well i did not point out but i will now...i was born in olean and grew up close by, so with regard to it being the middle of nowhere, here is a big f.u. for you. your "middle of nowhere" is where i have roots.
i posted it because i found chuck's point of view on this one puzzling. i usually like chuck's column, and i grew up reading it, i just think he's being a little hysterical on this topic. sorry if you don't think it's worth discussing.
the guy covers the bills for a living. it's not like i am complaining about college intern's "power ranking" on some online campus newspaper