A view of Bedford, Ohio!

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25 Jul 2005, 8:30 am

1)...The Question?

Does this sound like your town?

2)...Statements by Ghosthunter!

Elvira-Mistress of the Dark Movie ©87'
and Ghosthunter walk through Bedford wrote:

If you watch "Elvira-Mistress of the Dark",
a movie for 1987 that I like, you will find
that the entrance of Downtowns 5 blocks
have a 1890's park design,

It is squared and a embroidered white seating
area with paths that lead to it's center from
each corner.

Elvira is a person like myself who wears black,
and drives a 60's black car and a "witch".
I am kindof like a witch, in philosophy.

As I walk at 7am in the misty downtown,
I am seeing a haven for witchcraft, but not
the attitude in the current Bedford that prevaded
in the movie I mentioned. Hmmm? I guess
the stake is being readied for me. I do wear
a 14k gold pentacle ring, and Elvira wore a magic
ring from her witch mom!

"Hey Ghosty, here's a stake, and no marshellows"!

Aweshucks! Now I am disappointed! Sniff-Sniff!

Bedford viewed as a old TV show wrote:

Bedford is probly 25k or less in population.
It has many older(50 years is young) buildings.

The local bookstore, magazine, smoke shop,
and hobby shop(one building) is reminenct of
Mayberry USA with Andy Griffith, and Ron
Howard TV Show. The window says it all
as well as the shop owner.

The shop owner seems to be the son of the
proprieter of this well established shop. I say
about 70 years old. In his window you see
a picture of Bedford in 1919, and 1950. It hasn't
changed much in the B&W TV show perspective.

Bedford and moderity wrote:

This place holds a special place in my heart.
It is Mayberry 90%, But....It does have a
wifi place in downtown. The proprieter
complained about the stuckup attitude
of Yuppie visitors and I politely asked
if I was impolite. He offers smoking inside,
wifi, 3 terminals, and food. It is also a bar
at night. How "Mayberry USA" can you get!

There is a couple of well fitting in coffee shops
that resemble a big city type, and they don't
try to conflict with this MayBerry image.

There is a bus service and when I explored the
5 block stretch of Bedford, a few buses did pass
by.

Bedford Lawns wrote:

Bedford lawns are city parks to us in big cities
and urban sprawl. The only other example
I have seen was in Apple-something that
BeeBee lives in. The only difference is the
blend of character is much better here.

Apple-something where BeeBee lives is a bit more
spread out and a car is much more neccessary
to go to downtown. This is the minor, minimal
flaw, but otherwise both places impress me.

prometheus and his mom and dad wrote:

I originally made arrangements to get here through
his dad on the phone. I thought maybe I was welcome
as bugs in your house. This was the slight impression
that Axelcats parents gave me when they dropped me
off at the bus depot.

I was completely wrong. His father arrived when
we were barbequing hamburgers in his backyard.
Prometheus's dad is giving, smart and compassionate.
He was a Manager-type at one point and now he
draws blood for hospitol samples and analysis.

His mother met me at the church. I originally thought
she was a fellow church goer. I later met her at the
house.

There house is BIG in the yard size. 1 acre, $99k in 1981.
The lawns sprawl and outsize the houses. I said that
if this were in Los Altos, or Palo Alto, California, this would
be a minium 1 million dollar home, but runs now about $300k
here.

The pastor friend of Prometheus wrote:

He lives in a LARGE 20's house and nice new cars.
That is something I noticed here at Bedford alot.
The cars are relatively new. I guess they have jobs
outside Bedford, and that is another comparison
to Los Altos, and Palo Alto.

Burger King Surprise wrote:

The number of seniors and almost non-existent number
of kids here is most obvious at there only fastfood place.
It was mostly 65+ aged people. Usually it is hispanics
elswhere. In Fortwayne it was white caucasions and no
hispanics.

This makes me aware why it is so Mayberry USA without
Fortwayne dinosaurness attached.

3)...The Question Repeated!

Does this sound like your town?

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25 Jul 2005, 8:53 am

G'day Ghosthunter.

I am enjoying your journey journal very much!!

I grew up in a country town. Things there did not change much over time. When something did change, it was a big deal. I live in the city now....15 minutes from Adelaide city centre. Things change contsantly and very hard to keep up with. I have lost count the amount of times I go to a shop to find it is not there anymore...lol.

