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Posted by quilter on May 7, 2000, at 1:30:21
In reply to Re: location, location, location..., posted by Renee N on May 7, 2000, at 1:04:35
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Grand Forks, North Dakota - Still recovering form the Ice, flood and fire of 1997.
Quilter
Posted by JudithC on May 7, 2000, at 5:17:44
In reply to Re: location, location, location..., posted by Renee N on May 7, 2000, at 1:04:35
> Born in Northwestern Indiana; Southeast suburb of Chicago at age ten, Northwest Illinois for a couple of years after college, ten years in the Carolinas, (JudithC, I lived in Wilmington, NC for three years from 1989 to 1992. I loved it there! Wrightsville Beach, both my kids won great prizes for kids' art contests at the Azalea Festival {I guess their scribbles were less scribbley than other toddlers' and preschoolers'!),Children's Community Preschool, the weather, the historic district, low property taxes, etc. I hope you are enjoying it. I sure miss all the azaleas. I have one sick looking by my porch. I lived in Rockford, Illinois after the Carolina's. Now I'm in a Western suburb of Chicago. Anyone know any good pdocs here? I won't drive into Chicago for one. I mean suburbs. Leighwit mentioned one time that she lives in Naperville, Illinois. Perhaps she could help me out with this. I have Rush-Prudential
> insurance. Unfortunately it's an HMO. I have to go to a pdoc recommended by Magellian (sp?)Behavioral Services.
Come on back,Renee N !!! Wilmington has grown and grown since you left.
Posted by gloria on May 7, 2000, at 8:35:49
In reply to location, location, location..., posted by CarolAnn on May 6, 2000, at 9:52:59
Missed the age thread, I'm 44. Live in Iowa, land of corn,soybeans and livestock. Small town of about 100. 1 Post Office, 1 Bar, 1 Elevator that's it. Great place to raise kids. Been in this area all my life. Work 6 miles from here as a secretary for an egg producing plant. Over 1 million chickens laying eggs! Married for 22 yrs, 2 children, boy 16, girl 14. I also raise Yorkshire Terriers. Gloria
Posted by Alan on May 7, 2000, at 8:59:42
In reply to location, location, location..., posted by CarolAnn on May 6, 2000, at 9:52:59
> Along harry B's lines...some people mentioned where they live in the age thread, for those who didn't but, would like to...This thread's for you!(just give a basic area, if that's all you're comfortable with).
>
> I live just outside of Orlando, Florida. CarolAnn
> p.s. FYI, apparently, you can't put quotation marks in the subject line.
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I'm in a north Suburb of Chicago - next to Lake Michigan - where it's 10 degrees warmer in the winter and 10 degrees cooler in the summer than a few blocks away from the lake. Lot's of lake effect snow too.Chicago's a great place for just about everything except for the flat geography and cold - then humid weather. I'm a native Northern Californian and when I retire I'm definitely moving back to the wine country - maybe Sonoma, or even just north of Mendicino on the coast. Wow, can't wait. Just a few more years to go...
All the best. (It's fun getting to know something else about the all of you in some way or another -even if only about demographics!)
Alan
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Posted by tina on May 7, 2000, at 9:07:39
In reply to Re: location, location, location..., posted by Alan on May 7, 2000, at 8:59:42
Hey guys-- I'm up here in Canada too. Our nations capital in fact, beautiful and too humid Ottawa, ontario.---Tina
> > Along harry B's lines...some people mentioned where they live in the age thread, for those who didn't but, would like to...This thread's for you!(just give a basic area, if that's all you're comfortable with).
> >
> > I live just outside of Orlando, Florida. CarolAnn
> > p.s. FYI, apparently, you can't put quotation marks in the subject line.
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> I'm in a north Suburb of Chicago - next to Lake Michigan - where it's 10 degrees warmer in the winter and 10 degrees cooler in the summer than a few blocks away from the lake. Lot's of lake effect snow too.
>
> Chicago's a great place for just about everything except for the flat geography and cold - then humid weather. I'm a native Northern Californian and when I retire I'm definitely moving back to the wine country - maybe Sonoma, or even just north of Mendicino on the coast. Wow, can't wait. Just a few more years to go...
