On Jul 11, 9:27*pm, Gloria P > wrote:
> The UnInmate wrote:
>
> > If we thought urban sprawl was ugly we ain't seen nothin' yet. Around here
> > the biggest problem is a monomania for condos.
>
> Ditto.
>
> > The new shopping experience
> > is these box malls where separate box stores are widely spaced on a
> > multi-acre lot so you have to get in your car and drive from one store door
> > to the next. Double Ugh.
>
> Ditto. *The worst of it is in winter when there are huge piles of snow
> that block your view of oncoming cars and decrease the number of parking
> spaces by 30% or more at each store and hoards of people are Christmas
> shopping. *Then they restripe the lot, making each space narrower
> because there aren't enough spaces and fools in mega-SUVs or pickup
> trucks take 2 or more spaces. *Ugh. *Makes you nostalgic for
> old-fashioned downtowns where you could take a bus or park in big lots
> behind the stores and walk down a real street to shop.
>
> gloria p

Nostalgic? That's exactly where I live. Two minutes to groceries, 5
minutes to hospital if my cooking is a bit off.


John Kane Kingston ON Canada