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JC: I remember when I was young my dad did the same thing! He put trash back in the window of a guy's car who had just thrown it out. The guy didn't get out and...... procyon: Medicalfools: I also know that some higher-ups want the best for it--someone posted a letter to that effect from Dorothy Lewandowski elsewhere on citynoise, and I recently read that they've started applying for a spot...... Peter: food for thought: General Motors employs over 30 times the number of people in {canada} as they do in india or korea, but i doubt we would hear you complaining about "hard working americans'" jobs...... zagg: According to Wikipedia: "listed by Forbes List of Billionaires as the 368th richest person in the world in 2008"
I wonder if he would like to donate a little to a nice canadian gal... I'll volunteer... joey: {waterfall} there was that song by jimi hendrix;
Waterfall
Don't ever change your ways
Fall with me for a million days
Oh, my waterfall... Lino: Hello everyone. I came from Italy in holiday and end up working in Netherne as a porter first and then in the kitchen. The patient was treated very well and I have great memories. Beautiful...... moutouxlaw@yahoo.com: I have visited La Jolla Cove each year since
1983. What is the history behind those two abandoned
houses near the La Jolla Cove Motel? They have
been in the same dillapidated condition for over
25 years and...... scared with eyes wide open: believe what you see. They want us to see it. It cost them billions to build this airport that wasn't really needed, No paints a giant mural for public display without prior...... Sebastien: Tokyo is "as dirty as hell?" I must have missed that while living there for seven years and thinking everyday how amazingly spotless this city of 25 million could be. Seoul, on the...... Panda_Chan: As a future art student I'm amazed by the art throughout my city. I didn't know this place existed and from the photos I'm tempted to take a walk through myself. It's nice to know...... Captain Obvious: What really grates about Quebec's degenerate infrastructure, is that they have not only incredibly high taxes, but they *also* have incredibly high subsidies from all the more productive provinces, BOTH.
To have billions poured into a...... Peter: Ryan: i hate chemical spills (this is more of a chemical spill than an "oil spill") as much as the next guy, but just for the record, its not the "largest oil spill in history"......... Lynda Phillips , sons Paul and Mike Phillips, Caroline st, Irlam adn Carlisle Dr, Irlam: Hello, Im just blown away by this fantastic site found by accident. I was looking for my old school friend William Mcormick/mcCormack from Salford born around 1955. I lived in Caroline Street aged 18 with...... Tex: I'll post a picture, this is Memorial Hall Convention Center.
This is the building that the city spent over 2.2 million to fix up and still can't be used because it can only seat...... EvilGentleman: Jeez, and I had always thought that Eritrea was a country on Africa's Red Sea coast which recently (early 1990's) gained its freedom from Ethiopia. Capital Asmera, population around 5 million? And a former Italian...... Peter: wow, the comments in korean are fascinating... i mean, im as prone to think that america is the global authority on conspiracy, but i think its a bit of a reach to say that america...... Me: Re to oevre
If I had a million,I would travel and visit some really cool places,then I would settle down while I was still young and buy a really nice home here in good ole Hutch,and...... chiamattt: Jack, it's not like the United States is going to 'give' the beef to Korea for free. In previous years (prior to 1994, i think) the Korean market was worth a little more than 3...... oevre: Q: If you were driving down seventeenth and you realized you had a million dollars in your backpack, which you didn't realize you had, and you are seventeen years old, would you plan on spending...... Peter: also, for those that dont know:
##"...Two famous stone lions guarding the entrance were sculpted by Edward Clark Potter. They were originally named Leo Astor and Leo Lenox, in honor of the library's founders. These names...... Peter: isnt there a legend thats says those lions roar every time a virgin passes? hahaha...... Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot!
A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo.
[[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]]
by Adam Enright
I was thrilled to read about...... EvilGentleman: Thank god you clarified that, Jamie. I was about to tell you that I don't post those ones.
And kudos to you, Montrealbunny, for recognizing the tiles of the Lionel-Groulx station. I had not noticed that,...... Montrealbunny: Please, please, please let`s see them EG!!! I just knew someone had something about it squirreled away in their hard drive, and somehow I`m not surprised it`s you! It really is gorgeous, eh!...... anon (p49n148.ruraltel.net): I own this school , there is oil under it , converted to residential use .its for sale, 0ne million dollars, em joseph.bonelli@us.army.mil
serious inquiries only... Barbara Leone: If anyone has pictures of St Barbaras please email them to me...........I miss that church so much. I lived on gates ave between central and wilson 1954 to 1965. Does anyone remember maxs grocery...... dia second home:
the satallion is a new addition to DIA. the sculpture was killed by the stallion and the son finished the project after a couple of years. its eyes glow red at night and...... Anne Priestley (nee Rigby): Hi Julian
My grandparents who owned Platts of Irlam retired to Flixton, Brooklyn Avenue, we visited often as children.
