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NYVette, just reading about your son; thanks for the reminiscence! Although I was born and grew up in New York City, earned all my degrees there, worked there in various capacities, and can still find my way around there with my eyes closed, it's a reminder to me why I now live in a town in the Mid-Hudson Valley (Gardiner) that I describe as 'so small that people who live there don't even know where they are!' So, having 'been there and done that,' the city lifestyle is fine for many (including many of our friends) but not for me. However, I am still a New Yorker, though this might be disputed by city friends who are surprised to learn that we do have indoor plumbing and central heating.... '-)

It continues to be a small world, though; this morning we were on a tour of Antelope Canyon on the Navajo Reservation just outside of Page, AZ, and another man on the tour recognized my Gunks tee-shirt (see <www.classicsunderthegunks.com>) and mentioned that he's an alumnus of SUNY New Paltz--where HB is a member of the Alumni Board! There's no escape....

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Boomer, grabbing you by the elbow and taking you over here and whispering.............

Boom, listen up, There are some people that think we drive slow, and obey too many traffic signs, and don't know HOW to flip somebody the bird. They don't speak our language. They don't understand when we say "Please?" instead of "HUH?" and they are confused when we walk in front of them while they are studying the greenbeans at Publix (as if no one else is in the store) and we say excuse me. WE, meaning you and me and some other Buckeyes. Boomer, you just can't be so naive. Some people don't understand why we smile and say hi to everyone, even before we came to TV. For Gawds sake don't tell them we don't lock our doors up north. We will all get used to each other sooner or later. DON"T BRING UP WOODY HAYES!

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Donna, I hope you don't mind my using your great icons! I also love NY. From times square to the hudson valley. We were a 3 hour drive from manhatten and went often. Christmas time to see the tree, skating, and the wonderful dept. store window dressings, Macys Thanksgiving Day parade, Museums, ART!, Central park zoo, NBC studios, GREAT Music in The Village, Yankee Stadium, a ride up the hudson river valley, camping and fishing on Lake George, horseback riding, a beautiful state with something for everyone.......many many wonderful times and memories!

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gg, thanks. But I gotta tellya. I know some great hand signs. They are much better than just the mundane bird sign. You see, when I was at Miami all those many years ago, I dated a guy from Cleveland. Anyway, he knew the most glorious hand signs. Those signs he made when somebody hacked him off, oh gg, it was like a beautiful dance. Those signs were so expressive. It was a language all unto itself. I don't know what ever happened to Dominic. I sent him on his way. Heck, he is probably somewhere in TV, making those lovely hand signs from his souped up golf cart.

I can teach you some of those signs if you want me to.

Boomer

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Sidney.....
Don't you often feel that people don't give enough credit to upstate NY? It truly is beautiful countryside. As I mentioned in a prior post...people who don't know the state often perpetuate the reputation that the entire state is over crowded and dirty. Simply not true.
Also.....My sister graduated from SUNY New Paltz way back when it was NY State Teachers College at New Paltz. 1967 I think.

Ronda...
All you said about NYC might contribute to why we appear to be in a hurry. There is always something to do if you want to take advantage of it. If we go into "the city" to visit our sons we try to plan several things to do during the visit. LIRR to Penn, jump on the 8th Ave "A" train to Museum of Natural History, walk through Central Park to get lunch in the cafateria of the "Met" and see if they have a special exibit, take the Lex line back toward the Theater District and meet the kids for dinner. We get a lot into one day so if a tourist saw us they would think we are running like mad for no reason, when actually we are running because there is so much to do.

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For those that have never seen Long Island...or those that might like seeing a few old landmarks on "the Island" I came across this video. Keep in mind I'm not a huge fan of NY. If I were I would not have invested in TV. However most of the state is a better place than many people think.

http://www.fromtheflightdeck.com/Vid...nyvideo640.wmv

The video only shows the really nice things.

I suppose I could scan and post my 10k plus property tax bill to give equal time to the dark side.

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I live in Staten Island, one of the 5 boroughs of NYC, which to the folks here is "the Island". Long Island is an isolated place on the other side of Brooklyn and Queens, and quite the ride most of the time. I have made it from my house in Staten Island to Washington, DC in less time than it took me one summer Saturday afternoon to get to Islip, a pretty little place on Long Island!

