primitives discuss where they live

[franksolich]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6608483

Oh my.

KittyWampus  (1000+ posts)        Tue Sep-22-09 07:15 PM
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Poll question: Do You Live In An Urban, Suburban Or Rural Area? 

My own definition of urban v rural depends on extent an area has high or low population density, can feed/water itself and can process its own waste.

But there are certainly more scholarly definitions.

Poll result (303 votes) 

Urban  (112 votes, 37%)
Suburban  (97 votes, 32%)
Rural  (94 votes, 31%)

franksolich, who lives in the Sandhills of Nebraska, thinks the primitives are lying.

But whatever.

It's a big bonfire, so only the Pop are quoted here.

The alleged Nebraska primitive, who didn't ask our blue senator anything during his recent town hall meeting in Kearney:

Maru Kitteh  (1000+ posts)        Tue Sep-22-09 08:03 PM
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20. very, very, rural

franksolich would say down there by Kearney, it's rural, but it's not Nevada either.

The intestinal primitive:

mopinko  (1000+ posts)        Tue Sep-22-09 09:48 PM
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39. chicago, but i have a yard, with a garden. 

one of the few neighborhoods with this much room, but shonuf city.

The Die alte Sau, the dysmenopausal Kansas school teacher:

proud2BlibKansan  (1000+ posts)        Tue Sep-22-09 10:29 PM
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60. Hey I live in KC!

KS side. Jo Co.

proud2BlibKansan  (1000+ posts)        Wed Sep-23-09 12:21 AM
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81. I'm in northern OP

proud2BlibKansan  (1000+ posts)        Tue Sep-22-09 10:21 PM
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56. Suburban

A progressive leaning older burb in a red state hell suburban county.

The forked primitive, who doesn't know excresence about sports:

Forkboy  (1000+ posts)      Tue Sep-22-09 10:53 PM
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66. Urban

Well, among the big crowd of primitives at this bonfire, I was hoping there were more PoP there, but nope; this is it.

[miskie]

I agree, they aren't being entirely truthful or they don't understand the meaning of those words- I have a strong feeling that they equate 'urban' with large cities or city centers only, and they are calling densely populated communities without skyscrapers suburban.

The section of town I live in is a historic district which is filled with Victorian homes with historic plaques on the outside of them (mine does), many of which still have fairly large yards (mine does not) - I would not consider this environment anything but urban, even though it is almost exclusively a residential neighborhood.

[GOBUCKS]

They are clearly lying.

Without the heaving, steaming, squirming masses in this nation's urban hellholes, the democrat
party would be an insignificant collection of nuts and potheads.

[debk]

City center is considered urban.

High crime areas are usually considered urban.

The farther one goes out from the city center, into areas with yards, sidewalks, closed subdivisions (one or two ways in, cul de sac streets) become suburban areas even if there are strip malls, small areas of commerce.

Then there is rural, and extreme rural. Edge of populated areas, out to an including farm areas.

At least that's kind of how it's done in real estate when evaluating property....

[crockspot]

I'm not sure if where I live qualifies as suburban, or rural...

In support of suburban:
Technically, I live in "the village"

In support of rural:
The "village" I live in consists of a small church, a small municipal building, a small general/country store, a small volunteer firehouse, and a "public library" that is housed in a 12'x15' stone bunker.
My property, at 3 acres, is one of the smallest on the street.
Some of my neighbors' yards are cornfields.
It's a good 25 min drive to the closest "real" grocery store.
If I stand on my front porch, i can hear cows mooing (if they aren't drowned out by the sounds of tractors and mowers).

[MrsSmith]

The Die alte Sau, the dysmenopausal Kansas school teacher:

proud2BlibKansan  (1000+ posts)        Tue Sep-22-09 10:29 PM
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60. Hey I live in KC!

KS side. Jo Co.

