Nations' best (or 3rd best) mongers and stroll?
[QUOTE=Forth Ryte]I find it hard to believe that there is actually more street activity in Philly than in, say Las Vegas or Hollywood or Miami. I'm more inclined to think that Philly's high stats are the result of an active mongering population. Opinions, gentlemen?[/QUOTE]Yes I think its clear that we Philly mongers are a dedicated bunch. However, I believe this year we've had more posts than usual because of all the interest and controversy (much of it fed by out-of-towners) that Cookyjar's pics have created. The Baltimore board puts up these kind of numbers every year. On the other hand, as a few Baltimore visitors have noted and I would agree, our SWs (on the whole, not in every case of course) are higher quality.
I haven't mongered in every major city by any means, but from my experience I think Philly is pretty unique in having such a single dominant LONG stroll that remains unchanged year after year. There are a handful of lesser strolls in town but the main one is so well known, easy to navigate, and consistently populated 24/7 with at least decent quality SWs, that I don't think there are many U.S. cities that can compare. Certainly not Vegas or Hollywood for instance - can't speak about Miami or Memphis. As some of you including Forth Ryte know there is one stroll about 60 miles to the east that actually does compare favorably. I can't imagine there is any city where the number of posts compared to the amount and quality of activity is more out of whack than there.