PRC as a amplifier in GPS question.

[Arny Krueger]

"David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Aug 29, 12:31 pm, Eeyore
rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> wrote:

TT wrote:
Here is some more good advice Arny, actually take your
head out of your arse and smell the roses for a change!
There is a very big, wonderful world out there that has
many, many places better than the US. I have just come
back from Athens and Istanbul and would rather live in
Istanbul that any of the US cities I just named!

I don't know why the yanks haven't invaded Canada yet,
MUCH better lifestyle north of the border!

In fact millions of Canadians have emigrated to the U.S. because they prefer
the life style here. Both my wife and my daughter in law's families
emigrated from Canada. We also have thousands who live in Canada but work
on the US side to get the better pay. The traffic on our bridge and tunnel
is predominately US-bound in the morning, and Canada-bound at night.

Since the Detroit metro area is one of the largest (the largest?) directly
bordering on Canada, our hospitals are full of Canadians who are paying for
medical treatments out of their own pockets, that their own health care
system has, errr, "de-prioritized". You know, silly little things like heart
surgery, cancer treatments, and the like.

 

[Arny Krueger]

"David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote in message
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My first visit to the US was flying into Miami. Boy, what
a hole, couldn't wait to get out of there. The worst city
I visited in the US by far.

I lived in the Miami area for almost a year - I never go there without a
strong inducement that has nothing to do with the lifestyle or climate.

I thought I flew into the wrong country, with all the
airport signs in Spanish.

Tell the truth - they are bilingual.

When I lived in Miami, it was little New York City on its way to becoming
little Havana. Last I visited there on business, the transformation was
pretty much complete.

Orlando, now there was a much nicer place.

More typically U.S. south.

Still pales compared to Canada though, sorry.

It's a matter of personal taste. The facts are there, though - net
immigration between the US and Canada is Canadians moving to the US.

 

[TT]

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Besides Dave you have Philthy as a neighbour and that's
enough to anyone off )

There is a good 25km or so between us, so not too bad.

Still close enough to invite him outside for a game of baseball ;-)

Sydney unfortunately gets a bad wrap on here for that alone!

Yes, it is embarrassing when people on the other side of the world know that

we live in the same country as he does :-(

Dave.

I'm pleased you enjoyed Perth. I have friends in Forestville on the North
Shore and that is very nice little part of town indeed and not to mention
all the stuff north of Manley near the beach.

Cheers TT

 

[TT]

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"David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Aug 29, 12:31 pm, Eeyore
rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> wrote:

TT wrote:
Here is some more good advice Arny, actually take your
head out of your arse and smell the roses for a change!
There is a very big, wonderful world out there that has
many, many places better than the US. I have just come
back from Athens and Istanbul and would rather live in
Istanbul that any of the US cities I just named!

I don't know why the yanks haven't invaded Canada yet,
MUCH better lifestyle north of the border!

In fact millions of Canadians have emigrated to the U.S. because they
prefer the life style here. Both my wife and my daughter in law's families
emigrated from Canada. We also have thousands who live in Canada but work
on the US side to get the better pay. The traffic on our bridge and tunnel
is predominately US-bound in the morning, and Canada-bound at night.

Since the Detroit metro area is one of the largest (the largest?) directly
bordering on Canada, our hospitals are full of Canadians who are paying
for medical treatments out of their own pockets, that their own health
care system has, errr, "de-prioritized". You know, silly little things
like heart surgery, cancer treatments, and the like.
Who said Canadians were dumb? Work in Detroit and live somewhere nice.

Works for me.

BTW we refer to Canadians here as "snap frozen Yanks" ;-)

TT

 

[Keithr]

Arny Krueger wrote:

"Keithr" <keithr@nowhere.com.au> wrote in message
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Arny Krueger wrote:

What you don't seem to get is that Texas is a civilized,
productive state with a number of great cities and
modern infrastructure. Texas, just one state has a
population of 23,507,783, while the whole of Australia
has same-year population of only 20,600,856. Texas,
just one state has a GSP of $771 billion dollars while
all of Australia has same-year GNP $544 billion dollars.
Do the math - the average Texan is almost 50% more
productive than the average aussie, which is one reason
why we have less wasteland.

If we accept you figures, which I don't have time to
check, it would imply that the average Texan produces $32,531 per year
and the average Australian $26,408 per year. I.e. the
average Australian produces 81% of a Texan.

