason i ask is that I’ve been through Missouri many time and have always been treated well and found good there.
But I’ve heard too many folks complain about it there.
Too hot, nothing to do.
I live in the St. Louis region, actually 10 blocks from the city limits in an area we call the inner ring. Straight down the middle of the city from river to river is called "the central corridor" which is where the upper middle class is and I live on the northern edge in an area that is VERY diverse.
How do you like it there?
I love it, but you need to have a persecuted mentality to live here. You also need to be laid back and understand that having a good time is a way of life.
What is there to do?
What would you like to do? We've got it all in some way. Although, I would not recommend surfing on the Mississippi.
How long ya been there?
With the exception of two years of college and time on the east coast while a military aircraft was tested (Dad worked for a fighter manufacturer), since birth.
Ya like it?
I love it, but I was born and raised here.
Reason i ask is that I’ve been through Missouri many time and have always been treated well and found good there. But I’ve heard too many folks complain about it there. Too hot, nothing to do.
Good hospitality is a way of life. We're taught that from the cradle. Weather is an adventure and summers can be brutal. So can winters. We all have summer clothes and winter clothes and you take an afternoon twice a year and switch them out (also a good opportunity to prune the wardrobe).
Nothing to do????????? HELLO! It depends on what you like. There's plenty if you know where to look. We have world class cultural institutions. Major league sports (and our beloved Blues made the playoffs last night, and, yes, I was there), golf courses everywhere which today were packed.
If you like a laid back place that doesn't care what the rest of the world thinks, this is a good area. At the same time, people here can be bullheaded and don't like to spend money. It's one of the trade-offs.
Freepmail me if you have other questions.
Naturally I received no response, People like Jenkins believe they answer to no one.
I think he may have a date with the millstone man.
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