The Official June 2015 Study Group Forum

Clyde Frog · Post by **Clyde Frog** » Wed May 06, 2015 5:26 pm

TheProdigal wrote:
Rigo wrote:
TheWalkingDebt wrote:
Rigo wrote:JFC Cleveland is bleak.
Somehow Akron is worse.
The only Ohio city I've ever heard good things about is Columbus.
There are good things to be said about many Ohio cities.

At least it isn't Akron.
At least it isn't Cleveland.
At least it isn't Dayton? (If their LS e-mails me one more time...)
...
...

Yeah, that's about it.

Sandusky is nice

Jeffort · Post by **Jeffort** » Wed May 06, 2015 5:32 pm

Rigo wrote:
TheWalkingDebt wrote:
Rigo wrote:JFC Cleveland is bleak.
Somehow Akron is worse.
The only Ohio city I've ever heard good things about is Columbus.

Dayton Ohio is actually a pretty nice middle class area. It's family friendly in terms of being a good safe area to raise a kids, has good schools, low crime, etc.

It's where my older brother and his wife settled down and are raising their kids.

Here's a house a few miles away from their current one that they're considering upgrading to since their kids are outgrowing the current house with their eldest son now in high school and the younger kids now old enough that they shouldn't have to share a bedroom.

The Abyss · Post by **The Abyss** » Wed May 06, 2015 5:34 pm

Clyde Frog wrote:
TheProdigal wrote:
Rigo wrote:
TheWalkingDebt wrote:Somehow Akron is worse.
The only Ohio city I've ever heard good things about is Columbus.
There are good things to be said about many Ohio cities.

At least it isn't Akron.
At least it isn't Cleveland.
At least it isn't Dayton? (If their LS e-mails me one more time...)
...
...

Yeah, that's about it.
Sandusky is nice

Cedar Point is awesome. I strongly dislike everything else Ohio.

whacka · Post by **whacka** » Wed May 06, 2015 6:18 pm

RZ5646 · Post by **RZ5646** » Wed May 06, 2015 6:54 pm

Cedar Point is the best. I entered Cedar Point afraid of roller coasters, and by the time I left I had ridden every coaster at least twice.

The Abyss · Post by **The Abyss** » Wed May 06, 2015 6:58 pm

RZ5646 wrote:Cedar Point is the best. I entered Cedar Point afraid of roller coasters, and by the time I left I had ridden every coaster at least twice.

Last time I went (when I still lived in Detroit) it was for my 8th grade end of the year school trip. It was basically setting 150 or so 8th graders free practically unsupervised inside the park. Lots of fun. Meanstreak, the Gemini, the Raptor, the Mantis and of course the Magnum. Those rides were awesome.

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Wed May 06, 2015 7:15 pm

Fret not, guys. I'm in AMAZING Indiana now.

The Abyss · Post by **The Abyss** » Wed May 06, 2015 7:18 pm

Rigo wrote:Fret not, guys. I'm in AMAZING Indiana now.

Indiana comes in 2nd on my list of worst states (South Carolina rounds out the top 3). Have fun looking at beans and corn, and I hear Gary is a fun place to visit.

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Wed May 06, 2015 7:20 pm

Hoping I can get through Chicagoland smoothly this evening.

Jeffort · Post by **Jeffort** » Wed May 06, 2015 7:47 pm

Rigo wrote:Hoping I can get through Chicagoland smoothly this evening.

Got body armor?

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Wed May 06, 2015 7:57 pm

Jeffort wrote:
Rigo wrote:Hoping I can get through Chicagoland smoothly this evening.
Got body armor?

I'll probably need it for when I visit bakeries and ask for my gay wedding cake.

TheWalkingDebt · Post by **TheWalkingDebt** » Wed May 06, 2015 9:09 pm

Took PT 63 today, hoping I see a bounce back into the 170s after a disappointing, albeit not unexpected, drop out of that range. Pre-BR I feel like I did pretty well on LR1 and LG. Feel dicey on RC and LR2. I think I felt a bit disjointed after question 13 or 14 on LR2 and started to worry about time on RC. We'll see though.

buckiguy_sucks · Post by **buckiguy_sucks** » Wed May 06, 2015 9:24 pm

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TheWalkingDebt · Post by **TheWalkingDebt** » Wed May 06, 2015 9:25 pm

Akron is where AA was founded. Once you go to Akron it really makes sense.

