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shrike3

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15. I wish more Illinoisans felt like you.

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #9)

Sun May 30, 2021, 06:03 PM

May 2021

They're all coming over here in droves. While developers tear up what prairie we have left and destroy habitat for mink, hawks, etc.

Please pass the word to your friends that we're a hellhole and maybe they'll stop coming.

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Indianapolis 500 attendance: 135,000 fans! [View all] True Dough May 2021 OP

Safe race! Only two yellow flags-- dawg day May 2021 #1

And, across the country, masses of people on the move too... True Dough May 2021 #2

Amtrak now selling all seats (previously was only 50%); this weekend's trains were almost full brooklynite May 2021 #10

I'm taking the Downeaster (Amtrak) up to Maine next weekend. smirkymonkey May 2021 #31

My daughter is down in Cancun this weekend LeftInTX May 2021 #20

all it needed was a diatribe by trump nt msongs May 2021 #3

I wouldn't want to be in the same place as this guy... True Dough May 2021 #4

Waste of lettering SheltieLover May 2021 #6

Oh, I've met more than a few of those. shrike3 May 2021 #18

Guess he didn't know Seuss was anti-nazi. captain queeg May 2021 #23

It's Indiana. I wonder how many are unvaccinated. Crunchy Frog May 2021 #5

Likely vast majority SheltieLover May 2021 #7

I have some roots in Indiana, and have lived there for some brief periods. Crunchy Frog May 2021 #8

I hear you! SheltieLover May 2021 #9

I wish more Illinoisans felt like you. shrike3 May 2021 #15

Please pass the word that we're a hellhole and everyone will stop coming here. shrike3 May 2021 #16

Just for a wee bit of perspective..... A HERETIC I AM May 2021 #11

That's a lot of people underpants May 2021 #17

My wife is from an hour southwest of Indy. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #21

Ahhh yes...the Snake Pit! A HERETIC I AM May 2021 #25

I was there when Rick Mears set the speed record. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #26

If After 2 - 3 Weeks Pass After This Holiday And We Have No Covid Surges.... global1 May 2021 #12

And I think that's about as fair an assessment True Dough May 2021 #13

That's how I see it too. FoxNewsSucks May 2021 #14

The ones that get sick will be the unvaccinated SoonerPride May 2021 #19

Not everyone is eligible to be vaccinated yet, for starters. Ms. Toad May 2021 #28

The discussion was the 135,000 at the Indy 500 SoonerPride May 2021 #30

This sub-thread is broader than that. Ms. Toad May 2021 #32

Went to a MLB game today for the first time since July 2019. Ace Rothstein May 2021 #22

Well, we know one thing True Dough May 2021 #24

Two in that crowd are my second cousin and her husband. Ms. Toad May 2021 #27

That is less than 50% capacity MichMan May 2021 #29