What major metropolitan areas are heavily represented at FOFC?

Ben E Lou · 04-25-2003, 07:31 AM

Obviously we've got a pretty decent handful of Atlanta-area residents who are active members around here. I'm curious what other metropolitan areas have multiple active users. I know there are a couple around Chicago (Kodos and revrew I think...) Who else is within a reasonable commute of a major city?

04-25-2003, 07:42 AM

Downtown Miami is 15 minutes away from where I live. At least in theory or in the middle of the night like around 3am when there is no traffic. I grew up in Detroit so major cities have been a part of my entire life since I could remember.

Bee · 04-25-2003, 07:43 AM

There are quite a few of us around DC.

astralhaze · 04-25-2003, 07:45 AM

Does Twin Falls, Idaho count?

Alan T · 04-25-2003, 07:50 AM

I lived in Atlanta 21 years and am in Atlanta 6-10 times a year for work and visiting family.. now i work 40 minutes from Boston.. So i guess you can throw me in there wherever

Fritz · 04-25-2003, 07:59 AM

Hampton Roads MSA. I think there are 4 of us.

scooper · 04-25-2003, 08:00 AM

Shorty, Bearcat729 and myself are in Cincinnati.

CamEdwards · 04-25-2003, 08:01 AM

Airhog, sooner333, and a couple of others are in the Oklahoma City area.

Butter · 04-25-2003, 08:03 AM

How major is "major"? I live in Dayton, OH, by itself a metro area approaching 1 million. I'm about an hour's drive from both Columbus and Cincinnati as well.

astralhaze · 04-25-2003, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fritz
Hampton Roads MSA. I think there are 4 of us.

Total?

Wow, I guess I don't live in the smallest town amongst FOFC members.

WSUCougar · 04-25-2003, 08:12 AM

Me, primelord, Mizzourah, ardent (when he's not at sea), and I think a couple others are in the St. Louis metro area.

scooper · 04-25-2003, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Butter_of_69
How major is "major"? I live in Dayton, OH, by itself a metro area approaching 1 million. I'm about an hour's drive from both Columbus and Cincinnati as well.

You count as Cincinnati. Dayton has been annexed by Xavier University.

Calis · 04-25-2003, 08:28 AM

I'm right outside SLC, hopefully no one else has that same displeasure.

astralhaze · 04-25-2003, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Calis
I'm right outside SLC, hopefully no one else has that same displeasure.

About 2 and a half hours north myself. Unfortunately, we are not far enough north to be out of reach of the fascism.

bryce · 04-25-2003, 08:32 AM

i'm not necessarily an active poster with my whopping .33 posts/dayt, but i'll play anyway.

i live in the heart of dallas, and am still a little groggy following last night's quintuple overtime debacle. but i'm pretty sure there are a few dallasites on here, even if their user names elude me right now (probably b/c of said grogginess.)

Butter · 04-25-2003, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by scooper
You count as Cincinnati. Dayton has been annexed by Xavier University.

Xavier AND UC can both crumble off the tops of their hills, as far as I'm concerned.

Edit, due to my quick wit:
I like to think of Dayton as Cincinnati without the crippling race riots.

IMetTrentGreen · 04-25-2003, 08:47 AM

there's at least 5 of us in the austin, tx area

scooper · 04-25-2003, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Butter_of_69
Xavier AND UC can both crumble off the tops of their hills, as far as I'm concerned.

Edit, due to my quick wit:
I like to think of Dayton as Cincinnati without the crippling race riots.

Crippling is a bit of an exaggeration. They were troubling for one weekend, then they were gone.

I will agree with you on the UC thing, though.

I had to get the XU-UD quip in, though. I'm actually glad to see the Flyers playing at a high level. Not like there's much else in the A-10.

ColtCrazy · 04-25-2003, 08:56 AM

The one and only from the greater Scottsburg metropolis. Closest big city is Louisville.

Blade · 04-25-2003, 08:57 AM

Well, I live in Edmonton, which is kind of big for Canada...

kind of...

Draft Dodger · 04-25-2003, 09:08 AM

Keene NH representin'.

Fidatelo · 04-25-2003, 09:15 AM

I think I'm the only Winnipegger here

SplitPersonality1 · 04-25-2003, 09:24 AM

I'm in Milwaukee and Craptacular is in Madison. I'm not sure there are many other active Wisconsinites on the board.

