For fun: If you could live anywhere...

[RadixLecti]

where would you live?

[RadixLecti]

where would you live?
I'll start. If I could live anywhere, I'd live in Juneau, AK.

http://www.alaskabyair.com/overJNO.jpg

[higgs2]

where would you live?
In a Ritz-Carlton located just about anywhere :)

[Aymn27]

cozumel mexico or frisco, colorado

[ContraMundum]

I'll start. If I could live anywhere, I'd live in Juneau, AK.

http://www.alaskabyair.com/overJNO.jpg


Been there...it's nice at first, then it feels like Alcatraz. Anchorage is nicer but Seward is best.

[ContraMundum]

My answer- Wyoming or the Falkland Islands. Preferably the Falklands, actually, though it will probably be Tassie.

[Aymn27]

My answer- Wyoming or the Falkland Islands. Preferably the Falklands, actually, though it will probably be Tassie.
could you elaborate on why the falkland islands?

[pmcleanj]

Morocco!

For two or three years, working on their electric grid; in the long run though the Canadian prairies are where heaven touches earth and the sky is a shade of blue just a little truer than anywhere else on earth, and I'd have to come home.

[Torah613]

hmm, well i'd have to live somewhere warm--I just don't like the cold, and I have arthritis from an automobile accident a few years back. I also wouldn't want it to be too humid though. Beyond that I would want very low allergin counts, but not too arid. It couldn't be a dry county, because I do enjoy my daily glass of wine (not to mention having lived in dry areas, I rather detest the cultural hypocrsy). I'd probably shoot for either 1. a as-to-yet-be-realized colony on the moon, and 2. Alburquerque or Phoenix.

Joe Zollars

[Torah613]

although Istanbul can't be beat for shopping, and Tequilla is cheap in Mexico....

Joe Zollars

[cenimo]

Weather would determine it for me....cool summers (like Monterey, CA) and mild winters, snow ok but no ice storms.

Life is too short to live where it's hot or humid.

[ContraMundum]

could you elaborate on why the falkland islands?

Back in the day I used to work from there (I was mate on a deep sea trawler there, until I got my own command and went back to Aust). When I was there, I loved the fresh air, the cold, the people (although a little weird, they were good people) and of course the fact that you could live there and not be harrassed by people or traffic.

[karen freeinchristman]

Hawaii would be nice; but not too close to any volcano - or too close to tourists!

[Aymn27]

Back in the day I used to work from there (I was mate on a deep sea trawler there, until I got my own command and went back to Aust). When I was there, I loved the fresh air, the cold, the people (although a little weird, they were good people) and of course the fact that you could live there and not be harrassed by people or traffic.
ok man..I figured you had been there...I've never heard of it as a destination location for vacations.so I was wondering..

[Tomoz]

I'd love to live in Tasmania, I've been there once and thought it was so beautiful (and cold - I love the cold :-) )

[TomUK]

This is going to sound sappy but i can't think of anywhere greater than England!

[erin74]

Well I'm loving rural NSW.... can't think of anywhere else. Maybe south australia....

[SirTimothy]

Manitoba, Canada. :)

[AngCath]

Bruges, Belgium. I loved every second I was there.

[No Swansong]

I have said this for years. I would live on top of a mountain (Rockies). So far away from civilization that my nearest neighbor is in another zip code. So far removed from civilization that I would need a helicopter anytime I went into town. So far away I would have to store everything. I'm not even sure if I would want an access road to the top of my mountain.

But since that is unrealistic, and would eventually (25 years or so) be lonely I think the bayou's of south Alabama, or Louisiana would be nice. (once worked on a shrimp boat, on a private charter yacht, and on a rig delivery vessel) I truly do love the Gulf.

[Aymn27]

I have said this for years. I would live on top of a mountain (Rockies). So far away from civilization that my nearest neighbor is in another zip code. So far removed from civilization that I would need a helicopter anytime I went into town. So far away I would have to store everything. I'm not even sure if I would want an access road to the top of my mountain.

