Where are we all from?

[ttmac]

In the same vein as CajunCenturions post "What does your handle mean?" Where are you based?

Having read TSDragons post "What is the difference?" it struck me that we dont always realise where the person that is helping us is from. We often forget that the helper is asleep when we are posting our questions.

I know that in the past I have received more assistance from complete strangers from all over the world (and often from places I have never even heard of) than I have from people that I work with on a daily basis and who sit beside me.

For what its worth, I'm from Wicklow, which is 30 miles south of Dublin, Ireland.

 

[ttmac]

Question: what do the red parts of IFSC Dublin 1 mean?

IFSC - International Financial Services Centre

Dublin is divided in to several postal districts and various areas are recognizable by their postal code. Most of the postal codes are divided into odd and even, odd being north of the River Liffey and even on the southside. The exception is Dublin 8 which straddles the river.

Dublin 1 is City Centre North of the River.
Dublin 2 is City Centre South of the River.

Some of the postal codes are more desireable to live in and often command higher prices. Some of the areas are less so and those with pretensions living on the periphery of said postal areas would quote their addresses as being in a neighbouring postal district accepting the extra delay in having their post delivered.

As stated above, I live in Wicklow, however I commute to Dublin 2 every day.

I should probably post the following question in a new thread: - What time does your day start? How long do you spend commuting 1) to and 2) from work. How do you travel? eg bus, train, car, bike etc. What distance do you travel?

I rise at 6:45, drive to the train station and take the train to Dublin. Journey time in the morning is approximately 1:30 and 1:45 on the return journey. Distance travelled 30 miles each way.

In the past I have also lived in Hollywood, Co. Wicklow and that was always good to raise a few eyebrows. Rumour has it that Hollywood, California was named after Hollywood, Co. Wicklow, however I am open to correction.

 

[Lightning]

What time does your day start? How long do you spend commuting 1) to and 2) from work. How do you travel? eg bus, train, car, bike etc. What distance do you travel?

I'll get in before Tim says it:

My day starts at Midnight.

But I start taking notice of it about 6.00am.
</groaner>

I drive to work, approximately 20 Kilometres, which takes about 15 minutes. Takes about 20 minutes to get home.

 

[tsdragon]

My alarm clock goes off at 6:30 AM. I get out of bed sometime between then and 7:30 AM, usually closer to the latter. I drive to work, about 6 or 7 miles. It takes me about 10 minutes.


Tracy Dryden

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[SF0751]

Tracy - I've heard of Snyder (mostly because I have friends with the last name of Snyder, and they like to claim it as "their town" - it's not). Isn't Snyder near Lubbock?

ttmac - Both my husband & I drive to work; sometimes we carpool together, but it depends on our schedule. We both drive ~40 miles to work, which takes between 45 minutes and 1 hour (one way), depending on time of day/traffic.

Susan
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." - Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894)

 

[tsdragon]

Susan - Yes, it's near Lubbock, and Amarillo. If I remember correctly, if you draw a line across the base of the panhandle it's about right in the middle of that line, but I could be wrong. I don't remember a lot about it, but I do remember it was a pretty nice small town to be growing up in.


Tracy Dryden

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[flapeyre]

I am a native New Orleanian, having been born in that city when cars still had fins. Moved to Mandeville, about a 34 mile (55 km) commute each way, when I got married 18 years ago. Takes me 40 to 45 minutes in the morning (I start work at 7:30), and about 55 minutes in the afternoon (leaving at 16:00).

Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni!

 

[SantaMufasa]

ttmac

Since I live in Utah, but manage databases in both the UK and US, I must be available from 08:00-09:00 GMT (start of UK day), which makes it 01:00-02:00 my time, then again available at the end of the UK day (16:00-17:00 GMT), which means I wake up at about 09:00 my time.

What time does your day start? 09:00 local time
What time does your day end? 02:00 local time
How long do you spend commuting 1) to and 2) from work? 14 seconds; 20 seconds if there is traffic
How do you travel? On foot
What distance do you travel? 18 meters (~55 feet)


Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)

http://www.dasages.com

Do you use Oracle and live or work in Utah, USA?
Then click here to join Utah Oracle Users Group on Tek-Tips.

