urbpan: (boston in january)
urbpan ([personal profile] urbpan) wrote2009-01-09 06:32 am
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A new version of the same old question

What am I going to miss, when (if) I move to Portland from Boston? Bonus points for not saying anything about cold or snow or sports since I hate those things.

(cross-posted to Damnportlanders)
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[identity profile] almeda.livejournal.com 2009-01-09 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Many Boston suburbs believe street signs are only useful for invading outsiders -- if you belong there, you should know what street this is.

Yes, Cambridge, I'm looking at you ...

Plus, the overwhelming majority of the streets were laid out by early American cows, and show it.

[identity profile] almeda.livejournal.com 2009-01-09 02:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Whoops, Ir ead it as moving FROM Portland TO Boston! Sorry. :-> Portland, I got nothin' on.

[identity profile] urbpan.livejournal.com 2009-01-11 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)
It's insanely easy to get around in Portland. I guess like most cities that aren't in New England, the address actually conveys information about where the location is.

Yeah and there's nothing worse than being lost in the boston burbs trying to figure out WHAT STREET YOU ARE ON! GPS is the new cell phone, as in "how did we ever live without it?"
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