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Old Wed, Sep-15-04, 10:48
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Hope the weather is o.k. for our get-together this weekend!
Cute Post - All True!

This is for anyone who lives in Atlanta, who has ever lived in Atlanta, has visited Atlanta, ever plans to visit Atlanta, knows anyone who lives in Atlanta, knows anyone who has ever visited Atlanta or anyone who has ever heard of Atlanta, Georgia.

Atlanta is composed mostly of one way streets. The only way to get out of downtown Atlanta is to turn around and start over when you reach Greenville, South Carolina. All directions start with, "Go down Peachtree" and include
the phrase, "When you see the Waffle House." Except that in Cobb County, all directions begin with, "Go to the Big Chicken and ."

Peachtree Street has no beginning and no end and is> not to be confused with Peachtree Circle, Peachtree Place, Peachtree Lane, Peachtree Road, Peachtree Parkway, Peachtree Run, Peachtree Trace, Peachtree Ave, Peachtree
Commons, Peachtree Battle, Peachtree Corners, New Peachtree, Old Peachtree, West Peachtree, Peachtree-Dunwoody, Peachtree-Chamblee, or Peachtree Industrial Boulevard.

Atlantans only know their way to work and their way home. If you ask anyone for directions they will always send you down Peachtree.

Atlanta is the home of Coca-Cola. That's all we drink here, so don't ask for any other soft drink unless it's made by Coca-Cola. And even then it's still "Coke." A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop...it's a Coke, regardless of brand or flavor. Example: "What kinda coke you want?"

Gate One at Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport is 32 miles away from the Main Concourse, so wear sneakers and pack a lunch.

It's impossible to go around a block and wind up on the street you started on. The Chamber of Commerce calls it a "scenic drive" and has posted signs to that effect, so that out-of-towners don't feel lost...they're just on a scenic drive."

The 8:00 AM rush hour is from 6:30 to 10:30 AM. The 5:00 PM rush hour is from 3:00 to 7:30 PM. Friday's rush hour starts Thursday afternoon, and lasts through 2:00 AM Saturday.

"Sir" and "Ma'am" are used by the person speaking to you if there's a remote possibility that you're at least 30 minutes older than they are.

A native can only pronounce Ponce De Leon Avenue one way, so do not attempt the French or Spanish pronunciation. People will simply tilt their heads to the right and stare at you. The Atlanta pronunciation
is "pahnss duh LEE-on"

The fall of raindrop makes everyone forget all traffic rules. If a single snowflake falls, the city is paralyzed for three days, and it's on all the TV channels and radio stations as a news flash every 15 minutes for a month. All the grocery stores will be sold out of milk, bread, bottled water, toilet paper, and beer. If there is a remote chance of snow, and if it does snow, people will be on the corner selling "I survived the blizzard" tee-shirts, not to mention the fact that all
Schools will close at the slightest possible chance of snow.

The pollen count is off the national scale for unhealthy, which starts at 120. Atlanta is usually in the 2,000 to 4,000 range. All roads, vehicles, houses - everything - is yellow from March 28th to July 15th. If you have any allergies, you will die. But other than that, it's a great place to live!

There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Georgia. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Georgia, plus a couple no one's ever seen before.
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Old Wed, Sep-15-04, 11:54
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DStar, great post about Atlanta, and all true. I really could have done without the snake/spider information though. Yikes.

Am a tiny bit confused (nothing new). Are we meeting this weekend or on the 25th?

Liz
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Old Wed, Sep-15-04, 19:20
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Hah, I've seen that thing about Atlanta before. It's funny and so true.
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Old Wed, Sep-15-04, 22:17
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DStar, great post about Atlanta, and all true. I really could have done without the snake/spider information though. Yikes.

Am a tiny bit confused (nothing new). Are we meeting this weekend or on the 25th?

Liz


SORRY! Yes, we are meeting on the 25th. I looked at my desk calendar wrong! That means I also paid my car payment early. Crap. Stay safe everyone, see you on the 25th!!!
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Old Thu, Sep-16-04, 02:10
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aww... I just wont be able to come on a sat..that is my busiest day at the office.. but you guys have lots of fun, maybe the next time!

Dawn
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Old Tue, Sep-21-04, 08:49
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What time are we meeting Saturday?
My husband is in town (lost 40 pounds on Atkins!) and he can come too! We are a LC household.
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Old Tue, Sep-21-04, 13:27
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Where's this place again?
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Old Tue, Sep-21-04, 13:45
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It's Joe's on Juniper Street in Midtown - I don't know what time though - Groovejock, come in Groovejock, what time are we meeting?

Liz
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Old Thu, Sep-23-04, 10:55
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Anyone want to pick a time?
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Old Fri, Sep-24-04, 17:47
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Does 4:00 work for y'all?

Liz
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Old Fri, Sep-24-04, 18:17
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I'll be there Liz, I will check the site again to see who to look for!
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Old Fri, Sep-24-04, 18:33
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Eek, yeah I can't make it at 4. Sorry. :/ I thought maybe it'd be earlier.
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Old Fri, Sep-24-04, 18:37
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Missaec, what time would work for you?

Liz
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Old Fri, Sep-24-04, 18:43
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I was thinking more like lunch time or something. But no worries. I can make it the next time around. I've got a billion things to do tomorrow as it is. (Saturdays are my only days off every week)
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Old Sat, Sep-25-04, 07:53
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Liz, since it looks like it just might be us, maybe we should postpone it for another weekend. I'll check back later today to see what happens.
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