;D

Unfortunately, my life here is almost always in a rush. I still work, and my day and night these days is full of stuff to do. We are in the process of moving, we have one son outside of Philadelphia (I can get there quicker than some places in Queens), another son and a daughter in SI. The rush never seems to stop. We're always doing something. Being in a hurry is just a way of life. When I go away, it takes me s few days to unwind and settle into a slower pace. For folks who live at that slower pace, I probably still seem like I'm in a hurry. Perhaps I miss why that makes me a bad person? I'm really not, just trained to be n a hurry. No I don't say hello to everyone in NY, but I do when I'm in a golf cart in TV. People and local cultures are different, and I really enjoy meeting folks from other parts of the country.
I remember being in Wyoming going on a boat ride in Grand Teton NP, and the young lady settling us into the rental boat kept saying "Are you REALLY from NYC?"
Oh, one of the real down sides of being a city dweller (and I'll bet this is true for most of the larger cities) I tend to not trust folks - if seem too nice, they must be after something. Tends to make me not be a joiner too quickly - I need to get to know folks before I open up at all.
But I'm really an OK person.

And driving, well, I just can't understand how everyone goes so slow out there!

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NYVette,

Thank you, absolutely beautiful! There was a time when we were young that Jones Beach was our summer getaway, (we were Brooklyn kids, and Coney Island was so over). My husband spent his childhood summers in Lake Ronkonkoma. The last time we visited there on L.I., it took hours from our home on Staten Island. But then, it takes hours to get anywhere in the five boroughs and L.I. from here.

Thanks for the memories ;D

Shirleevee

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I have just returned from a long weekend in TV ,getting our house ready for our sept. move. We loved every minute of it ,even thou it was hot and rained every afternoon. Right now i'm at work on Staten Island,the weathers good and i love NY, but I'm counting the days until I retire and get back to TV. Steve ;D ;D

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Steve....
You said it very well about the NYC area and how it can induce a stressful feeling.
I can drive from Fla all the way to NJ and feel relaxed..except maybe for a little while circling Baltimore/WashDC. When I'm halfway up the NJ Tpke the stress begins. Comming from the west it will start when you see the electronic signs on Rt 80 telling you how long the wait is for the GW Bridge. If it's a long wait then you can count on that big parking lot called the Cross Bronx Exway. That's another good thing about TV...it's not an island, no bridges.

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NYVette - try this for a little less stress on the ride -
Take 301 from just below the Del Mem Bridge (40 will take you there). Take it all the way to Carmel Church VA (that's exit 104 on I95 in VA). Completely bypasses DC & Baltimore. I learned of it from truckers when I drove my camper back and forth to Disney. There's a stretch in MD with stores and lights, but stay left and it moves. It's a little longer, but in my opinion worth it. I've hit traffic on the belt in DC that goes for 20 or 30 miles into VA. Worth trying once anyway.
I guess you pass thru my island to get to your island? ;D
And I can't wait for the laid back life of a retiree - I can just about count the days!

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SteveFromNY

Thanks for the alternate route. I've looked at maps many times but I probably never took your route thinking it might be low speed limit roads. Even if it a bit lower speed and maybe a little longer in the car overall, it's worth it if you are moving along instead of being in big city traffic on the Beltway. Yes...Ive passed through SI many many times. My parents at one time lived in NJ. Verrazano Br to 440 South and Outerbridge Crossing was the usual route taken.

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Most of 301 in MD from the DE state line south is 4 lane divided highway with a highway speed limit (55 or 60). It's a BEAUTIFUL road -smooth and empty and flat. You pass thru mostly farmland. Once you cross the Annapolis-Bay Bridge (not the Bridge tunnel - that's a different route but easy to confuse) and get near DC the traffic picks up and the area is more suburban. Then you head south and hit the few miles of stores until you cross into VA. Then its forest and farmland again. It's a few miles longer (I think mapquest says 15) but it moves well, unlike I-95 at times. Every now and again I try I-95 straight thru, and almost every time I wish I hadn't.

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Sidney, Hi from Rhinebeck. Have you ever been to the "Purple House" in Gardiner or the Cajun dance at the library? If so, we might have seen each other. I wonder if there's a Mid-Hudson Valley club in TV. I've heard that a lot of people from this area have moved there.

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Boomer and Gracie Girl, As you know I'm a fellow Buckeye. However, I have been working in New York City on a consulting project for the past four years. It was a culture shock. I enjoy my colleagues there after I got used to the abrupt language and straight talk. However, the cab situation is still an adventure. This week I was taking a cab in from LaGuardia and my driver and another cabbie decided to play chicken in the Midtown Tunnel. Mine flipped the other the bird (noted that discussion earlier on this thread). When we exited the tunnel, they rolled down the windows and continued to argue cross town. I would have appreciated arriving with a bit less stress.