The city of Columbia, S.C. has been ranked as one of the laziest large metropolitan areas in the country, according to a new report from Men’s Health magazine.
South Carolina’s state capitol ranked 96th on the publication’s list of the “best and worst places for exercise” in America – ahead of only Nashville, Tennessee, Charleston, West Virginia and Jackson, Mississippi.
(Thank God for Mississippi, right?)
Obviously this dismal ranking – based on data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control – isn’t surprising. A Businessweek report three years ago ranked the Palmetto State as the eighth-laziest in the nation, so it stands to reason our state capitol is full of people who are very, very good at sitting very, very still.
“It’s a great day in (Columbia) South Carolina!”
To get fatter …
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i wonder if it has anything to do with the number of parking garages….i mean why walk an extra block when you can just drive and park again
Hard to walk around when you’re regularly accosted by the homeless, whether you’re walking the streets or in the parks.
worry about abused horses instead,asshole
Why, an abused horse has never attempted to hassle me for change or stood urinating in a side door of a store on Main Street?
I used to work out of an office in the Vista at the corner of Gadsden and Lady street. I routinely was hassled by passersby for money, a ride somewhere, a job, etc. On more than one occasion I saw grown men urinating on the sidewalk on Lady Street in broad daylight on a work day, during business hours. This city has some issues. Too bad our mayor is knee deep in legal matters to effectively run this city on a trajectory other than into the ground.
This is exactly what is wrong with Columbia, and why I am moving back to Greenville. Building parking garages we don’t need and building homeless shelters for the fucking bums who continually accost me when I go into the courthouse. Lazy, useless people who want nothing more than to sponge off of society. I won’t go anywhere near Finlay Park anymore, and don’t see why anyone would. And to think that they want to open that old tunnel for pedestrian use? Hell, bums and criminals will fight over who is going to rob you.
You’ll be just in time for the new parking garage Greenville announced last week. Gangs run rampant downtown during the summer, people jumping from the parking garages (3 recently) cops shoot a guy who beat his comrade with a baseball bat early one evening one block from the courthouse (Brown St. Club). I’ll agree, Cola is dangerous and sucks, but I’m afraid we may be heading that way. Last week the cops waited for a gang to pull out of a local high school parking (guess which one) lot before rescuing a student from the trunk of the car who had just been kidnapped so that the press wouldn’t report it as gangs in the schools again which causes a huge parental frenzy. One can only imagine what is covered up in Cola via pressure from the University.
They need to enforce that curfew before somebody gets killed up there. It’s still way safer than my office in Five Points after dark. Hell, I have a gun I don’t know how to shoot that I carry at night if I’m at the office.
Was that guy that jumped from the garage last week a suicide?
yes, they suspect, and young at 32 or 33. Just after Artisphere in broad daylight. Pretty sad. I have a daughter in Cola at USC. She loves Cola but I cringe when I read the stories. What can you do? Greenville is still a good place to live and the City will play hardball to keep it safe since we have some really strong corporate sponsors. The female chief can be tough when she needs to be.
Please get some firearm safety training.
I know about a guy that was nearly beaten to death in Columbia (a la Carter Strange) by a group of young males (who if Obama had a son…) and it went completely untouched by the news here. The number of stories that never see the light of day in Columbia would be enough to make people want to pick up and move immediately.
Why didn’t you kill them?
Sorry, but that is a cold hard truth. When I was fifteen years younger, parents took their kids to Finley (sp?) Park with no worries, now all it is is a roaming grounds for homeless. Same with the main library, Main Street, etc.
Maybe we don’t do enough for the homeless in this city, but the effects of their loitering and panhandling is as undeniable as it is un-PC.
worry about abused horses instead,asshole
Hey, fuck you too guy! Seriously, quit being a douche.
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Just act like they don’t exist and you can’t see/hear them. They love that, and it fixes your problem. Same as any other group of people you dislike.
Excellent point. City needs to encourage less parking and more walking. But parking garage companies and the like are probably lobbying them to build garages.
