What I like about my hometown

**davidpizzica** · 07-29-2010, 09:22 AM

I LOVE my home town! Though I don't live there now, I still LOVE Pittsburgh! I was born in a suburb just outside of the city and the whole area was my home base. I think a lot of people siill have the notion that Pittsburgh is a smoky, dirty city, but let me tell you it's definitely NOT! The steel industry is about gone here and the city is developing a reputation for creating technology and making advances in the medical field. The Pirates are still in last place, but we can't have everything!

**kokopup** · 07-29-2010, 07:28 PM

I grew up in Bluff Park a small burb of Birmingham. I loved living there because of the close community and pride that was prevalent. I now live in Chelsea Alabama which is a distant Burb of Birmingham. Although I have traveled the world and lived in many places, I never found a place that could match the things that I love about this area. I live in the foothills of the Applachians so there are a lot of outdoor things that I enjoy. Oak Mountain State Park is my second home because this is where Koko and I spend many hours of biking/hiking their world class trail system. I am within an hour of some of the best medical care in the U.S. Although I am not a shopper we are 30 minutes from some of the best shopping in the Southeast. I enjoy going to the Smokie Mountains and the beach (Gulf Shores) . I am centrally located to take advantage both.

God knew what he was doing when he made me a southerner. I am not fond of cold weather. I get upset if I have to scrape the frost from my windshield. Right now we are having 90 degree weather which I can tolerate much better than months of snow. I can count the significate snow falls that this area has had on my fingers. If I want a weekend of snow I go to Colorado.

**davidpizzica** · 07-29-2010, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by kokopup

I grew up in Bluff Park a small burb of Birmingham. I loved living there because of the close community and pride that was prevalent. I now live in Chelsea Alabama which is a distant Burb of Birmingham. Although I have traveled the world and lived in many places, I never found a place that could match the things that I love about this area. I live in the foothills of the Applachians so there are a lot of outdoor things that I enjoy. Oak Mountain State Park is my second home because this is where Koko and I spend many hours of biking/hiking their world class trail system. I am within an hour of some of the best medical care in the U.S. Although I am not a shopper we are 30 minutes from some of the best shopping in the Southeast. I enjoy going to the Smokie Mountains and the beach (Gulf Shores) . I am centrally located to take advantage both.

God knew what he was doing when he made me a southerner. I am not fond of cold weather. I get upset if I have to scrape the frost from my windshield. Right now we are having 90 degree weather which I can tolerate much better than months of snow. I can count the significate snow falls that this area has had on my fingers. If I want a weekend of snow I go to Colorado.

Kokopup, didn't they once call Birmingham the "Pittsburgh of the south" because of the steel making industry there?