Where are you?

I don't think we've had a thread about the whereabouts of all of our members. I'm curious as to how far flung our ranks are.

To begin, I am in the US (California.)

I'm in Toronto, Canada

Derby (East Midlands), England.

Portland, Maine, USA (home of LibraryThing!)

Warren, MA

Pasadena, California, but currently working in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Just outside St. Paul, Minnesota.

Victoria, BC, Canada

Orange, California

Langley, BC, Canada

Carbondale, Illinois

Montreal, QC

Sydney, Australia

St. Louis, Missouri

Beautiful (and wet) New England :)

Originally from Spain; but living in Denver Colorado

I work and play in Boston, MA

The Mojave Desert, Nevada . . .

pm11, I just moved out of St. Louis! I sure don't miss the heat.

17: yup, I know Boston very well! Actually, Cambridge to be precise...

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

The big apple here! New York

I'm in Eindhoven, The Netherlands (a city in the south of my country, near the Belgium border)

Upland, California, U.S.A.

I live in Wakefield, West Yorkshire four days a week and Birmingham, West Midlands for three days.

I'm originally from Perth, Australia, but currently living in Inverness, Scotland

Boring old London, England

Surrey, England.

Vevey, near Lausanne, Switzerland

London, England.

A little red dot on the World Map. :)

South West Hertfordshire, UK (about 20 miles north of London).

Berkhamsted to be precise - birth place and home town of Graham Greene.

Queensland, Australia.

Perth, Western Australia (yay, two of us, belemnite!)

Hampshire, England

>- 35. Likewise. Not far from Portsmouth, birthplace of Charles Dickens.

Leeds, West Yorkshire. Greetings to appaloosaman!

Walsall, West Midlands.
Re #25. Are commiserations in order for having to spend 3 days a week in Birmingham?

In the Cotswolds, near Oxford, England

Central Texas, USA

Os.

>26 belemnite: and >33 LesMiserables:

LesMiserables and belemnite, cooperating to maintain a balance between northern and southern hemispheres. :-)

Os.

Berkshire, England

Atlanta, Georgia (USA)

Shelbyville, Illinois USA

Co Louth, Ireland

Austin, Texas

Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

Chesterfield, Michigan USA

Houston, TX

Hastings, Sussex, England - on the English Channel coast about 60 miles south-east of London.

Tralee Co.Kerry, Ireland

Helsinki, Finland

Essex, England. (I hope some clever person is going to post a 'population chart' for these).

Herefordshire, England

i'm surprised by how many folk are from england ...
newcastle, england (north east, home of geordie's, stotties and some of the worst football in the land)

Rotterdam, Netherlands

California, USA.

Wow... this is a little depressing the east coast of the US has very little representation here...

Oxfordshire, UK

Charlotte, NC

Hampshire, England

Central New Jersey, USA

Hello from the other side of the Hudson, SirFolio!

Re #62: Confirms my suspicion that beatlemoon is one of the few bright bulbs on the eastern seaboard!

>63 Django6924:

Hmm...I'm not sure if I should be flattered or insulted, Django!

Sorry beatlemoon, we on the West Coast have had to endure so many sneers over the years at our supposed preference for New Age woowoo trends that we have to get in a dig now and then in retaliation.

(But definitely consider the remark as a compliment to you!)

I can't get bill hicks out of my mind now ... :)

>65 Django6924:

I will accept the compliment and consider it only fair, for two reasons. The first being that you are right - my father always loved to quote Archie Bunker, saying "California is the land of fruits and nuts". I, myself, will reserve judgment until I have seen it with my own eyes. But it is also fair because I, unfortunately, have a very low opinion of your home state of Missouri - and I am being kind! :-)

Middletown, NY USA

>67 beatlemoon:

"California is the land of fruits and nuts"
Trust me, the man knew what he was talking about ;)

As of right now, we have:

Australia - 4
Canada - 7
England - 17
Finland - 1
Ireland - 2
Netherlands - 2
Scotland - 1
Switzerland - 1
USA - 25

USA breaks down to:
California - 5
Colorado - 1
Georgia - 1
Illinois - 2
Maine - 1
Massachusetts - 2
Minnesota -1
Missouri - 1
Nevada -1
New England - 1
New Jersey - 1
New York - 2
North Carolina - 1
Texas - 3

>24 rbott: - I used to live in Upland :)
>68 angelikat: - I have no idea what you are talking about, we here in California are perfectly fine ... oh, wait, our governor is "The Terminator" and we still don't have a state budget .... ok, never mind ;)

Re #65: Obviously I share your opinion of Missouri!

Re #68: I'm not chauvinistic about California, but I have to point out that New York has yet to produce a decent Cabernet Sauvignon.....

When New York has the climate of California, it'll produce cabernet worth drinking. Until then, drink the reisling.

Re #71: Hmmm, New Yorkers better hope Bill Gore knows what he is talking about.

(And I do drink the riesling--Dr. Frank's Vinifera wines are quite wonderful!)

Dr. Frank is a favorite of mine as well. Excellent juice.

>72 Django6924: Since I do not drink wine, having a shortage of red's is not an issue, besides I would much rather have fluffy snow than the California heat.
:p

>74 angelikat: - As would I, but stuck with California I am (for now). Don't rub it in my face! ;-)

You know, I'm glad we finally took this poll - thanks to FionaCat - but I am also disappointed in the result; I have often thought this group would make a fascinating dinner party, but alas, we appear to be far too spread out to make such an event a reality!

>76 beatlemoon: - I'm sure most (or at least some) of us would love a vacation, myself not included due to my strong aversion to travel. ;-)

Chicago, IL. If anyone needs to be pointed in the direction of the best Chicago bookstores, feel free to contact me if you are coming for a visit.

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Re #74 & 75 Since I am freezing in Saskatchewan in the middle of July and longing for the California heat, I can only echo Bessie Smith:"Don't the snow look pretty? some people say, but I'd rather see it in a moving picture play."

Re #78: Thanks for the offer, chase, but since you've already stripped them of all the desirable LECs, I'll hold off on visiting until the Cubs are in the World Series....

Guilin, Guangxi, China

Grenoble, France

>79 BillBloggs:

a fellow newcastl-ian! :)

>80 Django6924: - I'm much more agreeable in freezing weather, though, and personally, would rather see California (or at the very least the hot parts) in a moving picture play. I'm glad not everyone feels the same way, or all the cold places would be completely occupied...

>84 Irieisa: Well said! Remember if you are cold you can always add clothing to your outfit, but if you are hot there is only so much (the law) will allow you to remove.

