Tragic API Calls

Working on an app to parse restaurant and bar data in the US. Found this in an API call for bars in ZIP code 35031. It’s weird that with the internet we’re so connected to the actions and stories of others.

 

Looking for bars
in BLOUNTSVILLE (35031)
  Calling http://local.yahooapis.com/LocalSearchService/V3/localSearch?appid=
bbMmpXvV34HMVLyx1PGhrbZY
pGVV3oBMxBK.qlux6iiyrXM58IMFGptrdV5DgdgJbKS98DQy63Upjw--&query=bars&zip=35031&results=20&category=
96926057{"City"=>["Altoona"], "MapUrl"=>["http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?q1=3950+Grady+Dr+Altoona
+AL&gid1=14790625"], "Distance"=>["13.20"], "Phone"=>
["(205) 589-2357"], "Url"=>["http://local.yahoo
.com/info-14790625-foxy-s-lounge-altoona"], "Longitude"=>["-86.321531"],
"Latitude"=>["34.071662"], "id"=>"14790625", "Categories"=>
[{"Category"=>[{"id"=>"96926063",
"content"=>"Bars & Pubs"}, {"id"=>"96926057", "content"=>
"All Bars, Pubs, & Clubs"},
{"id"=>"96926059", "content"=>"Private Clubs"}]}], "State"=>["AL"],
 "Title"=>["Foxy's Lounge"],
"BusinessClickUrl"=>[{}], "ClickUrl"=>["http://local.yahoo.com/info-
14790625-foxy-s-lounge-altoona"],
 "Rating"=>[{"LastReviewIntro"=>["Well I lost my wife
 to this
place. She started work at this place about 5 months after
 me got married.
We needed the money.
 I didn't like the idea but she asured me it would be ok. I should of
never let her do it.
Late nights, never seeing me and the kids, her attitude, and
everything
changed. She left me and
moved in with the bouncer. etc Things ended badly. I hate
 that place and never get
 cought dead there."], "TotalReviews"=>["2"],
 "TotalRatings"=>["2"], "AverageRating"=>["1.5"],
 "LastReviewDate"=>["1161318436"]}], "BusinessUrl"=>[{}],
"Address"=>["3950 Grady Dr"]}

~ by Alex on May 12, 2009.