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<blockquote data-quote="Mister Bumbles" data-source="post: 380358" data-attributes="member: 34301"><p>I have indeed noticed that people are friendly here. I've been part of a large VW Beetle club for the past 8+ years, and they were *mostly* friendly, but there are usually a few bad eggs no matter where you go, just like in most families! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Good evening Chubby! You really SHOULD introduce yourself, best way to get to know people (and for them to get to know you, right?). I agree, we are VERY lucky to live in the PNW. Back in 1996/7, I fled from the west coast to 'find myself' and ended up living in Upstate New York. Two years later, I returned back to the west coast, but I drove home without a map (on purpose). I ended up seeing 17 states on the way home, over the course of 4 days. Technically I would have made it in a lot less, but I stopped to visit friends in Texas for 2 days. Otherwise, I drove from upstate new york, said goodbye to friends in Vermont, then went all the way from Vermont to Dallas, Texas in 28 hours of driving straight through. Only stopping for bathroom & gas for the car.</p><p></p><p>My brother flew down from Washington, after having just driving TO Washington from Loma Linda, California. He and I took turns driving straight from Dallas all the way to Longview, Washington. It took us roughly 30 hours of straight driving. UGH. I won't be doing that again. BUT, needless to say, I saw a LOT of the U.S. all at once. And most of it was pretty barren, flat, dry, etc. I have to admit though, coming over the Rockies just west of Denver, I've never seen the sky so .. clear and filled with stars as I did on top of those mountains. I stopped for about 15 minutes and watched the sky there before continuing towards home.</p><p>If it wasn't for the lack of oxygen up on top of those mountains, I could live there, just for the sky.</p><p></p><p>The Pacific Northwest really is beautiful and unique. I grew up on about 50 acres of private land in the mountains here and I don't think I'd ever be able to live anywhere that did NOT have mountains and rivers all over. I visited a friend that lives in Modesto, California and I *hated* it there because it was so open and .. flat.. and... wide. It's like the opposite of claustrophobia. All that wide open space bugged the hell out of me. *lol*.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Heh, thanks Hark <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mister Bumbles, post: 380358, member: 34301"] I have indeed noticed that people are friendly here. I've been part of a large VW Beetle club for the past 8+ years, and they were *mostly* friendly, but there are usually a few bad eggs no matter where you go, just like in most families! ;) Good evening Chubby! You really SHOULD introduce yourself, best way to get to know people (and for them to get to know you, right?). I agree, we are VERY lucky to live in the PNW. Back in 1996/7, I fled from the west coast to 'find myself' and ended up living in Upstate New York. Two years later, I returned back to the west coast, but I drove home without a map (on purpose). I ended up seeing 17 states on the way home, over the course of 4 days. Technically I would have made it in a lot less, but I stopped to visit friends in Texas for 2 days. Otherwise, I drove from upstate new york, said goodbye to friends in Vermont, then went all the way from Vermont to Dallas, Texas in 28 hours of driving straight through. Only stopping for bathroom & gas for the car. My brother flew down from Washington, after having just driving TO Washington from Loma Linda, California. He and I took turns driving straight from Dallas all the way to Longview, Washington. It took us roughly 30 hours of straight driving. UGH. I won't be doing that again. BUT, needless to say, I saw a LOT of the U.S. all at once. And most of it was pretty barren, flat, dry, etc. I have to admit though, coming over the Rockies just west of Denver, I've never seen the sky so .. clear and filled with stars as I did on top of those mountains. I stopped for about 15 minutes and watched the sky there before continuing towards home. If it wasn't for the lack of oxygen up on top of those mountains, I could live there, just for the sky. The Pacific Northwest really is beautiful and unique. I grew up on about 50 acres of private land in the mountains here and I don't think I'd ever be able to live anywhere that did NOT have mountains and rivers all over. I visited a friend that lives in Modesto, California and I *hated* it there because it was so open and .. flat.. and... wide. It's like the opposite of claustrophobia. All that wide open space bugged the hell out of me. *lol*. Heh, thanks Hark ;) [/QUOTE]
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