Even the city employees ride around on Segways, come to think of it.
i wonder if it has anything to do with the number of parking garages….i mean why walk an extra block when you can just drive and park again
Hard to walk around when you’re regularly accosted by the homeless, whether you’re walking the streets or in the parks.
worry about abused horses instead,asshole
Why, an abused horse has never attempted to hassle me for change or stood urinating in a side door of a store on Main Street?
I used to work out of an office in the Vista at the corner of Gadsden and Lady street. I routinely was hassled by passersby for money, a ride somewhere, a job, etc. On more than one occasion I saw grown men urinating on the sidewalk on Lady Street in broad daylight on a work day, during business hours. This city has some issues. Too bad our mayor is knee deep in legal matters and cannot effectively run this city on a trajectory other than into the ground.
This is exactly what is wrong with Columbia, and why I am moving back to Greenville. Building parking garages we don’t need and building homeless shelters for the fucking bums who continually accost me when I go into the courthouse. Lazy, useless people who want nothing more than to sponge off of society. I won’t go anywhere near Finlay Park anymore, and don’t see why anyone would. And to think that they want to open that old tunnel for pedestrian use? Hell, bums and criminals will fight over who is going to rob you.
You’ll be just in time for the new parking garage Greenville announced last week. Gangs run rampant downtown during the summer, people jumping from the parking garages (3 recently) cops shoot a guy who beat his comrade with a baseball bat early one evening one block from the courthouse (Brown St. Club). I’ll agree, Cola is dangerous and sucks, but I’m afraid we may be heading that way. Last week the cops waited for a gang to pull out of a local high school parking (guess which one) lot before rescuing a student from the trunk of the car who had just been kidnapped so that the press wouldn’t report it as gangs in the schools again which causes a huge parental frenzy. One can only imagine what is covered up in Cola via pressure from the University.
They need to enforce that curfew before somebody gets killed up there. It’s still way safer than my office in Five Points after dark. Hell, I have a gun I don’t know how to shoot that I carry at night if I’m at the office.
Was that guy that jumped from the garage last week a suicide?
yes, they suspect, and young at 32 or 33. Just after Artisphere in broad daylight. Pretty sad. I have a daughter in Cola at USC. She loves Cola but I cringe when I read the stories. What can you do? Greenville is still a good place to live and the City will play hardball to keep it safe since we have some really strong corporate sponsors. The female chief can be tough when she needs to be.
Please get some firearm safety training.
I know about a guy that was nearly beaten to death in Columbia (a la Carter Strange) by a group of young males (who if Obama had a son…) and it went completely untouched by the news here. The number of stories that never see the light of day in Columbia would be enough to make people want to pick up and move immediately.
Why didn’t you kill them?
Sorry, but that is a cold hard truth. When I was fifteen years younger, parents took their kids to Finley (sp?) Park with no worries, now all it is is a roaming grounds for homeless. Same with the main library, Main Street, etc.
Maybe we don’t do enough for the homeless in this city, but the effects of their loitering and panhandling is as undeniable as it is un-PC.
worry about abused horses instead,asshole
Hey, fuck you too guy! Seriously, quit being a douche.
NO
Just act like they don’t exist and you can’t see/hear them. They love that, and it fixes your problem. Same as any other group of people you dislike.
Excellent point. City needs to encourage less parking and more walking. But parking garage companies and the like are probably lobbying them to build garages.
Even the city employees ride around on Segways, come to think of it.
Columbia is likely one of the most-democrat cities in the South…
Not only are they Lazy-as-H#!!…you probably pay them exorbidantly…to sit on their @$$#$…and practice incompetence…That’s how Liberals Roll…
At least they roll putting those government funds on the street, so you tight assed conservatives can staple tea bags to your hats, go to War Between the States reenactments and bitch about the people that made it all happen for you.
I love it when FITS labors to bash SC, and ends up hitting you dim-wit liberals in the B@!!$….
You brain-dead Dip-$#!*$ usually get off and slap FITS on the back when he finds some leftwing @$$-kisser w/ a poll used to attack SC…
He F*#ked up on this one…and caught you lazy, Obama-incompetent government trough-feeders in it…LMAO…..
LMAO!!!
