Efan said:

cborgman said:

nowdays? smart gay folk

True. Iowans are far more progressive than they are given credit for. Also, what I pay in rent here in NYC would afford me a small mansion in Iowa.

I'd probably only live in it for about six months before I killed myself, though.

I kid... But seriously, my brother lives in Council Bluffs...

tinaz said:

jone70 said:

I'm originally from the midwest (Iowa) and hot dogs disgust me! Anything that comes in its own casing is nasty.

Iowa isnt really a state anyway... I mean who lives in IOWA?

Says the person who's stuck in the wasteland also known as Nebraska!

Efan said:

cborgman said:

nowdays? smart gay folk

True. Iowans are far more progressive than they are given credit for. Also, what I pay in rent here in NYC would afford me a small mansion in Iowa.

I'd probably only live in it for about six months before I killed myself, though.

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cborgman said:

Efan said:

True. Iowans are far more progressive than they are given credit for. Also, what I pay in rent here in NYC would afford me a small mansion in Iowa.

I'd probably only live in it for about six months before I killed myself, though.

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I hate that links don't open in new windows with this stupid new editorial regime we're forced to live under.

That has nothing to do with street food or Iowa, but it just had to be said.

Efan said:

cborgman said:

nowdays? smart gay folk

True. Iowans are far more progressive than they are given credit for. Also, what I pay in rent here in NYC would afford me a small mansion in Iowa.

I'd probably only live in it for about six months before I killed myself, though.

I know, right? Whenever I complain about money, my mom is always like, "Well you can move back." And I'm like, "Yeah no." I need stores to stay open past 11pm.

Although I am proud that Iowa caucaused for Obama and allows gay marriage -- I have no idea how either of those things happened in a "red" state.

jone70 said:

tinaz said:

Iowa isnt really a state anyway... I mean who lives in IOWA?

Says the person who's stuck in the wasteland also known as Nebraska!

This is true...

jone70 said:

Efan said:

True. Iowans are far more progressive than they are given credit for. Also, what I pay in rent here in NYC would afford me a small mansion in Iowa.

I'd probably only live in it for about six months before I killed myself, though.

I know, right? Whenever I complain about money, my mom is always like, "Well you can move back." And I'm like, "Yeah no." I need stores to stay open past 11pm.

Although I am proud that Iowa caucaused for Obama and allows gay marriage -- I have no idea how either of those things happened in a "red" state.

Exactly. I was pretty proud of Iowa for those things too and was bragging to all of my friends like I had something to do with it.

One other great thing about Iowa: Everyone I know there has the best air conditioners in the world. It's like they all live in meat lockers in the summer. I find that charming.

Efan said:

jone70 said:

I know, right? Whenever I complain about money, my mom is always like, "Well you can move back." And I'm like, "Yeah no." I need stores to stay open past 11pm.

Although I am proud that Iowa caucaused for Obama and allows gay marriage -- I have no idea how either of those things happened in a "red" state.

Exactly. I was pretty proud of Iowa for those things too and was bragging to all of my friends like I had something to do with it.

One other great thing about Iowa: Everyone I know there has the best air conditioners in the world. It's like they all live in meat lockers in the summer. I find that charming.

Theres no air conditioners in NYC??

tinaz said:

Efan said:

Exactly. I was pretty proud of Iowa for those things too and was bragging to all of my friends like I had something to do with it.

One other great thing about Iowa: Everyone I know there has the best air conditioners in the world. It's like they all live in meat lockers in the summer. I find that charming.

Theres no air conditioners in NYC??

Not always. Older apartments have window air conditioners. The building where I work (also older) doesn't have central air, we have to have window air conditioners in every office. It sucks. That's one thing I really, really hate. I cannot stand being hot. We had central air growing up on a farm so I was spoiled, I guess.

tinaz said:

Efan said:

Exactly. I was pretty proud of Iowa for those things too and was bragging to all of my friends like I had something to do with it.

One other great thing about Iowa: Everyone I know there has the best air conditioners in the world. It's like they all live in meat lockers in the summer. I find that charming.

Theres no air conditioners in NYC??

Oh, hell, yeah, and I have a good one (two good ones, in fact). But they're window units and make a ton of noise. I love visiting places that have central air. When I visit my mom, my room is in the basement and it's like the tundra. I looooove it.

jone70 said:

tinaz said:

Theres no air conditioners in NYC??

Not always. Older apartments have window air conditioners. The building where I work (also older) doesn't have central air, we have to have window air conditioners in every office. It sucks. That's one thing I really, really hate. I cannot stand being hot. We had central air growing up on a farm so I was spoiled, I guess.

Is it humid there? There is no way I could survive without central air in this humidity!

We lived in southern colorado for a couple of years and lots of people there had swamp coolers.... I hated those! We had central air but they love their swamp coolers down there! To me, it made the house smell musty...

Efan said:

tinaz said:

Theres no air conditioners in NYC??

Oh, hell, yeah, and I have a good one (two good ones, in fact). But they're window units and make a ton of noise. I love visiting places that have central air. When I visit my mom, my room is in the basement and it's like the tundra. I looooove it.

Ya, theres nothing better than coming in from the heat and humidity to an ice cold house!

tinaz said:

jone70 said:

Not always. Older apartments have window air conditioners. The building where I work (also older) doesn't have central air, we have to have window air conditioners in every office. It sucks. That's one thing I really, really hate. I cannot stand being hot. We had central air growing up on a farm so I was spoiled, I guess.