 

[SantaMufasa]

Skip,

My view is rather Alpine: I live about 8 minutes from Snowbird Ski Resort and 14 minutes from Alta Ski Resort. I live at the base of a 3,469m (11,450 ft) snow covered mountain peak that I watch through my office window on work days and hike on Saturdays. I must admit, it's rather nice.

One of the best parts of tele-commuting is avoiding these (relatively) ridiculous fuel prices (since US fuel is still less than half the price of UK fuel).

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)

http://www.dasages.com

Do you use Oracle and live or work in Utah, USA?
Then click here to join Utah Oracle Users Group on Tek-Tips.

 

[jrbarnett]

Live just inside the M25 London orbital Motorway (eastern side), work in Abingdon, just south of Oxford, UK.

John

 

[SilentAiche]

Dang, y'all have been busy today (while I was afield again)!

I'll get in before Tim says it:

My day starts at Midnight.

Laughed by butt off (which took a while). For the record, that one didn't [green]strike[/green] me, so you get all the credit. I wish I had said it...


Dave,

That just ain't fair. 18 meters? With a view?

I drive 9.3 miles to and from my present job, which usually takes about 20-25 minutes. The alarm goes off at 6:03 AM so that after a seven-minute "snooze" I get up at 6:10, do the three S's, and still have about 20 minutes with the morning News and Disturber newspaper and a cup of coffee.

Record commute (in case your local paper didn't carry the story of Raleigh's January 19, 2005, 1" snow/ice event): it took me [red]8 hours and 20 minutes[/red] to drive 9.3 miles on 1/19/05 after Raleigh was hit by a bit of winter weather. I've never seen or imagined a city in absolute total gridlock. I got out of my truck twice to stretch my cramping legs - no problem there, as we weren't moving...

Being late to work has its consequences, or course. I might miss JohnBoy Jeopardy on the morning show I listen to.

Tom - Terrific thread. Thank you.

Also, I really appreciated your detailed reply about the postal codes, et al. Raliegh also has its "richer" section, generally referred to as North Raleigh. In my last place of employment, we routinely referred to it as [purple]"Prestigious North Raleigh"[/purple] (instead of simply "North Raleigh"). How distinct is it? The N&O has a "North Raleigh News" section every Friday.

Tim



[blue]_____________________________________________________
If you need immediate assistance, please raise your hand.
If you are outside of Raleigh, raise your hand and say[/blue] [red]Ooh! Ooh![/red]

 

[tsdragon]

I like living and working in a small town with very little traffic. And after growing up in So. Calif I really like the fact that there are big trees all around, two REAL rivers, with banks that aren't made of concrete, and I've seen possums in my back yard, and deer and wild turkeys on the way to work. Still, Hopewell doesn't have much of a night life. And being single, and having lived in Wash. DC, I kind of miss that.

Tim: Somehow I always manage to miss John Boy Jeopardy and catch Raeford instead. <sigh> Have you ever noticed that in BJB they always say, "survey says!"? Have you watched enough game shows to know that particular phrase is from "Family Feud" and not "Jeopardy"? Maybe I should list that as another of my pet peeves.

Ken: You can just give him the geographical location I described. That part of Texas isn't (or wasn't) heavily populated.

Dave: A few years ago I spend several weeks in Ogden, Utah. One Friday the Air Force Base was closed so I could not work (aw!) and I had to drop my co-worker off at the airport in Salt Lake City. It took me over 8 hours to get back from Salt Lake City back to Ogden! OK, I took the scenic route: thru the Wasatch National Forest and a small corner of Montana. It was incredibly beautiful!!! The people I met in Ogden were extremely nice too. Since then I've always had in the back of my mind that I might want to move there.


Tracy Dryden

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[ToniL]

I am from Michigan, Detroit to be exact... Famous for, well, nothing, really... Unless you like cars and music, murder and mayhem, and Vernor's and Faygo!!!



Peace,
Toni L.