Qwikshot · 04-25-2003, 09:25 AM

Suburb of Philly here.

moriarty · 04-25-2003, 09:26 AM

I'm in NYC, but moving down to DC area end of May.

JeeberD · 04-25-2003, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bryce
i live in the heart of dallas, and am still a little groggy following last night's quintuple overtime debacle. but i'm pretty sure there are a few dallasites on here, even if their user names elude me right now (probably b/c of said grogginess.)

I know that HFP, Sachmo, and I also live in the DFW area, and there are probably a few more...

Barkeep49 · 04-25-2003, 09:32 AM

For Chicago I know you also missed Data, and not surprisingly me, as I am hardly an active member

henry296 · 04-25-2003, 09:33 AM

Quiksand and I live in the Baltimore MSA.

Since I work with Metropolitan areas, I'll answer some of the border line issues.

ColtCrazy is a part of the Louisville MSA.

Draft Dodger doesn't live in any MSA.

Dayton is a distinct MSA from Cincinnati.

Todd

Marmel · 04-25-2003, 09:36 AM

If we say Boston is the central hub of New England, we have, off the top of my head:

Marmel
DD
McSweeny
Jim Lynch
vtbub
Sir Foz

probably more

Ksyrup · 04-25-2003, 09:39 AM

There are at least 2 other FOFC'ers from Tallahassee, I think, although I couldn't give you their screen names right off the top of my head.

However, we are nowhere near a metropolitan area. 2.5 hours from Pensacola and Jacksonville, 4 hours to Orlando, 4.5 to Altanta, 5 to Tampa, 6.5 to Ft. Lauderdale, 7 to New Orleans, etc.

Tallahassee is basically College Station, TX with a state capitol...and hot coeds and good football and baseball teams.

MrBug708 · 04-25-2003, 09:42 AM

HeyBrad, Rex, myself, and Chief Rum are Los Angeles area.

Well, Chief is OC area, but he'll be from Los Angeles is this thread

I'm rather surprised about the lack California and West Coast in general posters, not that we need help defending our beloved left coast

Blade6119 · 04-25-2003, 09:48 AM

well, im here in Phoenix, and i know we have a couple others....but really since phoenix is kinda like arizonas only big city(so if you add everyone in arizona id say we have 5-6)...

Anrhydeddu · 04-25-2003, 09:50 AM

Troy and I are about the only ones covering all of the Rocky Mountains West.

henry296 · 04-25-2003, 09:52 AM

There are over 300 Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the USA and some are pretty small. The smallest is Enid, OK with just over 57,000 people.

Tallahassee is actually considered a MSA as well.

Marmel, actually lives in the Hartford MSA.

Todd

sachmo71 · 04-25-2003, 10:08 AM

Dallas.

Alan T · 04-25-2003, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Marmel
If we say Boston is the central hub of New England, we have, off the top of my head:

Marmel
DD
McSweeny
Jim Lynch
vtbub
Sir Foz

probably more

Probably

Fritz · 04-25-2003, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fidatelo
I think I'm the only Winnipegger here

I don't think that is true at all.

Fidatelo · 04-25-2003, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fritz
I don't think that is true at all.

Are there more? Show yourself fellow Jets fans/Coyotes haters!

WussGawd · 04-25-2003, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Blade6119
well, im here in Phoenix, and i know we have a couple others....but really since phoenix is kinda like arizonas only big city(so if you add everyone in arizona id say we have 5-6)...

I live in Avondale, AZ, a suburb of Phoenix on the southwest side.

Craptacular · 04-25-2003, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SplitPersonality1
I'm in Milwaukee and Craptacular is in Madison. I'm not sure there are many other active Wisconsinites on the board.

I think mckerney lives (or lived) in WI, but up near the Twin Cities. SegRat's in Oshkosh, and I swear there was someone else from Milwaukee, although I can't remember who off the top of my head (he may not be "active" anymore).

MylesKnight · 04-25-2003, 10:50 AM

The Sunshine State Baby!! Although we are a bit spread out... Myself in Ponte Vedra Beach (Jacksonville Area), KSyrup in Tallahassee, Noop down south in Miami...

Who am I forgetting here?

clintl · 04-25-2003, 11:04 AM

Sacramento

04-25-2003, 11:30 AM

I think our problem is we have way too many Yankees here.

The South WILL rise again someday.

