My roommate is from Detroit. He seems to like it, but mostly as a matter of pride.
dysfunctional human artistry>>Dunno what its like tonight but today for a while it was half sunny and half apocolyptic thunderstorm skies. At the same time.
Today was cloudy and foggy-ish.It was that earlier (as in 4 days ago IIRC)
Well, yes given that's a sign that a tornado may be immiment (the hail in the cloud generates that green effect).
Mammatus Clouds?
Swore it was 'dark green' or something. Speaking of that, don't approach a supercell thunderstorm into the direction where the downdrafts are in. You get into the rain and can't tell if there's a tornado beyond the updrafts (i.e. approach from the southwest side of the storm if possible and not the northeast in northern hemisphere). Look this up as this is old data I resurrected in my mind.
For all we knew, he grew up in the donut of suburbs that grew around the decaying city proper. Weird to see people who live in suburbs a few hours away from the city proper in any case saying they're from said city. Laziness/pride or whatnot preventing them from saying 'X Metro Area' ('x' beng the central city)
edited 11th May '10 11:59:44 PM by Warsie
I am a Star Wars Fan, Warsie Here!Eh. Lots of times, it that they're going on the assumption that saying "Chicago" or "Minneapolis" gives more information than "Schaumberg" or "Anoka" does, to people who aren't from the area. When I lived in Wisconsin,I was much more likely to say "Madison" than "Dane". People knew where Madison was. Almost no one had ever heard of Dane, so I would up having to locate it by proximity to Madison anyway.
Like homeless accosting you for money
And you drive in clean/less crowded suburbs with uh......free parking in the outer suburbs.
Hence, "I live in suburb x - y miles/kilometers from z city" or something.
Also note some of those suburban areas are noticeable cities on their own - see Joliet and the state prison there etc :p
I am a Star Wars Fan, Warsie Here!Well, walking in on this city vs suburb thing.. Hi!! I'm from this weird tri-city conglomerate (Independence/Blue Springs/Lee's Summit, and they might as well be the same place, the boundary looks like basket-weave), live all of ten miles from Kansas City (MISSOURAH, thank you), and work in the city proper. :)
If a 'major' city that has farm fields within the city limits isn't one of the definitions of Midwestern, then I don't know what is. Oh KC, how I love thee.
MIDWEST UNITE!! RAH RAH!
edited 13th May '10 11:43:23 AM by Bur
@Warsie, Yep, there are reasons why some people live in suburbs rather than the city. That is why I feel like it is kind of dishonest to say you live in a place when you do not actually live there. I understand Madrugada's reasoning on this, but I just prefer people saying they live in X and then clarifying if someone asks where that is. You could even just say that you live in a suburb of Y and deal with both issues.
@Kissof Camine, Even though I did not really praise anyone else who lived there I have to recognize someone like yourself solely because St. Louis is close to Louie. I guess Louisville would be pretty similar too. Sorry, that I am that selfish.
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Yon YonsonLouie W, I come from Wisconsin. Iwork in a lumber yardlive there. So I figured I should join this group or at least post here.Sorry for interrupting, but I am a fan of the Midwest myself. Of course I am not a big fan of Detroit, but I do not know anyone who is.
edited 5th May '10 1:25:36 PM by LouieW
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