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Comments about quiet

There are 100 comments about "quiet"

The Public Animals - Street Level Nine: This was one of the most inspiring and graffiti-Décollage rich sites I have ever visited in my life. As a young member and founder of The Public Animals, I used to wander in here early......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Gemini: I have lived in Bushwick for most of my life. I have lived on my street for 34 yrs. Bushwick is like any other neighborhood it has it's ups and downs. I referred to it......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Jackie Stanley: "I lived in Kensington, in the 80's, On 3000 block of Rorer & Clearfielf, I can remember the nights there, where you couldn't hear a peep at night, you talk about quiet, it sure......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

anon (12.156.245.34): It's a very quiet, working class city. It's family and church oriented. It's also very poor, old and run down in many areas unfortunately. ...

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Marie: I grew up in LaJunta and when I hit college, I learned that I had gotten a great education. I was far ahead of the other students in math and science and history. ......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 8 by Scott Sargent

Peter: hmm. i thought the trains were pretty quiet. bordering on silent, actually. you dont even hear them until theyre speeding towards you, about 50 feet away......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Who Cares for Kensington: Carol, I left the neighborhood because I felt forced to do so by crime and apparent bleak future prospects.I moved to another section of the city that wasn't the greatest, but it served and a......

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

jack: REMINDS ME OF THE HUMAN ZOO ON THE PLANET PYTHIAN. sorry about the caps, but when i was captured by the pythians and taken to their planet there was a zoo and we humans......

in response to: Life Sentence by NWhyC

Who Cares for Kensington: Serlingrod, It reminds me of something I was told at a very young age, "men lead lives of quiet desperation". I am amazed at myself and others that accept such poor leadership and politics from elected......

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

jack: yep, it reminds me of when i played behind apartment buildings in brooklyn, and in particular one yard with louella and her brother and we were in her sprinkler and we lay there looking up......

in response to: Neighbor\'s Clothes by luna park

zagg: With so many vegetarians, maybe I'll have to have an entire post dedicated to my vegetable garden: JUST YOU KIDS WAIT UNTIL MY EGG PLANTS BARE ME SOME PURPLE ORBS OF YUMMNESS (now only 73%......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

EvilGentleman: True Peter. That is why I use fanatical as an adjective and not a noun in its own right. It differentiates the fanatical vegans from the quieter zagg-like ones. Actually, there are a lot of......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

Mitch: Been very quiet since the June 3rd ruling to knock it down. Ben's is still unchanged, no one has even collected the memorabilia stacked up inside. Any news on what's happening, or when the demolition is......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

grd: you went there for a holiday? ain't it like one of he uks roughest towns now? a place for 'locals', sayin that looks quiet enough ...

in response to: Berwick-upon-Tweed. by Andrew Smith

Meg from San Diego: My boyfriend and I are going to spend the summer in Hutch. He's born and raised SD, I was born in Topeka and couldn't wait to get out of there as a teen. I......

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

Meg from San Diego: My boyfriend and I are going to spend the summer in Hutch. He's born and raised SD, I was born in Topeka and couldn't wait to get out of there as a teen. I......

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

EvilGentleman: dirana1, thank you for commenting. I can respect your opinions and your insight into the prison is a welcome bit of education for the rest of us. I am certain you know a lot more......

in response to: Kingston Penitentiary by EvilGentleman

unknown number: everything must be so nice and quiet there......

in response to: 3 Bikes a Minute - Parte Um by livia

MP: I moved here from a suburb of a very large city. I love the peace, quiet and the people. The photos, while very well done, don't portray the heart of the town and the......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 13 by Scott Sargent

wendy: We moved to Cadishead in June , its very quiet here but in a nice way although feel a bit isolated as i don`t drive and don`t know anyone here yet but there again am......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

katwoman: hey bill, sounds like you live not too far from where i used to 11 years ago (I was on LaSalle & Oak). I had no idea there was a culinary school in Cabrini....when was......

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

Roy: As a former resident of Salina I am horrified that this is put on here. Yes those pictures are boring, but you can find them in any old town. There are some fun places to......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 7 by Scott Sargent

brknbones: While all conspiracy theory tends to wander in and out of credulity, there is never any wavering in the mind of the frightened conformist who can not help but resort to childish exageration, disguised as......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Tex: Remember to your dying day, one of the most precious rights we have is Freedom Of Speech, which is guaranteed to each of us under the Constitution of the United States. Excercising this freedom......

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

aslgirl: I moved to {staten island} from {park slope}, {brooklyn} and almost two years later I'm still suffering from culture shock. We live in Prince's Bay, one of the "most desireable" neighborhoods. It's quiet and......

in response to: All of Staten Island by champ

John Dereszewski: To DeSales again: My long excursion into the history of this street might not have answered your question, which probably was: How would it be to live on DeSales Pl. now? The fact is, DeSales is one......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

jack: looks nice and quiet....

in response to: Morning Light by joey

shirley willis: dec.29th, 2007 I am glad to hear how dreadful kansas is. I hope no one moves here. The skies are clear and the air smells good, and it is quiet. I live here and like......

