In article >, "cybercat" >
wrote:

> "Stan Horwitz" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article <3tJ6i.6494$3B1.498@trnddc08>,
> > "wff_ng_7" > wrote:
> >
> >> "Felice Friese" > wrote:
> >> > "Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> >> >> TRUE.
> >> >>
> >> >> The "NEW" UPLAND DINER.
> >> >> Fine Dining at Diner Prices!
> >> >>
> >> >> "Located just steps from the Chrozer Chester Medical Center."
> >> >>
> >> >> Hmmm...
> >> >>
> >> >> Andy
> >> >
> >> > Hmmm back atcha. Back in my home town, the local doctor's office was
> >> > next
> >> > door
> >> > to the funeral home.
> >>
> >> Another good one I saw on a TV news report a few years ago was the
> >> McDonalds
> >> inside a hospital's heart surgery building. I guess that's called a
> >> symbiotic
> >> relationship? ;-)
> >
> > Why are people amazed by such things? Pick a hospital, funeral home, or
> > cemetery in any densely populated area and odds are probably around 100%
> > that you can find a hospital or doctor's office a short distance away.
> >
> > Heck, a couple of months ago, I attended a funeral at a cemetery just
> > north of Philadelphia where there is an old age home, several doctors'
> > offices, and a few restaurants within walking distance.
>
> One reason why I really hate northeastern cities. (And I was BORN and raised
> in a northeastern city, so I am entitled to my opinion. I paid my dues.)

How's that any different then cities outside of the northeast such as
Detroit, Denver, Salt Lake City, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, or
Seattle?