But since that is unrealistic, and would eventually (25 years or so) be lonely I think the bayou's of south Alabama, or Louisiana would be nice. (once worked on a shrimp boat, on a private charter yacht, and on a rig delivery vessel) I truly do love the Gulf.
well hey..I can hook you up on the bayou scene! I love it here in Louisiana - but it gets hot and the mosquitos can get horrible.

The first house my wife and I looked into purchasing was directly on a bayou...it was a small house built in the late 1800s. It had a firplace between the kitchen and living area that was accessbile from both rooms (they had used it to cook in) and a cooled screened in porch to sit outside with at least some mosquito protection - but the best feature was the huge oak tree in the back yard with spanish moss, we didn't buy it b/c it was too small with a baby on the way at the time...but I still wish we would have been able to have gotten it - it seemed like it was from a storybook setting...

[Aymn27]

Well I'm loving rural NSW.... can't think of anywhere else. Maybe south australia....
nsw?

[ContraMundum]

I have said this for years. I would live on top of a mountain (Rockies). So far away from civilization that my nearest neighbor is in another zip code. So far removed from civilization that I would need a helicopter anytime I went into town. So far away I would have to store everything. I'm not even sure if I would want an access road to the top of my mountain.

...I hate to brust your bibble but one of the reasons I won't go back to live in the Colo Rockies is because there were too many yuppies and new people there. It's hard to find a place there where man has not been, built and profited.

Maybe the Rockies further north would do, but they're not as high. (John Denver playing in my brain now......quick, get me a Thin Lizzy CD to purge it from my mind!)

But since that is unrealistic, and would eventually (25 years or so) be lonely I think the bayou's of south Alabama, or Louisiana would be nice. (once worked on a shrimp boat, on a private charter yacht, and on a rig delivery vessel) I truly do love the Gulf.

Ah yes.....we have common ground..the sea is great.

[ContraMundum]

nsw?

New South Wales.

http://www.visitnsw.com.au/

[SirTimothy]

You lived in the Colorado Rockies, dude? SNAP! I lived there for two years, 1991-93, I think it was. We attended the Vineyard in Colorado Springs.

[HandmaidenOfGod]

Vermont, green and beautiful. :)

[AngCath]

I am fortunate enough to have parents with a cabin on a mountain in Colorado that is bordered by national forest and an unoccupied Reservation. But Contra is right, much of the Colorado Rockies are disgustingly commercial.

[Ebor]

[quote=ContraMundum
Maybe the Rockies further north would do, but they're not as high.
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There are plenty of high mountains in Montana, and alot of the people who've discovered the state for their extra homes are in the lower valleys.;)

I'd like to be back home in Montana.

Ebor

[ContraMundum]

You lived in the Colorado Rockies, dude? SNAP! I lived there for two years, 1991-93, I think it was. We attended the Vineyard in Colorado Springs.

Cool! My folks hail from Golden.

BTW- you haven't lived until you've visited the TAC/ACA church in Estes Park- incredible.

[Mary of Bethany]

Cool! My folks hail from Golden.

BTW- you haven't lived until you've visited the TAC/ACA church in Estes Park- incredible.

I've been there. :)

I'd choose Colorado. My brother lives in Divide. We've spent time in Estes Park, Crested Butte, Colo Spgs (there's an awesome Orthodox Church there), Durango, Ouray, and on and on. I'd love to live in the mountains.

Mary

[ContraMundum]

I've been there. :)

I'd choose Colorado. My brother lives in Divide. We've spent time in Estes Park, Crested Butte, Colo Spgs (there's an awesome Orthodox Church there), Durango, Ouray, and on and on. I'd love to live in the mountains.

Mary

What a small world!

[Mary of Bethany]

Yeah, it was probably about 10 years ago. My husband and I vacationed for a week in Estes Park, and we saw there was a "continuing" church there (we were in the ACC, and they were something else - ACA maybe?), but we attended Mass and spoke with the Priest. It was quite nice. Beautiful setting, of course. :thumbsup:

Mary

[ContraMundum]

Yeah, it was probably about 10 years ago. My husband and I vacationed for a week in Estes Park, and we saw there was a "continuing" church there (we were in the ACC, and they were something else - ACA maybe?), but we attended Mass and spoke with the Priest. It was quite nice. Beautiful setting, of course. :thumbsup:

Mary

Excellent- yes, they are ACA. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Did you go on the walk, or was that not yet done?

