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[geoschmo]

LOL.

I have a theory about that GT. You see, (And this comes from a 25 year resident) Ohio weather is just hideous. It's not uncommon in the spring to have 75 degrees days followed by ice storms 24 hours later. Standard meteorological analysis holds no weight when predicting weather in Ohio. Your typical five day forcast, in most places a pretty good predictor of upcoming weather, is not much more reliable in Ohio than the Farmers Almanac published four times a year. All this makes planning any kind of outdoor activity a little dicey.

Throw in the fact that Ohio is just about the most FREAKING BORING PLACE ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH, and you see why people get very involved in the internet around here. Well that and cow tipping, but that's another story.

Geoschmo

[ 09 May 2002, 14:01: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

[mac5732]

GT, Ohio is the realm of the unknown, especially with the weather as Geo has put forth in his ascertation. What better place to absorb all the fundamentals of game play. We have Cedar Point, Kings Island, and Geauga Lake for R&R for those who need to get away from the stress of every day gaming. In relation to PBW games I would render an opinion that the hosts of this miracle of interactive play, over the course of time most definitly deserve some R&R at prime locations within their respective areas, (especially after putting up with some of us computer illiterates and our numerous questions) However, your question does inflict the possiblity of some research into this particular area, therefore, I shall endeavor to pass this along to those colleges within our domain in order to get an unbiased, neutral opinion.

just some ideas mac

[Growltigga]

Mac, I didn't understand a lot of your post - are you saying Ohio has some nice bits? I was always under the impression that it was not the most attractive place but was vibrant and busy - a bit like a dead dog lying on an anthill, just without the charm.

Hmmm, I have spent quite a bit of time in the US -I like New Orleans, Savannah, Atlanta (d'em Southern girls!!), Houston, Tucson, Boston, Portland and I love San Fransisco - Cleveland? just doesn't have the same allure as these other places

[Jmenschenfresser]

Houston has allure?

[Growltigga]

Well, one day, let me tell you what I got up to in Houston

no wonder my hair all fell out

[LazarusLong42]

Originally posted by Growltigga:
Secondly, why is everything ending up in Ohio? is it the epicentre of some localised high gravitational field pulling everything into it? half the forum seem to come from Ohio (or Pheonix AZ), what on earth is the deal? us Brits are always told that Ohio is the cloaco maxima of the central US?

Well, Ohio is a crossroads in many ways; that's part of why things end up here. It's a crossroads of urban and rural--unlike, say, California, which is either urban, desert, or national park, or Nebraska, where the word "urban" has no meaning. My own hometown (Toledo) is 1) the second-largest freshwater port in the US (by traffic volume) after Chicago; 2) home of the largest grain elevators in the world because of all the corn that comes through here; 3) a major railway hub for grain, coal, and cars, among other things; 4) the cross-point of the the most heavily-trafficked east-west highway in the US (I-80) and one of the most heavily-trafficked north-south highways (I-75); 5) 1 hour from Detroit, 2.5 from Cleveland, 3 from Cincinatti, 4 from Chicago, 5.5 from Pittsburgh.

Ohio's right in the center of everything, which of course makes us both a gravitational well [b]and[/a] a bit of a cloaca. But remember that a cloaca passes not only waste, but also new life.

Eric/LL

[geoschmo]

Hey now, you people up there in Michigan may be Cloaca's, but don't be lumping us in with you.

Of course I have no idea what a Cloaca is, but if it passes waste, I wan't no part of it.

Geoschmo