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So the US spends billions fighting forest fires every year. Then we spend billions more to support plants which depend on regular forest fires which no longer have the life-giving forest fires. And THEN we spend billions more to support the species of animals which depend on the species of plants which depend on the forest fires! BUT WAIT- THERE'S MORE! Call right now, and the US will give you money for your house that burned down in the forest-fire-prone area you decided to build it in. Just call 1-800-MONEY-TREE
 
BostonUrbEx said:
So the US spends billions fighting forest fires every year. Then we spend billions more to support plants which depend on regular forest fires which no longer have the life-giving forest fires. And THEN we spend billions more to support the species of animals which depend on the species of plants which depend on the forest fires! BUT WAIT- THERE'S MORE! Call right now, and the US will give you money for your house that burned down in the forest-fire-prone area you decided to build it in. Just call 1-800-MONEY-TREE
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So we should cut down all the trees and put them a tree museum as a solution to this perennial problem? Charge people a buck fifty just to see them in order to pay off the national debt? Pave paradise too and put up a parking lot, with a cute boutique and a swinging hot spot? Nice mixed used development for more revenue. Of course all of it would have to be LEED certified....
 
http://money.bundle.com/article/fast-food-nation-cities-spend-most-fast-food/11

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Top fast food cities ranking:

1. Plano
2. Madison
3. Wichita
4. Akron
5. Fort Wayne
6 .Kansas City
7. Chandler
8. Raleigh
9. Baton Rouge
10. Omaha
11. Norfolk
12. Lincoln
13. San Jose
14. Columbus
15. Tampa
16. Fort Worth
17. Houston
18. St. Louis
19. Birmingham
20. Dallas
21. Laredo
22. Austin
23. Memphis
24. Orlando
25. Chesapeake
26. St. Paul
27. Jacksonville
28. Toledo
29. Garland
30. Corpus Christi
31. Aurora
32. Boise
33. Arlington
34. Tulsa
35. Indianapolis
36. El Paso
37. Lubbock
38. Montgomery
39. Durham
40. Miami
41. Denver
42. Chicago
43. Phoenix
44. Modesto
45. Lexington-Fayette
46. Tucson
47. Minneapolis
48. Oklahoma City
49. Mesa
50. Greensboro
51. Rochester
52. Virginia Beach
53. Atlanta
54. Anaheim
55. Glendale
56. San Antonio
57. Nashville-Davidson
58. Milwaukee
59. Portland
60. Stockton
61. Seattle
62. Charlotte
63. Scottsdale
64. Santa Ana
65. Cincinnati
66. Albuquerque
67. Arlington
68. New Orleans
69. Colorado Springs
70. Buffalo
71. Honolulu
72. Anchorage
73. Fresno
74. San Diego
75. Hialeah
76. Cleveland
77. Sacramento
78. St. Petersburg
79. Chula Vista
80. Riverside
81. Long Beach
82. Henderson
83. San Bernardino
84. Baltimore
85. Bakersfield
86. Pittsburgh
87. Reno
88. Washington
89. Las Vegas
90. Manhattan
91. San Francisco
92. Los Angeles
93. New York
94. Huntington
95. Jersey City
96. Oakland
97. Detroit
98. North Hempstead
99. Philadelphia
100. Boston


(Out of 100 total cities studied)


Interesting to note that for the most part, places you must drive around and are chalk full of strip malls are towards the top. Places with mass transit, are very urban, very walkable, etc are at the bottom.
 
Very surprising to find Madison, Wisconsin at #2 on such a list.

However, keep in mind that this list counts only money spent at eight chains: McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, Arby's, KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Subway. Except for Subway, these have pretty minimal presence in the Boston area. We've got plenty of other fast food, both chain (Au Bon Pain, Panera, Chipotle, Anna's Tacqueria, Dunkin Donuts) and independent (oodles of pizzerias, sub shops, taco and burrito places, etc.)
 
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No Jack in the Box, Carl's Jr, or In n Out = worthless for California. As represented by the extraordinarily low rankings of many California sunbelt sprawlers.
 
Yeah, if the put DnD on that than this list would look very different.
 
Even with Dunkin and Starbucks, we still don't spend much money at chain fast-food because it doesn't freaking exist or it closes at 11PM (Seriously, it's Copley Square - you should be open until at least midnight, 1/2AM preferrably). This city is pathetic for fast-food. In the end, it's a good thing because we continually rank in the top 10 healthiest cities in America (sometimes top 5).
 
Woo-hoo I grew up in #5! Doesn't surprise me - the regional chains - Penguin Point, Hot n Now, etc didn't do so well in the 90s and the national chains took their market share.

Also, the Pizza Huts in the region use better ingredients than Papa Johns or any other chain pizza place, so they're as good as a local place in many parts - so that drives their use as well.
 
BostonUrbEx said:
http://money.bundle.com/article/fast-food-nation-cities-spend-most-fast-food/11

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Top fast food cities ranking:

1. Plano
2. Madison
3. Wichita
4. Akron
5. Fort Wayne
6 .Kansas City
7. Chandler
8. Raleigh
9. Baton Rouge
10. Omaha
11. Norfolk
12. Lincoln
13. San Jose
14. Columbus
15. Tampa
16. Fort Worth
17. Houston
18. St. Louis
19. Birmingham
20. Dallas
21. Laredo
22. Austin
23. Memphis
24. Orlando
25. Chesapeake
26. St. Paul
27. Jacksonville
28. Toledo
29. Garland
30. Corpus Christi
31. Aurora
32. Boise
33. Arlington
34. Tulsa
35. Indianapolis
36. El Paso
37. Lubbock
38. Montgomery
39. Durham
40. Miami
41. Denver
42. Chicago
43. Phoenix
44. Modesto
45. Lexington-Fayette
46. Tucson
47. Minneapolis
48. Oklahoma City
49. Mesa
50. Greensboro
51. Rochester
52. Virginia Beach
53. Atlanta
54. Anaheim
55. Glendale
56. San Antonio
57. Nashville-Davidson
58. Milwaukee
59. Portland
60. Stockton
61. Seattle
62. Charlotte
63. Scottsdale
64. Santa Ana
65. Cincinnati
66. Albuquerque
67. Arlington
68. New Orleans
69. Colorado Springs
70. Buffalo
71. Honolulu
72. Anchorage
73. Fresno
74. San Diego
75. Hialeah
76. Cleveland
77. Sacramento
78. St. Petersburg
79. Chula Vista
80. Riverside
81. Long Beach
82. Henderson
83. San Bernardino
84. Baltimore
85. Bakersfield
86. Pittsburgh
87. Reno
88. Washington
89. Las Vegas
90. Manhattan
91. San Francisco
92. Los Angeles
93. New York
94. Huntington
95. Jersey City
96. Oakland
97. Detroit
98. North Hempstead
99. Philadelphia
100. Boston


(Out of 100 total cities studied)


Interesting to note that for the most part, places you must drive around and are chalk full of strip malls are towards the top. Places with mass transit, are very urban, very walkable, etc are at the bottom.
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You'll probably also see a correlation between the average income and the amount spend on fast food.
 
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"Fire crews from Boston, Revere, Chelsea, Woburn, Somerville, Belmont, Cambridge, Lynn, Lynnfield, Burlington, Danvers, Stoneham, Malden, Winchester, Medford, Wakefield, Everett, Winthrop, and Logan Airport responded to the Saugus explosion."
 
And except for the fishing boats at T-Wharf, everything shown in this video is still here and looks the same now as it did then.
 
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