>34 sandgroper60:: As soon as i saw your username i knew you had to be from Perth! But the big question is: north or south of the river???

>85 angelikat: - Where I live, it gets about as hot as it can get and still sustain human life. It took me about six months to get used to it and it's never bothered me since. You just drink a lot of water and everything is cool. If you forget to drink a lot of water, of course, your head gets fuzzy, your muscles cramp up and you fall down frequently in a dead faint . . . just Nature's gentle way of reminding you that you forgot to drink a lot of water.

London, UK

Another dweller in the Highland capital of Inverness.

20> I work and play in Boston, but I usually go to Cambridge for books and food :-)

>85 angelikat: - Yes, and I've always preferred to conceal rather than reveal. :-)

>87 Lloydville: - I cringe at the thought, and salute you in the process.

> 87 - We are expecting temperatures in the low 100's F all this week here in inland southern California. But at least it's cooler than the deserts (over 110 for the most part) ....

I will gladly trade some cold weather for some of this heat. Any takers?

>86 belemnite: North of the river. Bullsbrook, on the road to Darwin :-) I still get lost if I venture south of the river.

Haugesund, Norway
A town on the West coast

New York City. California's nice to visit but New York has all the theater, restaurants, opera, concerts, etc. That's what's keeps me here.

I put together a map of FS members here, I've made it to post 40 so far.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=116618468715...

Very cool, cweller.

Nice, it is a very spiffy map!

Ok. I've added everyone so far

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Cots...

Where you have indicated me is very very near where I actually live in Toronto.

Very nice! I knew someone would know how to do this. :) Thanks, cweller!!

Very cool! But...am I the only lonely spot in Asia? Seems like a big potential market for the Society.

Hey Weimar.... nice to see there are a few NYers here.... and you are right we have all the theaters, restaurants, opera, concerts, etc.... But California has us beat on one thing.... if you are a car fan they get all the best import parts first.....

Impressive, cweller. But to be more precise for me, go to Woodbury (SE of St. Paul), and put me just above where it says "Bailey Rd." the second time.

I live in Dumfries, Scotland.

Make that three for Ireland - I'm in Dublin.

I'm famous (ish) ... good work cweller, looks impressive!

>40 Osbaldistone:
By "Central Texas" I meant the region called Central Texas (probably a dozen counties around Austin, TX). For Osbaldistone, just change "Central, TX" to "Buffalo Gap, TX" and you'll be close enough (though there is no town of Buffalo Gap, TX).

Os.

Lancaster, North West England, famous for its Witches and its castle.

107> oldrotten...will you be viewing the Parade of Sail as the Tall Ships pull into Dublin? They were in Boston here recently and were magnificent to see and touch. I had to pull out and begin reading Master and Commander once again. It is my understanding that after leaving Boston, they sailed to Halifax and then would go on to Dublin from there.

Managua, Nicaragua,

Wow, I'm the only one from latin america

Everyone has been added to the map.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=116618468715...

90: my current fav restaurant in Cambridge is Stone Hearth Pizza. They have lots of organic, high-quality food, and very low prices! Great salads especially!

http://www.stonehearthpizza.com/

The Ethiopian restaurant is also good, and the Indian restaurants are good... lots of choices, but in general I'm a picky eater :)

>113 cweller:

Great work mate.

>113 cweller:

Well done!

oh that's fun, if I zoom in to myself I am standing just beside the clock tower between rue d'Italie and rue du Simplon, at the end of rue du Lac. Actually you're more likely to find me sitting on a bench on quai Perdonnet ;-)

> 113 - Exceptionally cool. Amused to see that you've got me in Boulder City -- close enough, since I didn't offer more specific information -- because it's the one city in Nevada that doesn't allow gambling and thus the one city in Nevada I'd never live in. Thanks for thinking so well of me!

#113 Not bad, about 3 km from my home.

Another Londoner here.

cweller - love the map. Great job; thanks for putting it together.

Don't know if anyone else noticed this, but we can all edit the map. There's a little 'edit' button at the top of the column with our names. I moved my peg a little further north - I was too close to the Pine Barrens for comfort. The Devil might get me! :-)

>121 beatlemoon: - My marker on the map is just outside the Devil's reach -- if only I were!

I moved myself to where my books are, but I'm no longer in the right place in the list, alphabetically.

>89 petroshowson: - Hello, neigbour and fellow Leakey's Bookshop devotee!

>93 sandgroper60: - Oops, I'm the other way around. The map north of Northbridge might as well have "Here Be Dragons" written on it!

I am in Rutland, UK

>121 beatlemoon: - Thanks for the editing tip. I moved my marker to the city I live in (Ontario)-- my peg was near Fresno, which is several hundred miles north (although it is much closer to Yosemite, which wouldn't be bad).

>126 FionaCat: How do you move the peg for greater accuracy? Thanks.

I'm 1642.57655293088 yards north-west of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. :)

If it's not too late, I am in Hong Kong.

>121 beatlemoon:, etc
Here's all I see at the top of the column with our names

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None of these seems to be an 'edit' button. Any advise?

Os.

#130
You have to sign in first. Then you should see the Edit button at the top of the column listing all our names.

>130 Osbaldistone:

It looks like you have to be logged in to a Google account to get the edit button to show up. Sorry, mine is always logged in, so I didn't realize that until I just tried viewing the map while logged out.

But, if you have an account and log in, the edit button will be in the upper right corner, just above all you currently see. If you click that, then your name, it will take you to your peg, which you can then drag and drop where you'd like it on the map.

ETA: sorry for the duplicate of haniwitch's response! we must be typing at the same time! :-)

>131 haniwitch:, 132

Got it. Thanks

Os.

It's almost uncanny how near you were to my actual street! So, you were near enough, why not get nearer still? My peg is now outside my house :)

Changed my peg to the mouth of my driveway, the satellite view is crazy. I can see my mom's greenhouse and the fire pit!

Another one for West Yorkshire, so hello to appaloosaman and DLSmithies. Leeds area too!

I did the same and put my marker in my driveway. Funny thing is that if my wife or daughter did the same I would have gotten upset with them. Too many freaks out there and I'm definitely over protective of them.

I just moved my peg, but not by much. It was already at my neighbor's house!

Mississippi, USA

I also moved my peg to the right position. Funnily it was nearly on the public library before.

Atlanta, GA

#123: I put you back in the right alphabetical place in the list, overthemoon.

thanks! how did you do that?
Now that I've looked on the satellite version I see I've put myself in the hedge rather than in the house but I had so many problems last time I fiddled with the peg I shall leave it be.

