where are you from?

[AK_Chappy]

Re: where are you from?

You people make me seem kind of like a homebody!!<br />I was born in Mt Gilead, OH and raised 5 miles outside Galion, OH. <br />I left home at 17 yrs old and joined the Air Force. Basic Training in San Antonio, Technical Training in Rantoul (sp?), Illinois. Then they sent me to San Bernardino, CA. <br />There I did a LOT of partying, and eventually met my wife.<br />We got sent to Ramstein, Germany for 4.5 yrs. Then on to here. Elmendorf AFB, AK - located in Anchorage, AK. I have been here for 8 yrs. I am due to leave here in June of '05 Probably do a Remote Tour to Korea and leave the wife and boys here for a year and try to come back for retirement.<br /><br />AK Chappy

 

[gsbodine]

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Athens, GA. 50 miles or so east northeast of ATL, and I splash in ebb's neck of the woods.

 

[phatmanmike]

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born in hawaii, honolulu.... moved to sarasota fl when i was 1.<br /><br />moved to pinellas county when i was 6, been here ever since. <br /><br />i lived in pennsylvania by crabbait for a while, in a van, down by the river, came back 4 months later, and here i sit!

 

[PatPatterson]

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Originally posted by JB:<br /> Sure are a lot of Texans from near the DFW Metroplex.<br /><br />I wonder why that is.

We are on the lakes on weekends, and reading about it the other 5 days. It's all we have to do.<br /><br />

 

[Kiwi Phil]

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Hey Lark2004.<br />I'm just outside Morayfield, on the Narangba end.<br />Anyway, Morayfield is part of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.<br />Cheers<br />Phillip

 

[LadyFish]

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Mr. LadyFish and I were both born in small towns in Upstate New York. We moved to the Houston area in over 25 years ago and 12 years ago moved to Galveston Island, more specifically Jamaica Beach. <br /><br />As you can see the distance from the Gulf of Mexico to Galveston Bay is not but about 3/4 of a mile so we are in a potentially dangerous area when a hurricane or tropical storm strikes.<br /><br />Our small community of 1,500 only 500 full time residents is surrounded by wetlands and natural wildlife preserves. Niney percent of the time we have no worries about weather and enjoy the year round fishing and boating. It's a very close knit community. Storms have a way of bringing people closer together. We all watch out for eachother which makes it an even nicer place to live.

 

[WillyBWright]

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Wisconsin. (GO Packers! GO Badgers!) Grew up during the antiwar protests in Madison. Moved to less that 1/2 hour away from Ed Gein's stomping grounds (he lived near Plainfield). Then to Harry Houdini's hometown of Appleton. Back near Madtown. Now I'm 1/2 hour southwest of the Mercury factory and about 2 hours northwest of the Johnnyrude plant. Beaver Dam Lake has several small islands that had stills and *****houses on some back around 1900. 16th largest in Wisconsin with the deepest hole reaching a whopping 8'. It's also less than 1/2 hour away from where Ed Gein lived and died in prison. For those of you that don't recognize the name...his crimes inspired Psycho and Texas Chainsaw Massacres.

 

[The South]

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Originally from "The south"...but transferred to America's Heartland for employment.

 

[Drowned Rat]

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I live in Phoenix, AZ now, but I'm originally from Hull, GA. That's real close to you Ol' Norse and not too far form ebb.

 

[jsfinn]

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Centreville, Virginia here. 30 Minutes from Washington DC, 45 minutes to some fine trout fishing in the Mountains. 10 minutes to some great bass fishing. 3.5 hours to Ocean City, MD.<br /><br />I love it here and I wouldn't trade it for anything. If I couldn't live here, Colorado or Hawaii would be my next choice.

 

[BLU LUNCH]

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I'm from Enfield Ct. born and raised here. Were about 15 miles dead north of Hartford. Great trout and bass fishing in the spring time stripers follow the spawning herring and alwifes up the Connecticut River 15-40 lbs fish are everywhere for about 6 weeks. We are 60 miles from the shore I spend a lot of time fishing for fluke and blues.

 

[kd6nem]

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Farmlands of middle California for me- which is nothing at all like the big cities of California- some bad winter fog, hotter (but dry) in summers, MUCH less traffic, a bit slower pace of life (sanity almost), and easy access to both the Pacific and the Sierra Nevadas (and many lakes). Did live out east of San Diego for a few years during college time. Bro Chris, we "grow" roadside oranges like your tomato out here. Right Bassy? We grow LOTS of tomatos around Merced where I now live, but they are a little smaller, I must confess.<br />Bassy, I too was confused about which Squaw Valley- but I know your area fairly well. I worked a summer at Sequoia Lake, had friends in Dunlap, etc. Nice country.

 

[youngboater]

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The deserts of Phoeniz, Arizona.

 

[wajajaja]

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this is the best thread ive read all year!<br /> i live in the north western part of new jersey, surrounded by soon to be departed dairy farms. 1st the walmart,now the home depot,now more houses,new schools, new taxes, no new highways or mass transit, next i suppose well need a police force.

 

[Bassy]

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Right Bearcat! Lots of tom's.<br /> Hey, what lakes do you go to? Millerton? I used to go to Hensley quite a few years ago. Just wondering how the water levels are for you. Ours are way, way down.<br />EDIT: Sorry, I was thinking of Madera. Always do that. So, what lakes do you frequent up there?

 

[MarkAB]

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Vaal Triangle, South Africa

 

[Andrew Leigh]

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Hi<br /><br />Born and bred in Swaziland, a Kingdom bordering on South Africa's eastern border and on the southern border of Mozambique.<br /><br />Have stayed in Johannesburg and surrounds for the past 38 years. Currently about 25km's due south of Johannesburg in a suburb called Brackenhurst located in the town of Alberton.<br /><br />Geelboom is about another 45 minutes south of me and I do my boating in his neck of the woods on the Vaal River.<br /><br />Hey Geelboom the business I run has a factory in Vereeniging.<br /><br /><br />Cheers<br />Andrew

 

[fatpratt1996]

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Euless,Texas. Between Dallas and Ft. Worth and next to Arlington. Who wants to go fishin'?

 

[mellowyellow]

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MY use Rochester in sig. cuz much easier to place<br />4 most folks than Knowlesville, NY <br />actually about 35mi. west on the Erie Canal.<br />typical hamlet that sprouted anyplace u found a<br />bridge across the canal. <br />smalltown USA

 

[Stumpys]

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Well, I wasn't even part of this forum when this thread posted, but I'm sure glad to be apart of it now. Seems like a bunch of wonderful folks folks on here. Oh... did I mention smart folks too!<br /><br />mellow, you mentioned Buffalo? I love that town. I go there every year for a snow symposium across from the Buffalo Airport.<br /><br />Oh yeah, Kansas City Missouri. I did say Missouri too, not Kansas. LOL Love that BBQ!