I’d be willing to bet the $100,000 I paid in taxes last year that Big T is on some form of government assistance. I’m guessing disability, probably mental.
You’d lose the bet and you’d deserve to lose. Don’t be an assuming person, unable to think outside of a small-mind box.
And you may be in a different situation you had walked in my shoes, and your parents had not seen fit to attend to your future.
That said: I was raised in a home w/ several children w./ no father around. My mother certainly is one of the ones that the left’s pro-choice-hawks would have suggested to: that I’d be better off aborted…But she believed life is a gift from God. and no matter how hard it was for us, I’ve always been grateful she chose to let me live.
Also: we never got government aid. My mother worked, and showed me that no matter how little you have, it’s so much more valuable, and liberating, when you EARN it yourself.
And I learned Government liberalism takes a lot more from you than it gives…especially if character is Important to you.
So yes: you are much more wealthy than me, if you paid 100K in taxes.
People like you likely laugh at my humble bliss in life.
But I feel I’m very rich, because I respect life, education, hard work and the morality of good people. I EARNED a college education and have a beautiful family, that I am loyal to. I don’t want my children to grow up as I did. There is a lot of shame for a child, when his father is not there for him. It’s very painful.
So, no: I did not have a future laid out for me, and I do not hate other people because they may have. But I do think a lot of suburban-types, or no-conscious government-dependents, have no idea where I’m coming from. And that is frustrating, especially in world that can hate good people, with no, or so little reason to…other than your political or racial hatred….
“Don’t be an assuming person, unable to think outside of your box”; “Their thinking is cliched”. “…other than your political or race-based hatred”– Really T?
You can adhere or not. All I can do is give you the advice. It’s up to you, as to your ability to open your mind, and/or think for yourself.
But keep in mind, there are a lot of people, hoping you’ll stay as you are…you’re a lot easier to control that way….
Can you adhere? Can you open your mind? Can you think for yourself?
I quoted you because of the hypocracy of your statements. You are unable to think outside of your box. Your thinking is cliched. And based on other comments you have political and race based hatred. So which is it– the compassionate conservative or the extreme right winger?
The forum would be better if she had aborted you.
I’m not surprised you feel that way. I probably gave you more REAL education in a one-minute read than you’ve gotten in your whole life. And if you have any intellect whatsoever, you may be ashamed of yourself after digesting what I’ve shared w/ you.
In my case, I dealt w/ shame and properly assigned it to those responsible.
Whereas: Liberals tell you they can erase your shame. But they cannot. That is impossible. It must be dealt with and properly assigned.
All the liberals really do is transfer un-processed shame into hatred for people they wrongfully blame.
Then they take the hate they have generated, and attack people who are blameless in order to empower themselves.
I don’t hate you Twat I just enjoy pushing a button to see what shoots out of the hole. You see, you take yourself so seriously that it is really hard for myself to take you seriously. In a way, you are like a little attraction at a carnival. I know I can throw the ball and knock over the can. I also know that I don’t want a fat stuffed bear. But, for a dollar, it is fun to throw the ball as hard as I can to just see what the fuck happens. 20 seconds after I’m done, I’ve forgotten all about the can, the bear and the Twat. I’m focusing on corn dogs and candy apples. No self-hate, no assignment bullshit. I usually will finish my work, end the day with a bong hit or a glass of Pinot and check my yard for weeds as I stroll around in my bare feet. The weekend will come, we’ll party and watch the Preakness and grill some tuna. Life is good. Let the ones who fuck it up for us deal with it. That’s what we pay them to do. Let it go, man, live a little. Your kids will love you for it.
I need to start haning with you, brother. Your life is a helluva lot more relaxed than mine.
BM, You are very common. You get inspired by a very honest assessment that I give you of yourself, and people like you.
So you attempt to equal what I’ve contributed.
But what you succeed in doing is showing that you are vapid, non-creative and unable to be honest, w/ yourself or anyone else.
Sadly for you., I actually pulled you out of the hole you live in, and had you embarrass yourself.
Those who cannot respect anything, do not attract respect.
Because you are unworthy, you feel small.