[Mary of Bethany]

Don't know about a walk. :confused:

Mary

[ContraMundum]

Don't know about a walk. :confused:

Mary

To sound like the guy on Iron Chef- "If memory serves me right", they have their Stations of the Cross on a mountain pathway, weaving through the trees and flora. Really, really nice.

[Mary of Bethany]

Oooh, I bet that's lovely!

[Inside Edge]

Tuscany...or SE Pennsylvania, Lancaster or Chester County (west of Philly).

[Naomi4Christ]

I wouldn't mind a second home in the South of France.

[RedneckAnglican]

I already live in Texas...why go anywhere else?...

[Torah613]

I've been there. :)

I'd choose Colorado. My brother lives in Divide. We've spent time in Estes Park, Crested Butte, Colo Spgs (there's an awesome Orthodox Church there), Durango, Ouray, and on and on. I'd love to live in the mountains.

Mary

Which church are you talking about? (I'm wondering if its the one I visited)

Joe Zollars

[RadixLecti]

I already live in Texas...why go anywhere else?...

the weather during the summer. :mad:

[masuwerte]

where would you live?
"If you could live anywhere..."

I'd say you CAN live anywhere, almost. You just have to pay for it. I've lived in some pretty nice places, but resort areas usually have a high cost of living and other problems. Considering the economics, I've chosen to live and raise my family here in the tropical paradise of Southeastern Lower Michigan, the Kona side of the lower peninsula. :) Now if money weren't an issue, maybe Hawaii. I lived in Hilo for a year and liked it pretty well.

[RedneckAnglican]

the weather during the summer. :mad:

it's not THAT hot...not really...

[Torah613]

the weather during the summer. :mad:

Good point. That's why I moved away from Dickinson.

Joe Zollars

[Torah613]

it's not THAT hot...not really...

I beg to differ.

Joe Zollars

[pmcleanj]

Okay, Texans, explain this to me.

Why is it that every time I get a chance to schedule a trip to Texas (a place I've never been unless changing planes at Dallas/Ft. Worth en route from Salt Lake to Sante Fe counts); regardless of whether the trip is pleasure or business; the Texan parties to the venture all get together and say "Oh, no, Pamela; let's all go someplace nice"?

Is this a conspiracy to keep Texas all to yourselves, or is it really the kind of place that you all prefer to get away from? It can't be that bad -- all the Texans I've ever met have been nice people (although come to think of it, obviously, they've all been the ones who have left Texas either temporarily or permanently)

What *is* Texas like, really? Remembering that all I've got so far to go on is Louis L'Amour stories, old Walker, Texas Ranger episodes, and the power-flow model of the El Paso electric system?

[Eruliel]

At my current budget: Park City Utah
Sometime in the future: Somewhere in the UK or Washington, perhaps the Meditteranean.

[ContraMundum]

Which church are you talking about? (I'm wondering if its the one I visited)

Joe Zollars

St Francis of Assisi, Estes Park, Colo.

[Torah613]

St Francis of Assisi, Estes Park, Colo.

I'll have to look into that one next time I'm in the area. I was actually asking HoG about the Orthodox Church she was talking about. I've been to ColoSprings a couple of times (both times avoiding a certain other "Orthodox"--their identification, not that of the EO Church or myself--Church). Was it St. Michael's (GOA) or the OCA church?

Joe Zollars

[RadixLecti]

Okay, Texans, explain this to me.

Why is it that every time I get a chance to schedule a trip to Texas (a place I've never been unless changing planes at Dallas/Ft. Worth en route from Salt Lake to Sante Fe counts); regardless of whether the trip is pleasure or business; the Texan parties to the venture all get together and say "Oh, no, Pamela; let's all go someplace nice"?

