Forum Users - Where from?

Hey Stever,
Sorry for the huge delay in my response...

Stever46789 said:

I am dying to see the Laurentides, I hear they are beautiful!
Really I have heard wonderful things about the scenery in Quebec.

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The province of Quebec offers a huge range of scenery from a true Arctic climate in the far north, a Vermontish southern area, a maritime east coast, and a HUGE interior filled with incredible, barely touched wilderness. This doesn't even cover all of the different types of topography but gives you an idea of the range. Travelling in parts of Quebec might seem a little daunting if you are unilingual but it will be more your imagination than negative feelings from the people. I find we all get a little stressed when we lose our primary method of communication. The French in Quebec are some of the warmest people I have met but don't ever be rude with them as they aren't afraid to be rude back.

Stever46789 said:

Truth be told (I can get away saying this, I am an American) we are
a truly selfish people, we go through life treating the rest of the
planet second-rate (trust me, we don't just alienate others around
the world, we treat each other like this every day!). I have made
it a point to know as much about the world in terms of it's people,
history, and geography as much as possible (my wife kids that I
should be on Jeopardy where I can turn what is interesting dinner
learning into real cold hard cash)

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I have seen this first hand with some but my experience with many Americans is that they just prefer to cut to the chase and avoid the time consuming "niceties". I myself tend towards this way of dealing with people but only with people that I think can handle it. I find that most people have a very high opinion of their home countries and culture which is why we all have strong nationalistic pride. No one has it stronger than Americans and why shouldn't you - it leads to many of the successes that you all enjoy (i.e. Olympics).

Stever46789 said:

I will take you up on that, I could be to Ontario via Windsor in
about 7 hours from where I live, Quebec isn't much further.

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I guess on a map it might appear that way but it can be a little deceiving. It's at least 12-14 hours of driving to get from Windsor to the Quebec border and then much further to get to the mountains. Travelling by car in Canada is not for the faint of driving. For example, I can drive from Ottawa, Ontario to Thunder Bay, Ontario and it take 24 hours on the Trans-Canada highway!! Not to say that the drive isn't cool but it's looooong.

Regards,
AVB

Stever46789 said:

Thanks!

Stever

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...lived in Chester, PA, lived in Vicenza, Italy (for a little while), lived in Alabama, now living in Delaware.

pheanix

A Van Beek said:

I know my latest questions have turned more to the philosophical
than the technical but that's how I understand what I'm dealing
with. The last thread about forum user backgrounds built pictures
in my mind that a digital camera will never be able to do (I hope).
My apologies to those who think these types of questions are
intrusive, boring or sappy.

That said, I have part two:

Where is everyone from? I know the majority are American here but
what parts? I'm Canadian born and raised from parents who came from
Holland. I have lived in the Ottawa (the capital for those who
think it's Toronto - why wouldn't you think that!) area for my
whole life except for some shorter stints in Vancouver and Europe.
I have been all over the US a few times but there are many places
that I still have yet to see. If you're willing, let us know what
country and city you're from.

Regards,
Andrew

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Hey, Stever!

Here's a link form the CBC from last month.

http://cbc.ca/news/indepth/language/

Sorry no Shania pixes, but I will be visiting the "Shania Twain Interpretive Centre" http://www.shaniatwaincentre.com/ soon to take some pix inside, perhaps a panorama view inside the centre.

Tom S.

Alan Hartmann said:

Tom S. said:

Timmins Ontario Canada

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Stever said:

Joel:

Careful what you wish for! I may take you up on that!! I want to
take my wife to the Hockey hall of fame, and I wouldn't hesitiate
to drive a few hours further to Quebec - if I knew I wouldn't be
treated like a waste of time.

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The invitation stands..... I'm sure you wouldn't be treated like a waste of time nowadays. You have the amail adress, and also I'll keep coming here to these forums, so if you ever decide to come, let me know

You mentionned visiting the Laurentides in another message, I'm going camping there this weekend with my girlfriend. It's about a 3 hours drive from here. I'll try to get lotsa pictures (non digital for now since I'm buying my camera in about a month and a half).

