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always with a hat or sunscreen |
If northeast Florida counts we were there in the early '80s. Never could get used to those damn June bugs that slimed the windshields.  Certifiable member of the gun toting, septuagenarian, bucket list workin', crazed retiree, bald is beautiful club! USN (RET), COTEP #192 | |||
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Sigforum K9 handler |
See if they got hush puppies. | |||
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W07VH5 |
We’re already back home but next time I will. | |||
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My wife and I transferred to central KY in 1993. I went back to San Francisco in 95 for a vacation and couldn't stand to finish the week. KY has great people, 4 season weather, low cost housing, relatively low state taxes (and dropping, cut to 4 percent this year.) I went from and 1100 square foot townhouse to a 4 bedroom, 3 story 3600 square foot home, with payments about 1/3 what we were paying. Beginning in 96, my wife and I each were offered a series of promotions and turned down each one. We've retired and downsized now, and considered leaving the area, but there were few comparable places so we stayed put. The only thing I miss is a nearby outdoor range, it's nearly fifty miles to the closest one (11 miles to an indoor, though.) | |||
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Born and raised in NY and have lived in SC, Ga, and Fl. Leaving here next fall and most likely headed back to Florida to live out my days. It's hot there. Real hot. My moustache won't freeze walking to my truck in the morning, I won't have to snowblow or shovel hot, and y'all don't measure your snowfall in feet. I also like sweet tea and love boiled peanuts. | |||
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Well, historically, the Confederacy was these states that declared secession from the U.S., and engaged in war with the U.S in the Civil War - Texas, Georgia, South and North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Virginia, Tennessee, Florida, Arkansas. Texas was one of the original seven states that formed the Confederacy. "I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965 | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
Yeah, I got one of them. A while back, we had this fella what moved down from New York City. He said he owned what he called a "gallery" up there. The way he described it, it sounded to me like a fancy antique shop- paintings and pottery, things from some place called "Ming Dynasty". Hell, it ain't on no map I got. He said he come down here to open a wine shop. We already got liquor stores but he had his own ideas. Yeah, he said his "gallery" up that way had begun to fill him up with what he called an "unrelenting ennui." I had to look it up (but first I had to figure out how to spell it.) Seems like a damn fancy way to say he got all wore out. You know how them city folk are. Anyhow, the ladies of the town wanted to welcome him so we had a social down to the First Baptist. Oh it was quite a spread. We had fried chicken and cat-head biscuits, beef barbecue, baked beans, peach cobbler and the best damn vanilla ice cream you have ever had in your whole life, you name it. Jimmy Gank slaughtered him a hog and had it roastin' on a spit. Hot damn! Just lookin' at that spread was enough for your missus to have to let out the waist in your pants a coupla inches. Well, this fella, he wanted to contribute and he bought what he called a "fondue pot" and put it in the kitchen, plannin' to come back later and fix it up. Now, Dot Dobkins (that's Jack Dobkins mama, not Timer Dobkins. No, Timer's mama is Mayleen Dobkins, no relation as far as I know) now her vision ain't never been all that good and lately it's gotten real bad and she mistook this fella's fondue rig for her crock pot and she was warmin' her grits in it when this ol' boy come back in the kitchen to start meltin' his fancy cheese and it just didn't set too well with him, you could tell, even though I guess he was tryin' to be polite about it, in his own Yankee way. Dot apologized and to make up for it, she gave this fella a big ol' bag of cracklins, which is her specialty. Seems more than fair. Well, we had a good ol' time. Now, this ol' boys wine shop got off to a real slow start. Like I said, we already got liquor stores. I guess he got bored one day and broke into his supply and was feelin' no pain when Mandy Crestwater wandered into his shop. It was bound to happen before too long. Mandy's a spinster and she gets kinda lonely and goes wanderin' downtown. Not knowin' Miss Crestwater, he didn't know she's the town gossip. If you want to spread the word on somethin', just tell Mandy and she'll beat Western Union any day. And bein' well-lubricated with them fermented grapes, he got to talkin' and don't you know he called Jack Dobkin's mama a "peelosteen" or a Palestinian or some such shit, and that ain't right. Palestinian? Hell, Dot ain't never even been out of this county, much less this country. Ol' Jack, he was hot, but Pastor Newberry appealed to the man's Christian nature and calmed him down. It don't matter no how, 'cause don't you know this carpetbaggin' sumbitch up and disappeared a few days later? Yeah, said he was goin' "bird watching" to record the "regional titmouse" in his "birding book." Ha! Don't that beat all? I guess them titmice we got round here are of a fierce variety. It's not the first time some fella or other who ain't familiar with the lay of the land has gone missin'. Yessir, them woods is deep, brother! Never seen again. Yep. Was that what you had in mind?  | |||
