Where in the World are VR members?

[Mary]

Hurricane Katrina has made me wonder where our members are located. I've posted a poll that attempts to group states regionally, but it is ROUGH! Everyone vote and let other members know what state you live in. :)

You can view member's names by putting your cursor over the number voting :( for each option. I only learned that about three weeks ago!

I 'll start off by voting for Missouri! Come on Show Me State!

[Yaps]

Hurricane Katrina has made me wonder where our members are located. I've posted a poll that attempts to group states regionally, but it is ROUGH! I've also included an option for Canada and one for members living somewhere besides North America. Everyone vote and let other members know what state you live in. :)
Mary, where is the poll :confused: ?

[hensylee]

this VR member is displaced this morning, but will be back in place by late today. And if I find the poll then - I will post. Right now I am about to to be in the clouds. Thank the good Lord, bless HER/HIS heart.

[Mary]

Sorry about the delay in getting the poll up. I lost a state and had to go back and find it! (and no, it wasn't on the Gulf Coast)

Don't forget, you can view members by placing your cursor over the number that have responded to each option. :) Then, if you're unsure about who the member is, click on their name and their profile will come up in a another window! Pretty Neat!! :)

[Yaps]

Oh my you read my mind Louisiana , Mississippi, Alabama ...yes we are still here,,lol..but its not a pretty site.. :(

[MarkU]

I've been in FL for 19 years, but I'm still a native Indiana Hoosier at heart. Took kind of a round-about route to FL: After I graduated from school I did stints in NJ, NY, OH, NJ (again), NC, then finally FL.
We've managed to dodge the hurricanes so far, but fear our turn is coming one of these days. Our house is almost 4 miles from the water but only 15' above the normal high tide level. Seeing the scenes of the Gulf Coast is pretty scary.

Mark

[gadgetman]

I'm from the great state of Georgia, the good old U S of A :D . Not that other Georgia across the ocean far, far away :D :D .

I was born and raised in Georgia but was displaced by the DRAFT (ANYONE REMEMBER THOSE DAYS) in 1967 :eek: . I was a resident of Georgia even while I was in the military. In 1993, I retired and moved back to Georgia, 9 miles from where I originally lived. Talk about a circle :D . One person who was helping us pack for our move back to Georgia said something to the effect: "Guess this will make you look forward to your next move". To which I replied, "The next time I move will be FEET FIRST out the back door." :eek: :D :D Guess its not my time to move on yet, although in January I came a little closer than I wanted right now :eek: :eek: :eek: . Got too many Grandkids to spoil :eek: :D .

One thing that comes to mind about our membership: "THE'RE EVERYWHERE, THE'RE EVERYWHERE". I look forward to the days when our group turns into the ones that took a pill (or no worse than a shot) to fix their heart problems. Hope I'm around to witness that.

May God Bless,

Danny

[Wise]

A kentucky resident here, for over 27 years. I'm a native Indiana Hoosier also, however. I didn't travel far...northern Indiana to central Kentucky. This will be an interesting thread. I'm looking forward to reading the posts. Thanks Mary.

Wise

[Ross]

OHIO land of...........well.........land.

[Yaps]

OHIO land of...........well.........land.
:p .. :D
its just land?lol :p

[EVELYN]

Great Thread, Mary

I'm born and bred on Long Island.....58 years worth!! However, we will be becoming Virginians within the next year or so. We just bought about 5 acres in the town of Gloucester....on the middle penninsula. Anyone from down there on the site?

I know I sure will miss my BAGELS when we move!!!!

Evelyn

[Phyllis]

Dick and I were both born in CT- same town we live in now- 72 years for Dick and 62 years for me. We were lucky to also have all our family here also, except for one sister-in-law who lived in OK. For the last 19 years, we have been spending most of the winter months in FL.

[Georgia]

Better leave the poll up for a while - I think that LA, AL and MS might be a bit underrepresented just now!

[Emma]

Only me in Europe so far! :( I feel so alone. lol

Wheres Gemma and Jan?? I'll vote for them soon so Idont look so pathetic on my own...

Still thinking of you all over there with that weather of yours! Were talking about it at work today and how appalling and shocking it all is!

