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  1. #46
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    Town-----------------------------Sharpsville, Indiana
    Population------------------------ ~450
    Elevation------------------------- Low

    Climate & environment------------ 8
    Scenery & views----------------- 1 (cornfields galore)
    Crowds-------------------------- 10 (what crowds?)
    Medical availability--------------- 5 (10 minute drive to nearest hospital)
    Housing expense----------------- 8
    Cost of living--------------------- 8
    Taxes--------------------------- 6
    Recreation & culture-------------- 1
    Special senior citizen services----- 1
    Pollution-------------------------- 10
    Fog (less days= higher rating)----- 8
    Cars, variety available------------- 1 (farmer's bigass diesel trucks)
    Shopping------------------------- 1
    Police & fire protection------------ 10 (large volunteer fire department about a mile from my house and a town cop that'll pull you over for 1 mph over)

    Overall rating---------------------- 6

    Most-liked features---------------- I know everyone and it's a short drive to most of my friends' houses.
    Least-liked features--------------- Very, very, very boring.
    Trivia----------------------------- Probably the smallest town of anybody on UCP (not sure though).
    Last edited by aNOBLEman; 06-03-2007 at 05:42 AM.

  2. #47
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    Quote Originally Posted by aNOBLEman View Post
    Medical availability--------------- 5 (10 minute drive to nearest hospital)
    What do you want to live beside one?

  3. #48
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    I live in two towns....home home and university home..... so i do both


    Uni home:

    Town----------------------------- Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
    Population------------------------ 65,000 ish
    Elevation------------------------- 200-300 Metres ish

    Climate & environment------------ 7
    Scenery & views----------------- 5
    Crowds-------------------------- 9
    Medical availability--------------- 9
    Housing expense----------------- 2 (for a country town its bloody $$$$)
    Cost of living--------------------- 6
    Taxes--------------------------- 4
    Recreation & culture-------------- 8
    Special senior citizen services----- 8
    Pollution-------------------------- 3
    Fog (less days= higher rating)----- 2 (they dont go away sometimes)
    Cars, variety available------------- 8
    Shopping------------------------- 9
    Police & fire protection------------ 8

    Overall rating---------------------- 7

    Most-liked features---------------- good variety, great autunm weather
    Least-liked features--------------- Super cold fogs in winter.... sometimes stay all day

    Trivia----------------------------- Largest inland city in Australia, we have a submarine (lol :P) thats about it.... havent got into the whole town history thing yet


    Home Home

    Town----------------------------- Millthorpe, NSW, Australia
    Population-------------------------700
    Elevation------------------------- 1,000 metres

    Climate & environment------------ 5 (really cold)
    Scenery & views----------------- 10
    Crowds-------------------------- 7 (becoming very popular )
    Medical availability--------------- 3
    Housing expense----------------- 3
    Cost of living--------------------- 5
    Taxes--------------------------- 6
    Recreation & culture-------------- 8
    Special senior citizen services----- 9
    Pollution-------------------------- 2
    Fog (less days= higher rating)----- 8 (very few foggy days)
    Cars, variety available------------- 8
    Shopping------------------------- 8 (two very different town about 1/2 hour drive away... what one hasn't got the other does)
    Police & fire protection------------ 4

    Overall rating---------------------- 8

    Most-liked features---------------- Small town feel, close to second and third largest inland cities in australia, views, summer weather
    Least-liked features--------------- increasing poplarity, poor hospital, no local doctor anymore
    Trivia----------------------------- Very close to Bathurst and the Mt Panorama race track (public road, many laps done there lol), famous bush poet from the area, home to a movie (well actually 2 movies, one was filmed on our farm, Goddess of 1959 or something like that)
    "No sir you may not eat my hat"


    KFA-R #88 OZYROCKET

  4. #49
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    Quote Originally Posted by The_Canuck View Post
    What do you want to live beside one?
    That would be nice considering that my car could probably find a way to break down in that 10 minute drive.

  5. #50
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    Quote Originally Posted by KFA-R View Post
    I live in two towns....home home and university home..... so i do both


    Uni home:

    Town----------------------------- Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

    *snip*
    Liar. That review can't have come from someone who's been to Wagga. Wagga blows.

    Town----------------------------- Canberra
    Population------------------------ ~300,000
    Elevation------------------------- No idea.

    Climate & environment------------ 6. Very bloody temperate, so absolutely freezing to stinking hot
    Scenery & views----------------- 9
    Crowds-------------------------- 8
    Medical availability--------------- 7.5
    Housing expense----------------- 5 if you want to live in a good suburb, otherwise a 7
    Cost of living--------------------- 7
    Taxes--------------------------- 7
    Recreation & culture-------------- 6
    Special senior citizen services----- don't care
    Pollution-------------------------- 10
    Fog (less days= higher rating)----- 7 (very few foggy days)
    Cars, variety available------------- 8
    Shopping------------------------- 8
    Police & fire protection------------ 8

    Overall rating---------------------- 7

    Most-liked features---------------- Easy to get around
    Least-liked features--------------- Fairly boring

    Trivia----------------------------- Fully-planned city from the beginning, I live here.
    Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death...
    – Hunter Thompson

  6. #51
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    I lived 10 minutes from downtown Kuala Lumpur, 40 minutes from Sepang F1 Circuit and 35 minutes from Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

    Town----------------------------- Kuala Lumpur
    Population------------------------ 1,300,000
    Elevation------------------------- Unknown

    Climate & environment------------ 1
    Scenery & views----------------- 1
    Crowds-------------------------- 3
    Medical availability--------------- 1
    Housing expense----------------- 2
    Cost of living--------------------- 3
    Taxes--------------------------- 2
    Recreation & culture-------------- 3
    Special senior citizen services----- 0
    Pollution-------------------------- 1
    Fog (less days= higher rating)----- HAZE 2
    Cars, variety available------------- 0
    Shopping------------------------- 7
    Police & fire protection------------ 1

    Overall rating---------------------- 2 (I always get to go Singapore as half of my family's there, hence I DO COMPARE)

    Most-liked features---------------- You can eat anytime, and people just don't like sleeping at night.

    Least-liked features--------------- Very badly maintained public infrastructure, not that we're poor but the lousy mentality from government. And 99% of police force (They earn an average $300 USD/month)here 'ASKED' for bribe, by making up violations from citizens, and of course, the racist government that always seems to portray themselves as they weren't.
    www.secondaryperspective.blogspot.com

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