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Minnie avatar
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I am just finding my way around here and everyone has been soooo nice and welcoming. I have been active on other forums, but this is the warmest one I have ever found. I found it by looking for info on the area, since my daughter will be a resident in Jan.

I would love to get to know the regulars better. So if you will indulge me with where you have lived in your life and now.

And I promise I won't show up and try to sell you a vacuum cleaner :biggrin:


I was born in Halls, Tn. population 3000 minus one. ;-)
I lived there until I went to school at UT, go Vols.
Then after graduation I taught school in the Cleveland, TN area for about 8 years.
Moved back to West TN and have been in Memphis, ever since. :bang:

How about the rest of yall?

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Austin, Texas:welcome:
Lincoln, Nebraska :bicycle:
Jacksonville, Florida :cool:
Atlanta, Georgia :cool:
Chicago, Illinois:trainwreck:
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida:shark:

St. Pete, Florida :cool:
Lakeland, Florida :cool:
Baton Rouge, Louisiana:leaving:
Nashville, Tennessee :biggrin:
Gallatin, Tennessee :D
Seacrest, Florida :chill:
the smileys I attached to towns are in no way intended to be a statement about the town, but more toward that period in my life...;-)
dbuck avatar
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I am just finding my way around here and everyone has been soooo nice and welcoming. I have been active on other forums, but this is the warmest one I have ever found. I found it by looking for info on the area, since my daughter will be a resident in Jan.

I would love to get to know the regulars better. So if you will indulge me with where you have lived in your life and now.

And I promise I won't show up and try to sell you a vacuum cleaner :biggrin:


I was born in Halls, Tn. population 3000 minus one. ;-)
I lived there until I went to school at UT, go Vols.
Then after graduation I taught school in the Cleveland, TN area for about 8 years.
Moved back to West TN and have been in Memphis, ever since. :bang:

How about the rest of yall?

Hey Minnie, we were almost neighbors if you lived in Halls. I was born and raised in Ridgely (Lake County, [Reelfoot Lake]) but then went off to college and never moved back. You know what they say, "it's a good place to be from." Actually, did live in Bartlett, TN for a while but have been in KY for nearly 30 yrs.
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Kentucky is a beautiful state. :D
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Kentucky is a beautiful state. :D

Thanks, but right now it looks like it might just burn up.
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Went to the beach for about a week a couple weeks back and when we got back my whole neighborhood had turned to brown in Gallatin.:idontno: :eek: :yikes: I've nevr seen it this dry. Last night it thundered and lightninged but only spit a little for a very few minutes.
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fartblossom
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i have been in east central indiana for 41 years. that would be my whole life. if i ever move (doubt that will happen tho) it will be to someplace cold cold cold.:D
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Beach Comber
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Enon, ohio
Sacramento, CA
Enon, Ohio
Colllierville, Tn
Enon, ohio
Oxford, ohio
Chicago, ill
Columbus, ohio
Dallas, tx
New Albany, Ohio
Santa Rosa Beach-as often as possible.
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FunnChef - AlisonCooks.com
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St. Petersburg, Fla
Durham, NC
Florence, SC
Charleston, SC
Orlando, Fla
Ft Lauderdale, Fla
Atlanta, Ga
Columbia, SC
Next move..................................SOWAL!!!!!!:clap:
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:welcome: fubbette :wave:
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beats on hood
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Atlanta
New Orleans
Spartanburg
Gainesville
Spartanburg
Southwest of the ATL;-) and part-time in Walton County, FL
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got any pics?
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:scratch: Hmmmmm............ lets see.................. this may take a while so bare with me
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The Nooga :blush: I know what your are thinkin
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LightWorker avatar
Beach Fanatic
#13
Fort Campbell..KY

Japan

Clarksville Tn

Carbon Hill..Ala

Germany

Fort Gordon..Ga

Graysville..Ala

Clarksville..Tn

Panama City..FL

Montgomery..Ala

Wetumpa, Ala

Seagrove Beach..FL

Home sweet Home
Minnie avatar
Beach FanaticAuthor
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Too funny, very small world.

I forgot I lived in Nashville for 3 months, probably because I was trying to forget those 3 months. :floor:

And Dbuck, we used to play the Lake County Falcons in football and basketball and yall always cleaned our clock. :eek:

And Collierville is just outside of Memphis.

And Cleveland, TN is basically just a burb of 'Nooga town, so some of us have almost been neighbors at times, very interesting.

And most everyone else's towns I have visited or came close.