I love the film Stand By Me it has such a summery and nostalgic feel -...... Oldfart: This isn't a hockey tradition. Montreal loves its riots ever since the Quebec legislature passed the Rebellion Losses Bill in 1849 and an English mob torched the parliament buildings, which used to be here.
Since then...... anon (d58-106-114-187.adl2.sa.optusnet.com.au): Hi Sheila
Thats right,that is the cottage I was thinking of, I didnt know it had been a blacksmiths in its time.
There was a blacksmiths in Boat lane behind the White Lion in Higher irlam, which...... GuRu: The Do-ers are the ones wreckin the place! and i dont just mean the ones doin meth either. ever wonder why city council got thier butts audited? HHHMMMMMMMMM, i wonder????? Latest example is that dirty...... Tex: You are absolutely right, we should be thankful for what we have and the great country that we live in. We are very blessed and fortunate to live in a country where we have...... Sheila hilton: Hi Marissa,
The shop you referred to opposite The Nag's Head called Pixies was actually the Temperance bar where the dandelion lollies were sold. 'Pixies'...... Post-84 New Jack: Thanks for the lolly, W-Bear. I'll be sure to pass it on to my son. He's teething right now and its a bitch.
As for you, Bilrock Rolling Thunder Whiter- oops, I mean Writer. You failed...... Marissa Chaplin: Dandelion lollies!!!! sounds interesting sheila. By the way, why were they called Temperance bars?... Sheila hilton: Hi to Deb,
Just read your comments about Elsie Royale and a Mrs Pitt. When I was a little girl, there was a Miss royale who...... Deb Simpkins (nee Massey): Hi Alan,
I agree with Rob, please keep trying... and I am keen to know what your response to me is.... my email is msi31309@bigpond.net.au if you don't have any luck here.
Norma, my dad didn't...... Adam: Its strange how the 5billion photographers I see on a daily basis in LA haven't made their way to this website yet.. I'll keep posting then haha... jack: holy shit!!!!i just thought of a great idea, make a giant bucket that is collapsible, and use it to wash cars in. i could use some financial backing on this and we can use...... anon (d58-111-103-252.adl2.sa.optusnet.com.au): Hi Anne
No private fireworks for us now, the danger of bushfires is too great.Leaving Irlam after spending 55 years there was a big pull, and came about after visiting my wife's sister Edith (nee Jaques)...... Sharon: Today a co-worker of mine dropped her daughter at DIA and noticed a new statue of a "stallion" that struck her as a bit odd. She has made several trips to the airport of...... sage: Guy McLaren says in an earlier post:
"All wild animals are dangerous. Especially African ones."
My response:
All domesticated humans are dangerous. Especially american ones.
I've lived with raccoons, coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, rattlesnakes, and opossums my whole life--and...... noname: I was driving to WORK this morning and saw something that truly pissed me off. I left my house to see 1 million plus dollar crane picking up Tree limbs! Along with this crane were...... Allcityking: Has anyone ever thought that maybe JA has his own damn money. He was a fucking movie star for Christ's sake. He obviously had money and most likely still has some. He most likely was...... Camara: "And all u Toronto losers. Nobody in your country likes you, i spent 2 months in canada last yr and everyone agrees you ppl are butt ugly, im sorry but its true. me and my...... Fred, The.: Good morning,
I can see that there are some misconceptions out there about this ridiculous mess of a town.. I've created a video...... Diana Manchur-Henke: Rick, Michael lives upstate now near Albany. I'll let him know you asked for him. My father passed away 2004. My mom lives in Queens and is doing well. I'm glad the neighborhood is...... Proletariat: It's my duty to care about others. You're right, I've never lived in kensington, however I've lived in worse places. I've lived in the poorest country in South America, where more than 50 % of...... Len Lipner: my email is StoryLen@aol.com
...my memories are of attending PS 167, being Mr Lodato's lunch-getter, living at 1212 Lincoln Place, near Troy Avenue, and of course a million more things. Can still *smell* the knishes from...... EvilGentleman: Probably the guy in the Honda stopped to count his change, and the guy in the Nissan impatiently tried to pass, pissing off the Honda guy, who raced to keep his spot in line, and...... riiiiiight: i was born and raised in bk. i just checked out a new "luxury condo" developement out there a whim (when i was told my rent was being jacked up another 300 bucks). ...... Peter: you know, i really hate it when people repeat blatantly knee-jerk (and ultimately, meaningless) mantras like ##"Never Forget what happened that day!"## ...as if its going to just, you know, skip right out of our...... FailsToExist: I was always fascinated by this, and by the pavillion you posted above, when we went to visit my grandparents in Queens. they've since moved and we don't drive by them anymore...but I totally miss...... etté: to : Jay!
