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[eagle12167]

mazie, are you closer to portland or grants pass?how close to mt st helens? do they still have that commercial of the raineer reindeer?

[Dogsareme]

No the other end of British Columbia. Far Far (18 hours) from Vancouver. Right beside Prince Rupert. Most people have never heard of the place.

Friday nights, oh yes. Lots to do. Expecially if you love the outdoors.

[MazieDog]

I'm closer to Portland.. About 75 miles or so to Portland from here.

[eagle12167]

i study maps, call it an exoccupational thing. i have heard of prince rupert.

have you been to that truck stop in portland that has tables made from a crosscut tree?

dogs, i mean other than throwing axes at tree.lol just kidding.

[zoe08]

Well I see you are from midland, TX. I am from Texas and have been my whole life....From the panhandle, spent the last couple years in college a few hours north of you....So I guess I probably dont have much information for you, but I wanted to post anyways

[eagle12167]

please do, i'm not from tx. i'm from california myself but i have lived in alot of different places, would be glad to know more. are you at lubback christian?

[zoe08]

I am at Texas Tech

[MazieDog]

My dad's a truck driver and so are my uncle's and brother in law... Of course I've been to that truck stop. I can't remember the name of it, but I think it's called Jubitz..

As for throwing axes... I took an Ag class in high school, and we had a competition behind the school where we threw hatches at a chunk of wood raised into the air with a target painted on it.. I took 1st place, nailing the bullseye 3 times in a row.. lol.. So much fun.

[linnie]

eagle I cracked up laughing when you asked are aborigines treated as second rate citizens.
If you are a white person in australia and commit a crime you go to jail
if you dont send your kids to school you get fined
if you abuse your kids they are taken from you
if you dont work you dont eat
if you dont rent or buy a house you are homeless
if you buy a car on payment and dont pay they take it off you

Now lets look at Aborigines
Cops are to scared to jail them for fear of retribution so they go their merry way doing whatever whenever
They get paid to send thier kids to school
they can beat thier kids no docs for them
the government supports them
pays off their cars
and supplies them with better homes than many of us can afford.

Now to a much nicer subject.. aussie marsupials and wildlife are wonderful.
Koalas are cute to look at but they sure can be mean lol
wombats are wonderful creatures
the quoll is terrifying yet beautiful to watch in full stride.
Australia is an amazing country

Am I racist NOPE
If an aborigine lived next door to me and bought his own home with his own hard earned cash he would be a most welcome neighbour.

[britishbandit]

Originally Posted by eagle12167

britishbanditthat's so cool, so now you live in what part of canada?

I live in Windsor, Ontario now. It isn't my "ideal" spot, but hey, I'm not planning on sticking around here forever...LOL. It isn't aweful, but I'm all for scenery and being out in the country. It's pretty "flat" around here. We don't even have hills, never mind mountains and such...HAHA.
I never really had a choice, my parents up and moved out of England when I was fairly young. I'm a bit "edgy" when it comes to moving, I've lost count of how many houses I've lived in. All I know is i've passed the 30 mark. I was a bit bummed out when we came here. My parents had sent in immigration forms to Canada and Australia. Of course my brother and I wanted Australia...WOOHOO! At the time, I'd never even heard of Canada...haha. But, it came down to whichever application came in first. Well, you can guess which one it was. I have no regrets, but I still wanna get out to Australia one of these days.

[anaconda]

spain: are the people of spain as nice as i have heard from my uncle?

People in Spain are nice and dreadful, just like in any other country. As for what some people say about Spain being a southern sunny country so everyone there is happy all the time, and people who live in the northern countries are gloomy, it's stupid. I should know. My language teacher is always spouting folklore like that, and it's all I can do to keep my mouth shut.

P.S.: I speak from my own experience: I'm half Scottish.

[mrsgrubby]

What a fun thread.

I live in Northen Michigan near Lake Michigan. It is beautiful up here, and unfortunately everyone thinks so and is trying to move out of the cities like Detroit and move up here. Many "downstaters" move after retirement and many buy 2nd homes while they are still working and vacation up here.

White tail deer hunting used to be pretty great, and we still do it, but so many of the woods are being cut down to build homes that it is not nearly as good as it used to be.

The fishing is ok, there are a few native american tribes up here that are still allowed to fish with gil nets, so they kill alot of fish per year, and the Lakes have also been infiltrated by Zebra Mussles which have killed off alot of fish, however made the water sooooo clean and clear. None the less, wish they weren't here.

[eagle12167]

zoe08:
what part of the panhandle are you from? i have been to amarillo and dalhart. i hope my picture is still at the big texan.

maziedog:
i think you are right about the name, i used to drive truck back in 91, and i still remember the place. throwing axes i got second place in spokane, haven't done it since, i do remember that a girlscout got first place and won the competition. i didn't have as much of a problem with it as the guy who got third. of course she was my girlfriend at the time.lol

linnie:
wow that sucks, so much for equality. what is a quoll? i've always wanted to goto austrailia but never had the oppurtunity. have you seen a duckbilled platypuss?

britishbandit:
i know how you feel, i'm 38 and i have lived in twice as many places, not counting repetes. i still want to goto austrailia too. here in texas it's pretty flat where i'm at, the only thing we have here is mesquite and pump jacks. it sucks big time.

anaconda:
t've a little scott in me as well. actually you take all the bad tempered races, mix badly, add four native american tribes, and you get me. SO SCREWED!!lol how are the beaches in spain? are they as beautiful as the one in austrailia or trashy like the ones in new york?

mrs grubby:
the last time i was in michigan i was about 10. i went to grand rapids with my step mom. i remember then that the water wasn't very clear and you didn't go swimming in it.that is also the first time i saw a red racer. sorry to hear that the city folks are closing in, and that the hunting is going down. i still remember all the trees there, almost like oregon. have you been across the macinaw bridge? i heard about it from my step mom. she said it was pretty cool, someday i will get to see it.

hey everyone thanks for answering my questions and keep yours coming. thanks eagle12167

[zoe08]

I am from north of amarillo...Its the top of the panhandle...I go through Dalhart fairly often.

Did you eat the whole 72 oz? I actually havent ever eaten there myself...but I used to go to Amarillo pretty often.

[eagle12167]

hold on to your belt, yes i did, the steak, a potatoe as big as a soft ball, a bowl full of corn, three biscuts as big as a fist, and a whole pecan pie for desert. first time i had been full in years. can still eat about three large pizzas if i want.
oh yeah and about half a gallon of sweet tea.OOHHYEAH!!!!!