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Why explore Abandoned Buildings?

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Ha, while aimlessly googling for Urban Exploration sites in Cleveland, I came across this nugget. « Reply #4 on: December 11, 2009, 02:05:34 AM » I don't get why so many people are into "exploring" old, rundown, dangerous buildings.  To each his own I guess...but it does provide some nice vantage points for viewing the skyline! Read more: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,21538.0.html?PHPSESSID=5c716a8d759441f461e99a77ec590c66#ixzz2HDLrMKkm eh, ih, ouh, Whaaaat? I have to admit, in all my travels, never has anyone really questioned the awesome of exploring abandoned buildings. People have questioned the safety (Brit), the scare factor (Patsy), whether it was personally for them (Jen), but everyone seems to get why *I* and my compatriots enjoy doing it. But setting that aside for a second, let's address this fair question. The question isn't so much "Why explore abandoned buildings?" as "Why is exploring aba...

Nothing Special, Slow Saturday Morning

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Well, this morning has been a slower start than I was hoping. I thought I had a meeting as early as 10:00 am but it looks like it was actually another day so I have just kinda been catching some TV movies. The "Saturday morning cartoons" really sucked -- there's some modern version of Yu-Gi-Oh! that looks ridiculous. Flipped through channels, found Top Chef: Seattle . Moved on to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure , and now onto Legally Blonde . This movie is filled with actors and actresses from other things. The guy from ALIAS, the mom from Two and a Half Men, the split-personality woman from Heroes, and other characters look vaguely familiar. Haha, this movie is surprisingly entertaining after twelve-ish years. Oh hey, and the one guy's ex-wife is Aunt Vesta from Sabrina! She's wearing almost the same outfit, actually. How odd is that? And talk about giving me hope: Elle was a fashion major and went to Harvard Law, as an Education/Poli-Sc...