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Gulf Oil Spill 2010
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There's no cheaper way to go for fuels right now and it's going to be many, many years before there is.
Exactly, I'm sure the employees of all those companies love having free parking. Even if they have to take shuttles like at Thomson Reuters. Wonder how much the city taxes drove them to the suburbs too. 3M is across the street from St. Paul, but it's in Maplewood.
There's no cheaper way to go for fuels right now and it's going to be many, many years before there is.
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And call me crazy, but if you could somehow convert the Segway technology to cars/etc, and keep the same basic performance standards (as for speed/distances/etc), I think that could be the future.
And call me crazy, but if you could somehow convert the Segway technology to cars/etc, and keep the same basic performance standards (as for speed/distances/etc), I think that could be the future.
Handyman
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Ok that makes sense
I have lived in some bad neighborhoods and never had an issue though I will admit to being tripped out a few times. It is all a matter of perspective I will grant you that
Ok that makes sense
I have lived in some bad neighborhoods and never had an issue though I will admit to being tripped out a few times. It is all a matter of perspective I will grant you that
Handyman
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Currie Avenue...I used to work at the Pawn Shop right there when my cousin owned it...that was quite the experience
Currie Avenue...I used to work at the Pawn Shop right there when my cousin owned it...that was quite the experience
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Don't worry, we don't have to get the price of alternatives down. Before too much longer, oil prices will be going up so fast they'll pass right by the cost of alternate fuels...
bigblue_dl
Armed
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The thing that makes me feel better about being downtown is staying with the big crowds. Yeah, you can still get shot, but it does seem safer. The crowd that gathers on Hennepin outside of Block E, by Gameworks and Shout House doors, leaves much to be desired as far as safety is concerned. For some reason it seems like the people are much less seedy just a block away on 1st Ave.
I grew up on the farm and ideally that is the kind of place I'd like to be living now. I'd be willing to sacrifice some on having longer commutes and such if I could pull it off, but with where I work now, the commute would just be way too long (~1.5 hours). So I'll have to wait and see if at some point I can get a job outside of the city.
Target Center? The NBA...I see where you're going with this!
Which is only a block away from Lee's Liquor Lounge.
The thing that makes me feel better about being downtown is staying with the big crowds. Yeah, you can still get shot, but it does seem safer. The crowd that gathers on Hennepin outside of Block E, by Gameworks and Shout House doors, leaves much to be desired as far as safety is concerned. For some reason it seems like the people are much less seedy just a block away on 1st Ave.
I work at a company in the suburbs, used to live within walking distance, which was nice, but then got moved to a different location, so I had to start driving. Now I moved to an apartment in Dinkytown for the summer, so I'm going the opposite direction of traffic, which is very helpful. First commute was this morning and it took 19 minutes from when I stepped out of my bedroom until I sat at my desk.
I grew up on the farm and ideally that is the kind of place I'd like to be living now. I'd be willing to sacrifice some on having longer commutes and such if I could pull it off, but with where I work now, the commute would just be way too long (~1.5 hours). So I'll have to wait and see if at some point I can get a job outside of the city.
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When I was at KSTP, I was working a, "How safe are Downtown and Uptown at night" story. The investigative producers was driving and I was in the middle seat of our marked news van. Driving up Hennipen right around 7th I notice two guys about to get into a fight. I told the producer to stop because we'd have good video of a fight. So we stopped in the middle of Hennipen Avenue and the guy that was trying to get away, backed right into our van and proceeded to get his rear kicked. Of course it was used in our story in saying, "This fight ran right into our van!" If we wouldn't have stopped, the guy probably would've gotten away and wouldn't have had been busted open.
What did I learn? Downtown Minneapolis is "More scary" if you're sober.
When I was at KSTP, I was working a, "How safe are Downtown and Uptown at night" story. The investigative producers was driving and I was in the middle seat of our marked news van. Driving up Hennipen right around 7th I notice two guys about to get into a fight. I told the producer to stop because we'd have good video of a fight. So we stopped in the middle of Hennipen Avenue and the guy that was trying to get away, backed right into our van and proceeded to get his rear kicked. Of course it was used in our story in saying, "This fight ran right into our van!" If we wouldn't have stopped, the guy probably would've gotten away and wouldn't have had been busted open.
What did I learn? Downtown Minneapolis is "More scary" if you're sober.
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I was in St. Paul, wearing a Maine sweater, moments after the 2002 title game. Is Minneapolis that much unsafer?
