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Post by advocatusdiaboli on Aug 27, 2016 14:46:25 GMT -5
Umm, did anyone see the Tax Foundation of America study on the real value of $100 in each state? It noted that Mississippi was number 1 and $100 there had the equivalent buying power of $115.34. So, although all the odar's in Mississippi fall within the Rest of US locality pay, the salary there is worth an extra 15% in actual value. Lowest cost of living. Low taxes. 3 wonderfully run odar offices. Beautiful state with amazing history, culture and nature. Each of the odar offices are within less than 30 minutes of at least 2 level 5 school districts. No snow. Seems like a no brainer to me. And, oh yes, fewer 'gators (the toothy kind, not the football kind) than either Louisiana or Florida.
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Post by dropduff on Aug 27, 2016 14:47:05 GMT -5
Umm, did anyone see the Tax Foundation of America study on the real value of $100 in each state? It noted that Mississippi was number 1 and $100 there had the equivalent buying power of $115.34. So, although all the odar's in Mississippi fall within the Rest of US locality pay, the salary there is worth an extra 15% in actual value. Lowest cost of living. Low taxes. 3 wonderfully run odar offices. Beautiful state with amazing history, culture and nature. Each of the odar offices are within less than 30 minutes of at least 2 level 5 school districts. No snow. Seems like a no brainer to me. got a point, i will look at article. some states are pretty grabby with tax dollars, no doubt about it. And everyone. Funky has officially sold me on Tupelo. Way to go Funky!!! You are not the only one, Christina!
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Post by pubdef on Aug 27, 2016 16:13:03 GMT -5
One question that I've been trying to figure out is if there are any ODAR offices close to a trailhead for the Appalachian Trail? Any other outdoor enthusiasts excited by some of the smaller town ODARs because of trails, lakes, etc?
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Post by christina on Aug 27, 2016 16:20:00 GMT -5
One question that I've been trying to figure out is if there are any ODAR offices close to a trailhead for the Appalachian Trail? Any other outdoor enthusiasts excited by some of the smaller town ODARs because of trails, lakes, etc? yes, that is one of reasons i prefer smaller areas. my ideal place is quiet but within 20 minutes of at least a medium size city. and a short commute to work which may or may not be the medium size city.
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Post by pubdef on Aug 27, 2016 16:31:42 GMT -5
One question that I've been trying to figure out is if there are any ODAR offices close to a trailhead for the Appalachian Trail? Any other outdoor enthusiasts excited by some of the smaller town ODARs because of trails, lakes, etc? yes, that is one of reasons i prefer smaller areas. my ideal place is quiet but within 20 minutes of at least a medium size city. and a short commute to work which may or may not be the medium size city. That's the best. I used to work in a town that was about an hour outside of a huge city and 30 minutes from the suburbs of the city. But it was an eternity as far as differences. You could see stars at night, you knew whenever a new store was being built or if something was closing, and all the outdoorsy stuff that the city folk came and used during weekends was there to enjoy in solitude during the week. My commute to work was 15 minutes by bike or 5 minutes by car. I didn't know what I left behind when I moved to the big city. I hope people who get picked up in a small town/medium sized city realize what a gift it is to live a little outside of the big city life. Even if it's not for a career, it is nice to have that experience. Plus, it can make you feel a little like you're living the legal version of Northern Exposure.
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Post by christina on Aug 27, 2016 16:34:47 GMT -5
yes, that is one of reasons i prefer smaller areas. my ideal place is quiet but within 20 minutes of at least a medium size city. and a short commute to work which may or may not be the medium size city. That's the best. I used to work in a town that was about an hour outside of a huge city and 30 minutes from the suburbs of the city. But it was an eternity as far as differences. You could see stars at night, you knew whenever a new store was being built or if something was closing, and all the outdoorsy stuff that the city folk came and used during weekends was there to enjoy in solitude during the week. My commute to work was 15 minutes by bike or 5 minutes by car. I didn't know what I left behind when I moved to the big city. that sounds ideal!!! you gotta let me know where that was!!!! watch it be mt p!!!
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Post by wendy on Aug 13, 2017 8:55:46 GMT -5
In light of the discussion on regional dialects (and the y'all debate) in another thread, I thought I would bump this up. Try the quiz and see what it says about you. (Thanks tripper for the original post.)
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Post by denise on Aug 13, 2017 12:03:21 GMT -5
In light of the discussion on regional dialects (and the y'all debate) in another thread, I thought I would bump this up. Try the quiz and see what it says about you. (Thanks tripper for the original post.) Wow-- I just took the test and I am stunned. My decades of living outside of the South have proven fruitless in terms of altering my dialect. Interestingly, my dialect is most similar to the hometowns of my mom and dad in the Deep South. I'd never guessed this would've been the case 😳 (Y'all I'm devastated 😉).
