So Where are you from?

Mike

Mike

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Location
London
I see that there are many people here who haven't
filled in there profile to let us know where they are
from.

Are you not proud of your nation?
Are you on the run from the law?
Why be secretive about you home town?

I have put London, but I live in Croydon, this
is a suburb of London.

I am a Scot, but will always support where I live and tell
you.

Come out of hiding now!.

Mike.
 

I never pinpoint it too close to home, but see no problem with at least a general indication of where on the planet we are. It may be of some interest to other members, I know I always have a glance at where a poster is from as it can sometimes make a difference to their view of the subject. (It can also save embarrassment due to cultural differences.)

I live 20 minutes drive North from Jillaroo, also near a different beach. We have great beaches. ( She said smugly. :cool:)
 

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I live in the USA, as shown in my location. Colorado is the state where I live, proud of it and nothing to hide. Not everyone wants to give information that is too personal on the internet, and that is many times a wise decision.
 
I'm with you Di.....never show my exact town or suburb......but the Geelong area is a great place to live and I was born here.
We're at the "bottom" of Australia, to those who don't know, in a different State, way down the coast from Di and Jillaroo......we also have great beaches along our beautiful coast. :cool1:
 
I live on the Gold Coast in the Tropical State of Queensland, at top right hand of the map of Oz. With only about 700,000 population (give or take a few) it is still the 6th (I think) largest city in Queensland. Big
Tourist centre, with the theme parks, holiday resorts etc. Nice climate most of the times, except for now (winter), temp sometimes goes below 20C in the day, and a little less overnight. We don't use a heater or electric blankets and I don't own a winter coat as such.
There is a suburb called Surfers Paradise and I guess that is a good description of it!!
 
Along the rugged shores of Monterey Bay in Central California where the magnificent Pacific Ocean meets land with the occasional explosion of beautiful, terrifying energy.

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I live in Sydney, Australia, which is to the south of Diwundrin and Jillaroo and north from Caspar in Victoria. Veejay, in Queensland, is further north than all four of us.

Sydney is the site of Australia's first British settlement and we are very proud of our beautiful harbour which is the reason the settlement grew there in the first place. Our beaches are also magnificent but I live about 30 km from the sea as the crow flies. Sydney and its suburbs are very cosmopolitan with a population of about 3,000,000. It is not densely populated and sprawls out to the north, south and west. I'm in the south west part of Sydney.
 
I live in Northern Ontario, Canada in a very small village of just under 1,000..
It is situated on top of Lake Huron..

Actually, for a small village, we have a very active place..

Marathon 3rd weekend in July
Agricultural Fair last weekend in August (draws 12,000 visitors)
Walleye tournament in August
PowWow 2nd weekend in July
Winter carnival in February
New (and active) museum
Canada Day (July 1st.) full celebrations with a BBQ picnic (free) and fireworks

We are also situated not far from where Eileen Edwards comes from.. She has been in our village several times and just walks the streets like anyone else, especially during the Fair weekend.. We tend to leave her alone and not annoy her, but the kids go crazy..

Who is Eileen Edwards you ask???
You might know her as ......... SHANIA TWAIN ....
 
Been in sunny Florida for many years now. Originally grew up in the Amish country of Lancaster, PA, and spent time living in NY, TN & MS. Guess I've pretty much been a gypsy!
 
I live on 25 acres just out of the city limits of Clarksville, Arkansas ( pop. 9,000 ) We have woods and wildlife and a 6 acre lake right behind the house.

I grew up about 50 miles from here in Fort Smith.
 
This is Sylvan Beach, NY where we spend 5 months out of the year. It is a little resort town that has been open for a hundred years or more. In the early 1900's, the rich folks would come in by train and spend their vacations here. There were only dirt roads entering town and the train was the best transportation.

The canal, leading into Oneida Lake, is the Barge or Erie Canal which runs the length of New York State. Over 500 miles long and built in the 1800's. The lake provides water to operate many of the locks along the canal. Oneida lake is an excellent lake for fishing but not very deep and a fast rising storm can be very dangerous. Many a small boat is lost each year.

