[ARCHIVED THREAD] - INDIANA (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 2/7/2014 2:18:14 AM EDT
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Dear Diary:
Aug. 12 - Moved into our new home in Indiana. It is so beautiful here. The hills and river valleys are so picturesque. I have a beautiful old oak tree in my front yard. Can hardly wait to see the change in the seasons. This is...truly God's Country. Oct. 14 - Indiana is such a gorgeous place to live, one of the real special places on Earth. The leaves are turning a multitude of different colors. I love all of the shades of reds, oranges and yellows, they are so bright. I want to walk through all of the beautiful hills and spot some white tail deer. They are so graceful, certainly they must be the most peaceful creatures on Earth. This must be paradise. Nov. 11 - Deer season opens this week. I can't imagine why anyone would want to shoot these elegant animals. They are the very symbol of peace and tranquility here in Indiana. I hope it snows soon. I love it here! Dec. 2 - It snowed last night. I woke to the usual wonderful sight: everything covered in a beautiful blanket of white. The oak tree is magnificent. It looks like a postcard. We went out and swept the snow from the steps and driveway. The air is so crisp, clean and refreshing. We had a snowball fight. I won, and the snowplow came down the street. He must have gotten too close to the driveway because we had to go out and shovel the end of the driveway again. What a beautiful place. Nature in harmony. I love it here! Dec. 12 - More snow last night. I love it! The plow did his cute little trick again. What a rascal. A winter wonderland. I love it here! Dec. 19 - More snow - couldn't get out of the driveway to get to work in time. I'm exhausted from all of the shoveling. And that snowplow! Dec. 21 - More of that white shit coming down. I've got blisters on my hands and a kink in my back. I think that the snowplow driver waits around the corner until I'm done shoveling the driveway. Asshole. Dec. 25 - White Christmas? More freakin' snow. If I ever get my hands on the sonofabitch who drives that snowplow, I swear I'll castrate him. And why don't they use more salt on these roads to melt this crap?? Dec. 28 - It hasn't stopped snowing since Christmas. I have been inside since then, except of course when that SOB "Snowplow Harry" comes by. Can't go anywhere, cars are buried up to the windows. Weather man says to expect another 10 inches. Do you have any idea how many shovelfuls 10 inches is?? Jan. 1 - Happy New Year? The way it's coming down it won't melt until the 4th of July! The snowplow got stuck down the road and the shithead actually had the balls to come and ask to borrow a shovel! I told him I'd broken 6 already this season. Jan. 4 - Finally got out of the house. We went to the store to get some food and a damn deer ran out in front of my car and I hit the bastard. It did $3,000 in damage to the car. Those beasts ought to be killed. The hunters should have a longer season if you ask me. Jan. 27 - Warmed up a little and rained today. The rain turned the snow into ice and the weight of it broke the main limb of the oak tree in the front yard and it went through the roof. I should have cut that old piece of shit into fireplace wood when I had the chance. May 3 - Took my car to the local garage. Would you believe the whole underside of the car is rusted away from all of that damn salt they dump on the road? Car looks like a bashed up, heap of rusted cow shit. May 10 - Sold the car, the house, and moved to Florida . I can't imagine why anyone in their freakin' mind would ever want to live in the God forsaken State of Indiana! 
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Indiana is a shithole. No mountains, no public land, over populated (yes, even in the so called rural areas, you can still see too many houses), and full of illegals. No thanks, you can keep it. Hell, I even avoid flying through the INDY airport. So what you are saying is that it is as good or better than half the US... Seriously, I grew up there and it isn't nearly that bad. |
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What part of Indiana? It is -17 in Ft Wayne Quoted:
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It was -8 degrees this morning when I woke up. 
I blame it all on my Grandfather. May he RIP Why he thought Indiana would be a great place to settle down and raise a family is beyond me. 
What part of Indiana? It is -17 in Ft Wayne Indianapolis It's -7 now.
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So what you are saying is that it is as good or better than half the US... Seriously, I grew up there and it isn't nearly that bad. Quoted:
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Indiana is a shithole. No mountains, no public land, over populated (yes, even in the so called rural areas, you can still see too many houses), and full of illegals. No thanks, you can keep it. Hell, I even avoid flying through the INDY airport. So what you are saying is that it is as good or better than half the US... Seriously, I grew up there and it isn't nearly that bad. No its not 
I need to take a roadtrip there sometime and visit some friends. |
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Indianapolis It's -7 now. Quoted:
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It was -8 degrees this morning when I woke up.
I blame it all on my Grandfather. May he RIP Why he thought Indiana would be a great place to settle down and raise a family is beyond me.
What part of Indiana? It is -17 in Ft Wayne Indianapolis It's -7 now. Man up, you'll be fine. |
Quit your bitching. I've got crews putting on roofs and siding in all this bullshit, and no, I don't demand they do it. I can't imagine how hard it is to work in this and they are hungry for checks and they get out there and bust their asses.
 I'm in the office.
I wish there was more money in all of it to pay them for what they do. |
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Quit your bitching. I've got crews putting on roofs and siding in all this bullshit, and no, I don't demand they do it. I can't imagine how hard it is to work in this and they are hungry for checks and they get out there and bust their asses. I'm in the office.
I wish there was more money in all of it to pay them for what they do. Mexicans ? 
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Mexicans ?
