I can't tell you a thing about anything spurtchul, but I know Fred and Kit are there and they're sweet as pie. Really nice folks.
My impression of Reno (downtown anyways) is that it is suffering a little from urban blight. (I've heard some of the neighboring Nevadians refer to it as "Drano"). The outskirts of town are wonderful though. Great weather, beautiful scenery, and lots of wide open spaces.
Reno is wonderful. I have lived here for over 15 years & I still love it. It is brown & relatively unadorned by a lot of greenery, but many of those things are within 1/2 hour.
There is nothing more beautiful than Lake Tahoe.
Downtown Reno is for tourists...just like the Mustang Ranch. Don't judge the area because of those kind of things.
Jobs are still available here. I just got a job here earning more than I ever have & I have taken the last 6 years off.
But now I'm identifying myself, so to the WayGB :P-->
If you'd like to email me, I think you can click on me too.
No...I guess you can't click on me & email me...Is there a way to set that up without putting my email address out for all to see?
Janet Reno is a woman who is not from Reno Nevada -- Reno is her last name. She was formerly Attorney General. You can look her up and decide if you want to be internet-related to her.
IMHO About Reno NV (Lucky Girl already likes it. I'm working at seeing this place with God's love):
Nevada found to be the "least religious" of all states. (fewest churches, fewest churched people by the poll. To me most ungodly of places.)
As soon as you cross the border over from the High Sierra beauty of Lake Tahoe, you come to gray-brown of Nevada.
Harsh winds. dry snow. High desert. Little moisture. High electrical storms (and resulting fires). High alkaline soil makes it tough to grow anything.
Major base of economy is sin -- gambling, prostitution. And with other states legalizing gambling, the economy of Nevada unstable at best.
Once I was in the Walmart parking lot. High, dry Wind. And I said out loud to no one in particular (sound doesnt' carry in the wind) "This is like hell. Reno's like hell."
Then I heard, "Hi, Kit!" from behind, and it was a friend from work with her (very cute) little boy.
we chatted, and she left.
Then the Lord said to me, "See, it's not hell. Your friends are here."
1. People here need God's love. That's why I'm here.
2. My friends aren't in hell. That's very comforting.
Pawtucket visited. Fred and I are pretty harmless exwayfers.
Lucky Girl: You can do a "private topic" for someone you want to privately chat with and/or give private information to. These private topics are discussed on another thread I think.
DJ...I LOVE LOVE LOVE Reno. Even though I now live on the other coast, I am from N CA and have spent plenty of time there. Besides our own Fred and Kit (XXOO) there is another bay area x-way couple there that are the salt of the earth as well.
Fred, my husband is here. That's what brought me Reno. Fred got a job here.
There is a big sky in North Reno where we live, little city light so stars are bright.
National Automobile Museum here in Reno. This is one of my favorites. Harrah used to collect cars, and this museum started with many of his private autos which were donated by the company that purchased Harrah's casinos. Among others are, the car that was in James Dean's "Rebel Without a Cause," the car that one the "drive around the world" competition in the 1920's (circa?), and many others.
There is also a lot of history in these cars -- so much of standard features we have today were developed by Caddilac (not Ford as I had thought). Caddilac was always classy.
One of my favorites is a primer orange Jeerrari (One of Harrah's private car). Looks so plain and "stable" but it has a Ferrari under the hood and could go 140 mph. If a cop test it going that fast he would think his radar was broken -- It looks like a 4-wheel drive Jeep.
If you belong to the Museum you can "adopt" a car and come to the polish parties given by the Museum for entertainment and upkeep of the cars.
Hot August Nites started in Reno: 50's and 60's cars riding around with people returning to the kindness of that era. It started here because a lot of these cars were the transportation / working cars used. And Hot August Nites was when they got spruced up and cruised. Now these cars are very expensive. But still nice to see.
Balloon races because of the big sky they can be seen a long time. Last year there was a Big Eagle that went up first. It was so big it didn't go very far. Just kind of stayed up in the sky. Really magnificent to see in the early morning. You can go on the grounds and watch them all 'light up.'
National Air Races: Started as an annual show-off show of military and private planes from military base of Stead Air Force Base, which has since been closed. Many stunts of last year and prior have been outlawed, but it's still an impressive show.
Clouds. Very awesome. I go to work early, and the morning sky is a token of God's lovely handiwork.
I also got a good job here. I am Internal Auditor, and it's the best job the Lord could have gotten me. I am learning new skills which, if I can pass the Internal Auditor exam, I can become certified and be able to work anywhere.
