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Florida jimfields33 Sep 27 #1
Thank you jimfields33. Are you getting any of the storm. Are you safe? Let us know. debm55 Sep 27 #4
Definitely safe. Smack dab in the middle of the state. jimfields33 Sep 27 #25
Hi Jim kozar Sep 28 #227
I no. September and October are not our friends with jimfields33 Sep 28 #233
Yep, i remember Irma kozar Sep 28 #239
For sure. jimfields33 Sep 28 #241
Joyce, we kozar Sep 28 #243
We lived in FL. piddyprints Sep 27 #42
Thank you! Yep 4 or 5 in a row in 2005. Terrible! jimfields33 Sep 27 #81
Me too! Freddie Sep 27 #2
They are slowly coming up DemMedic Sep 27 #6
Thank you Freddie. I have seen no Dump signs here. In SW PA debm55 Sep 27 #7
Hello from Bucks County DemMedic Sep 27 #3
Hello to Bucks County. from Allegheny County. debm55 Sep 27 #8
Hello from Berks County biophile Sep 27 #136
And hello to Berks County. thank you biophile. debm55 Sep 27 #140
RSO rso Sep 27 #5
My son and family live in Boynton Beach Freddie Sep 27 #10
Thank you rso. Are you okay or did the storm miss you guys? debm55 Sep 27 #11
RSO rso Sep 27 #63
We lived there! piddyprints Sep 27 #44
Jersey woman Wicked Blue Sep 27 #9
Hello Wicked Blue aka Jersey woman. debm55 Sep 27 #12
I've lived there too. piddyprints Sep 27 #46
Ocean County Wicked Blue Sep 27 #120
Denial. marble falls Sep 27 #13
That is funny. debm55 Sep 27 #47
I'm in PA too. FalloutShelter Sep 27 #14
Thank you FalloutShelter. debm55 Sep 27 #23
Currently living in the state of annoyance Attilatheblond Sep 27 #15
Agree. Thank you. debm55 Sep 27 #24
Michigan Siwsan Sep 27 #16
Thank you Siwsan. debm55 Sep 27 #26
Flint is my hometown. MiKenMi33 Sep 27 #129
Born in Flint, grew up in Grand Blanc, now live in Flint Township Siwsan Sep 27 #135
Confusion, usually WestMichRad Sep 27 #17
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH debm55 Sep 27 #52
Howdy neighbor! GreenWave Sep 27 #56
Howdy! WestMichRad Sep 27 #102
I am in the land of confusion too. Slowly sinking Virginia Beach. GreenWave Sep 27 #106
Oh, just think of the potential new beachfront property! WestMichRad Sep 27 #163
I have also debated if I should sell to a maga beach sinking denier... GreenWave Sep 27 #167
If your property is at potential risk.... WestMichRad Sep 27 #170
California Basso8vb Sep 27 #18
Thank you Basso8vb. debm55 Sep 27 #27
What County? Mr.Bill Sep 27 #191
California, also. Tikki Sep 27 #211
Thanks Tikki debm55 Sep 28 #222
The Silver State chicoescuela Sep 27 #19
Thank you chicoescuela. debm55 Sep 27 #31
Ohio Here NEOH Sep 27 #20
Thank you NEOH. That is a bummer. debm55 Sep 27 #33
Me too PuppyBismark Sep 27 #133
Florida TommieMommy Sep 27 #21
Thank you TommieMommy. I hope you are okay. debm55 Sep 27 #35
New York. n/t LuckyCharms Sep 27 #22
Thank you LuckyCharms. debm55 Sep 27 #36
There's another one. piddyprints Sep 27 #51
Thank you very much piddyprints. Yes it is beautiful up there. debm55 Sep 27 #55
"Almost Heaven, Rocky Mountain High" : Colorado! hlthe2b Sep 27 #28
thank you hithe2b I always wanted to move there. I visited . Beautiful state. debm55 Sep 27 #37
Oregon! CanonRay Sep 27 #29
Thank you CanonRay. Oregon is one of 5 states I have not visited. Maybe some day. debm55 Sep 27 #38
Pennsylvania Wiz Imp Sep 27 #30
Thank you Wiz Imp, Went to Penn State ---lovely area. debm55 Sep 27 #40
Also went to Penn State gab13by13 Sep 27 #144
Thank you gab13by13 I hear ya. I live in Allegheny, so it's not bad. debm55 Sep 27 #146
Penn Stater here too! Dulcinea Sep 28 #244
