Posted on 11/10/2007 4:58:04 PM PST by shrinkermd
Triple-digit monthly parking fees, $12 movie tickets, clogged intersections and weekly grocery bills that rival some mortgage payments. Welcome to life in the Big Apple. And Los Angeles. And Chicago.
But, it's possible to enjoy such amenities without the hassles. Step one? Look for more affordable spots that offer a similar or better quality of life, and where the dollar goes far.
The Cities are:
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I assure you, it’s worse now. There are probably 20 new Peachtree this and thats.
Well, it seems that at the turn of the 19th/20th century the US Postal service decided to "standardize" town names and ordered all "burg"s to drop the offending "h".
The good citizens of Pittsburgh were pissed. They liked their "h" and wanted to keep it. They therefore petioned the US Congress for an exemption to the stupid order and won their "h" back.
btw, there's a reason Pittsburgh is always at the top or near the top of "Places Rated" and that's because its pretty nice around here and the people are very cool.
north of you in the Wichita Falls area is God’s country as well.
Kingwood - 10 years ago - was going to have a lot of traffic problems, but it was close to Humble, and the airport - Bush International.
Evidently, you don’t object to living in any of those places. Some of us prefer living in smaller cities or towns. That does not mean we are idiots. I think it means we are smarter than the average bear.
Good.
Not in Texas - right to work state.
Indy is a nice city. I was designed by the same person who designed DC.
We have a wonderful symphony, fabulous Art Museum, great restaurants and many of them.
I have many friends that moved back here from other places. They were able to have really great homes because of the affordability.
As a plus, the GOP just won back the mayors office and the city council in a big upset of the RAT incumbent.
An ex marine beat the Dem machine.
There is a Pittsburg, TX - not a bad place. Bo Pilgrim has built a mansion there.
Besides, someone has to stay and fight the good fight, so it might as well be us.
I would live in Detroit if they gave me the entire city free!
The closest town to me has a population of 420 and thats plenty for my tastes.
“I’ve also lived in Pittsburgh (note, ‘h’ on the end). As I understand it from relatives still living there - PA has become a joke as far as political corruption. Hard to enjoy life when you feel you’re getting shafted every time you turn around. Although if you’re weighting sports high, it is hard to beat Pittsburgh - go Steelers! ;-)”
I recently moved the Philadelphia and am astounded at the corruption. All the recent election adds were a question of who is more corrupt.
And New Jersey!
I’m not starry-eyed, but it’s difficult for me to see Andy Young as corrupt. But you’re right, he was supported by the same machine that gave us Maynard (twice, at two terms per) and Bill (currently serving time, unless he’s gotten out and I missed it).
Apropos of nothing, I was on the train at the airport with Maynard one time, and TV doesn’t do justice to how physically imposing the dude was. He was huge, and I don’t just mean fat (though he was that) — tall, broad-shouldered, with a deep bass voice that you couldn’t miss if you tried. He was a presence. I dont know if he became a politician because of that, or if he cultivated that because he was a politician.
He’s also the poster child for everything I think is wrong with affirmative action. I have no problem, on principle, with giving a little bump to folks who are at a historic disadvantage — but the main beneficiaries of minority set-asides at the Atlanta airport have been Maynard and his family, and you’re not gonna sell me on the idea that the ex-mayor is at a disadvantage in bidding for airport concessions.
When the balance of power shifted and Atlanta started electing black mayors, all that really happened was that we exchanged one good-ol’-boy network for another. Even Shirley Franklin is a protege of that same machine, but she’s been a pleasant surprise in her focus on getting the job done.
I think two things happened with Bill Campbell — first, he was the first black Atlanta mayor who wasn’t one of the lions of the Civil Rights movement. For folks who don’t know Atlanta politics, Dr. King’s lieutenants dominated local politics for a couple of decades. Maynard Jackson, Andy Young, Ralph David Abernathy, Joseph Lowry, and Hosea Williams, to name a few. Even Martin Luther King, Sr., who remained head pastor at Ebenezer Baptist for a couple of decades after his son was murdered.
My theory — actually, call it a throwaway hypothesis — is that the civil rights veterans had at least some vestigial sense of duty and purpose left over from their youth. Campbell lacked that, and was a more or less straight-up machine politician. And, of course, he inherited a city whose infrastructure had been neglected for decades, and he did nothing to fix it other than some window-dressing projects he used to line his own pockets.
Anyway, I like the current direction of the city of Atlanta. I lived there for about eight years, and I wouldn’t rule out doing it again. Fairlie-Poplar is a neighborhood where I could see myself living these days — seeing myself affording it is another matter.
Gee, I am hoping they are talking about the cow.
“good. does that mean that the yankees are gonna stop moving here in droves?”
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaahhhh !!!!
(blue yankees go home)
That all sounds about right to me. Great summary. And yes, Bill is still serving time, or I would’ve heard Boortz ranting about it periodically.
'Nuff said.
Cheers!
Full Disclosure: Uffda!
I will add Summerville, SC.
200k gets you a whole lot of house here.
Any comments on the following quote?
Cheers!
Pretty cheap in rural Alaska; course not some of the urban activities.
No taxes (not even prop taxes), no regulation, no organized govt to grow, and everyone lives more off what the land provides outta necessity.
I park and ride to downtown. I love it. No parking fees. An hour a day to myself on the bus. A brisk walk around the city at lunch and maybe a Pens game after work.
Pittsburgh has a lot more going for it than people think. I've lived several places before moving here in 2000. Taxes are a little bit higher, but it's worth it, in my opinion.
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