First enter edit mode; then move the cursor in the list on the blue pin on the left of the user you want to move: the cursor changes to a double-arrow anchor; click and drag to another position in the list; save.
I discovered this by chance.

Added myself to the map (San Jose, CA). :)

Long Beach, California USA

That's brilliant Cweller - thanks.

I have just moved my peg to drop me fair and square in Berkhamstead, Herts.

>1 FionaCat: Where are you?

In the s***, if my lovely spouse uncovers how much I have spent on acquiring the The Kelmscott Chaucer. :-(

:-)

148: is that a facsimile? And yeah, $600 is a hell of a lot to pay for a book, anyway you look at it. Then again, if you've got the funds...

cheers,

-astropi

>149 astropi: Yes Astropi, its a Facsimilie, but I managed to get it on sale for AUD$400

:-)

>150 LesMiserables: - I believe the American price is more expensive than the British price, but it's even more expensive for Australians, huh?

In Australia we have medieval book laws and punitive taxation on commercial importation.
I don't see why though the FS cannot just sell to us and everywhere else that is in pounds sterling and the credit card company will do the exchange.

Ah! The margin of course!

:-(

I should really take humbrage but like the junkie, I have no choice.

>152 LesMiserables: - That stinks. And here I thought the US had it bad.

>153 Irieisa:

Thanks for your support. That is why the Book Depository has been such a blessing for everything bar Folio books.

>154 LesMiserables: - You're welcome! I've honestly not used The Book Depository before, and don't know much about it.

>155 Irieisa: UK based though with shipping centres in the US, I think as well as Continental Europe. Free worldwide shipping. Great prices.

Imported goods is taxed here in Norway if the value is above 200 kroner (£20) but books is exempted if you buy them for your own use. That rule have saved me a lot of money.

>156 LesMiserables: - I just investigated The Book Depository out of curiosity based on your remarks -- found a paperback copy of Philip Hoare's "Leviathan", not yet available here in the States, for $12.58 with free shipping to the U. S. I ordered it instantly, but it seems too good to be true.

They must be willing to lose money on transactions like this to gather a customer base -- and it worked on me!

The Book Depository sucked me in by selling me a copy of Ishiguro's Nocturnes for $16 USD, no shipping. Now I'm busy singing their praises.

>158 Lloydville:, 159

I have snared so many in the Pitcher Plant that is the Book Depository, it's curious to think why they haven't offered me a place on the Board of Directors....yet ;-)

>156 LesMiserables:,158,159 - I think I'll be singing their praises within a year. Just you wait and see!

>159 jfetting: - They also have the damnedest feature on their site -- a world map which shows purchases from them in real time. Right after I placed my order there was a peg for me on the map and the message, "Someone in Nevada just bought 'Leviathan' -- 2 minutes ago." I can't imagine what possible use this is, but it's kind of cool -- implies that you have just participated in an event of global significance.

>162 Lloydville: I have stared at this feature.......... and been hypnotised into buying!!!

>163 LesMiserables: - Look out, Amazon!

By the way, what we're seeing here is highly efficient online peer-to-peer marketing -- a new thing under the sun. The Book Depository just made a sale and gained a new customer -- possibly more -- all within the space of a few minutes and without lifting a finger or spending a dime in new advertising.

>164 Lloydville:

And may I add, that their customer service is extremely good, which let's be honest is definitely what makes or breaks a relationship.

>162 Lloydville: I went and investigated the site and just happened to have seen your purchase of 'Leviathan'. The map is very cool indeed. I like the fact that they give the Amazon price for every book. I will definitely shop through them in the future.

>166 cweller: - "I like the fact that they give the Amazon price for every book."

Except for "Leviathan" -- because Amazon doesn't have it. That clinched the sale for me.

I noticed quite a few books that they had that Amazon didn't. There Dodo Press is interesting as well. It is amazing to think that there are close to 28 million books that are out of print, and that's just in the English language.

The Book Depository is brilliant; sometimes the prices are slightly higher than Amazon but when you add the Amazon postage BD comes out tops. For my last order of two paperbacks I compared the price with Waterstones (where I had a special offer and points to use up) and it was still about a third cheaper. And they deliver very quickly.

>169 overthemoon: - Sometimes as in often? I ask because I have Amazon Prime.

Sometimes as in usually, but I don't know what Amazon Prime is (I stopped ordering with Amazon as delivery is so slow, even though I get free shipping on Amazon.de).

>171 overthemoon: - Amazon Prime is free two-day shipping on a lot of items. Applies to most of the purchases I've made there.

>172 Irieisa: Do you pay a fee for the privilege?

>173 LesMiserables: - Yes. Whether it is worth it or not depends on how often you buy from Amazon; in my family's case, definitely worth it.

If you have Amazon Prime, then obviously shipping is a non-factor, I'd say. However, not only are BD's prices sometimes cheaper than Amazon (I just picked up a new release paperback at nearly half off at DB; Amazon offering no discount) but they also enable one to purchase books that you cannot otherwise get. Books/authors that are only published in one country and not another, for example; you can also beat release dates this way too. (Often there is a lag between a book's release date in one country and another).

Two-day shipping? Postal systems must be geared up differently (maybe cos the UK is a mit smaller!), but over here it's one-day shipping (not guaranteed). I regularly order stuff during the afternoon and occasionally evening for it to arrive next day. (My best was an 8pm order which arrived at 8am next morning). I've certainly found it excellent value, but then I do order rather a lot!

>176 Willoyd: - Well, the stuff generally comes via FedEx or UPS, if that makes a difference. Must be nice in the UK...

Sorry to interrupt, I like the Book Depository too, but if it's not too late to mention, I live in Courtenay, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, just north of AndrewL in msg 8. You know, in keeping with the original topic ;-)

I love the topic drift in this group. It's so cosy.

Gosh! I've just joined LibraryThing today and I see we FoSoDevs are quite some family. I'm in Clapham (home of one Samuel Pepys, OK - 350 yrs ago). London, UK.

>178 katylit: - Not an interruption, though I admit I'd forgotten the original topic entirely. ;-)

>179 ruskee: - Now if only the family shared (in a literal, physical sense) their books!

My nest is in Atlanta, Ga USA

I was wondering whether someone else from Atlanta would show up. Hiya.

what am I? chopped liver?!

Atlanta, GA

For anyone who would like to modify or add themselves you can do it by logging in with a google/gmail account and then you'll be given the option to edit. If you don't have one let me know and I'll add it myself. On a side note, I wish I had the time to do what the Book Depository did with their "Watch People Shop" widget.

petertemplar, I didn't see you there. Hiya to you, too!