It may be my perception but I think that city folk are less inclined to be honest. Like hardly anyone will know if they are not anyway. But there is a great bigger ammount of diversity in the city which is good for openning up choices.
I like the city a lot, but I really miss the country life a lot also. I'm a country boy at heart but I have lived in the city for over 10 years at least now.

In the country I never locked my house...I would leave all the doors open when I went out.
I would go for walks at night...I never walked on a footpath...there was always something to do and it never cost money... Wildlife...wildlife...more wildlife...the fox that cocked his leg on the car tyre...the wild willy wagtail birds that would eat instects from my hand to feed to their babes...the frogs in the creek...I better stop now or I will fill up the page.

Thankyou for your live journal postings mate. Very fascinating!!

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25 Jul 2005, 8:59 am

Ghosthunter did you get my PM?

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25 Jul 2005, 8:59 am

Growing up with lawn, this seems normal to me. I know you said it was large but I guess I didn't appreciate that until now.

Bedford sounds like a wonderful place but does it have Duck Ponds?

BeeBee

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25 Jul 2005, 8:59 am

Hi Elfman!

I thought you would never post in my
forums. I am glad you shared your
view! Thanks.

Why didn't you post in the "trial for words"
forum I did???????

Nor the attacks about my thinking process?

I thought you gave up on me being a good
person!

Sincerely,
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25 Jul 2005, 9:01 am

jman wrote:

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Ghosthunter did you get my PM?

Yes!

Where is Detroit? I am not a map expert.
And where in Detroit, or surrounding area's
do you live?

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Growing up with lawn, this seems normal to me. I know you said it was large but I guess I didn't appreciate that until now.

Bedford sounds like a wonderful place but does it have Duck Ponds?

BeeBee

Large and Larger than yours if truth be told!

There are no duck(quack!-tape) ponds here!

Promethus's dad has a community swimming hole
near his backyard though!

How's D, J, and You?

Sincerely,
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25 Jul 2005, 9:12 am

Hey Ghosthunter...You are a good person to me whether I post or not mate. I have been having more and more trouble keeping up with the posts as more members join. I missed the ones you mentioned I am sorry. Also had school holidays here for the last two week and have been doing the dad thing most of the time. I like to give my daughter more time than the computer on the times that she is home.

So when I found that you had only just posted this one while we are both online...I had to chat to you mate!

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25 Jul 2005, 9:15 am

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Hey Ghosthunter...You are a good person to me whether I post or not mate. I have been having more and more trouble keeping up with the posts as more members join. I missed the ones you mentioned I am sorry. Also had school holidays here for the last two week and have been doing the dad thing most of the time. I like to give my daughter more time than the computer on the times that she is home.

So when I found that you had only just posted this one while we are both online...I had to chat to you mate!

And thankyou for dropping in! Too bad I couldn't visit you!

Sincerely,
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25 Jul 2005, 9:18 am

Yeah it is to bad we are in different countries!! I would have you visit mate! I want to talk to you in person very much!

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25 Jul 2005, 9:32 am

To Elfman.......

Same here!

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25 Jul 2005, 10:46 am

Hey Ghosthunter, have you ever read any Kerouac?

You should pick up a copy of "On the Road", I think.
Your travel posts make me think of this.
Also "The Air Conditioned Nightmare" by Henry Miller.
Both very observant and inquisitive fellows like yourself.

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25 Jul 2005, 11:51 am

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Hey Ghosthunter, have you ever read any Kerouac?

You should pick up a copy of "On the Road", I think.
Your travel posts make me think of this.
Also "The Air Conditioned Nightmare" by Henry Miller.
Both very observant and inquisitive fellows like yourself.

I shall check these out! And thankyou for posting here!

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25 Jul 2005, 3:49 pm

Low and behold, just when I thought that this area
was smallville, Prometheus shows me a Borders
in the town of Solon, or 2 miles from the motel!

Wooo!
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25 Jul 2005, 4:30 pm

Ghosthunter Im from Pittsburgh which is about 4 hours from Cleveland

Edit: their is a greyhound station just a couple miles from my house

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25 Jul 2005, 7:12 pm

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Ghosthunter Im from Pittsburgh which is about 4 hours from Cleveland

Edit: their is a greyhound station just a couple miles from my house

This is good. PM me your phone # so I can call with greyhound
facts! PM me tonight and I can call you tommorow, or something
like that !

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