tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622994.post1392466273143127854..comments2022-08-16T12:53:11.875-04:00Comments on Charlestonian Blog: Snob KnobCharles Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04407648574953650290noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622994.post-86011860783619892362007-08-06T14:35:00.000-04:002007-08-06T14:35:00.000-04:00Disregard the "You probably do too" portion of the...Disregard the "You probably do too" portion of the above comment please. It's left over from editing the original comment...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622994.post-86593171401715333392007-08-06T13:28:00.000-04:002007-08-06T13:28:00.000-04:00Very interesting post. Thanks for writing it. I'm ...Very interesting post. Thanks for writing it. I'm new to the area as of last October, and my wife and I bought a house right around the corner from Lola's. You probably do too from all your bike rides as a teen.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, we bought in South Hills for three reasons:<BR/><BR/>1. We were told they had the best schools in the area.<BR/>2. The resale value is hopefully better since we'll have to sell in another year or two.<BR/>3. It's extremely close to my downtown workplace, and I love a short commute.<BR/><BR/>There are times I wish we hadn't bought in this particular area, because of the assumptions people make about me now. Believe me, I'm not rich, but I work with locals who are significantly less rich, and they make snide comments from time to time about it. <BR/><BR/>I personally haven't run into any problems with my immediate neighbors. They're all very nice, and don't make all that much money either, but I see it at places like Lola's as you say, and some of the other Bridge Road shops. I don't get too upset since we'll only be here for a relatively short time, but it seems like a lot of these people could use a reminder that they're big fish in a very small pond...<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I think that Lola's pizza is fantastic. By far the best in town that I've found. It reminds me of a gourmet pizza place in Portland, OR called Pizzicato. Also, I have to applaud the owner for starting up a small business around here. We need more entrepreneurs like her around here in my opinion. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, nice blog. I'll be back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622994.post-21031998193851950912007-08-06T11:55:00.000-04:002007-08-06T11:55:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13548756094548116973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622994.post-62599564959604822532007-06-30T18:07:00.000-04:002007-06-30T18:07:00.000-04:00Good stuff.The wife and I are 1971 Herbert Hoover ...Good stuff.<BR/><BR/>The wife and I are 1971 Herbert Hoover grads. We had a similar distribution of haves and haves-not, except our whole curve was shifted toward the lower end of the wealth spectrum. But there was that one couple who talked their parents into buying them matching Mustangs...<BR/><BR/>We've lived in Columbus ever since graduation, and have raised two kids here (the youngest just graduated from Ohio State). Schools are quite different here in that they are organized by municipality, not by county as in WV. <BR/><BR/>The consequence is that rich communities have astonishingly nice schools, great resources, and highly paid teachers. The New Albany High School campus looks like the University of Virginia, except brand new. At the same time, the schools in the urban core are typically 100 years old and falling apart.<BR/><BR/>Our country prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, but we have substituted economic segregation to the same result very effectively. The widening gulf is the greatest threat to our democracy, not terrorism or any external enemy.<BR/><BR/>PLPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05960574627644930183noreply@blogger.com