Comments on: What a vacation! http://followingedge.com/blog/2005/07/what-a-vacation/ Observations on technology, family, farm and life by Michael Moore and family. Sat, 19 May 2012 01:49:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: And So It Begins... http://followingedge.com/blog/2005/07/what-a-vacation/#comment-782 Thu, 21 Jul 2005 06:32:21 +0000 http://followingedge.com/blog/2005/07/what-a-vacation/#comment-782 <strong>2,746 Miles</strong> Granted, vacations can be hectic. This one, oddly enough, involved a significant change. 2,746 Miles

Granted, vacations can be hectic. This one, oddly enough, involved a significant change.

]]> by: ajb http://followingedge.com/blog/2005/07/what-a-vacation/#comment-775 Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:03:30 +0000 http://followingedge.com/blog/2005/07/what-a-vacation/#comment-775 I done told you Philly was an evil place...but did you listen? NOOOooo. Hope ya feel better. -ajb I done told you Philly was an evil place...but did you listen?
NOOOooo.

Hope ya feel better.

-ajb

]]> by: Erika http://followingedge.com/blog/2005/07/what-a-vacation/#comment-773 Tue, 19 Jul 2005 02:55:44 +0000 http://followingedge.com/blog/2005/07/what-a-vacation/#comment-773 Sorry to hear you are having such a rough start to the trip. That air conditioner sounds like a very good idea. Part of the problem with Philly is that it was built on swampy land, so you are getting ultra humid swamp weather. My refuge when I lived there was the <a href="http://www.readingterminalmarket.org" title="Reading Terminal Market" rel="nofollow">Reading Terminal Market</a> , a historic farmer's market with lots of lunch places, shops, and super cold air conditioning. Looks like they now have free wireless internet access to boot. Another nice place is Old City Coffee at 221 Church St., which also has free wireless (not sure about the air conditioning), and is in the same neighborhood as the Betsy Ross House and Ben Franklin's post office. Here is something to ponder as you drive around the city: David Lynch's movie Eraserhead was inspired by Philadelphia. People say things were worse there back in the 70s, but when I was there there was still plenty of creepiness and blight to be seen. Here are a couple of links where Lynch talks about it: http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/view.php?id=2740 and http://www.lynchnet.com/snyder97.html. Sorry to hear you are having such a rough start to the trip. That air conditioner sounds like a very good idea. Part of the problem with Philly is that it was built on swampy land, so you are getting ultra humid swamp weather. My refuge when I lived there was the Reading Terminal Market , a historic farmer's market with lots of lunch places, shops, and super cold air conditioning. Looks like they now have free wireless internet access to boot. Another nice place is Old City Coffee at 221 Church St., which also has free wireless (not sure about the air conditioning), and is in the same neighborhood as the Betsy Ross House and Ben Franklin's post office.

Here is something to ponder as you drive around the city: David Lynch's movie Eraserhead was inspired by Philadelphia. People say things were worse there back in the 70s, but when I was there there was still plenty of creepiness and blight to be seen. Here are a couple of links where Lynch talks about it: http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/view.php?id=2740 and http://www.lynchnet.com/snyder97.html.

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