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The World's Best City [According to the U.N.]
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Posted on 10/05/2005 11:21:59 AM PDT by loreldan
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To: jbloedow
Calgary would have made the top three if not for those -40C/-40F February mornings.
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posted on
10/05/2005 7:14:41 PM PDT
by
rasblue
(Vive le libre Alberta!)
To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA
As beautiful as Vancouver might have been, my recollection is that Victoria made it look like a dump. But, would I be right in guessing the politics are pretty similar (liberal)? How much does the island do to insulate you from the pestilence and vermin?
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posted on
10/06/2005 5:33:23 AM PDT
by
newgeezer
(Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary.)
To: loreldan
What no Nuevo Laredo?
I thought for sure the U.N. would see this as a wonderful city.
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posted on
10/06/2005 5:38:44 AM PDT
by
TheForceOfOne
(It was a village of idiots that raised Hillary to Senator status.)
To: RockyMtnMan
Yeah - so what was the point of your original post?
The skiing at both Killington and Cannon is quite good, and meets the needs of New Yorker ski enthusiasts without making a cross-country trip. I'll grant you, Western powder is superior, but unless you live in the area, it's just not a practical option to consider, cost-wise.
I know people who go to Copper every year for a 2-week ski holiday, but they won't relocate to make it a year-round type thing.
When comparing the major metropolis of that area, Denver, to New York, there's just no comparison. I mean, Denver is nice and all, but it comes up short in a lot of areas.
How can I say that? I live at 5,600 myself, so I know all about it.
If height so enthralls you, why don't you ski K2?
CA....
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posted on
10/06/2005 7:17:31 AM PDT
by
Chances Are
(Whew! It seems I've once again found that silly grin!)
To: loreldan
I'm shocked Detroit didn't make it to the "10 Worst Cities" list.
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posted on
10/06/2005 7:19:32 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Flower Mound, TX)
To: newgeezer
As beautiful as Vancouver might have been, my recollection is that Victoria made it look like a dump. Um, I think in order to make it high up the list, the city had to have employment and recreational opportunities (for residents, not tourists).
P.S. Wife's parents live in Victoria... it's a small, sleepy, retirement town with little-to-nothing to do besides a handful of tourist attractions that you could complete in less than half a week.
To: rasblue
Calgary would have made the top three if not for those -40C/-40F February mornings. My wife's from Calgary and she says it rarely gets to be that cold, mainly because of the Chinook phenomenon. Now if you want to talk about Ottawa, whence I hail, then sure.
To: dakine
"Mountains - NYC is located near several nice ranges." The nearest mountain is 1700 miles away...Ever heard of Lake Placid? You know, Winter Olympics, "Miracle on Ice," etc.
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posted on
10/06/2005 7:21:41 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Flower Mound, TX)
To: dfwgator
Any "mountain" that you can walk to the top, and has trees all the way up them...are hills....
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posted on
10/06/2005 7:31:51 AM PDT
by
dakine
To: newgeezer
"As beautiful as Vancouver might have been, my recollection is that Victoria made it look like a dump. But, would I be right in guessing the politics are pretty similar (liberal)? How much does the island do to insulate you from the pestilence and vermin?"
Victoria is the provincial capital city -- typical of capital cities, there tends to be a generally positive view about bigger government. (The tax money funnels into the area from everywhere else.)
BTW -- our provincial government is nominally "Liberal" -- but is actually an aliance of conservatives and moderates (left and right). The opposition New Democratic Party are avowed socialists.
To: All
To: Maceman
I hope this means the UN will be relocating to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
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posted on
10/06/2005 9:35:09 AM PDT
by
Shqipo
(And so the great battle starts...)
To: Chances Are
Most of the ski-able mountains are around 12 to 13k ft. So the difference between the base and the peak (less a few un-skiable ft at the top) makes a difference of about 5000 to 6000ft of slope. I suspect the slopes on the east coast have around 3 to 4000 ski-able ft.
Basically I'm just poking fun at New Englanders aka Yankees. I've lived in a couple of very "cosmopolitan" cities and enjoyed them. Yankees, Midwesterners, Hillbillies, Southerners and Left Coasters have a different opinion about what makes a good city so it's more of a personal preference in my opinion.
Yankees tend to make mountains out of mole hills (just look at the NYT) so personality traits tend to clash and ruin a otherwise good city experience.
To: BamaGirl
I thought Havana, Cuba would be their favorite city. Go figure... I would have thought Lagos, Nigeria since they run their enterprise the same way Lagos is run.
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posted on
10/06/2005 11:15:46 AM PDT
by
from occupied ga
(Your government is your most dangerous enemy, and Bush is no conservative)
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