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txladykat
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txladykat
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12/30/2006 3:33 pm
well hi there neighbor! i didnt grow up in deer park, but i have been here for 10 years. do you play in a band around here? I am a beginner, but always looking for good local bands to check out.

Originally Posted by: R. ShackleferdHey, I was actually born in Deer Park. But after 1st grade we moved to Alvin...which is right next to Sugarland in fact. Alvin's article was short and boring, which is apt. There's 2 things Alvin is "famous" for: being the hometown of Nolan Ryan, and holding the 24 hour rainfall record.

But now I live in Galveston. Much more extensive read there, and it seems to cover it well.

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R. Shackleferd
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R. Shackleferd
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12/30/2006 5:52 pm
Nope, I'm not in a band. I've only ever been in a few garage bands, but we never made it out of the garage. I never had a driving desire to gig, and was just in it for the fun of jamming. My favorite place to go see bands around here is Scout Bar . Clean and cozy, and some great bands come through there.
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magicninja
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12/30/2006 5:56 pm
Feet of snow. Second rough storm in a week.
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PRSplaya
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12/30/2006 9:32 pm
>My wonderful hometown *heavy on the sarcasm*<
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jeffhx
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jeffhx
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12/30/2006 10:23 pm
Originally Posted by: z0s0_jpnext time i am there we'll get some rojak and brews and party!!!!!


rojak=sex with fruits

and prawn paste

gotta love asian food
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hunter60
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hunter60
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12/30/2006 10:38 pm
Here it is, my hometown (and current location of exile). Is it any wonder why I am leaving?


Ambridge is a borough in Beaver County in western Pennsylvania, incorporated in 1910 and named after the American Bridge Company, which had significant operations there. Ambridge is located 16 miles (25 km) northwest of Pittsburgh, alongside the Ohio river. In 1910, 5,205 people lived in Ambridge; in 1920, 12,730 people lived there, and in 1940, 18,968 people resided in Ambridge. The population was 7,769 at the 2000 census.

The Harmony Society first settled the area in the early 1800s, founding the village of "Oekonomie" or Old Economy in 1824. Although initially successful, accumulating significant landholdings, the sect went into decline.

By the end of the nineteenth century only a few Harmonists remained. In 1905 the Society was dissolved and its vast real estate holdings sold, much of it to the American Bridge Company, who subsequently enlarged the town and renamed it Ambridge.

Ambridge had been a highly productive place at one time. The borough was widely known for bridge building, metal molding, and the manufacture of tubes (large iron pipes). During World War II, numerous small vessels such as LSTs were constructed in Ambridge by American Bridge Company. ABC ended operations in Ambridge in 1983.

Geography
Ambridge is located at 40°35′35″N, 80°13′31″W (40.593167, -80.225200)GR1, along the Ohio River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²). 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (12.87%) is water.

There were 3,595 households out of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.6% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.3% were non-families. 39.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.88.

The median income for a household in the borough was $26,263, and the median income for a family was $35,529. Males had a median income of $30,996 versus $21,455 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,089. About 16.4% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.


Education
The town is served by the Ambridge Area School District [1]. The town's high school is Ambridge Area High School.
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Fret spider
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Fret spider
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12/30/2006 11:13 pm
heres mine its called st albans and is in hertfordshire england.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Albans
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z0s0_jp
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z0s0_jp
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12/30/2006 11:13 pm
Originally Posted by: jeffhxrojak=sex with fruits




whoooooooooooaaa.....hang on!!! :eek: maybe not
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