Whats it like where you live?

orangesox1 · Post by **orangesox1** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:01 pm

I was driving back home after a Dr appointment in town on Wednesday, when I though I wonder what it is like where other FG members live.

Every time I go to town I drive 130 kms 65 each way, I had to go to town Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, I usually only go once a week to do my shopping, I also had to drive 110 km in the other direction on Friday to take my daughter to her friend place, after already doing 130km in the other direction.

Our towns are about 90 kms apart over here in and I only have a few small shop available to me in the small town I live, so I travel all the time, it's something that you just get used to.

What's it like where you live?

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:10 pm

10 minutes west is country and farmland. 20 minutes east Im downtown. Its very diverse here, multi cultural. My city is active, people all out and about, riding bikes, rollerblading, jet skiing, boating (we have over 12,000 lakes in Minnesota) winter sports keep us outside in the cold months, I actually like the cold weather here. We have some of the finest theatre in the country, 1st class museums, every type of ethnic food known to man. Its very pretty here, we have bluffs for climbing or hiking, Boundary Waters Canoe Area which is some of the most pristine lake country in the world.

I could go on and on I love my town.

Honneykit · Post by **Honneykit** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:10 pm

I live in a little village not much to talk about other than it is really pretty, and there are a lot of roman remains here, they actually made a TV programme about it.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:12 pm

Id like to hear more about that..... sounds interesting

Honneykit · Post by **Honneykit** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:21 pm

It is a programme called time team thay made it in 2001 the village had a wall that went all the way round, some of it is still there now. There are graves scattered all over in different parts. They found a skull but decided not to dig the whole grave something to do with lead i think? I only have it on video wish i could get hold of it on dvd.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:23 pm

History is so historic.

orangesox1 · Post by **orangesox1** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:25 pm

I grew up in North Yorkshire in a little village on the moors, and love the English villages, but we didn't like the rain all the time so my parent emmigrated to OZ, sometimes we go years where I live in NSW with no rain at all. The English countyside is so different to out here where the fields are barron and the farmers hand feed all their stock all year round.

Nomad it sounds lovely where you are. Last time I went to the major Dam for flood boat training, (Ironic I know) there was 1% water in it, which was still quite a bit as it's a huge dam, but thats how desperate it gets here sometimes

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:33 pm

For the six months each year that we are in California we live in an individual home on a golf course. It's a retirement Community of 3,100 homes, tennis courts, swimming pools inside and out, fitness center and other amenities. The retirement community is in a town of 100,000. We are 10 minutes from a huge shopping mall and 10 minutes from a large grocery store, 10 minutes from a large mulitpex movie complex.

For the other six months we live in a suburb of Christchurch New Zealand, in an individual home right on the estuary, 15 minutes to several golf courses, bowls, swimming and shopping centers. I like New Zealand, but love the weather in NSW better.

orangesox1 · Post by **orangesox1** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:38 pm

That sound like you get the best of both worlds, It must be great to be able to do that, if you ever come to NSW you can come and visit me.

Dizz · Post by **Dizz** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:30 pm

That must be so cool to live near ruins like that.

I live in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona. I live within sight of the Saguaro National Park and have about a dozen mature saguaros on my acre. (Saguaros are those tall, armed cactus from bugs bunny and westerns) I drive through the park to get to work every day and my kids attend a Junior Ranger camp every summer there. It's really neat, but the summers are hot!

It's October and it's still 95 F everyday. Summers average 110 and winters 60F.

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:32 pm

I live 20 minutes from the big city. I have to go there for doctor and dentist appointments so I plan my city days. I go to costco on a doctor day. I try to get at least 2 doctor days on the same day. Gas is just too damned expensive right now. I work less than a mile from my home ---WHEW

telaquapacky · Post by **telaquapacky** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 9:38 pm

I live in the San Joaquin Valley, the agricultural bread basket of California- a desert transformed into farmland by irrigation. You have heard that it is sunny in California, well this is the sunniest place of all. Very hot and dry in the summer, and chilly in the winter, when it can get very foggy.

I am a private-practice Optometrist. I have two offices. One is on a tree-lined main street, in a sleepy, small, farm town near the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The population there is probably around 10,000, mostly Mexican immigrant farm workers. I have to speak some Spanish. I am decorating this office myself in a comfortable, arty, country style.

The other office is in the county seat, a city of about 40,000 people, in an upscale shopping mall in a newer part of town where they are building a lot of expensive, new homes. This office is all new, very high tech and professionally decorated, but somewhat sterile by comparison with the other office.

I live halfway in between in a very quaint, nice little town, with an old fashioned main street known for it's antique shops. I drive 15 to 20 minutes either way, on straight country roads lined with orchards of oranges, olives, peaches and nut trees, fields of corn, vineyards, cattle ranches and dairies. Our house is on a newly built cul-de-sac where none of the houses is older than three years. On some corners here and there are little farmers' markets where you can buy fresh produce.

We're half an hour's drive from the gate of Sequoia National Park, home of the oldest living things on earth- the giant Sequoia trees. The hiking and camping in the mountains is excellent (fishing too, I'm told, but I don't have the patience for fishing). In the winter time after it snows, the Sierra Nevada Mountains look spectacularly beautiful.

