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I was raised in Erie PA, for 25 years, moved to Tulsa Ok for 16 years and now live in Shenandoah Valley VA. I have traveled all around SE Oklahoma Don, up and down Rt 69 many times.

-- Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from poor judgement.

Hey Tim.... I have been to your old stomping grounds up in Erie several times myself.

-- Don S.E. OK

Steve – Hmmm.. Born in Maryland but dad was Air Force so lived in Illinois, Virginia, Ohio, England, Montana. Joined the Navy and lived in Florida, Naples, Italy, Washington, Virginia Beach and England (again). Have visited numerous countries over the years – including Perth, W.A. a couple of times (fantastic place!). Currently on an extended stop in Vancouver, WA across the river from Portland, OR and finding that between the WA governor and the OR governor I have found out what it is like to live with pure insanity. This is definitely not the final stop on this bus!!

Oh, will be retiring from the Naval Reserve in 6 months, so if anyone has any tips on making the transition smooth, all are welcome.. and I am collecting ideas for my shadowbox as well!

-- Steve, Vancouver, WA

Raised in Quebec,Canada now i have been on Vancouver island for 16 y

Sylvain,

-- Syl,Courtenay,B.C

Steve (NavyCop68) I spent a year in Naples Italy myself while in the Navy….loved it over there.

-- Don S.E. OK

I see that a lot of you guys move around a lot what is the reason for those move.
I can see that some was for the army or navy but others I don’t know.

frank, aka shinju from rockland ny

-- enjoy, be well and enjoy life with all around you

Don K. – It was definitely an experience!! I have to admit it was a wild place to live and the food was fantastic. I was there from 89 – 92 before the Euro evened out the prices and was able to afford to live there well. Had a blast and developed my love to caprese salad!

-- Steve, Vancouver, WA

Ahhhhh….caprese salad…..I LOVED it !!!! I was there from 86 to 87…just missed you lol.

-- Don S.E. OK

NavyCop68 where in England were you based?.......

Andy

-- cut it saw it scrap it SKPE: ANDREW.CARTER69

I was based out of Naval Support Activity in Agnano. Afsouth was in Bagnoli (over the hill) and I patrolled throughout the area (Capodichino was the air base and Pinetamare was government housing). Got up to Gaeta a few times – to the beaches.

-- Steve, Vancouver, WA

Steve,
I was stationed on Capodichino….When I was there…it was still the air base…but it was also the female barricks….almost 1500 military females lived on one side of the parking lot…and 25 Sea Bees on the other side. I will not EVEN say the things I saw go on in those rooms…lol.

Went to NSA all the time.

Went to Gaeta a few times myself. We were there when they blew up the USO…remember that ??

-- Don S.E. OK

I just missed that actually.. or was it the bombing of the seamans center in downtown that I just missed.. so much happened that I can’t remember it all! They actually still use Capo, though it has been upgraded extensively (multi-million dollars worth) and NSA is shut down. They moved to an “admin site” closer to the Capo side of town and out of that horrible area they were in.

-- Steve, Vancouver, WA

Pommy – forgot to reply to you as well!! I was stationed at the base at West Ruislip (RAF W. Ruislip) as well as doing security at RAF Daws Hill and a couple of other support sites. The interesting thing is that I was working there 30 years after we left England when dad was in the Air Force and stationed at those exact same bases! Truly came full circle on that one, eh!

-- Steve, Vancouver, WA

Ah thats London way my friend about 40 miles from were i am now but glad you enjoyed your time here on our fair isle

Andy

-- cut it saw it scrap it SKPE: ANDREW.CARTER69

Born in the Cannon Gate within 150 yards from the Royal Palace of Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland, now live in the Kingdom of Fife.

Bill

-- Bill,Bonnie Scotland

I pay rent in Brooklyn, NY (America’s 4th largest city), But I spend my winters down in Cahuita, Costa Rica…and much of the summer (as much as I can) at my cottage near Bath, NY.

-- Steve-- http://www.urbanexteriors.biz

Steve…glad to here they upgraded Capodichino, that place was a dump 20+ years ago when I was there…way past its prime..but man oh man…did we have fun there. Some of my favorite memorys from the navy are from living at Capodichino.

Hey…I see this topic is now a “Sticky”...cool !!!

-- Don S.E. OK

Born in San Francisco, CA…raised in Greenville and Quincy, CA (NE Sierra’s), moved back to the Bay Area….came full circle. Currently living 50 miles No of San Francisco. Love it here, love the weather. When all of you comment on heat and humidity…avg temp here in the summer…80 with nice fog belt moving in during the evening…natural air conditioning.