IOW, Australians are slackers compared to the Texans. BTW, Texas is not our
most productive state.

Not slackers Arnie, just a diffeent philosophy of life. We don't feel
ther need to scrabble for every last dollar. We prefer to have a littel
less an enjoy life. No comment on your math ability I see, perhaps our
education system works better.

And extremely poor people living off the minimum wage
with no health cover.

Simply not true.

tell that to the beggars.

Since there is government assistance to the poor in all states, many are
living without earning any wage at all.

why then are there people working for as little as $5.15 per hour (or as
low as $3.77 if they can get tips). the minimum here is about $14

Secondly, there is health coverage for the poor. It just isn't at the same
level as is available via private insurance.

In Australia, if you have a life threatening condition, you get the same
tratment rich or poor, and there will not be a horrific bill hang ing
over you. doctors will make the decisions about your treatment not HMOs.

Like most Americans you confuse quantity with quality
lets look at The Economist's 2008 top 10 list of most
livable cities

"The Economist" - published in London, England no wonder the list is highly
tilted towards cities in the Commonwealth.

So if it is not an American source, it must be biased eh? Sorry, I
should have consulted Fox News

You don't know what an unbiased source is, do you Keith?

I do know, and the Economist is one

 

[Keithr]

Michael A. Terrell wrote:

"David L. Jones" wrote:
They got sucked in by the whole Miami Vice thing perhaps? :-

My first visit to the US was flying into Miami. Boy, what a hole,
couldn't wait to get out of there. The worst city I visited in the US
by far.
I thought I flew into the wrong country, with all the airport signs in
Spanish.

Orlando, now there there was a much nicer place. Still pales compared
to Canada though, sorry.


If those are the only places you've seen, you still haven't been to
the real Florida. I haven't been to Orlando in seven years, or more.
It is better than it used to be, since the navy closed their base. That
got rid of the hookers and con men. As far as Miami? That is too far
from reality for me to ever visit. I know a lot of people who moved
north to get away from the Cubans, Haitians and other illegal aliens in
Miami. I live two hours north of Orlando in a quiet suburb, and plan on
staying her till I die. Most tourist traps attract criminals, and don't
reflect the real area. Sometimes a mile or two ant it is a completely
different world.

I found Miami strange place, a mix of faded glory, elderly Jewish
retirees, Hispanic machismo, and a whole lot of absolute posers. We got
stuck in a traffic jam getting to our hotel at the beach due to all the
posers driving roundand around the block just to be seen. Didn't see any
cops in Ferarris though.

Further north I kind of liked Coco Beach and Cape Canaveral. All we saw
of Orlando was the airport and the road out. Daytona and Jacksonville
you can keep, St Augustine was nice, and over the border we found
Savannah very pleasant.

I have friends in Orlando, may get down to see them in October.

The place I most liked in Florida was Key West, wouldn't want to live
there though.

 

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"David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Aug 29, 12:31 pm, Eeyore
rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> wrote:

TT wrote:
Here is some more good advice Arny, actually take your
head out of your arse and smell the roses for a
change! There is a very big, wonderful world out
there that has many, many places better than the US. I have just come
back from Athens and Istanbul and
would rather live in Istanbul that any of the US
cities I just named!

I don't know why the yanks haven't invaded Canada yet,
MUCH better lifestyle north of the border!

In fact millions of Canadians have emigrated to the U.S.
because they prefer the life style here. Both my wife
and my daughter in law's families emigrated from Canada.
We also have thousands who live in Canada but work on
the US side to get the better pay. The traffic on our
bridge and tunnel is predominately US-bound in the
morning, and Canada-bound at night. Since the Detroit metro area is one
of the largest (the
largest?) directly bordering on Canada, our hospitals
are full of Canadians who are paying for medical
treatments out of their own pockets, that their own
health care system has, errr, "de-prioritized". You
know, silly little things like heart surgery, cancer
treatments, and the like.

Who said Canadians were dumb? Work in Detroit and live
somewhere nice. Works for me.

Live and work in Detroit is by far the more popular alternative among (ex)
Canadians.

 

[Keithr]

Arny Krueger wrote:

"David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:af5baca6-364a-4258-b9f8-8110b7dd38f6@a2g2000prm.googlegroups.com

On Aug 29, 12:31 pm, Eeyore
rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> wrote:

TT wrote:
Here is some more good advice Arny, actually take your
head out of your arse and smell the roses for a change!
There is a very big, wonderful world out there that has
many, many places better than the US. I have just come
back from Athens and Istanbul and would rather live in
Istanbul that any of the US cities I just named!

