Where do you live?

[johns0]

I live in a rural type area outside of a small town.

[redwudz]

A small city. Large enough to have all the desired services and small enough to not have most of the urban problems.

[hech54]

Small city....in Germany.

[freebird73717]

How about a small rural town.

Small rural town in Eastern Oklahoma.
Population 1,600
Its a great place to live. Only downside is there is no competition for my local telco so I have slow dsl that cost a lot. 1mb for $60 (well the whole phone bill is 60, the actual internet part of my phone bill is $45). I don't even have a phone hooked up. I just have to have it for internet service. Unfortunately they don't offer internet only service. I'll sacrifice some of those luxurys for the peace of mind of living in a small town with practically no crime.

[johns0]

How about a small rural town.

I think a a true rural town would be under 10 in population.

[leghorn]

East Germany. Behind the iron curtain

[olyteddy]

2 clues: A state capitol, and part of my Nom de Screen...

[pirej]

How big should it be to call it big??
I live in a city with around 800.000-900.000 population, it's getting really hard to find a parking place...

[lordsmurf]

I think "big" starts at about 100,000 by most methods of accounting.

[budz]

live in a state that's a bunch of islands in the Pacific ocean...called Honolulu, Hawaii which is the "Big City" by our standards....and no I don't live in a grass hut with hula girls at my door....yes we have internet here in Hawaii...

[gadgetguy]

I live in a township with a population of about 7000, across the street from a small city of about 22,000, which adjoins a big city of about 200,000. When I bought my land it was on a dirt road and adjoined a farmer's field. I felt like I was in the country. Now the road is paved and there's an apartment complex behind us. It sucks.

[lordsmurf]

..and no I don't live in a grass hut with hula girls at my door

What about blue doggies?

[Des]

My wife and I grew up in: "The Birth Place of Television," which was a great city until the late 1970s. Now we live a few towns over in Small Town, 45K people. Used to be an quasi-industrial town with Westinghouse, GE and Lysol here. None of them have lived here since the 60s. Hartz Mountain will be gone by this year. Oddly still a vital town, but needs to grow up sooner better than later.
Sarah Vaughn is still buried here though!
And, we have some great restaurants.

--dES

[cal_tony]

5 miles outside of a city with a population of 20K. Biggest commerce here is wine and cows still outnumber people.

Tony

[MJA]

small city less than 50k surrounded by corn fields,and stinky farms lol

[SallyDog]

I live in the Sunshine state in a city whose latest census was 1,313,228 people, but a 30 minute drive puts us in the middle of nowhere.

[hech54]

East Germany. Behind the iron curtain

EastERN Germany right?...... No such thing as East Germany anymore.....

[AlanHK]

A rural village on an island 25 minutes ferry from Hong Kong.

[filmboss80]

Suburb on the outskirts of a big city.

[papakilo]

5 miles outside of the "Garden of the Gods" pop 3503 and falling

[turk690]

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Manila, the Philippines
Toronto, Canada

All big cities, I suppose....

[edDV]

My wife and I grew up in: "The Birth Place of Television," which was a great city until the late 1970s....
--dES

Ah you live in Rigby, Idaho?
http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/tv.html

Philo T. Farnsworh got the idea of electronic scanned imaging while ploughing fields in Idaho but he developed television at Green St. San Francisco.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo_Farnsworth

Contender Vladimir Zworykin was over in Pittsburgh lost to Farnsworth in the RCA patent wars.

I was fortunate to meet Zworkin two years before he died.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Zworykin



PS: Between a small city (outside city limits) and a town here, 45 miles to the nearest Frys Electronics store (also Costco, Walmart, SAM's).

[El Heggunte]

In a megacity with too many cars and not enough streets.

[Des]

My wife and I grew up in: "The Birth Place of Television," which was a great city until the late 1970s....
--dES

Ah you live in Rigby, Idaho?
http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/tv.html

Philo T. Farnsworh got the idea of electronic scanned imaging while ploughing fields in Idaho but he developed television at Green St. San Francisco.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo_Farnsworth

Contender Vladimir Zworykin was over in Pittsburgh lost to Farnsworth in the RCA patent wars.

I was fortunate to meet Zworkin two years before he died.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Zworykin



PS: Between a small city (outside city limits) and a town here, 45 miles to the nearest Frys Electronics store (also Costco, Walmart, SAM's).

No, further East EdDV.
Think Dumont.
The main sign into town says (or used to say if someone has stolen it by now) 'Birth Place of Television,' but it would probably be more correct to say 'Birthplace of Broadcast Television.'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passaic:_Birthplace_of_Television_and_the_DuMont_Story
Oh yeah, and the TV show from the 70s, "Makin' It" was set there. But, we don't talk about that

Haven't lived there in 18 years, but I still consider it my home town

--dES

[netmask56]

Sydney, Oz population around 4.4 million and growing and growing as you blink! I live about 7 miles from downtown Sydney - too many cars, grid lock everyday, cranky drivers but I love it! Great coffee shops and restaurants, 12 cinemas down the road from my place and 150+ nationalities and food to match. Average cost of a free standing brick house is au$650k and still climbing. I would die in a rural setting - love variety and change..

[budz]

..and no I don't live in a grass hut with hula girls at my door

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What about blue doggies?

LmAO!

[chowmein]

A rural village on an island 25 minutes ferry from Hong Kong.