>
> All the best. (It's fun getting to know something else about the all of you in some way or another -even if only about demographics!)
>
> Alan
> **********************************************
Posted by Kathie on May 7, 2000, at 11:11:24
In reply to Re: location, location, location..., posted by Cam W. on May 6, 2000, at 21:29:16
Cam,
Here in the sticks of rural Alberta, we have had electricity nie on 50 years. Yep, its tough to believe I know. I actually grew up in Victoria BC and moved to Alberta in 76...to Edmonton....then to Wetaskiwin in 77...that was a shock! And yet here I am...20 some years later, still here. My brother moved away from Wetaskiwin about 5 years ago and he is planning to be back here before September! My sister grew up in BC with my mother and she moved here in 88 and is still here!! Guess we like our little rural community...with electricity and all!!!
Kathie
Posted by shar on May 7, 2000, at 15:15:52
In reply to Re: location, location, location..., posted by Phil on May 6, 2000, at 10:11:22
Me, too, Phil. I love Austin, and I'm a born/bred Texan. Shar
> Hi CarolAnn....
>
> Austin, TX
>
> Phil
Posted by jane on May 7, 2000, at 19:07:08
In reply to Re: location, location, location..., posted by harry b. on May 6, 2000, at 18:06:52
>
> South-central Pa. It's nice & quiet here. The beaches
> in Md & NJ are only a few hrs away. Washington DC
> is 1.5 hrs.
not to far from harry b., I think;
Maryland about an hour from Wash,DC and 10 min from Pa. - jane
Posted by Cass on May 7, 2000, at 23:43:30
In reply to Re: location,-harry b., posted by jane on May 7, 2000, at 19:07:08
> >
> > South-central Pa. It's nice & quiet here. The beaches
> > in Md & NJ are only a few hrs away. Washington DC
> > is 1.5 hrs.
> not to far from harry b., I think;
> Maryland about an hour from Wash,DC and 10 min from Pa. - jane
Gee, there aren't too many Californians.
Posted by Annie on May 8, 2000, at 0:39:01
In reply to location, location, location..., posted by CarolAnn on May 6, 2000, at 9:52:59
Annie, Alberta, Canada. Close to Cam, but in "the rival town".
> Along harry B's lines...some people mentioned where they live in the age thread, for those who didn't but, would like to...This thread's for you!(just give a basic area, if that's all you're comfortable with).
>
> I live just outside of Orlando, Florida. CarolAnn
> p.s. FYI, apparently, you can't put quotation marks in the subject line.
Posted by Annie on May 8, 2000, at 0:43:06
In reply to Re: location, location, location..., posted by Kathie on May 6, 2000, at 20:58:58
Hey, I know Wetaskiwin, I'm in Calgary. Annie
> Cam is the only person here who will know where I am from!
>
> Wetaskiwin, AB Canada
>
> Ever been here Cam? Driven through maybe?
>
> kathie
Posted by medlib on May 8, 2000, at 2:27:13
In reply to location, location, location..., posted by CarolAnn on May 6, 2000, at 9:52:59
> Along harry B's lines...some people mentioned where they live in the age thread, for those who didn't but, would like to...This thread's for you!(just give a basic area, if that's all you're comfortable with).
>
> I live just outside of Orlando, Florida. CarolAnn
> p.s. FYI, apparently, you can't put quotation marks in the subject line.
-----------------------------------------Dallas, Texas--born and bred. I detest this place. The climate is atrocious; the only season that is tolerable is fall--all 4-5 days of it. And then, only if you don't have allergies; Dallas is the allergy capital of the US--maybe the world. Dallasites have always seemed alien to me; for me, they remain models of conspicuous consumption in a totally man-made environment.
I miss the West Coast. Altho I lived in Houston, Boston (Cambridge), and New York City when I was younger, my best memories are from the 10 years I lived in Rustic Canyon when my children were little. Rustic Canyon is a tiny coastal niche tucked between Santa Monica and Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles. It has the only wet-all-year stream and the only redwood trees in southern California. We lived in a modest, mostly glass house on a hillside pad in a grove of eucalyptus trees. We had no need for air conditioning, window coverings or screens. In the summer all manner of wildlife would come down from nearby mountains to the stream to drink; my kids could climb in it and walk to the beach. Unfortunately, my old neighbor says that LA is no longer remotely liveable, my former house recently sold for 1.5 mil and she is ready to cash out and join the californication of Seattle.
