Bucky wrote:Translation: he hasn't been into a "massage parlor" that specializes in fellatio quite some time, and almost made a spur of the moment purchase of an American actor and director who has appeared in a number of films, including The Terminator, Weird Science, Aliens, True Lies, Apollo 13, Twister, and Titanic.

jerseyhoya wrote:The DC metro area passed the Philly metro area to become the 6th largest in the US per today's census announcement

CalvinBall wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:The DC metro area passed the Philly metro area to become the 6th largest in the US per today's census announcement

thought philly was the 5th still slightly ahead of phoenix, at least prior to this.

jerseyhoya wrote:The DC metro area passed the Philly metro area to become the 6th largest in the US per today's census announcement

jerseyhoya wrote:The DC metro area passed the Philly metro area to become the 6th largest in the US per today's census announcement

CalvinBall wrote:dc metro is still shit though!

The Dude wrote:i also stepped into a headshop for the first time in forever and saw a Pax for the first time. Holy shit. I almost made an impulse purchase

jerseyhoya wrote:The DC metro area passed the Philly metro area to become the 6th largest in the US per today's census announcement

jerseyhoya wrote:The DC metro area passed the Philly metro area to become the 6th largest in the US per today's census announcement

swishnicholson wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:The DC metro area passed the Philly metro area to become the 6th largest in the US per today's census announcement

With Miami and Houston soon to pass it as well. Kind of lazy article which mixes up the problems of the cities themselves with those of the metropolitan areas. Don't really think the Atlanta or Miama city schools are all that big a step up on Philly. Taxes and business climate are possible but complicated reasons to explore (except inthe DC area, where it's not too complicated what's driving employment). Weather seems to be the only totally clear factor, and the only one no one can do anything about. Doesn't stop them from complaining about it though, does it!

Slowhand wrote:SPEAKING OF poop, this morning I weighed myself, and then after I took a poop I weighed myself again and weighed more after the poop. We have entered....THE TWILIGHT ZONE

CalvinBall wrote:that happens to me too. idk what the deal is. we probably have shitty scales.

pacino wrote:

swishnicholson wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:The DC metro area passed the Philly metro area to become the 6th largest in the US per today's census announcement

With Miami and Houston soon to pass it as well. Kind of lazy article which mixes up the problems of the cities themselves with those of the metropolitan areas. Don't really think the Atlanta or Miama city schools are all that big a step up on Philly. Taxes and business climate are possible but complicated reasons to explore (except inthe DC area, where it's not too complicated what's driving employment). Weather seems to be the only totally clear factor, and the only one no one can do anything about. Doesn't stop them from complaining about it though, does it!

i don't get why we WANT the metro area to grow too fast???? i'd rather it grow smart. gobbling up farmland /= smart but may equal growth

jerseyhoya wrote:

pacino wrote:

swishnicholson wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:The DC metro area passed the Philly metro area to become the 6th largest in the US per today's census announcement

With Miami and Houston soon to pass it as well. Kind of lazy article which mixes up the problems of the cities themselves with those of the metropolitan areas. Don't really think the Atlanta or Miama city schools are all that big a step up on Philly. Taxes and business climate are possible but complicated reasons to explore (except inthe DC area, where it's not too complicated what's driving employment). Weather seems to be the only totally clear factor, and the only one no one can do anything about. Doesn't stop them from complaining about it though, does it!

i don't get why we WANT the metro area to grow too fast???? i'd rather it grow smart. gobbling up farmland /= smart but may equal growth

I doubt the Philly metro area has the capacity to grow like most of the places passing it, and don't think it's necessarily a good or bad thing for an area to be fast growing. At the same time you want the area to be an attractive place to live, which is probably related to rate of growth but isn't the same thing.

JUburton wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:The DC metro area passed the Philly metro area to become the 6th largest in the US per today's census announcement

Still number 1 in poverty tho

pacino wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:

pacino wrote:

swishnicholson wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:The DC metro area passed the Philly metro area to become the 6th largest in the US per today's census announcement

With Miami and Houston soon to pass it as well. Kind of lazy article which mixes up the problems of the cities themselves with those of the metropolitan areas. Don't really think the Atlanta or Miama city schools are all that big a step up on Philly. Taxes and business climate are possible but complicated reasons to explore (except inthe DC area, where it's not too complicated what's driving employment). Weather seems to be the only totally clear factor, and the only one no one can do anything about. Doesn't stop them from complaining about it though, does it!

i don't get why we WANT the metro area to grow too fast???? i'd rather it grow smart. gobbling up farmland /= smart but may equal growth

I doubt the Philly metro area has the capacity to grow like most of the places passing it, and don't think it's necessarily a good or bad thing for an area to be fast growing. At the same time you want the area to be an attractive place to live, which is probably related to rate of growth but isn't the same thing.

that's certainly true. also, we're always going to be 'second' to DC or NY area with certain job sectors that are probably helping a big part of that growth (financial services, government contractors) through creating new demand in old neighborhoods, pushing out others to other areas and bringing in new residents.

i do think the 'capacity' aspect is a big part of this, and i would much rather take a more Portland-esque approach to enacting a green-zone type of area to limit the stupid growth in Montco and Chester Counties, for example. accept our limitations and have a more county-wide and region-wide growth plan.

ha, good luck!