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04-12-2016, 12:41 AM | #76 |
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"Sprawling on the fringes of the city
In geometric order An insulated border In-between the bright lights And the far, unlit unknown Some will sell their dreams for small desires Or lose the race to rats Get caught in ticking traps And start to dream of somewhere To relax their restless flight" I think this sums up the temperament of burbia...it's committing cultural genericide. If you dont require new or inspired occurrences and predictable, safe repetition is the call....it's a good move. |
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04-12-2016, 08:32 AM | #77 |
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Enjoy the shit ass commute into downtown if you have to deal with rush hour travel. The city's worst drivers can be found from 7-9am and again at 4-6:30 pm on I-35 between Lamar and 119th street every day of the work week. Avoid 435 if at all possible during those times as well.
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04-12-2016, 08:48 AM | #78 |
He's Mahomie!
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I love doing that stuff. Free exercise. Plus I'm not renting.
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04-12-2016, 08:50 AM | #79 |
He's Mahomie!
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I live in the burbs and commute a leisurely 10 minutes to work. Some of you guys are doing it wrong.
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04-12-2016, 08:52 AM | #80 | |
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If you think that living downtown hasn't allowed me to fall into a VERY strict routine then you're mistaken. You have to. The city runs on routine. There is no magical dust floating around in the air in an urban setting that causes a person to actively seek out a more fulfilled life than their suburban counterparts. I'll be damned if moving to a slowed down environment will cause me to be any less active than I currently am. Living in downtown Kansas City is not like living in downtown San Francisco. You still have to drive to most of your favorite hangouts and to visit friends. This will not change for me after our move. I'll still visit the same bars, restaurants, shopping, and neighborhoods as I did before. Most of which will be about the same distance from my home as they are from my current apartment. Again, I just don't see how one can completely change their entire outlook on life because they've moved to a new domicile. Bottom line, I don't see myself or my wife being defined by some imaginary stereotype that says one's life should be lived a certain way based on living in a suburban neighborhood. And one last point, some of my urban peers are so ****ing miserable it's unbelievable. It's the person, not the address.
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04-12-2016, 08:56 AM | #81 |
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Where you live doesn't dictate your life. You make your life wherever you live.
I live on a farm near a small town and our calendar is packed...and a lot of urban dwellers would pay good money to do what we do on the spur of the moment for entertainment. |
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04-12-2016, 08:58 AM | #82 |
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I think first time house buyers in Lenexa get one of these as a "welcome to the neighborhood" gift from the HOA -
The 2.5 kids that are soccer ready are optional. |
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04-12-2016, 08:58 AM | #83 |
Mahomes or GTFO
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**** yeah, trading that thing in for a bass boat.
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04-12-2016, 09:02 AM | #84 |
In Search of a Life
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Wr just bough a van. Honda Odyssey. My wife thought it was the end of her world trading in her car for a van.
With 2 kids under 3, best decision we've made. I love that thing. |
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04-12-2016, 09:25 AM | #85 |
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Get your hair cut at a barber near your house.
Stay up as long as you want on your deck. Once all the neighbors lights are out, try to be somewhat quiet and respectful. Drink somewhere closer to home, take a cab home if you can't walk home. Or, just have friends over to your place to drink and bbq in your new yard. Then just walk inside. Wear the same clothing you've always worn. Buy a Toro mower. Lawn boy is also good. Put pre emergent on your lawn now, then again in late May. Use a weed and feed fertilizer in May and June. Put Snowman, or some other winterizer on your grass in late October. Keep your grass cut at 3.5 inches, and mow it once a week or so. Buy a WSM smoker and learn to bbq so you can have friends over. Get a good grill. Plant a small garden so you will have fresh tomatoes, onions, and herbs to cook with. That is all for now. |
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04-12-2016, 09:31 AM | #86 |
"Think BOOM!"
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Don't hang out in your garage.
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04-12-2016, 09:36 AM | #87 |
"You like to drink?"
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04-12-2016, 09:40 AM | #88 |
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Two rules of moving:
1) If you move from the city to the country you need to own lots of guns. 2) If you move from the country to the city you need to own lots of guns. |
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04-12-2016, 09:45 AM | #89 |
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04-12-2016, 09:45 AM | #90 |
Be Kind To Your Pets
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If you moved to Leawood, you need the following:
1) A KU Jayhawk Flag for your front porch 2) A privacy fence for the back yard 3) A BMW, Lexus or Acura 4) Join a Protestant Church 5) Put your kids in private school 6) Buy a Douchebag. Study it closely, become the Douchebag.... |
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