If it's not too late to play, I'm in Annandale, Virginia, about 10 miles west of Washington, DC.

You need SOMEONE from Ohio right?

Maumee, Ohio - suburb of Toledo.

Hertfordshire, England.

Also Hertfordshire, England. Berkhamsted - birth place and home town of Graham Greene. About 20 miles north of London.

"Somewhere between the port of indecision, and southwest of disorder"

Those who know, will understand......

>190 SaxonWarlord:

Where am I? I'm in Boise, Idaho; no, no, no, wait a minute: I'm in Anchorage, Alaska. No, no, wait: I'm in Casper, Wyoming; I'm in the lobby of a Howard Johnson's and I'm wearing a pink carnation.

Those who know, will understand...... ;-)

I am in Sweden.

I know I am late to the discussion but I only just discovered Librarything.
Anyway I reside in Sudbury, Ontario.

Yankton, SD - anyone know where that is (without looking at a map first)? :)

Spacmann, I know I cheated but are you right on the state border? And is there dam to the west of you or is that flooding? (courtesy of Google earth.)

>194 spacmann: - I know! I used to work in Sioux Falls.

Barton - yes, Yankton is right on the border on the Missouri River. There is a dam west of town. There is also a small lake from when the built the dam.

Coynedj - Where did you work in SF?

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.

>194 spacmann: Where's SD?

Just kidding, I had a very enjoyable 2 months in SD (closer to Pierre) working on a film back in the 80s. I spent time in Sioux Falls on my days off and may have been throiugh Yankton, but it is so long ago I can't remember. I had always planned to return someday and see the completed Crazy Horse Memorial, but that's looking like an impossibility.

>200 Django6924:
South Dorchester, perhaps? South Diranda? :-)

>199 graemeedwards: Is this near where "James Herriot" hailed from?

>202 Barton:

No, he was born in Sunderland in the North East of England and worked in Thirsk in Yorkshire, which is the other side of the Pennines from me (about 120 miles).

Lana, near Bolzano, Italy

Zwolle, The Netherlands

> 69 Fionacat, time for a new count?

Martin

Newfoundland.

New tally:

Australia - 5
Canada - 10
China - 2
England - 26
Finland - 1
France - 1
Ireland - 3
Italy - 1
The Netherlands - 3
Nicaragua - 1
Norway - 1
Scotland - 3
Sweden - 1
Switzerland - 1
USA - 35

Am from Singapore :)

Canada

Canberra, Australia

Alice Springs, Australia

NY, NY, USA

Bulgaria

Perth, Australia

Paris! (That's France, not Texas..)

Knoxville, TN.

Whoa! The Aussies are rolling in now!

Os.

I'm in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.

I think I'm the first Kiwi. I'm just west of Christchurch, New Zealand.

Welcome Glenmore. A transplanted ex - kiwi here.

Greetings. Recently of Edinburgh, UK, now in Socorro, New Mexico, USA.

>221 hildretha:

Do you find the mole poblano a welcome change from the haggis?

>221 hildretha:
Whoa! Quite a climate change there.

Os.

Livermore, California (wine country ; )

I wish I was from the UK and could get the best Folio deals though!

>224 seajewel:
For some of us, the higher cost of living in the UK would be offset by the savings in our FS purchases. :-)

Os.

Manchester UK resident here... not far from Elizabeth Gaskell's house, also Anthony Burgess hails from the same area.

A bit of a breeding ground for somewhat gloomy sounding indie bands. We also have Boddingtons and Bez, lovely!

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

>227 Danae21:
Our first from South America!

Antarctica, anyone?

>220 zenomax:
Thanks. Surely you not an EX-Kiwi?

Yes, after 11 years in UK I fear it is ex...

maybe some helpful American on the list can volunteer for the McMurdo Antacrtic base. here is a link for present spring weather conditions. http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/weather/SBweather/sbweather.html
I would apply but since I'm Canadian I am ineligable:(

The climate at McMurdo is rather mild and Mediterranean-like, compared to what it is within the continent. ;-) I experienced a similar weather when I wintered at Dumont d'Urville, due south of Tasmania, some 30 yrs ago. It isn't that bad, except for the wind which can blow in fierceful gales. Also, there is plenty of time left for reading.

Kanmantoo, South Australia

Casablanca, Chile !!! (yay Chile!!)

>222 Django6924:, 223

Yes, the change in climate (both metereological and culinary!) has been quite a shock. The local food is a revelation in the possible nuances of heat and flavour of chile (as a neophyte, I'm still being _very_ careful). On the haggis front, I shall have to find a recipe - I'm told that one cannot buy it in the US.

One of the fabulous things about this move is that, for the first time in 12 years, all my books reside in the same house as I do. There is something magical about unpacking books from their transit boxes and seeing a strange, cold, empty house transformed into one's home. Furniture and other things also affect the transformation, of course, but somehow (for me) not to the same extent as books.

>235 hildretha:
Your books should like the climate change as well - less humid (though, perhaps a bit too much less).

Os.

Re #235 - Rather like kokoretsi, you're much better off NOT looking up the recipe! ;-)

Perth, Western Australia

Belgium, somewhere near Antwerp.

Nashville area, TN

Canberra, Australia.

Nice to see a few other Australians here

Just because it's buried in the middle of this thread (post 96 or so), I'm posting the link to the Google map with most of us flagged. I have no idea how up-to-date this is.

Os.

BTW - when I click on this link, it loads the map zoomed in somewhere in East Texas. Don't know if that has something to do with my settings or if it's like that for everyone, but, if so, zoom all the way out to find your continent and go from there.

Ibiza, Spain...

( joke about... if you have to, :-) nice finding this group BTW

Copenhagen, Denmark. I guess I am the only one here

Canberra, Australia

>245 rdurie:, et.al.

Well, the Aussie's are finally coming out of the closet! Four in the last month.

Welcome. Sorry about the prices for FS books down there :-(

Os.

> 246

Just arrived in Glasgow, Scotland for xmas from Queensland, Australia.

Never managed to read much on the plane asmy 7 year old son was sitting beside me, asking me everything from a-z :-)

Did however manage to watch (twice) 'The Castle' - the Aussie film, for the first time.

I don't think I have laughed so much for a long time :-)

>247 LesMiserables:
How's the serenity?