Love Emma
xxx

[twinmaker]

I was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky and still consider it home. My parents (who are in their eighties) and most of my family still live there, so I get home quite a bit. The reason I still consider it home is because since I married almost 34 years ago, my husband and I have lived in Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, Tennessee, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Maryland, back to Georgia, and then two years ago moved here to Florida. All of these moves were thanks to Uncle Sam (my husband was in ROTC at the U. of Alabama) and S.C. Johnson...a family company. So it's hard for me to say any place is home except good ole' Kentucky! Seen a lot of this beautiful country though and made a lot of good friends.

[Glenda]

I'm a Missourian through and through. I was born and raised in Joplin, MO. My husband was born only 1/2 mile from where our farm is now. In fact it was his folks old farm. All this going on makes me so glad that I live in the great state of Missouri, although it won't be long until tonado season. Ugh! !

[Gemma]

Only me in Europe so far! :( I feel so alone. lol

Wheres Gemma and Jan?? I'll vote for them soon so Idont look so pathetic on my own...



I'm here! There's loads of us in Europe, just may take a while for everyone to post. Let's see, there's Billy in Ireland, you, me, Jan, Phil D, Brad, ClickerTicker, and some others whose names escape me in England, Scotty (I think from Scotland LOL) then Valve-Viking in Sweden (I think, half of me says Norway so if I'm wrong sorry!)

You're not alone Emma :)

Gemma xx

[Ross]

Georgia,
I think you hit the wrong button. It's showing you in Asia, Africa, or S. America! Maybe Ross can fix it, if it won't let you edit it. :)
Fixed at 8:00 pm

[Debrinha GT]

I'm here in Brazil. I was born in a city called Joinville in the state of Santa Catarina, but I was raised in Curitiba - PR. I did live in Scotland for a couple of years though, but haven't been back there since 1988.
Débora

[Cris N]

Born in Missouri, lived in NY as a baby, then moved to Illinois... grew up there, lived in San Antonio for a short time. Most recently - N. Wisconsin but now in Titletown USA :)

Cris

[Rich]

I was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio for the first 35 yrs of my life.
Then General Motors transferred me to Michigan and we have been here for the last 32 yrs.
My wife was born and raised in North Canton, Ohio, Ross's hometown.
I must admit I do miss Ohio and a lot of the really good people there.
Go Buckeyes!!

[WendyD]

I was born in Zimbabwe ( then called Rhodesia ) and we are now living in NZ
Best wishes to you all
Wendy

[Valve-Viking]

Hi Gemma,

I´m Swedish - you got it right!


/
Martin

[epstns]

Nothing unique here -- Born in Chicago, grew up in Chicago, Only a short time away while "wearing green clothes" then married and raised our family here in, you guessed it, Chicago. Will probably always maintain our official residence in this area.

Guess I'm a Chicagoan!

[Sherry]

Born in Bad Kreuznach, Germany (military), spent a few years in Kentucky, and spent the rest in Southern Indiana, the good ole Hoosier State.

[mntbiker]

Born and raised in Hicksville --- New York that is, no really there is a town named Hicksville and it's in LI NY. One son was born there as well. The wife is from Cartagena, Colombia and the other son was born in Georgia. Now of course we all live in a hicks-ville in Georgia.

[PaulD]

My mom made me vote! She is ruthless!

[Mary]

101 votes so far. Last time I had looked, it was 92. If we hit 150, we should have a fair idea of where many of our posters live. :)

[Karlynn]

My mom made me vote! She is ruthless!

Don't we know! :D

Nice of you to support your Mom's efforts. We'll be expecting her to give us a full statistical report once the poll is ended.

[PJmomrunner]

:d :d :d :d :d

[Curtsmum]

Europe, born in manchester,moved to Fleetwood near Blackpool.Paula

[JohnnyV_46]

They say we are in Southern Illinois. I think anything south of Cook County in Illinois is Southern Illinois. I feel more like we are southwest but anyways. We live about 10 minutes from Downtown St.Louis but on the Illinois side of the Mississippi river. :D

[Christina]

I am originally from The Netherlands. Born in a little town called Doornspijk, grew up in a yet smaller town/village called 'tHarde in the province of Gelderland.
Immigrated to Ontario, Canada in 1968 and lived in Barrie, twin cities Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge, (called Galt at the time). Moved back to The Netherlands in 1973 but packed my things again in 1976 and immigrated back to Ontario, Canada. In 1977 I met my second husband and moved south to beautiful Tucson AZ. and am here to stay.
I hate moving.

[Karlynn]

They say we are in Southern Illinois. I think anything south of Cook County in Illinois is Southern Illinois.

