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Old April 24th 05, 11:48 PM
Matt Barrow
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"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Cub Driver wrote:

The fastest-growing states by 2030 are shown as Nevada, Arizona,
Florida, Texas, Utah, Idaho, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and
Oregon.


Arizona, North Carolina, and Florida get most of their growth these days

from
retirees.


Arizona's retiree parade (snow birds) ended about five years ago.

According to my in-laws in Scottsdale (year-round residents), Arizona priced
themselves out of the retiree market except for the Yuma area.

Arizona has been picking up a lot of the businesses pulling out of
California, but that prize is mainly going to Nevada.

I suppose most of the rest are mainly attracting businesses? Georgia
certainly is.


What's the attraction? I take it that's mainly the Atlanta area?




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Old April 25th 05, 12:17 AM
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Matt Barrow wrote:

What's the attraction? I take it that's mainly the Atlanta area?


Last I heard, yes -- mainly Atlanta.

George Patterson
There's plenty of room for all of God's creatures. Right next to the
mashed potatoes.
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Old April 25th 05, 12:55 AM
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Matt Barrow wrote:



About 40MPG and 50MPG for the diesel.

Such a car would likely be "useful" out in the west where distances are
measured in three or even four digits and those are MILES not klicks.


I don't think so. I'm not driving around anywhere in a car the size of
a beer can. When I hit you, or a deer, etc I want to know I'm walking away.
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Old April 25th 05, 12:56 AM
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Morgans wrote:

"Newps" wrote


Ahem...120,000 is not now and never will be a "metro area".



Think again. In Iowa, and other Midwest and plains states, that is a
downright huge metro area. Such as are the wide open spaces in the US.


Ah, no. My town is 100,000 and no way, no how is this a metro area.
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Old April 25th 05, 01:16 AM
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Jay Honeck wrote:
The folks from Philly come up to northern PA to "get away from it all",
but then bring their nasty and unfriendly attitudes right along with them.


The real problems start when enough of them move in to be able to
legislate their attitudes into law.



Yeah, that danged "majority rules" thing always seems to ruin a good
thing...

;-)


Except that around here the minority is much better armed! :-)


Matt
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Old April 25th 05, 04:42 AM
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"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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The fastest-growing states by 2030 are shown as Nevada, Arizona,
Florida, Texas, Utah, Idaho, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and
Oregon.

Except for New Hampshire (15th: ugh!), the Northeast is essentially
irrelevant.

The top ten states in 2030 are shown are California, Texas, Florida,
New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, North Carolina (!), Georgia, Ohio,
and Arizona.

Florida displacing New York at 3! North Carolina displacing Ohio at 7!

Don't give all the credit to the internet. UPS has a lot to do with
it, too


I knew their drivers could be promiscuous, but I had no idea....


Somebody had to pick up where the milkman left of.



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Old April 25th 05, 05:16 AM
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"Newps" wrote in message
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Matt Barrow wrote:



About 40MPG and 50MPG for the diesel.

Such a car would likely be "useful" out in the west where distances are
measured in three or even four digits and those are MILES not klicks.


I don't think so. I'm not driving around anywhere in a car the size of
a beer can. When I hit you, or a deer, etc I want to know I'm walking

away.

Which is why I put "useful" in quotes. Their engines are not built, I'd
guess, for the speeds or distances involved out here.


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Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO



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Old April 25th 05, 11:39 AM
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In article , Matt Barrow wrote:
http://www.timbro.com/euvsusa/ (EU vs. USA) by a think tank in Stockholm,
Sweden Read particularly the summary at the bottom and some of he charts
comparing the various EU countries against the US.


The EU will always lag behind the US in productivity - mainly because we
have a shorter working week and a lot more vacation time. Less hours to
work. I think in Germany the usual new employee gets something like 6
weeks paid leave (vs 2 in the US), and works a 35 hr week (vs 40 hrs in
the US).

Personally, I'd rather have the shorter working week and the time off!

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Old April 25th 05, 03:34 PM
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"Dylan Smith" wrote in message
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In article , Matt Barrow wrote:
http://www.timbro.com/euvsusa/ (EU vs. USA) by a think tank in

Stockholm,
Sweden Read particularly the summary at the bottom and some of he charts
comparing the various EU countries against the US.


The EU will always lag behind the US in productivity - mainly because we
have a shorter working week and a lot more vacation time. Less hours to
work. I think in Germany the usual new employee gets something like 6
weeks paid leave (vs 2 in the US), and works a 35 hr week (vs 40 hrs in
the US).

Personally, I'd rather have the shorter working week and the time off!


Nothing wrong with that -- most teenagers feel that way -- as long as you
can keep your ENVY under control. Seems a common thread within the EU and
much of the world outside the Orient. The problems arise when such people
want to augment their income/standard of living by digging into the wallets
of more motiviated people. With kids you kinda expect it; with adults it's
just parasitism.

Then, too, EU's productivty per "man hour" is rather less, all the way to
WAY less. And their standard of living is appropriately concurrent.

BTW, Canada's population is almost identical with the population of
"African-Americans" in the US and their GNP is virtually identical as well.
IOW, Canadians are as well off as one of our "less fortunate" population
sub-sets.

I'll take the 70 hour weeks and still have enough to take several nice
vacations each year.


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Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO






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Old April 25th 05, 03:40 PM
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In article , Matt Whiting wrote:
Yeah, then you'll complain that nobody listens to you :~)


I don't mind if the net nannies don't listen! :-)


Netiquette isn't about net nannies. It's like saying 'please', 'thank
you' and not letting doors slam in the faces of people following you.
Trimming quoted material is netiquette - the manners of Usenet (and
other online forums). It is the equivalent of holding open the door for
the person after you in real life; politeness.

Maybe one day it'll no longer be September 1993.

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