It is no secret that I’m not the biggest fan of the suburbs but that is where I live. I work in the burbs so to avoid one of the biggest reasons that make the burbs a nightmare, I choose not to commute a long distance. But with kids’ activities I still end up driving more than I would like. At least I’m not on the highway to hell twice a day. In the burbs there is also a lunchtime commute and an end of school day commute. At least I avoid those painful duties.
One thing that makes me crazy is the lack of shade. Why plow down every tree to build yet another desert expanse of houses only to plant little trees afterward? The trees will take decades to grow past the artificial look they now have and it seems they plant a type of tree that never ever provides shade for more than a lucky bug that happens to find it. Even in the parks where one should occasionaly find some shade you only find skinny little trees that look all the same.
I guess it is a nice fit that in addition to ticky tacky houses we also get ticky tacky trees and ticky tacky food. It all matches and all is tasteless. Perfection I suppose.
“What do you do if you’re lost in a suburban forest?
.. you stand up”
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