Windows reigns within.
Reflect, repent, and reboot.
Order shall return.

 

[vidru]

I'm from New Orleans, LA, spent most of my formative years in Houma, LA (about 60 miles SW of N.O.), currently residing in the hurricane-magnet known as Gainesville, Florida.

[navy]flapeyre[/navy]:
Ever heard of Talisheek? Not too far from Mandeville and Abita Springs. My pop grew up there, and we spent quite a bit of time there when I was a kid.

[navy]Cajun/sleipnir214[/navy]:
My dad has worked out of Lafayette (commutes from Houma) on and off for the last 25 + years.

-dave

 

[flapeyre]

vidru:

Yep, I used to pass through Talisheek on the way to Sullivan Vo-Tech in Bogalusa (learning my current trade). Part of the time I was going there, they were resurfacing LA 21 south of Bush, and traffic was frequently backed up, so instead, I went up LA59 to Abita Springs, then over to Talisheek on LA435, and then up to Sun on LA41/LA21 to Bogalusa.

My only memory of that commute is that one morning a low-flying bird smacked right into the front bumper on my truck and took out the turn signal.

Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni!

 

[Calator]

Hi Guys,
From Adelaide, Australia - I sometimes check your forum, fresh, interesting and good fun! I salute you all
Danny

 

[Lightning]

Calator
What part of Adelaide - the racetrack or the wineries?

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Woolwich, London here... although I've lived in and around London for quite a few years now. Let me see...

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Uxbridge, London
Hayes (NW, not SE), London
Islington, London
Kentish Town, London

This is the first house we've owned, so hopefully won't be moving quite as often anymore!

Dan


[tt]D'ya think I got where I am today because I dress like Peter Pan here?[/tt]

 

[lespaul]

Joining late from Albuquerque, NM; home of the International Balloon Fiesta and competing with Denver as the "Mile High City". My mountains aren't quite as big as Dave's and I don't have a view of them from my home office, but I do have a great view from my work office of the West Mesa and on clear days all the way to Mt. Taylor, almost to the Arizona border! From Sandia Peak (with one of the countries longest trams) on those clear days you can see into 3 states! Colorado, Arizona & Texas!! Amazing place to live.

Dave, we may be in Utah later this year, we'll have to get together!! Too many east coast people here, we need to recruit more south & west!!

Additional:

Born - Shreveport, LA
Charleston, SC
Sacremento, CA
Denton, TX (just north of Dallas, home of the former North Texas State University - has a new name now)
Tampa, FL
McGuire AFB, NJ (no real "town" near this base!)
Albuquerque, NM
Denver, CO
Columbus, IN
Dallas, TX
Houston, TX
Back to Albuquerque (until my kids are 18 and I don't have to have my ex's approval to move out of state!! We are actually wanting to move to Europe when that happens - 6 more years!!)

Work times - 7 am - 4 pm (miss the traffic!!)
Commute - about 8 - 8 1/2 miles takes 15 minutes



Leslie

Anything worth doing is a lot more difficult than it's worth - Unknown Induhvidual

 

[SantaMufasa]

Sounds great, Les. There is an open invitation to you and other Tek-Tipsters when you come to Salt Lake City that I will be your tour guide.

For whomever and whenever this happens, please give me a little heads up so I can clear my schedule.

Cheers,


Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)

http://www.dasages.com

Do you use Oracle and live or work in Utah, USA?
Then click here to join Utah Oracle Users Group on Tek-Tips.

 

[rosieb]

Currently live, Reading, UK - 40ish miles west of London.

Have lived:
Richmond, London
Rugely, Staffs
Chepstow, Wales borders
Newcastle - upon -Tyne
Croydon, Surrey
Canterbury, Kent
Hackney, London
Loughborough, Leics
Reading, Berks

I currently operate as occasional TTUK Social Secretary (Southern region) - totally self appointed, but no-one has objected - so anyone visiting the UK, let me know and we'll throw a party for you. ...Well, any excuse!

Rosie
"Never express yourself more clearly than you think" (Niels Bohr)