SouthernMan Posted March 26, 2005 Posted March 26, 2005 Good and thoughtful post, DML. 288352[/snapback] I used to drive to Buffalo a lot before airfares were so cheap, and always passed through Cincy. Seems like a nice place. Maybe it was just the feeling I used to get crossing the bridge from Kentucky that I was finally out of the South. It was almost exactly the halfway point to my Buffalo destination from Atlanta. The radio stations and everything else suddenly had that familiar northern flavor to it. Having "Stuck" in your name makes it sound like you'd rather be somewhere else. So what's the skinny on Cincinatti?
stuckincincy Posted March 26, 2005 Posted March 26, 2005 I used to drive to Buffalo a lot before airfares were so cheap, and always passed through Cincy. Seems like a nice place. Maybe it was just the feeling I used to get crossing the bridge from Kentucky that I was finally out of the South. It was almost exactly the halfway point to my Buffalo destination from Atlanta. The radio stations and everything else suddenly had that familiar northern flavor to it. Having "Stuck" in your name makes it sound like you'd rather be somewhere else. So what's the skinny on Cincinatti? 288355[/snapback] No particular connotation to "stuck" - it's just what came into my mind when I joined TBD. Cincinnati is beginning to fall apart. It's fallen into the familiar cycle - crime rising, spiraling taxes, aging population, violent young population, falling overall population, job loss, etc. The taxes in Hamilton County, which contains Cincinnati, are easily double that of surrounding counties. Only Cuyohoga county (Cleveland) comes close. My little 1,500 sq. ft. house is taxed at about $4,000 per year, while 3 miles north from me in Butler County, if would be about $1,800. Housing prices are equitable - my sister-in-law lives in NJ and who is a big shot with a nationwide bank says our 100K house would go for 400K -easy - where she lives. In recent years, Ohio has emerged at the 3rd highest state for taxation - very close to NY and CA in overall tax burden. However, it is still a relatively rich area, having employers such as General Electric, Cintas, Kroger's HQ, Ford Transmission and so forth. But those earnings generally end up in the surrounding counties. Northern KY is much better run, whereas the Cincy city council is a good clone of local Buffalo government. See also the Hamilton County government for the debacle called Paul Brown Stadium. Since I'm ranting ( ), from time to time here someone posts extolling the virtues of gambling casinos. There are several in SE Indiana, so many Ohioans including a goodly number of legislators want them in this state, desiring the tax revenue and smarting at the money being spent out-of-state. The thing is, most of the money spent at the casinos is local money - folks are not flocking from all over the country to come here and gamble. They've been in business for about 7 years, and IIRC they've taken over 6 billion out of the area - money that would or could have been spent at local businesses, purchasing capital goods, etc. I view them as "negative tourism", if that makes any sense.
Fan in San Diego Posted March 26, 2005 Posted March 26, 2005 The problem out here in California, a state with a state lotto, is that all the money that goes to the schools is wasted on special interests. Money is not what solves problems for the schools. It's the lack of discipline. 288262[/snapback] Not quite exactly correct. The problem with the California Lottery is that if the Lottery earns 100 million dollars for schools, then the state cuts back its contribution by 100 million dollars. So the schools never really benefit from the lottery. Only the state or the tax payers of the state actually.
mcjeff215 Posted March 26, 2005 Posted March 26, 2005 I used to drive to Buffalo a lot before airfares were so cheap, and always passed through Cincy. Seems like a nice place. Maybe it was just the feeling I used to get crossing the bridge from Kentucky that I was finally out of the South. It was almost exactly the halfway point to my Buffalo destination from Atlanta. The radio stations and everything else suddenly had that familiar northern flavor to it. Having "Stuck" in your name makes it sound like you'd rather be somewhere else. So what's the skinny on Cincinatti? 288355[/snapback] I get the same feeling crossing that bridge. There's a farm on I-71 someplace just after Cincinnati that has a big Confederate flag painted on the roof... It's always a nice feeling to watch that damn thing fade into the horizon in the rear-view mirror. It's also the first thing to greet you on your way back down, though. -Jeff
Fan in San Diego Posted March 26, 2005 Posted March 26, 2005 I beleive evoloution is proof of God. God is perfection. The only thing perfect is nature. Nature is perfectly efficient. Everything in nature serves a purpose 288032[/snapback] Exactly, who is not to say that evolution is God's creation.
stuckincincy Posted March 26, 2005 Posted March 26, 2005 I get the same feeling crossing that bridge. There's a farm on I-71 someplace just after Cincinnati that has a big Confederate flag painted on the roof... It's always a nice feeling to watch that damn thing fade into the horizon in the rear-view mirror. It's also the first thing to greet you on your way back down, though. -Jeff 288375[/snapback] I know that one - it's on the right-hand side as you drive north. You're well into corn country there - OH is a very large corn-producing state.
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