I don't know why the yanks haven't invaded Canada yet,
MUCH better lifestyle north of the border!

In fact millions of Canadians have emigrated to the U.S. because they prefer
the life style here. Both my wife and my daughter in law's families
emigrated from Canada. We also have thousands who live in Canada but work
on the US side to get the better pay. The traffic on our bridge and tunnel
is predominately US-bound in the morning, and Canada-bound at night.

Since the Detroit metro area is one of the largest (the largest?) directly
bordering on Canada, our hospitals are full of Canadians who are paying for
medical treatments out of their own pockets, that their own health care
system has, errr, "de-prioritized". You know, silly little things like heart
surgery, cancer treatments, and the like.


Of course, any Canadians going south for treatment, are outnumbered by

the busloads of elderly Americans going north to buy the drugs they need
to stay alive at a reasonable price. All the border crossing that I used
had large pharmacies with big carparks a short distance inside Canada.

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Keithr wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:
"David L. Jones" wrote:
They got sucked in by the whole Miami Vice thing perhaps? :-

My first visit to the US was flying into Miami. Boy, what a hole,
couldn't wait to get out of there. The worst city I visited in the US
by far.
I thought I flew into the wrong country, with all the airport signs in
Spanish.

Orlando, now there there was a much nicer place. Still pales compared
to Canada though, sorry.


If those are the only places you've seen, you still haven't been to
the real Florida. I haven't been to Orlando in seven years, or more.
It is better than it used to be, since the navy closed their base. That
got rid of the hookers and con men. As far as Miami? That is too far
from reality for me to ever visit. I know a lot of people who moved
north to get away from the Cubans, Haitians and other illegal aliens in
Miami. I live two hours north of Orlando in a quiet suburb, and plan on
staying her till I die. Most tourist traps attract criminals, and don't
reflect the real area. Sometimes a mile or two ant it is a completely
different world.

I found Miami strange place, a mix of faded glory, elderly Jewish
retirees, Hispanic machismo, and a whole lot of absolute posers. We got
stuck in a traffic jam getting to our hotel at the beach due to all the
posers driving roundand around the block just to be seen. Didn't see any
cops in Ferarris though.

Miami Beach has been a haven for New York retirees for over 100
years, and a lot of them were Jewish businessmen who were tired of the
cold winters. At one time it was very trendy, with lots of Art Deco
buildings. As it aged, the property values dropped, and it filled with
the types you saw. The old Jackie Gleason TV show was based there, and
a lot of the 'Borsht Belt' comics would travel south to perform in the
night clubs. Nothing there for me, or my quiet lifestyle. I have worked
in several large US cities, and quickly tired of the hours spent driving
in heavy traffic.

Further north I kind of liked Coco Beach and Cape Canaveral. All we saw
of Orlando was the airport and the road out. Daytona and Jacksonville
you can keep, St Augustine was nice, and over the border we found
Savannah very pleasant.

The first two are working class cities, the last are tourist traps.

I have friends in Orlando, may get down to see them in October.

The place I most liked in Florida was Key West, wouldn't want to live
there though.

It's great, if you like hurricanes.


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[Keithr]

Michael A. Terrell wrote:

I have friends in Orlando, may get down to see them in October.

The place I most liked in Florida was Key West, wouldn't want to live
there though.


It's great, if you like hurricanes.

Yearh, that and the spring break.

 

[bassett]

"Keithr" <keithr@nowhere.com.au> wrote in message
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Arny Krueger wrote:
"David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:af5baca6-364a-4258-b9f8-8110b7dd38f6@a2g2000prm.googlegroups.com

On Aug 29, 12:31 pm, Eeyore
rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> wrote:

TT wrote:
Here is some more good advice Arny, actually take your
head out of your arse and smell the roses for a change!
There is a very big, wonderful world out there that has
many, many places better than the US. I have just come
back from Athens and Istanbul and would rather live in
Istanbul that any of the US cities I just named!

I don't know why the yanks haven't invaded Canada yet,
MUCH better lifestyle north of the border!

