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Post by ncatty007 on Mar 9, 2016 22:09:20 GMT -5
Since Fayetteville, NC came up yesterday. Fayetteville (/ˈfeɪətˌvɪl/) is a city in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County,[3] and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a major U.S. Army installation northwest of the city. Fayetteville has received the All-America City Award from the National Civic League three times. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 200,564,[4] with an estimated population of 204,408 in 2013.[5] It is the sixth-largest municipality in North Carolina. Fayetteville is in the Sandhills in the western part of the Coastal Plain region, on the Cape Fear River. With an estimated population in 2013 of 377,193,[6] the Fayetteville metropolitan area is the largest in southeastern North Carolina, and the fifth-largest in the state. Suburban areas of metro Fayetteville include Fort Bragg, Hope Mills, Spring Lake, Raeford, Pope Field, Rockfish, Stedman, and Eastover. Fayetteville's mayor is Nat Robertson, who is serving his second term.[7 I would add to the lovely description yesterday that without visiting Fayetteville I bet they have great Korean food and an abundance of tattoo parlors. Actually, they have more Vietnamese food than Korean. And yes, it is quite good. I can't speak to the tattoo parlors, however. Fayetteville is also paid on the same scale as Raleigh. The pay scale is also higher than either Greensboro or Charlotte. Of those four cities, the cost of living is lowest in Fayetteville, however. Commute times are worse in Charlotte and Raleigh. Fayetteville and Greensboro are about the same. Charlotte and Raleigh probably have the best shopping, dining, and nightlife, followed by Greensboro and a distant Fayetteville. The public school system in Raleigh, Greensboro, and Fayetteville is all on par if you get into the right district. I cannot speak to Charlotte. I have either lived in or within a short commuting distance of all of these cities over the past 35 years. Of course, your mileage may vary.
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Post by Pixie on Mar 9, 2016 22:33:03 GMT -5
Since Fayetteville, NC came up yesterday. Fayetteville (/ˈfeɪətˌvɪl/) is a city in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County,[3] and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a major U.S. Army installation northwest of the city. Fayetteville has received the All-America City Award from the National Civic League three times. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 200,564,[4] with an estimated population of 204,408 in 2013.[5] It is the sixth-largest municipality in North Carolina. Fayetteville is in the Sandhills in the western part of the Coastal Plain region, on the Cape Fear River. With an estimated population in 2013 of 377,193,[6] the Fayetteville metropolitan area is the largest in southeastern North Carolina, and the fifth-largest in the state. Suburban areas of metro Fayetteville include Fort Bragg, Hope Mills, Spring Lake, Raeford, Pope Field, Rockfish, Stedman, and Eastover. Fayetteville's mayor is Nat Robertson, who is serving his second term.[7 I would add to the lovely description yesterday that without visiting Fayetteville I bet they have great Korean food and an abundance of tattoo parlors.Tattoos are a Navy thing. Not so much the Army (at least not in the old days). Let's not confuse the branches (apples and oranges) as huge fights have broken out over much less. Duty, Honor, Country. Pixie.
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Post by phoenixrakkasan on Mar 10, 2016 6:24:04 GMT -5
All the Way!
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Post by Gaidin on Mar 10, 2016 7:18:00 GMT -5
Since Fayetteville, NC came up yesterday. Fayetteville (/ˈfeɪətˌvɪl/) is a city in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County,[3] and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a major U.S. Army installation northwest of the city. Fayetteville has received the All-America City Award from the National Civic League three times. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 200,564,[4] with an estimated population of 204,408 in 2013.[5] It is the sixth-largest municipality in North Carolina. Fayetteville is in the Sandhills in the western part of the Coastal Plain region, on the Cape Fear River. With an estimated population in 2013 of 377,193,[6] the Fayetteville metropolitan area is the largest in southeastern North Carolina, and the fifth-largest in the state. Suburban areas of metro Fayetteville include Fort Bragg, Hope Mills, Spring Lake, Raeford, Pope Field, Rockfish, Stedman, and Eastover. Fayetteville's mayor is Nat Robertson, who is serving his second term.[7 I would add to the lovely description yesterday that without visiting Fayetteville I bet they have great Korean food and an abundance of tattoo parlors.Tattoos are a Navy thing. Not so much the Army (at least not in the old days). Let's not confuse the branches (apples and oranges) as huge fights have broken out over much less. Duty, Honor, Country. Pixie. My Korean food and tattoo parlor thing is based on a few Army bases I spent time on or near. I will definitely concede the Navy has been more tattooed over the years. Of course these days there are tattoo parlors at the mall so that old stereotype probably is less legit these days.
