[pct-l] Question for big city dwellers

[dude at fastmail.ca (dude)]

it SUCKS!  I lived in houston for 8 years while my wife was in med 
school/residency.  it totally sucked.  I really feel sorry for people 
who don't want to be there and can't get out.

however, some people love it.  they think "the bigger, the better".

At least Denver is only 1 hr away from national forrests and 
mountains.  that's probably how most people deal with it.



> How on earth can you stand it? I am visiting Denver to care for my
> ailing mother and I am astounded by the number of bona fide
> leeches that live here. It seems that all of them have been trying
> to get at her money. She has been ripped of for many tens of
> thousands of dollars. There is absolutely nothing here but people
> chasing dollars: From telemarketers to rip off contractors to fast
> talking long distance companies to stingy health insurance
> providers. On top of all that there is constant noise from traffic
> to barking dogs to coneheads with boom boxes. And now in Denver,
> every punk with an attitude is allowed to carry a concealed
> weapon, minimum questions asked, the only real requirement being
> able to shoot straight. Hopefuly they will kill each other off in
> large numbers without taking out too many innocent people. Every
> weekend the mountains are filled to the gills with people trying
> to escape their misery only to find that solitude is no longer
> possible on just a weekend outing.  I can't wait to get the hell
> out of here and am eternally grateful that I can. L.A? More like
> Hell, Eh? with 90% of the population slaves to their debt,
> existing just to pay their bills, driving miles every day to
> nowhere trying to impress each other with their leased vehicles.I
> have a particular dislike for doctors who get wealthy off of the
> misery of others.  I long for the day they become government
> employees on a hourly wage. That ought to weed out the money
> grubbers. Work for a corporation? Guess you load sixteen tons and
> what do you get another day older and deeper in debt. And trial
> lawyers? Now there's a horrid existence: spending day after day in
> a confrontational setting, participating in a justice system that
> is, at best, a joke. But hey, the money's good So go ahead -tell
> me it is what you make it. A rationalization if I ever heard one
> The leeches are there no matter what you say. Don't bother with
> retorts if what I wrote irks you. Your mistake was to read this.
> There is nothing to stop me from not reading e-mails. I am set in
> my attitude and am not about to let anybody get even by trying to
> make ME feel bad So rationalize away, big city dwellers, and then
> get back to your miserable cubicles after dealing with all those
> miserable punks in your miserable daily commute. Then reward
> yourself after another miserable comutte by watching some
> miserable sitcom and stuffing your pie holes for comfort. Not good
> enough? Well there's always Prozac, Pot, alcohol, Pep Pills, or
> face lifts to soothe the pain The PCT has nothing whatsoever to do
> with achievement. Its all about getting away from a wretched
> culture as long as possible. Bon Appetite and have a nice day
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