It would be a better lifestyle if I did not have to work so much.

libertine · Post by **libertine** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:27 pm

I'm in Alaska. Right now we are experiencing some fantastic weather. 40s (F) during the day and not freezing yet at night. We get some rain, but mainly pretty clear. The biggest problem (to me) is that we are losing 5 minutes a day of daylight. We're well under 12 hours now, heading for less than 5 by the Solstice. But then it starts upward again.

I live in a small town and travel three hours to a fairly large city if I really want to shop. Otherwise, for groceries and incidentals, we shop here and in another small town about 10 miles away. During the winter, we don't drive much. (That's my age talking..the roads are generally very well kept).

Sometimes I miss being in the lower 48 where I could just go whenever and wherever I wanted, but the enjoyment of living in Alaska brings me back each time I think I might make the move.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 11:53 pm

where i live is a primordial swamp, populated by rather large toothy reptiles, and even worse, men wearing hideous golf clothes.

i have crystal clear caribbean waters surrounding me and a beautiful reef full of psychedelic-colored sea creatures. (and sharks

) i have hurricanes from straight out of hell, and i cannot bear the tropical heat. :-6

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orangesox1 · Post by **orangesox1** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 12:49 am

Wow some nice places to live everyone, I really like to be near the water and will move closer in about 4 yrs, I really miss the sea.

What a great bridge, I'd love to go over it.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:45 am

I live in a large 'village' on the south coast of England which has 5 schools, a small shopping area....basic stuff like chemist, Woolworths, 2 small supermarkets, pet shop etc. The Towns & vilallges here tend to belnd into one another...it is quite urban. A 'strip' of towns follows the coast, then we are divided by the next 'strip' to the north by the South Downs

From my house it takes 20 minutes to walk to the beach, and 5 minutes to walk to the downs/hills. 45 minutes to Gatwick Airport and just over an hour on the train to London. Brighton is 20 minutes away and has recently been given 'city' status. It is very diverse culturally and is a typically British seaside town which is jampacked with tourists in the summer. There is a very old part of Brighton that is called 'The Lanes'. I guess this was the bitrhplace of Brighton as a town. Brighton also has the Royal Pavillion/Regency Palace which is a beautiful building in the middle of the town. It was a holiday home to the Prince Regent (George 1V) and it was his residency in Brighton that turned it from a sleepy fishing town to a fashionable resort in the early 1800s.

There are many places of interest within less than an hours drive...Roman remains, Historic dockyard in Portsmouth where Admiral Lord nelsons Flagship 'the Victory' has been painstakingly restored and the British naval fleet is based..........There are numerous historic places of interest , nature reserves, garden centers etc..I could go on and on.....I guess I love where I live...even the diverse weather..

Loved reading everyone else's posts...what a wonderful planet we all live on.

This is what the Royal Pavillion looked like in 1826...far more built up now of course which is why Queen Victoria didn't like it and found Osborne House on the isle of Wight as a holiday home for her family (she had 9 children I think)

Ambiguous · Post by **Ambiguous** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:46 am

It's not bad where I live now, but your post takes me back. Grew up in the Tanami desert, took two days driving to get to a shop! We used to go shopping every six months. When I was in my early twenties I lived in a small town in Victoria, hour's drive to the Doctor and clothes, but we at least had a grocery shop in town. Funny though, I remember that the Milk Bars shut at 9PM so we had to remember to have enough milk. Where I live now there are service stations open 24 hours. Had to laugh recently though, my brother came over from the US for a visit and was shocked to learn that the Mall wasn't open all night!

grizabela · Post by **grizabela** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 7:57 am

I live out in the toolies on a dirt road (by choice), about 4 miles outside the village. When I first moved out here, there was no one within a radius of 1 mile. I was surrounded by forest on 3 sides, and pastureland on the other. Maybe 1 or 2 cars would go by in a day. Progress, however, has a way of rearing its ugly head. The acreage across from me was sold about 14 yrs. ago, and there are several new neighbors who would like to pave the road, put sidewalks in, and in general, make it as city-like as the city they left to live 'in the country'.

I drive 25 miles to work, and though the nearest local 'gouge and shop' is only a 10 minute drive, the nearest city of size is around 20 miles away.

Interesting thing about the road on which I live: It is located in a little 'weather warp'. It may be snowing/raining on my way home, but once I turn onto my road, I'll find that the ground is dry and clear. Sometimes it works the other way, too---and sometimes the weather on my road is just the same as it is 'outside'. It is kind of magical to me, and I love it.

mominiowa · Post by **mominiowa** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:10 am

Well....I live in a town about 15,000 people I think..I grew up here, but moved away from 11 years..glad to be home again. We have quite a bit here but still go to the city for things..I live an hour from Ames, Iowa - and an hour & a half from Council Bluffs/Omaha- about the same from DesMoines..We have a lot of corn and beans grown here...The kids have several places to go- the theater, rec center, several parks, 2 golf courses, a bowling alley & we are getting a new skate park

, we do have a SMALL mall but like I said - we go to the city for major shopping..My mom lives out by our State Park..its small but enjoyable..We are a very close community..and it's a GREAT place to raise kids!