Nice bro. Sounds like paradise.

I live in a shitty sewer full of retards. It's called Planet Earth.

[lacywest]

My Avatar info says ... California ......... so here goes ... you will have to guess the rest ...

I live ... 40 miles ... South of Fresno California ... Population : 1/2 million and that is not counting the cities blended into Fresno ... Selma and Clovis

About 20 miles East of my town is ... Visalia .... has an estimated population of 125,921

Visalia (pronounced /vɪˈseɪljə/ vi-SAYL-yə) is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately 230 miles (370 km) southeast of San Francisco and 190 miles (310 km) north of Los Angeles. Visalia is the 46th largest city in the state of California and the 204th largest in the United States.[1] Often referred to as the Gateway to the Sequoias and nicknamed The Jewel of the Valley, Visalia has an estimated population of 125,921[2] and spans over 28.6 square miles (74.1 km2) in Central California. Additionally, the Visalia Metropolitan Area is home to approximately 426,276 residents.[3][4] Its inhabitants are known as "Visalians". In 2007, Visalia was named the 3rd fastest growing city in California and 19th fastest growing city in the U.S.[5]
Settled in 1852, Visalia is the oldest permanent inland settlement between Stockton and Los Angeles. As the county seat and largest city of Tulare County, Visalia serves as the economic center to the region known as the Sequoia Valley, one of the most productive single agricultural areas in the United States.[6][7] Visalia lies within miles of the tallest mountain range in the contiguous United States, the Sierra Nevada (U.S.) (see Mount Whitney, which is located in Tulare and Inyo counties), and is the closest major city to Sequoia National Park, home to some of the largest living things on Earth, the Giant Sequoia trees. It is known as "Where The Valley Meets The Giants."

And ... 10 miles away ... going West ... is ...

Lemoore, CA, population 23,873, is located in California's Kings county, about 30.9 miles from Fresno and 77.1 miles from Bakersfield.
Through the 90's Lemoore's population has grown by about 45%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Lemoore has grown by about 15%. Since 2005 Lemoore's population has grown by about 6%.
Lemoore's property crime levels tend to be about the same as California's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Lemoore tend to be lower than California's average level.

So guys ... what is the name of my town ...

If I go 2 hours East ... in the winter ... I can find ... Snow ... to play in.
If I go 1 1/2 hours West ... I can swim in the Pacific Ocean or go to ... Pirates Cove and walk on a beach that is ... Clothing Optional

By the way ... Visalia has for my shopping needs ... Best Buy and so does Fresno.

[lacywest]

My Avatar info says ... California ......... so here goes ... you will have to guess the rest ...

I live ... 40 miles ... South of Fresno California ... Population : 1/2 million and that is not counting the cities blended into Fresno ... Selma and Clovis

About 20 miles East of my town is ... Visalia .... has an estimated population of 125,921

Visalia (pronounced /vɪˈseɪljə/ vi-SAYL-yə) is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately 230 miles (370 km) southeast of San Francisco and 190 miles (310 km) north of Los Angeles. Visalia is the 46th largest city in the state of California and the 204th largest in the United States.[1] Often referred to as the Gateway to the Sequoias and nicknamed The Jewel of the Valley, Visalia has an estimated population of 125,921[2] and spans over 28.6 square miles (74.1 km2) in Central California. Additionally, the Visalia Metropolitan Area is home to approximately 426,276 residents.[3][4] Its inhabitants are known as "Visalians". In 2007, Visalia was named the 3rd fastest growing city in California and 19th fastest growing city in the U.S.[5]
Settled in 1852, Visalia is the oldest permanent inland settlement between Stockton and Los Angeles. As the county seat and largest city of Tulare County, Visalia serves as the economic center to the region known as the Sequoia Valley, one of the most productive single agricultural areas in the United States.[6][7] Visalia lies within miles of the tallest mountain range in the contiguous United States, the Sierra Nevada (U.S.) (see Mount Whitney, which is located in Tulare and Inyo counties), and is the closest major city to Sequoia National Park, home to some of the largest living things on Earth, the Giant Sequoia trees. It is known as "Where The Valley Meets The Giants."

And ... 10 miles away ... going West ... is ...

Lemoore, CA, population 23,873, is located in California's Kings county, about 30.9 miles from Fresno and 77.1 miles from Bakersfield. Home of the Lemoore Naval Air Station.

Through the 90's Lemoore's population has grown by about 45%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Lemoore has grown by about 15%. Since 2005 Lemoore's population has grown by about 6%.
Lemoore's property crime levels tend to be about the same as California's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Lemoore tend to be lower than California's average level.

So guys ... what is the name of my town ? ... Hint : we have a Super Walmart here in this town I live in.

If I go 2 hours East ... in the winter ... I can find ... Snow ... to play in at ... Sequoia National Park.
If I go 1 1/2 hours West ... I can swim in the Pacific Ocean or go to ... Pirates Cove and walk on a beach that is ... Clothing Optional ... Morro Bay and Pismo Beach are also cool places to go too !

By the way ... Visalia has for my shopping needs ... Best Buy and so does Fresno.

[SatStorm]

Athens, Greece.
5 million people officially (more unofficially).
It has anything. I'm 4km from the beach and 1km away from Tayon Yuden's main European supplier. Many bars / clubs / pubs / discos around.
We don't have money and jobs, but we can't have it all, don't we?