Stever46789 said:

True that, actually my visit was 25 years ago (I was 14 at the time).

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times have changed since then....but, there will always be people who don't change unfortunatly....

At 14 I saw two

Stever46789 said:

kids playing, tried to strike up a conversation, they looked at me,
one said something to the other in french, and they turned and
walked away. Brings a tear to your eye, doesn't it?? ;-P

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....you know, when we moved here from Hull (near the Ontario border) when I was two months old, my parents, older sister and older brther all realised that in Sherbrooke, lots of people here did not speak english or had the desire to learn. Other parents where asking mine why where they teaching us to speak english cause we would only need french....I tell you, I'm really glad my parents taught us, it's alot easyer learning at a young age than when you're older. So maybe the 2 kids you meant didn'T understand a word you where saying....to bad for them I guess. Meeting new people is always a positive experience for me.

Joel

Hi Ed,

hummm if I didn't live here, reading that text, I would almost be scared of visiting for fear of being attacked by overzealous french canadians . You know and I know that journalists tend to go for sensationalism (sorry for the spelling). I mean Montréal is a big city, the crime rate is higher in big cities like in New York or Los Angeles (the riots of L.A.). You won't see bombs going off while visiting, this was two rare incidents. I tell you, Quebecers are peacefull and warm, and most people I know, do enjoy meeting people from around the globe.

I'm not trying to defend us, just trying to invite all of you to come for a visit, I garantee you, you won't regret it

Joel

Ed said:

Hey, Stever!

Here's a link form the CBC from last month.

http://cbc.ca/news/indepth/language/

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Hi ,

Just have a look at my users profile.

jacques

Maybe I can be the only one who from korea..
I born in seoul, Korea..
But I live in New Jersey, USA now.. near the New York.

If I was in korea, Then I'll go to Japan for shopping:::

Memphis all my life. Callisto

Thanks Joel, I will keep that in mind.

You "les habitants" have begun to change my view of Quebec in just this short time!

Stever

Joel said:

Stever said:

Joel:

Careful what you wish for! I may take you up on that!! I want to
take my wife to the Hockey hall of fame, and I wouldn't hesitiate
to drive a few hours further to Quebec - if I knew I wouldn't be
treated like a waste of time.

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The invitation stands..... I'm sure you wouldn't be treated like
a waste of time nowadays. You have the amail adress, and also I'll
keep coming here to these forums, so if you ever decide to come,
let me know

You mentionned visiting the Laurentides in another message, I'm
going camping there this weekend with my girlfriend. It's about a 3
hours drive from here. I'll try to get lotsa pictures (non digital
for now since I'm buying my camera in about a month and a half).

Joel41093 said:

True that, actually my visit was 25 years ago (I was 14 at the time).

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times have changed since then....but, there will always be people
who don't change unfortunatly....

At 14 I saw two

Joel41093 said:

kids playing, tried to strike up a conversation, they looked at me,
one said something to the other in french, and they turned and
walked away. Brings a tear to your eye, doesn't it?? ;-P

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....you know, when we moved here from Hull (near the Ontario border) when I was two months old, my parents, older sister and older brther all realised that in Sherbrooke, lots of people here did not speak english or had the desire to learn. Other parents where asking mine why where they teaching us to speak english cause we would only need french....I tell you, I'm really glad my parents taught us, it's alot easyer learning at a young age than when you're older. So maybe the 2 kids you meant didn'T understand a word you where saying....to bad for them I guess. Meeting new people is always a positive experience for me.

Joel

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You should feel right at home here. 25% of what you buy comes from Korea, another 25% from China and most of the rest from Japan. (;¬ > )

sungki said:

Maybe I can be the only one who from korea..
I born in seoul, Korea..
But I live in New Jersey, USA now.. near the New York.

