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Anyone here well travelled in LA? What is the size of LA? Is LA big city that it will take you long hours to travel from area to area by car? How about if you take a bus or train?
"I just moved here from Florida."
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
Some questions on Travelling in Los Angeles, CA areas?
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"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
MetalFortress
Master Don Juan
Los Angeles is massive, and absolutely hideous in half its areas (just my opinion, but as a San Diego guy, it's my patriotic duty to hate Los Angeles). The city itself is something like 480 square miles, and the county is over 4000.
idiot_boyfriend
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Los Angeles resident here....
This town is huge, and is known for its crappy traffic. As MetalFortress put it, the a good half of the city is crap, and I wouldn't drive anywhere near it. Actually, I'm in the San Fernando Valley....the good part of it that is.
Are you visiting?
This town is huge, and is known for its crappy traffic. As MetalFortress put it, the a good half of the city is crap, and I wouldn't drive anywhere near it. Actually, I'm in the San Fernando Valley....the good part of it that is.
Are you visiting?
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Thanks for your replies.
I went to askjeeves.com. I found this map of LA. I asked for the driving direction from Nevin to Mount Washington for example. The total estimated driving time is 13 min. http://maps.ask.com/dd?sa1=Nevin&fa...geles,+CA&btnGetDD=Search+Directions&qsrc=108
13 min?!? That's an extremely short time. Those areas are located at the extremes of LA. I asked the driving duration to different areas. It will only take you short minutes! Was it by car or train or bus or maybe plane?
Another question. How many Fire Department does LA have? How many fire stations? I searched the LA fire department is located at 200 North Main St. http://www.lafd.org/ Is that the only LA Fire Department or therer are others? Is there a difference between fire department and fire station or they are terms with the same meaning?
I'm not visiting to LA for now, but I plan in the future.
I went to askjeeves.com. I found this map of LA. I asked for the driving direction from Nevin to Mount Washington for example. The total estimated driving time is 13 min. http://maps.ask.com/dd?sa1=Nevin&fa...geles,+CA&btnGetDD=Search+Directions&qsrc=108
13 min?!? That's an extremely short time. Those areas are located at the extremes of LA. I asked the driving duration to different areas. It will only take you short minutes! Was it by car or train or bus or maybe plane?
Another question. How many Fire Department does LA have? How many fire stations? I searched the LA fire department is located at 200 North Main St. http://www.lafd.org/ Is that the only LA Fire Department or therer are others? Is there a difference between fire department and fire station or they are terms with the same meaning?
I'm not visiting to LA for now, but I plan in the future.
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Anyone?
"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
idiot_boyfriend
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Fire Departments? Fire stations?
We have a huge Fire Fighting force. Can I ask why do you need to know?
Here is the list of stations
This has the number of personnel
We have a huge Fire Fighting force. Can I ask why do you need to know?
Here is the list of stations
This has the number of personnel
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Oh thanks for the links. I was too lazy to navigate the site, I just wanted to ask people who are actually residing in LA instead.
I want to become a firefighter/paramedic in the future and I'm thinking of going to LA Fire Department. I want to know how many fire stations LA has and where they are located. The links you gave have very helpful information. thanks again.
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Hi. Would it take you more than an hour travelling in some street or highways by car? What about if you take a bus or train?
LA is a huge city but how come the driving duration from Nevin to Mount Washington (two areas at the extreme of LA) is only 13 min. according to this site? http://maps.ask.com/dd?sa1=Nevin&fa...eles,+CA&btnGetDD=Search+Directions&qsrc=108. I asked for the driving time from area to area and they were only short minutes. Am I reading it wrong?!?!
idiot_boyfriend
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Well that's very admirable of you. Good luck.
LOL. During rush hours, it can take about an hour to get to many places....street and highways.
I've never taken a bus, but if you're outside of the central area of L.A., it could be difficult to get a bus. Trains are quite nice, actually. I took the Metrolink from Union Station to my stop in the Valley, and it was very quick, quiet, and (somehow) relaxing.
Dude, that's not even close to the extremes of L.A. I'd say about twenty minutes off peak driving hours. Rush hour is generally from 6:30-9:30 am and 3:30-7:30 pm. Those two places look like eight miles of each other. Los Angeles looks more like this:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&address=&city=Los+Angeles&state=CA
"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
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Yeah, I wanted to become a firefighter since I was a kid. haha. It must be a challenging job. Thanx bro.
All these infos and links are very helpful. That's all I needed to know. Hey dude, thnx so much for your time answering my inquiries. I didn't know anything about LA. lol.
You have a good day.