This I absolutely and totally believe.  Mr Smith and I log 80 miles a day - each - getting to and from work...and we live within a few hours of Kansas City.  We frequently see horrible drivers on the road...they don't know how to follow at a decent distance, they tailgate.  They can't judge how much room they need to pass and frequently run oncoming traffic onto the shoulder.  They are usually driving either very large and expensive SUV's at about 20 mph over the speed limit, or very small and expensive hybrids at 20 mph under the speed limit.  And the very worst of them have Johnson County plates. 

We occasionally see Texas drivers or Oklahoma drivers do really dimwit things...and Colorado drivers almost 100% drive 30 mph over the speed limit, especially on I-70.  But everywhere we go, Johnson county Kansas drivers are absolutely the worst.

[NHSparky]

But everywhere we go, Johnson county Kansas drivers are absolutely the worst.

Try 495 or the Mass Turnpike on a Friday afternoon as everyone heads out to 1--the Lakes up by where I live in NH, 2--Foxwoods to blow their money.  I swear there have been times I've been doing 65-70 on the Spaulding going home, and some Masshole is following me so closely I could simply put my car in neutral and have them push me along.

[debk]

I'm not sure if where I live qualifies as suburban, or rural...

In support of suburban:
Technically, I live in "the village"

In support of rural:
The "village" I live in consists of a small church, a small municipal building, a small general/country store, a small volunteer firehouse, and a "public library" that is housed in a 12'x15' stone bunker.
My property, at 3 acres, is one of the smallest on the street.
Some of my neighbors' yards are cornfields.
It's a good 25 min drive to the closest "real" grocery store.
If I stand on my front porch, i can hear cows mooing (if they aren't drowned out by the sounds of tractors and mowers).

You are probably rural.

We are on just a tad over 3 acres too, but we are in a gated subdivision of 30 properties ranging from 1-8.5 acres, there's a horse farm across the road behind us.

But due to our location, we are suburban. There's a small strip mall half mile up the road from the front of our subdivision, 3 gas stations, Mickey D's, etc. Half mile further is an elementary school, and 5 minutes further is the mall and interstate access.

[MrsSmith]

Try 495 or the Mass Turnpike on a Friday afternoon as everyone heads out to 1--the Lakes up by where I live in NH, 2--Foxwoods to blow their money.  I swear there have been times I've been doing 65-70 on the Spaulding going home, and some Masshole is following me so closely I could simply put my car in neutral and have them push me along.

I will admit that, when it comes to traffic, I'm spoiled.  I grew up where there were few other drivers...and we were all taught to give sufficient following room, especially in bad weather, and to look carefully before passing.  Big cities seem to breed moronic drivers.  The larger the city, the more unable they are to avoid tailgating...and they're used to having a half-dozen lanes of traffic going the same way, so never learn to look for oncoming traffic when passing.  The amazing thing isn't the 50 car pile-ups...it's that there aren't more of them.

[debk]

I will admit that, when it comes to traffic, I'm spoiled.  I grew up where there were few other drivers...and we were all taught to give sufficient following room, especially in bad weather, and to look carefully before passing.  Big cities seem to breed moronic drivers.  The larger the city, the more unable they are to avoid tailgating...and they're used to having a half-dozen lanes of traffic going the same way, so never learn to look for oncoming traffic when passing.  The amazing thing isn't the 50 car pile-ups...it's that there aren't more of them.

Come over here and drive....

I swear, some of these people must get their driver's license from a Craker Jack box....

A friend of mine is a paralegal, and worked for a personal injury lawyer for years. We were out looking at properties one day, and people were unusually crazy on the road.

We got to talking about it, and have come to the conclusion...that because the economy is so bad, people are looking to get into accidents in hopes of being able to sue and get money. She said that there are people out there, who really will do that....

[GOBUCKS]

Try 495 or the Mass Turnpike on a Friday afternoon as everyone heads out to 1--the Lakes up by where I live in NH, 2--Foxwoods to blow their money.  I swear there have been times I've been doing 65-70 on the Spaulding going home, and some Masshole is following me so closely I could simply put my car in neutral and have them push me along.

I wonder if anyone else remembers getting advice on Super Dave Safety Lengths from Super Dave Osborne on TV.

In my family, we still joke about Super Dave Safety Lengths.