today is better??? Have you got your head in the sand, don't you know that America is sending the best of it's youth to war in other countries and they are...... EvilGentleman: I still come back and look over this article every once in a while. This time, I followed a link on Wikipedia leading here.
The memories have begun to fade, yet that last shot, the one...... Franny Wentzel: 1964/5 NY Worlds Fair site.
[[http://www.nywf64.com/index.htm]]
There's talk of converting the NYS pavilion into an Air & Space museum.... Andrew Smith: Shops in Irlam that no longer exist, but will stay part of my memory of growing up in the 80's.
On Fiddlers Lane - Joyce's Fabrics, Bambers newsagents, King's sweetshop, Bates's hardware store, plus the Greengrocers...... KG: Neglected doesn't apply to Lower NDG. The city councillor is the mayor's brother and it has benefited from that connection, as witnessed by a $4 million new community center, St. James has been totally rebuilt,...... Anonoymous: I will try to be succinct with my words. The symbols, ideology, artwork, whatever you prefer to call it serves one grand purpose, and this purpose, I will reveal in the conclusion of this...... Anony Mouse: They had no plan except to sink millions into it which they weren't going to spend themselves. The train station is another fine example of the excellent work of the Heritage group. ... serlingrod: nah, I studied abroad in Tokyo last year and took a bazillion photos. I like to spread them out. What are you up to East Asia? ... Gary: Much of what I read here reminds of comments about what gentlemen the German officers were in restaurants after they had invaded France! Listen here: The Hells Angels, each and every...... mr. pINk: there is absolutley nothing to do here except all those ignorant "city leaders" that do nothing to better this place as a whole. and why do they want to waste billions on some pointless salt...... MaGoo: I grew up on Lawn Guyland in the 70's; most of my neighbors were "caucasian-Americans" who were from Bushwick and East New York. They had been displaced by the "diversity"- when the city used THEIR...... Larry, here is an article about this in the paper today in Toronto:
The Toronto Star
THE FIXER
Irresponsible kite-flyers need to clean up their act
Oct 16, 2007 04:30 AM
Jack Lakey
Staff Reporter
Telling someone to "go fly a kite" is a rather gentle rebuff, but kite flying can cause serious problems.
Few...... Hutch Hater Too: I agree that Hutchinson is a hell hole. The writer who mentioned how those in charge are nothing but a bunch of snobs is right. Money grubbing, ignorant snobs at that. I'm...... jack: my aunt lived on bay 8th street and i loitered many an evening in the parks there, also we played lots of ball there off the belt, i must have walked those pathways a million...... jack: good grief, i have no idea of the name of these streets are but it looks like down by atlantic avenue, somewhere near the old navy terminals? can't guess, it looks really great, not...... jack: peter, in a million years i never would have guessed, it looks so much like the dakota, now i feel i wrote a story about the beatles was a waste.... CartLegger: It seems we were all a little off. This morning's news reveals that the spill was actually ##30 million gallons## almost twice the original estimate.
Three cheers for Exxon! That's 10 million gallons per hurrah!
[[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/13/nyregion/13mbrfs-CREEK.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin]]
... 2less2: it's to bad that you guys haven't taken the time to see the actual truths as they relate Las Vegas and all you've managed to find fault with.
first, one of the biggest reasons the...... cbdi: proud2serve: if you think dave kerr and the chamber will get anything done you are in for a surprise. what did kerr do for reno county when he was a state senator representing reno county...... Cyril Bagshaw:
The picture is the Saints vesus Bradford Bulls match that I though was pretty good
Dear Cyril and Helen,
This is the first time I have seen this web address and I found the contents incredibly interesting....... CartLegger: here's some more historical background, compliment's of PBS POV program--the Spambot won't let me attach a link, so read below:
Barren Island, which appears on few modern maps, holds a special place in the city's garbage...... EvilGentleman: The Olympic Stadium is one of the most beautiful of Montreal's vast collection of White Elephants. Originally expected to cost 134 million dollars, it wound up costing 1.61 **billion** dollars, or about 1200% of its...... Peter: you can blame the "tagger" all you want, but be leary about voting for officials who would rather blow millions of dollars (that could be spent on programs that need it) on cleaning up "tags".