>247 LesMiserables:
I'm sure it's nice to be back home. And quite a trip for a 7-yr old.
I only know Glasgow by its train station, having passed through on the way to Oban about 3 years ago.

Os.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Italy - Rome

Herts., England

Dave

St. Louis, Missouri.

> 14

pm11, I guess we are neighbors?

Virginia, USA

Oxfordshire, England

Has anyone done a count lately?

Where am I? Well, I'm right here!..........oh you mean geographically?....well, I'm right here!.......oh you mean specifically? I'm in Courtice, Ontario, Canada :)

I so much want to move to Canada, getting tired of Scandinavia and Europe ;(

If you are going to move out of Scandinavia, at least choose a country with a different climate :)

Well if you don't mind moving from one cold country to more of the same then you'd be welcome to come!

>257 Barton:
There's a count by age on another thread (with an occasional graph), but I've not seen any new posts to it for quite awhile.

Os.

Clapham Common, London

< 260, 261

I want to live in a English speaking country (tried the UK but not interested)

Well I love snowboarding and really want to start sailing one day when I have saved up enough for a decent boat. Vancouver maybe

Raleigh, North Carolina

>259 ironjaw: - with a handle like yours, maybe you should move to Moose Jaw!

I stand corrected, perhaps I suffered from brain freeze living up here in Canada.

West Hallam, Derbyshire, England - close to the Nottinghamshire border,

~268 welcome RMMee.

I lived in Eastwood for a few years, my wife is from that part of the country.

Thanks for that ZenoMax - born in Langley Mill just down the road.

Finding my way round this forum, and feeling very envious of everybody's collection. Also understanding the compulsive nature of FS collecting!

Robert

I'm in Girona, Spain.

Does anyone know if the Google map of the location data in this thread is being kept up-to-date? Is it possible for individuals to add their own entry, or does cweller have to do it, as the one who created the Google map in the first place?

Os.

Os, everyone should be able to add their location themselves.

How?

Ok - figured it out :) Although my name went at the end of the list :)

AnnieMod, you should be able to add a location by following this link

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=116618468715...

I'm not as clever as AnnieMod. Having followed the link, what do I click on to add a location? Do I have to register with Google maps?

If you see the button Edit (above the list with the names), click on it and you will see a few new things showing up in the left upper part of the map. Select the pin from there,find your position there, pin it, type your name and location and press Save :)

>277 boldface:
I'm pretty sure you have to register a free Google account (yes, another account and password to keep up with).

Os.

AnnieMod thanks for giving the directions. Not sure if you need an account or not. Boldface if you don't see the edit button let me know and I'll add your info.

@278 Couldn't see an Edit button

@280 I logged into my gmail account on the Sign In in the top right corner and then lo and behold an Edit button.

My details now added.

Dave

yeah - I never logout from my gmail account so always forget it is on.

Thanks for all your help, folks. I don't have a gmail account and don't see the edit button.

>280 cweller:
cweller, I've e-mailed you my details direct. Thanks in advance for getting me on the map!

I'm originally from Lugoj, Romania, now living in the Chicago area.

boldface, I've added your info to the map.

Thanks, cweller. I appreciate it.

BTW, if anyone has checked it out, I don't actually live in a tree but it's close to where I live. Didn't want any raids on the shed!

> 286

That's a shame, Boldface. I only live about 15 miles away from your house - a midnight raid on your shed would have been a distinct possibility.

My map location is also slighty awry - showing me as living in the middle of a field. It's a great resource though, and fun to see where people live. I wonder how the map would look if instead of showing all of us it displayed all Folio members ?

#287: a midnight raid on your shed - that would be mightily funny. Can I join you?

> 288

By all means, Pepys. I will send you a pm with rendezvous details and a list of equipment to bring with you - ladders, grappling hooks, etc. An articulated truck might also be useful.

Would be great to see his face when he found us all in the shed drinking tea and perusing his library.

> 290

My face will remain bold as I prepare to repel borders. Must go now - I need to get trip-wires, camouflage netting, electric fencing.......more tea.

> 290

You are too cautious cweller. I was thinking of bolting with his books.

Not cautious Quicksilver, realistic. We wouldn't be able to get the books to the truck fast enough because we'd stop every few seconds to admire a book we were grabbing and yelling over to each other to come look. The yelling would catch boldface's attention and he'd find us all on his couch drooling over one of his letterpress Shakespeare.

As one who has been trained to participate in snatch and grab raids could I come along??

> 293 You have a point there, cweller.

> 294 Absolutely, Barton. Millitary expertise is what we need here.

OK, I surrender! You can all come round, look at the books, and have tea. But you WILL be searched on the way out!

Houston, Texas, USA.

Northern New Jersey, USA

298> " 'Neath the refinerys glow out where the great black rivers flow " ?

Not too close to the turnpike thankfully!

I didn't get the reference. Probably since I'm from Virginia originally. This time of year Bruce is playing on the radio all over Jersey.

I thought Bruce is playing all over the radio ALL the time in NJ! I spent a week in Tom's River back in '99 (caught the tail end of Hurricane Floyd!) - great people, great music.

Welcome to NJ, Katsin! I'm in the central region of the state. Don't worry, Bon Jovi is playing in the Meadowlands in a few weeks, so the radio should follow suit and give Bruce a rest for a couple of days ;-)

And Huxley, thanks for the compliment! I am a fan of both the state of Virginia and the country of England, so I consider myself in good company here!

>300 Katsin:
A Steve Earle song - did Springsteen record it, too?

More New Jersey in song:
Down in Hoboken, there will be
Garbage as far as the eye can see.
There's garbage for you, there's garbage for me.
The garbage dumps of New Joisey

chorus:
When I die, bury me low
Where I can hear the petroleum flow.
A sweeter sound, I never did know
The rolling mills of New Joisey.
- Roberts and Barrand (to the tune of "Rolling Hills O' The Border"

Looks like. I'm in the Central West End near Forest Park. How about you?

San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Stoney Creek, Ontario

Looking out... over the Indian Ocean... at the rest of the world from the library in Perth Western Australia.

>86 belemnite: North of River :)

Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia

Tokyo, Japan. Seems like I am the first on here based in Japan.
I am Australian though - so get most of my books from online sources - BookDepository, Amazon ( for kindle books ) and of course Folio.

Auckland, New Zealand

Wow, we're really getting a lot of participation from Oz these days.

Os.

Ari(d)zona, USA

Ex-pat who grew up near Colchester, Essex, UK

I need to change the answer up in 213 (which gets one country removed from the list of countries the forum has members from) -- relocated to I am in Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Atlanta, Georgia, USA, American by Birth, Southern by the Grace of God :)

I'm near Alingsås in Sweden.