Is this a conspiracy to keep Texas all to yourselves, or is it really the kind of place that you all prefer to get away from? It can't be that bad -- all the Texans I've ever met have been nice people (although come to think of it, obviously, they've all been the ones who have left Texas either temporarily or permanently)

What *is* Texas like, really? Remembering that all I've got so far to go on is Louis L'Amour stories, old Walker, Texas Ranger episodes, and the power-flow model of the El Paso electric system?

Texas is pretty different from a lot of places in the US and definitly Canada. ;)

Geographically it is very large, so the climate is not the same everywhere. It is uniformly hot across the state in the summer. In the summer the temperature can get into the 40's (100's F) The winter is different. In North Texas (Dallas/FW) it snows about a week each year. The Panhandle (Amarillo) tends to snow more than that. In South Texas and the coast the weather almost never gets below freezing (actuallly below 15C (50's F ?) would be very rare).

Culturally it is pretty different from much of the US as well. There is no ethnic majority in Texas. I believe that the largest ethnic group are Latinos. I've been told that MOST people under 30 are of Spanish origin. This REALLY depends on where you live however. Dallas/FW is majority English as a first language. El Paso is majority Spanish as a first language. On my block, ours is the only english-speaking house, and I usually speak spanish to most of my neighbors.

I think the most common church in Texas is probably RC. There are quite a few Anglican Churches in the DFW area, but very few in other parts of the state. Methodists are also pretty common. Churches like the UCC are almost unheard of. Lutherans exist, but there aren't a lot in my area.

I recently had the opportunity to leave the state, but I decided to stay. So, I guess it's worth putting up with the summers to me anyways. ;)

[Torah613]

I remember sitting in Midnight Mass at Queen of Angels Priory (SSPX) in Dickinson wondering when they would get around to turning on the AC.

Joe Zollars

[pmcleanj]

In the summer the ... In South Texas and the coast the weather almost never gets below freezing (actuallly below 15C (50's F ?) would be very rare).

Do most Texans use the metric system for temperature, or are you merely of a cosmopolitan bent? Do you have speed limits in km/hr (and do I remember correctly that New Mexico lists metric speed limits?)

Waiting for the day when I know longer have to translate my transmission-line lengths from kilometres into furlongs for submission to NERC!

[ContraMundum]

I remember sitting in Midnight Mass at Queen of Angels Priory (SSPX) in Dickinson wondering when they would get around to turning on the AC.

Joe Zollars

Sounds like they would turn on the Pope before they would turn on the AC. ;)

[RadixLecti]

Do most Texans use the metric system for temperature, or are you merely of a cosmopolitan bent? Do you have speed limits in km/hr (and do I remember correctly that New Mexico lists metric speed limits?)

Waiting for the day when I know longer have to translate my transmission-line lengths from kilometres into furlongs for submission to NERC!


The Metric system was mainly just for you :) The American system donminates. However, I've noticed when speaking spanish people almost always use the metric system (once again, this REALLY depends on where you live). Speed limits are always in MPH. The younger generation tends to measure things by Meters, Liters, Miles and Pounds(I know, it makes no sense). If you were to ask someone my age how many cups are in a pint, they would most likely be clueless. On local news, the temperature is measured in both C and F (in my area anyway). When in doubt, use the American system.

[RadixLecti]

do I remember correctly that New Mexico lists metric speed limits?

As far as I know speed limits in NM are in MPH, however in Mexico they are in KPH. Maybe you saw 75 MPH and thought that looked way too fast so it must be in Metric? :D

[pmcleanj]

If you were to ask someone my age how many cups are in a pint, they would most likely be clueless.

I do this as a parlour trick for my daughters. They think it's hilarious.

"How many feet are in a mile, Mama?"

-- "five thousand two hundred and eighty"

"tee-hee-hee-hee!!! How many cups are in a gallon, Mama?"

-- "Imperial gallon or American gallon?"

"tee-hee-hee-hee!!! Tell us the one about the pecks and bushels and wadayamacallums!!!"

