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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #75 on: January 25, 2008, 07:34:53 PM »
Quote from: Lord Undies on January 25, 2008, 07:27:23 PM
I was six when Six Flags Over Texas (the original) opened in Arlington.  Yep, it's been around that long.

When I was a little lad in south-central Nebraska (the farming part, not the Sandhills and ranching part), the big attraction was in North Platte, where the city park there--named for Buffalo Bill Cody, who had a spread outside of North Platte--had a carousel that was operated during summer evenings, a permanent fixture.

Other than that, we used to have to wait for the carnival to come to town, but it wasn't ever a long wait, at least during the summers, because there were all of these small towns (circa 1-3,000 people) closely together (unlike the Sandhills), and they all had different events that warranted a carnival.

The nearest permanent amusement park (other than in North Platte) was in Minden, at the world-famous Harold Warp's Pioneer Village, which was more of a museum complex than an amusement park of course, but it also had a ride, a carousel that operated every day of the year.  And an antiquity too, so one was riding history when he rode that thing.
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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #76 on: January 25, 2008, 07:53:06 PM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on January 25, 2008, 07:02:39 PM
he was so messed up by it, that he made his custom title "NOT a chick!". :-)  he's a nice guy, and I hope he comes over.

I remember, he would get very twisted up about that.
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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #77 on: January 25, 2008, 07:54:02 PM »
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Quote from: Wretched Excess on January 25, 2008, 07:02:39 PM
he was so messed up by it, that he made his custom title "NOT a chick!". :-)  he's a nice guy, and I hope he comes over.

I remember, he would get very twisted up about that.

I met him the first time I went down to ATL.  He's very cool. 
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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #78 on: January 25, 2008, 07:57:19 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on January 25, 2008, 05:04:25 PM
Quote from: Lauri on January 25, 2008, 04:59:01 PM
.....our very next door neighbors are from Nebraska....they met in college and went to.....Lincoln for school? I dunno... we love them. They are a fun little family.

If they went to Lincoln, the odds are they're University of Nebraska Cornhuskers, although Lincoln does have Wesleyan University and Union College.

And of course they're fun; they're from Nebraska after all.

Too many people get their impressions of Nebraska, their erroneous impressions, from movies such as Children of the Corn or Badlands; we're actually a very joyous group of people, we Nebraskans.

I mean, hey, don't you feel the joy that radiates from BrownEyedGirl and S Downing and me?

Grouchy people we aren't.



I love you Frank!   :-*
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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #79 on: January 25, 2008, 08:17:40 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on January 25, 2008, 05:12:42 PM
The central part of the Nebraska Sandhills, in summer:



If you take away the cows it looks like the place where the Teletubbies live.



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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #80 on: January 25, 2008, 08:20:41 PM »
I'm in the DFW area, specifically I live in Arlington.
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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #81 on: January 25, 2008, 08:34:47 PM »
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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #82 on: January 25, 2008, 08:36:45 PM »
Quote from: BEG on January 25, 2008, 08:17:40 PM

If you take away the cows it looks like the place where the Teletubbies live.





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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #83 on: January 25, 2008, 08:38:38 PM »
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he was so messed up by it, that he made his custom title "NOT a chick!". :-)  he's a nice guy, and I hope he comes over.

I remember, he would get very twisted up about that.

I met him the first time I went down to ATL.  He's very cool. 

That he is.    I remember the Dave and Buster's GTG very well.   :cheersmate:
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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #84 on: January 25, 2008, 09:00:13 PM »
Born in central Illinois, but lived in Rockford until summer after kindergarten.
Moved to Sioux Falls for 2 years.
West Des Moines for 6 years.
Back to Rockford for high school and college in DeKalb.
Omaha for 3 years where I met my ex husband (I love Omaha).
Charlottesville Va for 2 years.
Durham NC for 4 years.
Knoxville TN for the last 25.

Have a daughter and grandson here, and my son's is getting out of the Navy in about 2 weeks, moving to Nebraska to go to school at Lincoln in the fall.

I'm hoping to eventually end up on either the Alabama/Florida coast or over on Carolina's coast .
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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #85 on: January 25, 2008, 10:15:18 PM »
Born in Chicago, raised in Gary, Indiana until about 9 years old.  Lived in Durant, Mississippi for two years before moving to Kenner, Louisiana.  Graduated from high school there, went into the Air Force and aimed for my first duty station on the east coast.  Unfortunately, they overshot and I ended up in Japan! Lived there 7+ years, met my wife there and daughter was born there.  Got out of the Air Force there and the wife got stationed at the Pentagon.  Lived in DC, Manassas, Virginia, Woodbridge, Virginia, and Germantown, Maryland.  Moved to Wichita Falls, Texas then Carrollton, Texas then a little town with a funny name in the northwest corner of Kaufman County Texas where we are today.  In this entire span of time I've visited Honduras, Mexico, Okinawa, and Korea.  For all the travelling I've done I've got a few more states to go before I cover them all. 