I grew up in Central Illinois (Normal), went to college at Il State U. with a bunch of Chicago area kids. My husband grew up in the Chicago area. I always tell him that people in the Chicago area are shocked when they look at a map of Illinois and see all the land to the south of Chicago.

My town had 2 universities, 4 corporate headquarters and the most millionaires per capita of any town in the USA when I was growing up. To hear the "commuters" from Chicago talk - I grew up in Little House on the Prairie.

[Mary]

Wow! I looked at the names of all who have voted, and Mr.Billie from N. Ireland has even signed in!!!Glad you did, Billie!
And Karlynn, I use to laugh when people asked me if I lived in Springfield. They thought southern Illinois only extended as far south as the state capital!

[Mary]

Last night's tornado that struck S. Indiana, N. Kentucky, and SW Ohio made me wonder again where everyone is located. I resurected this thread to take a look at the locations members had posted.

My guess is the members who would be most affected are Sherry, ccrawford,
momshell7, and Hayden. Geebee has posted that they got severe storms in Ohio, but I think they escaped the damage that hit the other areas.

I don't know if the poll is still open, but if it is, I'd like to encourage new members to vote for their location.

[geebee]

Last night's tornado that struck S. Indiana, N. Kentucky, and SW Ohio made me wonder again where everyone is located. I resurected this thread to take a look at the locations members had posted.

My guess is the members who would be most affected are Sherry, ccrawford,
momshell7, and Hayden. Geebee has posted that they got severe storms in Ohio, but I think they escaped the damage that hit the other areas.

I don't know if the poll is still open, but if it is, I'd like to encourage new members to vote for their location.
Hayden should be too far south to be affected and momshell7 too far north. I am not sure about ccrawford but I am really worried about Sherry as she was right in the path. I think Sherrin Hut was also in the area. We were in the path also but the tornado ran out of steam before it made it to Cincinnati (and no others formed) so we lucked out this time. I am not looking forward to tonight as it is lining up to be another "Sleepless in Ohio". Hope to hear from Sherry & Sherrin soon.

[momshell7]

Born and raised in Hicksville --- New York that is, no really there is a town named Hicksville and it's in LI NY.


There is also a Hicksville in Ohio. :eek: :D :p Go figure what anyone would choose that for a name but they did. Apparently at least twice.

[momshell7]

My guess is the members who would be most affected are Sherry, ccrawford,
momshell7, and Hayden. Geebee has posted that they got severe storms in Ohio, but I think they escaped the damage that hit the other areas.


We didn't get much of a storm at all. It thundered a few times but that is about it, other than lots and lots of wind.

Our yard is now covered in leaves, but unfortunatly they aren't from our trees. :rolleyes: OUR stubborn trees still have most of their GREEN leaves!! They just have to be the last to turn every year. I guess they fit in with all the stubborn people who live in the house.:eek: :p

[Rain]

My ancestors have been in Colorado forever.... well almost. They all moved here in days of covered wagons. My fathers side came from Kansas, my Mom's from Oklahoma.

We still own the ranch my parents bought almost 60 years ago. They made the down payment on the first acreage with my Dad's war bonds.

Cool poll!! It is neat to see at a glance where everyone is from. Also interesting to read the notes they have posted.

[cocoalab]

I voted(?) quite a while ago but had fun reading all the messages of where people are from.

I am from a far north suburb of Chicago so I think Chicago is part of southern Illinois LOL!! Since I have minors I won't name the town but it is pretty close to Great America -a Six Flag park.

I started out in Madison Wisconsin though. Andrew has lived here all his life; well near hear at least as we bought the house when he was a babe.;)

[Georgia]

My mom's cousin lived in Hicksville (LI) from just after WWII until retiring to Hampton Bays a few years ago - I visited there several times over the years. I believe Hicksville was one of the very first post-war bedroom suburbs with small, affordable houses targeting the returning vets.

[mntbiker]

My mom's cousin lived in Hicksville (LI) from just after WWII until retiring to Hampton Bays a few years ago - I visited there several times over the years. I believe Hicksville was one of the very first post-war bedroom suburbs with small, affordable houses targeting the returning vets.

The house my wife and I had up there was built in 1948, we bought it from the original owner. As far as affordable - hmm, the house I have in GA is five times larger and almost the same price.

Hicksville was named after Elias Hicks who was born in 1748.