Hey Nomad- how far from Okoboji do you live? We will have to have a cocktail maybe some summer, as thats where our cabin is..!

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Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 11:24 am

hell yeah MOM! we used to go to Okiboji every summer when i was a kid.

Mom's a good hour west and north of me. town of 2200, counting the resort lake. 2 golf courses. Crap load of corn and soybeans. about 30 minutes from DesMoines, state capital.

Pretty much the same as MOM. have any serious shopping(or dates) gotta take a drive.

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 12:55 pm

This is the last week-end of Balloon Fiesta here. It is really something to see 700 hot air balloons in the sky. The wind was blowing north today so a lot of them landed in our tiny town 15 miles north of the Fiesta grounds. It was very cool.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:04 pm

Rain, rain, and more rain today on the East Coast.......................

scotty · Post by **scotty** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:29 pm

I think it would be a good idea if posters sent in images of where they live, people really are interested .

This is a link to my web site, which many of you have seen already, but it shows where I come from.

http://niddrie.tripod.com/

Scott

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:31 pm

Here it is on a nice day, not today! It is raining.....................

This is Baltimore, Maryland.

grizabela · Post by **grizabela** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:41 pm

Chonisgirl, my daughter, her husband and my grandson live in Severn. I've been in Baltimore, and it is beautiful.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:42 pm

Ha-I live in Glen Burnie, a few miles away from them!

venus · Post by **venus** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:49 pm

Well its no point me posting a pic of London , as there are too many to choose from. However its wet and a bit miserable over here.. but it is night time and l don't care. Im heading for the pub:D Bothwells place anyway

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:30 pm

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:36 pm

St Paul Winter Carnival...castles made entirely of ice cut from nearby lakes

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:40 pm

Lake Minnetonka....where I live

venus · Post by **venus** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:42 pm

Nomad can l come live with you so l can see the Northern lights...

I have always wanted to see them for myself not just on film..

Post by **Betty Boop** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:44 pm

venus wrote: Nomad can l come live with you so l can see the Northern lights...

I have always wanted to see them for myself not just on film..

I've seen them!!!

Nomad can I come live with you too???

Those pictures are amazing!

venus · Post by **venus** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:50 pm

Yeah please Nomad, lm sure we could squeeze in...

We could do the house work to pay for our keep:rolleyes:

Post by **Betty Boop** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:53 pm

venus wrote: Yeah please Nomad, lm sure we could squeeze in...

We could do the house work to pay for our keep:rolleyes:

Could we????

You can if you want!! Nomad is a tidy freak! He'd have you working 24 hours!:wah:

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:01 pm

Taylors Falls Minnehaha Falls

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:07 pm

Minneapolis Minnesota

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:08 pm

venus wrote: Yeah please Nomad, lm sure we could squeeze in...

We could do the house work to pay for our keep:rolleyes:

Yes, Ill go wait at the airport now...dont be late :p

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:23 pm

Nomad wrote:

Lake Minnetonka....where I live
I wear Minnetonka mocassins at school all winter long-I have the most confortable feet in teacherdom-they all wear boots-ha-I take mine off and put on the cool stuff!

*students think it is funny, but that's cuz they only wear tennis shoes*

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:29 pm

Theyre very very soft arent they ?

This is also where Tonka Toys originated.

venus · Post by **venus** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:31 pm

ok lm headin for the airpoet, l will pack plenty rubber gloves for the cleaning...

do you need anything else..

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:32 pm

They are so nice and soft, you walk around in heaven all day long..............since I clock in 5-15 miles aday in the classroom!

Tonka toys!

My son had this one all over the house and yard, still has it put away at the age of 31...........

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:38 pm

Im getting upset I keep getting page cant be displayed over and over is it fg or my pc ?

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:39 pm

Nomad wrote: Im getting upset I keep getting page cant be displayed over and over is it fg or my pc ? sometimes it's a server problem here, last time several of us had it...anyone else?

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:39 pm

It could just be the net, Nomad. Restart it or the computer again.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:39 pm

Nomad wrote: Im getting upset I keep getting page cant be displayed over and over is it fg or my pc ?

Not having any problems here Nomad, is it your connection?

pina · Post by **pina** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:41 pm

I'm fine at this end....

venus · Post by **venus** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:41 pm

Everything is working fine here too

It sometimes happens though, l just have to leave itr and try again in 5 mins or so and it pops up

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:43 pm

venus wrote: Everything is working fine here too

It sometimes happens though, l just have to leave itr and try again in 5 mins or so and it pops upthat's what a lot of the guys say. (so i'm told)

Post by **Betty Boop** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:46 pm

lady cop wrote: that's what a lot of the guys say.

...:yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl

Good to see you back on top form LC!!

Thanks for the giggles!!:wah:

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:48 pm

lady cop wrote: that's what a lot of the guys say. (so i'm told)

gutterbreath