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Why did you move to a suburban tract home/suburban complex/gated suburb?

quosimosaur — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:47:27 -0800

Why did you move to a suburban tract home/suburban complex/gated suburb? Also, are there any other positive things about your suburb that you discovered after moving in?

I'm doing a project that deals with the theme of suburban aesthetics. I am specifically interested in different ways of looking at newly developed suburban areas. I want to get a general feel for the subject from the perspective of people who live or have lived in these places.

Vector street map of Columbus, OH suburb?

UnclePlayground — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:19:07 -0800

Can you help me locate editable vector street map of southeastern suburbs of Columbus, Ohio? Specifically something that I can open up in Adobe Illustrator, and change the typeface, colors, etc.
Also, that covers the areas of Reynoldsburg, Pickerington, and Canal Winchester.
There is some money in a budget to pay for the map, but not a lot.
Thanks in advance.

Buying a newly built home

ND¢ — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 12:59:48 -0800

What are some advantages and disadvantages of buying a newly built home? My wife and I live in Columbia, SC. We are looking to buy our first home. She grew up here, and the area around her parent's house is really expanding. There are about a half a dozen new home communities being built there right now. She would like us to purchase a home in one of these communities. They are within our budget, and seem okay; but I have several problems with this idea: all the homes look the same, you are within 15 feet of your neighbor, the homes do not seem to be all that well built, etc. On the other hand, I am not the slightest bit handy, so I don't want to buy a house that requires a lot of maintenance, and a lot of the non-new homes that we have seen are either not very nice or outside our price range. I was looking for advice on aspects of buying a house in a 'cookie cutter' community that I hadn't thought of. The chances of the home increasing in value? The risk involved? The quality? I have looked at various sites, but didn't come across anything that was very helpful. Thanks in advance for your advice.

Do foxes hunt cats?

crazy finger — Fri, 17 Sep 2004 18:56:31 -0800

I live in a suburban neighborhood with trees and fences. I have an elderly cat. Lately, I've noticed a fox running around the neighborhood late at night - should I be worried for my cat's safety? What can I do about it? I'm an animal lover, so killing the fox would be out of the question. I'm not opposed, however, to scaring the shit out of the fox so that it leaves the area. If I could somehow get close enough to it to "attack" it and let it know my scent, then perhaps it would stay away from the neighborhood. I don't really know though. Any ideas?