Comments on: City Dweller Comes Home

By: Lorie Schiefelbein

Lorie Schiefelbein — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:37:45 +0000

I am with you John. Being a California girl myself but raised in the Midwest, I have really learned to appreciate what an awesome community we live in.
-Who wants to pay for parking? Not me!
-Who wants to hurry up and wait in a traffic jam blocking one another until they can scarcely move? Not me!
-Who wants to pay an excessive mortgage for a home with little elbow room from your neighbor? Not me!
Yes we are spoiled! Gotta love that!

By: John Brooks

John Brooks — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:46:09 +0000

Growing up in the Metro area (Council Bluffs/Omaha)and having sisters living in the Twin Cities and Boston, I could never understand how people could find it so difficult to get around.
Maybe it’s age… or the massive growth of these areas that I find it ever so pleasant to to live in this “small” community:
–longest wait at a restaurant… the size of the order from the car in front of you.
–longest wait at a stoplight… turning left off Burlington into the parking lot at the high school football field.
–longest wait at a theater… the occasional midnight show.

It’s spoiled me (and I love being spoiled).

By: susie bertie

susie bertie — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:44:54 +0000

nicely stated Amy !!

By: Kaleena Fong

Kaleena Fong — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:40:22 +0000

Amen sister!

By: James Carson

James Carson — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:12:48 +0000

Amy,

We are glad you are here. You have immersed yourself into the community, which is what people need to do to really appreciate all the community has to offer. Sometimes we look at what the community may lack in buildings and retail/eating establishments, but the community is really about the people.