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

Tom Martin: It sounds to me like Kansas, in general anyway, is probably the place to live. I grew up on Long Island, and moved to South Carolina in 1973. I went back to Long Island 2......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 7 by Scott Sargent

A Girl From Wakeham Bay: it is very nice up here && there is a theatre now plus you can order alcohol and it takes 2 days to arrive but expensive. I am glad to live here it is......

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

EvilGentleman: Could someone please translate the above comment? The best I can make out is: Oh what a change, the days of the princesses at the Super are over. Some still remain, but they are quiet, polite,......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

Victoria Ware: i was in the class of 2007 and to be honest my first impression of acorn wasn't a good one. i was always the quiet type and never spoke to any one (yeah i did......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

...just lookin for a job, lookin for a job...: OMG! I thought I lived in a pretty good place until I stumbled onto this site while surfing for nursing jobs in this area. I've been HappyInHutch for 30+ years and known about......

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

Michael: I grew up in Tonkawa and let me tell you it isn't a borening town. Tonkawa is a quiet town yes, but the people of Tonkawa love to get out and go to local events.......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 2 by Scott Sargent

jack: old new yorkish style photo, around the 30's i'd say in a foggish manner, very quiet but active new york, just about to wake up....

in response to: Grey New York by Ilona

jack: wow, here it is september 2007 and i'm listening to all of you talk about the theatres in brooklyn, yes karen those were great day's waiting in line to run into the theatre on a......

in response to: X Movie Theatre by jack

todd from kansas: Scott, first of all, I do not know where you live but I would guess I would probably find it uninteresting. I think the only interesting cities in North America reside south of the border,......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

EvilGentleman: Well Lee, I suppose we all have our different perspectives. That is one of the things that makes life interesting. It would be so boring if we all thought the same. Mind you, that is what......

in response to: Banksy Rocks! by EvilGentleman

Djrobluv: I lived in EO for 15 years 1980-1995 South Harrison St & Webster Pl. Boarder of Orange and E. Orange. When we first moved to EO our block was quiet not too much going on......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

Cinic: honestly, no clue, if it is however, I really love this street, it has alot of character, its really unusaly quiet at night, its like no one has any business there. ...

in response to: Griffentown (William) by Cinic

Maureen : I graduated from DC in 1963. Barbara Bach (Ringo's) wife was a year behind me. While I was there she was voted Miss Candy Cane - she is truly a natural beauty. ......

in response to: Art on the Streets of Manhattan by jack

jack: no, not ugarit a place but rather ugaritic, its language. yes the quiet suburb interrupted by a motorcade....

in response to: A Summer\'s Afternoon Stroll by a Cool Refreshing Stream Where an Elderly Gentleman Who Grew Up on the Streets of Asphalt and Cement in Brooklyn Now Takes His Grandchildren by jack

autumn: I think I am headed for the psych ward. I removed all outside sources of food, closed-up my home and felt safe until these little devils started opening my windows to get in, repeatedly ringing......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Peter: i often used to go to a bar in {hells kitchen} that served up really cheap pints of beer... until i realized that every time i went, i ended up getting a stomach ache later......

in response to: Verres Stérilisés... by CE

CATCH A BIKE THIEF!: We bought brand new bikes from these nice guys at CycOmotive on Bathurst. We paid $3,500 for the two mountain bikes. One was higher end Giant and the other one was Giant Pistol 2 16......

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

upfromflames: [[img:19884]] The title will tell you where it is... [[img:19885]] so I'd rather not say. [[img:19886]] Just post more pictures of it's quiet tiredness. ...

in response to: Redhook: In the Future Shadow of Ikea by CartLegger

Nicolas: It's nice to read those comments, so many memories shared! Montreal is full of little districts that were condemned or abandonned. Now the situation is reversing, people are "coming back" in the city after the suburban......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

Mushi: I've now lived in Bushwick for 10 months. Other than the fact that where I live feels like a dorm sometimes (loud music, loud people), I do feel safe there. Yes, as I have said,......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

John: Peter your wrong it used to be very rare but since the Muslim gangs came into norway its been happening quiete a bit they are very violent people....