His write up: http://www.nndb.com/people/865/000103556/

[Lorraine]

Born in Chicago, raised until I was 12 in Chicago, then Dad moved us to suburb of Chicago, when I got married I then moved to outer boonies of Chicago and at age 49 got a job working in Chicago. Guess even though I live in the "Boonies" I have always been a Chicagoan at heart!:D

[Ross]

Born in Chicago, raised until I was 12 in Chicago, then Dad moved us to suburb of Chicago, when I got married I then moved to outer boonies of Chicago and at age 49 got a job working in Chicago. Guess even though I live in the "Boonies" I have always been a Chicagoan at heart!:D
Sillyago. I think I know some people there.

[Mary]

There has been an influx of new members from the Southeast/ coastal states and they are about to catch and overrun us!

We could lose our coveted position in this very haphazard, data collecting survey!:eek: :eek:

If you haven't voted, now's the time! Your region NEEDS you!:p :p :p :p

[Phyllis]

There has been an influx of new members from the Southeast/ coastal states and they are about to catch and overrun us!

We could lose our coveted position in this very haphazard, data collecting survey!:eek: :eek:

If you haven't voted, now's the time! Your region NEEDS you!:p :p :p :p
Mary,
It is surprising that they are not the majority considering the number of retirees in the Southeast- could be that a large majority of seniors are not using computers and therefore not accessing our wonderful site.:(

[WayneGM]

As Mary suggested in the "Map of Members" tread, I'll re-start this poll as it was started before I joined.....

I live in Waterdown, Ontario which is now part of the "Greater City of Hamilton". Actually, for most people who don't know their Ontario geography, it's just outside Toronto.

Before that I lived in Windsor, London (Ontario that is), Burlington, Hamilton, Toronto, and Montreal (Quebec born and raised).

[Bina]

Me too!
I've been 5 yrs in Eastern Ontario. Born and raised in Quebec.

[gadgetman]

ah's still hyar in Geo'gia, 'cept fo' February when I'll relocut fo' a few days t'Flo'ida! :p

Bubba :)

[ShezaGirlie]

The GREAT state of Texas..in the Hill Country..! Born in San Antonio and never lived more than 50 miles from there. Native Texan - rather rare these days..!

[Adrienne]

Born in NYC, moved to Dallas as a toddler, then to Chicago as a little girl, then St. Louis until I was 28. I then moved (immigrated) to Montreal (Quebec).

[WayneGM]

Me too!
I've been 5 yrs in Eastern Ontario. Born and raised in Quebec.

Bina, did you vote in the poll? I don't see your name listed with the "Canada" voters.

[Bina]

Thanks, Wayne.....I was sleeping on the job;)

[Granbonny]

Mary posted this poll.. 2 years ago..on Sept. 1, 2005..so if you have already voted...don't vote again:D Will really throw it off..but new members in the past 2 years should vote.Bonnie

[Computec]

I'm originally from western Pennsylvania but have lived in the islands (25 years of Kauai and 5 of Oahu) ever since I got off the farm. While I was growing up Mom always took me some place nice for a couple weeks once a year. That didn't make sense to me. Now I go some place crappy for two weeks once a year.

Put me down for southern Illinois since everything south of Chicago qualifies.

[Jim P]

Born in Maryland.

Lived in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Alabama, Alaska, Japan, California, Missouri, Germany, Illinois, Hawaii, and Georgia. We moved to Florida seven years ago, so that is what we now claim as “home.”

[Freddie]

Then there's me.
Almost right in the middle of Canada in the bald prairies. Flat like a pancake the French would say.
Been in Saskatoon (Toon Town) since day one..........46 years.
And not like some other Canadians, I DID remember to vote.

Cheers to you all!

[Cooker]

Came into this world in the wonderful city of Charleston, SC!!! Moved up and down the east coast then settled in Columbia, SC

[sue943]

The original Jersey, the tiny island near the coast of France which New Jersey is named for.

[Mary]

Mary posted this poll.. 2 years ago..on Sept. 1, 2005..so if you have already voted...don't vote again:D Will really throw it off..but new members in the past 2 years should vote.Bonnie

Not to worry . . . the poll "knows" if you've previously voted, and won't let you vote twice!;)

[Atlanta Sweetheart]

Marietta, Ga

[marciemarine]

I was born in Pennsylvania and have lived there, in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire,Texas, and at the US Embassy in Moscow, USSR for a year while my husband was stationed there. Now, I'm back in New York State where we plan to stay for a while.
Marcie

[Christina]

Mary,

I think you forgot England. England doesn't belong to Europe. Many people get confused with that.