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Post by gary on Aug 13, 2017 12:18:06 GMT -5
In light of the discussion on regional dialects (and the y'all debate) in another thread, I thought I would bump this up. Try the quiz and see what it says about you. (Thanks tripper for the original post.) Wow-- I just took the test and I am stunned. My decades of living outside of the South have proven fruitless in terms of altering my dialect. Interestingly, my dialect is most similar to the hometowns of my mom and dad in the Deep South. I'd never guessed this would've been the case 😳 (Y'all I'm devastated 😉). Bless your heart.
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Post by acttwo on Aug 13, 2017 16:18:23 GMT -5
Wowser, this nailed me. Four years in Madison, my folks from Janesville/Beloit/Rockford area and 3 years in Ann Arbor. I'm a flat lander for sure! (it's Kitty corner, really!!) But like Denise, it's my parent's hometown dialect, not mine, that prevails [sorry, Gary, but I guess I don't sound chi-caw-go enough! LOL!]
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Post by gary on Aug 13, 2017 16:39:33 GMT -5
Wowser, this nailed me. Four years in Madison, my folks from Janesville/Beloit/Rockford area and 3 years in Ann Arbor. I'm a flat lander for sure! (it's Kitty corner, really!!) But like Denise, it's my parent's hometown dialect, not mine, that prevails [sorry, Gary, but I guess I don't sound chi-caw-go enough! LOL!] Imposter!
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Post by blondswede on Aug 13, 2017 21:12:13 GMT -5
Rockford, IL was one of mine. My father is from Rockford, and as kids, we had to spend each and every holiday there, at my grandmother's house. I never liked Rockford (but that's where a lot of Swedes landed in the '20s), mainly because Grandma was so strict: we weren't allowed to talk on the phone, play "Go Fish," or even have playing cards in the house. Something about them being the Devil's work.
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Post by gary on Aug 13, 2017 21:23:04 GMT -5
Rockford, IL was one of mine. My father is from Rockford, and as kids, we had to spend each and every holiday there, at my grandmother's house. I never liked Rockford (but that's where a lot of Swedes landed in the '20s), mainly because Grandma was so strict: we weren't allowed to talk on the phone, play "Go Fish," or even have playing cards in the house. Something about them being the Devil's work. Surely it was all compensated for by proximity to the Clock Museum.
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Post by blondswede on Aug 13, 2017 21:32:24 GMT -5
Sorry, Gary, that went right over my head. What do you mean?
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Post by gary on Aug 13, 2017 21:37:47 GMT -5
Rockford had a Clock Museum (Time Museum?) in the Clock Tower Resort. It moved to the Museum of Science and Industry for a few years then closed down. www.timemuseum.com
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Post by blondswede on Aug 13, 2017 21:41:39 GMT -5
Rockford had a Clock Museum (Time Museum?) in the Clock Tower Resort. It moved to the Museum of Science and Industry for a few years then closed down. www.timemuseum.comUnfortunately, going anywhere on holidays at Grandma's (always Sundays) also precluded going anywhere, so I never had the (presumably) pleasure of seeing the Time Museum. I'll have to ask my dad about it, though. But, I loved the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. It was my absolute favorite of the many Chicago museums.
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Post by acttwo on Aug 13, 2017 23:39:49 GMT -5
blondswede , I feel you. Norwegian grandparents, but by the time I came along, there were about 25 earlier grandkids, so I was viewed as a lost cause. My folks spoke of slipping over the border to Beloit or Rockford to drink--the reverse of my time. So since my folks were lost, why bother with their kids? And no, never been to the clock museum, gary. PS: who you calling an imposter? I was born in Edgewater and lived in Jeff park!
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Post by stevil on Aug 14, 2017 8:53:45 GMT -5
Calling a water fountain a "bubbler" easily narrowed it down to the Fox River Valley area of Wisconsin!
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Post by Peabody on Aug 14, 2017 9:08:17 GMT -5
Wow~I must say I enjoyed the personal dialect test enormously, but I really wondered the location where some of the terms like "bubbler" were used! I have to ask, but where do folks use "cabbage night," "goosy night," or "gate night?"
My dialect results fell in cities I have never lived in, but two of those cities are within an hour of my mother's birthplace. Maybe my future grandchildren will one day have an accent similar to where I was born!
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Post by JudgeKnot on Aug 14, 2017 9:40:40 GMT -5
I grew up as a fourth-generation child in northern Michigan. It pegged me in Milwaukee and Madison, WI, and Grand Rapids, MI, so it was pretty close. In Michigan, almost everyone refers to carbonated beverages as "pop", and that's what I grew up using. Somewhere along the line I switched to "soda". I never knew there was a term for the grass between the sidewalk and the street. I always thought it was just "lawn".
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