In fact millions of Canadians have emigrated to the U.S. because they
prefer the life style here. Both my wife and my daughter in law's
families emigrated from Canada. We also have thousands who live in
Canada but work on the US side to get the better pay. The traffic on our
bridge and tunnel is predominately US-bound in the morning, and
Canada-bound at night.

Since the Detroit metro area is one of the largest (the largest?)
directly bordering on Canada, our hospitals are full of Canadians who are
paying for medical treatments out of their own pockets, that their own
health care system has, errr, "de-prioritized". You know, silly little
things like heart surgery, cancer treatments, and the like.
Of course, any Canadians going south for treatment, are outnumbered by the
busloads of elderly Americans going north to buy the drugs they need to
stay alive at a reasonable price. All the border crossing that I used had
large pharmacies with big carparks a short distance inside Canada.

Which tells us everything we need to know about the average American's state
of mind.

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Keithr wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:

I have friends in Orlando, may get down to see them in October.

The place I most liked in Florida was Key West, wouldn't want to live
there though.


It's great, if you like hurricanes.

Yearh, that and the spring break.

Bike Week is worse. Bikers from all over the country descend on
Central Florida like a plague of Locusts.


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bassett wrote:

"Keithr" <keithr@nowhere.com.au> wrote in message
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Arny Krueger wrote:
"David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Aug 29, 12:31 pm, Eeyore
rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> wrote:

TT wrote:
Here is some more good advice Arny, actually take your
head out of your arse and smell the roses for a change!
There is a very big, wonderful world out there that has
many, many places better than the US. I have just come
back from Athens and Istanbul and would rather live in
Istanbul that any of the US cities I just named!

I don't know why the yanks haven't invaded Canada yet,
MUCH better lifestyle north of the border!

In fact millions of Canadians have emigrated to the U.S. because they
prefer the life style here. Both my wife and my daughter in law's
families emigrated from Canada. We also have thousands who live in
Canada but work on the US side to get the better pay. The traffic on our
bridge and tunnel is predominately US-bound in the morning, and
Canada-bound at night.

Since the Detroit metro area is one of the largest (the largest?)
directly bordering on Canada, our hospitals are full of Canadians who are
paying for medical treatments out of their own pockets, that their own
health care system has, errr, "de-prioritized". You know, silly little
things like heart surgery, cancer treatments, and the like.
Of course, any Canadians going south for treatment, are outnumbered by the
busloads of elderly Americans going north to buy the drugs they need to
stay alive at a reasonable price. All the border crossing that I used had
large pharmacies with big carparks a short distance inside Canada.

Which tells us everything we need to know about the average American's state
of mind.

You show the world that Australia has more than its fair share of
ignorant bigots. You do a great disservice to your county, and its
citizens.


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[clanker]

Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Which tells us everything we need to know about the average American's state
of mind.


You show the world that Australia has more than its fair share of
ignorant bigots. You do a great disservice to your county, and its
citizens.

Please don't judge real Australians by the views of the idiot bassett.

The bassett jerk cannot make a positive comment, can only demean, cannot
make an intelligent comment as he knows nothing.

Any rational person would expect an adult person with such paraded
knowledge as bassett could at least spell, but education by association
obviously does not work in his case.

He bullies, bluffs and lies his way in this world.

 

[bassett]

"clanker" <flerp@dingdong.net> wrote in message
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Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Which tells us everything we need to know about the average American's
state
of mind.


You show the world that Australia has more than its fair share of
ignorant bigots. You do a great disservice to your county, and its
citizens.



Please don't judge real Australians by the views of the idiot bassett.

The bassett jerk cannot make a positive comment, can only demean, cannot
make an intelligent comment as he knows nothing.

Any rational person would expect an adult person with such paraded
knowledge as bassett could at least spell, but education by association
obviously does not work in his case.

He bullies, bluffs and lies his way in this world.

And your a real guiding little light with a name like CLUNKER

 

[TT]

"David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Aug 29, 5:26 pm, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net
wrote:
"David L. Jones" wrote:

They got sucked in by the whole Miami Vice thing perhaps? :-

My first visit to the US was flying into Miami. Boy, what a hole,
couldn't wait to get out of there. The worst city I visited in the US
by far.
I thought I flew into the wrong country, with all the airport signs in
Spanish.

Orlando, now there there was a much nicer place. Still pales compared
to Canada though, sorry.

