My Iowa Commute - Page 11

zippyt · 09-04-2007, 10:59 PM

Cool pics !!

HungLikeJesus · 09-05-2007, 07:46 AM

Q - you have a much greater variety of trees than we do. We don't have nearly as many hardwoods in Colorado.

You also seem to have a better ratio of cars to trucks/SUVs.

It's really hard to appreciate the things and places that you see everyday, which is why this thread is nice.

queequeger · 09-05-2007, 10:10 AM

Oh, don't be fooled, we've got a lot more trucks than cars... this was driving through the rich white neighborhood

But, I had never noticed the variety of trees. It's always just green and green. It reminds me, I went to Colorado when I was younger with a family reunion, and as we were driving about the Rockies in a hotel-airport shuttle I asked our driver/impromptu tour guide, "This area is so beautiful, do you ever get used to it?"

He just said, "Yup, I hardly even notice anymore." It made me a little sad, and I think that one moment made me a little more willing to notice some of the beautiful things around me that I might otherwise overlook as commonplace... Except for tree variety, that is.

LabRat · 09-05-2007, 10:26 AM

queequeger

Welcome. Please phonetically pronounce your name so I stop calling you kweerkweiger in my head.

What is the origin of this interesting handle?

I live in Marion and work in Iowa City. For how long and when were you a local? Did you remember any of the pics I posted? What brought you to Georgia?

queequeger · 09-05-2007, 10:48 AM

Haha! I guess it would best be written as Kwee-Kwayger. It's based on a character from Moby Dick (Ishmael's savage bosom buddy if you remember) and I stuck an -er at the end, mostly in case someone already took the name.

I was a local of Iowa for longer than anywhere else I've lived, which means about 8 years. I went to High School at LaSalle (when it was still around) and then Kennedy. After that I moved to Iowa City to go to school at U of I. My parents still live out in North Liberty (mom works in Cedar Rapids at McLeod and pops worked at UI and Mt Vernon until recently, and now works at a marketing research firm in Iowa City).

And yes, I made the drive from IC to CR countless times, brought back some memories it did. The whole Georgia thing happened when the Air Force tricked me! I thought I'd be going to Middle Eastern countries and far away places... but instead they plopped me down in Augusta, GA. I can't say it's that bad though, one more interesting place to live.

Razzmatazz13 · 09-07-2007, 03:01 PM

My commute is pretty long (29 pictures worth) but it's very green and pretty...just wondering if you guys think I should cut out some of the photos, or post them as is. (If yer still interested, of course.)

HungLikeJesus · 09-07-2007, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Razzmatazz13

My commute is pretty long (29 pictures worth) but it's very green and pretty...just wondering if you guys think I should cut out some of the photos, or post them as is. (If yer still interested, of course.)

Razz - I felt the same way. I took about 90 pictures, then had to figure out which to reject. To me, most of mine weren't interesting.

I've only posted part of the commute. I don't know if I'll do the rest.

BigV · 09-07-2007, 03:52 PM

Post them.

Flint · 09-07-2007, 03:53 PM

Could vBulletin (possibly) run some kind of slideshow?

Razzmatazz13 · 09-07-2007, 09:00 PM

I took a lot more than 29 also HLJ...but I cut it down as best I could to save on poor UT's bill (since I can't send anything his way just yet).

xoxoxoBruce · 09-07-2007, 11:07 PM

He's very forgiving of pictures that feature naked women.

Razzmatazz13 · 09-07-2007, 11:46 PM

Don't often see naked women on my way to work though, so that doesn't help me in this thread.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-08-2007, 12:55 AM

psssst...photoshop.

Razzmatazz13 · 09-10-2007, 12:21 AM

Well, here's my commute:

Start off heading down the driveway

It's a long driveway

Ok, now turn onto the real road.

which is in lovely shape

today we're taking the short route

which is still very pretty

this road was HELL before it got paved about two weeks ago..yaaay road matinence

we're about to turn at that stop sign

the road surface here makes me think of quilts

hey look some lines finally

Pass the christmas tree farm

that driveway has about 10 posted/no tresspassing signs...makes me wonder what's up there

annnd we keep goin

and goin

and scary bridge

annnnd goin

Razzmatazz13 · 09-10-2007, 12:27 AM

hey look, people

that day, I stopped for ice cream at the most bestest ice cream place, ever.

