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Comments about semiThere are 55 comments about "semi"
Peter: ha... i passed a convoy of {nacirema} demolition equipment this morning, in {newark}, on its way somewhere atop a huge flat-bed semi truck... but alas, few will mourn the passing of the 22 year old...... chris: I hate those kite strings.
Once riding my bike through the park's parking lot, they got stuck on it and jammed my gears.
Another time riding through the paths of the park, a semi-transparent kite string -only...... Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Dean
You can see your family home in Fiddlers Lane on Google Earth. It is the last house in the lane, which is a semi detached at a 45 degree angle, making one half in...... EvilGentleman: dirana1, thank you for commenting. I can respect your opinions and your insight into the prison is a welcome bit of education for the rest of us. I am certain you know a lot more...... Alan Taylor: Hi Cyril et al,
The middle semi's where cleared and left vacant for a few years then I believe a clinic or doctors surgery was built in their place, don't know if this still stands...... Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Sheila
Platt's brook as you refer to did make its way down to the Old River,two sources of run-off water from the Irlam moss met at Liverpool road between Wrenche's butchers and the last shop...... Cyril Bagshaw:
Great photos on both sites Andrew. Harry Bates's hardware premises were as you quite rightly say, were where the "new" semis are now. As for the butchers shop with the red stripe blind, the adjoining...... RD: Does anyone here remember Bobby Fischer? He lived at 560 Lincoln Pl (corner of Franklin) during the 50's when he was becoming a chess prodigy. I saw him a lot because my Brooklyn Eagle route...... EvilGentleman: Wow! Just wow! Great post, TK.
As far as the "20/20 hindsight" inspections of other structures **after** the collapse goes, we have the same thing happening here.
After the overpass collapse that killed 5 people in September...... ndgcatlady: Been down that alley many times. Nice Italian neighborhood. Many well kept flower and vegetable gardens. Yes, and a brand new Community centre down there...St. Raymonds....and of...... little ukraine: serlingrod - i feel the same way.
don't know if it would be fair to say there is total apathy regarding triangle shirtwaist. every year on march 25 they close off the block and...... 2less2: it's to bad that you guys haven't taken the time to see the actual truths as they relate Las Vegas and all you've managed to find fault with.
first, one of the biggest reasons the...... Brooklyn-Pete: Bushwick is not the worst neighborhood in Brooklyn, it's definately no Park Slope but it is not as bad as some would have others believe. The neighborhood is very noisy and extremely filthy on many...... joey: i thought this was the best picture i took during all of last year. i was at a seminar about world class performance for purchasing departments at the mckesson world headquarters on {market street}.... Philip: Deb,
Sadly Bobs Lane Ferry is no more :-(, no sure when it went you can still see a few semi destroyed bits of the landing stage from the Partington side.... cap: thats actually really neat. i always look down there from the subway going downtown and wonder what its like down there. theres a really cool semi-kept-up baseball diamond neat the tunnel on the castle-frank side...... dimeadozen: Thank you to everyone for this discussion especially The Truth and those following who elevated the discussion.
I moved to Bushwick very recently and completely randomly. Although I work hard, support myself and am forced...... .nanotech.: [[img:18457]]
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* The Queen of England has reportedly been buying up property in Colorado under a proxy.
* There is a lot of "secret society" symbology at the airport,...... thomas: i have lived in bushwick for 4 months now. i am a 19 yr old white student.
when i first moved there was the initial awkwardness of being new in the neighborhood, especially...... joey: boy, jack. you sure are acting spry these days. first slipping in the mud doing the photo shoot of the intrepid, and now spray painting your tag on semis in brooklyn.... little ukraine: I'd be interested to hear the opinions of the NYers on this site (or of anyone who is familiar with it, for that matter) of the Bobst Library, seen here on the left. I...... autumn: Michele,gg, keep it up. I am educated to the PhD level but also have "street smarts". Worked 20 yrs. as a CPS Social Worker. My home & 1 acre of property are the sum total...... EvilGentleman: The murder weapon, as posted on the weirdo's profile:
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He described it as a "CX4 Storm Semi-Automatic Carbine"
Damn, this is so freaky, peeking into the mind of a sociopathic murderer. I feel ill. The curiosity as...... Karlo: Well observer,i have to be honest and say they are not all tattooed thugs.
There are assholes and hardmen where-ever you go,but regrettably,the macho thug image certainly is synomonus with Loyalism.
There are however,huge efforts on the...... zagg: yep, you heard me right. i prefer the march over the parade --- maybe for semi-obvious reasons --- plus its far more grass roots and not a big giant corporate showcase like the parade...... Andrew Smith: Natalie -I don't think the air raid shelters are there, though I may be wrong. The Kwik Save site is currently being built on with more new houses.