Anyway,
What really scares me (other than lost retiree tourists driving 11mph and making unpredictable right turns from the left lane) is driving from the Hampton Roads (VA) area to Washington in summer. Like this weekend. Not all that far. But that tunnel bottleneck is annoying as ****. Followed by the bottleneck that starts between Busch Gardens/Williamsburg and doesn't let up until close to Richmond. Then 30 minutes of relative bliss, followed by brake lights from the Marine memorial @ Quantico all the way into Alexandria. Followed by DC parking. (motto: hey, we're still 65% cheaper than Manhattan).
Need moar mass transit. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to give up my car or my freedom. But there are trips worth driving and there are trips where driving is nothing more than a gigantic PITA.
I was in St. Paul, wearing a Maine sweater, moments after the 2002 title game. Is Minneapolis that much unsafer?
Anyway,
What really scares me (other than lost retiree tourists driving 11mph and making unpredictable right turns from the left lane) is driving from the Hampton Roads (VA) area to Washington in summer. Like this weekend. Not all that far. But that tunnel bottleneck is annoying as ****. Followed by the bottleneck that starts between Busch Gardens/Williamsburg and doesn't let up until close to Richmond. Then 30 minutes of relative bliss, followed by brake lights from the Marine memorial @ Quantico all the way into Alexandria. Followed by DC parking. (motto: hey, we're still 65% cheaper than Manhattan).
Need moar mass transit. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to give up my car or my freedom. But there are trips worth driving and there are trips where driving is nothing more than a gigantic PITA.
bigblue_dl
Armed
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I'm pretty sure Brent and MNS almost saw a gunfight right about the same place when we were all down there for St. Patty's Day. Its too bad that Shout House isn't on the other side of the block, I'm always much more comfortable on the opposite corner, where Kieran's is. I think the worst I've seen on 1st Ave at night is a couple startthebusses getting into a slap fight over their boyfriends. Right outide Aqua, of course.
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
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I lived downtown for 3 years. Never felt unsafe there.
Lived right by Loring Park for a year, one year right in the heart of downtown right by the law school, and then my second year on the outskirts of downtown.
The second year was a little scary with the gunshots ringing out 3-4 blocks in the distance.
But downtown was perfectly safe for me and I loved it.
I lived downtown for 3 years. Never felt unsafe there.
Lived right by Loring Park for a year, one year right in the heart of downtown right by the law school, and then my second year on the outskirts of downtown.
The second year was a little scary with the gunshots ringing out 3-4 blocks in the distance.
But downtown was perfectly safe for me and I loved it.
Twitch Boy
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Anchorage actually has a surprising amount of crime. It's a major drug haven - believe it or not, there are Crips and Bloods up here because drugs have a much higher street value, and it's a good place to lay low. Anchorage also has double the national average rate for rape - the native population has a massive drinking problem and things snowball from there. If you're female, don't travel alone in Anchorage. Occasionally you get some high school punks who think it's funny to vandalize people's cars as well.
However, most of these things are pretty confined to certain scenarios. Most of the crime is just between the gangs and natives. Don't go looking for trouble, and it won't find you.
Anchorage actually has a surprising amount of crime. It's a major drug haven - believe it or not, there are Crips and Bloods up here because drugs have a much higher street value, and it's a good place to lay low. Anchorage also has double the national average rate for rape - the native population has a massive drinking problem and things snowball from there. If you're female, don't travel alone in Anchorage. Occasionally you get some high school punks who think it's funny to vandalize people's cars as well.
However, most of these things are pretty confined to certain scenarios. Most of the crime is just between the gangs and natives. Don't go looking for trouble, and it won't find you.
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
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True of every city on Earth (unless you're a Mexican in Phoenix).
You have a much better chance of getting robbed on a bad street in your local 6k person town than on a typical street in the most crime-riddled city in the US. It's all a function of law enforcement density.
True of every city on Earth (unless you're a Mexican in Phoenix).
You have a much better chance of getting robbed on a bad street in your local 6k person town than on a typical street in the most crime-riddled city in the US. It's all a function of law enforcement density.
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The biggest fear in Blaine is walking into someone's house - or having someone walk into your house - because the houses all look the same & are the same general shade of Mississippi River mud.
BTW, a HS classmate is running for Sheriff in Anoka County - vote Stuart.
The biggest fear in Blaine is walking into someone's house - or having someone walk into your house - because the houses all look the same & are the same general shade of Mississippi River mud.
BTW, a HS classmate is running for Sheriff in Anoka County - vote Stuart.
Twitch Boy
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Saw on Fark that James Cameron actually has years of experience in deep sea robotics research. This isn't entirely a bad idea.
Fear not, James Cameron to the rescue!
Saw on Fark that James Cameron actually has years of experience in deep sea robotics research. This isn't entirely a bad idea.
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