priorities...... Give Your Head a Shake: GRAMZ is Graham UNIAC, 22 year old from Toronto goes back and forth between Montreal and Toronto. There are limits to everything and with the millions in damage he has done in each city...... Me: Well, I for one moved back here after being gone for 23 years in a place that was so dang expensive(California) rent 1,400 a month. Median home prices 600,000 and that would get you...... Dee: I remember this very vividly. the looters were running down my block with televisions, diapers, stereos u name it. We sat on my stoop just watching. Now I'd be petrified but then well...... Prem Isaac: Great shot...really captures the everyday view of millions ... EX HAMC MEMBER: I was a Hells Angel for 30 years and quit. I became a born again christian. most of them were meth dealers or crank dealers. Hells Angel member Kenny Owen still a member in...... Bazz: Thanks Peter, that sounds brilliant. We wanted American culture and it looks like we're gonna get it! The commute will be no problem, I don't think we'll be going into Manhattan much other than work...... Nando: Hey guys I have to say this is definitely one of my favorites entries ever. I am a native of Corona (on which the park lies) and I can honestly say that my life...... CE: Not to be picky but the Metro entrance is actually in the art nouveau style, designed by Hector Guimard. Paris has dozens of them, many of them much more elaborate than this one. ...... Armstrong: All this talk of crime is interesting yet Bushwick is changing everyday. It is inevitable. I think it will change for the better, remaining a mixed neighborhood demographically and economically. It is closer to Manhattan...... Tom: Just saw on the news that police in Brazil and Norway staged coordinated raids on suspected criminal activity in Natal, Brazil by Norwegian mafia, knicknamed by the police as the "B-gang". Assets for more than...... EvilGentleman: Still getting the hang of it, CartLegger. If you also are party of the Google Earth Community, I have added a few placemarks there under the name of Arcticmohawk.
No problem, Cinic. As far as the...... Frank S. Besner: Awesome! A new Lion King is born...... jack: you should talk to upfromflames, he or she knows all about urban renewal and is doing a great job in his or her neighborhood. sorry i don't know whether upfromflames is male or...... KMS DOGS: These pictures are butiful. I would by these pics for a million bucks, and if they were mine I wouldn't Sell them for a million bucks! I love these pics!... Terry: Funny thing is that Gobi and Takia deserts gets larger and larger. Tyfoid, think about how many trees would be cut off if each chinese use toilet paper. There are about 1.5 billion ppl. Though...... jack: i have a lot of respect for you, you are a person who cares for humanity. the few mega wealthy don't give a crap for the poor, they figure whats the use, if the...... Cinic: I think there are a million bad things that could be said about Dick Cheney, but I dont see how his daughters sexuality affects anything. ... upfromflames: Clarifications:
I’ve found out a lot more about the Bushwick Initiative this week, after talking to Annie Marie Mirez, who helped to develop the program and currently helps to oversee it for HPD.
The first thing...... EvilGentleman: joey - sometimes, a picture can show a thousand times more than words can, and other times, a picture cannot even begin to describe the horror of reality. This is one of those cases. I...... .nanotech.: they all have occult & N.W.O meaning, Also, the are images that trigger Monarch mind control slaves.. the CIA has hi-jacked our country, the are heavy in to black operations, that use german (nazi) scientists....... jack: there was a dance pavillion and before that there was one on the boardwalk, and how many people do you know who say, 'broadwalk' it should be, 'boardwalk' there are boards on the walk but...... WhereAmI?: In the picture W7, you're looking north over the Cambie Street Bridge at the Downtown core. The big white bubble on the far right is BC Place Stadium, where the BC Lions football team plays....... SULLIVAN: The Prospect Park zoo had elephants, polar bears, monkeys, lions, tigers, and a pony track where kids could get a ride in a poney wagon. In addition, there were row boats & peddle boats on...... Kevon: Eric: 22nd Aug 2006: the detroit pics are realy nice and most of the pics are too except for that loser who thinks 4 buildings means albany deserves a pic. My personal favorites are Sydney......
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