I brought my kids back to Dallas when they were school age because my depression worsened and I had the vain hope that my family could be an emotional backup. I remain here because both my kids are still in Texas (1 in Houston, 1 in Dallas).
Depressed and Dissatisfied in Dallas--medlib
Posted by Kim on May 9, 2000, at 15:13:06
In reply to Re: location, posted by Cass on May 7, 2000, at 23:43:30
> Gee, there aren't too many Californians.
Actually, Cass, there ARE too many Californians--especially in Oregon ;-)
(JK--I grew up as a "Valley Girl"--couldn't resist)
Kim
Posted by KarenB on May 9, 2000, at 17:01:37
In reply to location, location, location..., posted by CarolAnn on May 6, 2000, at 9:52:59
Denver, CO
Posted by Janet on May 9, 2000, at 18:20:13
In reply to Re: location, location, location..., posted by KarenB on May 9, 2000, at 17:01:37
I've moved 11 times in the last 18 years and I found that I can live anywhere (even Oklahoma with the red dirt) because I have made FRIENDS everywhere I've gone and that made it fine.
Now, I live in the gold country of California, about 2 hours east of San Francisco and 1 hour south of Sacramento.
Posted by Cass on May 9, 2000, at 19:29:52
In reply to Cass--Californians, posted by Kim on May 9, 2000, at 15:13:06
> > Gee, there aren't too many Californians.
>
> Actually, Cass, there ARE too many Californians--especially in Oregon ;-)
>
> (JK--I grew up as a "Valley Girl"--couldn't resist)
>
> KimGosh, my feelings are hurt... but I'll live.
Posted by Ginny on May 9, 2000, at 21:51:36
In reply to Re: Californians-Kim, posted by Cass on May 9, 2000, at 19:29:52
I'm in San Francisco. Maybe there are so few Californians on this board because living in California there's nothing to be depressed about.
Posted by Brenda on May 10, 2000, at 11:14:52
In reply to Re: location, location, location..., posted by Janet on May 9, 2000, at 18:20:13
> I've moved 11 times in the last 18 years and I found that I can live anywhere (even Oklahoma with the red dirt) because I have made FRIENDS everywhere I've gone and that made it fine.
>
> Now, I live in the gold country of California, about 2 hours east of San Francisco and 1 hour south of Sacramento.Sounds like Stockton. I live in S.D. where the sun shines a zillion days a year and my garden is fantastic. Best roses anywhere. Californian's are mentally ill, too! Know why, cause most of them are transplants! (that was a joke!).
Brenda
Posted by Janet on May 10, 2000, at 12:36:11
In reply to Re: location, location, location..., posted by Brenda on May 10, 2000, at 11:14:52
> > I've moved 11 times in the last 18 years and I found that I can live anywhere (even Oklahoma with the red dirt) because I have made FRIENDS everywhere I've gone and that made it fine.
> >
> > Now, I live in the gold country of California, about 2 hours east of San Francisco and 1 hour south of Sacramento.
>
> Sounds like Stockton. I live in S.D. where the sun shines a zillion days a year and my garden is fantastic. Best roses anywhere. Californian's are mentally ill, too! Know why, cause most of them are transplants! (that was a joke!).
> BrendaValley Springs actually, in Calaveras County. Remember the Mark Twain story of the frog jump? School is out for 2 days later this month for the County Fair. You know you are in a small town when that happens. The nearest Wal-Mart is in Jackson- a curvy, 30 min. away. There is no private psychiatrist in the entire county. We have to drive 1 hour to Stockton or Sacramento.
My favorite place is up the coast and then inland an hour at Ukiah, vineyards, Redwoods, wonderful weather. And friends. It has been more difficult making friends here, which is depressing to me.