HornsManiac

damnMikeBrown · 04-25-2003, 11:31 AM

another in Cincinnati

DataKing · 04-25-2003, 11:36 AM

Others from the Chicago area (and I am sure I am missing some):

Myself
Aylmar
Raven Hawk
illinifan
Coffee Warlord

samifan24 · 04-25-2003, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Marmel
If we say Boston is the central hub of New England, we have, off the top of my head:

Marmel
DD
McSweeny
Jim Lynch
vtbub
Sir Foz

probably more

Representin' the 860.

ice4277 · 04-25-2003, 11:41 AM

I think there are four or five people from the Detroit area, and Schmidty is just a couple hours away.

scooper · 04-25-2003, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by damnMikeBrown
another in Cincinnati

I dub thee the Duke of Dayton.

JonInMiddleGA · 04-25-2003, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by henry296 Since I work with Metropolitan areas, I'll answer some of the border line issues.

Mind if I ask what you do for a living? Your knowledge of MSA's caught my eye because I'm in advertising & that's one of the few fields I know that thinks in terms of MSA/Metros, etc so readily.

Jon

henry296 · 04-25-2003, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JonInMiddleGA
Mind if I ask what you do for a living? Your knowledge of MSA's caught my eye because I'm in advertising & that's one of the few fields I know that thinks in terms of MSA/Metros, etc so readily.

Jon

Jon,

I work in distribution planning for a bank so I do a lot of demographic and competitive analysis at the MSA level understanding growth and income and our performance in each market.

Todd

04-25-2003, 07:45 AM	#4
astralhaze College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2002	Does Twin Falls, Idaho count? __________________ I can understand Brutus at every meaning, but that parahraphy threw me for a loop.

04-25-2003, 07:50 AM	#5
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	I lived in Atlanta 21 years and am in Atlanta 6-10 times a year for work and visiting family.. now i work 40 minutes from Boston.. So i guess you can throw me in there wherever __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

04-25-2003, 07:59 AM	#6
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	Hampton Roads MSA. I think there are 4 of us. __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

04-25-2003, 08:01 AM	#8
CamEdwards Stadium Announcer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burke, VA	Airhog, sooner333, and a couple of others are in the Oklahoma City area. __________________ I don't want the world. I just want your half.

04-25-2003, 08:03 AM	#9
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	How major is "major"? I live in Dayton, OH, by itself a metro area approaching 1 million. I'm about an hour's drive from both Columbus and Cincinnati as well. __________________ My listening habits

04-25-2003, 07:42 AM	#2
couriers	Downtown Miami is 15 minutes away from where I live. At least in theory or in the middle of the night like around 3am when there is no traffic. I grew up in Detroit so major cities have been a part of my entire life since I could remember.

04-25-2003, 07:43 AM	#3
Bee Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fairfax, VA	There are quite a few of us around DC.

04-25-2003, 08:00 AM	#7
scooper College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cinn City	Shorty, Bearcat729 and myself are in Cincinnati.

04-25-2003, 08:12 AM	#11
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	Me, primelord, Mizzourah, ardent (when he's not at sea), and I think a couple others are in the St. Louis metro area. __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

04-25-2003, 08:28 AM	#13
Calis College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	I'm right outside SLC, hopefully no one else has that same displeasure.

04-25-2003, 08:32 AM	#15
bryce High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dallas, TX	i'm not necessarily an active poster with my whopping .33 posts/dayt, but i'll play anyway. i live in the heart of dallas, and am still a little groggy following last night's quintuple overtime debacle. but i'm pretty sure there are a few dallasites on here, even if their user names elude me right now (probably b/c of said grogginess.)

04-25-2003, 08:47 AM	#17
IMetTrentGreen College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Austin, Texas	there's at least 5 of us in the austin, tx area

04-25-2003, 08:56 AM	#19
ColtCrazy College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Midwest	The one and only from the greater Scottsburg metropolis. Closest big city is Louisville. __________________ The Field Generals and Statis Pro Basketball Super League

04-25-2003, 08:57 AM	#20
Blade College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Edmonton, Alberta	Well, I live in Edmonton, which is kind of big for Canada... kind of... __________________ Just trying to get by unnoticed... Loyal fan of the Edmonton Oilers and Philadelphia Eagles.