The small-minded ignorantly think obscenity is humorous and shows wisdom. It really just represents you as one who desperately wants to express something of value, but you lack the intellect or candor to do that.
Because you are deficient, you blame me,. I see you for what you are…and I define you accurately, That makes you seethe w/ petty anger and jabber mindlessly.
If I had known I had fathered BigT, I would have probably left home too.
Not a revealation. Most liberals have no problem abandoning their responsibilities.
It’s the root of a lot of the shame I spoke about.
You divert your un-addressed, and justified shame, into anger
And Liberalism allows you to blame others, instead of absolving the reason you are ashamed of yourselves. And you end up, unjustly, hating the people you blame for things you fail to take responsibility for.
I thought you were a high school dropout…I guess you can be anything you like in your cyber world?
I gave this Delusional Liberal adequate time to respond, but the Coward kicks in, as it does w/ all Leftwing ideology – and he failed to show up and answer for his MisGuided Stupidity…
So typical: When his small-minded mythology was debunked…G’Ville Lawyer Cowered.
Liberals never account for their Failure and the lies they live. Look at Obama. He’s more or less ruined America…but there are Idiots, like Gv Lawyer, still claiming it’s Bush’s fault…
Yall are so easy to read…
PS: I don’t want the 100K you lost to me…and like most corrupt liars, I’m sure you have crapped out on the bet, anyway…
I’m busy working to support your ass and don’t have time to comment on FITS all day long.
LMAO: Too busy, now, Huh????
That d@*n sure was not the case when you started running your Ignorant mouth 2 days ago…was it???…
I love slapping a liberal big-mouth Liberal upside the head w/ some reality…
D@*n I wish I could get paid for this…
Thanks a lot. I was already feeling bad enough for not making it to the gym tonight.
Just rub it in……..
Thanks a lot. I was already feeling bad enough for not making it to the gym tonight.
Just rub it in……..
The 19th “most active” city is Stockton, CA. I guess it is because they are running from their creditors in this bankrupt city.
The 19th “most active” city is Stockton, CA. I guess it is because they are running from their creditors in this bankrupt city.
I cry statistical bullsh!t on this one. No doubt we’re deemed lazy, etc. due to most of the worthless and dumbass demographic that permanently resides within the city (and yeah, I’m way past sick of this demographic). However, in that I nearly get runover daily by hot a$$ Carolina jogging chicks – though I’m sure they are considered residents of elsewhere – I secretly know that we are doing all right.
How would we know? All it provides is a context-less list of 100 cities.
I cry statistical bullsh!t on this one. No doubt we’re deemed lazy, etc. due to most of the worthless and dumbass demographic that permanently resides within the city (and yeah, I’m way past sick of this demographic). However, in that I nearly get runover daily by hot a$$ Carolina jogging chicks – though I’m sure they are considered residents of elsewhere – I secretly know that we are doing all right.
How would we know? All it provides is a context-less list of 100 cities.
Not very many of the street-wandering and library-sitting down-and-outs downtown are fat. Far more fatties in a redneck WalMart.
Not very many of the street-wandering and library-sitting down-and-outs downtown are fat. Far more fatties in a redneck WalMart.
I rarely run in the streets,anymore;bad for the joints. Go to a well surfaced track..
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How many miles do ya’ll do a week?
8-10
I do interval and a much lower # of miles than when I was younger. It’s been a revelation on my joints and still keeps me in shape. 1 day on rubber, 1 day on grass, off days with a 3 set Marine style PFT but I switched the pullups for weights. Probably only amounts to 3 miles a week running(I do it timed)…but I do it high intensity.
I’ve been injury free since I switched to interval.
Alright.No more racing for me-last marathon was,’97;finished,but with an awful stress-fracture,and I failed to change the world;-)
You should try HIIT:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_interval_training
I do my own version but the philosophy is the same. I had to relearn how to train now in middle age versus when my body could take more abuse and this has helped immensely. Although it didn’t help that I took too much time off for a while and didn’t take care of myself like I had.
Anyway, I’m not competing in anything physically anymore; I train for health and stress relief instead of competition so I’m happy with my routine. Plus, it’s not as time consuming.
