Why Go Blue?
I started out with the intent of asking this question exclusively of Troy Senik but decided to expand it to the whole ricochet universe. Also, I apologize if this question has been asked but I haven't been a member for very long and I might have missed it. Why are so many of the contributors and members living in either blue states or blue cities. I grew up in Covington, Ga. (the tv show In the Heat of the Night was filmed there to give you an idea) and have never left the south except when the Corps said so. So my question is what is it about NY or S.F. or L.A. or other hard left locals that seems to draw so many of the best of Ricochet? Believe me there is a great deal to be found in the urban areas of red states like Ga. or Tx. etc. Now for Troy. You left Nashville? Really? (Emory shakes head slowly) I live just outside of Franklin and you left this place? There are no tractors in LA Troy. Without a tractor in front of you what is life? Also in my defense I have visited NY SF and LA. and love them all but couldn't live in any. I'm just trying to understand the desire of living in the belly of the beast.
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Dec '11
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Chick-fil-A? Those scrawny little chicken filet sandwiches? Nah. In my blue neck of the woods, we go for Sonic Burger. And Sonic is open on Sunday.
Dec '11
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Percival
Aimee Jones
By the way, do any of you in the blue wilderness enjoy God's gift to fast food, Chick-fil-A? Another reason to move South...
But if you're that far south, there won't be any Culvers.
No ButterBurgers. No fried Wisconsin Cheese Curds.
Except for Texas. One of the daughters moved to Texas, so they expanded down there. · Jan 3 at 5:49pm
I do miss cheese curds from upstate new york. I dont get them down here. Of course the south isnt about cheeses. If it isnt american or cheddar I cant get my wife to eat it, I swear that woman is fussier than a toddler.
Aug '10
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Troy Senik, Ed.:
I live on the same peninsula and it is home to the most beautiful coastline in California. Simply staggering vistas are par for the course around here, and the corner shop in Lunada Bay serves the best coffee I have ever had.
I die a little inside if I am too far from blue water for very long.
LA exists in my imagination, and I'm occasionally forced to actually go there, but I hurry back as soon as I can.
High cliffs, blue water, and a job in a working harbor- for a guy who loves ships- I'm done roaming.
May '10
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I live within walking distance of the original Waffle House, which is sadly located in the very blue 4th district of Georgia. The original is now a museum and you can have parties there. Metro Atlanta Ricos: are you thinking what I'm thinking?
Jun '11
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Let's make it happen...
Apr '11
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Percival Except for Texas. One of the daughters moved to Texas, so they expanded down there.
Wait a second, Texas has both Chick-fil-a and Culver's?! This may change the parameters of my current job search...
HofA, I have relatives in Leawood and Overland Park. I LOVE the KC area (and my goodness but there is money in JoCo!)--great food, good museums, the Plaza, etc. It's on my short list of Midwestern cities to move to someday.
May '11
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Songwritier, I live about 1.5 miles from the Sonic. Ever ate at Martin's? We definitely need to have a Soiree. I'm in for any time or place.
Aug '10
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HeartofAmerica entices all to Kansas City. There are usually cows in the fields bordering the world's best airport here in Missouri. We claim Bird Parker , The Hawk, and hundreds of other species . But go 40 miles out in any direction , pay half the money and choose the type of boat. Word is there's an " In 'N Out " distribution ctr opening in Dallas
Mar '11
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Charlotte
Wait a second, Texas has both Chick-fil-a and Culver's?! This may change the parameters of my current job search...
Not a lot of them, Charlotte. Not quite the reasonable number that you find in Wisconsin or Northern Illinois, but still...
Aug '10
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Can someone describe cheese curd please ? Taste , texture , flavor .
Mar '11
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Instead of pressing the cheese when it starts to set, they just sort of let it happen. The result is a little like monkey bread, if you've ever had that. You can just pull off a curd or two from the mass o' curds and pop them into your mouth.
My cousin living up above the Cheddar Curtain usually brings a bag or two when she visits.
Other than that, it's pretty much just cheese. Culvers rolls them in a little breading and deep fries them.
Apr '11
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My husband and I were born and raised in Seattle; many things keep us here. (By the way, I would never consider myself "one of the best of Ricochet" as I'm mostly a lurker!)
Apr '11
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Percival: Instead of pressing the cheese when it starts to set, they just sort of let it happen. The result is a little like monkey bread, if you've ever had that. You can just pull off a curd or two from the mass o' curds and pop them into your mouth.
My cousin living up above the Cheddar Curtain usually brings a bag or two when she visits.
Other than that, it's pretty much just cheese. Culvers rolls them in a little breading and deep fries them. · Jan 3 at 7:27pm
Fried cheese curds are sort of a firmer and smaller version of mozzarella sticks (and the cheddar taste is so mild that it might as well be mozzarella).
Oh, and Percival? "The Cheddar Curtain?" Glorious.
Jun '10
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The Great Adventure!
Charles - yes, it rains in Seattle. Whether or not it rains "much" depends on how you define "much" (how's that for Clintonian?).
Yes, it rains "much" in Seattle.
Ya' know how much rain we've had in San Francisco in the past 6 months? 3.37"
Jun '10
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Aimee Jones
By the way, do any of you in the blue wilderness enjoy God's gift to fast food, Chick-fil-A? Another reason to move South... ·
Yes, we have them here in California. And then when we get tired of "chikin" we can go here:
May '10
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Percival
Charlotte
Wait a second, Texas has both Chick-fil-a and Culver's?! This may change the parameters of my current job search...
Not a lot of them, Charlotte. Not quite the reasonable number that you find in Wisconsin or Northern Illinois, but still... · Jan 3 at 7:11pm
I've found Culver's to be overrated. I don't see anything special there, and I have two that are less than 3 miles away in this True Red Minneapolis exurb. I'd rather blow the big bucks at Manny's.
Feb '11
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I was born and raised in Southern California. I have to admit that I would not do well in places of more extreme climates (this is what happens when you grow up with one of the most temperate climates in the world). I particularly can't fathom dealing with harsh winters. I have thought about relocating but the great weather and the fact that most of the family is here has nixed that idea.
Oct '11
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I thought I stumbled upon a Hokie-centric Sugar Bowl thread. The smack-talk will have to wait another day...
May '11
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I just moved from Seattle, WA to Yakima, WA. And while I greatly miss much of what was great about Seattle, you have no idea how nice it is to see only 2 idiots "occupying" Yakima's "financial district" this morning.... of course, the fact that yakima does not have a financial district apparently didn't occur to them.
Re: Why Go Blue?
In line with the general thrust of this thread (no, not the fast food part), 68% of Ricochet's visits come from the bluest one-fifth of U.S. counties.
Part of the explanation is simple math: blue = urban = big, which is why 38% of McCain's votes in 2008 came from the same leftmost quintile.
Even so, Ricochet's traffic is disproportionately blue in origin, and it seems to be due to the sense of isolation many of you describe.
The good news is that the isolation isn't as deep as it probably seems. The numbers show that there are tens of millions of Americans who live in unquestionably blue areas, and some collaboration among us could deny the Left their urban and college town safe havens.