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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #86 on: January 25, 2008, 10:31:49 PM »
Quote from: CactusCarlos on January 25, 2008, 10:15:18 PM
Born in Chicago, raised in Gary, Indiana until about 9 years old.  Lived in Durant, Mississippi for two years before moving to Kenner, Louisiana.  Graduated from high school there, went into the Air Force and aimed for my first duty station on the east coast.  Unfortunately, they overshot and I ended up in Japan! Lived there 7+ years, met my wife there and daughter was born there.  Got out of the Air Force there and the wife got stationed at the Pentagon.  Lived in DC, Manassas, Virginia, Woodbridge, Virginia, and Germantown, Maryland.  Moved to Wichita Falls, Texas then Carrollton, Texas then a little town with a funny name in the northeast corner of Kaufman County Texas where we are today.  In this entire span of time I've visited Honduras, Mexico, Okinawa, and Korea.  For all the travelling I've done I've got a few more states to go before I cover them all. 



gad!  you don't live in Elmo, do you?  :o
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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #87 on: January 25, 2008, 10:40:51 PM »
Although I've spent time other places, I've called CA home since I've been 7.  Live about 50 miles north of San Francisco now; for right thinking folks like me, it's very lonely up here  :bawl: :-) :cheersmate:
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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #88 on: January 25, 2008, 10:41:34 PM »
Quote from: Crazy Horse on January 25, 2008, 05:49:07 PM
Carolina beach would have had the jarheads from Lejuene more than Cherry Point.

I asked Mother about that this evening.  You're right. 

My Dad, late '50's.

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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #89 on: January 25, 2008, 10:49:34 PM »
Well, here goes:

born in Detroit, raised in the 'burbs.
Did the Army for 20 years
    (South Carolina for basic, AIT; Massachusetts; Virginia for more school; Ansbach, Germany; Texas, West Berlin, Germany; Bad Kreuznach, Germany)
Back to Michigan - 2 yrs
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Tennessee - 1 yr
Utah - 4 yrs
Ohio - 3 yrs
Missouri - six months and until I retire for good.

Enough of this moving around shit!
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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #90 on: January 25, 2008, 10:52:59 PM »
Quote from: Lord Undies on January 25, 2008, 10:31:49 PM
gad!  you don't live in Elmo, do you?  :o



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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #91 on: January 25, 2008, 11:19:51 PM »
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Quote from: Lord Undies on January 25, 2008, 10:31:49 PM
gad!  you don't live in Elmo, do you?  :o



 :-)

That ain't the northeast corner.  :o
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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #92 on: January 26, 2008, 12:01:57 AM »
Born in Hollywood California
Lived in,
Lackland AFB, Texas
Yokota AB, Japan
Whiteman AFB, Mo
Osan AB, Korea
Kadena AB Okinawa,
Rancho Cucamonga, Ca
Tokyo Japan
Hemet CA
Rialto CA
Palm Springs CA
Yucca Valley CA
Waldorf MD
Fayetteville PA

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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #93 on: January 26, 2008, 12:12:06 AM »
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Quote from: Lacarnut on January 25, 2008, 07:11:22 PM
Born in Baton Rouge LA and have lived there most of my life. 2 years in Seattle, 2 years in Lake City FL and a couple of months in Atlanta. Shorts stops while in the Army include AR, OK & DC and a year in Germany. Plan to move to Orange Beach AL in the future.
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2nd 8 weeks at Ft. Still. I was glad to get out of there.
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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #94 on: January 26, 2008, 12:22:19 AM »
South Central Wisconsin about 15 miles outside of Madison.

RI (born-moved age 5)
WI (raised)
OK (short term in hell)
NV (Nellis AFB and Vegas baby!)
Pusan SK (slightly longer term in Hell with constant garlic stench)
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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #95 on: January 26, 2008, 03:28:38 AM »
I live in a small twon in Iowa near Omaha. Just about 30 miles to the south called Glenwood.
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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #96 on: January 26, 2008, 05:43:53 AM »
Born in western Michigan. Now I call the beautiful northwest corner of Montana my home.  However, I still spend a significant amount of time in Michigan.  I own, and live in, three different houses during the course of a year.   Keeping track of my mail is a problem.   
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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #97 on: January 26, 2008, 07:02:34 AM »
Born and raised in southern Indiana; went to Purdue and IU, joined the Army in 1975 and I've been around quite a bit since then, mostly in the Missippi watershed and eastwards, plus Europe and some strange unpleasant places.
I call the Missouri Ozarks home now, though presently I'm on a mobilization at Fort Stewart, GA, which is probably the last substantial active duty I'll be doing in my career (and it'll be my 5th DD 214).   
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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #98 on: January 26, 2008, 08:35:50 AM »
Quote from: Lord Undies on January 25, 2008, 11:19:51 PM

That ain't the northeast corner.  :o

NorthWEST corner!  :thatsright: 

Thank you for the correction, it was a rough day!
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Re: where's everybody from (at)?
« Reply #99 on: January 26, 2008, 08:41:14 AM »
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Quote from: Lord Undies on January 25, 2008, 11:19:51 PM

That ain't the northeast corner.  :o

NorthWEST corner!  :thatsright: 

Thank you for the correction, it was a rough day!

My daughter lives in Windmill Farms.  That's almost center. :)
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