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Wed May 06, 2015 9:29 pm

Holy shit Gary smells.

The Abyss · Post by **The Abyss** » Wed May 06, 2015 9:37 pm

Rigo wrote:Holy shit Gary smells.

Are you taking 80/90? If so you are hitting a string of shitty cities. Cleveland, Toledo, South Bend, and Gary. If you would have made a detour to Detroit you would have gone through the Great Lakes region's greatest hits of dumps.

Shakawkaw · Post by **Shakawkaw** » Wed May 06, 2015 9:46 pm

Rigo wrote:Fret not, guys. I'm in AMAZING Indiana now.

Colonel callout.

Mostly amused by my own very esoteric reference.

Jeffort · Post by **Jeffort** » Wed May 06, 2015 9:52 pm

buckiguy_sucks wrote:

lol no. The burbs of Dayton are middle class. The burbs of any Ohio city are nice.

Akron, Canton, and Youngstown are the worst though in my humble Ohioan opinion.

Columbus is great

lol, makes sense. So much for believing my brothers glowing descriptions about how great Dayton area is, he lives in the burbs and has never mentioned anything about there being bad areas in the city.

Clyde Frog · Post by **Clyde Frog** » Wed May 06, 2015 10:11 pm

Jeffort wrote:
buckiguy_sucks wrote:

lol no. The burbs of Dayton are middle class. The burbs of any Ohio city are nice.

Akron, Canton, and Youngstown are the worst though in my humble Ohioan opinion.

Columbus is great
lol, makes sense. So much for believing my brothers glowing descriptions about how great Dayton area is, he lives in the burbs and has never mentioned anything about there being bad areas in the city.

I did property preservation work years ago in Dayton and thought it was an overall pretty nice place to live. Cleveland, on the other hand, is a disaster. The homes there were annihilated inside and were literally falling apart. There's not much to love about Cleveland.

buckiguy_sucks · Post by **buckiguy_sucks** » Wed May 06, 2015 10:29 pm

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Clyde Frog · Post by **Clyde Frog** » Wed May 06, 2015 10:39 pm

buckiguy_sucks wrote:
Clyde Frog wrote:
Jeffort wrote:
buckiguy_sucks wrote:

lol no. The burbs of Dayton are middle class. The burbs of any Ohio city are nice.

Akron, Canton, and Youngstown are the worst though in my humble Ohioan opinion.

Columbus is great
lol, makes sense. So much for believing my brothers glowing descriptions about how great Dayton area is, he lives in the burbs and has never mentioned anything about there being bad areas in the city.
I did property preservation work years ago in Dayton and thought it was an overall pretty nice place to live. Cleveland, on the other hand, is a disaster. The homes there were annihilated inside and were literally falling apart. There's not much to love about Cleveland.

I think I have a bit of a grass is greener mentality b/c I grew up in a Dayton burb and know the city a lot better than Cleveland, but I would say Cleveland is on a faster upswing than Dayton

Yeah I'm the same way with Akron since I grew up there. I was also doing work in Cleveland around 2007-2008 during the housing bubble burst so I'm sure it has steadily improved since then.

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Wed May 06, 2015 11:42 pm

Finally done for the night. Staying in Janesville, Wisconsin aka Paul Ryan's home town.
On another note, the Taco Bell cashier is super perky. Like insanely friendly.

Big Red · Post by **Big Red** » Wed May 06, 2015 11:48 pm

Rigo wrote:Finally done for the night. Staying in Janesville, Wisconsin aka Paul Ryan's home town.
On another note, the Taco Bell cashier is super perky. Like insanely friendly.

So you won't drink McDonald's coffee but you will eat at Taco Bell?

In other news, Flaw questions are the worst. How is errybody doing ITT? We have a lot of first time takers?

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Thu May 07, 2015 12:05 am

Taco Bell is the best. Buzz off.
I ordered $10 worth and am sitting in my underwear in my grubby Motel 6 chewing down.
I feel very Midwestern.

TheProdigal · Post by **TheProdigal** » Thu May 07, 2015 12:20 am

Rigo wrote:Taco Bell is the best. Buzz off.
I ordered $10 worth and am sitting in my underwear in my grubby Motel 6 chewing down.
I feel very Midwestern.

My skin is crawling at the thought of touching any surface in a Motel 6 with bare skin.