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Ooh, that's a real pretty place you got there.  |
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Beautiful residence Cass! It looks so peaceful; and some of the twon buildings look simple, clean, and not so city-like. To me, leaving "Retardo Land" would be leaving Arizona!
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It's even nicer in person. I was very lucky to find this place.
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Originally Posted by koosie
A nice residence indeed. It has the look of the very best kind of academic accommadation. It is nicely planted too with at least 2 kinds of Hosta and a Rhododendron amongst other things I think.
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As I've said before, I envy your botanical knowledge. I can identify food crops and some flowers but that's about it.
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Originally Posted by Lynnie
That's a nice looking brick building! It's hard to tell without actually being there and inspecting further, but it might actually go back to the 1920s or so judging by the architecture and moldings. I think that's awesome.  Looking forward to more when you get your new toy.  |
I've wanted to ask the landlord about the building's age but I haven't seen him around recently. I looked for a date marker in the foundation but there doesn't seem to be one.
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Originally Posted by Fomalhaut
It looks fine! I'd love to live in such a place one day. Oh, and don't forget to tell us about the restaurants when you visit them. (And will you try and photograph the bunnies?)
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At some point I might start a thread about dining out so we can all share our restaurant experiences. I'm surprised I haven't done so already, given the fun I had writing restaurant reviews at last year's Con. As for bunny pics, I'm planning on picking up a new camera on Friday so you should see a pic or two of them before long. Oh, their names are Roscoe and Lurlene, by the way.
The area does have a couple of problems; not big ones, but noteworthy nonetheless. The first is vagrants. There are more here than there were in my old area, and it's always the same story; they're trying to get home, do I have any spare change for the bus? Seems that a lot of people here don't plan ahead. One guy who saw me coming out of China House wanted to know if I had any meat in that bag that I could spare. No, I don't, and to all of them, don't ask again; whatever it is, the answer will always be no. Buy your drugs with someone else's money and quit bothering me.
The second problem is that most of the stores I like are farther away than the ones in my old area. It's not really a problem right now; they're open late or are open 24/7 in some cases, and I need the exercise anyway, plus travel time is a non-issue. However, during the summer months and in the worst parts of winter it could be a major inconvenience. Walgreens and the Sunoco station pictured above are close by but the stores I like best, where I've gotten to know the people who work there recently, are a good distance to the south of me. Not sure what to do about this yet.
One last issue is just me being stupid. As I mentioned earlier, Stop and Shop is closer to me now than when I lived in Retardo Land, just in the opposite direction. Before moving day, the only things of interest between me and Stop and Shop were a movie theater and a few businesses of various sorts. Now, there's a McDonalds directly in my path. A Burger King and Wendy's are in the way, too. By the time I get to Stop and Shop, I'm full. Bad, bad Cassini.