If I was in korea, Then I'll go to Japan for shopping:::

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I agree with you, Joel, and I do know journalists. You'll note that I referenced that link without editorial comment. My real intent was just to show that the desperate measures undertaken to try to promote/save the language are still going on.

I understand it's the same in France and at least one middle eastern country. Just last week there was a story about Azerbaijan switching from the Cyrillic to the Arabic alphabet to shake the vestiges of the old Soviet Union.

Joel said:

hummm if I didn't live here, reading that text, I would almost be
scared of visiting for fear of being attacked by overzealous french
canadians . You know and I know that journalists tend to go for
sensationalism (sorry for the spelling). I mean Montréal is a big
city, the crime rate is higher in big cities like in New York or
Los Angeles (the riots of L.A.). You won't see bombs going off
while visiting, this was two rare incidents. I tell you, Quebecers
are peacefull and warm, and most people I know, do enjoy meeting
people from around the globe.

I'm not trying to defend us, just trying to invite all of you to
come for a visit, I garantee you, you won't regret it

Joel

Ed said:

Hey, Stever!

Here's a link form the CBC from last month.

http://cbc.ca/news/indepth/language/

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Born in Nayarit and actually live in mexicali, baja

I,m buy the dsc f505v in L.A. at Sears

Hi Andrew and all,
Here is an updated list of "home" locations posted by STF members as of
8-10-01. Curt A.

A Van Beek (Andrew): Ottawa, Canada
Winogran: Nederland/Amsterdam
Skippy: Australia/Melbourne
Jrouss: USA/New Hampshire
Eeyore: Melbourne, Australia
Lynda: " Halfway between Richmond and Colonial Williamsburg,
Virginia" USA
Stever: Chicago, USA
Helen Betts: " originally from San Francisco" currently, Okinawa,
Japan
Amando Hernández: Valencia, Spain
Larz: Kennebunkport, Maine USA Paul C: Manchester (UK) currently,
Sterling VA. USA
LMC54: Americus, Georgia, USA
Oscar: Ottawa, Canada
Steven Mulder: Lansing, MI USA
Richard Joseph Reilly: Tucson, Arizona USA
Kenny: Newport Beach, California, USA
CK (Craig): Fort Worth, Texas USA
RAG: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida USA
TraceyS: Central Coast of California USA
Larry Myers: Lansing, MI, USA
Wild Will: Tucson, Arizona
HotShoey: Geelong, Australia
David Briggs: Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
Yellowdogy: "Santa Barbara, Mexico (formally California)"
Howdy: "born and raised in the Canadian Southwest" now: Las Vegas,
NV USA
Luke: Oklahoma, USA
Chuck: Redwood Shores, California USA
Shawn Workman: Northern Idaho, USA
Curt A.: Ventura, California USA
Hansin Dogan: Ankara, Turkey
Mick: South Africa
John Rothlisberger: Wellington, New Zealand
SDommin: New Hampshire USA
Dominic: Hong Kong - Shatin
Egill: Reykjavik, Iceland
Ozan Karakoç: Istanbul / Turkey
Paul: Delray Beach, Florida USA
Nun2: Johannesburg, South Africa, currently: London
Leonardo Querzoni: Rome / Italy
Paul G: Burke, VA USA
Eric Noack: Australia
Joel: Sherbrooke, Québec
Vic: Newtown, CT USA
Royor: East Flanders, Belgium
Andrey: Moscow, Russia
Geoff Pearson: " grew up just outside of Edmonton, Alberta"
Ed (Waldorph): Mobile, Alabama, USA
Alan Hartmann: New Jersey, USA
Nina Ludwig: London, United Kingdom
Walter: Memphis Tennessee, USA
Callisto: Memphis Tennessee, USA
IbaneZz: Netherlands/The Hague
Gabe: "Santiago, Chile, South America, Planet Earth, Milky Way... "
Carl: Lima, Peru & Wiesbaden, Germany
Sonja: Brussels, Belgium
Ty McKay: Washington State, USA
Cubfan: Chicago, USA
Han: Holland
Jim Adair: Troy, IL, USA
Tom S.: Timmins Ontario Canada
Drdan: Long Island, New York
Keith C: Nashville - Illinois
Michael: Taipei, Taiwan, Originally Bethesda, MD
Gregguy: West Virginia, USA
Andreas P.: Frankfurt / Germany
Gerardo: Mexico City, Mexico
Felipe Flores: Mexicali, Baja Mexico
Ben Horne: San Diego, California USA
Swerfer: Wormerveer, near Amsterdam
JP Godfrey: Anchorage, Alaska
Dedalo: Valencia - Spain
Val Hext: Phoenix, Arizona USA
Pheanix: Delaware, USA
Jacques: Netherlands / Eersel
Sungki: New Jersey, USA "born in seoul, Korea"

