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I am a 31 year old truck driver, who has lived in Batavia most his life. Due to current economic, social and moral deprevity of Batavia, I have seeked greener, warmer and safer cow pastures.

Some substantial discrepencies I have noted in my 1st few days of residency :

1. Jobs - being close 2 Cincy, Columbus, I -71 and I-75 (FREE federal interstates?) has it's advantages. Didn't know there could be factories in rural America. Guess that's since they don't tax the hell out of them as much here. OH was rated best 4 biz b4. Now TX has that honor. Oh yeah, location, location. It's nice to have a neighboring state, other than a canadian province which has drained all your jobs, money, culture and young intellilects. WNY gets 2 keep the trash since they can't cross the border.

2. Weather - there is this large, helium based orb in the sky. The locals call it the sun. It's visible 4 most the day, eh? Other than generating clouds and harboring toxic fish, I don't see much use 4 Lake Erie. NV and AZ have got money, but no water. Build a pipe and sell some 2 them. Maybe the lake would freeze sooner in the winter, hence less lake effect.

3. Vehicles - very FEW bicyclists here. I just about have the sidewalks 2 myself. Seems that folks can have a vehicle on the road when they are not bureaucraticly harassed into being subjected to extensive annual  "safety and emission" standards. As long as I'm insured, politicians and environuts make gr8 speed bumps 4 my whoopdie.

4. Eye contact - still getting used 2 this one. I attempt 2 establish and maintain this when I innitiate a conversation (especially with women), but stangers here look u in the eye. Folks must not want 2 brawl or beg as much here. 

5. Optimism amongst general population - instead of sitting around, fighting and legislating, people here get of their butts and ACT. This country was BASED on action. Red tape don't solve much, but a case of the red behind  does.

6. Hockey - who knew Columbus had a pro hockey team affiliated with the NHL? :O) Blue Slackers r a joke! GO SABRES!