The horse stables have gone, I'm afraid. As...... Rick Paulos: Every thing old will be new again.
First invented and sold in the 1890s.
They were called Sociables in the 1890's.
They used to make 2 or 3 wheel versions.
Regarding the bike pictured:
I own one too. ...... EvilGentleman: Yeah, this shot was taken on the west side of Cabot Square by the corner of Sainte-Catherine and Atwater. The old Montreal Forum would be off to the left in this shot. I think the...... EvilGentleman: So true, chiamattt. Unfortunately, we seem to unite quite well in complaining about things, but seldom do we rally together to praise everyday things in our lives. However, there are two positive thing I would...... SEMI.KDV: YO LETS SEE MORE FLICKS,,PROPS TO KING JA...AKA THE TRUTH........ Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Of course we'll still be here in 100 years (ignoring the probability that we'll extinct ourselves in other ways). There will still be men and women, even if they prefer their own sex for relationships,...... EvilGentleman: Ow... I shall mourn the demise of AJ's in much the same way as I mourn the passing of the last A&W drive-in that I ever saw. (It was in Saint John, N.B. near the...... Elicar: My friend just received an offer to his house. They are closing May 12. His house is at Gerrard and Coxwell, was built in the 1920's, a three bedroom very small semi-detached (I believe that's...... an impossible child: dear jesus
hello there :)
grange: thanks
re place names: i love the city for this very reason (city on saturdays & sundays when the aliens have gone back to their semidetached homes wherever), the city &...... Mach: Just btw here, didnt any Ontarians catch wind of a great film called CRASH? And I dont mean Cronenbergs sleazoid celluiod number. CRASH will make
you think LONG AND HARD about incidents such as this. Mark...... Axel: i believe in clean streets.
so for those that appear to be saying, 'just say no to refuse', i think you people are right on the money. the part of the story that a lot of...... hool: peter: thanks for the support. i don't publish anything in internet space with intent toward a select audience. i know very well that once something is put online, it's out of my control,...... ian: jeeff,
I guess I meant stylistically :) The seasons are totally indistinguishable here, except for a few trees that loose their leaves. I'm going to ride my new bike downtown, although it's more likely I'll just...... Dave: From what I've heard, Sane committed suicide, because his graf writing was going to get his Dad, who was a Harvard Professor, sued for like $1million. As for Sane's older brother, Smith, he still writes,...... jeeff: i don't know about other places, but shibuya is about the only part of tokyo that has a lot of graffiti (shinjuku has some too, but mostly older it seems). shibuya is the most...... seeking a future: Cafeconleche,
There are many of us who made it out of H.P. Semi Educated, it's just unfortunate that most of the ones who did progress forgot where they came from.
... Peter: cool!
i think we should start a series of photos pf such buildings, all with their own special names, heh. there are about 5 such semi-constructed buildings in my hood. must get flicks of em.... elaine: i know, normally... thanks fuzzy, u see i did you a tank?
(i said semi just because although there is lots of 'post'ness abounding here, there is still industry, and particularly along the canal at this...... fuzzytank: no need to offer up countings
and no need to put 'semi' in front of post industrial... there really is no better example
and there is no need to hurry up
one photo teacher said if you...... elaine: well ##i## like it. london is a semi/post industrial city. big, mean and dirty, and this neighbourhood is not exactly posh, but it is interesting and i think friendly. people say london is not friendly...... elaine: in the uk there is no such milk as half and half, just full fat, which is regular or skimmed which is basically water with a white tinge, and semi skimmed which is probably what...... jeeff: ah shit i didn't even realize - a semicircle! mirrored ceilings are the way to go.... elaine: you would need a high ceiling. the 'sun' is a semicircle reflected in the ceiling btw. it blissed everyone out, this, and even the pictures cheer me up... elaine: if you see something say something. neat turnaround, that semiotician... American Wanker: its closeminded intolerant talk like where "Amy from KY" says ##"And you mother fuckers need to speak English. because this is America. Not Africa, not London, not any other country"## that makes the rest of...... elaine: ... which brings me neatly back to Ballard. maybe his liking for the suburbs came in part from how weird his life had been up until then? God, Empire of the Sun was such a...... Jamie: Broadmindedness (if thats a real word) is not limited only to those who live in or those who are raised in an urban environment. I grew up in british suburbia, and live currently in the...... Jamie: Broadmindedness (if thats a real word) is not limited only to those who live in or those who are raised in an urban environment. I grew up in british suburbia, and live currently in the...... jamie: it seems like a lifetime ago i wrote this. i vaguely even remember writing it. i think, after all this time, my fear of semi-automatic weaponry has returned; and i think this is a good...... jamie: peter, i'm working on some php right now. if you want it for citynoise you're more than welcome. i tell you this here as my email seems semi-functional. ...
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