Class of 1978 debm55 Sep 28 #245
Delaware! home of favorite son, Joe Biden, also known as Baja Pennsylvania Walleye Sep 27 #32
Thank you Walleye. debm55 Sep 27 #73
Montgomery County, PA BlueInPhilly Sep 27 #34
Thank you BlueInPhilly. A lot of good thinks came from your area and a lot of not so good. debm55 Sep 27 #76
Phew! I don't have to choose. piddyprints Sep 27 #39
Thank you piddyprints. debm55 Sep 27 #77
california. sonora ca. the queen of the southern mines . tuolumne county, which means in the native lanaguage AllaN01Bear Sep 27 #41
Sounds like a beautiful area. thank you AIIaNO1Bear. You are very lucky. debm55 Sep 27 #80
howdi. sonora ca is the northern gateway to yosemite national park AllaN01Bear Sep 27 #111
You are lucky to live so close a National Park debm55 Sep 27 #113
New Mexico RoadRunner Sep 27 #43
Thank you RoadRunner and good for you. debm55 Sep 27 #82
Michigan. catbyte Sep 27 #45
Thank you catbyte. Sounds like a wonderful area, debm55 Sep 27 #84
New Mexico alittlelark Sep 27 #48
Thank you alittlelark. beautiful state. debm55 Sep 27 #86
Colorado JustTooMuch Sep 27 #49
Thank you JustTooMuch. Beautiful Colorado. debm55 Sep 27 #87
Delaware we can do it Sep 27 #50
Thank you , we can do it. debm55 Sep 27 #88
Indiana DemonGoddess Sep 27 #53
Thank you DemonGoddess. debm55 Sep 27 #89
PA here too nebby70 Sep 27 #54
Thank you , nebby. Years ago I taught in NW Philly. 29th and Diamond. at Rhodes Middle School. I heard they rebuilt the debm55 Sep 27 #91
Minnesota. Ocelot II Sep 27 #57
Thank you Ocelot II. Great state. debm55 Sep 27 #61
Washigton Jamesm9164 Sep 27 #58
Thank you Jamesm9164. debm55 Sep 27 #62
Michigan if..fish..had..wings Sep 27 #59
Thank you if..fish..had..wings Great state. debm55 Sep 27 #71
Wisconsin...... Northern Wisconsin with a large enclave of Democrats. Compared to areas just south of here. usaf-vet Sep 27 #60
That's great, Thank you usaf-vet. debm55 Sep 27 #65
Maryland OLDMDDEM Sep 27 #64
Thank you OLDMDDEM Lovely state. debm55 Sep 27 #70
Been here 40 years. Born and raised in Nebraska. OLDMDDEM Sep 27 #75
Western New York Niagara Sep 27 #66
Thank you Niagara. I miss Prince. debm55 Sep 27 #68
Virginia Alpeduez21 Sep 27 #67
Thank you Alpeduez21. I have been down to UVA as husband gave a speech. Beautiful. debm55 Sep 27 #69
Northern California, Sierra Foothills, El Dorado County. Polly Hennessey Sep 27 #72
Thank you Polly Hennessey. CA is one state I have never been to. I hear the norther area is great. debm55 Sep 27 #92
I love it, Deb. We are about an hour's drive from Lake Tahoe Polly Hennessey Sep 27 #151
Michigan Americanme Sep 27 #74
Thank you Americanme. That's great. debm55 Sep 27 #93
Hi neighbor! WestMichRad Sep 27 #171
Massachusetts sazemisery Sep 27 #78
Thank you sazemisery. My husband is from Boston. debm55 Sep 27 #94
Washington GP6971 Sep 27 #79
Thank you GP6971. It sounds beautiful debm55 Sep 27 #96
Texas - we're working on it ☮ walkingman Sep 27 #83
Thank you walkingman. I would be working on it too. debm55 Sep 27 #97
Bliss Sneederbunk Sep 27 #85
The Land of Funk, Ohio. OilemFirchen Sep 27 #90
HAHAHHAHAHAH. That's funny, Thank you. OilemFirchen. debm55 Sep 27 #99
A persistent meditative state, in Oregon. WheelWalker Sep 27 #95
Thank you WheelWalker. HAHAHAHAH debm55 Sep 27 #100
Born in and living in New York (Brooklyn borough)... Jrose Sep 27 #98
Thank you Jrose. Blue sweep here too, I hope. debm55 Sep 27 #101
Not a state. A province. Guanacaste. LakeArenal Sep 27 #103
Thank you LakeArenal , You live in paradise. debm55 Sep 27 #105
