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RiCH1: SPIN........whoever you are.......you killed that shit on the 'Rock', sun!.....Rock On! Ya gotta turn yer head kids, to peep that one out.....right at the bottom of the escarpment waterfall on the 401 into the Hammer!......

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

Cartoad: Anon, good call, I also am a UP Car Repairer (portland service unit). Good billing on CN cars.lol...

in response to: Train Derails on Bridge IV: The Aftermath (With Graf Train Passing By) by EvilGentleman

upfromflames: Steven H: glad you like the thread. Noticed that you mentioned you grew up going to St. Marks. I wonder about that church, why they have not sold that old building on Troutman (picture above).......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

anon (): that brake shoe is called a WHEEL ADAPTER... UNION PACIFIC RAIL CAR REPAIRER...

in response to: Train Derails on Bridge IV: The Aftermath (With Graf Train Passing By) by EvilGentleman

Peter: This is a tale explaining the manner in which my way of life was rotated along a Y axis until it reached a position roughly 180 degrees from that which it started If I could......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

serlingrod: Here’s a list of contact numbers for city services….. ##NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES## City Hall Operator 215.686.1776 Abandoned Car (Automated Service) 215.683.2278 Abandoned Car Supervisor 215.685.9500 Barking Dogs, PAACA 215.685.9040 Citizen Crime Commission 215.546.TIPS Illegal Dumping (Neighborhood Services) 215.685.3097 Nuisance Bar, Underage Drinking 215.726.6200 Public......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Sheila Hilton: Gary Sparkes - re shopping centre: There was also a shoe shop opposite the entrance and a little to the right (not too far from the bank).I remember buying my son a pair of Doc Martens......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

JoeyD: Thanks jack! it was perhaps the most erie light ive even seen cast...like wearing a pair of brown tinted shades and not being able to take them off....this photo was taken just before......

in response to: Smoke Sky by JoeyD

Peter: {brooklyn bretta} has been around for years, and are hands-down the best scooter shop/repair in the area. i wouldnt take my scoot anywhere else. [[http://www.brooklynbretta.com]] ...

in response to: Brooklyn Vespa by Peter

James cashan: RE: Rob Walls R Tynan, Totally agree with your strong sentiments, The other night me and my partner Zak (zakia Cassim) Were having our tea at the boathouse , they have built a decking area at......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Jamie: dammit pete! it's people like you who used to cost me an arm and a leg in pucture repairs and replacement tyres ;)...

in response to: Cross Street and Blossom 2002 by Jamie

Mitch: Just an FYI: Ben's is safe for at least another 2 weeks, there was a newspaper article saying the public has until May 21st to fight the demolition decision. If no one challenges it (or......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Outside observer: I had a chance to recently visit the fine city of Hutch for a job interview. I would say that the city faces many of the same issues that other cities face in the mid-west.......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Peter: here is this thread translated into english. oh, the lolz... ...

in response to: Feeling Sixy? by Peter

Rudy: FROM THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE - March 18, 2008: As of April 14, 2008, large trucks with more than two axles will no longer be allowed to travel through the Washburn Tunnel. Lately, large trucks often scrape......

in response to: Washburn Tunnel by ian

Stuck in Hutchinson: I need some advice on getting out of this hell hole. I'm pretty lazy, like most of the people in this town, but I still have some hope that maybe I could make something......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Elicar: If something is dear to you, take care of it. Nobody cared ENOUGH for Benny Farms. Otherwise, it would not be in such a state of disrepair. Would you rather be sentimental and let the mosntrosity......

in response to: The Destruction of Benny Farm by EvilGentleman

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Anne, I knew your grandparents Wilfed (Wilf) Platt and his wife from as far back as 1936 when they had the radio repair shop in the old Twenty Row shops before they moved to......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Phillip Zimmerman: I grew up in Kensington, on Westmoreland St. I moved to Ohio and oftern return to visit my family still living in Philadelphia. When I am there, by brother and I go to Four Sons......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Alan Taylor: Hello Graham, from the prefab shop past the old Spring Villas with the last one being an house not a shop, I was born 1944 and lived in the 4th house past on the same......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

jack: i can read that message, hmm, very interesting, it seems there were two 1's that had 7 offspring, they lost 1, no they didn't lose it somehow it was set apart from the other 7,......

in response to: Mathematician\'s Sweet Ride by serlingrod

Peter: this was a really nice read, and nicely written. i, for one, always appreciate a nice text entry now and then... you should write more about {toronto}... i agree about how homeless people are often "actively......

in response to: On My Way to Scarborough Yesterday by Michelle

John Cooper - john.cooper@airspaceinfo.com.au: Hi wg, Allan Williams lived across the road from us on the corner of Hamilton Avenue. If it is the same guy I knew him quite well when I was young, he used......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

does it matter?: If you view Winnipeg from the south, so that Osborne Village is to your left and Fort Garry Plaza is to your right, you can see Winnipeg from a much more complimentary angle. Unfortunately, most......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