The small area on the right is our antique amusement park. Some of the original equipment, carousel, fortune telling machine, etc. are still there. There are several rides and an old scream house. In fact, Ghost Hunters just had a program from some of the places here. I believe it is called Scream Park.

We stay at a campgrounds off to bottom right, not in picture, but next to the canal. In the winter, we have a small place in Florida.
 
I'm in the good old USA.
Originally from Northeastern Ohio, lived in the Arizona desert for several years, and am now in Houston, Texas for over 30 years.... all places interesting in their own ways.
 
Jillaroo said:
That sounds like a great place to live Steve, and what better than Shania paying you a visit what a great voice i have most of her CD's :wink:
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Hey Jillaroo can we skite about 'Rusty'? :cool:
Russell Crowe has a bolt hole farm in in our region. We never see him but he goes to Coffs Hbr and gets into fights for recreation sometimes according to the reports. :biggrin-new:
 
Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban have their "weekender" mansion about 11 klms from here.
Easy to know when they're in town 'cos the Channel 7 News Chopper is always overhead spying on them hoping for a scoop photo.


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Wow such lovely places you all live... I am in NSW in Australia , just about 1 hr north of Warrigal but I live 5 min from the beach at Terrigal..
and such a pretty area , a tourist area if you want to call it, all the east coast has many of lovely beaches from bottom to the top
of Australia.. but yet again there is lovely beaches in all the coasts of Australia just as there is in other countries..I did live for a while
in Cornwall England and love it there so much my ancestors come from there .. they also have lovely beaches and such history..
I love seeing photo shots of all scenery so hope to see all what folks put on here ,enjoy your day or evening everyone..tara !!
 
Diwundrin said:
Hey Jillaroo can we skite about 'Rusty'? :cool:
Russell Crowe has a bolt hole farm in in our region. We never see him but he goes to Coffs Hbr and gets into fights for recreation sometimes according to the reports. :biggrin-new:
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We sure can Diwundrin why my daughter has chatted with him at a lovely cafe they were eating at in Nana Glen, mind you his security checks before he comes in :hair:
 
View attachment 1226I grew up in northern Idaho, in a small town along the banks of beautiful lake Pend Oreille, have lived in Idaho, Washington, Missouri, and now live not far from the Tennessee River in Alabama.
I miss the fresher air we have out West, but I do not miss all that cold and several feet of snow in the winter, and the climate here is much milder and a lot easier to deal with , now that I am a senior.
The picture is of a spectacular sunset over Lake Pend Oreille, with the old railroad trestle on the distance.
 
Mike said:
I see that there are many people here who haven't
filled in there profile to let us know where they are
from.

Are you not proud of your nation?
Are you on the run from the law?
Why be secretive about you home town?

I have put London, but I live in Croydon, this
is a suburb of London.

I am a Scot, but will always support where I live and tell
you.

Come out of hiding now!.

Mike.
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Lovely! My father's side of the family originated in Scotland & made their way to England for several generations prior to crossing the pond.
Guess that explains my thingy for Scots :love_heart:

Other than being born in NYC & living a year CA, I've been a Jersey Girl my entire life.. so far.
It's expensive to live here, but I'm outdoorsie.. so this area fits my needs. Mostly everything I enjoy doing is free anyway Lol
Now what I'm about to tell you all has to be kept secret, okay? The reason is... we like people who view our industrial area while traveling the NJ Turnpike to believe that's how the entire state is.... so that they KEEP ON GOING :playful:
But, if there's a WANT for more exciting things which does happen to me occasionally, there's the shore, NYC, skiing, the poconos & casinos, canoe & tubing down the Delaware, lakes, miles of horseback riding trails, amusements & waterparks, appalachian trail hikes, Atlantic City... it's all here within an hour & a half ride~
I enjoy weekend trips up to New England & Cape Cod and the finger lake region of NY state and it's easily doable from where I live.
Here's some pictures of what it looks like in the northern portion of the state where I currently live
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q...q=new jersey farm lands&sc=6-21&sp=1&qs=SC&sk=

And here's some pictures of our shoreline (before & after Sandy hit)
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q...MSNH14&pq=nj coast line&sc=8-13&sp=1&qs=AS&sk=
 

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