Yes we do. 🌴🦜🌋🐟🌊🐠 LakeArenal Sep 27 #114
North Carolina flakey_foont Sep 27 #104
Thank you flakey_foont. I hope you are okay. debm55 Sep 27 #107
Thank you flakey_foont Sep 27 #108
New Mexico! Charlie Chapulin Sep 27 #109
Thank you Charlie Chapulin debm55 Sep 27 #110
Born in Illinois, 50 years in Colorado, 2 in Pennsylvania... Harker Sep 27 #112
Thank you Harker, You have been all over, debm55 Sep 27 #115
I'm hoping this is the end of the line, debm55, unless I can wind up on the West coast of Ireland. Harker Sep 27 #116
I have been to Ireland . You will love it. and yes I thought of that Johnny Cash sond when I read your post. I've been debm55 Sep 27 #117
A few years ago, my wife and I spent three weeks in Connemara and County Donegal. Harker Sep 27 #121
Florida: The former great state of the ridiculous Gov. Big Butt Bootsie rockbluff botanist Sep 27 #118
HAHAHAHAHAHAHhAhahahaha. Thank you rockbluff botanist and welcome to DU. debm55 Sep 27 #119
Southern NH, almost in Vermont. A mostly blue area. Vinca Sep 27 #122
Thank you Vinca. It must be beautiful this time of year. debm55 Sep 27 #124
Texas Gimble Sep 27 #123
Thank you Gimble, Very true. debm55 Sep 27 #125
Maryland oberle Sep 27 #126
Thank you oberle. debm55 Sep 27 #128
Wisconsin, for now. Luciferous Sep 27 #127
Thank you Luciferous. debm55 Sep 27 #130
I'm in Abstractartist Sep 27 #131
Thank you Abstractartist. debm55 Sep 27 #132
The 49 square miles of sanity Demobrat Sep 27 #134
Thank you Demobrat. debm55 Sep 27 #138
The state of confusion most of the time! arkielib Sep 27 #137
Huckleberry? HAHAHAHHAAHh Thank you arkiellib. debm55 Sep 27 #139
He was the beginning of the end! arkielib Sep 27 #147
true debm55 Sep 27 #148
California Nictuku Sep 27 #141
Your very welcome and Thank you for sharing your memories with us. I went to Penn State and lived in State College; debm55 Sep 27 #142
Yeah, lots of students worked at AccuWeather Nictuku Sep 27 #185
Northwest PA ellemb Sep 27 #143
Thank you ellemb , from Southwest PA, And welcome to DU debm55 Sep 27 #145
Thank you ellemb Sep 27 #149
North Carolina mnhtnbb Sep 27 #150
Wow you have lived in a alot of places. Was your dad in the military. My FIL was a career Marine and my husband traveled debm55 Sep 27 #152
Dad not in the military mnhtnbb Sep 28 #218
Thank you mnhtnbb debm55 Sep 28 #221
... Different Drummer Sep 27 #153
Thank you Different Drummer. Are you okay with the storms and flooding.? debm55 Sep 27 #155
No issues, Deb. Thanks! Different Drummer Sep 27 #158
Technically a stateless expat sanatanadharma Sep 27 #154
I wish you luck. sanatandhama. I know the area you are speaking of. debm55 Sep 27 #156
I live in the suburbs of Chicago, IL n/t whathehell Sep 27 #157
Thank you whatthehell. debm55 Sep 27 #159
Back at ya, Deb! whathehell Sep 27 #194
Orange County, New York patphil Sep 27 #160
Thank you patphil. debm55 Sep 27 #161
CA, Palm Springs area, Riverside County beaglelover Sep 27 #162
Thank you very much beaglelover. debm55 Sep 27 #165
West Virginia ArnoldLayne Sep 27 #164
Thank you ArnoldLayne. debm55 Sep 27 #166
Montana LLC Sep 27 #168
Thank you LLC. You are our first from Montana on this thread debm55 Sep 27 #169
I'm in PA mtairyguy Sep 27 #172
We have been to Mt Airy. in NE PA. debm55 Sep 27 #174
Maine :) GPV Sep 27 #173
Thank you GPV. That is such a beautiful area. We we go to Boston we drive though the New England states . debm55 Sep 27 #176
I'm in PA mtairyguy Sep 27 #175
New Hampshire n/t sarge43 Sep 27 #177
Thank you sarge43 Beautiful state. debm55 Sep 27 #179