in response to: Pictures from a drama in Oslo by Rune-Willem

Dcchanged man: I lived in bushwick from 1968-1982 Comfort and hell in bushwick depends on which pocket you lived in. The dead end streets of buswick Aberdeen , Granite , Desales Place and so on where a lot......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

upfromflames: I think that Wilson stop is going to be looking pretty nice in a few years. The streets are pretty quiet and wide, the housing stock some of the most solid in bushwick. Lots of......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

upfromflames: To Jon: Knickerbocker was street that was always bustling and full of shops, evenin bushwick's hardest times. It was, and is, undeniably and overwhelmingly commercial. I noticed that behind the gleaming wall of signs for......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Ian Spencer: I trained as a psychiatric nurse at Netherne (Sept. 1979-March 1984 - which included a stint at the nearby Redhill General to to my SRN training). The Graveyard was in a similar state even then. There......

in response to: Netherne Mental Asylum by Simon Cornwell

Dave: Jacksonville is not boring. There is peace and quiet AND excitement and variety. It's hard to find another city that offers so many cross-sections of lifestyles and changes of scenery. You can......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Laura : It feels so quiet here :) beautiful photos- I'd love to see a few in color! ...

in response to: Birmingham Alabama by dfwtiger

Softee: Yes, it's a small city of 56,000 about a 3.5 hour drive North of Toronto. I think it's just the weather and the quiet calm of X-mas day that makes it seem depressing in these......

in response to: X-Mas Day in The Bay by Softee

jack: the pic's are strangely quiet, alone yet there is a presence of something going on. almost a cold, dark beginning of a bond movie, i liked them, it reminded me of brooklyn's waterfront in......

in response to: A Night-time Jaunt by firecraker

jack: im putting up wine grape arbor in my garden. i have shadows like these in my garden and i have a table with a couple of old wooden chairs, with a slice of cheese......

in response to: Shade on a Hot Day by dfwtiger

jody Richman: Do racoons yelp when hurt. At 4 this morning I heard what sounded like a small dog yelping in pain in the neighbors yard. I went to investigate, but couldn't see. I thought I heard......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Sirhcbre: I never would have thought it would have been stolen here. It's such a quiet neighbourhood. The worst part is I just got it fixed literally 12 hours before it was stolen. ......

in response to: Laundromat Graf by CE

ColoradoHustler: La Junta isnt all that bad unless you are lookin for work then ur better off somewhere else...I lived here most my life about 12 years and its nice becuz u can walk down the......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 8 by Scott Sargent

jeeff: oh yeah, great neighbours. in my hometown the streets directly surrounding the clubhouse were very quiet and orderly. of course 2 blocks out it was ringed with crackhouses....

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Actually, here's a better scene: Early hours of New Year's Day, circa 1988. Penfold mansion. Hildenborough, Kent. Talking Heads is blaring throughout the house. Feet pound on the stairs. The door to slams open. "Turn that bloody......

in response to: Mr Pendlebury Takes a Trip by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

EvilGentleman: I find it interesting to convert the demographic information for Bellevile found at [[http://www.bellevilleusa.com/demographics.html]] into actual numbers. The population of Belleville in 2000 was 2239, and broke down as follows: (including both politically correct and......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

EvilGentleman: Well, as of midnight this morning, the ashtrays were pulled out of the bars and smoking is no longer permitted. Due to the late hour, it was hard to determine if the smoke is filling......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Chris, I can tell you from experience, that while the majority of police try hard to do a decent job, cases of police overstepping the bounds of the responsibilities entrusted to them by the citizens......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

EvilGentleman: As far as I know, the block you are referring to (the north side of Sainte-Catherine between Lambert-Closse and de Chomedy) has closed down simply due to the fact that the Forum closed in 1996,......

in response to: Goodbye, Streetcar Rails by EvilGentleman

sherri: Wow...quiet in here once we stopped fighting.......

in response to: Free Man? by Urbanghost (michael talbot)

EvilGentleman: jack, do not forget June 11, 1958. That was the immortal day when Eddie Cochran released Summertime Blues. The day the music died was still a year in the future, so Buddy Holly, the Big......

in response to: A Little Taste of Screwed & Chopped to Metal Classics by Arthur Mercadante

jeeff: what on earth does stalking have to do with being canadian? life isn't all about being canadian (especially on a website where people from all around the world gather). is it too much......

in response to: Panning Turned into Stalking by Elicar

anon (p54907093.dip.t-dialin.net): Hi I'm half German. I live in England and have done for 3 years. I like a lot of the people there, as you do in every country you meet good people and bad people.......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Elicar: As I am sitting here, quietly working, munching on Crispers as I had only an orange for lunch (ketchup flavour, don't ever get it!), I thought I'd pop by and see what is going on.... I......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

GGP: will do, hool! thanks for the tip. you inspired this! cat, need to check the name of the place. can't recall offhand. my grandparents lived in astoria and i spent a lot of time there as a......

in response to: Shooting from the Hip in Astoria by GGP

EvilGentleman: jeeff, your mind works in scary directions Peter, a few blocks west of here is a 6-foot diameter water main that has broken repatedly over the last 20 years, causing periodic rapids down Peel Street that......

