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RC

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4. I have lived there for 45 years. It truly does exists.
Fri May 18, 2012, 12:33 PM
May 2012

Occasional -30° to -45°F (Usually in the winter) Help keep out the riff-raff.

I'm living in Kansas City now. I miss North Dakota and the lack of people.
A 2½ hour drive was 200 miles, and not just across town as is down here.

My dad lived in Dickinson for awhile at a coal (I think) gasification plant catbyte May 2012 #1
I've been there many times. yesphan May 2012 #2
The only state to ever issue me a speeding ticket. I was going about 62 sinkingfeeling May 2012 #3
I have lived there for 45 years. It truly does exists. RC May 2012 #4
North Dakota is so rural... Comrade Grumpy May 2012 #5
hey, I lived on the James hfojvt May 2012 #11
I grew up in Huron. It seems busier in recent years. Comrade Grumpy May 2012 #19
Wait, you mean we know each other hfojvt May 2012 #20
Can't offer much but... dmallind May 2012 #6
Big Oil is taking over ND. Odin2005 May 2012 #7
ND Will Be The Biggest Oil-Producing State In The Country. Paladin May 2012 #16
So I walked into this isolated bar, Zorra May 2012 #8
Never been there myself, but have deep family roots Spike89 May 2012 #9
Born, grew up, left. It used to exist. There is quite a bit of computer software stuff going on in uppityperson May 2012 #10
Why, there's an entire movie about it. Fargo. Honeycombe8 May 2012 #12
...except the movie is set in Minnesota dmallind May 2012 #13
Well, Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota, and it crosses over into MN. nt Honeycombe8 May 2012 #15
That's Moorhead on the MN side. geardaddy Jun 2012 #26
my dads family is from there, and I lived there when I was a kid.. Volaris May 2012 #14
NDans score #1 in both Agreeableness and Extroversion Odin2005 May 2012 #17
They still talk funny Major Nikon May 2012 #23
Uffda, ya, sure, you betcha we do talk funny! Odin2005 May 2012 #24
I drove through it twice (there & back to Montana) JNelson6563 May 2012 #18
Spent a lifetime there one winter Major Nikon May 2012 #21
Next state to the east from me (Montana) ibegurpard May 2012 #22
I have relatives there, close to the Canadian border and have Raine May 2012 #25
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