What do you like most, and dislike most, about the place you live?

[LeicsDom]

The house sounds great!

So tell us what you like and dislike about Leicester ...

It is right in the middle of England so I am not much more than an hour or so from many places
There isn't much I dislike. It is very multi-cultural which is both a good and bad thing at times

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

Not so much here...well, some litter. But the 69th Street terminal area has more. The El is sometimes a real mess.

I looked at a map -- I had forgotten just how close Drexel Hill is to Upper Darby.

 

[DantheManFL]

I like where I live because it's Gated ( armed guards) so no riff-raff or Jehovas's Witnesses. It has a golf course, and a bar and restaurant in the clubhouse. It's set in rolling hills and ponds. 30 miles from Orlando which is flat, flat, flat.

What I don't like are the goddamed inspecters who nitpic every fucking thing on your property. Grrrrr

 

[rareboy]

I like where I live because it's Gated ( armed guards) so no riff-raff or Jehovas's Witnesses. It has a golf course, and a bar and restaurant in the clubhouse. It's set in rolling hills and ponds. 30 miles from Orlando which is flat, flat, flat.

What I don't like are the goddamed inspecters who nitpic every fucking thing on your property. Grrrrr

We have told you before that you have to be careful to make sure that the twinks aren't just scattered across the greens where you left them wrecked but happy.

 

[DantheManFL]

Just Play through....

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

I like where I live because it's Gated ( armed guards) so no riff-raff or Jehovas's Witnesses. It has a golf course, and a bar and restaurant in the clubhouse. It's set in rolling hills and ponds. 30 miles from Orlando which is flat, flat, flat.

I didn't know anywhere in Florida even had rolling hills. I thought the whole state was flat, flat, flat except for the sinkholes.

Look beautiful.

Do Jehovah's Witnesses still go door-to-door there?? Here in NYC, they just sit on the sidewalk with copies of The Watchtower in Spanish; they don't even bother with English anymore.

What I don't like are the goddamned inspectors who nitpick every fucking thing on your property. Grrrrr

That comes with being in a gated community, doesn't it?

 

[DantheManFL]

They're all a pain in the ass, it mostly comes from HOAs, gated or not. They do keep property values up. I used to be a realtor.

The center of the state is like the back bone. I can see Sugar Loaf Mountain from here. It's only considered a mountain in Florida, lol It's on Lake Apopka which is 10 miles by 12 miles.

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

So the spine at the center of Florida will still be there when most of the peninsula is underwater?

 

[DantheManFL]

Maybe..... A chain of Islands?

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

The Western Bahamas!

 

[eddielee]

What I like is the tall pines, the honeysuckle and sweet bay, the deer, bears and wild turkeys. What I hate is too many conservatives, though I get along with everybody.

 

[ShadowCat]

i need more clarification like, like /dislike house or area?

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

i need more clarification like, like /dislike house or area?

You can do house if you want, but I meant area.

And there's another thread where I ask where you'd settle if you were to choose somewhere else.

 

[Peloso]

I suppose I have a sense of familiarity and security here because it's where I grew up, but other than that, I've had it. I kind of hate this city now. It's noisy and dirty. Too many fucking people and I find myself separating them into categories so I can hate them: the hipsters and their tofu brains and no futures, the fuck-me shoed cunts who think everybody's dying to screw them, the Mexicans who think everybody's just dying to hear their music 24 hours a day, the fucking tourists who gather in the middle of the sidewalk and TALK REAL LOUD with their mouths full of pizza because New York is their second home, man.

Not good to hate people because of the group they belong to. It's so much better to hate them for who they are individually.

Mostly, though, I'm sick of concrete, bricks and glass. I want to see the stars. I want to see green. I want to hear more than one lonely cricket on summer nights. I'm geared toward the natural world, and I truly believe the lack of access to it is bad for my mental and even physical health.

And then there's the cost. I can't afford it. There are plenty of places where I could live off my SSI and never have to work.

 

[ShadowCat]

The only thing I like about Chicago is not having poisonus bugs and venomous snakes!

 

[Rickrock]

The house I live in is okay. There are always things that you think that you could de better afterwards, but nothing major. The main problem is that they didn't do a good job on building the drainage/foundation for the circumstances and that is a major problem and the house needs repairs and updating. The suburb I live in is pretty good and hard to beat in my opinion. It has good city services, for instance even shredding fallen branches that you put out, is close to highways so you can get around, has adequate public schools, is close to a hospital and medical services, has adequate stores for daily necessities, is convenient to shopping malls, is close to parks, is close to the airport although I rarely use it, has some access to public transit, has a good recreation center, is close enough that downtown can be reached better than many places and yet has greenery. Although I would occasionally like to stay downtown, I wouldn't want to live there all the time. Greater Cleveland is not the best city in many categories, but comes in close enough in most areas so beats other cities that are exceptional in one area but deficient in the rest. Cleveland has great metropolitan parks and is big enough to have adequate cultural amenities as well as professional sports. Cleveland is also within 500 miles travel of a large part of the U.S.

 

[cabinfever]

I suppose I have a sense of familiarity and security here because it's where I grew up, but other than that, I've had it. I kind of hate this city now. It's noisy and dirty. Too many fucking people and I find myself separating them into categories so I can hate them: the hipsters and their tofu brains and no futures, the fuck-me shoed cunts who think everybody's dying to screw them, the Mexicans who think everybody's just dying to hear their music 24 hours a day, the fucking tourists who gather in the middle of the sidewalk and TALK REAL LOUD with their mouths full of pizza because New York is their second home, man.

Not good to hate people because of the group they belong to. It's so much better to hate them for who they are individually.

Mostly, though, I'm sick of concrete, bricks and glass. I want to see the stars. I want to see green. I want to hear more than one lonely cricket on summer nights. I'm geared toward the natural world, and I truly believe the lack of access to it is bad for my mental and even physical health.

And then there's the cost. I can't afford it. There are plenty of places where I could live off my SSI and never have to work.

I have the same thing. I pass my high school at least once a week. I know the area and the people and it would be hard for me to relocate and I like the vibe overall probably in part due to growing up here.

 

[Alistair]

So repost a couple!




I saw an article on Bloomberg CityLab about a big plan (design by David Adjaye) to redevelop the Cuyahoga River front. I wanted to ask you about it, but I didn't see a good thread for it.

And how about Northeast Ohio generally? There must be things you love about it that make up for five solid months of cloud cover ...

Like rickrock said, Greater Cleveland has an incredible park system. “The Emerald Necklace” I love being by the lake. A lot of people don’t realize how big the Great Lakes actually are.

I like the diversity. Cleveland has about every ethnic group and great little restaurants serving all the unique foods.

I also love that I’m close to Cedar Point and go every chance I get.

The worst thing about the area is the poor conditions of the roadways lol The orange barrel is Cleveland’s first sign of spring.

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

I also love that I’m close to Cedar Point and go every chance I get.

So you're one of those people who can enjoy roller coasters and not get motion sick ... [wistful sigh]

Love the line about the orange barrel being the first sign of spring!

 

[ShadowCat]

I also love that I’m close to Cedar Point and go every chance I get.

Thats awesome I wish I lived that close to my home park Six Flags Great America, a bit fluffy for a good majority of the rides but I have lost 3 pounds since starting exercising in January! Its not a sprint its a marathon slow n steady wins the race and all that!