do you live in the middle of nowhere?

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read it here:
http://wapo.st/2oiOJwM?tid=ss_mail&utm_term=.00d47e546046

[Supermoon]

I think Battle Mountain, NV's tagline is/was "halfway to anywhere" aka middle of nowhere.

[mtnjam]

I've been to triangle point number one, in the middle of the Frank Church Wilderness.

[smartyiak]

I think Battle Mountain, NV's tagline is/was "halfway to anywhere" aka middle of nowhere.

And I thought Elko was in the middle of nowhere...Hard to believe that there's somewhere more nowhere!

[KQ]

I've been from Tuscon to Tucumcari
Tehachapi to Tonapah
Driven every kind of rig that's ever been made
Driven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed
And if you give me: weed, whites, and wine
And you show me a sign
I'll be willin', to be movin'

[Supermoon]

And I thought Elko was in the middle of nowhere...Hard to believe that there's somewhere more nowhere!

Elko is definitely somewhere when compared to BM,NV

[smartyiak]

I've been from Tuscon to Tucumcari
Tehachapi to Tonapah
Driven every kind of rig that's ever been made
Driven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed
And if you give me: weed, whites, and wine
And you show me a sign
I'll be willin', to be movin'

I think I got a girl named Mary down in Susanville
Waitin' for me to come home and make her my wife
I know I got a load of somethin' goin' to somewhereville
But I can't remember which to save to save my life
With a load to Mr. Johnson in Watsoville
Or is that a load to Mr. Watson in Johnsonville?
Well, anyway, after several days I don't know what or if it mattered
Just a load of placer to Cedarville, or a load of cedar to Placerville

Or a container full of things up to Diamond Springs for an indoor swapmeet
Is that a cargo of hay south to Northfork, Some plastic forks north to Hayfork
Or a bunch of men's nugget watches straight through to Pixley
Or Apple Jacks down to Fall River Mills or honor snacks up to Downieville?
Well, the white girls are cute that I've met in Blackbute
But I'll stick to the road and finish my beer and coffee
Now I am marrying Jan from Susanville
Or am I suing Jane from Mary'sville?

OR
I've been to Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota,
Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota,
Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma,
Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma,
Bangor, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo,
Tocopilla, Barranquilla, and Padilla, I'm a killer....

I've been to Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana,
Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana,
Monterey, Faraday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa,
Glen Rock, Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa,
Tennessee to Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit Lake,
Grand Lake, Devil's Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete's sake.

I've been to Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Ombabika,
Schefferville, Jacksonville, Waterville, Costa Rica,
Pittsfield, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport,
Hackensack, Cadillac, Fond du Lac, Davenport,
Idaho, Jellico, Argentina, Diamantina,
Pasadena, Catalina, see what I mean-a.

I've been everywhere, man.
I've been everywhere, man.
Crossed the desert's bare, man.
I've breathed the mountain air, man.
Of travel I've a-had my share, man.
I've been everywhere.

I've been to
Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Gravelbourg, Colorado,
Ellensburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, El Dorado,
Larimore, Admore, Haverstraw, Chatanika,
Chaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika,
Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kansas City,
Sioux City, Cedar City, Dodge City, what a pity.

[glademaster]

KQ has it right. Lowell George, FTW.

[TAFKALVS]

Hmm, looks like I'm only at the edge of nowhere. Better move I guess.

[iceman]

I think Battle Mountain, NV's tagline is/was "halfway to anywhere" aka middle of nowhere.

I just read up on it a little..."halfway to anywhere" wasn't mentioned, but they have another nickname, "the armpit of America", which was bestowed by Washington Post humor writer Gene Weingarten back in 2001. At least they have a sense of humor, for a number of years after that they had an "Armpit Festival" which they got Old Spice to sponsor...

[MakersTeleMark]

I think Battle Mountain, NV's tagline is/was "halfway to anywhere" aka middle of nowhere.

And I thought Elko was in the middle of nowhere...Hard to believe that there's somewhere more nowhere!

My girlfriend lives in Elko and works south of Battle Mountain.

I can confirm, it's going nowhere.

[MontuckyFried]

Oh, wow! Presidio, TX made the list. That's where my grandfather grew up in the 1910s-20s. It still is in the middle of freaking nowhere. He grew up speaking Spanish because as he put it, "It was the language of the playground." The border there is still practically just a formality.

Looks like a lot of us in Montucky are in the sticks too, that's for certain.

[2FUNKY]

Hmm, looks like I'm only at the edge of nowhere. Better move I guess.

I've been to your place. I drove through nowhere to get to your place, it said welcome to BFE.

[Supermoon]

I just read up on it a little..."halfway to anywhere" wasn't mentioned, but they have another nickname, "the armpit of America", which was bestowed by Washington Post humor writer Gene Weingarten back in 2001. At least they have a sense of humor, for a number of years after that they had an "Armpit Festival" which they got Old Spice to sponsor...

There are a lot of places that could take that crown. But hey, there are two armpits

IIRC - they switched away from the armpit slogan to the new one, but it's been a long time since I've been through there. Used to be a regular stop on the drive from SLC to the Bay Area that I did a few times a year.

[hawkgt]

Wife has fam in Colby, KS. Not much to do but just committed a weekend trip out there this spring to pick up some old barn wood for a project. Activities on the docket are: drink beers, shoot guns, drink beers, water ski, drink beers, more guns, drink beers..... come home hung over.

[snapt]

My girlfriend lives in Elko and works south of Battle Mountain.

I can confirm, it's going nowhere.

She works at the Desert Club? That's cute you call her your girlfriend.

[2FUNKY]

Oh, wow! Presidio, TX made the list. That's where my grandfather grew up in the 1910s-20s. It still is in the middle of freaking nowhere. He grew up speaking Spanish because as he put it, "It was the language of the playground." The border there is still practically just a formality.

Looks like a lot of us in Montucky are in the sticks too, that's for certain.

Now it all makes sense why SilverSurferdouche called you a racist.

[ill-advised strategy]

Battle mtn has a busy ass airtanker base.

[Meadow Skipper]

I've been from Tuscon to Tucumcari
Tehachapi to Tonapah
Driven every kind of rig that's ever been made
Driven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed
And if you give me: weed, whites, and wine
And you show me a sign
I'll be willin', to be movin'

Gawdamn!. I love that song so much, have for many years

Anyway, where's the Alaska Map? Hawaii?

Battle mtn has a busy ass airtanker base.

I've spent more time at that base in BM than I care to think about. But I like Elko - the Rubies...and some fond memories of the woman helitack firefighter foreman there.

[GeezerSteve]

The best things about Battle Mountain:

[XXX-er]

Not living in the middle of nowhere

but you can see nowhere from here

[GeezerSteve]

Not living in the middle of nowhere

Wait, I recall something about you living outside Cassiar

[XXX-er]

Cassiar IS the middle of nowhere, about a days drive narth of here

[GeezerSteve]

Smithers? Kitwanga?

[wicked_sick]

Eagle plains or I guess Inuvik is about the closest I've been to the middle of nowhere. Metro of over 75000 is a foreign concept.