Ldub, thanks for the lift

[CrnCnn]

How did we highjack this thread so bad?

I feel it's more a city size thing sometimes. I was born and raised in Tucson until I was 21 and most of my neighbors spoke English when I was a kid and I had other kids to play with. As time went on and people left, new people moved into the area we had less and less English speaking people. As well as lots of people that wouldn't maintain their yard's and would keep their dog tied to a 10ft chain in the back 24/7 barking ALL the time.

That was my "South" and people were on the go and click oriented too, I think everyone a little. Moving to Reno was also a major change for me. I have grown and become more of an individual here than I ever was back home.

People get stuck in their Day to Day and don’t care about anyone else back there. My father-in-law just crashed his motorcycle a month ago in Tucson because some lady ran a red light. NO ONE stopped to help him. NO ONE!!! He was OK and everything but he was having a hard time getting the bike up and getting out of the way and no one did anything...

How did we highjack this thread so bad?

[Ldub]

Here in dinkycoldville (Fargo, right around 100k) I live in an old house that's been converted into six apartments. I know every one of my neighbors by their first name, including the elderly couple who live in the house next door.
Four out of the seven other people who live here, regularly come to hang in "Larryland" (it's on my door), and the two noobs who just moved in, have already been invited to join us around the fire pit on summer evenings...
I still maintain friendships with at least four people who formerly lived here.

There's one I won't hang out with at all, he's on the long list...

I regularly patrol the yard & boulevard to keep trash at bay...the ghetto is right across the street in two directions, but I'll keep it there as long as possible.

All in all, I feel like a pretty lucky guy.

And yeah, we did jack hell outta this thread, my apologies Mark...

[MSHardeman]

Thread jack doesn't bother me any. The original post was just to thank you (Ldub) for the work on Vicki last year. I never got to wheel her in Moab with the lift, so I'm looking forward to getting back there this year to see how the lift helps.

Oh, and I agree....the Red Rock porch is no place for feudin'. Only good natured ribing, tall tales, and swash buckling stories coupled with some adult beverages will be tolerated.

[Solitude]

An Epiphany I have had over the years of traveling coast to coast in the last 15 years (2 million Miles)

Illinois is a great place to be FROM!!!!

and if you actually gauged the separation of the country according to attitude... The Mississippi river is about right.

just my 2 cents minus emoticans

Jeff

[nocturnalVX]

How did we highjack this thread so bad?

And yeah, we did jack hell outta this thread, my apologies Mark...

x2... Our bad!

Oh, and I agree....the Red Rock porch is no place for feudin'. Only good natured ribing, tall tales, and swash buckling stories coupled with some adult beverages will be tolerated.

[Marlin]

Wait a second, I don't really count Chicago as Midwest. There are no farmers in Chicago!!! Even the people from Illinois don't like to claim chicago!!!!!! It is it's own corrupt little world. Kind of like grouping So Cal with the rest of California. They are not even remotely the same. I realize a majority of California is farmland. But much the same as NY, everyone thinks of NYC, where as it is physically a very small part of the state. Upstate is awesome, I went to school in the Albany area, gorgeous and great fishing/camping.
I just like "stirring the pot". There will certainly be no fisticuffs from me!!! We (nukes) just like to spin people up, we sometimes play devil's advocate just for something to do. It keeps your mind sharp, and boredom at bay.

As far as the East Coast, well, I suppose its just the East Coast..how about the Mason-Dixon Line, so we can have the New England area, and the South East...
And Bart, it does take 2 hrs at McDs to get a burger here in the south...but at least they are polite about being ridiculously slllllllooooooooowwwwwwwww.

ummmmm, keep up the good work LDUB, (now its not thread jacking )

[CrnCnn]

Wait a second, I don't really count Chicago as Midwest.

See I am from southern AZ. Very, Very close to the US border, but im not considered from the south. I know what people mean when they say they're from the south but I'm from a place thats physically south as SC.

Drives me nuts.

[VX KAT]

Boy this thread jack was interesting. Having been born & raised in Pennsylvania, then living in Los Angeles/Long Beach for 15 yrs, then 11 years in the South (Dallas), now 16 months in Central/Northern Arizona, and hubby born/raised in Chicago......I can relate to virtually every description all of you have described! Guess I'm one messed up DUDE (err, dudette I guess). :grinp:

Since this is already pretty jacked......Lookin' forward to Moab sooooooo much, got the Ranchos on yesterday and all my pissin' & moanin' about the ride is over! Thanks Deermagnet for pushing me over the edge!

[djvx]

Milwaukee is awesomely midwest. We have festivals here all summer. Beer flows non stop. Most people know and help their nieghbors. There are Harley Davidson Rally's and all kind's of fun. Chicago is a blast to go visit too. I like winter sports-snowmobiling and hunting and although the weather can be rough, the change of seasons is nice. To each there own, but many are chosing to put the midwest down. I for one enjoy it.
I go to AZ quite often and I have noticed no difference in the people. My brother lives in Fort McDowell just northeast of Scottsdale and Fountain Hills.
It's awesome- they can legally drive ATV's and dirt bikes,golf carts on the street!