How far from where you grew up have you lived?

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queencitybuckeye

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8,936 posts
Fri, Aug 3, 2018 4:56 PM

Tough question for those who grew up all over the place (military families, etc.), but how far from what you consider your childhood home have your lived? For me, I grew up in Western Ohio, and lived in Orange County, CA for a while.

justincredible

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46,063 posts
Fri, Aug 3, 2018 5:13 PM

Decent drive. Grew up in Newark, specifically a small town called Toboso, and have lived in Marietta (college), Indianapolis (first real job), and Cincinnati (been here for a decade, doubt we'll be leaving anytime soon). My current house is 149 miles from my childhood home. I was about 225 miles away when I lived north of Indy.

like_that

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30,324 posts
Fri, Aug 3, 2018 5:15 PM

Grew up all over, but would consider southwest Ohio my home.  About 480 from my house.  I guess that is a "decent drive away," but I only fly home.  Fuck driving 7-9 hours both ways. 

iclfan2

Reppin' the 330/216/843

13,433 posts
Fri, Aug 3, 2018 5:23 PM

Live 12 hour drive from home. Went to college here too and have done the drive way too many times. 

Ironman92

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67,734 posts
Fri, Aug 3, 2018 5:42 PM

Growing up 0-3 in town.

Age 3-18 lived 3/4 mile from there

Age 18 lived in Wilmington for 4 months (80 miles)

Age 19-20 lived 1 mile from original and 1/4 from previous 

Age 21-23 lived in original house.

Age 23-28 lived 3 miles away just out of town

Age 28-current live 2 miles from original house

Commander of Awesome

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24,614 posts
Fri, Aug 3, 2018 5:44 PM

I live about 2500 miles from home. It's a flight I do about once per yr.

kayo

Senior Member

132 posts
Fri, Aug 3, 2018 11:59 PM

One half mile from my parents in Western Ohio.

Fab4Runner

Tits McGee

7,233 posts
Sat, Aug 4, 2018 1:09 AM

I lived 80 miles northwest of my hometown for 6 years, and I've lived 70 miles mostly east (tiny bit north) for the last 9 years. I much prefer NE Ohio.

I grew up in Plymouth and lived there from birth until I was 18.5. 

Verbal Kint

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1,538 posts
Sat, Aug 4, 2018 6:30 AM

We live in same town we grew up in after living in Toledo for 8 years after college.  Moved back here when daughter was an infant when the same career position was available locally, wanted her to grow up in same vicinity as 4 grandparents and 3 great-grandparents. 

CenterBHSFan

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9,883 posts
Sat, Aug 4, 2018 7:46 AM

Grew up on a farm in eastern Ohio. Later, in my 20's, I moved to Marin county in California and lived there several years before moving back to Ohio.

GOONx19

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7,570 posts
Sat, Aug 4, 2018 4:33 PM

Grew up in NE Ohio, spent six years at UK, two years in Florida, and now one year in Boston.

superman

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4,870 posts
Sat, Aug 4, 2018 5:23 PM

Grew up in South Eastern Ohio.  

Lived in Cincinnati for 4 years.

Bellville for 2 

Columbia South Carolina for 3.

Salem for 2

Bellville for 6

Cincinnati for 8

Laley23

GOAT

37,926 posts
Sat, Aug 4, 2018 9:11 PM
  • Perrysburg (Toledo), Ohio hometown
  • College in Bloomington, Indiana
  • Raleigh, North Carolina after college
  • Chicago currently 

thavoice

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15,492 posts
Sun, Aug 5, 2018 11:26 PM

I guess I can say I lived 7500 miles away from home since I lived there for 10 months, but currently 45 miles away from my hometown.

Zunardo

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996 posts
Mon, Aug 6, 2018 9:34 AM

Just guessing on the distance, but I'd say I live maybe 1000 feet from where I grew up.  My parents moved into a new subdivision when I was 3.  My dad's a widower now, and still lives in that house.  After being out on my own for a few years,  I ended up buying a house on a side street from Dad's.

Automatik

Senior Member

16,793 posts
Mon, Aug 6, 2018 10:15 AM

7.5 hour drive or an hour flight. I still visit, but not as much as I used to.

wildcats20

In ROY I Trust!!

29,975 posts
Mon, Aug 6, 2018 10:43 AM

Grew up in Westerville. Lived there til I graduated HS. Moved to Delaware for 1 year at OWU. Moved back home til I was 20-21 ish. Then moved to Bexley for a year and half. Moved back home for 5-6 years and then to Delaware for the past 5+ years. 

OSH

Kosh B'Gosh

4,515 posts
Mon, Aug 6, 2018 10:54 AM

Great up in McConnelsville, Ohio.

College in Zanesville (1 year)

College in Wilmore, Kentucky (3.5 years)

Stayed in Lexington, Kentucky (1 year)

Grad School in Mitchell, South Dakota (2 years)

Grad School in Bluffton, Ohio (2 years)

Work in Sterling, Kansas (4 years)

Work in Florence, Kentucky (1.5 years - current) 

 

The farthest I've been is in Kansas. It was every bit of a 15+ hour drive and roughly 1000+ miles. Don't miss it. Really enjoy being back in the Ohio/Kentucky region. This is where my family and in-laws both are.

ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

27,363 posts
Mon, Aug 6, 2018 4:51 PM

Lived 18 years in my childhood home

Lived 5 years in my college town (childhood home was still "home.")

Have lived 14 years in my current location which is 2 hours from my childhood home.

SnotBubbles

Master of teh QQ

4,560 posts
Tue, Aug 7, 2018 11:26 AM

I'm 452 miles from "home."

cat_lover

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4,288 posts
Tue, Aug 7, 2018 11:50 AM

Grew up in Newark. Lived in Columbus for 3years(Ohio State).Lived in Medina for 3 years.Moved back to Newark when a job came open with the company I was working for at the time and have been here ever since(30 years).

ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

27,363 posts
Tue, Aug 7, 2018 7:26 PM
posted by SnotBubbles

I'm 452 miles from "home."

Bullshit.

SnotBubbles

Master of teh QQ

4,560 posts
Thu, Aug 9, 2018 7:50 AM
posted by ernest_t_bass

Bullshit.

You're right.  451 miles.

Edited link - realize it had my home address.  Haha.

O-Trap

Chief Shenanigans Officer

18,868 posts
Thu, Aug 9, 2018 11:18 AM

Depends on what you mean by where I grew up.  I lived a few places when I was growing up.

The furthest from where I am right now is 2,074.59 miles away (straight line).

The nearest is 20.81 miles away (also straight line).

BRF

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15,321 posts
Thu, Aug 9, 2018 1:03 PM
posted by SnotBubbles

 

Edited link - realize it had my home address.  Haha.

You should have put that on Belly's politician thread. ;-)