Is it humid there? There is no way I could survive without central air in this humidity!

Yes! When I first moved to NYC it was August - it was hot, humid, and sunny every morning and would pour rain every afternoon for about 3 weeks. Even though I had visited 5-6 times before I moved; I was surprised -- I didn't realize NYC was like that; but it is an island and very close to the ocean. July and August are terrible, the city is just hot, sticky, and smelly (which is why everyone who can leaves for the Jersey Shore, the Hamptons, or Rhode Island on the weekends). I think the weather in NYC is very similar to Iowa except for it doesn't snow as much (sadly - I love snow).

Efan said:

cborgman said:

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I hate that links don't open in new windows with this stupid new editorial regime we're forced to live under.

That has nothing to do with street food or Iowa, but it just had to be said.

yeah, it's kind of driving me nuts too

Efan said:

jone70 said:

I know, right? Whenever I complain about money, my mom is always like, "Well you can move back." And I'm like, "Yeah no." I need stores to stay open past 11pm.

Although I am proud that Iowa caucaused for Obama and allows gay marriage -- I have no idea how either of those things happened in a "red" state.

Exactly. I was pretty proud of Iowa for those things too and was bragging to all of my friends like I had something to do with it.

One other great thing about Iowa: Everyone I know there has the best air conditioners in the world. It's like they all live in meat lockers in the summer. I find that charming.

you should see my apartment. i keep it letterman studio cold.

Each time I have been to NY, I have seen this street vendor (I think a block down from the Hilton) who always seems to have queues of people; one time the queue was the length of the block (only one side of the block) but i was amazed given that it is a street vendor.

I have never eaten from one, as I am normally only there for a couple days and my stomach is sensitive - I don't want to be having no dodgy tum from eating so unsavour shit. Also I have never been able to figure out exactly what it is he's selling but I have to admit it smells fantastic when you walk past it.

There really is nothing better than an awesome hot dog, or corn dog, from a street vendor.

My friend who runs The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck has noted over the past year (2009) and this year how stringent the law is about cleanliness, etc. There's a whole class you have to go through to get your vendor license.

He has awesome ice cream too. Like soft serve ice cream with Nutella, and caramelized bacon between two chocolate cookies, chocolate with Cheyenne Pepper, and other toppings like sea salt and olive oil, wasabi dust, and curry coconut. People flock to his truck. Remember, us gays are a clean people.

ernestsewell said:

There really is nothing better than an awesome hot dog, or corn dog, from a street vendor.

My friend who runs The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck has noted over the past year (2009) and this year how stringent the law is about cleanliness, etc. There's a whole class you have to go through to get your vendor license.

He has awesome ice cream too. Like soft serve ice cream with Nutella, and caramelized bacon between two chocolate cookies, chocolate with Cheyenne Pepper, and other toppings like sea salt and olive oil, wasabi dust, and curry coconut. People flock to his truck. Remember, us gays are a clean people.

Yes, we remember the anal douching thread...

My sister got me hooked on the Halal food cart.

After my aunt said "Think about it...those people stand out there all day at those carts. Where do they go to use the bathroom and where do they wash their hands??" when I thought about most of those street vendors being dudes, knowing they have to touch their man meat to use the bathroom, then wants to serve me my meat on a cellophane plate kinda grossed me out.

But their chicken Gyros are sooo goood and don't forget to ask for the yogurt sauce.

tinaz said:

We lived in southern colorado for a couple of years and lots of people there had swamp coolers.... I hated those! We had central air but they love their swamp coolers down there! To me, it made the house smell musty...

uhm...what exactly is a "swamp cooler"?

PurpleJedi said:

tinaz said:

We lived in southern colorado for a couple of years and lots of people there had swamp coolers.... I hated those! We had central air but they love their swamp coolers down there! To me, it made the house smell musty...

uhm...what exactly is a "swamp cooler"?

An evaporative cooler (also swamp cooler, desert cooler, and wet air cooler) is a device that cools air through the simple evaporation of water. Evaporative cooling differs from air conditioning by refrigeration and absorptive refrigeration, which use vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycles. In the United States, the use of the term swamp cooler may be due to the odor of algae produced by early units.^[1] Air washers and wet cooling towers use the same principles as evaporative coolers but are optimized for purposes other than cooling the air inside a building. For example, an evaporative cooler may be designed to cool coils of a large air conditioning system to increase its efficiency.

So basically its always spitting out water!! I didnt care how dry it was I was NOT gonna have one of those!!

ernestsewell said:

sermwanderer said:

ernestsewell said:

There really is nothing better than an awesome hot dog, or corn dog, from a street vendor.

My friend who runs The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck has noted over the past year (2009) and this year how stringent the law is about cleanliness, etc. There's a whole class you have to go through to get your vendor license.

He has awesome ice cream too. Like soft serve ice cream with Nutella, and caramelized bacon between two chocolate cookies, chocolate with Cheyenne Pepper, and other toppings like sea salt and olive oil, wasabi dust, and curry coconut. People flock to his truck. Remember, us gays are a clean people.

i agree the guy that used to drive the ice cream van around here certainly sounded gay, and he had impeccable fingernails. His side shed was immaculate too

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