UpFromFlames: As I am fond of saying, Memory is the surest antidote to history. That is the main issue I have with your perspective. While I have done a lot of documentary research [[www.upfromflames.com]] I could......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

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......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

nothing to gain: Norman is a sanctuary for Oklahoma City. So, by comparison with mundane OKC, it seems nice. Oklahoma is caught between progressive West, and agressive Texas. If you try to talk the talk,......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

Peter S: I have bought a couple of brand new bikes from Uncle Jacob, and have also had good experience with getting repairs done by them at very reasonable prices. So he is definitely a legit......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

observer: through the years i've known many great people in Hutchinson.Sadly, most of them are gone now but memories of them remain close. There also are people in Hutchinson whom I learned to loathe.You will not......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

vz: I'm actually just house-sitting for a friend.. but the fact that the bike's been there for that long without being stolen makes me feel better about locking mine up on that corner! Have you tried......

in response to: All Commercial Establishments in Philadelphia Are Named After Nonsense Monosyllables by vz

Plains of Despair: Go watch The Factor some more. I can refute your comments. With this statement. HUTCHINSON KANSAS IS SHRINKING. YOU ARE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. IT IS YOUR JOB TO PROTECT......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Plains of despair: Western Kansas Has always sucked....

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Plains of Despair: Hutchinson Kansas Sucks=Plains of Despair...

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

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......

in response to: The Big-O by Cinic

ilana: my boyfriend and i (brazilian and half filipino/half white) lived in bushwick for 8 months. we shared an apartment with a wonderful ecuadorian woman, Carmen, and her daughter Patricia on the first floor of a......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

realworldgirl9: You know, the reason our entire country is in a shit hole right now is because of the lousy attitudes of people today. I have lived in many places in my life, for instance:......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

upfromflames: Armstrong: sorry for the delay. The answer to your question is an interesting one, since you (as a better off new--white--face the hood) represent one of the forces creating change in this area. Gentrification is......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

sara: I lived in kensington (A St.) from birth until I was 9. I still have fond memories of being a kid there. I haven't been back to that neighborhood for many many years. Unfortunately the......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

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......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

upfromflames: Info From HPD: The Bushwick Initiative Year One: Results • 51% of the buildings assessed in poor condition were improved and were rated fair by the end of the first year. • With the cooperation of residential building owners in......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

j.walthers@timesnewsweekly.com: Thank you for your interest. I would like to start with a very brief history of Bushwick to establish both philosophy and development for use as foundation to buttress the argument that the communities of......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

BDweller: Hey, upfromflames, your picture of the entirely sealed-up apartment building [Feb 17th] looks like a burn-out to me. You can see the scorch marks around the fire escape. "Is it a careless landlord......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

david kean: i was born in kinning park in 1951 and lived at 5 lambhill st for 8 years my dad had a tv repair shop called BURNS does anyone remember it or have any pics of that......

in response to: 11 Stanley Place, Kinning Park by kobe

Kate: Excuse me. I moved to the North Side of Fredericton two years ago, and I'm glad that I didn't move to the South side. Everyone is much nicer on the North side, and although there......

in response to: Northside Fredericton by CE

Damon: Cool, this is a place in Silverlake that repairs old turntables and amplifiers. It's on Sunset. In the age of throw it out and buy a new one, these guys actually fix things. The......

in response to: Memorial for Mr. Smith by fuzzytank

Guy McLaren: In case anyone is wondering 1. Black Eagle 2. Yellow billed kite 3.& 4 Cape Griffon Vulture 5 Ground Hornbill 6. Marabou Stork Most of these wonderful creatures are in serious danger of dissapearing. Ther are 1500 known breeding pairs of......

in response to: Raptors by Guy McLaren

wyoming: I'm in wyoming, my mother was born in brooklyn in 1926, and lived at 312 Jefferson in Bushwick until about 1935. She attended P.S. 123. My grandfather had a shoe repair shop near......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

michael keaney: this is a great little place, they repair and service and you can get parts not many places left where this happens...

in response to: Aaron\'s Vacuum Hospital by Jamie

Peter: nice, jack. id *love* to see more of the {intrepid} in its repair-berth if youre ever back around there!...

in response to: Sky, Clouds, Things Beneath Them by jack

anon (localhost): I am so sorry to see something like this... I just moved into a very old home and allthough it is taking time to repair it is well worth is! ...

in response to: Stone house on Cardinal Hill by Goingincirclez

ENVIRO-mental shoes: Our company has just designed a shoe that we help solve this problem. This Canadian based company "ENVIRO-mental shoes" are releasing a entry line of shoes made from used disposable coffee cups and other recycled......

