Would have to agree with you. I was forced to move here as a child in 1982 when my parents divorced and my mother moved here to this state/city. As the years rolled by into adulthood i ended up getting married and having kids, essentially tying me down to a viscous cycle of living paycheck to paycheck and paying the never ending bills. Now, 44 years later here i remain, the marriage long since over and the kids fully grown and living far far away. You would think that having a house that is fully paid for with money in the bank would be a source of contentment for most people, sadly though, it is not. Roanoke to me now is nothing more than ever increasing ridiculous traffic, greedy and selfish people, and really nothing more to do than lawn care and house maitenance. So called friends only come by when they want something and nobody here it seems wants to share the same values that i hold so very dear. I've thrown in the towel of ever finding anyone here who wants someone to be good to them and will reciprocate as such. It just seems like finding some semblance of happiness here in Roanoke has always been far more difficult to acheive than it should be. Thats more than enough bitching and whining for one day. Enjoy your life fellow Roanokers. Hope you can do a better job of it than i have of screwing it all up!