Sony Talk Forum... TRULY an "International" Forum!!!! Curt A.

A Van Beek said:

I know my latest questions have turned more to the philosophical
than the technical but that's how I understand what I'm dealing
with. The last thread about forum user backgrounds built pictures
in my mind that a digital camera will never be able to do (I hope).
My apologies to those who think these types of questions are
intrusive, boring or sappy.

That said, I have part two:

Where is everyone from? I know the majority are American here but
what parts? I'm Canadian born and raised from parents who came from
Holland. I have lived in the Ottawa (the capital for those who
think it's Toronto - why wouldn't you think that!) area for my
whole life except for some shorter stints in Vancouver and Europe.
I have been all over the US a few times but there are many places
that I still have yet to see. If you're willing, let us know what
country and city you're from.

Regards,
Andrew

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Curt A. said:

Hi Andrew and all,
Here is an updated list of "home" locations posted by STF members
as of
8-10-01. Curt A.

A Van Beek (Andrew): Ottawa, Canada
Winogran: Nederland/Amsterdam
Skippy: Australia/Melbourne
Jrouss: USA/New Hampshire
Eeyore: Melbourne, Australia
Lynda: " Halfway between Richmond and Colonial Williamsburg,
Virginia" USA
Stever: Chicago, USA
Helen Betts: " originally from San Francisco" currently, Okinawa,
Japan
Amando Hernández: Valencia, Spain
Larz: Kennebunkport, Maine USA Paul C: Manchester (UK) currently,
Sterling VA. USA
LMC54: Americus, Georgia, USA
Oscar: Ottawa, Canada
Steven Mulder: Lansing, MI USA
Richard Joseph Reilly: Tucson, Arizona USA
Kenny: Newport Beach, California, USA
CK (Craig): Fort Worth, Texas USA
RAG: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida USA
TraceyS: Central Coast of California USA
Larry Myers: Lansing, MI, USA
Wild Will: Tucson, Arizona
HotShoey: Geelong, Australia
David Briggs: Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
Yellowdogy: "Santa Barbara, Mexico (formally California)"
Howdy: "born and raised in the Canadian Southwest" now: Las Vegas,
NV USA
Luke: Oklahoma, USA
Chuck: Redwood Shores, California USA
Shawn Workman: Northern Idaho, USA
Curt A.: Ventura, California USA
Hansin Dogan: Ankara, Turkey
Mick: South Africa
John Rothlisberger: Wellington, New Zealand
SDommin: New Hampshire USA
Dominic: Hong Kong - Shatin
Egill: Reykjavik, Iceland
Ozan Karakoç: Istanbul / Turkey
Paul: Delray Beach, Florida USA
Nun2: Johannesburg, South Africa, currently: London
Leonardo Querzoni: Rome / Italy
Paul G: Burke, VA USA
Eric Noack: Australia
Joel: Sherbrooke, Québec
Vic: Newtown, CT USA
Royor: East Flanders, Belgium
Andrey: Moscow, Russia
Geoff Pearson: " grew up just outside of Edmonton, Alberta"
Ed (Waldorph): Mobile, Alabama, USA
Alan Hartmann: New Jersey, USA
Nina Ludwig: London, United Kingdom
Walter: Memphis Tennessee, USA
Callisto: Memphis Tennessee, USA
IbaneZz: Netherlands/The Hague
Gabe: "Santiago, Chile, South America, Planet Earth, Milky Way... "
Carl: Lima, Peru & Wiesbaden, Germany
Sonja: Brussels, Belgium
Ty McKay: Washington State, USA
Cubfan: Chicago, USA
Han: Holland
Jim Adair: Troy, IL, USA
Tom S.: Timmins Ontario Canada
Drdan: Long Island, New York
Keith C: Nashville - Illinois
Michael: Taipei, Taiwan, Originally Bethesda, MD
Gregguy: West Virginia, USA
Andreas P.: Frankfurt / Germany
Gerardo: Mexico City, Mexico
Felipe Flores: Mexicali, Baja Mexico
Ben Horne: San Diego, California USA
Swerfer: Wormerveer, near Amsterdam
JP Godfrey: Anchorage, Alaska
Dedalo: Valencia - Spain
Val Hext: Phoenix, Arizona USA
Pheanix: Delaware, USA
Jacques: Netherlands / Eersel
Sungki: New Jersey, USA "born in seoul, Korea"

