[nonightowl]

Originally Posted by will19

snip: It was nice talking to him, even though he's not quite the same as he was back in the college days.

As far as my reference to "Mayberry", I meant it as being like small town gossips.....but it seems like nothing is being done.

Gosh, I talk to no one from school, any level!

Oh, I see what you mean now about small town gossip. In my building people don't talk, though I think a few might gossip or used to. There are a few neighbors I'm acquainted with but I don't run into them hardly at all, sadly. It's the annoying ones I seem to see a lot and try to avoid. Speaking of which, the people 2 doors from me seem to be going on some long trip. They packed so many suitcases yesterday in a big truck. Could be moving but since they aren't using boxes, I assume a trip somewhere. Good riddance as I get screaming kids, barking dog, a lot of guests and they often leave their door open. That lets the noise drift out towards ME of course.

The vacant lot near me, which included a shuttered gas station I mentioned before, still has no construction starting. And it's been over 4 years since they tore down all the old buildings. And it took them over 2 years to clean up the rubble that was at least 2 stories high! It was from the demolished buildings, which looked charred in parts as I think there was a fire.

It also collected a lot of trash, and there was an old toilet sitting right on top of the rubble as if to say how this city is in the toilet or something. And it IS.

YEARS to clean up, and years still that they haven't done anything. And I really feel bad for the people in the small complexes next to this lot..

All over the city they are building high rises on very busy intersections, adding more cars and people to the corner.

Rant over for today.