Where do you live?(and who are you?)

. Where did Gatsby live, and Daisy Buchanan ? Are they for real? Near you? :) The North Shore aka The Gold Coast (closer to the city) has all the Great Gatsby style houses. The East End (about 80 miles away) has it's fair share of estate houses... and cozy cottages where the humble and hard working people live. Cost of living expenses are very high. But the scenery makes up for that.

I live outside Washington, D.C. Me too. Always have, probably always will. Love it here, except for the heat/humidity in July.

I live outside Washington, D.C. Me too. Always have, probably always will. Love it here, except for the heat/humidity in July. I grew up in those parts (just south near Richmond) and I started dreaming of living in the Phoenix area around my junior year in high school ... probably while lifeguarding on one of those hot & humid July days. It took me 12 years after leaving Virginia to make it to Arizona and, yes, IMHO the "dry heat" at 115 is much better than a 90+ degree, 90+% humid Virginia day. Howver, a Virginia early fall or mid spring day can be pretty close to paradise. Completely different beauty though in both parts of the country.

I live so close ("christian" - not too many Amish, but lots of Mennonites and Church of the Breathern - and since I am not, it can be a bit uncomfortable. Still, you can always count on your neighbor if you need help. There is a Saturday-only farmer's/flea market a few miles away where you can get ANYTHING, especially Amish baked goods. The bane of my existance, however, is a septic system that needs constant attention - yuck. -LBJ

I put Northeast too before even reading young mermaid's post. Sorry, young mermaid, I know how hard the separation of 1/2 a mile from me must be. But you suffer so bravely! I would not technically describe myself as one of the Eastern Media Elite, Allen. Some of these terms apply, of course. Just to add an interesting wrinkle to this geographical poll, I propose we briefly characterize the various regions of the country, beginning with our own. The Pittsburgh area: what the ancient Romans based their notions of the Ellysian Fields upon. And this was before the Steelers. California, northern parts: pretty, snooty, or pretty snooty. California, southern parts: incredibly beautiful people who are painfully earnest to the point where they might eventually require assisted reproduction to survive, like magnificent sea turtles. The Midwest, the western suburbs of Pittsburgh, but not quite so sophisticated--the favorite sport out there, I understand, is fisting catfish, an altogether different form of this that practiced in the snootier parts of California The South, home of Tracy Burkholder, the Creationist Science Museum, Buford Pusser, Taladega Race Track, Spanish moss, and what could have been one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere if General Lee had actually managed to win the war. I think that's pretty much got it covered.

1. South Central PA 2.:censor: ---- that is classified

I live in Maryland about 18 miles NW of DC. I've lived within a 2 mile circle of my current home since 1973 (minus 4 years in the Air Force) and currently live a comfortable 5 iron away from the house I grew up in. I frequently get aggravated at the traffic in the area but really, I can not see myself living anywhere else. So I'll probably be here for the rest of my life.

I grew up in those parts (just south near Richmond) and I started dreaming of living in the Phoenix area around my junior year in high school ... probably while lifeguarding on one of those hot & humid July days. It took me 12 years after leaving Virginia to make it to Arizona and, yes, IMHO the "dry heat" at 115 is much better than a 90+ degree, 90+% humid Virginia day. However, a Virginia early fall or mid spring day can be pretty close to paradise. Completely different beauty though in both parts of the country. I've mulled this "where to live" thing over many times. DC/Northern Virginia is lovely in the fall and spring. BUT it's a horrible allergy inducing, allergy suffering, swamp! Having grown up and been educated in MN, NH and IL, I'm over cold weather. So the best place to go is clearly Arizona. :) Won't happen, though, Mr. Fort is opposed and dreams of living in the Raleigh/Durham area. That probably won't happen for him though, as I am just not a southern bell. :D

I think Texas is its own country. I currently live barely inside the city of Scottsdale, Arizona. Four blocks west and I'd have to call myself a Phoenician. I hope to keep this as my permanent home base forever ... this is an amazingly easy city to live in and has everything I desire -- great pools, great hikes, great restaurants, no snow, very little rain, great airport, and it only gets cold for a couple of months a year. Texas isn't a country? And can you define cold? Because the beginning of this week, just outside of Dallas, TX, it was below freezing. Let me tell you, when you are used to a nice humid 108, 30 does not seem like Speedo weather. I don't know how you people who live up north, like in OK, manage to get out of bed most of the year. I am Michael, or Mike, or Quinn, or qbrain. What is qbrain? In 5th grade a teacher told the class that the more wrinkles your brain has, the smarter you are. I thought my brain must be as smooth as a cue ball. Since I am a Quinn, it morphed from cue brain, to qbrain. My brain is still wrinkle free!

My forum info is all a lie, as those who know me will confirm. I'm really Paul Smith disguised as Yoda.