Virginia checking n. 11 Bravo Sep 27 #178
Thank you 11Bravo. And welcome . I think you are the first from VA. debm55 Sep 27 #180
SF Bay Area, California Mz Pip Sep 27 #181
Thank you Mz Pip. Welcome to our thread. debm55 Sep 27 #182
Maryland. We're practically neighbors.😊 PikaBlue Sep 27 #183
Thank you PikaBlue. debm55 Sep 27 #199
Another PA rogerashton Sep 27 #184
Thank you , from the Commonwealth of PA, rogerashton. debm55 Sep 27 #200
Jersey Girl here Jrsygrl96 Sep 27 #186
Thank you Jrsygrl96 debm55 Sep 27 #201
The most beautiful state in the union with super-smart folks - Oregon of course dai13sy Sep 27 #187
Thank you dai13sy from the most beautiful state in the union--Oregon. debm55 Sep 27 #202
Southwestern New Mexico, in the foothills of the Gila National Forest. Elessar Zappa Sep 27 #188
Thank you Elessar Zappa from SW New Mexico. debm55 Sep 27 #203
Delaware Mad_Dem_X Sep 27 #189
Thank You, Mad_Dem_X debm55 Sep 27 #198
North Alabama GigiLeigh Sep 27 #190
Thank You GigiLeigh, Are you okay from the storm debm55 Sep 27 #197
Yes. GigiLeigh Sep 28 #216
My daughter is a student at UAH. Dulcinea Sep 28 #254
Pencilvania. Wolf Frankula Sep 27 #192
HAHA Thank You Wolf, debm55 Sep 27 #196
Born in Baltimore, Mr.Bill Sep 27 #193
Hi Mr. Bill. Thank you very much. debm55 Sep 27 #195
Jalisco, Mexico Foolacious Sep 27 #204
Thank you Foolasious. debm55 Sep 27 #205
Mississippi Haggard Celine Sep 27 #206
Thank you Haggard Celine. from the state of Mississippi debm55 Sep 27 #207
Blue Dot 🔵 Birmingham, Alabama Bitbit Sep 27 #208
Thank you BitBit from the state of Alabama and welcome to DU debm55 Sep 27 #209
Oregon Tree Lady Sep 27 #210
Thank you Tree Lady debm55 Sep 27 #212
Kenosha Figarosmom Sep 27 #213
Thank you Figarosmom debm55 Sep 28 #223
California Squeaky41 Sep 28 #214
Thank you Squeaky41. debm55 Sep 28 #224
In a New York State of Mind ; ) [actually The Bronx, previously Brooklyn, originally North Manhattan]... electric_blue68 Sep 28 #215
Thank you electric_blue68 debm55 Sep 28 #225
Georgia. Dulcinea Sep 28 #217
Thank you Dulcinea. debm55 Sep 28 #235
Ratingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen DFW Sep 28 #219
Thank you DFW. debm55 Sep 28 #236
Confusion. n/t malthaussen Sep 28 #220
HAHHAAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you malthaussen. debm55 Sep 28 #238
Florida, grew up in ND, served for 9 years in WA kozar Sep 28 #226
Thank you very much kozar. debm55 Sep 28 #230
Born in New York state BigMin28 Sep 28 #228
Thank you very much, BigMin28 debm55 Sep 28 #229
South Florida FM123 Sep 28 #231
Thank you so much FM123. and I hope you are okay. debm55 Sep 28 #232
We are all okay down here! Thanks deb55 FM123 Sep 28 #246
I am in Minnesota these days. OldBaldy1701E Sep 28 #234
Thank you OldBaldy1701E debm55 Sep 28 #240
Kansas -MAGA state with one blue house member and a moderate governor kansasobama Sep 28 #237
Thank you kansasobama. debm55 Sep 28 #242
California / Marin County lucca18 Sep 28 #247
Thank you very much, lucca18 debm55 Sep 28 #248
PENNSYLVANIA ravjav Sep 28 #249
Thank you ravjav. debm55 Sep 28 #250
North Carolina Island Blue Sep 28 #251
Thank you Island Blue. I hope you are okay. debm55 Sep 28 #252
All good here, thanks. Island Blue Sep 28 #253
Thank you for letting us know. debm55 Sep 28 #255
I was having trouble with my photo hosting, sorry DFW Sunday #256
Beautiful. Thank you so much. DFW. debm55 Sunday #258
Indiana Emile Sunday #257
Hello Indiana. Thank you Emile. debm55 Sunday #259
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