#187049 - 10/31/09 05:13 AM
Re: Posting where you live helps with recommendati
[Re: Jeanette_Isabelle]
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Crazy Canuck
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 3238
Loc: Alberta, Canada
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FWIW:
I'm not from the U.S.A. but I mostly understand the acronyms and locations. (Heck, I get that list every time I register software or ship something from eBay.) Hadn't heard of the Metroplex. But I would certainly understand DFW.
I know some may have privacy concerns, but be aware that Martin the Mod knows where you are; privacy on the 'net is something of an illusion. (Takes a moment to shudder.)
Anyway, it's certainly useful to know the area being discussed. Doesn't mean we can't all comment; but winter issues (for example) in the coastal areas are rather different from those on the Prairies/Great Plains. And so on.
Edited by dougwalkabout (10/31/09 05:23 AM)
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#187057 - 10/31/09 01:23 PM
Re: Posting where you live helps with recommendati
[Re: JCWohlschlag]
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Veteran
Registered: 11/01/08
Posts: 1530
Loc: DFW, Texas
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I’ve always tried to avoid ambiguity where I can, so that is why my profile has always specified, “Dallas, Pennsylvania, United States.” (“Always” being at least since I moved to this location.  ) I just wish people would actually pay more attention to the fact that is says, “Dallas, Pennsylvania,” not, “Dallas, Texas.” Oh, well. Sorry, I cannot help but be juvenile this morning.... "I bet my Dallas is bigger than your Dallas." Okay, I now have that out of my system.
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#187060 - 10/31/09 01:35 PM
Re: Posting where you live helps with recommendations
[Re: JCWohlschlag]
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Geezer in Chief
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Registered: 08/26/06
Posts: 7705
Loc: southern Cal
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I know a lady from Northeast, Pennsylvania, which is located in the northwestern section of the state.
Pennsylvania really needs to get its act together...
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#187119 - 11/01/09 04:43 AM
Re: Posting where you live helps with recommendati
[Re: Desperado]
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Registered: 11/26/06
Posts: 724
Loc: Sterling, Virginia, United Sta...
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Sorry, I cannot help but be juvenile this morning....
"I bet my Dallas is bigger than your Dallas."
Okay, I now have that out of my system. LOL, I guarantee you that it is. My Dallas is just a small mountain town where two two-lane highways split outside of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
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#187120 - 11/01/09 04:44 AM
Re: Posting where you live helps with recommendations
[Re: hikermor]
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Old Hand
Registered: 11/26/06
Posts: 724
Loc: Sterling, Virginia, United Sta...
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I know a lady from Northeast, Pennsylvania, which is located in the northwestern section of the state.
Pennsylvania really needs to get its act together... Holy crap! You weren’t kidding!
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#187133 - 11/01/09 02:01 PM
Re: Posting where you live helps with recommendati
[Re: JohnE]
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Addict
Registered: 03/20/05
Posts: 410
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where's your soapbox located at....;^)
Denver! I'll mail it to you! I guess my point was that when folks live in a certain metropolitan area for a while, they tend to get very regional in their thinking. We all do it.
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#187148 - 11/01/09 06:32 PM
Re: Posting where you live helps with recommendati
[Re: sodak]
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Geezer
Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
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Everyone knows where Las Vegas is, right?
I met a woman from Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Even if you tell Mr. Google 'las vegas -nv', it gives you Nevada.
Sue
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