[Mary]

Mary,

I think you forgot England. England doesn't belong to Europe. Many people get confused with that.

I wasn't able to change the poll options to make it more precise.:(
I listed continents, (but didn't see any sense in including Anartica :eek: ;)), but Emma and Jan did mark that they were part of Europe, so I guess it will be ok.
Thanks for pointing it out and for the clarification.:)

[Lisa in Katy]

Since when is England not a part of Europe? What continent is it on? I know I've been out of school for a while, but didn't know this changed! Or is this one of those things like how Texans like to say that Texas is its own country and not really part of the U.S.?

[WayneGM]

I always thought of it as part of Europe. I checked "Europe" on Wikipedia and there it considers the British Isles as part of Europe. In fact, it also included Iceland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe

[CThrock]

I'll always be planted in the desert. In Tucson , AZ.:cool:

[Praline]

I was not part of this site when Katrina came. I joined shortly after.
I was borned in Canada, lived in MA for a while, then moved here to Louisiana.

[John & Joann]

John & Joann have lived in NW Ohio their entire life. Go Buckeyes. We currently live in Lima, Ohio. We also spend 3 months in Port Charlotte, Florida in our RV.

We have been very fortunate to travel in 48 of the states, most of Canada, and many cruises.

At times we regret never having the opportunity to live in other locations. The good news is that we found Cleveland Clinic when it was still a small hospital. We also have our daughter, son in law, and 3 grandchildren all near our home.

[Mary]

I know that we have members who have not marked their location on our VR poll.
If you haven't, please do!
And don't forget, to see the display of names, click on the numbers beside each category!

[Louise]

Born and raised in a small town south east of Pittsburgh, Go Steelers!

We transplanted to TX in July 1985 for jobs, my daughter was 9 months old so she is technically a Texan. :)

[marie]

I live in good old Louisiana

[Mary]

It looks like no new members have marked where they live since Marie did back in December.
If you haven't voted, please do so!:) And don't forget to highlight the numbers so you can see where everyone else lives.

[Dina]

Sorry , I had to vote NY, even though my heart is in KY.
I have also lived in Texas ,Connecticut, Southern Indiana
(and Florida for a short time)
Do you know that the soda Big Red is not to be found in NYC!!??
Out of curiosity when driving from NY to KY I wanted to see exactly
where the sale of Big Red begins. I usually take the N.J.-Pa.-Ohio-
route and it was mid eastern Ohio where I first found 'red cream soda'
I didn't find the true Big Red until south Ohio.
I do miss that unhealthy soda-pop:D

[Dawn-Marie]

Hi ~ I live in a town called Jamestown, NY. I've lived here all my life. We used to be a big factory town, but now most of the factories are gone (sad to say). Our biggest claim to fame is that Lucille Ball was born and raised here...we just had our LucyFest celebration. If you can drive, Buffalo, NY and Erie, PA are big towns with lots of things happening that are not that far away. Oh, and nearby Westfield, NY is the place Welch's grapes come from. Not too exciting a town, but i love living here!

[njean]

"Land of Enchantment" here! (New Mexico):)

[rocksoldier]

i was born in gary indiana-so guess i'm a hoosier....but parents moved here to aurora illinois when i was 1 1/2....trish

[ruthienc1]

I was born and grew up in Philadelphia. Since then I've lived in Chicago, Cleveland, W. Germany (guess that dates me!), Durham, NC, and now, for the last 28 wonderful years, Greensboro, NC. GO DUKE!!!!!!

[Mary]

I just took a look at the poll after Ruthie's reply, and gauging the response of 229 members, the area containing the states of W. Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, and Arkansas is represented by more members than any of the others.:):)
The Northeast is right behind with 38 members, and the South;):p can claim 37 valvers.
If you notice that a member's name is not on the list, try to shoot them a pm with this link, http://www.valvereplacement.com/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=320947 and ask them to vote!

[aussie girl]

Mary, can you explain why the names and numbers don't correspond eg: Australia/New Zealand has 7 names recorded but is showing a total of nine members. The same thing applies to many other regions as well.

Mary

[Mary]

Mary, can you explain why the names and numbers don't correspond eg: Australia/New Zealand has 7 names recorded but is showing a total of nine members. The same thing applies to many other regions as well.

