Reviews & Comments
Baton Rouge, LA
re: A shame - 12/13/2008 -
2/20/2009Where do these figures come from? When I lived there (1996-2000), there were over 350,000 people in East BR Parish (and 227,000 in Baton Rouge proper). So are we talking 50 years ago or something? If so, the U.S. population has doubled since 1972 so this is happening everywhere. It's life. Deal with it. And quit having babies. BTW, I agree with you that NOLA is a rathole and the addition of NOLA people to BRLA is not a positive development.
San Antonio, TX
re: Real life in San Antonio, TX - 11/4/2007 -
2/20/2009You're a bigot and you're pretty illiterate for a college student. Why don't you move? Burlington, Vermont is full of snobby white people. You'd love it.
San Antonio, TX
re: Taxes are too HIGH, infrastructure STRAINED, p -
2/20/2009How about the traffic? I'd say SA has Austin beat there. Also cost of housing in Austin is prohibitive for many people relative to SA. Compared nationally, Texas is ranked 43rd in terms of total taxes (sales, income, property, etc.) so it's a pretty sweet deal overall. I wouldn't complain about that. I'm in #2 New York with the highest taxes of anywhere but Connecticut.
Plattsburgh, NY
Okay place for certain people -
2/20/2009Plattsburgh is an okay city. On the positive side is the beautiful countryside outside the city. Plattsburgh is right next to the Adirondack National Park. Also, the crime rate is very low. On the negative side, the city itself is very unattractive. Also, unless you like snowskiing or similar snow-based sports, there is absolutely nothing to do for six months out of the year. The town did just get a second movie theatre and this one has stadium seating. Also there's a little mall, a couple of shopping centers, a bowling alley, and a skating rink. Not much in the way of cultural activities but there are some great funky festivals in the surrounding towns. Summers here are the bomb and in the fall the leaves are beautiful.