Only one other person living in Sweden so far, but there may be more of us, who knows?

Bumping up - we've had some new members turn up recently (welcome!) and thought they might want to share where they are.

ETA the link to the Folio Google Map (I hope it works!), for those who have a Google account and would like to add themselves:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=116618468715...

East Tennessee, Smoky Mountains

Amsterdam area, the Netherlands. Originally I am from the north, hence my nickname.

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Home to hockey riots :(

#321 by ParadigmTree> and that couple who made out in the middle of the riots...

(although it turns out that they were stampeded in the riot and he was trying to "reassure her," which is kinda sweet)

Reading, Berkshire, UK (pronounced "Redding", of course)

> 322 - yes its is sweet story. There was a big to do in the local media to identify the couple, and when they did, they interviewed them and got the story. I think people wanted to hear about something heartwarming in the midst of all the mess and craziness.
Post riot there has been a lot of people helping with clean up and writing messages of hope and support on the boards covering the broken store windows. That's pretty heart warming too :)

Anyway, apologies about going off topic.

Madrid, Spain.

Los Angeles, CA

I'm in South London, hooray for member's room proximity.

London has been home to a few nice riots recently too. No making out or turning up afterwards to tidy up though I don't think... Just setting fire to bins, defacing monuments and throwing bottles at policemen.

From Penang, Malaysia. Living in Vienna, Austria.

>327 LipstickAndAviators: I bet your demos don't match up to the one in Vancouver.

Eastern Oregon, USA

A transplanted Brit. and Kiwi in Vancouver, Canada.

> 331 With your tag, I would have that you were a New Zealander.

>329 Barton:

Possibly not (I don't know much about Vancouver) but at least they are about more sensible things than hockey :P

Brooklyn, New York.

North Pole. My neighbour is St. Nicholas. And yes, Mrs Claus is making out with an eskimo when he is not around. Unfortunately, for some reason he can't offer FS books as Christmas Presents, although he takes orders for standard delivery. And he charges extortionate prices for delivery in Australia for some reason. Oh well.

At the moment, and for the past few years, Cambridge, MA. I'm originally from the Washington, D.C. area. I hope to eventually join the UK members here. I am looking at doing a Ph.D at University College London, and potentially joining boldface and Quicksilver66 (and of course Tommy Saxondale) in Hertfordshire (Stevenage, to be exact).

I originally hail from Cornwall Connecticut, after a stint in Boston, Mass., I'm currently in Portland Maine!

Sudbury, Ontario.

After the "Members in Mexico" thread revived this idea of posting our locations I will revive this dormant thread by telling you all that I am in Brisbane, Australia.
Check the map link in posting 318 by beatlemoon

Lansing, Michigan, USA

Pacific Palisades, California

New South Wales, Australia.
That map kinda freaks me out. "Oooh, I can see my house... bloody hell, I can see my house!"

>342 letterpress:
If it's keeping you from placing yourself on the map, don't feel you have to place yourself exactly at your house. Simply city center or some other nearby point of interest would do for locating you in the world for general interest, to whatever degree you're comfortable.

I recall it was a bit creepy when I first found my house, and it was under construction - the contractor's truck was parked in the drive. A couple of year's later, the image showed the completed house, with one of our cars in the drive. Yeah, it's a bit creepy. So far, none have appeared with one of us standing on the lawn.

Os.

Andover, Massachusetts, USA

Reprinting the link to the Google map, so we don't have to keep going back to look for it. That group FAQ mentioned on another thread would be a good place for this.

Google map of Folio Society devotee locations:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=116618468715...

If you have a Google account, you can add yourself and your location to the map (as general or as specific as you like).

Os.

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Sydney, Australia. Have added myself to the map.

San Jose, California - the "Capital " of SiliValley ;-)

Manchester, England (home of the first industrial city, railway stations, child killers, communism and good music)

> 349

Don't forget the rain!

San Francisco, California

Nancy, France.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Well, I listed myself in Atlanta (#43 above), but that was a while ago. I moved to Victoria, Australia last February.

Cork, Ireland

Cead Mile Failte

Redondo, distrito de Évora, Portugal

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Illinois, these United States.

Andover, Hampshire, England

>359 williebrain: That makes at least three of us in Hants.

Right now living in Jerusalem, Israel, but am from Norway

Albertson (on Long Island), New York

>357 kieren_valente: nice to meet you sir,. And a cool idea creating the group.. You were becoming something of shadowy legend :)

(Still stuck .. in Ibiza myself BTW)

Hannover, Germany

Seattle, Washington

If you've not added your marker to the Google map of LT/FS peoples, please consider doing so. You will, however, need a Google account to add yourself to the map. You can be as precise or as general as your privacy concerns dictate as far as where you place your marker. County, town center or right in front of your house. It's up to you.

The map cweller setup for this is at http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=116618468715....

I'm not sure why, but when I open this link, the map is zoomed in to a sattelite view of a very small area of east Texas. But if you switch to the 'map' view, you can quickly zoom out to see as much of the planet (and FS people) as you wish.

Os.

Queensland, Australia

Just checked the map, and HuxleyTheCat is apparently floating in the eastern Mediteranean waiting to be rescued. If any one is going that way...

Os.

Jacksonville, Florida.

>364 rainerc: Hannover, Germany. Snap!

> 365

unbelievable! May I ask where in Hannover?

>371 rainerc: In the burbs, Berenbostel, Garbsen.

>368 Osbaldistone: Gee, apparently her boss threatened her with a Falklands posting.. not with walking the plank :-o

New York.

Ely,Cambridgeshire,UK.

Taipei, Taiwan. moved here from Malaysia 20 years ago. probably the only active Asian member on this group.

Probably one of the very few in Quebec City, Qc

York (Old not New!).

Johannesburg , South Africa .....city of gold and economic hub and African financial centre .. Also called Jo'burg or Jozi .. City slogan. "a world class African city" .

Swaffham, Norfolk, UK

Victoria, Australia.

Portland, Oregon (USA)

San Clemente, California. Maybe the Southern Californians should get together for lunch sometime.

Some place with padded walls in south London. I can just make it to the Members' Room and back if I get a couple of hours' leave.

>385 cronshaw:
Ahh, Bethlem then.

Os.

I finally found out how to add my location to the map after nearly 3 years! I thought it was some kind of imformation a selected group was privy to, because I just could not find out how to do so. I feel so ashamed

#387> If you found out, perhaps you could include how to do it on the group Wiki page. It would surely help other members. ;-)

Pebble Beach, California

Was it Bugs Bunny who was always trying to get to Pebble Beach, or am I thinking of someone else?