Mary

Mary,
It looks as though our new members' names and locations are showing, so that's good.:)
I'm guessing that members who are no longer active (don't show up as members anymore in the member's list) lost their display name when the list was updated and members were removed. The poll still records that they voted, but doesn't record who they were.
I just looked checked one area for a member's name who was banned . . . he was on it before, but he's gone now.:eek:I think that's the answer!

[Roger Frank]

Kansas...the nations "fly over" state. :)

[Mary]

Kansas...the nations "fly over" state. :)

For some of us, it's the "drive through" state!;)

[Ross]

Mary,
It looks as though our new members' names and locations are showing, so that's good.:)
I'm guessing that members who are no longer active (don't show up as members anymore in the member's list) lost their display name when the list was updated and members were removed. The poll still records that they voted, but doesn't record who they were.
I just looked checked one area for a member's name who was banned . . . he was on it before, but he's gone now.:eek:I think that's the answer!

You are 100% correct. Members that have been purged are still showing on the poll as guests.

[Petros]

Island of Cyprus (Mediterranean Sea).

[debster913]

Southern California here. Somewhere between L.A. and the beach! :cool:

[aussie girl]

Thanks Mary

[Mary]

Island of Cyprus (Mediterranean Sea).

I am envious!

[zipper2]

Then there's me.
Almost right in the middle of Canada in the bald prairies. Flat like a pancake the French would say.
Been in Saskatoon (Toon Town) since day one..........46 years.
And not like some other Canadians, I DID remember to vote.

Cheers to you all!



Geees Freddie (LOL)
Just saw this tonite or might,hey im on call for work.....can't sleep
gotta run soon.

Yup Canadian eh whole 47 years of it ,could be why im still waiting
for an appointment for surgery eh?? hahah couldn't resist.


zipper2(DEB)

[Mary]

I'm bumping this back up.
If you're a new member, and haven't voted, please do!:)

[WilliamJE]

I was born in New York, then moved to Florida when my father semi-retired in 1976. In 1979 at age 18 I joined the Navy. During my time in the Navy I was stationed at

Orlando Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Camp Lejeune
Orlando again
Bethesda Naval Hosp.
Great Lakes again
San Diego
Subic Bay Philippines(where I met my wife Leonita)

I left the Navy in 1989. While in the Navy I remained a registered voter in Florida, using my parents address as my home.

Since 1989, I've lived in Palm Beach County FL, more specifically Lantana. In 1998 the wife and I moved, but it was a short one. About 1 mile in distance as the crow flies.

Travel wise I been to all 50 states if only briefly in a half dozen cases. Internationally I've traveled to Philippines, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, England, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland.

[escargome]

California -- Sometimes also known as the land of fruits and nuts. But I like my little house about 20 miles north of Los Angeles.:D:D:D

[Mercia]

Born and raised in South Africa, then lived 20 years in Canada, and now living in CA since 1998.

[KristyW]

Born and raised in the the Greater Metro area of Denver, CO. I've never lived anywhere else! Lots of sunshine, 4 distinct seasons, beautiful mountain scenery.

I don't know too many other states that have the varied topography that Colorado does. NE we have the prairie, lots of farmland, SE has Rocky Ford melons!! Whoo hooo!. On the western slope it's very much desertlike (think Arizona and Utah). Palisade (near Grand Junction) grows some of the best peaches in the world. Then of course we have the beautiful Rocky Mountains. Skiing, fishing, camping, hiking, rock climbing...it's all here.

PLUS Denver is almost unique in that all 5 professional sports have a team here...The Broncos (NFL), The Rockies (MLB), The Avalanche (NHL), The Rapids (Soccer), The Nuggets (NBA) plus we have the Mammoth - professional Lacrosse.

There is a thriving arts community here. Theater, museums, symphony...it's a great place to live.

I don't often get to spout off about my home state. Thanks for the opportunity!!

[Montrealer]

Montreal........born and raised......and still kicking...

[MikeB]

Born and raised in Reading, PA about an hour North of Philly!

[Bina]

Canada really has 33 members....some must be hibernating already!!

[shortbed]

Hi i've lived in beautiful beaufort south carolina for 40 years. Thanks to my father for retiring here. Chuck

[diegocentrico]

The only asian here :)

[stilldreamin]

Born and raised in southwestern Ontario, lived in northern Ontario (15 yrs) and the Northwest Territories (3 yrs) for a while, and back where I started. Just in time for my BAV diagnosis and some of the best cardiac specialists in Canada.

[geckley]

Come on I know I'm not the only one from Maryland. You know our state motto. If you can dream it,We can tax it.