New England

I graduated from high school in Southwick, MA. My folks live in Westfield and I also did my time in the hilltowns.
I often think about moving to New Hampshire but I've been spoiled by southern food and hot weather.
EmilyParis, we probably know some people in common!

Is this the Sox year?

Every year is our year. It's just that no one else knows it.

WWJDD? (What would Johnny Damon do?)

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Originally posted by Lucky Bishop

Every year is our year. It's just that no one else knows it.

WWJDD? (What would Johnny Damon do?)

Welcome to the church
of Johnny Damon.



Where, indeed, Jesus
is my lead-off man.

Using the wanderingjew's logic, if West Haven CT is 76 miles east of New York and is a suburb of NYC, then 3/4 of the state of Rho Dye Lin' is just a suburb of Boston.


long dog
Milford CT

Central Massachusetts her...birthplace of the New England diners

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Originally posted by wanderingjew

I live on the Warwick-East Greenwich Rhode Island line.

Word of note-----Anything in Southwestern CT south of Danbury and west of Branford is technically not New England. The whole region is basically a suburb of NYC

That's absolute garbage. I'm from New Haven, and I sure didn't grow up in a suburb of New York.

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Originally posted by long dog

Using the wanderingjew's logic, if West Haven CT is 76 miles east of New York and is a suburb of NYC, then 3/4 of the state of Rho Dye Lin' is just a suburb of Boston.

Honestly, that's closer to the truth than you might expect. I know a LOT of people who take the commuter rail from Providence to Boston five days a week.

MetroWest area - just outside of Boston

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Lucky Bishop writes Honestly, that's closer to the truth than you might expect. I know a LOT of people who take the commuter rail from Providence to Boston five days a week.

It's true. It's been growing since they extended the commuter rail down to Providence (and long before that, South Attleboro) and the dramatic rise in housing costs in Boston over the past decade. Which in turn helps fuel a similar rise here. The SO, for instance, is OFD and takes the train from from Providence to South Station every morning.

Me? From southern RI, for the last 15 years living in various parts of Providence, with short or longer breaks in Chicago, Boston and Western MA.

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Originally posted by long dog

Using the wanderingjew's logic, if West Haven CT is 76 miles east of New York and is a suburb of NYC, then 3/4 of the state of Rho Dye Lin' is just a suburb of Boston.


long dog
Milford CT

Actually, that's not true, at least not yet. NYC metro population is over 20 million, while Boston is around 6 million. Obviously a larger population will require larger land mass. Take out a 2004 Rand Mcnally atlas and look at the shaded area surrounding the cities and you'll see what I mean. The Boston Suburbs go as far south as Walpole, although some other Atlases have it as far south as Foxboro.
The Providence Suburbs go as far north as North Attleboro MA. If you visit some of the towns in between such as Plainville, Wrentham, and Mansfield, they are still nice albeit expensive rural communities. They are not yet suburbs.

Originally posted by Michael Hoffman
[That's absolute garbage. I'm from New Haven, and I sure didn't grow up in a suburb of New York.

You're probably right, back in those days New Haven wasn't a suburb of NYC yet, but now it is.


Then why doesn't the speed limit change from 55mph to 65 mph before New Haven???

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You're probably right, back in those days New Haven wasn't a suburb of NYC yet, but now it is.

I totally disagree (again).
If you want to say from Fairfield down to the NY border, I don't have a problem with that; but Bridgeport to Branford - no way !

Florida here, but lived in the Attleboro's twenty something years and heading up there for Turkey Day

Born in Norwood Ma.--schooled in Millis Ma.,class of 65--now in Oklahoma via a "long and winding road" that went slowly through California!

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Originally posted by i95

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Originally posted by Lucky Bishop

Every year is our year. It's just that no one else knows it.

WWJDD? (What would Johnny Damon do?)

Welcome to the church
of Johnny Damon.



Where, indeed, Jesus
is my lead-off man.

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I live in Ellington, CT. Before moving here I lived in Westfield, MA and Agawam, MA.



Walt

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Originally posted by long dog

Using the wanderingjew's logic, if West Haven CT is 76 miles east of New York and is a suburb of NYC, then 3/4 of the state of Rho Dye Lin' is just a suburb of Boston.


long dog
Milford CT

I thought that, with the exception of Newport and possibly Watch Hill, Rhode Island was basically Kentucky with a coastline...

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Willy writes thought that, with the exception of Newport and possibly Watch Hill, Rhode Island was basically Kentucky with a coastline...

Um, WTF?

Grew up in CT, lived in Wistah, Amherst and Noho for 13 years. Now living in Oaktown CA. Never thought I was a Yankee until I moved out here. I was wrong. I am a New Englander through and through. I miss it like hell sometimes, most often when I eat an apple. Or corn. Don't get me started on corn. Or tomatoes, even.

Sherborn, MA here; western 'suburb' of Boston. I'm writing from Medway, MA. where I work. Grew up in Dot and JP, which abbreviations will make sense to those of you from Boston.

Go Sox!!
db

As a young SoCal boy being assigned to Ft Devens,MASS was a real change of pace. When I got out of the army I married a local and did my undergrad work at Salem State. That time included a one year internship in the office of the Speaker of the House in Boston. New England was a real education in itself.
I did see a couple of Red Sox games back then with the names...Yaz and Tony C coming back in the memory... but other than the fried Clams and Steamed Lobster I have pretty much cleaned out the files since.

Made the move to Boston about 5 years ago from Atlanta. Might miss southern food, but I love that New England "cult-cha"! (And the Fall is stunning in New England). Now living in Somverville, MA.

Here in the heart of Red Sox Nation, we are all rejoicing today. No matter what else happens, we have vanquished the Evil Empire, and we will NEVER FORGET IT!!! The only thing wrong with all this is the lack of sleep we're all experiencing. But, what the heck, it's all worth it. GO SOX!!!

Woburn,MA, otherwise known as WooooooBaaaahhhhhhnnnn. (Think of the John Travolta flick "A Civil Action")
I95, I didn't know you were born in Boston?
Now, can I have my Expos back?
Graduated from Burlington High, along with Olympic figure skater Peter Curruthers
(blatant attempt at name dropping-5 yard penalty for unsportsmanlike posting)
Nice doubleheader on Sunday-Patriots vs. Jets, then Red Sox vs. ? in World series

Oh, I think think most of the nation would be surprised at how redneck-esque much of Rhode Island and Eastern Connecticut are.

Are you sure you're not thinking of New Hampshire? That's where I've always thought our rednecks were. (And as a native Texan who comes from only the finest white trash stock, I get to use the R word.)

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dbear writes Grew up in Dot

Alright! The SO is OFD.

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Originally posted by Grampy

I am told that merely living in New England does not make you a New Englander. Although I wasn't born in New England, my son was. When I asked if he was a New Englander, I was then told that kittens born in an oven doesn't make them biscuits.

I am currently on travel in Austin, TX, and just heard someone tonight use the same phrase to decipher whether or not one was a Texan. Must be something in the water -- as I had never heard that phrase before tonight.

Steve

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Originally posted by DaveM

I95, I didn't know you were born in Boston?

Yup, DaveM. Born and bred. Which, like you, is why I...