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where do all you mumsnetters live?

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ariel · 18/10/2002 13:02

I,ve been a mumnetter for a little while now and ive just had the most brian numbingly stupid thought. I was browsing through another thread asking how Suedomin was as she lives in indonisia(forgive me if im wrong), and it suddenly dawned on me that mumsnetters are spread around the world(the wonders of the www), i suppose i thought(stupid i know) that you all lived in the uk, so i thought id ask(if you dont mind) where abouts other mumsnetters live .I live in the south of England(south gloucestershire to be precise).

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charliesmummy · 19/10/2002 04:20

I live on the rolling lowlands of the Atlas Mountains. The air is warm and the ground is lush with Autumn vegetation. I can see my sheep and goats grazing from our 100ft picture window, and the hens are a calling.

Salisbury actually.

Corbin · 19/10/2002 04:34

I live on Vashon Island, near Seattle, Washington, USA. Nope, didn't vote for the cowboy in office. Here's a link to our chamber of commerce site with gorgeous pictures if anyone is interested: www.vashonchamber.com/web_docs/new_main.html

SueDonim · 19/10/2002 08:47

Rosehip, welcome to Mumsnet! Here's how to make links and for anyone else who doesn't know how to do it. You'll need to scroll a little way down the page for the instructions.

susanmt · 19/10/2002 10:32

I don't think I know any of you, but just looking at the last few entries, my cousin and his wife (and baby) live in dunfermline, I used to live in Bromley as a kid, my SIL is from near Cardiff, and I have friends in Newcastle, Liverpool, London, Reading, etc. In fact, the only place I don't know anyone at all is Surrey, which is just as well, as most of you seem to live there!!!

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ariel · 19/10/2002 10:48

Wow,some of your home towns sound wondrfull, im so jelous,dh and i have spoken about living somewhere warm and near a beach, maybe sometime in the future.

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WideWebWitch · 19/10/2002 11:53

Charliesmummy, I went to school in Salisbury and still have friends there: wonder if I know you? I live in Devon.

Janeway · 19/10/2002 12:04

In Edinburgh last 12 years and love it here - came here via Liverpool, Cornwall & Cardiff

janh · 19/10/2002 12:51

Corbin, is Vashon Island the one that Betty Mcdonald used to live on and wrote books about? (Her island is in Pugin (?) Sound I think.) It sounded idyllic, if a bit inaccessible in winter, and rather wet!

Corbin · 19/10/2002 14:23

Janh,

Yes, this is the right island. Vashon is just a hotbed of writers, musicians and performers of all kinds, we have such fun festivals! Here is a look at Betty MacDonald's house:

www.bettymacdonaldfarm.com

Corbin · 19/10/2002 14:26

Sorry, forgot to answer your other question/statement. It's quite wet here, but we don't actually get more rain than most other places. It's just spread out over the year lightly so that it seems it's always raining! It's always a bit of a pain getting to the mainland, simply because you have to sit in your car in line for the ferry for a long time, but it's no different in winter than in summer. In fact, the fare rate goes down in the winter months.

Before having dd, I commuted to work in Seattle from the island, now THAT was a pain! I left the house at 5am and returned at 7:30pm. I spent about 3 hours total on travel every day. Thankfully, I took the public bus so I didn't have to drive and saved gas and money. Not to mention sanity-I'd have lost my mind driving in city traffic every day.

gillymac · 19/10/2002 14:36

Edinburgh for last ten years. Born near Glasgow and have spent all my life in various parts of the Central belt of Scotland.

jodee · 19/10/2002 15:01

Croydon ... apparently it's now the alternative movie location to New York or Prague!

Viv · 19/10/2002 15:28

New Forest, about 15mins from Southampton.
Charliesmum, use to work in Salisbury up until a year ago so know it well.

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janh · 19/10/2002 16:58

Thanks, Corbin, just checked it out - I want to go and stay there for B & B, NOW!

Onions in the Stew was the book I was thinking of, when they lived there with teenagers, I must dig it out and read it again. Lucky you to live there, will you have to go back to the dreaded commute some time?

bee · 19/10/2002 17:28

Cambridge - but grew up and went to school in West Sussex

oxocube · 19/10/2002 17:41

Grew up in Newcastle but then moved to Croydon, then Switzerland and now Holland. Intrigued to learn that Croydon is the new place to be!!! Ailsa, the only other Ailsa I heard of was one who used to go out with a (very!!!)ex-boyfriend called Rob! Its not you is it? That would be so funny, such a small world!!!

nona · 19/10/2002 18:13

Guernsey - Channel Islands

babster · 19/10/2002 18:49

Another one for Cambridge

Lilia · 19/10/2002 20:18

Swindon (Highworh) in Wiltshire

Chinchilla · 19/10/2002 20:25

Lou33 - Philip Morant. Glad in a way that I don't know you both, as I have posted some personal stuff on here! Don't want to have to change my name! Nice to know that there are some other Colchestrians here.

cherry · 19/10/2002 20:34

I am in Newcastle upon Tyne, born in Edinburgh but moved here when I was a baby and I will probably never leave lol

sylvev · 19/10/2002 21:20

Born in Droitwich, worcs. Studied in Birmingham and now live back in Droitwich!

lou33 · 19/10/2002 21:21

My brother went to Philip Morant, but hes older than me. I do know the odd one or two that went there around my age though. Wouldn't matter if you knew me chinchilla, I'm good at keeping secrets! I'll be looking out for you in November when I am next in Colchester!

anais · 19/10/2002 21:36

Where in W Sussex, Bee?