Guest Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 19 hours ago, ScoutTN said: Having one or two deepish snows (6"+) a winter for kids to play in. I love where I live now! A lot of people here complain about the cold winters but, even though I do feel the cold and I don’t always like it, I don’t want to live somewhere it never snows. Really, in a contest, I dislike our hot, humid summers more than our cold winters. I like having four seasons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 On 9/27/2020 at 10:46 AM, Caroline said: Diversity and integrated schools and neighborhoods, the Interfaith Center where I went to church, Toby’s Dinner Theater, easy access to DC and Baltimore, Old Bay, crabs, bike paths, ice skating on lakes, my church, tot lots, Merriweather Post Pavilion... But, I like a lot of stuff about where I live now, too. I love the soccer scene in ATL, the tennis scene, Georgia Tech, the education program at Kennesaw State has a lot of great offerings for continuing ed for teachers, did I mention Georgia Tech? Ahh, yes... Merriweather and first concerts. I'd forgotten about ice skating on the lakes. Mostly Kittamequendi for me. I probably spelled that wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 @Quilland @KungFuPandausually I can get Old Bay in Atlanta. At the moment, it’s pretty scarce. I do have a tin in my cupboard. I just miss it’s universality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I miss snow. We went sled ridding at recess and ice skating after school. In the summer we could walk or ride our bikes everywhere. There was a freedom to summer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeachyDoodle Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I live in the house I grew up in. I miss my mom living here and doing all the cooking and laundry!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 On 9/27/2020 at 4:44 AM, Bagels McGruffikin said: Literally only good Mexican food. I used to miss the shopping and scenery and a few people and then realized that there were so many parts of the country more beautiful, and so much easier to drive and walk around to shop. The only irreplaceable thing is the Baja style Mexican food, IMO. No other part of the country gets that flavor profile quite right. When we moved back to California I gained 15lbs of taqueria weight 😂. I didn’t even care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I don’t miss anything except the innocence of childhood, my grandparents, and our backyard pool. Nothing about the actual area (not because there was nothing good but because I still have all the good parts where I live now and much less of the bad parts). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I live in the same county that I spent the better part of ages 5-18 in. There were several moves to other parts of the state and out of state during that time but we always moved back in +\- a year or thereabouts. Anything that I miss is more a function of time than distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 (edited) Nothing really. Maybe the food. I grew up in NJ about 15 minutes from NYC and the ethnic makeup is similar. There are so many different ethnicities and they each have their American version of old country food. That's something you really don't get here, although you can get amazing Cuban food. I was 13 when we moved to Florida and swore that as soon as I was 18 I was moving back. By the time I turned 18 though, Florida was in my blood and I wasn't going anywhere. I'm still not. With all the problems we have and all the Florida Man stories, it's still my home and the place I love. Most of my family eventually moved here so I can't even say I miss family. I don't miss NJ at all. Edited September 29, 2020 by Lady Florida. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 5 hours ago, Quill said: Isn’t Old Bay regional, though? I didn’t think they sold it as far south as Atlanta. Is there still a Toby’s Dinner Theatre? Remember those Entertainment coupon books places used to sell as fundraisers? I remember they always had Toby’s coupons in there. One summer, pre-kids, my dh and I went to Ocean City and used Entertainment coupons for everything. Essentially, if was like one of us was free, because most deals were 2-fers. 😄 I can buy Old Bay out here in the PNW. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 5 hours ago, Quill said: Isn’t Old Bay regional, though? I didn’t think they sold it as far south as Atlanta. Is there still a Toby’s Dinner Theatre? Remember those Entertainment coupon books places used to sell as fundraisers? I remember they always had Toby’s coupons in there. One summer, pre-kids, my dh and I went to Ocean City and used Entertainment coupons for everything. Essentially, if was like one of us was free, because most deals were 2-fers. 😄 Toby’s still exists . . . or it DID pre-Covid. We’ll see if she weather’s the shut down. DD’s boyfriend always had a job there, but he’s become a Nanny until the world reopens. Second Chance Saloon is closing permanently in October. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Old Bay is commonly available in Florida. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janeway Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 The stars, the quiet, the sunset, the sunrise, having relatives, big Christmas's, I actually miss a time when people wrote letters and called each other instead of just signing on the internet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaHadley Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 I still live in the same county. Small town living has its good and bad, but I "imported" my DH (his family moved here when he was in college and he moved here after he graduated) and we now live in the "country" part of the county. It's funny because my 16 year old cannot wait to get out of "yehaw land" - and that's pretty much how I felt at her age. We have a fairly large farm here, so I'll probably live right here until I'm very old or dead. And I'm okay with that 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 So much: Everything stopped at 10 and 4 for tea time. Afternoon tea time was the best. It was relaxing and allowed you to visit with friends. White sandy beaches (we didn't live near the beach but we visited a couple times per year.) Hills, tea plantations, green after green rolling hills. The smell of rain. Street vendors in the city. Sitting in luxury hotels for tea time when we were in the city. It was just the thing to do. Rugby games The food. Fresh produce, all organic, available all the time. And fresh spices. And the best tea and coffee in the world. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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