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Post by Sokar468 on Jun 11, 2003 11:49:31 GMT -5
Boston is one of the most kick ass cities I have ever been in my life. Yeah, it's great indeed. The surrounding areas of Brookline and Cambridge are great if you don't want to live right in the city. However, if you do want to, and you can afford it ( ), the South End has cleaned itself up nicely lately. My biggest complaints about Boston: so much construction for the meantime, and the place is a veritable maze when it comes to driving. I've had my license for 3 years and I never had the courage of trying to drive in from the Suburbs.
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Post by Zynx on Jun 11, 2003 12:14:34 GMT -5
The housing is horrifically expensive though. You need deep pockets to live there.
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Post by sharpshooter on Jun 11, 2003 12:19:36 GMT -5
You've got a friend in Pennsylvania!!
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Post by Kamon on Jun 11, 2003 18:58:25 GMT -5
The housing is horrifically expensive though. You need deep pockets to live there. I know what you mean. I live in a town called winchester which is 15 minutes away from boston and our rental fee is like 1,300$ a month.
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Post by Seifer_Almasy on Jun 11, 2003 21:05:23 GMT -5
Damn! Not to be nosey, but how big is it? Mine is around 3000 square feet and only $875 a month ... it's not rental though ... it's mortgage ...
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Post by Zynx on Jun 11, 2003 21:07:49 GMT -5
When I was visiting Boston last August I saw an 800-sq ft. house that was running at $850,000. Granted that was on Beacon Hill, but still. The rent for a 1,000 sq. ft. appartment was something like $1,500.
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Post by Seifer_Almasy on Jun 11, 2003 21:13:52 GMT -5
Well, I guess if I did my math correctly the apartment would be a better place to go ... so I guess location does count because the town I live in is for retirement people and people that come down south for the winter to live in their houses down here for 3 months out of the year then go back up to their northern house!! Damn ... rich people ...
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Post by Edgar Figaro on Jun 13, 2003 0:42:01 GMT -5
well, jenova, you just didn't see me. the real question: did oregon influence me, or did I rub off on oregon?
oregon trail games kick ass. I've literally played about 100 versions, online and off.
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Post by OldSchool on Jun 13, 2003 1:47:08 GMT -5
I've never played, nor heard of an Oregon Trail game, what is it?
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Post by Sokar468 on Jun 13, 2003 8:13:07 GMT -5
I've never played, nor heard of an Oregon Trail game, what is it? You really are PC-game inept. It was a classic 16-color game from 1988 or 89, not sure exactly, but you had to cross the country in search of a new frontier in--yup, you guessed it--Oregon. It was fun for its time, but I doubt anyone would play it today.
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Post by OldSchool on Jun 13, 2003 12:08:56 GMT -5
Sounds fun...
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Post by Sokar468 on Jun 13, 2003 12:20:03 GMT -5
Sounds fun... Yeah, it was alright. The problem was that Oregon Trail was made before the idea of gaming on a computer was fully realized. Even after 2D action games started being made, console systems still held the monopoly on games, and most of it had to do with the shareware system. There was something discomforting about having to order the rest of a game through a telephone call and HOPE that it came in the mail. I think the mainstream creation of full retail games such as DOOM II, Warcraft, and Myst is when the PC-gaming industry started to run alongside the console gaming industry.
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Post by Zynx on Jun 13, 2003 16:36:49 GMT -5
I've never played, nor heard of an Oregon Trail game, what is it? Don't ever speak to me again. J/K
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