You mean guys that will actually do their job and not bitch about it. Yep, mexicans. They all get paid legally and receive 1099's, and the same price we would pay a crew of whites, blacks, yellows, reds, etc... Problem is I can't get any of those guys to work. Our government pays them to well not to. Also my siding crews are a bunch of white guys. They are a special breed who for the most part refuse any assistance. I try to take care of them as best I can, but again there's not enough money to pay them what I would love to. This is about Indiana being a cold shit hole. Not the color of my crews :) |
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Looking at your OP. you'd probably complain about the heat in FL It'd go something like this: Feb., 2014: I got out of that God forsaken IN just in time, it's so warm and beautiful here. The beach is so calming, and the air is so fresh. April, 2014: It's so warm, I love it! No wonder all the snowbirds move down here. I can't believe I waited this long. June, 2014: Wow, it's really getting warm out. Walking outside = instant swamp ass. Almost every afternoon it rains like cats and dogs for about 30 minutes. Once it stops, minutes later you can't even tell it rained, other than the fact that the humidity went from 95% to 150%. July, 2014: Dear God it's hot. I've lost 25 pounds from sweating. I can't keep hydrated. Touching anything that is dark in color leads to third degree burns. I tried to walk along the beach today, however the sand was so hot I had to go to the ER. A seagull also took a crap on my head. My car has more seagull crap on it than I've ever seen before. Add in the pine sap, and I now need a paint job. When I try to get in my car (which has heated black leather seats from when I lived in IN), it burns any bare skin; which is pretty much all my skin, being it's so hot and humid that I'm wearing a wife beater and daisy dukes. September, 2014: Does this heat ever end? Dec., 2014: Gosh, all I want is to use the heat. Who ever though you'd have to run the AC in winter? Feb, 2015. This place is beautiful again. I have exactly two months to move. I wonder what California is like? ETA: I was born and raised in FL. |
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Where you at?
I'm in Southern Indiana and love it. Granted I have a plow and the snow is not an issue. This year has been great with the higher snow amounts. I'm in a rural hilly area and have one of the best views in the State. I grew up in IL and left that state right out of college and never looked back. They say more snow is on the way for tonight and next Tuesday.
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You mean guys that will actually do their job and not bitch about it. Yep, mexicans. They all get paid legally and receive 1099's, and the same price we would pay a crew of whites, blacks, yellows, reds, etc... Problem is I can't get any of those guys to work. Our government pays them to well not to. Also my siding crews are a bunch of white guys. They are a special breed who for the most part refuse any assistance. I try to take care of them as best I can, but again there's not enough money to pay them what I would love to. This is about Indiana being a cold shit hole. Not the color of my crews :) Quoted:
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Mexicans ?
You mean guys that will actually do their job and not bitch about it. Yep, mexicans. They all get paid legally and receive 1099's, and the same price we would pay a crew of whites, blacks, yellows, reds, etc... Problem is I can't get any of those guys to work. Our government pays them to well not to. Also my siding crews are a bunch of white guys. They are a special breed who for the most part refuse any assistance. I try to take care of them as best I can, but again there's not enough money to pay them what I would love to. This is about Indiana being a cold shit hole. Not the color of my crews :) So true.  (the part in bold)
I was thinking if I, having been born here, hate the cold that much, imagine how much the Mexicans coming from a warmer climate must hate it. |
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Lived in Southern Indiana '79 to '84....I didn't snow for those 5 years. A little here and there but no blizzards. Cold.....hell yeah it got cold. One or two bad ice storms... And gawd did it get hot in the summer with lots of smog, couldn't even see the sun on a hot and hazy summer day even thought there was no clouds in the sky.
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Indiana is a shithole. No mountains, no public land, over populated (yes, even in the so called rural areas, you can still see too many houses), and full of illegals. No thanks, you can keep it. Hell, I even avoid flying through the INDY airport. That pretty much highlights the worst aspects of this State. I will make my escape yet. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Looking at your OP. you'd probably complain about the heat in FL It'd go something like this: Feb., 2014: I got out of that God forsaken IN just in time, it's so warm and beautiful here. The beach is so calming, and the air is so fresh. April, 2014: It's so warm, I love it! No wonder all the snowbirds move down here. I can't believe I waited this long. June, 2014: Wow, it's really getting warm out. Walking outside = instant swamp ass. Almost every afternoon it rains like cats and dogs for about 30 minutes. Once it stops, minutes later you can't even tell it rained, other than the fact that the humidity went from 95% to 150%. July, 2014: Dear God it's hot. I've lost 25 pounds from sweating. I can't keep hydrated. Touching anything that is dark in color leads to third degree burns. I tried to walk along the beach today, however the sand was so hot I had to go to the ER. A seagull also took a crap on my head. My car has more seagull crap on it than I've ever seen before. Add in the pine sap, and I now need a paint job. When I try to get in my car (which has heated black leather seats from when I lived in IN), it burns any bare skin; which is pretty much all my skin, being it's so hot and humid that I'm wearing a wife beater and daisy dukes. September, 2014: Does this heat ever end? Dec., 2014: Gosh, all I want is to use the heat. Who ever though you'd have to run the AC in winter?
Feb, 2015. This place is beautiful again. I have exactly two months to move. I wonder what California is like? ETA: I was born and raised in FL. I lived in Miami for 8.5 years. You nailed it... |