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06-10-2009, 09:58 AM
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I just wish there was more diversity and I wish there was a larger multicultural arts scene. And more international festivals. Also, I wish there were more restaurants serving food from different countries around the world. These are the things I missed most when I moved here from an urban area.
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06-10-2009, 10:22 AM
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I'm loving Huntsville so far. I just miss my favorite restaurants in Hoover (Pablo's, Salvatore's, and Sanpeggio's).
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06-10-2009, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Jai27
I just wish there was more diversity and I wish there was a larger multicultural arts scene. And more international festivals. Also, I wish there were more restaurants serving food from different countries around the world. These are the things I missed most when I moved here from an urban area.
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A lot of us do too. Sort of surprises me that with all the ex-military people living and working and relocating here, and their travels overseas experiencing all sorts of interesting foods, there would be a higher demand for something other than meat and three restaurants (which are always crowded).
It may not have anything to do with Huntsville or Alabama or the south. It may just be the economics of opening diverse restaurants in a market this size. May be the same way in any 300K size metro. There just aren't enough people here to support it. |
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06-11-2009, 01:32 PM
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Oh, and I hate "spider season" and "tornado season." I was just bitten by a spider yesterday. Why can't we have "butterfly season" and "rainbow season" instead? :-)
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06-11-2009, 01:46 PM
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They both interfere with unicorn fart season.   |
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06-12-2009, 10:31 AM
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Oh, and I hate "spider season" and "tornado season." I was just bitten by a spider yesterday. Why can't we have "butterfly season" and "rainbow season" instead? :-)
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Tornado season and rainbow season are one and the same... 
...but I get your point.
Not a big fan of a couple of things here that you can't do much about...
The humidity/heat. I absolutely hate the humidity. I hate exploding into a giant sweat ball just walking to the car from the house at any time of day during the summer months. I hate how blasted damp it is just about allllllllllll the time. I know, I know, it helps keep things green...still hate it. Give me dry heat any day.
I hate how buggy the place is. I love the outdoors, grew up fishing, backpacking, hunting, etc., but down here, the thought of going camping in the summer, between the humidity, and all the crawling critters that bite, no thanks, I'd rather not. Between the holes in my flesh that fiddler spiders leave, the rohrshack test splotches left behind by ticks, the connect-the-dots game I can play because of the chiggers, and the mini-mountains left behind by the mosquitoes, I have a hard time looking out for my other favorite Southern outdoors fun feature--snakes.
And who wants to go brush-busting through the woods when it's so lush that you can't see two feet...and with how snakey it can be. To me, snakes that climb trees belong in the Amazon, or better yet, movies about the Amazon, not in the US. Not to mention, 3 kinds of poisonous snakes in the area--two of which, unlike a rattlesnake, aren't polite enough to let you know they're around until you step on one. Have you ever done that? You levitate when you do. Trust me. If you want to learn how to fly unaided by mechanical devices, step on a copperhead. You won't need Hunduism, Buddhism, or Zen to float across the ground after that. It is motivational.
Also, snakes that are longer than the dirt drive through my property is wide belong in Africa, or better yet, movies about Africa, not here in the US, and certainly not on my place, crossing said drive headed toward a tree in my yard.
Not that snakes bother me. Oh, no, I love them. They eat the mice and rats that live here. And moles. And sometimes possums. Just a few other of my favorite things.
Ok, so maybe I exaggerate...a little. I have never lived some place where I felt like I was quite so much at war with the environment as I am here...but there are trade-offs...
I love lightnin' bugs, and the falls and springs here and their attendant colors can't be beat.
...and even the humidity isn't so bad then!
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06-12-2009, 10:42 AM
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Tornado season and rainbow season are one and the same...
...but I get your point.
Not a big fan of a couple of things here that you can't do much about...
The humidity/heat. I absolutely hate the humidity. I hate exploding into a giant sweat ball just walking to the car from the house at any time of day during the summer months. I hate how blasted damp it is just about allllllllllll the time. I know, I know, it helps keep things green...still hate it. Give me dry heat any day.
I hate how buggy the place is. I love the outdoors, grew up fishing, backpacking, hunting, etc., but down here, the thought of going camping in the summer, between the humidity, and all the crawling critters that bite, no thanks, I'd rather not. Between the holes in my flesh that fiddler spiders leave, the rohrshack test splotches left behind by ticks, the connect-the-dots game I can play because of the chiggers, and the mini-mountains left behind by the mosquitoes, I have a hard time looking out for my other favorite Southern outdoors fun feature--snakes.
And who wants to go brush-busting through the woods when it's so lush that you can't see two feet...and with how snakey it can be. To me, snakes that climb trees belong in the Amazon, or better yet, movies about the Amazon, not in the US. Not to mention, 3 kinds of poisonous snakes in the area--two of which, unlike a rattlesnake, aren't polite enough to let you know they're around until you step on one. Have you ever done that? You levitate when you do. Trust me. If you want to learn how to fly unaided by mechanical devices, step on a copperhead. You won't need Hunduism, Buddhism, or Zen to float across the ground after that. It is motivational.
Also, snakes that are longer than the dirt drive through my property is wide belong in Africa, or better yet, movies about Africa, not here in the US, and certainly not on my place, crossing said drive headed toward a tree in my yard.
Not that snakes bother me. Oh, no, I love them. They eat the mice and rats that live here. And moles. And sometimes possums. Just a few other of my favorite things.
Ok, so maybe I exaggerate...a little. I have never lived some place where I felt like I was quite so much at war with the environment as I am here...but there are trade-offs...
I love lightnin' bugs, and the falls and springs here and their attendant colors can't be beat.
...and even the humidity isn't so bad then! |
I want to know where you used to live where you can go traipsing through the woods and not have to worry about bugs!
Also, a couple weeks ago I ran over a snake that was stretched out the entire length of the lane I was driving in.  Then AFTER I drove over it at 40 MPH I saw it SLITHER OFF THE ROAD! Almost gave me a heart attack.
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06-12-2009, 11:02 AM
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I want to know where you used to live where you can go traipsing through the woods and not have to worry about bugs!
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Ha! New Mexico, eastern Washington state, eastern Oregon, northern Idaho and western Montana.
Yeah, there's bugs, but no where near to the numbers, variety and biting capacity as I've seen here. Most of the places I lived, was too cold or too dry for much of the year for too much variety! Mosquitoes are a problem for a month or so in the mountains, but that's really about it...
...and we don't "traipse", we stride with manly purpose... |
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06-12-2009, 12:31 PM
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Ha! New Mexico, eastern Washington state, eastern Oregon, northern Idaho and western Montana.
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The common theme being they are DRY climates. |
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06-12-2009, 03:28 PM
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To me, snakes that climb trees belong in the Amazon, or better yet, movies about the Amazon, not in the US.
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Okay, I haven't heard of this, and I have been here for 6 years. WHAT kind of snake around here can climb a tree?  |
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