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Why do you live there? I mean of all places, Gary Indiana is near the bottom of the list of anyplace in the USA that I would consider living. Economically desti

by throwaway201103 6y ago

Why do you live there? I mean of all places, Gary Indiana is near the bottom of the list of anyplace in the USA that I would consider living. Economically destitute, dysfunctional government, high crime, terrible schools, and horrible contamination from the steel mills. I assume it was a work-related move?

kingsloi 6y ago
In 2011, I was in college in the UK, managed to score a year internship in Chesterton, IN, a few miles from Gary. Lived in Valparaiso while I worked in Chesterton. Revisited same city in 2016, met my now wife who is from Crown Point. We got married and rented from a friend in the Miller Beach community neighbourhood of Gary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_Beach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_Beach, a block from some really wonderful beaches, dunes, nature reserves, etc. Never understood "lake life" but after having lived a "lake life" for a while, I really loved it. Walking my little old dog in the morning alone on the beach with a coffee, listening to some nice music, on a nice calm day, really was a some of the nicest, most peaceful times of my life. I knew about Gary's history, but I really put it to the back of my head, I always thought it couldn't be that bad, could it? Or, I wouldn't be affected, would I? I knew the bad schools, crime, etc, I knew my wife and I would have kids, I always thought I'd deal with it when I'd need to deal with it, just didn't think it would affect me so seriously, so soon.
- selimthegrim 6y ago
  Well there go my theories about 76 trombones or Freddie Gibbs
  - kingsloi 6y ago
    I actually discovered Freddie when I lived here in 2011. Big fan! I fly TinyWhoop to Freddie's songs, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xCpyVrdt3c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xCpyVrdt3c
    - selimthegrim 6y ago
      This makes me so happy and I can’t even put my finger on why
- kingsloi 6y ago
  @selimthegrim I actually discovered Freddie when I lived here in 2011. Big fan! I fly TinyWhoop to Freddie's songs, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xCpyVrdt3c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xCpyVrdt3c
- CameronBanga 6y ago
  Also from Valparaiso here, great to see others on HN from the area. If you're looking for a local meetup, we have a group that meets regularly -> https://valpohacks.com/ https://valpohacks.com/. Would love to learn more about your air quality site!
  - kingsloi 6y ago
    That's awesome! I'll join the Slack channel

kingsloi 6y ago

In 2011, I was in college in the UK, managed to score a year internship in Chesterton, IN, a few miles from Gary. Lived in Valparaiso while I worked in Chesterton. Revisited same city in 2016, met my now wife who is from Crown Point. We got married and rented from a friend in the Miller Beach community neighbourhood of Gary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_Beach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_Beach, a block from some really wonderful beaches, dunes, nature reserves, etc. Never understood "lake life" but after having lived a "lake life" for a while, I really loved it. Walking my little old dog in the morning alone on the beach with a coffee, listening to some nice music, on a nice calm day, really was a some of the nicest, most peaceful times of my life. I knew about Gary's history, but I really put it to the back of my head, I always thought it couldn't be that bad, could it? Or, I wouldn't be affected, would I? I knew the bad schools, crime, etc, I knew my wife and I would have kids, I always thought I'd deal with it when I'd need to deal with it, just didn't think it would affect me so seriously, so soon.

selimthegrim 6y ago
Well there go my theories about 76 trombones or Freddie Gibbs
- kingsloi 6y ago
  I actually discovered Freddie when I lived here in 2011. Big fan! I fly TinyWhoop to Freddie's songs, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xCpyVrdt3c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xCpyVrdt3c
  - selimthegrim 6y ago
    This makes me so happy and I can’t even put my finger on why
kingsloi 6y ago
@selimthegrim I actually discovered Freddie when I lived here in 2011. Big fan! I fly TinyWhoop to Freddie's songs, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xCpyVrdt3c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xCpyVrdt3c
CameronBanga 6y ago
Also from Valparaiso here, great to see others on HN from the area. If you're looking for a local meetup, we have a group that meets regularly -> https://valpohacks.com/ https://valpohacks.com/. Would love to learn more about your air quality site!
- kingsloi 6y ago
  That's awesome! I'll join the Slack channel