If those are the only places you've seen, you still haven't been to
the real Florida. I haven't been to Orlando in seven years, or more.
It is better than it used to be, since the navy closed their base. That
got rid of the hookers and con men. As far as Miami? That is too far
from reality for me to ever visit. I know a lot of people who moved
north to get away from the Cubans, Haitians and other illegal aliens in
Miami. I live two hours north of Orlando in a quiet suburb, and plan on
staying her till I die. Most tourist traps attract criminals, and don't
reflect the real area. Sometimes a mile or two ant it is a completely
different world.

Sure, I agree.
But I don't think it's necessarily unfair to judge a region by it's
major city(s). At least not from a visiting tourist point of view.

You don't get people flocking out of say Sydney or Perth and
surrounding CBD's to get away from anything or anyone (the usual crowd
thing excepted).

I'm sure there are much better places in Florida, and I did really
like Orlando. I was told by a local limo guy that they have recently
spent big in recent time to spruce the place up. I was not
disappointed.

Miami though remains a hole, and every yank I spoke to about it
agreed :-

Dave.

I stayed in Orlando and found it a nice little spot. Miami scared the shit
out of me and I couldn't wait to get out of the place :-( When I drove
around Florida I tried to stay in the tiniest towns I could find.

Here is a funny (tragic is more apt) story. In 1999 on this trip we were
listening to talk back radio in the car. It took us a little while to
understand the argument that was raging. Anyway it was the city fathers
that had implemented a plan to clean up the homeless. If a vagrant was
arrested he had two choices, either 90 days in jail or a free bus ticket to
anywhere in the continental US and *IF* he ever returned it would be a
mandatory 6 months jail. The argument was that it did not solve the
homeless problem. The reverse argument was, it solved the problem for Miami
;-)

Cheers TT

 

[Keithr]

TT wrote:

"David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Aug 29, 5:26 pm, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net
wrote:
"David L. Jones" wrote:

They got sucked in by the whole Miami Vice thing perhaps? :-
My first visit to the US was flying into Miami. Boy, what a hole,
couldn't wait to get out of there. The worst city I visited in the US
by far.
I thought I flew into the wrong country, with all the airport signs in
Spanish.
Orlando, now there there was a much nicer place. Still pales compared
to Canada though, sorry.
If those are the only places you've seen, you still haven't been to
the real Florida. I haven't been to Orlando in seven years, or more.
It is better than it used to be, since the navy closed their base. That
got rid of the hookers and con men. As far as Miami? That is too far
from reality for me to ever visit. I know a lot of people who moved
north to get away from the Cubans, Haitians and other illegal aliens in
Miami. I live two hours north of Orlando in a quiet suburb, and plan on
staying her till I die. Most tourist traps attract criminals, and don't
reflect the real area. Sometimes a mile or two ant it is a completely
different world.
Sure, I agree.
But I don't think it's necessarily unfair to judge a region by it's
major city(s). At least not from a visiting tourist point of view.

You don't get people flocking out of say Sydney or Perth and
surrounding CBD's to get away from anything or anyone (the usual crowd
thing excepted).

I'm sure there are much better places in Florida, and I did really
like Orlando. I was told by a local limo guy that they have recently
spent big in recent time to spruce the place up. I was not
disappointed.

Miami though remains a hole, and every yank I spoke to about it
agreed :-

Dave.

I stayed in Orlando and found it a nice little spot. Miami scared the shit
out of me and I couldn't wait to get out of the place :-( When I drove
around Florida I tried to stay in the tiniest towns I could find.

Here is a funny (tragic is more apt) story. In 1999 on this trip we were
listening to talk back radio in the car. It took us a little while to
understand the argument that was raging. Anyway it was the city fathers
that had implemented a plan to clean up the homeless. If a vagrant was
arrested he had two choices, either 90 days in jail or a free bus ticket to
anywhere in the continental US and *IF* he ever returned it would be a
mandatory 6 months jail. The argument was that it did not solve the
homeless problem. The reverse argument was, it solved the problem for Miami
;-)

Thats strange, in 5.5 years in the states, and 8 visits since, I have
never felt threatened there, but then I have never felt threatened
anywhere else either.

A whole bunch of Yanks that I have known felt threatened in situations
that I found no problem - maybe my situation awareness is at fault, but
then nothing bad has ever eventuated.

 

[clanker]

bassett wrote:

"clanker" <flerp@dingdong.net> wrote in message
news:48B8EE9B.6030806@dingdong.net...
Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Which tells us everything we need to know about the average American's
state
of mind.