in response to: Overflowing Manhole by EvilGentleman

jack: 71- drunk people who lay down across the seats when there are no more seats left. 72- a beautiful, sexy women in a short, tight skirt who sits opposite me and continually changes her leg positions,......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Public Transit by EvilGentleman

Brad: I agree, looks pretty busy. Kind of looks like the nights when you are out by yourself, it's quiet out and not a lot of people but you don't feel alone, like there is still......

in response to: Buses at Night by Andrew Smith

Nhova: Depending on what side of East Orange you live on will it look like this!!!!!! I live on North Maple Ave towards Bloomfield and it is far from what others have described. I live......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

jack: i remember many mornings at 2 or 3 am on the subways. desolate. quiet. ...

in response to: Bergen Street Station by Peter

jack: europe was at one time one big battlefield. i walked thru the black forest at 3:00am one summer night and i was a little lost. my platoon and i were separated due to......

in response to: Rattlesnake Dilemma by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: I would imagine that: 1 - The bill will not pass through the House of Commons, as the Conservatives do not have a majority in Parliament 2 - If for some reason this bill should be passed......

in response to: Privacy Vs Law by realCanadian

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

EvilGentleman: The difficulty of being interested in gangs, opposed to gangs, part of a gang, or even a cop tring to bust gangs is that on the net, the wannabes are able to fake things better.......

in response to: GANGS ON NYC by StripesA4

Ross-: Thank you for sharing your scrubjay friend. I, too, have a Scrubjay friend who visits me on a regular basis, is very bold and very, very smart. I often think that IT has trained ME!......

in response to: Magical ScrubJay by Lili

jack: i have to tell you that i am particularly frightened by spiders. i don't like lions or big cats or wild boor. snakes make me scream (quietly of course)and mosquitos, oh yes mosquitos,......

in response to: Killer Spiders, and Giant Turtles by johnny E

jed: This 18 footer is conveniently located on a quiet tree lined block in Central Harlem, clean façade and partily renovated all it needs to complete is boiler, floors and rear windows. Qwner will complete or......

in response to: Brownstones in Harlem by joe urb

Mach: Just btw here, didnt any Ontarians catch wind of a great film called CRASH? And I dont mean Cronenbergs sleazoid celluiod number. CRASH will make you think LONG AND HARD about incidents such as this. Mark......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

allan - 3rd Feb 2006 8.39 PT: My wife, who spends too muhc time on er computer - sent me this. I was puzzled when I opened the file, fascinated thereafter, This is the sort of thing I remember takes place daily......

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

Is it OK to put garbage anywhere you want?: When this guy through the litter out the car window he was saying "it is OK to put garbage anywhere you want". When she put it right back into his car that is fair game. ......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

jack: everything looked normal in the quiet countryside town. except for the fact that no one was around it seemed pretty quaint. we looked for a diner, needed coffee badly, so we saw one......

in response to: Night Shots by barry

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Elaine says, "Playing Scabble was fun last night, but don't let it go to your head. Hey listen, the condiments are talking." "Hi there!" Piped up the usually quiet brown sauce, "You should have the steak......

in response to: Condiments by elaine

becca: My boyfriend and I live in williamsburg now. We wanted to buy in wb, but the price was sky high...so we bought in Bushwick. Our place is huge, we paid half of what we would......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

jack: yes, sadly this is called greed and progress. the old, interesting, quiet places are changing in to mega buck establishments. money or rather love of money is the root of all evil. ......

in response to: Broadway Squat by elaine

jack: beautiful poem. we as a society, pre-judge everything. people in our own races have used each other for their own acheivement and glory. why do we prostitute ourselves to the sins of......

in response to: Fruits of Our Labor by Deno Sandz

Zag: Christmas is blurry. I am not hungry anymore. I have not ruined your Christmas, be quiet. Didn't order chicken, nevermind, we'll pick it out. Sure they didn't mean to mess us about....

in response to: Are You Going to Be Around Here for Christmas? by Zag

Peter: scary? no... i was just walking through there briefly, and didnt really pass many people. it was so cold... and so quiet. more depressing than scary, for sure....

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

GGP: you can just hear the quietude in these images....

in response to: First Snow by Peter

BZZZP: tho of course we mustn't forget the plain quietly warped, like this guy: [[img:6677]] wearing a girl's coat as a headdress, fishing off the pier, a hundred feet inland, smiling. ...

in response to: Coney Island Parachute Drop by Peter

Jamie: is it just me that chuckles quietly to myself when people spell the word "gramm**a**r" wrong when criticizing someone elses spelling and grammar....

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Grant, I was trying to find out what happened too, but have so far been thwarted. While I never allow myself to feel victimized (why give someone the power?) I am constantly amazed by how......

in response to: Beware: Perv Alert! by friendly_chic407

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