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Drew: Chicago, USA

Curt A said:

Sony Talk Forum... TRULY an "International" Forum!!!! Curt A.

A Van Beek said:

I know my latest questions have turned more to the philosophical
than the technical but that's how I understand what I'm dealing
with. The last thread about forum user backgrounds built pictures
in my mind that a digital camera will never be able to do (I hope).
My apologies to those who think these types of questions are
intrusive, boring or sappy.

That said, I have part two:

Where is everyone from? I know the majority are American here but
what parts? I'm Canadian born and raised from parents who came from
Holland. I have lived in the Ottawa (the capital for those who
think it's Toronto - why wouldn't you think that!) area for my
whole life except for some shorter stints in Vancouver and Europe.
I have been all over the US a few times but there are many places
that I still have yet to see. If you're willing, let us know what
country and city you're from.

Regards,
Andrew

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A Van Beek said:

I know my latest questions have turned more to the philosophical
than the technical but that's how I understand what I'm dealing
with. The last thread about forum user backgrounds built pictures
in my mind that a digital camera will never be able to do (I hope).
My apologies to those who think these types of questions are
intrusive, boring or sappy.

That said, I have part two:

Where is everyone from? I know the majority are American here but
what parts? I'm Canadian born and raised from parents who came from
Holland. I have lived in the Ottawa (the capital for those who
think it's Toronto - why wouldn't you think that!) area for my
whole life except for some shorter stints in Vancouver and Europe.
I have been all over the US a few times but there are many places
that I still have yet to see. If you're willing, let us know what
country and city you're from.

Regards,
Andrew

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--I was born in The Netherlands and now live in the Boston area of Massachusetts, USA
Renee

A Van Beek said:

Where is everyone from

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I am originally from Oklahoma City and moved to rural (and I mean RURAL) Arkansas. A small hamlet called Branch.

Keely

Drew said:

Curt A. said:

Hi Andrew and all,
Here is an updated list of "home" locations posted by STF members
as of
8-10-01. Curt A.