in response to: Tim in the Streets by Marlo

geoff capes: i have one heck of a time getting my recessive pieds to stop biting me. they seem to have no respect for my authority or standing as an athlete/strongman. WHEN I had the opportunity to acquire......

in response to: Parrot Biting by Jamie

groovehouse: The {knitta} crew have a pair of crocheted {sneakers} on some powerlines here in {Houston}. I haven't gotten a picture yet. KnittaPlease [[http://knittaplease.com/]]...

in response to: Shoes by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

joey: guardian of the arts. yet - did you know? The Thinker Vandalized At approximately 1am on March 24, 1970, a bomb irreparably damaged the Cleveland Museum's version of Rodin's The Thinker. The bomb itself had been placed......

in response to: Cleveland Thinks by joey

Karlo: Whilst appreciating their reasons,I do feel it would be better if whoever was controlling this site didn't delete posts such as the one made by volunteer. Although it was bitter in the extreme,and potentialy liable,what it......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

colavitos ghost: evilg: i've lived in cleveland for 22 years and your story doesn't ring much of a bell with me either. however, in 1990 i was only 7 years old and i don't remember much......

in response to: The Flats by David

Cosmo: Ha! For three years I lived in an adobe house in New Mexico. Talk about ease of maintenance! Sure, it's dusty and coarse and you have to live in a desert to have......

in response to: Vinyl Siding by CE

Peter: i kid you not, i am currently wearing a pair of jeans i got at the store pictured behind the cab in the second photo. i lived only a few blocks away from there when......

in response to: Up 8th Ave by jeeff

mug: yes the shoes over the powerline thing really is an international phenomenon - there are two pairs of shoes hanging high in my street in brisbane, australia, at the moment and now i some ideas......

in response to: Shoes by Peter

EvilGentleman: [[img:14331]] Our old cameras, as taken with my current camera. Kodak DC280 2MP $810 in 2000 Used as primary for both me and my wife from August 2000 to July 2003. Sent for repairs. Came back for duty as......

in response to: The Cameras of Citynoise by ksedge

joey: a pair of classical gals overlooking broadway....

in response to: Spreckels by joey

Dave: That brings me back... I used to see sneakers hanging off phone lines quite often when I was a kid in Ridgewood (Queens) in the early '70s. Later on, I may have lofted a pair......

in response to: Shoes by Peter

jeeff: funny you mention that. i was at a street festival in toronto on the weekend, in line for a can of soda behind a pair of cops. one ordered a virgin pina colada (they......

in response to: Montreal Police Bicycle by EvilGentleman

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi Andrew, I managed to get into the site thru your name search ! I remember sliding down the embankment under the bridge on pieces of cardboard "borrowed" from Quicksave. And dangerously walking along the railway......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Chris Erb: And yes, the train station. There is an embarrassment to the city. I plan on doing a post on it when I'm done my Sussex series. To people not from Fredericton, the......

in response to: Yuppy Scum by CE

Sticky: We've had an almost identical pair of ducks move into our pool in the past few days! We are in Southern Cal. and the pool in no way resembles a pond as does the one......

in response to: Ducks in the Pool! by BJB

tangent: Well said ken. I am british, and i think you're right in your assumption that most british peoples see americans as ignorant, arrogant and xenophobic. But i don't think this is a curiously british attitude.......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

jack: out of an insane asylum and into the pit of dispair, they but rode through the now empty hallways that once many walked and talked, humans busy at work spending their life years in work......

in response to: MoD Aquila (Part Two) by Simon Cornwell

I.T.U.C.: Cracking Web site. I'm making plans already. I live a pleasant Cycle ride from Cane Hill. So might try and get over there next weekend, if my old velocipede is back from the repair shop......

in response to: Granddaddy Side-by-side Tandem by I.T.U.C.

Rick Paulos: Every thing old will be new again. First invented and sold in the 1890s. They were called Sociables in the 1890's. They used to make 2 or 3 wheel versions. Regarding the bike pictured: I own one too. ......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

Chris Erb: I googled Angus Yards to see if anything came up. I got this story: http://www.canadianarchitect.com/issues/ISarticle.asp?id=145885&story_id=209461105538&issue=01012004&PC=&RType=&btac=no Apparently the building used to be a CP rail repair shop. The mystery third of the building has apparently......

in response to: New Use for Urban Ruins? by CE

elaine: blackbirds like a bit of a sing. they go really high up to do it, i saw one the other day tweeting away like nobody's business. i have a pair that come to my windowledge......

in response to: Black Bird by Elicar

Elicar: Awww...Thank you everyone, you are all great! True Elaine. Although my better camera is not an SLR (I was tempted, but I also know how dense I am in following technical instructions), It is still......

in response to: Lost in Thought by Elicar

EvilGentleman: In October of 1988, I was 19 and still lived with my parents in the officers' house assigned to my Dad in Canadian Forces Base Greenwood, Nova Scotia. One day that month, the paper boy......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

