Hauntedhead goes to Atlanta, encounters SC

[Antisocial_Worker]

View the pictures here.

And the SC... Well, while at the World of Coca-Cola there was a guy, you know the type, who had a smartass comment about every. Last. Little. Thing. ...the tour guide said or that we saw once released to go about our own self-guided tour. He was wearing the uniform of the International Society of Douchebags as well -- oversized basketball attire, basically, fluttering in the breeze on his skinny Filipino frame as he moved around with a gangsta strut.

We managed to lose him before we got too much farther in though, at least.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Wow, these are georgeous. Atlanta is a beautiful city. I just find the traffic to be just about the worst I've ever encountered. But it has some truly stunning architecture.

I'm glad I am not the only one who instantly thought "poop" when I saw those lions.

Last time I was there, we almost got into a bona fide fist fight with a panhandler. No kidding, I had a chunk of masonry in my hand. At some point, you have to wonder if it is a particularly aggressive panhandler or a particularly passive mugger.

I like your boyfriend's looks. He has a very engaging, intelligent face. I'm willing to bet he has a fun sense of humor.

[Antisocial_Worker]

Wow, these are georgeous. Atlanta is a beautiful city. I just find the traffic to be just about the worst I've ever encountered. But it has some truly stunning architecture.

I'm glad I am not the only one who instantly thought "poop" when I saw those lions.

Last time I was there, we almost got into a bona fide fist fight with a panhandler. No kidding, I had a chunk of masonry in my hand. At some point, you have to wonder if it is a particularly aggressive panhandler or a particularly passive mugger.

I like your boyfriend's looks. He has a very engaging, intelligent face. I'm willing to bet he has a fun sense of humor.

Thanks for the compliment! I'm glad I wasn't the only one to think poop when I saw those. Then again, the boyfriend did as well.

All the panhandlers I saw just sort of sat around. Here in Asheville they tend to work for it, at least at little. By working for it, of course I mean that they approach you, latch on with the tenacity of a vampire bat, and proceed to tell you a sob story that can sometimes last several blocks. I've also been chased by one here who got upset when I didn't want to give him five dollars to hear him recite a poem.

I'll be sure to pass the compliment along to the boyfriend. He wasn't aware I was going to put pictures that included him up in the photothread, and he was a little worried...

[iradney]

First of all - your boyfriend is HAWT (high five!!)
Second of all - beautiful pictures! I actually felt like I'd been there after seeing your piccies.

[Amethyst Hunter]

I recognize several of those buildings - I pass them every time I'm on I-75.

Stingrays! <3 My best friend got to pet one at an exhibit recently. Jealousy, I has it.

[Lachrymose]

Lol, fecal felines.

Also Kudzu Gully would make a great name for a band.

[csquared]

You came to Atlanta and did not let us know? Oh well, I was out of town anyway...

Nice pics.

I got a chuckle out of the question about the pedestrians. The answer to that question is the reason why you couldn't find parking.

[BookstoreEscapee]

OK, didn't get past pic 2 yet...boyfriend is a cutie

[Antisocial_Worker]

Thanks for all the compliments, and thanks for taking a look in the first place.

I find Atlanta tolerable... If I had to move to a big city, I think I could stand it there although it would definitely take some getting used to. It's like the other big city close to me, Charlotte, in that it's basically a country town that made the big time. As such, it grew with no plan, and its street system is a Gordian knot that makes no sense whatsoever. My own town of Asheville is like that, but Asheville is home to only 80,000 or so people. You can stand road system insanity in a tolerable dose like that, but Atlanta, where it's writ large? I wasn't even the one doing any of the driving, and I still got a stress headache from it.

That, and while the actual city of Atlanta, the part inside the Perimeter, is nice enough, the suburbs are ugly enough to make your eyes bleed. I don't know how people stand them.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

The problem with Atlanta is that the streets are as you say. Downtown is all no left turn streets. And other drivers interpret your putting on your turn signal as if you called their mother a whore.

Wanna know how to change lanes in Atlanta? Hang back and look for an out of state plate. Then pull up and signal to that guy. I am deadly serious.

[Antisocial_Worker]

The problem with Atlanta is that the streets are as you say. Downtown is all no left turn streets. And other drivers interpret your putting on your turn signal as if you called their mother a whore.

Wanna know how to change lanes in Atlanta? Hang back and look for an out of state plate. Then pull up and signal to that guy. I am deadly serious.

We managed pretty well. I did notice though that there are an awful lot of Atlantans who smoke behind the wheel. Considering that most people smoke to calm down, I can see why... They sure don't hesitate to use their horns either.

[Becks]

Only one otter pic? *pout*

[Antisocial_Worker]

Only one otter pic? *pout*

Unfortunately, my camera isn't too keen on capturing motion or working too quickly. I'd liked to have gotten more otter pics, as well as more fish pics. I had more, actually, but they were too blurred to use. This was especially unfortunate because the otter had also been trained to put its mouth up against the glass and bare its teeth in a manner that was rather cute.

[Becks]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

[lordlundar]

The pic below the otter, is that a whale shark?