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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 4, 2006 8:36 PM
Hanover, Ontario, Canada - 1 1/2 hours north of Toronto.
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Posted by Nieuweboer on Sunday, June 4, 2006 8:35 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by alexander13

QUOTE: Originally posted by Nieuweboer

I can't imagine why anyone whould like to know where I live but still here goes:
Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands. Don't try to pronounce it, you won't be able to. Anyway
it's situated just outside the city of Haarlem and quite near Amsterdam (I never go
there, I hate the place, too many tourists) It's a very small, originally a farmer
community but today people just sleep here and work elsewhere. I live in a so
called polder which is land reclaimed from a large inland lake and that in all probabilty
will be under many feet of water again before the end of the century because of the
rising sea-levels. It doesn't worry me though, it will happen after I'm gone.


I pronuced it, if you give me your email address i will send you a sound recording of it

Okay Alex, let me have it on h.nieuweboer@quicknet.nl
(it doesn't count if you're of Dutch descent)
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Posted by pipe on Sunday, June 4, 2006 6:34 AM
leamington ontario canada
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 4, 2006 6:22 AM
Brisbane in the Sunshine State of Queensland Australia.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 4, 2006 4:18 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Nieuweboer

I can't imagine why anyone whould like to know where I live but still here goes:
Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands. Don't try to pronounce it, you won't be able to. Anyway
it's situated just outside the city of Haarlem and quite near Amsterdam (I never go
there, I hate the place, too many tourists) It's a very small, originally a farmer
community but today people just sleep here and work elsewhere. I live in a so
called polder which is land reclaimed from a large inland lake and that in all probabilty
will be under many feet of water again before the end of the century because of the
rising sea-levels. It doesn't worry me though, it will happen after I'm gone.


I pronuced it, if you give me your email address i will send you a sound recording of it
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 4, 2006 4:00 AM
Hans,

I am like you - not in North America. I liked to read your story. We seem to think along the same lines, because I don't like tourist traps either.

I am living in Jakarta Indonesia just now.

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Posted by Nieuweboer on Sunday, June 4, 2006 3:07 AM
I can't imagine why anyone whould like to know where I live but still here goes:
Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands. Don't try to pronounce it, you won't be able to. Anyway
it's situated just outside the city of Haarlem and quite near Amsterdam (I never go
there, I hate the place, too many tourists) It's a very small, originally a farmer
community but today people just sleep here and work elsewhere. I live in a so
called polder which is land reclaimed from a large inland lake and that in all probabilty
will be under many feet of water again before the end of the century because of the
rising sea-levels. It doesn't worry me though, it will happen after I'm gone.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 3, 2006 10:06 PM
Barre, VT

(pronounced bear-e for all of you southerners[:D])

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Posted by fsm1000 on Saturday, June 3, 2006 9:58 PM
Coquitlam BC Canada
My name is Stephen and I want to give back to this great hobby. So please pop over to my website and enjoy the free tutorials. If you live near me maybe we can share layouts. :) Have fun and God bless. http://fsm1000.googlepages.com
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 3, 2006 9:33 PM
Hayes, VA, where the closest railroad crossing is 10 miles away...sob...
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Posted by PASMITH on Saturday, June 3, 2006 8:37 PM
Memphis.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 3, 2006 7:06 PM
Born in Bawlmer MD, transplanted to Carroll County, first Gamber, then Westminster, now back home in Gamber,,,,,,,,,,,for now[;)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 3, 2006 4:19 PM
NE, Georgia
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Posted by MIKE0659 on Saturday, June 3, 2006 4:07 PM
Blackwood, New Jersey. It's about 10 miles due east of Philly.
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Posted by bnnrailroad on Saturday, June 3, 2006 3:00 PM
Parkville, MD.

Northeast of the Baltimore City line in Baltimore County. Old Maryland & Pennsylvannia right of way is 30 yards behind my house!!!!

In the fall, when the trees drop thier leaves, I can see the Lock Raven resivoir. In fact, I can see the Dam! Guess you could say I have *** Great View!!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 3, 2006 11:01 AM
Memphis, TN 38111
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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, June 3, 2006 10:55 AM
QUOTE: Hey Jeff, Can't believe it took you to page #10 to post. You must have taken a nap.

Lafayette, Louisiana, and I think I am the only Modeler in Lafayette.
I have my computer set to show me what's on for today, so unless somebody posts on something from earlier, I don't see it.

It seems there are only a few of us Louisiana boys in the hobby. Us rednecks gotta stick together!

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Space Mouse for president!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 3, 2006 10:40 AM
Hey Jeff, Can't believe it took you to page #10 to post. You must have taken a nap.

Lafayette, Louisiana, and I think I am the only Modeler in Lafayette.

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Posted by bscroggi on Saturday, June 3, 2006 10:25 AM
Follansbee, West Virginia
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Posted by BAYOUMAN on Saturday, June 3, 2006 9:59 AM
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST
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Posted by tatans on Saturday, June 3, 2006 9:50 AM
I can't remember, even if I could I can't pronounce the name anyway, I think we are in some place called Canadia.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 3, 2006 9:43 AM
Albany, Ga. Home of the Flint River Model Railroad Club. Phil
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Posted by robindro on Saturday, June 3, 2006 9:30 AM
Atchison, Kansas. We have alot of UP coal trains roll through here every day.
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Posted by mikesmowers on Saturday, June 3, 2006 8:36 AM
A little town in South West Okla called Manitou (it is an indian name meaning "land of good water) about half way between Altus & Lawton. Mike
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Posted by james saunders on Saturday, June 3, 2006 8:29 AM
I Can't remember if i posted in this one... but...

Brisbane - Australia, or as you Americans say - Orstralia

[:D]

-James-

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Modelling AT&SF in the 90s

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 3, 2006 7:34 AM
Martinsville, Indiana.
Its 25 miles south of Indianapolis
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Posted by PennsyHoosier on Saturday, June 3, 2006 7:33 AM
Beautiful (?) Northeastern Indiana. [^]
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Posted by esp1 on Saturday, June 3, 2006 7:03 AM
Pretoria, in Sunny South Africa [8D][:)][8D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 3, 2006 2:40 AM
Yonkers, New York (on the border of "DA BRONX")

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