Posted by harry b. on May 10, 2000, at 14:18:35
In reply to Re: location, location, location..., posted by Janet on May 10, 2000, at 12:36:11
> School is out for 2 days later this month for the County Fair. You know you are in a small town when that happens.Here in the farm and tourist land of Pa. schools
allow absences during the annual Farm Show. I always
looked forward to it when I was in HS.
Posted by Vesper on May 11, 2000, at 17:21:49
In reply to Californians, posted by Ginny on May 9, 2000, at 21:51:36
> I'm in San Francisco. Maybe there are so few Californians on this board because living in California there's nothing to be depressed about.
I live in the LA area, and I have to say I liked the DC suburbs, the Detroit suburbs, and the Chicago suburbs, and Toronto, much better. There is an attitude here that is so shallow and uncaring. Maybe other parts of the state are different.
Posted by Greg on May 11, 2000, at 20:00:01
In reply to Re: Californians/California Sucks(well, LA anyway), posted by Vesper on May 11, 2000, at 17:21:49
Vesper,
Don't judge the rest of California by what you experience in La La Land, the rest of us are quite normal (well, within reason anyway)Greg
> > I'm in San Francisco. Maybe there are so few Californians on this board because living in California there's nothing to be depressed about.
> I live in the LA area, and I have to say I liked the DC suburbs, the Detroit suburbs, and the Chicago suburbs, and Toronto, much better. There is an attitude here that is so shallow and uncaring. Maybe other parts of the state are different.
Posted by jane on May 12, 2000, at 11:27:00
In reply to Re: location, location, location..., posted by harry b. on May 10, 2000, at 14:18:35
harry- I live in MD not far from cantral Pa. We seem to be in the minority in the mid-atlantic.
jane
Posted by harry b. on May 12, 2000, at 14:52:01
In reply to Re: location-harry b, posted by jane on May 12, 2000, at 11:27:00
> harry- I live in MD not far from cantral Pa. We seem to be in the minority in the mid-atlantic.
> janeHey neighbor-
I'm in the Columbia/Maytown area (between York &
Lancaster) near the Susquehanna. I work in Hunt
Valley, Md. (on med leave right now).I'm certain there are more of us in the mid-Atlantic
area.Take care
Posted by JohnB on May 12, 2000, at 21:12:41
In reply to Re: Californians/California Sucks(well, LA anyway), posted by Vesper on May 11, 2000, at 17:21:49
LA SUCKS LA SUCKS LA SUCKS LA ********************************
(Theme song from Dragnet - backround)
I know - I live here. I was even born here; but don't tell anyone.
LA, like NY, is a big, dirty, scary, very nasty world-class city that will eat you alive. Every language on earth is spoken here. The air is unbreathable, and if you don't have a car, you're shit-outta-luck.
There are vast areas where even the police are afraid to go.You looking for a quiet haven? You want to park your Volvo wagon, and shuffle down quiet leafy streets to Ye Old Expresso Bar, and discuss late 17th century French poetry? This ain't the place.
Do you snap your gum, can't remember what century the Civil War was fought, and use the term "Awesome!" a lot? LA is the place for you. Where did the Beverly Hillbillies come when they struck it rich? Anybody watch Jay Leno when he asks people on the street simple questions? This place sucks.The chief industry here is movies. And while a lot of movies are sentimental, the movie industry itself is about as sentimental as a that chromed, silly-putty-robot who chased Arnold Schwartzenegar in Terminator II.
Gorgeous, blonde, barbie-doll types, trying to break into show-biz; are thick as flies; I can hardly stand it. People are so shallow here, you can use 'em for place-mattes. They spend all their time at the gym, working out with their personal trainer, Bruce; talking into their cellphones about last night's guided visualization session with their guru, Zonga Dim; while outside, a poor Latino polishes their Land-Rover. Have I left out any cliche's? Are they true? Yes.Despite all this, a few creative people do manage eak out a living on the crumbs that fall from the movie stars' plates. As the home of the film, TV, Music, and Computer Media industries, it's pretty intense here, and uncaring. I had a girlfriend who was a newspaper photographer; I went along on assignment a lot. I saw the whole stinking mess from the desert to the sea. If you guys can spead the word about how LA sucks, I would appreciate it, because it's getting crowded here. Thanks
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