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MiltonLeBerle Donating Member (956 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 06:13 PM
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Poll question: How far do you live from your birth city?
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TSIAS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 06:20 PM
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1. About 20 miles
Was born in WPB, but now live in Jupiter.
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5thGenDemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 06:20 PM
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2. I live three blocks from where I was born
I can see Covenant Harrison (nee Saginaw General Hospital) from where I sit.
John
And the family has owned the house I live in since 1952.
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jmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 06:23 PM
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3. According to mapquest I live 19.04 miles
away from the hospital I was born in. 20.19 miles if I take the fastest route.
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demnan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 06:28 PM
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4. I live about 3 miles from where I was born
the weird thing is, I live in an area where there are a lot of people from somewhere else.

I live in Arlington, VA

I was born in Alexandria, VA

It's funny that on my security clearance when I stated I was born in Alexandria, VA, my boss showed more surprise than he would have if I had been born in Tim-Buc-Tuu. (I was working in nearby Falls Church, VA at the time). It's like hey, there were people here before you guys came here for jobs, you know?

Second Generation Northern Virginia Native!!!!!
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bikebloke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 08:44 PM
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10. Live across the river from natal spot
I live in Arlington, Virginie.
Born in DC, about 2 1/2 miles away.

Northern Virginie native going back about 350 years (though the history is a bit faint that far back).
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FlashHarry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 06:30 PM
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5. Newcastle to Omaha: 4124 miles N/T
Edited on Wed Aug-20-03 06:31 PM by FlashHarry
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eyesroll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 08:21 PM
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6. I was born in Park Ridge, IL
and now live in Waukesha, WI.
I haven't done a Mapquest plot, so I'm not positive, but it's in the 50-100-mile range.
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iluvchicago86 Donating Member (422 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 08:25 PM
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8. Don't tell me you were born in lutheran general!
nt
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Pert_UK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 08:23 PM
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7. Born near Watford, UK.....Currently living in Western Australia.
How's that for distance?

P.
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Ediacara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 08:26 PM
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9. 678 miles
seattle to bozeman
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-03 12:08 AM
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11. Approx 1200 miles
Boston to Central Florida
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leftist_rebel1569 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-03 12:13 AM
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12. I live...3 or 4 miles away
from the hospital I was born in
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Cocoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-03 12:15 AM
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13. 32 blocks
due east of my birth hospital.
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-03 12:16 AM
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14. 3000 miles
Live in San Diego, born in Methuen MA.
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Ein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-03 12:18 AM
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15. 0-50, much travel
born in Scranton PA, moved to San Francisco, CA, Tampa, FL, Portland, OR, New Jersey (don't remember the town), FT. Lauderdale, Fl, back to Clarks Summit, PA, 8 miles from where I was let out of my damned wound.
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REP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-03 12:27 AM
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16. 2,071 Miles
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SyracuseDemocrat Donating Member (696 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-03 01:16 AM
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17. Born in Washington, DC,
and I'm now in Syracuse. They're about 400 miles apart.
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regnaD kciN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-03 01:49 AM
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18. 1124.62 miles...
...from the city hospital in the People's Republic of Santa Monica to my home in the Seattle suburbs.
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Rhiannon12866 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-03 01:59 AM
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19. I live about 60 miles north of the city where I was born,
Albany, New York. I live in serious snow country. I have family and friends here, plus doctors, dentist, veterinarian, pharmacist, dog groomer, the guy who does such a great job on my taxes and the guy who knows that I like my cheese sliced thin at the local deli. It would be tough to move. Why couldn't I have been born in Southern California, paradise, as far as I'm concerned?:shrug:
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