[IassaFTots]

I read that Dallas has the rudest drivers in some survey.  We used to be really nice, until all the Yanks moved down here, and skewed our results.   

[NHSparky]

I wonder if anyone else remembers getting advice on Super Dave Safety Lengths from Super Dave Osborne on TV.

In my family, we still joke about Super Dave Safety Lengths.

I remember when Bizarre (John Byner--mebba him?) was on and Super Dave was a regular feature...

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvP-7PnN3PQ[/youtube]

[ColonialMarine0431]

Methnks they all live in...

[YupItsMe]

I'm not sure if where I live qualifies as suburban, or rural...

In support of suburban:
Technically, I live in "the village"

In support of rural:
The "village" I live in consists of a small church, a small municipal building, a small general/country store, a small volunteer firehouse, and a "public library" that is housed in a 12'x15' stone bunker.
My property, at 3 acres, is one of the smallest on the street.
Some of my neighbors' yards are cornfields.
It's a good 25 min drive to the closest "real" grocery store.


  Crock.  I think there's only about three places in VT that don't qualify as rural. 
If I stand on my front porch, i can hear cows mooing (if they aren't drowned out by the sounds of tractors and mowers).

[DumbAss Tanker]

With Bobolink, I guess it depends on where her car is parked ran out of gas.

 

[The Village Idiot]

This I absolutely and totally believe.  Mr Smith and I log 80 miles a day - each - getting to and from work...and we live within a few hours of Kansas City.  We frequently see horrible drivers on the road...they don't know how to follow at a decent distance, they tailgate.  They can't judge how much room they need to pass and frequently run oncoming traffic onto the shoulder.  They are usually driving either very large and expensive SUV's at about 20 mph over the speed limit, or very small and expensive hybrids at 20 mph under the speed limit.  And the very worst of them have Johnson County plates. 

We occasionally see Texas drivers or Oklahoma drivers do really dimwit things...and Colorado drivers almost 100% drive 30 mph over the speed limit, especially on I-70.  But everywhere we go, Johnson county Kansas drivers are absolutely the worst.

I have never seen a County license plate

[NHSparky]

I thought TN plates had the county on them on the bottom center.

[franksolich]

I thought TN plates had the county on them on the bottom center.

She's referring to Kansas, not Tennessee.

[BlueStateSaint]

I have never seen a County license plate

I know that Georgia has them, and Tennessee might as well.

[IassaFTots]

I know Kansas has em, Mississippi has em, and I am pretty sure Florida does too, but I can't remember for sure.

[Chris]

I thought TN plates had the county on them on the bottom center.

You would be correct.

[franksolich]

I have never seen a County license plate

In Nebraska, the county is designated by the first number(s).

A county number is based upon the population of that county in the 1920 census.

Thus, a plate reading (fictitious number) 13-A493 would be Knox County, which was the thirteenth largest county in the state in 1920.

Or 8-K495 would be Hall County, the eighth largest county in the state in 1920.

A few years ago, because of the shortage of numbers, license plates issued in the three largest counties (Douglas [Omaha], Lancaster [Lincoln], and Sarpy [Bellevue]) now carry a combination of letters and numbers, ZZX-195, and like that.

But the other 90 counties still use the old system.

[debk]

In Nebraska, the county is designated by the first number(s).

A county number is based upon the population of that county in the 1920 census.

Thus, a plate reading (fictitious number) 13-A493 would be Knox County, which was the thirteenth largest county in the state in 1920.

Or 8-K495 would be Hall County, the eighth largest county in the state in 1920.

A few years ago, because of the shortage of numbers, license plates issued in the three largest counties (Douglas [Omaha], Lancaster [Lincoln], and Sarpy [Bellevue]) now carry a combination of letters and numbers, ZZX-195, and like that.

But the other 90 counties still use the old system.

didn't Iowa used to use numbers also?

I seem to remember when I lived in Omaha, that Iowa's plates were numbered, but I thought they were numbered in alphabetical order...

KY and OH have the county name on the plate also...

[Chris]

Ohio makes you pay for front and rear plates.  Talk about living in the stone age.