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08-25-2016, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by DFW_M5
And I live in Pleasantville, in-between Dallas and Ft Worth
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Is it still pleasant there, or have the two cities swallowed the town up yet? 
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08-25-2016, 12:08 PM
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San Diego.... Land of earthquakes, wildfires, and high COLA. (That's my way of discouraging folks from moving here. I'm surprised REWAHOO didn't post his list of Texas hazards.)
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08-25-2016, 12:59 PM
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#43
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Utrecht
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I live in my head most of the time.
And in the original Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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08-25-2016, 01:12 PM
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#44
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Lawn chair in Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aja8888
Is it still pleasant there, or have the two cities swallowed the town up yet? |
Likely the same as many metro areas, you could drive for miles, and if you missed seeing a city limit sign, you'd think it was just one big monstrosity...
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08-25-2016, 01:36 PM
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#45
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: Leeward Oahu
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Honolulu, HI - with great view of the Pacific. Please come visit. We need the tourist dollars! 
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08-25-2016, 01:44 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Suburb east of Dallas. Where Dallas ends and living begins so they say. 
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08-25-2016, 01:48 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: Texas
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Texas....
Well, to pin it down a little better, we live in the country somewhere in-between central and east Texas. Depends on what map you are using. Nearest "named" town  is 15+ miles away and it has well under a 1000 people. The trees are much taller than the tallest structures in that town. (except the water tower) But it does have a gas station that is open 24 hours a day unless the night staff (one person) is out for some reason.
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08-25-2016, 01:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Car-Guy
Texas....
Well, to pin it down a little better, we live in the country somewhere in-between central and east Texas. Depends on what map you are using. Nearest "named" town is 15+ miles away and it has well under a 1000 people. The trees are taller than the tallest structure in that town. But it does have a gas station that is open 24 hours a day. |
Groveton? Lovelady? Sounds like a big metropolis. But that could be many such towns in Texas.
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08-25-2016, 02:36 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Pacific latitude 20/49
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Home is West Vancouver, a 40,000 person suburb of Vancouver, latitude 49.5, for 5 months, then Puerto Vallarta MX latitude 21 for 6 months. Europe or some exotic place for the other month. Was born in Toronto but left to work in many cities. Two kids both in southern Ontario: The Beach and West Lake (20 minutes south of Nemo2).
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08-25-2016, 02:54 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Seacoast area of New Hampshire, although we now spend winters in FL.
Love NH.....but couldn't wait to not spend winters there..... :-P
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08-25-2016, 02:57 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
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Location: Conroe, Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Car-Guy
Texas....
Well, to pin it down a little better, we live in the country somewhere in-between central and east Texas. Depends on what map you are using. Nearest "named" town is 15+ miles away and it has well under a 1000 people. The trees are much taller than the tallest structures in that town. (except the water tower) But it does have a gas station that is open 24 hours a day unless the night staff (one person) is out for some reason. |
I'm positive I have been through it a few times.
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08-25-2016, 03:00 PM
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gone traveling
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Location: DFW
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aja8888
Is it still pleasant there, or have the two cities swallowed the town up yet? |
Still pleasant because we built a wall around the town
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08-25-2016, 03:00 PM
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#53
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aja8888
I'm positive I have been through it a few times.
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friend of mine owns 80 acres near lovelady - nice country
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08-25-2016, 03:34 PM
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Dryer sheet wannabe
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Austin
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Austin Texas
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08-25-2016, 04:30 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Location: SF East Bay
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San Rafael CA
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Nice place. Not too big, and not too small. We passed through it on Sunday, on our way to Red Rock Beach for some quality time with the mussels, starfish, crabs, and sea anemone in the tide pools, after which we grabbed beers at The Pelican Inn in Muir Beach. Lovely way to spend a day.
As for me, I live in Oakland, CA. I like it here, but the crime rate gets a bit hairy at times.
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08-25-2016, 04:37 PM
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#56
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Major Tom
I live in Oakland, CA.
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But..but....I have it on good authority that "There's no there, there". 
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08-25-2016, 05:53 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Location: SF East Bay
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Funny to think that it was a pastoral, bucolic place when she grew up there.
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08-25-2016, 06:44 PM
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Connecticut, on the Sound.
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08-25-2016, 06:56 PM
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Confused about dryer sheets
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Winter Springs FL, about 10 miles northeast of Orlando.
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08-25-2016, 07:03 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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That's a hard question to answer. We Fire'd in early 2006. Bought an RV, sold our house, had garage sales and gave things to kids.
Our address is a mailbox in Wichita Falls, TX. We've been there a few times to vote in national elections. We plan to be there in late October this year for early voting.
We usually stay somewhere for a week, or month or sometimes a few months. We've tried Florida in the winter- too many old people. We've spent the last several winters in Harlingen, TX. Harlingen feels like home now. But, way too hot in the summer.
We spent last summer near Bucksport, Maine, this summer in central Colorado. We're in American Falls, ID right now. We'll probably stay around Idaho until it's time to head back to Texas. There are several wildfires around central and eastern Idaho, that may cause a change of plans.
And, just FYI, we could buy a house if we wanted. Right now, we enjoy traveling. If we buy a place, I think it means we should go there once in a while. We might not want to.
We also realize our day will come.
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