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*Worst* (50th) state in the nation for K-12. We have bad "skooks". :-)

On the brighter side, someone who gets a 600 (combined) on the SAT's, 
but has a B average, gets a state college scholarship. If that's a good 
or bad thing is up to you....

>>  but here's what to expect in Atlanta:
>> Work 24x7x365 and 55-65 hrs/wk.
>> Kids get up at 5am to be bussed all over town.
>> You get up at 4:30am to be able to make it to office by 7:30am 
>> (welcome to
>> Atlanta traffic).
> I found that in Atlanta, "get up at 8:30 to be able to make it to the
> office by 10am" was way less stressful.

I giggle a lot about Atlanta complaining about traffic. It doesn't even 
make the top 10 list.
<a  rel="nofollow" href="http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/news_release/";>http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/news_release/</a>

However, as someone coming from a state (AZ) where a 17-mile city (no 
freeways needed) drive takes about 45 minutes, I can't emphasize enough 
that calculating road distance here feels like following a drunken crow 
around. Commute time varies wildly for the same 5 mile distance, due to 
whacky roads, messed-up planning, and a total lack of a grid for most 
of the metro area. Best advice I got on moving here was living no more 
than 5 miles from where you work. That keeps the commute under 40 
minutes, each way.

As far as forced bussing, I lived in Tucson, which didn't even start 
deseg bussing until about '79. I'm not sure about here, but I'd assume 
ATL has a similar history to LA.

As far as governors and politics, GA seems borderline schizophrenic to 
me. *shrug*
&quot;I want less taxes to pay for more school funding&quot;
&quot;I want less government to create more government police and military 
programs&quot;

But hey, the republicrats are all mighty amusing to me right now. If 
you're more of a liberal, consider getting a place inside the perimiter 
(285 beltway), if you're more of a conservative, outside of the beltway 
may be more to your liking. In spite of insane taxation, public 
services range from spotty to mildly annoying, it depends on where you 
live.

-Bop


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