It still gets me ‘high’.That’s the main thing:-)
I rarely run in the streets,anymore;bad for the joints. Go to a well surfaced track..
”
How many miles do ya’ll do a week?
8-10
I do interval and a much lower # of miles than when I was younger. It’s been a revelation on my joints and still keeps me in shape. 1 day on rubber, 1 day on grass, off days with a 3 set Marine style PFT but I switched the pullups for weights. Probably only amounts to 3 miles a week running(I do it timed)…but I do it high intensity.
I’ve been injury free since I switched to interval.
Alright.No more racing for me-last marathon was,’97;finished,but with an awful stress-fracture,and I failed to change the world;-)
You should try HIIT:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_interval_training
I do my own version but the philosophy is the same. I had to relearn how to train now in middle age versus when my body could take more abuse and this has helped immensely. Although it didn’t help that I took too much time off for a while and didn’t take care of myself like I had.
Anyway, I’m not competing in anything physically anymore; I train for health and stress relief instead of competition so I’m happy with my routine. Plus, it’s not as time consuming.
It still gets me ‘high’.That’s the main thing:-)
Who cares..
It is Columbia after all…..
A town that is hotter than hell in the summer and can be cold as as a witch’s tit in the winter.
I spent a wonderful winter fest at Ft. Jackson back in November 1971 January 1972. Froze my ass off in basic training bivwac.
Now I know of one FIT town in the Carolinas and that is Wrightsville Beach, NC.
Damn near everyone is jogging somewhere at any given moment.
Makes you feel guilty even RIDING in a car at Wrightsvillle!!!
You don’t know cold,then…;-)
Try New Haven,Connecticut,next winter
I respect your service-you get drafted?They didn’t want me,for some reason..
I agree that Columbia is hot and humid during the summer. Makes running on the streets hard but I do it anyway.
But “colder than a witch’s tit in the winter”? Really? Where the hell are you from? Honolulu?
Yeah those 45 degree winter days can be a bitch.
Who cares..
It is Columbia after all…..
A town that is hotter than hell in the summer and can be cold as as a witch’s tit in the winter.
I spent a wonderful winter fest at Ft. Jackson back in November 1971 January 1972. Froze my ass off in basic training bivwac.
Now I know of one FIT town in the Carolinas and that is Wrightsville Beach, NC.
Damn near everyone is jogging somewhere at any given moment.
Makes you feel guilty even RIDING in a car at Wrightsvillle!!!
You don’t know cold,then…;-)
Try New Haven,Connecticut,next winter
I respect your service-you get drafted?They didn’t want me,for some reason..
I agree that Columbia is hot and humid during the summer. Makes running on the streets hard but I do it anyway.
But “colder than a witch’s tit in the winter”? Really? Where the hell are you from? Honolulu?
Yeah those 45 degree winter days can be a bitch.
When you have so many carpet baggers and Ohioans moving here, allegedly to retire, no wonder we gain such a lofty laziness level.
Even the Mexicans hate the ones from Ohio.
When you have so many carpet baggers and Ohioans moving here, allegedly to retire, no wonder we gain such a lofty laziness level.
Even the Mexicans hate the ones from Ohio.
i think it’s probably best to consider the infrastructure before blaming people. an anthropological perspective is helpful. how pedestrian friendly is the city? how close are goods and services to work or home without requiring a vehicle? does the city have safe bike pathways, walkways and sidewalks in neighborhoods? there are some socioeconomic factors at play also.
i think it’s probably best to consider the infrastructure before blaming people. an anthropological perspective is helpful. how pedestrian friendly is the city? how close are goods and services to work or home without requiring a vehicle? does the city have safe bike pathways, walkways and sidewalks in neighborhoods? there are some socioeconomic factors at play also.
i think it’s probably best to consider the infrastructure before blaming people. an anthropological perspective is helpful. how pedestrian friendly is the city? how close are goods and services to work or home without requiring a vehicle? does the city have safe bike pathways, walkways and sidewalks in neighborhoods? there are some socioeconomic factors at play also.