You show the world that Australia has more than its fair share of
ignorant bigots. You do a great disservice to your county, and its
citizens.


Please don't judge real Australians by the views of the idiot bassett.

The bassett jerk cannot make a positive comment, can only demean, cannot
make an intelligent comment as he knows nothing.

Any rational person would expect an adult person with such paraded
knowledge as bassett could at least spell, but education by association
obviously does not work in his case.

He bullies, bluffs and lies his way in this world.

And your a real guiding little light with a name like CLUNKER

Yeah, I are.

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

clanker wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Which tells us everything we need to know about the average American's state
of mind.


You show the world that Australia has more than its fair share of
ignorant bigots. You do a great disservice to your county, and its
citizens.



Please don't judge real Australians by the views of the idiot bassett.

The bassett jerk cannot make a positive comment, can only demean, cannot
make an intelligent comment as he knows nothing.

Any rational person would expect an adult person with such paraded
knowledge as bassett could at least spell, but education by association
obviously does not work in his case.

He bullies, bluffs and lies his way in this world.

I wouldn't bother with the group if I didn't like most of the
Australians I've talked to on line. It's just that your trolls are
neither smart nor entertaining. If they saw themselves like everyone
else dose, they would scrape up a couple dollars and buy a life. He is a
loser, leading a pathetic life, or he wouldn't be so full of hate and
ignorance. Like the nasty little dog, he is, he has to have his nose
shoved into the carpet whenever he takes a dump. Otherwise, he will
still be doing it when he's so old and wobbly that you don't mind it
when the vet tells you to have him put down.


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[bassett]

"Keithr" <keithr@nowhere.com.au> wrote in message
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TT wrote:
"David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Aug 29, 5:26 pm, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net
wrote:
"David L. Jones" wrote:

They got sucked in by the whole Miami Vice thing perhaps? :-
My first visit to the US was flying into Miami. Boy, what a hole,
couldn't wait to get out of there. The worst city I visited in the US
by far.
I thought I flew into the wrong country, with all the airport signs in
Spanish.
Orlando, now there there was a much nicer place. Still pales compared
to Canada though, sorry.
If those are the only places you've seen, you still haven't been to
the real Florida. I haven't been to Orlando in seven years, or more.
It is better than it used to be, since the navy closed their base.
That
got rid of the hookers and con men. As far as Miami? That is too far
from reality for me to ever visit. I know a lot of people who moved
north to get away from the Cubans, Haitians and other illegal aliens
in
Miami. I live two hours north of Orlando in a quiet suburb, and plan
on
staying her till I die. Most tourist traps attract criminals, and
don't
reflect the real area. Sometimes a mile or two ant it is a completely
different world.
Sure, I agree.
But I don't think it's necessarily unfair to judge a region by it's
major city(s). At least not from a visiting tourist point of view.

You don't get people flocking out of say Sydney or Perth and
surrounding CBD's to get away from anything or anyone (the usual crowd
thing excepted).

I'm sure there are much better places in Florida, and I did really
like Orlando. I was told by a local limo guy that they have recently
spent big in recent time to spruce the place up. I was not
disappointed.

Miami though remains a hole, and every yank I spoke to about it
agreed :-

Dave.

I stayed in Orlando and found it a nice little spot. Miami scared the
shit out of me and I couldn't wait to get out of the place :-( When I
drove around Florida I tried to stay in the tiniest towns I could find.

Here is a funny (tragic is more apt) story. In 1999 on this trip we
were listening to talk back radio in the car. It took us a little while
to understand the argument that was raging. Anyway it was the city
fathers that had implemented a plan to clean up the homeless. If a
vagrant was arrested he had two choices, either 90 days in jail or a free
bus ticket to anywhere in the continental US and *IF* he ever returned it
would be a mandatory 6 months jail. The argument was that it did not
solve the homeless problem. The reverse argument was, it solved the
problem for Miami ;-)


Thats strange, in 5.5 years in the states, and 8 visits since, I have
never felt threatened there, but then I have never felt threatened
anywhere else either.

A whole bunch of Yanks that I have known felt threatened in situations
that I found no problem - maybe my situation awareness is at fault, but
then nothing bad has ever eventuated.

But you where at a great advantage, You simply produced your aussie
Passport,
something the natives could never do.