Get out of your car, buddy: And now (10:30PM) she/he is living high on hogtown trash. When I was a kid, I had a baby racoon as a pet (long story as to how that happened). They are cool......

in response to: Gone Downtown by Elicar

Tamara: Aaaahh you have one of the good ones, the remakes aren't made as well as the ones made pre 80's. I've had mine repaired already and I needs to go back :( ......

in response to: Subway Tunnel Spirits by Peter

kc: pretty amazing. love the paired pigeons with those cool cats...not to mention the lamps! there are twos everywhere...like signs to something mysterious......

in response to: The Alley Next to the Pet Hospital on Grand by joey

jeeff: [[img:10610]] it's the result of a pair of weird little offshoots at a bend in the road. i don't know why the city planners would have added these, or why they decided to give them......

in response to: Confused? by jeeff

elaine: cool. nice pair....

in response to: Light and Shadows by joey

jack: pic 1- larry and betty could not decide which way to go up the stairs. so arnold sat between them and the argued until they finally came decided to go up the right stairs. pic......

in response to: March 16 2006 Toronto by hool

jack: the problem here is that no politicians ride the subways there. if they did the city would repair and clean it up to show how their tax dollars are at work.. our tax......

in response to: Subway Decay by Peter

Elicar: What happened to Charles??? Is he still around? Toss those shoes up after St. Patrick's day. Someone may need a green pair....

in response to: Homage to Old Shoes by Peter

Peter: witnessed? every single pair of shoes ive ever worn out or ruined since living in {nyc} (which has been quite a number) has ended up atop a streetlamp, powerline or some other such thing... you......

in response to: Sneakers on 34th Street (forever) by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Empress Signs LLC : It seems like our resident falcon who is often sited around the Art Museum area. There is a pair who is tracked from DC to Philly and there is even a website dedicated to them......

in response to: Grubbin\' by Nairi

GGP: got this by entering "atlantic mussels" on google images--i saw the threads and all...but who knew i was walking on a "gut"?? Atlantic Ribbed Mussel (Geukensia demissa) You'll most likely find these edible dark brown mussels projecting......

in response to: Great Kills by GGP

jack: first-elaine, that word i'm curious about. the astericks, there are 3 of them so it was hard to figure out the word. would the letters have been,'un', if so, it should have had......

in response to: Passing Airliner Triggers Wonder in Arctic by EvilGentleman

Peter: oldskool adidas shelltops. with the fat laces, of course. [[http://sneakers.pair.com/m-supstr.htm]]...

in response to: Cause and Effect: by Peter

jeeff: him and mister peanut would make a serious pair of mini-wedding crashers....

in response to: Live Bait Vending Machine by Gregory St.Pierre

elaine: i hate to be a snob, but i am glad they don't come to my window box. they are big birds and they like to hang out, and they can do very big craps. evidently......

in response to: Seagulls and Pigeons Unite by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Six : I would and have given people there garbage back when they drop it. I almost always do it politley( ok a little sarcasticly, but its funny for people to look like such idiots for so......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

protestarmy: I found and posted what is attributed to be the couriers version of this story. I found this on Spacing Wire. It presents a slightly different angle on the whole keying of the car issue.......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

bib: WhatI usally do is ge tmad ....think about it. But on a good I have followed idiots like that person and left a nice deep scratch on their car...make it real deep it costs......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Mach: WEll Observer what would you do? Whistle the theme from RAMBO through the nosehairs of your nostrils while driving the car to the paint repair shop (think BILLS + rotten burger!) or do a......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Eric: Sure - easy to be so tough sitting there behind a keyboard....which is why you can't even use your real name...i would litter in front of YOU just to watch you do NOTHING.......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

moose: Just a few points . In Toronto an auto repair shop would charge about $400 to repair the so called key scratch , a minimum repair cost , but you......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

moose: Just a few points . In Toronto an auto repair shop would charge about $400 to repair the so called key scratch , a minimum repair cost , but you......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

anon (CPE000129ff6803-CM0014f8633a9e.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com): Good for her! It is all about being a pig and not caring or respecting our precious environment. Littering is totally NOT cool! If this girl is a single mom and working very hard as......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Mac: I can't even begin to fathom the Angst and anger being displayed on here. People!!!...REALITY CHECK! Listen to yourselves "it's us against them" My God, do you even realise what your'e saying? There has to......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

EvilGentleman: For the respondent who posted at 20:44 Thank you for your response. At least someone here is actually reading my entire posts before passing judgement. I realize I am somewhat of a modern-day anachronism. I strongly......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

ed: Yes ! hool deserves many thanks for this. As a male, I strongly object to other males physically attacking females. Defending oneself from a females' physical attack is another matter. This......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

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