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Post by anotherfed on Mar 10, 2016 8:35:01 GMT -5
Tattoos are a Navy thing. Not so much the Army (at least not in the old days). Let's not confuse the branches (apples and oranges) as huge fights have broken out over much less. Duty, Honor, Country. Pixie. My Korean food and tattoo parlor thing is based on a few Army bases I spent time on or near. I will definitely concede the Navy has been more tattooed over the years. Of course these days there are tattoo parlors at the mall so that old stereotype probably is less legit these days. I thought they were opening the tattoo parlors in the high schools these days...
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Post by sealaw90 on Mar 10, 2016 9:06:51 GMT -5
My Korean food and tattoo parlor thing is based on a few Army bases I spent time on or near. I will definitely concede the Navy has been more tattooed over the years. Of course these days there are tattoo parlors at the mall so that old stereotype probably is less legit these days. I thought they were opening the tattoo parlors in the high schools these days... No, it's a body piercing shop!
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Post by owl on Mar 10, 2016 11:05:31 GMT -5
My Korean food and tattoo parlor thing is based on a few Army bases I spent time on or near. I will definitely concede the Navy has been more tattooed over the years. Of course these days there are tattoo parlors at the mall so that old stereotype probably is less legit these days. I thought they were opening the tattoo parlors in the high schools these days... Probably the most rebellious thing I ever did in my life was get a tiny tattoo, of my college's mascot, in my senior year, high up enough on my outer thigh so that it could only be seen when wearing short running shorts (I ran cross country & track). I showed it to my parents and grandparents when they came for graduation, and they all nearly passed out from shock and disappointment (in full accordance with my plan ).
Fast forward 25 years. Parents' night at my daughter's middle school. Typical, all-American, suburban school district. 3 out of her 6 teachers had fully visible tattoos. The most prominently inked was her English teacher, a petite, soft-spoken young woman with a large design running from her shoulder to her elbow and another on her calf. I think we can pronounce the normalization of tattoos to be complete.
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Post by catspaw on Mar 10, 2016 12:11:30 GMT -5
I thought they were opening the tattoo parlors in the high schools these days... Probably the most rebellious thing I ever did in my life was get a tiny tattoo, of my college's mascot, in my senior year, high up enough on my outer thigh so that it could only be seen when wearing short running shorts (I ran cross country & track). I showed it to my parents and grandparents when they came for graduation, and they all nearly passed out from shock and disappointment (in full accordance with my plan ).
Fast forward 25 years. Parents' night at my daughter's middle school. Typical, all-American, suburban school district. 3 out of her 6 teachers had fully visible tattoos. The most prominently inked was her English teacher, a petite, soft-spoken young woman with a large design running from her shoulder to her elbow and another on her calf. I think we can pronounce the normalization of tattoos to be complete.
ooh, I wish, but not so from my experience. Much of corporate America still discriminates against those with tattoos and surprisingly, many of your favorite restaurant chains (Olive Garden and Lone Star, for example) don't allow servers with tattoos on their hands or arms because they claim it "looks dirty." One of my young adult kids has been turned away from job interviews on that basis. If she changes job as a waitress or bartender, she always asks about the policy before she bothers to interview.
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Post by anotherfed on Mar 10, 2016 14:18:15 GMT -5
I knew I was no longer a kid when I was strolling the Barbie Boutique for a birthday gift and was shocked to find Biker Barbie, complete with piercings and tattoos. Wonder how the sales were for that particular model... Not something I wanted to give to a little girl. Whatever happened to Astronaut ALJ Barbie?
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Post by gary on Mar 10, 2016 14:24:14 GMT -5
I knew I was no longer a kid when I was strolling the Barbie Boutique for a birthday gift and was shocked to find Biker Barbie, complete with piercings and tattoos. Wonder how the sales were for that particular model... Not something I wanted to give to a little girl. Whatever happened to Astronaut ALJ Barbie? Did they have the Stay-at-Home-Dad Ken doll?