This job also, like for Lucky Girl, gives me my best salary to date. (During my 20+ years of TWI we moved to much to build a career with a company, and I chose the way Corpse instead of getting the teaching credential I always wanted.)
I also had a very "difficult" job here in Reno, and the job I got was a sheer miracle. Fred's "good" job company went bankrupt, and we lost house, cars, everything before things started to turn around. Only the Lord is keeping us going, not the economy of this place.
Kit Sober
I love to hear you laugh -- God
[This message was edited by Kit Sober on February 02, 2003 at 9:27.]
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Dunno. Partly cloudy?
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isn't Reno where our very own Kit Sober lives??
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I can't tell you a thing about anything spurtchul, but I know Fred and Kit are there and they're sweet as pie. Really nice folks.
My impression of Reno (downtown anyways) is that it is suffering a little from urban blight. (I've heard some of the neighboring Nevadians refer to it as "Drano"). The outskirts of town are wonderful though. Great weather, beautiful scenery, and lots of wide open spaces.
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Reno is wonderful. I have lived here for over 15 years & I still love it. It is brown & relatively unadorned by a lot of greenery, but many of those things are within 1/2 hour.
There is nothing more beautiful than Lake Tahoe.
Downtown Reno is for tourists...just like the Mustang Ranch. Don't judge the area because of those kind of things.
Jobs are still available here. I just got a job here earning more than I ever have & I have taken the last 6 years off.
But now I'm identifying myself, so to the WayGB
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If you'd like to email me, I think you can click on me too.
No...I guess you can't click on me & email me...Is there a way to set that up without putting my email address out for all to see?
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Dear D..Janet
Janet Reno is a woman who is not from Reno Nevada -- Reno is her last name. She was formerly Attorney General. You can look her up and decide if you want to be internet-related to her.
IMHO About Reno NV (Lucky Girl already likes it. I'm working at seeing this place with God's love):
Nevada found to be the "least religious" of all states. (fewest churches, fewest churched people by the poll. To me most ungodly of places.)
As soon as you cross the border over from the High Sierra beauty of Lake Tahoe, you come to gray-brown of Nevada.
Harsh winds. dry snow. High desert. Little moisture. High electrical storms (and resulting fires). High alkaline soil makes it tough to grow anything.
Major base of economy is sin -- gambling, prostitution. And with other states legalizing gambling, the economy of Nevada unstable at best.
Once I was in the Walmart parking lot. High, dry Wind. And I said out loud to no one in particular (sound doesnt' carry in the wind) "This is like hell. Reno's like hell."
Then I heard, "Hi, Kit!" from behind, and it was a friend from work with her (very cute) little boy.
we chatted, and she left.
Then the Lord said to me, "See, it's not hell. Your friends are here."
1. People here need God's love. That's why I'm here.
2. My friends aren't in hell. That's very comforting.
Reno Gazette Journal is the newspaper
http://www.rgj.com
Feel free to email me if you really want to come.
Pawtucket visited. Fred and I are pretty harmless exwayfers.
Lucky Girl: You can do a "private topic" for someone you want to privately chat with and/or give private information to. These private topics are discussed on another thread I think.
Kit Sober
I love to hear you laugh -- God
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DJ...I LOVE LOVE LOVE Reno. Even though I now live on the other coast, I am from N CA and have spent plenty of time there. Besides our own Fred and Kit (XXOO) there is another bay area x-way couple there that are the salt of the earth as well.
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More nice things I thought of:
There is also a lot of history in these cars -- so much of standard features we have today were developed by Caddilac (not Ford as I had thought). Caddilac was always classy.
One of my favorites is a primer orange Jeerrari (One of Harrah's private car). Looks so plain and "stable" but it has a Ferrari under the hood and could go 140 mph. If a cop test it going that fast he would think his radar was broken -- It looks like a 4-wheel drive Jeep.
If you belong to the Museum you can "adopt" a car and come to the polish parties given by the Museum for entertainment and upkeep of the cars.
This job also, like for Lucky Girl, gives me my best salary to date. (During my 20+ years of TWI we moved to much to build a career with a company, and I chose the way Corpse instead of getting the teaching credential I always wanted.)
I also had a very "difficult" job here in Reno, and the job I got was a sheer miracle. Fred's "good" job company went bankrupt, and we lost house, cars, everything before things started to turn around. Only the Lord is keeping us going, not the economy of this place.
Kit Sober
I love to hear you laugh -- God
[This message was edited by Kit Sober on February 02, 2003 at 9:27.]
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