Syracuse residents have had it….Part 2.

StacieJo has had it….here’s why.

Oh where or where to begin…. Things I hate about Syracuse. Well as it is the time of the state fair we will start with concerts. The state fair seems to be the only time any kind of concerts come here. Why are they so willing to play at the state fair, but never want to come here any other time? Lots of the people filling those shows are the same ones that live here year round! Do Syracusians (or whatever you want to call them) only come out then? Or else they expect we would rather travel OUT of Syracuse to do anything! Drive an hour or so to Rochestor or two to Buffalo or Albany and boom concerts! Take that same drive to get on a plane and it will frequently cost you half as much as it would 10 minutes from where you live! Its almost as if Syracuse doesnt want you here. It wants you to have to go away to do anything!

Then there is of course our oh so not famous Little Italy. Seriously? One street with some banners and italian restaurants does not a Little Italy make. Nice of course that an attempt at restoration is being done, but do we really need to try and pretend we will become anything like NYC? I think not.

While on the subject of downtown, lets think about this great project in Clinton Square to tie in the history of the Erie Canal with todays great slab of concrete Erie Blvd that now covers it. Reflection pond, great concept, great place for various festivals such as Brews and Blues. However you want me to come and enjoy the area outside of festivals? Keep all the various not necessarily clean people out of it so I can enjoy it. I dont want to watch people bathing in it when Im eating my lunch down there! Chlorine is in pools, I repeat, POOLS for a reason… not pretty little foot deep reflection ponds.

Since I dont enjoy the “night-life” down there in bar central to frequently, I will keep this breif. Couple great little micro-breweries and a couple of eclectic hide away bars yes… mass amounts of meat market, wanna be real city bars tryin to have a dress code in Syracuse of all places… give me a break! You call yourself a club? I think not. Quit trying to be something your not! Give up! I guess the only bonus to these places is it keeps a decent amount of idiots out of the more hometown type bars, where everyone knows your name… well sort of. But at least the myspace momo types, who arent even old enough to drink, arent there.

And for those momo’s that arent able to even get in the bar, let alone drink, where do you find them? Well at the almighty wanna try and become Mall of America, Carousel Center. I also like to refer to it as hell. The ratio of real shoppers to dumb-ass punk little kids that think they are all that and a bag of chips is ludacris, and I dont mean the rapper. On the rare occassion I must venture into that hell hole, I have a plan of attack. What stores I need, quickest way in and out of there, and best parking to have the least interaction with all the kids that have been dropped off cause mom and dad dont want to pay for a babysitter. Hate It! I understand, malls have always been and will always be a place for kids to hang. I did it, future generations will continue to do it… so I guess its not the malls fault. Its the idiot parents that didnt know how to raise the kids… but thats a whole nother subject.

Okay, lets venture out of the city for a bit to the suburbs. Your sitting outside enjoying one of the few decent days of summer before the snow starts flying. Hanging on the porch relaxing. The sun starts to go down… temps are still good, beers are tasting great, and your in a nice comfy $5.99 Wal-Mart special camping chair. Good times right? Yeah for about two minutes till you remember that 75% of the northern Syracuse subburbs were built on and around a swamp that breeds more damn mosquitos than whats left of the Everglades! Soon your running for your life and / or dousing your skin with whatever crazy chemical you can find to repel the evil little monstors that come in such droves that they could easily suck all of the life sustaining blood right out of your body! Not to mention give you some crazy West Nile disease that could kill you, if the little bastards arent able to finish you off themselves!

And did I mention winter… winter time is an understatement. Artic time, mise well be at North Pole with Santa time, thats what winter is. Lake Effect, need I say more. I dont think so…

So as of right now, thats what comes to mind when I think of Syracuse. Im sure day by day I could think of more, because something comes up everytime I venture out into the “city”.