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Post by anotherfed on Mar 10, 2016 14:29:11 GMT -5
I didn't notice. Never had much interest in Ken -- he was always too concerned that every hair was in place and as a result, was a little plastic. My Barbies always fell for GI Joe.
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Post by catspaw on Mar 10, 2016 16:35:09 GMT -5
I knew I was no longer a kid when I was strolling the Barbie Boutique for a birthday gift and was shocked to find Biker Barbie, complete with piercings and tattoos. Wonder how the sales were for that particular model... Not something I wanted to give to a little girl. Whatever happened to Astronaut ALJ Barbie? Really, there was a Biker Barbie? You must be kidding?
Maybe that's what my wild child had in her toy box and I never knew. If only she'd come across the Astronaut ALJ Barbie instead . . . but yet . . . the wait and the odds may have killed her spirit
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Post by luckylady2 on Mar 10, 2016 17:15:24 GMT -5
I knew I was no longer a kid when I was strolling the Barbie Boutique for a birthday gift and was shocked to find Biker Barbie, complete with piercings and tattoos. Wonder how the sales were for that particular model... Not something I wanted to give to a little girl. Whatever happened to Astronaut ALJ Barbie? My favorite was that when they finally came out with Doctor Barbie, she came in a lab coat and a little doctor's bag. Inside the bag? A hair brush!!! I guess it's the only thing needed to attend to what can possibly ail a Barbie!
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Post by anotherfed on Mar 11, 2016 7:00:40 GMT -5
I knew I was no longer a kid when I was strolling the Barbie Boutique for a birthday gift and was shocked to find Biker Barbie, complete with piercings and tattoos. Wonder how the sales were for that particular model... Not something I wanted to give to a little girl. Whatever happened to Astronaut ALJ Barbie? My favorite was that when they finally came out with Doctor Barbie, she came in a lab coat and a little doctor's bag. Inside the bag? A hair brush!!! I guess it's the only thing needed to attend to what can possibly ail a Barbie! Maybe a glue gun?
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Post by gary on Mar 11, 2016 7:54:41 GMT -5
My favorite was that when they finally came out with Doctor Barbie, she came in a lab coat and a little doctor's bag. Inside the bag? A hair brush!!! I guess it's the only thing needed to attend to what can possibly ail a Barbie! Maybe a glue gun? Reproductive problems.
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Post by catspaw on Mar 11, 2016 12:22:16 GMT -5
Is there rhyme or reason to the cities selected for this thread? Are we moving down a list or can we simply choose one?
If the latter, I'd like to roll up to the Midwest somewhere. How about Valparaiso, Indiana?
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Post by luckylady2 on Mar 11, 2016 21:10:59 GMT -5
There was at least one earlier City-of-the-Day thread from the 2014 hires. I think Valpo was featured on that thread. I think this started picking up cities that hadn't been covered yet, but it seems to have devolved into just cities folks just decided to post on.
Soooo, Catspaw - how about posting something on Valpo?
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Post by catspaw on Mar 11, 2016 22:09:01 GMT -5
The most solid people I know are from Valpo. It's the flatlands, to those of us where mountains and oceans call our hearts, but it reflects the best of midwestern community. Strong schools if you have strong family, and wide open skies on the southeastern shores of Lake Michigan. Tear down those abandoned buildings, Gary-Indiana, but the rest of the area is truly heartland.
Said from a girl born and raised in New England, who has loved a man for 30 years who she met in Beantown -- her husband born and raised in Valpo. 'Nuf said.
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Post by Pixie on Mar 11, 2016 22:55:48 GMT -5
The most solid people I know are from Valpo. It's the flatlands, to those of us where mountains and oceans call our hearts, but it reflects the best of midwestern community. Strong schools if you have strong family, and wide open skies on the southeastern shores of Lake Michigan. Tear down those abandoned buildings, Gary-Indiana, but the rest of the area is truly heartland. Said from a girl born and raised in New England, who has loved a man for 30 years who she met in Beantown -- her husband born and raised in Valpo. 'Nuf said. OK, that is strong. A good love story (reading between the lines). I love a good love story. Pixie.
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Post by luckylady2 on Mar 11, 2016 23:22:07 GMT -5
That's the BEST advertisement of a City of the Day that I've seen yet!
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