WOW, just found this thread. Amazing how many people are here on Long Island.
I was born in Greenwich CT, moved to Laurel Hollow, LI when I was starting 5th grade. Graduated from Cold Spring Harbor High School in '75 (man that sounds sooooo long ago). Married and lived in Hicksville for 6 years, then moved to Patchogue for 3 years and then Hampton Bays. We've been in Hampton Bays for 16 years now. Absolutely love LI, EVEN the winters. Used to joke that the next time we moved, we'd be living in the water off Montauk if we kept going east. However, we are staying put for a long, long time.