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Offline midnight Target

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« on: December 03, 2003, 12:12:56 PM »
Stopped at my Sister-in-law's home in Woodbury.

1. People are extremely friendly, and knowledgable about the neighborhood. We took her 2 golden retrievers for a walk and were stopped 3 times by people driving or walking by to say hello and to ask if we were related to my Sisiter-in-law. Amazing and a little weird. If someone driving by in a car here slows down near you it probably means a drive-by in process.

2. No one has fences around their back yards. Not because of any rules or ordinances, just because the kids have more room to play that way. Here, I'd like to add barbed wire to the top of my brick walls.

3. It's freakin cold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Offline GRUNHERZ

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« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2003, 12:28:11 PM »
Aww, it's like mom and apple pie and that chit... :)
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Offline FUNKED1

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« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2003, 12:29:36 PM »
Welcome to the world outside of the coastal ****hole states.  :)
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« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2003, 02:13:16 PM »
I feel sorry for the neighbors when those two dingos go running wild in the neighborhood because the yard isn't fenced in. :p
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Offline ra

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« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2003, 02:24:55 PM »
Yeah, Minnesota is the friendliest place I've ever been.  People are laid back and civil, completely unaware of how crappy the rest of the country is.  I may move there some day, I hope east-coasters haven't discovered it by then.
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Re: Observations from the Road ... Minnesota
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2003, 02:55:49 PM »
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Originally posted by midnight Target
We took her 2 golden retrievers for a walk and were stopped 3 times by people driving or walking by to say hello and to ask if we were related to my Sisiter-in-law. Amazing and a little weird.


That's because EVERYONE is related.  They were just seeing just how closely they would be related to you.

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« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2003, 03:16:13 PM »
You went to Woodbury and didn't take the time to stop and see me?

Where's the love?
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Offline Curval

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« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2003, 03:19:58 PM »
No reaction to my post banana?

Darn..what a waste of time writing it.  :p
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Offline Wanker

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« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2003, 03:27:36 PM »
Curval, first of all, there isn't anyone in Minnesota who can play the banjo. Second of all, even if there were, they would have the decency not to.

Just because half the state's last name is Johnson or Olson, don't read anything into it. Incest really has nothing to do with it....no really, it doesn't.





















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Offline Torque

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« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2003, 03:38:58 PM »
3. It's freakin cold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No chit, i'd have to look north to see you. :p
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« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2003, 03:40:54 PM »
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can you play dueling-banjos on the accordian? :(

thats a scarey thought,  "deliverance, the polka version"
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Offline Dago

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« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2003, 06:49:50 PM »
Yeah, I like it here in Minnesota.  Moved here 18 yrs ago for a job, decided to stay.  I grew up in NW Indiana, between the south side of Chicago and Gary IN.  Its alot nicer here to say the least.a

Hey RC, if ya wanna move up, let me know and I will give ya some ideas.  If you like to hunt, deer hunting here is awesome.  If you dont get a deer, its only because you missed.

Fishing is of course almost a requirement.  The city I live in has 3 good and pretty large lakes.  Gotta go up north for the really good stuff.

Crime is lower than anywhere else I have ever lived.  Pollution is nowhere near where I grew up, the roads are clean and the school systems are on average very good. Easy to find excellant ones.

Housing is a little high, as are taxes, mosquitos are annoying at sunup and sundown.  Plus, we have a surplus of pesky liberals in the state, but we did just get the CCW "must issue" law passed 6 months ago.

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« Reply #12 on: December 03, 2003, 07:00:00 PM »
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Originally posted by banana
You went to Woodbury and didn't take the time to stop and see me?

Where's the love?


Woodbury?  I am sending a driver there tomorrow morning to pick up some stuff at Sam's.

Are you near Cottage Grove, banana?  The company I work for has a plant there.....its called Up North Plastics.  They are a division of Poly America, the makers of "Husky" brand trash bags and plastic sheeting that you buy at Home Depot and Lowe's, etc.
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« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2003, 07:22:38 PM »
banana is south a ways from Woodbury and Cottage Grove.

I am about 15 mins away.

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« Reply #14 on: December 04, 2003, 03:03:20 AM »
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Woodbury?  I am sending a driver there tomorrow morning to pick up some stuff at Sam's.

Are you near Cottage Grove, banana?  The company I work for has a plant there.....its called Up North Plastics.  They are a division of Poly America, the makers of "Husky" brand trash bags and plastic sheeting that you buy at Home Depot and Lowe's, etc.


I used to know a guy that worked in Shipping at Poly America in Ft.Worth. Big Hispanic guy that was funny as hell...wish I could remember his name.
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