When in doubt, use the American system.
When in doubt, you risk crashing your Mars lander into the surface of the planet:sorry: (and of having bolts that don't match your socket set). But English-country-house mysteries were more fun back in the day when you had to remember 12-pence to a shilling and so on in order to follow any casual references to currency.

[Lel]

Alas, I can live anywhere. If I had a strong preference for another location I would relocate, but as I don't, I remain where I am.

I'd prefer something more rural in the same state, but my preference for retaining my current job outweighs the other preference.

[RedneckAnglican]

Texas is pretty different from a lot of places in the US and definitly Canada. ;)

Geographically it is very large, so the climate is not the same everywhere. It is uniformly hot across the state in the summer. In the summer the temperature can get into the 40's (100's F) The winter is different. In North Texas (Dallas/FW) it snows about a week each year. The Panhandle (Amarillo) tends to snow more than that. In South Texas and the coast the weather almost never gets below freezing (actuallly below 15C (50's F ?) would be very rare).

Culturally it is pretty different from much of the US as well. There is no ethnic majority in Texas. I believe that the largest ethnic group are Latinos. I've been told that MOST people under 30 are of Spanish origin. This REALLY depends on where you live however. Dallas/FW is majority English as a first language. El Paso is majority Spanish as a first language. On my block, ours is the only english-speaking house, and I usually speak spanish to most of my neighbors.

I think the most common church in Texas is probably RC. There are quite a few Anglican Churches in the DFW area, but very few in other parts of the state. Methodists are also pretty common. Churches like the UCC are almost unheard of. Lutherans exist, but there aren't a lot in my area.

I recently had the opportunity to leave the state, but I decided to stay. So, I guess it's worth putting up with the summers to me anyways. ;)

Texas is actually about 5 states in one...all geographically very different...theologically speaking it's like this...

Hill country: Lutheran
East Texas Southern Baptist
San Antonio: RC/ Lutheran
D/FW: lots of Liturgical Protestants (Methodist, Episcopalian, Presbytarian...that sort of thing)

I'm sorry...I know it's hot...but I love it here...

[Torah613]

Sounds like they would turn on the Pope before they would turn on the AC. ;)


:bow: ^_^ :thumbsup:

words fail me, words fail me.

[Torah613]

The Metric system was mainly just for you :) The American system donminates. However, I've noticed when speaking spanish people almost always use the metric system (once again, this REALLY depends on where you live). Speed limits are always in MPH. The younger generation tends to measure things by Meters, Liters, Miles and Pounds(I know, it makes no sense). If you were to ask someone my age how many cups are in a pint, they would most likely be clueless. On local news, the temperature is measured in both C and F (in my area anyway). When in doubt, use the American system.

two cups to the pint, and interestingly a pint's a pound, the world around (as long as the world doesn't go no further than the contiquous united states).

Joe Zollars

[Torah613]

Texas is actually about 5 states in one...all geographically very different...theologically speaking it's like this...

Hill country: Lutheran
East Texas Southern Baptist
San Antonio: RC/ Lutheran
D/FW: lots of Liturgical Protestants (Methodist, Episcopalian, Presbytarian...that sort of thing)

I'm sorry...I know it's hot...but I love it here...

Houston area seemed pretty RC to me, or maybe it was all the hispanics thrown into the mix--or the fact I was working for an RC organization and had rose coloured glasses....

Of course the area does boast a surprising number of traditionalist RC churches. Of course I think the heat made em all become loonie sedevacantists and independents. The SSPX chapel I attended was actually the sane one, or saneist.

Texas is a unique place and I have many found memories of my time there. I'd like to go back and visit someday, but it will have to be in the middle of winter. When I was down there I lived within five miles of the gulf and the humidity was so high you could cut the air with a knife. I felt like I couldn't get my breath the entire time I was down there. That being said, Houston is one of the friendliest places I've ever lived--and the largest. The countryside is beautiful, the people are lovely, and the produce is overpriced (particularly the bananas which doesn't make any sense considering you passed the trees on your way to the store).