04-25-2003, 09:08 AM	#21
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	Keene NH representin'. __________________ Mile High Hockey

04-25-2003, 09:15 AM	#22
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	I think I'm the only Winnipegger here __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

04-25-2003, 09:24 AM	#23
SplitPersonality1 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Grafton, WI	I'm in Milwaukee and Craptacular is in Madison. I'm not sure there are many other active Wisconsinites on the board.

04-25-2003, 09:25 AM	#24
Qwikshot Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ...down the gravity well	Suburb of Philly here. __________________ "General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams

04-25-2003, 09:26 AM	#25
moriarty College Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: A negative place	I'm in NYC, but moving down to DC area end of May.

04-25-2003, 09:32 AM	#27
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	For Chicago I know you also missed Data, and not surprisingly me, as I am hardly an active member

04-25-2003, 09:33 AM	#28
henry296 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Quiksand and I live in the Baltimore MSA. Since I work with Metropolitan areas, I'll answer some of the border line issues. ColtCrazy is a part of the Louisville MSA. Draft Dodger doesn't live in any MSA. Dayton is a distinct MSA from Cincinnati. Todd __________________ "It's a great day for hockey" - "Badger" Bob Johnson

04-25-2003, 09:36 AM	#29
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	If we say Boston is the central hub of New England, we have, off the top of my head: Marmel DD McSweeny Jim Lynch vtbub Sir Foz probably more __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-25-2003, 09:39 AM	#30
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	There are at least 2 other FOFC'ers from Tallahassee, I think, although I couldn't give you their screen names right off the top of my head. However, we are nowhere near a metropolitan area. 2.5 hours from Pensacola and Jacksonville, 4 hours to Orlando, 4.5 to Altanta, 5 to Tampa, 6.5 to Ft. Lauderdale, 7 to New Orleans, etc. Tallahassee is basically College Station, TX with a state capitol...and hot coeds and good football and baseball teams. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

04-25-2003, 09:42 AM	#31
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	HeyBrad, Rex, myself, and Chief Rum are Los Angeles area. Well, Chief is OC area, but he'll be from Los Angeles is this thread I'm rather surprised about the lack California and West Coast in general posters, not that we need help defending our beloved left coast

04-25-2003, 09:48 AM	#32
Blade6119 Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona	well, im here in Phoenix, and i know we have a couple others....but really since phoenix is kinda like arizonas only big city(so if you add everyone in arizona id say we have 5-6)... __________________ *Underachievement* The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the lawnmower. *Despair* It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black. *Demotivation* Sometimes the best solution to morale problems is just to fire all of the unhappy people. http://www.despair.com/viewall.html

04-25-2003, 09:50 AM	#33
Anrhydeddu Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Oct 2002	Troy and I are about the only ones covering all of the Rocky Mountains West.

04-25-2003, 09:52 AM	#34
henry296 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	There are over 300 Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the USA and some are pretty small. The smallest is Enid, OK with just over 57,000 people. Tallahassee is actually considered a MSA as well. Marmel, actually lives in the Hartford MSA. Todd __________________ "It's a great day for hockey" - "Badger" Bob Johnson

04-25-2003, 10:08 AM	#35
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	Dallas.

04-25-2003, 10:50 AM	#41
MylesKnight College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Neptune Beach, Florida	The Sunshine State Baby!! Although we are a bit spread out... Myself in Ponte Vedra Beach (Jacksonville Area), KSyrup in Tallahassee, Noop down south in Miami... Who am I forgetting here? __________________ IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BLACK & GOLD!!

04-25-2003, 11:04 AM	#42
clintl College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Davis, CA	Sacramento

04-25-2003, 11:30 AM	#43
HornsManiac	I think our problem is we have way too many Yankees here. The South WILL rise again someday. HornsManiac

04-25-2003, 11:31 AM	#44
damnMikeBrown College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cincinnati, OH	another in Cincinnati

04-25-2003, 11:36 AM	#45
DataKing Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago	Others from the Chicago area (and I am sure I am missing some): Myself Aylmar Raven Hawk illinifan Coffee Warlord __________________ Current Games Diablo III (BattleTag: DataKing#1685) Allegiances: Chicago Bears - Detroit Red Wings - Kansas Jayhawks Awards: 2011 Golden Scribe - Other Sports Category (The Straight(away) and Narrow - A Forza Motorsport 3 Dynasty)

04-25-2003, 11:41 AM	#47
ice4277 Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkley, MI: The Hotbed of FOFC!	I think there are four or five people from the Detroit area, and Schmidty is just a couple hours away.

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