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Tue Sep-22-09 09:24 PM
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| 58. Suburban Silicon Valley, CA. nt |
| -Do You Live In An Urban, Suburban Or Rural Area? |
KittyWampus |
Sep-22-09 06:15 PM |
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Urban, because of the easy access to mass transit, though many call this area suburban. |
kestrel91316 |
Sep-22-09 06:17 PM |
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that is an extremely important component and thanks for mentioning. |
KittyWampus |
Sep-22-09 06:19 PM |
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Me too. |
intheflow |
Sep-22-09 09:12 PM |
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Same here |
Raine |
Sep-23-09 03:04 AM |
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What do you mean "can feed/water itself"? nt |
Critters2 |
Sep-22-09 06:19 PM |
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well water, ground for growing veggies, woods for wild game hunting or waterways for fishing. |
KittyWampus |
Sep-22-09 06:21 PM |
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Thanks. nt |
Critters2 |
Sep-22-09 06:21 PM |
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This used to be rural, now it's suburban... |
TexasEditor |
Sep-22-09 06:22 PM |
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Suburban===can't afford urban. |
virgogal |
Sep-22-09 06:23 PM |
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In our case, |
Igel |
Sep-22-09 07:45 PM |
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Suburban=finally wanted to own a decent car. |
Walk away |
Sep-22-09 09:01 PM |
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k i c k |
defendandprotect |
Sep-24-09 02:26 PM |
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Semi-rural... |
Earth_First |
Sep-22-09 06:28 PM |
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That's how it is in my town too... |
pipi_k |
Sep-22-09 06:42 PM |
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Rural. Thick forest, Lots of wildlife. Well water. etc. n/t |
pipi_k |
Sep-22-09 06:39 PM |
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New York City |
Johnny Noshoes |
Sep-22-09 06:44 PM |
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Fascinating that we divide into equal thirds. Now what does that say about the democratic Party? n |
Flabbergasted |
Sep-22-09 06:45 PM |
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So far, I'm a bit surprised. Thought Urban/Suburban would be a clear split from Rural. |
KittyWampus |
Sep-22-09 06:53 PM |
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100 votes is hardly representative of DU. |
ManiacJoe |
Sep-22-09 07:24 PM |
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Yeah but we will likely end up with roughly the same percentages with a thousand votes. nt |
Flabbergasted |
Sep-22-09 08:11 PM |
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I live five minutes from downtown Anchorage |
Blue_In_AK |
Sep-22-09 06:47 PM |
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So I guess "urban" can really be a relative term |
KittyWampus |
Sep-22-09 06:54 PM |
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I'd say you were definitely urban. |
intheflow |
Sep-22-09 09:09 PM |
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And I know just where you took that picture. |
Blue_In_AK |
Sep-22-09 10:22 PM |
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Yes, my memory is that it was taken right outside Anchorage. |
intheflow |
Sep-24-09 02:09 PM |
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Actually I think that's down by the Exit Glacier |
Blue_In_AK |
Sep-24-09 02:20 PM |
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Actually Ithink this was from our trip out to Valdez. |
intheflow |
Sep-24-09 03:02 PM |
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Can you see Russia from your porch? |
proud2BlibKansan |
Sep-22-09 09:22 PM |
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I live in a condo in Long Beach |
taught_me_patience |
Sep-22-09 06:49 PM |
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Urban, but grew up in a rural area. |
Odin2005 |
Sep-22-09 06:57 PM |
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Urban |
baldguy |
Sep-22-09 07:01 PM |
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what, no nail parlors? |
KittyWampus |
Sep-22-09 10:04 PM |
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I don't know. Probably. |
baldguy |
Sep-22-09 10:21 PM |
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I was kidding. In Manhattan there's a nail parlor every 5th storefront. |
KittyWampus |
Sep-23-09 08:32 AM |
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I live in a relatively small town, 40,000 people |
DefenseLawyer |
Sep-22-09 07:02 PM |
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very, very, rural |
Maru Kitteh |
Sep-22-09 07:03 PM |
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Deep Rural - we get our sunshine piped in from the next town over.. |
Ghost in the Machine |
Sep-22-09 07:08 PM |
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Suburb of a small town. |
BarbaRosa |
Sep-22-09 07:20 PM |
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Very rural, but can't grow own food because of the weather and poor soil. But I got me a brand-new |
Brickbat |
Sep-22-09 07:22 PM |
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Rural. Needs 2 more RECs to get to greatest so more will participate. |
OnceUponTimeOnTheNet |
Sep-22-09 07:23 PM |
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Rural but a mile from town of 900 and 15 miles from city of 150,000 |
Speck Tater |
Sep-22-09 07:25 PM |
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Grew up in New York City...live now North Side of Chicago |
alcibiades_mystery |
Sep-22-09 07:26 PM |
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Suburb, Volvo, NPR ...thank you |
underpants |
Sep-22-09 07:26 PM |
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Urban |
Ocracoker16 |
Sep-22-09 08:05 PM |
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I live in a sleepy Suburb that is 5 miles west of Midtown Manhattan. |
Walk away |
Sep-22-09 08:21 PM |
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Not sure.... |
Hepburn |
Sep-22-09 08:25 PM |
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I don't know enough about the definitions - town of 6,000 - |
debbierlus |
Sep-22-09 08:27 PM |