But, like I alluded to earlier, there is something wrong if your looking for the ac switch on Christmas.

Joe Zollars

[RadixLecti]

When in doubt, you risk crashing your Mars lander into the surface of the planet:sorry:

Yeah, the Canadian space agency never makes those kinds of mistakes when they launch their Martian rovers... oh wait! that's right!.... Nevermind:D

Seriously though, I agree that its a problem. I wish this country would move towards the metric system a little more quickly. I'm guessing that wont happen until my generation has grandchildren, because the baby-boomers don't seem that interested.

[RadixLecti]

Texas is actually about 5 states in one...all geographically very different...theologically speaking it's like this...

Hill country: Lutheran
East Texas Southern Baptist
San Antonio: RC/ Lutheran
D/FW: lots of Liturgical Protestants (Methodist, Episcopalian, Presbytarian...that sort of thing)

I'm sorry...I know it's hot...but I love it here...

I had forgotten about Lutherans in the Hill country. I've actually met a few people in Fredricksburg that still speak German at home. Even the Hill country has a lot of RCs.

Also south east texas has LOTs of RCs, since that's where you find all the Theriots, Fontinots, Thibedeauxs, Budreauxs (sp?) etc.

[Aymn27]

I had forgotten about Lutherans in the Hill country. I've actually met a few people in Fredricksburg that still speak German at home. Even the Hill country has a lot of RCs.

Also south east texas has LOTs of RCs, since that's where you find all the Theriots, Fontinots, Thibedeauxs, Budreauxs (sp?) etc.
oh man..you are murdering those french names..rofl...
Theriot
Fontenot
Boudreaux
Thibodeux

SE Texas may as well be part of Louisiana..they're all cajun transplants. They're Mardi Gras festivities almost rivals ours!

[Torah613]

ah sadly I wasn't down there for mardi Gras. Came right after Mardi Gras (middle of hte second week of lent) and left 6 weeks before lent the next year.

Joe Zollars

[Aymn27]

ah sadly I wasn't down there for mardi Gras. Came right after Mardi Gras (middle of hte second week of lent) and left 6 weeks before lent the next year.

Joe Zollars
to texas? Where I live has the second largest mardi gras in Louisiana (only to NO) - ours is more family oriented though - not much umm..public display of female..well you get the idea..and not as much drinking...

[Mary of Bethany]

I'll have to look into that one next time I'm in the area. I was actually asking HoG about the Orthodox Church she was talking about. I've been to ColoSprings a couple of times (both times avoiding a certain other "Orthodox"--their identification, not that of the EO Church or myself--Church). Was it St. Michael's (GOA) or the OCA church?

Joe Zollars

Joe,

I'm talking about the OCA church - Ss. Constantine & Helen. The priest - Fr. Anthony Karbo - is a former Young Life leader, and the parish has lots of converts from the evangelical groups that are so big in CS. They have a beautiful new temple, lots of young people & families, and a really active parish, plus a school.

-----------------------------------------

Since I'm a native Texan - both sides of my family came to Texas in the 1850's - I just have to weigh in on this discussion. ;)

Texas summers are TOO HOT!!! I live in the DFW area, and I absolutely hate the summer. Why do you think I love Colorado??? It's where all sane Texans spend their summers. :P Texas really is like 6 or 7 different states/cultures.

North Texas is Anglo & Southern Baptist (though you can find any sort of church or religious group in the metro area including a large mosque and some Buddhist temples). Like every city/suburban sprawl in the U.S, though Fort Worth has kept its Western culture.

West Texas is the Texas most people think of - wide open spaces, more cattle than people, real cowboys and real oilmen. Very hot, very dry, very windy, very conservative, but also a very strong belief that every individual can make something of him/herself with hard work, no matter the color/language/background.

East Texas is hot & humid, also very Baptist, and *very* Southern. It's also pretty, with huge stretches of hills and pine forests, and lakes. Not at all people's idea of how Texas should look.

Southeast Texas/Houston - waaaayyyy too humid for me! And Houston is one gigantic traffic jam. The only thing I like about Houston is going through there to get to the coast!

