Even Lincoln had a hard time here

From a front-page story by Howard Wilkinson in today's Cincinnati Enquirer:

You could hardly blame Abraham Lincoln, after his visit to Cincinnati in
September 1855, for saying he never wanted to come back.

"You have made my stay here most agreeable; and I am a thousand times
obliged to you," the lanky lawyer from Springfield, Ill., told the family who
hosted him in Cincinnati for a week.

"But in reply to your request for me to come again I must say to you I
never expect to be in Cincinnati again. I have nothing against the city, but
things have so happened here as to make it undesirable for me ever to return
here."

OK, so that was 154 years ago, and he didn't actually live here, but it's still nice to know that those of us who have ever felt that way are in good company, right? Anyway, it's an interesting story and you should read it, and I'm not just saying that because I work at the Enquirer. Looking forward to meeting everyone tonight!