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how far to the largest city and how do you get there? n/t |
NMDemDist2 |
Sep-22-09 09:02 PM |
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1/2 hour to the largest city which has a population of 45,000 |
debbierlus |
Sep-22-09 11:27 PM |
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A city of 300,000+ with no mass transportation n/t |
tammywammy |
Sep-22-09 08:29 PM |
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I guess we're rural |
Bettie |
Sep-22-09 08:32 PM |
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Rural. |
tosh |
Sep-22-09 08:35 PM |
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Farther out than "rural". |
bvar22 |
Sep-22-09 08:36 PM |
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I am only allowed to visit places like that. |
Walk away |
Sep-22-09 08:51 PM |
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chicago, but i have a yard, with a garden. |
mopinko |
Sep-22-09 08:48 PM |
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urban gardens are amazing. Manhattan has a few. |
KittyWampus |
Sep-22-09 08:50 PM |
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Same here in San Francisco. |
Luminous Animal |
Sep-22-09 08:51 PM |
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illegal in chicago |
mopinko |
Sep-22-09 09:01 PM |
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You have to fight for an approved system. |
Luminous Animal |
Sep-22-09 09:10 PM |
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you would lose in chicago |
mopinko |
Sep-22-09 10:12 PM |
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My sister used to live in Chicago |
proud2BlibKansan |
Sep-22-09 09:27 PM |
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hey, we are pretty green these days. |
mopinko |
Sep-22-09 10:18 PM |
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gremlins |
mopinko |
Sep-22-09 10:18 PM |
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Subural. No public transport, lots of trees, but also 30 minutes away from civilization. nt |
anonymous171 |
Sep-22-09 08:51 PM |
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rural. our county has about 50,000 people and covers 2.6 million acres |
NMDemDist2 |
Sep-22-09 09:01 PM |
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Rural here, though transforming into rural suburban aka "ruburban". |
The Midway Rebel |
Sep-22-09 09:02 PM |
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Hey I live in KC! |
proud2BlibKansan |
Sep-22-09 09:29 PM |
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Then you should know better than |
The Midway Rebel |
Sep-22-09 10:02 PM |
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I'm in northern OP |
proud2BlibKansan |
Sep-22-09 11:21 PM |
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Other |
TransitJohn |
Sep-22-09 09:02 PM |
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It was rural until a couple of years ago, now it's an exurb. n/t |
Greyhound |
Sep-22-09 09:03 PM |
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Urban - Walkscore 97/100 |
City of Mills |
Sep-22-09 09:15 PM |
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Yes |
havocmom |
Sep-22-09 09:18 PM |
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Suburban |
proud2BlibKansan |
Sep-22-09 09:21 PM |
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Suburban Silicon Valley, CA. nt |
Ardent15 |
Sep-22-09 09:24 PM |
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Urban, but hubby calls it 'little big town' |
bridgit |
Sep-22-09 09:34 PM |
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Suburban. It can get a bit claustrophobic and dull. |
Creena |
Sep-22-09 09:39 PM |
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I live in a smaller town in the north west part of CT but its right next to a city |
Jennicut |
Sep-22-09 09:47 PM |
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beautiful area |
ruggerson |
Sep-22-09 10:31 PM |
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I love driving up Route 8 |
Jennicut |
Sep-22-09 11:12 PM |
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Urban, because I refuse to live in a place where I can't walk to anything |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Sep-22-09 09:49 PM |
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Urban. I live in an apartment house on 2 bus routes on the edge of downtown. |
Louisiana1976 |
Sep-22-09 09:52 PM |
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Urban |
Forkboy |
Sep-22-09 09:53 PM |
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I went with urban... |
GReedDiamond |
Sep-22-09 10:26 PM |
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I consider it urban |
drmeow |
Sep-22-09 10:29 PM |
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Urban |
ruggerson |
Sep-22-09 10:33 PM |
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It was the suburbs in 1950 |
XemaSab |
Sep-22-09 10:36 PM |
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Brooklyn |
Dorian Gray |
Sep-22-09 10:40 PM |
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Rural. Sawmill/tractor rural. n/t |
lumberjack_jeff |
Sep-22-09 11:15 PM |
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somewhere on the cusp between sub-urban and rural. |
dysfunctional press |
Sep-22-09 11:31 PM |
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I live in a town, but |
Ex Lurker |
Sep-22-09 11:36 PM |
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Rural |
dog_lovin_dem |
Sep-22-09 11:41 PM |
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Definitely urban - my condo might be under 700 square feet, but... |
Lucy Goosey |
Sep-22-09 11:45 PM |
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Rural |
cilla4progress |
Sep-23-09 12:06 AM |
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Middle of SF, walk score off the charts, nr Muni, BART, freeway, too many drunk drag queens |
diane in sf |
Sep-23-09 12:15 AM |
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Urban: inside Detroit, feels suburban, back yard is rural. |
Festivito |
Sep-23-09 12:31 AM |
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Urban-Seoul Korea |
davidpdx |
Sep-23-09 01:26 AM |
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Rural - beach |
WilmywoodNCparalegal |
Sep-23-09 08:38 AM |
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A town that was once rural, became a suburb and is now urban. |
Jokerman |
Sep-23-09 08:47 AM |
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