A Van Beek (Andrew): Ottawa, Canada
Winogran: Nederland/Amsterdam
Skippy: Australia/Melbourne
Jrouss: USA/New Hampshire
Eeyore: Melbourne, Australia
Lynda: " Halfway between Richmond and Colonial Williamsburg,
Virginia" USA
Stever: Chicago, USA
Helen Betts: " originally from San Francisco" currently, Okinawa,
Japan
Amando Hernández: Valencia, Spain
Larz: Kennebunkport, Maine USA Paul C: Manchester (UK) currently,
Sterling VA. USA
LMC54: Americus, Georgia, USA
Oscar: Ottawa, Canada
Steven Mulder: Lansing, MI USA
Richard Joseph Reilly: Tucson, Arizona USA
Kenny: Newport Beach, California, USA
CK (Craig): Fort Worth, Texas USA
RAG: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida USA
TraceyS: Central Coast of California USA
Larry Myers: Lansing, MI, USA
Wild Will: Tucson, Arizona
HotShoey: Geelong, Australia
David Briggs: Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
Yellowdogy: "Santa Barbara, Mexico (formally California)"
Howdy: "born and raised in the Canadian Southwest" now: Las Vegas,
NV USA
Luke: Oklahoma, USA
Chuck: Redwood Shores, California USA
Shawn Workman: Northern Idaho, USA
Curt A.: Ventura, California USA
Hansin Dogan: Ankara, Turkey
Mick: South Africa
John Rothlisberger: Wellington, New Zealand
SDommin: New Hampshire USA
Dominic: Hong Kong - Shatin
Egill: Reykjavik, Iceland
Ozan Karakoç: Istanbul / Turkey
Paul: Delray Beach, Florida USA
Nun2: Johannesburg, South Africa, currently: London
Leonardo Querzoni: Rome / Italy
Paul G: Burke, VA USA
Eric Noack: Australia
Joel: Sherbrooke, Québec
Vic: Newtown, CT USA
Royor: East Flanders, Belgium
Andrey: Moscow, Russia
Geoff Pearson: " grew up just outside of Edmonton, Alberta"
Ed (Waldorph): Mobile, Alabama, USA
Alan Hartmann: New Jersey, USA
Nina Ludwig: London, United Kingdom
Walter: Memphis Tennessee, USA
Callisto: Memphis Tennessee, USA
IbaneZz: Netherlands/The Hague
Gabe: "Santiago, Chile, South America, Planet Earth, Milky Way... "
Carl: Lima, Peru & Wiesbaden, Germany
Sonja: Brussels, Belgium
Ty McKay: Washington State, USA
Cubfan: Chicago, USA
Han: Holland
Jim Adair: Troy, IL, USA
Tom S.: Timmins Ontario Canada
Drdan: Long Island, New York
Keith C: Nashville - Illinois
Michael: Taipei, Taiwan, Originally Bethesda, MD
Gregguy: West Virginia, USA
Andreas P.: Frankfurt / Germany
Gerardo: Mexico City, Mexico
Felipe Flores: Mexicali, Baja Mexico
Ben Horne: San Diego, California USA
Swerfer: Wormerveer, near Amsterdam
JP Godfrey: Anchorage, Alaska
Dedalo: Valencia - Spain
Val Hext: Phoenix, Arizona USA
Pheanix: Delaware, USA
Jacques: Netherlands / Eersel
Sungki: New Jersey, USA "born in seoul, Korea"

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Drew: Chicago, USA

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Larry G: North Wales, UK

Drew43423 said:

Drew43423 said:

Sony Talk Forum... TRULY an "International" Forum!!!! Curt A.

A Van Beek said:

I know my latest questions have turned more to the philosophical
than the technical but that's how I understand what I'm dealing
with. The last thread about forum user backgrounds built pictures
in my mind that a digital camera will never be able to do (I hope).
My apologies to those who think these types of questions are
intrusive, boring or sappy.

That said, I have part two:

Where is everyone from? I know the majority are American here but
what parts? I'm Canadian born and raised from parents who came from
Holland. I have lived in the Ottawa (the capital for those who
think it's Toronto - why wouldn't you think that!) area for my
whole life except for some shorter stints in Vancouver and Europe.
I have been all over the US a few times but there are many places
that I still have yet to see. If you're willing, let us know what
country and city you're from.

Regards,
Andrew

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Edward K. Jordan said:

A Van Beek said:

Where is everyone from?

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Well Ed I'm new to digital cameras and I 'm originally from Philadelphia, Penn. But now I live in Syracuse, New York. Located in the central part of the state. Rick