>390 DelphianReflet:
You're probably remembering Ali Baba Bunny, 1957 - Inside a cave in the Arabian desert, where a sultan has hidden his treasure, Bugs Bunny and his traveling companion Daffy Duck emerge from a burrow. They believe they have arrived at Pismo Beach. From IMDb, here's the ensuing conversation - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050111/quotes?qt=qt0263358

Os.

Beautiful downtown Harrowsmith, Ontario, Canada, population 200 (wait, Ferg's gone fishing for a month, so it's 199).

>388 Pepys: Pepys

1. Click the link Folio Society Devotees Map
2. Sign in with your google account (necessary)
3. Type in your desired location and search.
4. Browse over to the map and click the dropped "pin" (of the location) and choose "Save to map" and "Save"
* Remember to choose "Folio Society Devotees" under the "Save to My Maps" drop down box.
5. A yellow notification will come saying that the location has been saved. Press "view map"
6. In the list (left hand side) browse down the list to the last entry to see your saved location and "click it" to show it.
7. Now in the list browse up to the top and choose "edit".
8. Your location will change to an edit box and change the name title eg. "Copenhagen" to your desired username on FS.
9. Save and your done

HI I am a member I'm in US (PA)

Greetings! I'm from the suburbs of Philadelphia in the USA.

Underground lair in the Nevada desert, outside Las Vegas

>396 DrEvil:
So, I guess you won't be putting your pin on the Google map, then.

Os.

Still in London, and amazed that Danny Boyle's magnificent Olympic Games Opening Ceremony showcasing aspects of British history and culture didn't include any reference to 44 Eagle St.

>398 cronshaw:
East Lancashire Public Health Network in Accrington?

Os.

Mebourne, Australia

Coshocton, Ohio. New member as of Dec. 2013.

Niskayuna, NY

Greenwich,UK

Raised in Terre Haute, IN across the street from the home of Theodore Dreiser. It is no longer there nor I.

I am in Thailand, South East Asia, holding up palm trees and experimenting in the natural acquiring of vitamin 'D'. The move from my native Ireland, 52 degrees north of our lovely equator, to a more clement 12 degrees north has proven to be a satisfactory move.

Mauritius :)

North Carolina, USA.

New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.

>406 Evets_Kainzow: Ah, Mauritius! Jealous. I spent 2 months there as a 21 year old medical student in 1987, hopital de quatre bornes; mainly before the tourist revolution, most beautiful beaches I have ever seen, unspoilt and fantastically friendly people. I remember reading For Whom The Bell Tolls and The Old Man and the Sea during my time there. Don't think I spent too much time in the hospital.

Os, I could be one of the few people on this forum who actually knows where Osbaldeston is. I see still go to Blackburn a few times each year.

Oklahoma in the United States of America.

Baku, Azerbaijan

Equatorial Guinea here.

>413 Cornfolio:
Well Cornfolio, that really is an out of the way location! Not many English speakers there, let alone FS devotees. Are you in Malabo or on the mainland?

Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Not far off. I am near Luba, still on Bioko, but a secondary port to Malabo. The principal mother tongue here is Spanish, but French and English are common in business.

Waedenswil, Switzerland (near Zurich). I do not have a Google account, is there another way I can add myself to the map?

Montreal, Canada!

>328 ballade2: Living in Berlin, Germany at the moment, but born and raised in Vienna, Austria.

Living on a narrowboat somewhere between Bristol and London (UK).

Living in Markham, Ontario, Canada. Born in Preston, Lancashire, England. Lost my heart to Edinburgh.

Missouri, USA.

I am french Canadian living in Lake Placid, NY

Far too warm, but better than the cold:
Orlando, Florida, USA

>410 Vigneau:
Just down the street from St. Mary's. You may have been the only one, but I'll bet some folks are finding it now.

But the e on the end of my LT name indicates a different source.

Os.

Garden spot of Canada, Summerland.

Huddersfield, in (God's own county? of) Yorkshire.

>427 BINDINGSTHATLAST: Lucky you, the heart of the Okanagan! Happy memories of taking the Okanagan Connector then via Vernon on to Upper Arrow Lake and Trout Lake City

I hail from the inaptly - or perhaps ineptly - named town of Nederland, Colorado, USA. Inapt because it is at 8300 ft (2500m) of altitude.

> 430
Gary, I love Colorado (well at least the western 2/3 of it!) and have driven through Nederland several times. A gorgeous part of the country. Will be visiting a friend in Boulder the last 12 days of September. We will be driving around the state chasing colorful aspens, waterfalls, and scenic views.

Nashville, TN

Salem, Oregon, USA

China, Shanghai

Hi everyone~ (大家好~）

A small town near Bergen, Norway.

>435 bibliophilistic21:
Welcome! I did the Hurtigruten 11-day round trip to Kirkenes 4 years ago next month. Stunning! The only trouble is that now I'd like to repeat the trip in mid-summer and mid-winter too! Some day... With draught beer and cider at £11 a pint ashore, I dread to think how much your postage costs are!

Why is a Police Telephone Box listed as a member in Shepherds Bush, London? Could Dr Who be an FS Devotee by any chance? Step forward and identify yourself!

>436 Polar_bear:

Thanks, glad to be here!

Actually postage from FS is not that bad I think, it's £4.50 per book. It's the prices inside Norway that are insane. A regular new release book here costs about £35-40 and I'm not even joking... It's one of the reasons I read in English.

>434 xavierliang:
Welcome! Shanghai is one of the most exciting and dynamic cities on the planet. I am sure the FS will be delighted to take your money and send you books. In no time at all you will accumulate so many you will wonder where they came from!

>437 Quicksilver66:
I assume you are referring to the "Where are we" map in the FSD wiki. (http://www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php/Groups:Folio_Society_Devotees)
The only tag near Shepherds Bush is outside Earls Court underground station.
Members can place their tag as near to, or far from, their actual location as they feel comfortable. The local police call box may be considered a safe place. I also suspect some location tags on the map are spam.

> 441

Thanks Warwick. I must say I rather liked the idea of Dr Who being an FS Devotee.

>441 Quicksilver66:

He does have the advantage, though, of being able to travel forward to see which titles will be in a future sale.

>442 boldface:

And the technological advantage of the Tardis in the matter of book storage.

