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Maine

Warpy

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1. Other than freezing your ass off in winter, it's great.

Reply to cecilfirefox (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 03:24 AM

Dec 2012

I never spent much time there, just went through it on the way somewhere else, but it seemed like a nice enough town.

You'll get used to swimming in ice water in summer. I actually got to prefer cold water, it cools you off and keeps you cool for hours on a hot, muggy summer day.

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Potentially moving to Maine- tell me about Portland!! [View all] cecilfirefox Dec 2012 OP

Other than freezing your ass off in winter, it's great. Warpy Dec 2012 #1

The weather in Maine is okay to me. :) :) nt cecilfirefox Dec 2012 #2

It better be Warpy Dec 2012 #9

nt msongs Dec 2012 #3

I lived in Portland in the 80s eShirl Dec 2012 #4

Portland is GREAT. Let me tell you a little about it. RBInMaine Dec 2012 #5

Thanks so much! :) I still got a semester to go- cecilfirefox Dec 2012 #10

Good beer town customerserviceguy Dec 2012 #6

I'm from NY but I've lived in ME Tien1985 Dec 2012 #7

My husband went to school in Maine. madaboutharry Dec 2012 #8

Thanks to all of you for such kind words and in depth descriptions! -> cecilfirefox Dec 2012 #11

It's restaurant heaven! mainer Dec 2012 #12

I live across the river in South Portland high density Jan 2013 #13