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How can that be possible at THOSE schools you went to? :AH-HA_wink: back atcha.Seriously, though, in the last year BV must have gone through an accelerated puberty because he doesn't look like such a kid anymore (referring to other pics and not the current one).

Not done AT ALL in Southern California....there's NO groupthink type of mentality there whatsoever.Done some in Northern California...with Berkeley (Cal) alumni, but definitely not the norm. Westerners are cut from a different cloth from the rest of the country IMHO. So, what's your thought on Atlanta, per the question?

Just got back from a relocation research trip to Atlanta and Florida (no, not Miami). I lived in Atlanta for 2 years, slightly after college. As a product of LA, I was surprised to find that I loved it. It has a special place in my heart because, fairly soon after college, I was able to buy my first house there because of the huge price differences from Cali....that I drive by it every time I go to the ATL. Atlanta is NOT the South. Georgia and Atlanta almost don't belong in the same sentence. Atlanta is one of this country's great metropolitan areas and probably the "engine" for that quadrant of the country. I'm considering going back, so help me out. Pluses: - big city feel with big city amenities but not unmanageable - cool rapid transit system - affordable housing, relatively speaking, anyway - incredibly lush in terms of trees and rolling hills / winding streets - not that Southern in that there are a ton of northerners to hang out with (Westerners tend to go with the Northerners, I'm told) - mild weather, most of the year Minuses: - growing, so it will feel more boxed in as the years pass, and I notice the difference - winding streets and freeways are horrendous at rush hour - nasty humidity from around July 1 to September 15 - I'm used to low humidity summers - starting to feel racial strife of additional groups, largely growing Latino population - people still fly the flags of their schools (Georgia, UNC, Auburn, Florida) on their houses during football season and people seem to talk about this way too much judging from the gym and restaurants....if you're a product of Pac-10 type schools (Univ. of Wash.) who aren't as fanatical, what would you say to them? In some ways, it's still Southern. The worst years of my life and worst memories are in OR and WA, so I don't want to remain. What do you think of "the ATL"? Would you move there?

boring

WHAT? I love a screamin' deal on a rental car! :AH-HA_wink:

Good stuff. A lot of hard work, to be sure. We need archis like you that are both talented and have a passion for it; you've heard me rant about the flakes in the field...I say feed them to the lions in the Colosseum ($h!, I forgot, I have to be a good Catholic/Christian). Transit planning is SUPER interesting. It's where LA messed up. I was just in Atlanta. Their MARTA system (heavy rail on dedicated track like a conventional subway as opposed to light rail) is 'effing unbelievable, but then Atlanta metro has topped 4 million in pop. at this point. I love riding on it, watching the sleek cars glide on the tracks next to the freeways....and it has helped turn the ATL into a world-class city.

You're attuned to "la cultura Italiana." Do you think that same comment/observation would occur in Italy/neighboring countries? All of my parent's siblings on both sides, garden variety heads of families, have wedding invitation-like penmanship. Have you ever seen the penmanship on archived Italian birth or death certificates at the turn of the century? Unbelievable! In most ways, Americans have their act together. In some, they are super uptight and 'effed up.

Happy birthday, Mr. Monte Carlo! Now, Lauren, that's another story. Yikes. It's amazing that someone who puts a barely covered breast in both her Av and sig can get steemed and leave the forum when a guy runs a thread about masturbation (not me, I tend to focus on angry lesbians). ENJOY!

West Point

Ok, I go home tomorrow but I have been in Florida and Atlanta for the last 2 weeks. I've seen Enclaves on the road, in parking lots and at the dealerships. Kudos for the great workmanship and packaging. However, this vehicle is way too rounded, bulbous and has not much going for it in the way of sleekness. I absolutely detest the pillar behind the rear passenger door and the rear storage area. I'm sure that it will be a fine vehicle and that some will definitely like it. I hope it does well because Buick (and GM) can use all the victories they can muster. However, this is a car I would NOT buy if this were my segment. Your poll opinion and any comments?

Exactly. That means "Palmer" method penmanship as taught by the nuns! That is, if you went to Catholic school. That is pretty much how I write...very clean and very legible.

Jethro Bodine

You're nuts! That's hilarious.Seriously, some guys have hips (minor curvature) as the femur meets the groin/midsection and it might look like there is some sway going on. Then others have no side curvature, so there is no swaying. Fortunately, the no-curve group in my case. Is this really proven? What about neat handwriting for instance? Americans don't view it positively while Europeans (at least Italians) don't associate that with masculinity and feminity.

serf

First question I ask whenever Brazil is mentioned -- what about crime rate statistics? Especially as you go north toward Recife and Natal? OUCH.

sex reassignment surgery the new politically correct name for it Best name was a chick named Rotunda working at a McDonald's in Roswell (ATL) Georgia when I last lived there. Me: Are you from Charlottesville, VA...you know, Jefferson's Rotunda? Girl: No, my Daddy, he like that name...

labia medical term, so that's cool

Don't get too verruckt on the autobahn as all those Krauts will be looking at your GM car thinking it's lustig. No on-line translator here; 3 days in Munich in July convinced me I wouldn't be interested in furthering my knowledge. And if you see an "eine gros schwarze frau" walking down some street somewhere in the EU, I hope you will think of me and I'm seriously worried for ocnblu...he may start having PCS withdrawals. Ciao, bello!

I'm doing a relocation investigation trip right now to ATL and Florida. I made it a point to spend 3 days in the Panhandle on the Gulf. It's pointless to think about living there in terms of career and sophistication, because it offers not much else than a stunning seashore. Now, if I didn't have to work.... In the U.S., I'd live somewhere on the water on the Gulf of Mexico near Pensacola FL In Europe, I'd live in a small coastal village in Northern Portugal What about other C&G-ers, if work and school and other obligations weren't a concern?

vagina medical term, so that's cool....

Agree...totally. It has changed everything and nothing can be taken for granted. It was the eeriest day in my life, but that's what those pricks wanted. I remember that it was a cool and overcast day in Nor Cal when I woke up and was commuting to work, as all of my preset stations were broadcasting this instead of music. I don't think our standard of living and basic propensity for progress will change, but we will have to look over our shoulder in a different kind of way. Like the bumper sticker says: "Never forget." We can't afford to.

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A special caveat is the ultra-critical 405 (San Diego Freeway) which makes a sweep slightly inland around the westside/coastal part of LA. At any time of the day, it seems to be gridlocked between the airport and the Westside of LA. They are tearing it up and adding several lanes on each side and better ramps, but it is definitely jammed up. The Ventura Freeway 101 across the bottom part of the Valley also suffers, but typically during rush hour. Can't vouch for other main thoroughfares since I didn't use them much when I lived there.