-- Robin, California

Masrol from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Born and raised in Queens NY now living in Long Island, NY

-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

Born and raised in Waynesville, NC, have lived in Hawaii, Washington State, California, Back to NC and finally the last 20 years in Snellville, Georgia.

Born in Belgrade Yugoslavia, grew up in suburbs of Chicago, served 4 yrs in AF in Abilene TX, live in Rockwall Tx, suburb of Dallas.

-- Z, Rockwall, TX

Z…what brought you from Yugoslavia ??

-- Don S.E. OK

Born & raised in Indianapolis, IN. Lived here my whole life with the exception of 4 years getting brainwashed at Indiana U. in Bloomington.

I’m originally from Newport, Ky, but while I was in the Army I have lived in the following places for at least a year each: Ft. Campbell, KY; Ft. Bragg, NC; Key West, FL; Fort Rucker, AL; Fort Polk, LA; and overseas in South Korea, Germany and Iraq, and finally retired in Carthage, NY outside of Ft. Drum where I had been stationed for the last four years. I guess the good thing about my life is I recognize so many of the hometowns listed on here and have been to or at least near quite a few of them.

-- Dale Manning, Carthage, NY

I live in the shadow of the Mouse in lovely Orlando Florida.

Fort Myers Fl.

Robert Canton, New York

-- GRIZZLY MAN Town Line Woodwork.com

Hi everyone. Lenny here. I will chime in to represent the smallest state in the USA, Rhode Island or Little Rhody as we lovingly refer to it. And before the wisecracks begin…yeah, we can land a plane here. lol
I have yet to learn of another RIer on LJs. Any out there?

Way to go Don. Another great post!

-- On the eighth day God was back in His woodworking shop! Lenny, East Providence, RI

Noble, Oklahoma—born and raised..

-- It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.

South Jersey Here
Steve

-- Hey, It will always make good firewood!!

Netherlands, The Hague.
Lived and worked, among other places, in Hamburg, Ruhr area, Brussels and Antwerp.

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/The_Hague

-- Fred

A little place called St.Helens…

-- Believe in the power of one - Evan Tanner

the St Helens in WA?

-- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence

Nah Bob…my good friend Paul in from merry old England.

-- Don S.E. OK

Brandon, Manitoba… a recent arrival after living in Springfield, Mb and then Manitoba’s capital Winnipeg.

-- "Checking for square? What madness is this! The cabinet is square because I will it to be so!" Jeremy Greiner LJ Topic#20953 2011 Feb 2

Thanks Don, although i didnt know you guys had a St.Helens over there.

http://www.visitsthelens.com/

This is my town

-- Believe in the power of one - Evan Tanner

Paul, we had a Volcano erupt several years ago called Mount. St. Helen’s

-- Don S.E. OK

Grew up in Chicago then I growed up in Georgia and here I shall pay taxes until They kick me out. G.A is the only state with no natural lakes, so take that for useless info

-- GO DAWGS!

I thought there was a town called St Helens near the Mount that blew here in WA, but its across the Columbia near Woodland in Oregon

-- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence

I know that Don but its not the same as the town is it?
You know my American knowlege pretty much only comes from you buddy

-- Believe in the power of one - Evan Tanner

Millersville, MD

-- "There are three types of people in the world, those who can count and those who can't"

Hi I’m from Lenox ,Michigan.1 hour north of Detroit,

-- Bill in Mich

I was born in Hiawassee, GA
Grew up just over the state line in Brasstown, NC
Went to college in Boone, NC
And now I live in Baltimore, MD

-- "At its best, life is completely unpredictable." - Christopher Walken

Originally from Ohio, but now living in Vancouver, WA.

-- - Jim, Carroll, OH

Steve – born in and first 13 years in Detroit Michigan (moved before the riots).
Five years Army with three in Germany, missed doing a rotation to Nam.
Foreign business travel to Zurich, Singapore, Tokyo, Vienna, Paris, Honduras, England and several stops in Germany. Way too many trips to Mexico. Used to commute to Canada under a work Visa. Probably only a handful of states in US not visited.
Last 22 years in Trenton Michigan, about 15 minutes south of Detroit.

I live in Auburn, Georgia.
It’s about 50 miles north east of Atlanta

-- Emmett, from Georgia

morley MI. about 50 north of grand rapids

Harker Heights, Texas, but currently in Baghdad. Just hit 6 months, so I am half way done for this trip.