>444 EclecticIndulgence: >436 Polar_bear:

I've never been on Hurtigruten - heard it's amazing, though. But both Bergen and Trondheim are great cities. I do spend quite a bit of time in Bergen, love it. Glad to know you enjoyed your trips.

>446 EclecticIndulgence:

I'm not much for boats, more into road trips, but I can certainly see why you would want to experience the fjords here. They can be quite lovely. Sounds like a great time!

I did more reading onboard (of an evening) than I had in years because as the fleet are primarily postal/freight/passenger ferries and not fancy cruise ships there is no organised entertainment, nor TV in the economy cabins. I was on one of the larger, newer vessels but would love to sail on one of the pair of old ladies of their fleet. We passed them at sea and they looked superb. The Lofoten Islands was my favourite bit, and Tromso with that amazing Cathedral, but every port was different and the scenery ever changing but always magnificent. The cost was modest going off-season too. The food was delicious and made full use of arctic char, giant crab etc. The cabins were great too. So, I can heartily recommend it.

I'm a little sad there aren't more devotees near me. Surely there are more than two of us in Sydney (plus the one in Wollongong and one in Newcastle).

Cincinnati, Ohio here. Been a lurker for many years on this spot, finally decided to chirp into a conversation.
William D Carl

Welcome!

>430 garyjbp:
Gary, do you know Bonnie and Max? (I know, there are over 1,000 folks in Nederland, but you never know).

Os.

Hareid, Norway (62°22'N, 6°1'E)

I am in Coppell, Texas

Odisha, India

Hyderabad, India

NYC. Hopefully moving somewhere nicer in the next 3 years

Girona, Catalonia.

Canberra, Australia

Northern New Jersey, USA

Solbergelva outside Drammen - Norge/Norway

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Valais, Suisse

Seoul, South Korea. There are two of us here!

Landskrona, Sweden

Southern Finger Lakes in New York State...

Queensland, Australia

>467 rayuki:
Welcome to FSD from a fellow Queenslander.
As far as I am aware, there are now 4 Queenslanders on the forum, myself and one other in Brisbane, another just west of Brisbane and yourself somewhere in our vast state.
You will find that this forum enables you to buy (and read) far more books than you ever dreamed possible, both FS and other desirable publishers.
Please read the group website wiki at:-
http://www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php/Groups:Folio_Society_Devotees
to get as much value out of this community of Foliophiles as possible.
Large may your collection grow!

Born and raised in New Zealand.

Been living in Minnesota, USA, for several years now.

>469 Diglot:- Where in Minnesota? I lived in the Twin Cities are for many years and still get back there frequently from my current residence in South Dakota.

Originally from Montreal, QC; now live and work in Rome, Italy.

Reykjavík. Iceland

>470 coynedj:

In the greater metro area, just west of Minneapolis.

Brisbane. Queensland. Australia.

Another Minnesota here, in south Minneapolis.

Regensburg. Bavaria , Germany

Wallingford, Connecticut USA

California, USA

I'm from Singapore

Hanoi, Vietnam

Omaha, NE. USA

Mexico City, Mexico

Lorne, Victoria, Australia!

Littlehampton West Sussex England

25 minutes' cycle from 44 Eagle St, London. 20 minutes if there's a new LE.

And 18 minutes if there's pie!

And 2-3 hrs back depending upon number and size of volumes purchased x number of wee drams of ToE consumed.

Wales in UK

>488 SugarCang: Great to see another Welsh FSD member - although I live on the other side of the bridge these days.

Just bringing this thread to FSD members attention. please add your location if you wish so that others can see the diversity of our membership.

Atlanta, Georgia (USA)

Canberra. Australia

Thought I'd 'fessed up before, but it seems I haven't. Langley Park, County Durham, UK.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota USA.

I was surprised to find two Folio mailings in my mailbox at some point last year, stuck together. One was addressed to me, and the other to the folks only two houses away. Who knew there was such demand for quality books in South Dakota? Turns out they have a fine collection.

Gothenburg, Sweden.

I'm another Londoner - currently residing in the Pimlico area.

City of London, England.

I used to think I knew where I was. I could always take a bearing and measure the span of my existence from the Holy of Holies located at 44 Eagle St, London WC1R 4FS. But that certain centre of space and gravity is no more. And now the high priests have begun conjuring forth the strangest apparitions: limited editions bound in unnatural rubbery stuff, or disguised as coffee tables. One is quite lost.

I live in southern Sweden. Småland to be even more specific.

Metro Portland, Maine - home of Librarything. I know poster #4 in real life, though she doesn't live here anymore.

Omaha, Nebraska. USA

Scottish Highlands (the noo)

Maple Valley, Washington, USA.

San Pedro, California.

Like cronshaw I'm usually all at sea but the Shed is in Hertfordshire, UK (or England - which is also adrift).

>491 sviswanathan:
Ah, a fellow Atlantan! I'm also in Atlanta currently.

>506 elladan0891:
Very nice! I actually moved here recently, about 8 months ago, so I'm new to the area.

I live in Lake Forest Park (an adjoining suburb of Seattle).

Kona, Hawaii

>509 devilsisland:
I actually thought you might be off the coast of French Guiana ;-)

I'm from Ireland but living in Weinheim, Germany

>512 NiecyG:
I'm just living across the Rhine from you. Close to Speyer.

I'm in Vermont, USA.

Moscow, Russia. Been lurking for quite a while but never got to make an account until now.

>515 Kisa_Vorobyaninov: добро пожаловать!

I'm in Joplin Missouri.

Whittier, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.

Burnley, Lancashire, UK

Queensland, Australia

>474 bradleyrees: Hi I'm in Brisbane too!

The south-west of Germany, from a smalltown near the French and German border that nobody here probably ever heard of. Closer large towns are Strasbourg, Freiburg and Karlsruhe.

>522 SF-72: I've been to Kehl, which not a lot of people have heard of outside of that region, but is also close to you.

Moved from Copenhagen, to Hertfordshire, UK

> 523chrisrsprague

So it is, by car it's a drive of maybe 30 or 40 minutes away. I actually worked there for a year, though I didn't move there.

Northern, New Jersey USA

Portland, Oregon USA

New York, NY USA

Dallas, Texas, USA

Newly joined (but been 'lurking' for half a year at least now) from Deventer, The Netherlands.

Okotoks, (nr. Calgary), Alberta, Canada (born Blackburn, Lancs. England).

I am in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hi >532 pablus007:,
I think the more appropriate topic nowadays is this one: https://www.librarything.com/topic/98079

Stockholm, Sweden (the sixth Swede here, I believe).

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada