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THAT WOULD BE SO AWESOME! Did you know that I've never actually met anyone from a forum? I mean, I've communicated with a few over the years outside of the internet but never actually met anyone in person. We need to stay in touch about our plans. It would be a shame for us both to be on the same continent and not try to get together!
I've met quite a few. Only one bad experience - a compulsive talker. I have met a lot of American expats in the UK, some of whom I am still friends with. And a couple of them from a baby boomers forum. Might meet one in Michigan this summer. Oh, and the best one - met husband online. Not a forum though.
A huge portion of Texas is almost desert. The difference between east and west Texas is like night and day. East Texas has pine forests and rice fields. West Texas has rocky deserts.
yes, but I was referring to Kathyrn's neighborhood library, which is in East Texas
I've met quite a few. Only one bad experience - a compulsive talker. I have met a lot of American expats in the UK, some of whom I am still friends with. And a couple of them from a baby boomers forum. Might meet one in Michigan this summer. Oh, and the best one - met husband online. Not a forum though.
OH my gosh, I met my husband online too! Our first date we hit it off like we'd known each other all our lives, and we got married about ten months later. It's been a great ride! Crazy thing is, we only lived about 20 miles apart and we'd been probably walking past each other for years because we knew some of the same people, frequented some of the same places...but it took match.com for us to actually meet. I would have sworn there was not a man in east Texas that I was interested in - I thought I had met everyone I would have had the slightest thing in common with. I was wrong!
These trolling threads - which are too frequent here - can bring out a lot of animosity between anonymous posters. That is unfortunate, but entirely unnecessary.
I started posting on a Las Vegas message board (which no longer exists) about 15 years ago and since have belonged to several others. They usually devolved into small social boards that would organize periodic meets in Vegas so we could get to know each other as real people.
Some of us have built very good friendships over the years to the point where we visit each others homes and tour the respective communities/states/provinces.
Some of you people might change your perspective if y'all did the same - and quit bashing places you know little about.
Whatever, the WC final seems to be enough to follow with one eye only, so some parks, greenery and randomness them, as the rep points indicated people like my photos. Note also that taking photos here is always fighting against the sun angle, as we peak at 54 degrees, which is the solar angle of NYC on 1 April. The pictures earlier taken on 24 May was the first really warm day of the spring, peaking at 85F, so I decided to take my tour approaching the sunset, as I wasn't really acclimatised.
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And the 'Hansa' shopping centre is a real jewel IMO. Built in an old block inner yard in 3 stories, and with a glass roof. 24/7/365 comfortable shopping.
The only area that survived the great fire of 1827 that destroyed 90% of the city:
I love the one of the part of town that survived the fire. The wooden homes. Nice shopping mall, too.
The colder parts of Canada have really fancy indoor malls, with lots of skylights, fountains, modern design. It seems Canadian architects build beautiful indoor public spaces to provide pleasant environments for people to spend time during the harsh winters. They're very inviting. I've never seen anything like that in the US.
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