The Hill Country (Austin, San Antonio and places west of there) - my favorite part! Beautifully rugged hills & lakes, very German, very Lutheran. A great place to get away, and a popular place for vacationers & retirees. It's hot, but not humid, so it doesn't feel as hot as other places.

South Texas - lots of cactus & ranches. :) It's all coastal plains & desert, and mostly Hispanic culture.

Far West Texas - Big Bend country, Marfa, Alpine, El Paso - it's the only part of Texas I've never even driven through. I hope to one of these days.

Mary

[ContraMundum]

I have family from Texas, and on my next US trip I will be visiting the old family property near Laredo. I can't wait- but I will be doing it in winter!

[Naomi4Christ]

I have family from Texas, and on my next US trip I will be visiting the old family property near Laredo. I can't wait- but I will be doing it in winter!

Are you a Seppo, Contra?

[Torah613]

I have family from Texas, and on my next US trip I will be visiting the old family property near Laredo. I can't wait- but I will be doing it in winter!

A smart man. Its the most livable time of the Texas climate.

Joe Zollars

[karen freeinchristman]

Its the most livable time of the Texas climate.

Joe Zollars

I was once stuck in an airplane at Dallas airport for four hours in the queue for de-icing the planes. It was the worst winter they'd had for years. It was awful.

[RedneckAnglican]

oh man..you are murdering those french names..rofl...
Theriot
Fontenot
Boudreaux
Thibodeux

SE Texas may as well be part of Louisiana..they're all cajun transplants. They're Mardi Gras festivities almost rivals ours!

pretty much...there aren't THAT many RCs though...I lived there for 35 years...my dad was born in Abbeville La...so my family is VERY cajun...and yes...our Mardi Gras gets bigger every year...

[ContraMundum]

Are you a Seppo, Contra?

What's a Seppo?

(Do you mean Sephardic? Yes, and a bit Ashkenaz too. If you mean American, yes also)

[RadixLecti]

What's a Seppo?



It's short for "Yank = Septic Tank" or something along those lines. An American.

[ContraMundum]

It's short for "Yank = Septic Tank" or something along those lines. An American.

Yes, I'm familiar with that but just couldn't believe someone would use that here.... LOL

[RadixLecti]

Yes, I'm familiar with that but just couldn't believe someone would use that here.... LOL

Well considering the British were the ones to give us the name Yanks anyway, maybe in a hundred years the term Seppo will be a proud part of our national identity. :D

[Naomi4Christ]

It's short for "Yank = Septic Tank" or something along those lines. An American.

Well done!

[Naomi4Christ]

Yes, I'm familiar with that but just couldn't believe someone would use that here.... LOL

You must know by now that I will say anything ^_^

[No Swansong]

well hey..I can hook you up on the bayou scene! I love it here in Louisiana - but it gets hot and the mosquitos can get horrible.

The first house my wife and I looked into purchasing was directly on a bayou...it was a small house built in the late 1800s. It had a firplace between the kitchen and living area that was accessbile from both rooms (they had used it to cook in) and a cooled screened in porch to sit outside with at least some mosquito protection - but the best feature was the huge oak tree in the back yard with spanish moss, we didn't buy it b/c it was too small with a baby on the way at the time...but I still wish we would have been able to have gotten it - it seemed like it was from a storybook setting...


The house sounds awesome.

[Torah613]

I was once stuck in an airplane at Dallas airport for four hours in the queue for de-icing the planes. It was the worst winter they'd had for years. It was awful.

you mean a whole flurry?

JK

Joe Zollars

[RedneckAnglican]

you mean a whole flurry?

JK

Joe Zollars

y'all forget that when Texans see ice the first thing we do is look for lime, salt, and tequila...yum-yum...

[pilgrimgal]

Not completely sure but have always had a desire to visit England and perhaps live at Oxford. (the city).

[karen freeinchristman]

Not completely sure but have always had a desire to visit England and perhaps live at Oxford. (the city).Oxford is lovely! :)