Where are you located?

[Belmondo]

This is an absolutely 'unofficial' suggestion.

I've noticed that a lot of us do not enter our location when we register for this forum. It isn't required information, and some of us may have reasons for people not knowing where we're located.

On the other hand, I've found one of the great appeals of this venue to be the fact that we have members from just about every corner of the civilized world, and a few from the other parts, too. I enjoy knowing that I'm communicating with people in England, South Africa, Germany, Tennessee, Canada, Asia, and elsewhere.

If you have a reason for not publishing your location, that's okay. If you just 'missed it' when you registered, you can do it anytime by clicking on the 'profile' link at the top of the page and entering the information in the 'location' field. In fact, this is a good feature to understand for adding or changing a lot of your information including links to personal websites, signature lines, and more.

Think about it.

[ssim]

Now be honest Tom. This isn't some hidden agenda so that you can make fun of more Canadians is it.

I totally agree with you. It would be nice to see where everyone is from.

[Scottes]

Tom, is "North of Boston" accurate enough? I expect that everyone knows where Boston is, right? I mean, it is the Hub Of The Universe, right?




Fo those non-Bostonians: Boston is in Massachusetts, on the east coast of the US. For some reason the city's nickname is "The Hub" and I have no idea why - well, there seems to be several stories but I believe none of them.

[Belmondo]

I think Boston overestimates its importance to the rest of the world, especially when you see the politicians that seem to proliferate there (whose last names begin with 'K' but shall otherwise remain unnamed).

'North of Boston', though technically accurate, really doesn't make much differentiation between you and Nanuk of the North (may he rest in peace). He too was 'North of Boston'. You might try for something a little more specific.

Don't worry about creating confusion, though; Don't forget that our buddy Cauck is a U.S. citizen living in England using an Avatar from a Canadian hockey team. Talk about obfuscation.....


Tom

[EoSD30fReAk]

great idea Tom

i too find it fun to know where people are from 8)

[Ballen Photo]

Good idea Tom, I thought I had mine posted, OOPS! Fixed.
........Bruce

[Canuck]

belmondo said w/ slight mods...
Don't worry about creating confusion, though; Don't forget that our buddy Canuck is an American citizen living in England using an Avatar from a Canadian hockey team. Talk about obfuscation.....

You forgot that the Canadian team, the defunct Quebec Nordiques since summer '95 when they moved to Denver Colorado and became the Colorado Avalanche. Where I am from is near the US/Canadian border so in many ways the Canadian way of living was always there. We used to watch the double header (then Molson Hockey Night in Canada) on Sat nite all the time, or at least the first game. I saw many more Toronto Maple Leafs games then Nordiques/Avalanche games but it was all good. Living in England is great, other than the extortion rate! I am falling over backwards in several thousand years in history just about anywhere I step. Heck, there was Roman occupation in Cambridge itself in the very early AD years just after the AD/BC split and after it too. I can go on and on and on with history of over here. I have to say Hadrian's Wall was the most recent really impressive bit I saw. The bit that I saw outside Newcastle heading towards Carlisle. There was a several hundred foot drop to the ground below. Those that have seen it know what I am talking about.

However, it is interesting to know we have people literally around the world on this forum. I guess the only reason I put Cambridge, England as my location is for reference and that's all much like others have.

[Bruce Hamilton]

Same as Scottes... North of Boston. Bahstun, as we say around here.

[shelbix2020]

<-------- over on that side of the country

[Conk]

Transplanted Torontonian now living just east of Vancouver since 93'.

[Belmondo]

Originally Posted by Conk

Transplanted Torontonian now living just east of Vancouver since 93'.

Hey. Welcome to the west coast. Now you're one of 'us'.

[Tom W]

Where, pray tell, are all the Southerners?

[PacAce]

Tom, just curious. Just how big (or small) is the Southern California Desert?

[Belmondo]

It's a huge area. just about everything east of Los Angeles from Mexico to the San Joaquin Valley east to Arizona and Nevada is all desert. We're about 150 miles east of Los Angeles in what they call the Coachella Valley (most famous for the town of Palm Springs). We're right at sea level, and just east of here the valley sinks to below seal level.

[Ballen Photo]

Originally Posted by belmondo

We're right at sea level, and just east of here the valley sinks to below seal level.

In other words, It's FRIGGIN HOT! Right?
Weather today in Vegas, already Friggin Hot!
.......Bruce