suburbs

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me @dfollin (27267) • United States 23 Oct

I live in a suburban area in Virginia. And as a child and a teenager I don't remember seeing many wild type animals in our neighborhoods. Besides squirrels, birds and stray cats. However as an adult we lived in a mobile home...

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What Prices Were Like in the 50's

celticeagle @celticeagle (189820) • Boise, Idaho 9 Jan 25

People were moving to the suburbs and Elvis was on The Ed Sullivan Show. America was a youthful nation with 31% of its 151 million under the age of 18 and it was alive with change. It was the age of the "baby boomers" and the...

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More houses on Visitacion Valley

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 21 May 22

Here is another street in Visitacion Valley, a neighborhood partly in San Francisco and partly in Daly City. Aside from the parked cars you see the close together houses, one of which is a bright pink. It is a hilly area and a...

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I just phoned in a bad driver.

The Horse @TheHorse (238284) • Walnut Creek, California 8 Mar 21

Periodically, I like to be a grumpy old man, and phone in a bad driver. Do you ever do that? Today, I was heading home from an errand and was almost rear ended by a woman in a black Jeep, possibly a Cherokee, if those still...

should women be allowed to drive

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What's so bad about low-cost housing in the suburbs?

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 22 Oct 20

One of Donald Trump's ploys for re-election is that he has prevented the building of affordable housing in the suburbs of American cities. He seems to think that this is a good thing. But why? Surely it is a very good move to...

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Lost in the 'burbs

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 22 May 20

'This isn't my neighborhood.' That was my first thought after turning down one street and finding myself surrounded by large houses with well manicured lawns. Of course, I did not say anything to my companions, who trusted me to...

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The city, the dream

Theresaaiza @Theresaaiza (10487) • Australia 17 Aug 19

We finally decided to move out of my husband's family home 6 months ago. So here we are in the city on a temporary lease till end of next month when our house in the 'burbs is done with renovations. I have always dreamed of...

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Visiting 1920's England

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 24 Mar 19

I've been in in 1920's London for a few days now. At times I've rushed through, barely paying attention the scenery and goings on around me. Other days I've gone at a more leisurely pace, soaking in the sights and people watching....

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The pineapple express has brought more rain to san Jose this morning. 2/27/19

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 27 Feb 19

This picture was taken this morning.It is of the rain brought by the pineapple express,and it is not really cold out,so I don't expect snow on the nearby mountains.While it was sprinkling and misting yesterday,today the ground is...

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It Is Like A Mad Thing!

Catherine @bluesa (15022) • Johannesburg, South Africa 22 Aug 17

The wind is howling like a mad thing outside! And when it is like that I panic a little because once many years ago, 1948 says my Mom, Roodepoort got hit by a tornado! And I live in Roodepoort Wilropark! We have put our garden...

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Convention Diary Good Friday 14th April 2017 Writing Publishing And Literary Agents

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 25 Apr 17

The first official day of the Birmingham based 68th Eastercon Science Fiction Convention. I had a choice of two buses to travel in by from near the hotel, so I took the first of the two to arrive. Services seemed unaffected by...

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Officially live in the suburbs!

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 3 Sep 16

So in my 26 years of existence I have never ever lived in the 'Burbs. I have officially moved in with my sister and her husband in their duplex....in the suburbs! Now granted this city is only 5 blocks to the north end of my city....

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The Car Wash Mafia

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (97954) • Daytona Beach, Florida 24 May 16

Perhaps there is and perhaps there isn’t such a thing as a car wash mafia. This is what I want your opinion about. For many years now we have had a Statoil gas station with the usual 24 hour store on a corner of our main street...

car washes

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Would you rather have a house in the suburbs, or a tiny apartment in the city with an excellent view?

Kerry @lovebeingmummy2 (806) • Aberdeen, Scotland 6 Mar 16

Where would be your favourite place to live if you had the choice? Would you rather have a house in the suburbs, or a tiny apartment in the city with an excellent view?

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Living in a big city or suburbs?

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 15 Feb 16

This is more than just the "poll-type" question as stated above. I have recently begun tenatively house-hunting, or at least getting a feel for what is on the market in the areas I'd like to live in. I don't have as much money...

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Helping an older gentleman at the Versatel machine

The Horse @TheHorse (238284) • Walnut Creek, California 29 Dec 15

I had one of those little experiences today that made me feel like part of a community. An older gentleman had made his was to the Versatel machine (Bank of America's baking machine) and was struggling to read the text on the...

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Can You Hear a Pin Drop?

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (97954) • Daytona Beach, Florida 14 Sep 15

How quiet is it where you live? We live in the suburbs of Riga, Latvia and day and night it is very quiet. When heavy cars go down our street my house shakes a bit. There are days when I don’t hear my neighbors at all. Right next...

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Missing the life in the suburbs

deodavid @deodavid (4147) • Philippines 7 Apr 12

8 years ago was the time that i decided to leave of on an apartment by myself, anyway our old house was sold anyway so that's fine by me so i kinda bounced off of one apartment to the other going to 3 different cities and have...

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What compromises are you making?

jalucia @jalucia (1431) • United States 2 Dec 11

In today's world we all find ourselves making compromises in order to get by. With the tough financial state of things, what have you found yourself doing, that you never thought you would have, in order to make ends meet?...

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Have You Seen Suburgatory?

mamasaid @mamasaid (156) • United States 5 Oct 11

I just watched Suburgatory, a new ABC series on at 8:30 PM EST. It was hilarious! The storyline follows a single father, George, and his teen daughter, Tessa, who moved from NYC to the tony suburbs. As a surburbanite, I thought...

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