Thanks for sharing.
picky
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St. Petersburg, Fla
Durham, NC
Florence, SC
Charleston, SC
Orlando, Fla
Ft Lauderdale, Fla
Atlanta, Ga
Columbia, SC
Next move..................................SOWAL!!!!!!:clap:

Never been North of the Mason-Dixon line, huh? I'd never been South of it until a certain Merman married me and hijacked me to Atlanta. I'll never forget the first day I was working. It was at an office park on Overlook Hill on the north side of Atlanta and this girl, who saw I was a raw little Yankee, took me outside to show me the beautiful city sky line. It was wonderful! And then she said "This is where Sherman stood when he decided he was going to burn Atlanta." :yikes: Man, was I ever skeered that they might want to burn me, too. :lol:

:welcome: Minnie!

This is my list:

NYC (only as a baby)
Somerville, NJ (commuting distance to the Big Apple!!)
Londonderry, NH (the sticks the sticks the sticks but at least only an hour from Boston :D )
Philadelphia (my first apartment!)
Palo Alto, CA (only a year though :cry: )
Boston (where I met the handsome Merman :wub: )
Atlanta (ten wonderful years & two babies)
Indianapolis (until we retire and then ???)
Seagrove Beach (sadly, only every other month or so)

When we were living in Georgia, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution had an article on Seaside--it wasn't even ten years old then--and it was love at first sight. We made a beeline down there and fell in love. :clap:
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SoWal Insider
#16
Hey Minnie, we were almost neighbors if you lived in Halls. I was born and raised in Ridgely (Lake County, [Reelfoot Lake]) but then went off to college and never moved back. You know what they say, "it's a good place to be from." Actually, did live in Bartlett, TN for a while but have been in KY for nearly 30 yrs.
once had a girlfriend from Bartlett
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hmmmm......can't remember
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Gainesville, GA

Nashville, TN

Athens, GA (For about a month. Go, dawgs. Go far, far away, dawgs...)

Nashville, TN

3 months in Ocklawaha, FL for a job. Figured I'd mention it since I lived there longer than I lived in Athens.

Nashville again.

Atlanta, GA

Jasper, GA

Gainesville, GA (the center of the Universe!)

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hmmmm......can't remember
#18
:scratch:The Nooga :blush: I know what your are thinkin
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Nope. I've been through the Nooga a zillion times going to and fro from Gainesville to Nashville. It's beautiful. I can understand why someone would want to stick there!
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Funnkalicious
#19
Birmingham, AL
Auburn for college (5 yrs)
NYC for internship then job (2 yrs)
Sowal for "job" (3 months)
NYC (back to a real job for another year)
LA/ West Hollywood currently...just celebrated my 1 year
dbuck avatar
Beach Fanatic
#20
once had a girlfriend from Bartlett

Did you marry her? ;-)
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Meow
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Houston, TX

Dallas, TX

SoWal

Dallas, TX

SoWal

Dallas, TX

SoWal...well, you get the idea. ;-)
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SoWal Expert
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Dallas (born there)

Breckenridge, Tx.

Bridgeport, Tx.

Graham, Tx.

Irving, Tx.

Dallas, Tx.

Irving, Tx.

Cleburne, Tx.

Mesquite, Tx.

Euless, Tx.

Grapevine, Tx.
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Beach Fanatic
#23
Plymouth, PA

Mountaintop, PA

Ft Wayne, IN

Allentown, PA

Freeport, FL :(

Panama City Beach, FL :blink:

Santa Rosa Beach, FL :D
picky
#24
Nope. I've been through the Nooga a zillion times going to and fro from Gainesville to Nashville. It's beautiful. I can understand why someone would want to stick there!


That's what I think about it, too. When we drive to Atlanta to visit my brother, one of the best parts of the trip is going through the Nooga. Talk about beautiful vistas and the pretty river and the railroad lines (don't ask why but I love trains and anything related to them)...yep, good place to live, RO.
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Beach Fanatic
#25
Mine's boring compared to y'all...

Born in Fort Walton Beach
Raised on the bay in Point Washington :D
Tallahassee - one year, but dad died and mom needed me, so back to Point Washington :(
Met a guy...DeFuniak Springs :roll:
Guy was a jackass...back to Point Washington :bang:
Got married to correct guy...Seagrove Beach, then Dune-Allen :clap:
Got evicted as our rental sold...back to Point Washington :blush:
House falling down, mom died :cry: , Wesley born :wub: , needed to regroup and build equity...Freeport
Ten wonderful years and a lot of hard work later...BACK TO POINT WASHINGTON!!! :cool:

Home Sweet Home, to stay!:chill:
Minnie avatar
Beach FanaticAuthor
#26
I agree about Chattanooga, living in Cleveland the best thing was being so close to it.

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