OH NOES, oh good it's just being painted

snapped this one for you guys

ok, got my *small* ice cream..now to work

lots of traffic today

civilization!

this light hates me. it is always red. ALWAYS.

our grocery store is right next to where I work, so I snapped a pic since that was one of the requests in the thread

aaannnd I'm here

that's what the way home looks like, more or less.

09-04-2007, 10:59 PM	#1
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09-05-2007, 07:46 AM	#2
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Q - you have a much greater variety of trees than we do. We don't have nearly as many hardwoods in Colorado. You also seem to have a better ratio of cars to trucks/SUVs. It's really hard to appreciate the things and places that you see everyday, which is why this thread is nice. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

09-05-2007, 10:10 AM	#3
queequeger Hypercharismatic Telepathical Knight Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The armpit of the Universe... Augusta, GA Posts: 365	Oh, don't be fooled, we've got a lot more trucks than cars... this was driving through the rich white neighborhood But, I had never noticed the variety of trees. It's always just green and green. It reminds me, I went to Colorado when I was younger with a family reunion, and as we were driving about the Rockies in a hotel-airport shuttle I asked our driver/impromptu tour guide, "This area is so beautiful, do you ever get used to it?" He just said, "Yup, I hardly even notice anymore." It made me a little sad, and I think that one moment made me a little more willing to notice some of the beautiful things around me that I might otherwise overlook as commonplace... Except for tree variety, that is. __________________ Hoocha, hoocha, hoocha... lobster.

09-05-2007, 10:26 AM	#4
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	queequeger Welcome. Please phonetically pronounce your name so I stop calling you kweerkweiger in my head. What is the origin of this interesting handle? I live in Marion and work in Iowa City. For how long and when were you a local? Did you remember any of the pics I posted? What brought you to Georgia? __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

09-05-2007, 10:48 AM	#5
queequeger Hypercharismatic Telepathical Knight Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The armpit of the Universe... Augusta, GA Posts: 365	Haha! I guess it would best be written as Kwee-Kwayger. It's based on a character from Moby Dick (Ishmael's savage bosom buddy if you remember) and I stuck an -er at the end, mostly in case someone already took the name. I was a local of Iowa for longer than anywhere else I've lived, which means about 8 years. I went to High School at LaSalle (when it was still around) and then Kennedy. After that I moved to Iowa City to go to school at U of I. My parents still live out in North Liberty (mom works in Cedar Rapids at McLeod and pops worked at UI and Mt Vernon until recently, and now works at a marketing research firm in Iowa City). And yes, I made the drive from IC to CR countless times, brought back some memories it did. The whole Georgia thing happened when the Air Force tricked me! I thought I'd be going to Middle Eastern countries and far away places... but instead they plopped me down in Augusta, GA. I can't say it's that bad though, one more interesting place to live. __________________ Hoocha, hoocha, hoocha... lobster.

09-07-2007, 03:01 PM	#6
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	My commute is pretty long (29 pictures worth) but it's very green and pretty...just wondering if you guys think I should cut out some of the photos, or post them as is. (If yer still interested, of course.) __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

09-07-2007, 03:52 PM	#8
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09-07-2007, 03:53 PM	#9
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09-07-2007, 09:00 PM	#10
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	I took a lot more than 29 also HLJ...but I cut it down as best I could to save on poor UT's bill (since I can't send anything his way just yet). __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

09-07-2007, 11:07 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	He's very forgiving of pictures that feature naked women. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-07-2007, 11:46 PM	#12
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	Don't often see naked women on my way to work though, so that doesn't help me in this thread. __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

09-08-2007, 12:55 AM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	psssst...photoshop. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-10-2007, 12:21 AM	#14
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	Well, here's my commute: Start off heading down the driveway It's a long driveway Ok, now turn onto the real road. which is in lovely shape today we're taking the short route which is still very pretty this road was HELL before it got paved about two weeks ago..yaaay road matinence we're about to turn at that stop sign the road surface here makes me think of quilts hey look some lines finally Pass the christmas tree farm that driveway has about 10 posted/no tresspassing signs...makes me wonder what's up there annnd we keep goin and goin and scary bridge annnnd goin __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

09-10-2007, 12:27 AM	#15
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	hey look, people that day, I stopped for ice cream at the most bestest ice cream place, ever. OH NOES, oh good it's just being painted snapped this one for you guys ok, got my small ice cream..now to work lots of traffic today civilization! this light hates me. it is always red. ALWAYS. our grocery store is right next to where I work, so I snapped a pic since that was one of the requests in the thread aaannnd I'm here that's what the way home looks like, more or less. __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

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