The City of Cincinnati

Some fun facts about Cincinnati:
— Cincinnati is considered to have been the first American boomtown in the heart of the country in the early 19^th century.
— Cincinnati is known for having one of the largest collections of 19^th century German architecture in the U.S.
— The city is named after Cincinnatus, the Roman who was called to serve Rome as dictator, an office which he immediately resigned after completing his task of defeating the Aequians.
— In 2008, Cincinnati was ranked as the 10^th most walkable city in the United States.
— In 1977, Jerry Springer, the controversial talk show host, was elected to be the mayor of Cincinnati.
— Popular local cuisine includes Cincinnati Chili and Goetta.
— In 2008, Forbes magazine ranked Cincinnati as 10^th in a list of «America’s Hard-​Drinking Cities.»
— Cincinnati has an abandoned subway system. Construction stopped in 1928 and today, the subway tunnels are used as a conduit for fiber optic and water lines.
— According to Forbes Magazine, Cincinnatians spend 20% of their income on transit, which makes the city the sixth most expensive city for commuting in the United States.

This is for the Income Tax Dvision. The city is desperate for money so they are sending forms to all of us that have not filed a tax return with them.
The problem is I received one for a combined tax return from 2005 — 2010. I have not been married since 2002 and the other party listed does not live with me.
The gentleman on the phone proceeds to ask me if I had an income on my own for 2009. I did but paid Florence city taxes. Then he proceeds to tell me the social security number of my ex-​husband.
Um…’nuff said right there. Hope he doesn’t give out my number.

Cincinnati…
You have been my home off and on for 22 years. I guess you have treated me well, but I’ve also been lucky. My car was never broken into, my various residences were never robbed, I was never physically hurt, I never got food poisoning from your restaurants, I never froze from your blizzards, I never passed out from your grossly humid air, and I was never directly in one of your tornadoes. However, this doesn’t mean it wasn’t happening all around me. Nor does it mean I didn’t have crimes committed a block away from me, doesn’t mean I could walk comfortably after sunset or drive through downtown without subconsciously locking my doors. Forget about spring, you go from snow to humidity in seconds. Forget about flying, your airport is in Kentucky anyways. You have no amazing authentic mexican or sushi and a great number of your inhabitants don’t speak correct English… even at your University. Thanks for all the good times… you do have some good coffee shops.