Comments on: About Ombudsben http://ombudsben.wordpress.com Where the eclectic meets the electric Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:01:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: ausurfer http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/about/#comment-11622 ausurfer Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:34:12 +0000 #comment-11622 Sorry for the delay in responding, but here goes: Morgantown's main "industry" is certainly the University, which attracts a lot of out of state students as well as local WV kids. NJ kids seem to like to go there for some reason -- maybe the tuition is less there as an out of state student compared to being an in-state NJ student? Morgantown also has pretty decent health facilities, all of which seem to to be connected to the Uni. Not surprising given WVU has a teaching hospital. There are also large outposts for some Federal Agencies, including the FBI, NIOSH, and the EPA. The relative proximity to the DC area is probably responsible for that. There is also a pharmaceutical company called Mylan based in Morgantown and the owner is fairly influential. He donated a pile of $ to the University and got his name on the football stadium as a result (and who knows what else). The light rail was put in to get students around the 3 campuses. I don't know what you thought of the traffic, but on a typical day in M'town, it can drive you to insanity trying to get anywhere in a decent time. In fact, I reckon I can get around Brisbane (with a population ~ 1.5million) faster than I could Morgantown. The place was just never designed for a state University and all the accompanying vehicles. The PRT (Personal Rapid Transport) light rail system was the answer to the issues, though some might not be so kind to it. It does break down sometime, just it does run like clockwork, on time. Cheers and Happy New Year to you. It's a BIG one for you guys with a new President etc. Kim http://admissions.wvu.edu/undergraduate/discover/prt.asp Sorry for the delay in responding, but here goes:

Morgantown’s main “industry” is certainly the University, which attracts a lot of out of state students as well as local WV kids. NJ kids seem to like to go there for some reason — maybe the tuition is less there as an out of state student compared to being an in-state NJ student?

Morgantown also has pretty decent health facilities, all of which seem to to be connected to the Uni. Not surprising given WVU has a teaching hospital.

There are also large outposts for some Federal Agencies, including the FBI, NIOSH, and the EPA. The relative proximity to the DC area is probably responsible for that.

There is also a pharmaceutical company called Mylan based in Morgantown and the owner is fairly influential. He donated a pile of $ to the University and got his name on the football stadium as a result (and who knows what else).

The light rail was put in to get students around the 3 campuses. I don’t know what you thought of the traffic, but on a typical day in M’town, it can drive you to insanity trying to get anywhere in a decent time. In fact, I reckon I can get around Brisbane (with a population ~ 1.5million) faster than I could Morgantown. The place was just never designed for a state University and all the accompanying vehicles.

The PRT (Personal Rapid Transport) light rail system was the answer to the issues, though some might not be so kind to it. It does break down sometime, just it does run like clockwork, on time.

Cheers and Happy New Year to you. It’s a BIG one for you guys with a new President etc.

Kim

http://admissions.wvu.edu/undergraduate/discover/prt.asp

]]> By: OmbudsBen http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/about/#comment-11488 OmbudsBen Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:10:40 +0000 #comment-11488 Morgantown and Brisbane! My guess is that there is no direct flight. Could you tell me much about Morgantown? My sense was that there was money, once, but it has hit upon hard times. Is the University the primary source of income? Or is there something else? We were surprised to see the light rail they have running to downtown. Cheers back atcha, RV! Morgantown and Brisbane! My guess is that there is no direct flight.

Could you tell me much about Morgantown? My sense was that there was money, once, but it has hit upon hard times. Is the University the primary source of income? Or is there something else? We were surprised to see the light rail they have running to downtown.

Cheers back atcha, RV!

]]> By: Random Visitor http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/about/#comment-11483 Random Visitor Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:35:24 +0000 #comment-11483 I have a google alert set up that lists stuff posted about Morgantown, WV. I happened to live there for a few years, but have since returned home to Brisbane, Australia. There was a link to your Fallingwater posting, so that's how I made it here. Enjoyed reading about you -- will sign up to your RSS feed for future enjoyment. Cheers! I have a google alert set up that lists stuff posted about Morgantown, WV. I happened to live there for a few years, but have since returned home to Brisbane, Australia. There was a link to your Fallingwater posting, so that’s how I made it here. Enjoyed reading about you — will sign up to your RSS feed for future enjoyment.
Cheers!

]]> By: OmbudsBen http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/about/#comment-11370 OmbudsBen Sun, 18 May 2008 22:59:50 +0000 #comment-11370 Good to hear form you, LB. You're right -- a big project has expropriated a large part of my brain, but I do intend to check in again, soon. Cheers! Good to hear form you, LB.

You’re right — a big project has expropriated a large part of my brain, but I do intend to check in again, soon.

Cheers!

]]> By: LazyBuddhist http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/about/#comment-11366 LazyBuddhist Fri, 16 May 2008 19:52:21 +0000 #comment-11366 I haven't seen you post for a while, so I thought I would check your "about" list and look for clues as to your whereabouts. My guess best is that you have taken a pile of books and a writing project or two, slathered yourself in sunscreen and are hunkered down at Pac Bell Park. Either that or you and your pack have run off to some Alaskan island. Hope you are well. I haven’t seen you post for a while, so I thought I would check your “about” list and look for clues as to your whereabouts. My guess best is that you have taken a pile of books and a writing project or two, slathered yourself in sunscreen and are hunkered down at Pac Bell Park. Either that or you and your pack have run off to some Alaskan island.

Hope you are well.

]]> By: Coffee Rorschach - Part 2 « http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/about/#comment-11155 Coffee Rorschach - Part 2 « Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:05:39 +0000 #comment-11155 [...] Since then, he has met with similar rebuffs involving Vienna sausages, French fries, and Chinese fortune cookies. He found some consolation in a Belgian white ale. You can read more about him by clicking here. [...] [...] Since then, he has met with similar rebuffs involving Vienna sausages, French fries, and Chinese fortune cookies. He found some consolation in a Belgian white ale. You can read more about him by clicking here. [...]

]]> By: stopbush http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/about/#comment-11124 stopbush Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:40:34 +0000 #comment-11124 :) :)

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]]> By: ombudsben http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/about/#comment-9799 ombudsben Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:08:58 +0000 #comment-9799 Aye, and 'twas good to have you <a href="http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html" rel="nofollow">swing over and drop by</a>, <a href="http://azahar.wordpress.com/2007/09/19/avast-me-hearties/" rel="nofollow">Azahar</a>, yer welcome anytime, now empty the doubloons out of your pockets, give me back the jewels you stuffed into your belt, and you can take these bottles of 151 proof rum with ye, to shew there be no hard feelin's. Now be off with ye! -- "<a href="http://www.piratequiz.com/" rel="nofollow">Red Tom</a>" Aye, and ’twas good to have you swing over and drop by, Azahar, yer welcome anytime, now empty the doubloons out of your pockets, give me back the jewels you stuffed into your belt, and you can take these bottles of 151 proof rum with ye, to shew there be no hard feelin’s. Now be off with ye!

– “Red Tom“

]]> By: azahar http://ombudsben.wordpress.com/about/#comment-9795 azahar Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:07:22 +0000 #comment-9795 Just dropping in to discover Red Tom Flint's other identity, aarr! I'll be back. :) Just dropping in to discover Red Tom Flint’s other identity, aarr!

I’ll be back. :)

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