OT: CBDs Was: Re: [LMB] Re: Lois-Bujold Digest, Vol 15, Issue 118

[Tracy MacShane]

On Fri, 1 Sep 2006 13:35:57 +1200, "Katrina Allis" <k.m.allis at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 01/09/06, Elizabeth Holden <azurite at rogers.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> --- Katrina Allis <k.m.allis at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Wellington isn't having very good luck lately.  If
>> > it isn't raining, it's windy.  If it is raining,
>> > it's windy.  If it isn't windy or raining, water
>> > gets into the gas mains, causing leaks and traffic
>> > chaos.
>>
>> Is this a recent phenomenon? Or has it always been
>> this way, and has just become worse?
> 
> 
> The gas thing - first time ever that I know of.
> 
> This winter has been unusually bad.  The South Island got it in the first
> half of the winter with enough snow to cut of power to a number of people
> for a while, and the North Island in the second half of the winter with
> snow (Desert Road and other high hill country) and flooding (practically
> everywhere else).  However, Wellington is known for wind, although the
> last week or so has been suprrisingly not windy.  I kinda like the wind.
> 

I was going to say, while there's often a stiff breeze blowing, I love the beautiful sunny clear crisp days that Wellington puts on regularly. I quite enjoy the storms (if I'm in a sheltered spot), and you can (generally) rely on the fact there's going to be that gorgeous sunshine in a few days. 

I love the place. I love the fact you can walk across the CBD in the space of half an hour. I love the fact that Wellington has more restaurants per capita than New York. I love the fact that there are over 150 bars of all types and serving excellent cocktails in that CBD area. Consistently the best coffee and funkiest cafes of any city anywhere I've been to. And the best and most broadest arts/music scene in NZ, where clubs can have crowds ranging from ages 18 to 60, and no-one bats an eye.

Tracy, the evidently homesick.