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| Just because you can, doesn't mean you should |
He’ll yeh. The war of northern aggression they call round heh. Might take a trip to Rabun County too. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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5th generation California boy. Born and raised in the SF bay area. As conservative as anybody hit last decade plus they went off the rails. In 2021 the Opportunity became available to work remote and and we moved to the FL panhandle suburb of Pensacola. I’m 25 miles as the crow flies to the Alabama border. Matt Gaetz is my congressman and this area is redder than red. I Had been to wife’s fathers place in TN many times so had experienced the heat and humidity. People here are just so much nicer. Will talk to you at supermarket, Walmart wherever. Wife’s parents (divorced) both live here now as well. When we do discuss politics or where did you move from talks we just say we are happy refugees from a failed socialist state and people nod in agreement and understanding. Only downside is wages. If I lost my job for some reason fining comparable salary would be a chore. Good thing cost of living is low. Except house and car insurance in FL is obscene. Cars are like 2x and house is 3x what I paid in ca for 1/2 the value. ( but 3x the house and 10x the lot size). I could never find a church in the Bay Area as welcoming and politically aligned and religiously aligned as many are here. Including ours that we now attend. It is legit Bible Belt here. Still can’t get used to being called sir all the time even when I say please call me by my first name. Or they call me Mr. Last name. I’m not old… We have a natural year round creek in the back of our land so snakes and frogs and birds and deer and fox and raccoons and coyotes and even a bear traverse that area so that’s fun. Also nobody uses umbrellas here even though it rains all the time. | |||
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| His diet consists of black coffee, and sarcasm.  |
I have been in the northeast corner of TN, ~35 miles from either VA or NC, for 14 years and plan to make it home in my soon-to-be retirement. Pros: 1. Cost of living is low enough to make ends meet on Social Security. My car insurance, for example, is one fourth the cost of Phoenix. Overall, a low tax state. Sales tax is rather high, but there is no income tax and vehicle registration is low. (Being a renter I can't speak to property tax.) 2. Very conservative in politics, even more than the rest of TN. The congressional district I'm in hasn't elected a Democrat to represent it since 1880, and some of the counties that comprise it voted as much as 70:30 Trump. The state has a balanced budget and its pension plans are fully funded. 3. Scenic. Less than a 20-mile drive from mountains, is heavily wooded and is crisscrossed with rivers and lakes for fishing and even whitewater rafting. 4. Good medical care. Johnson City Medical Center is a Level 1 trauma center. I had to use it in 2012 when I ruptured an Achilles tendon. (It was at work from pushing a car, so workman's comp covered it.) They did a great job of fixing me up. I didn't have to go to Knoxville (the nearest "big city," ~100 miles away) for the exam, surgery or physical therapy. 5. Generally, people are friendly. The only "pronouns used" will be Mister/Miss, followed by the first name if known, or sir/ma'am. Women half or a third of your age call you "hon" or "sweetie." Con: I can only think of one real drawback. The low cost of living is because it isn't high paying. Pawn shops and payday loan offices do a fairly brisk business. A number of cars have been left at the repair shop I work in abandoned because they couldn't afford to fix them. You'll want to bring your money with you or be in a skilled profession or trade. Pro or con, depending on your point of view: weather. There are distinct seasons. Late spring and early fall are actually quite pleasant. Summers are warm (high 80s, occasionally topping 90) and humid, but not extremely so. There are frequent afternoon and evening thunderstorms, with the potential for tornadoes and hail. Winter, to me, is what sucks. It can get cold, with a few nights in the single digits, and will snow a few times a year. | |||
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an Arnold Palmer, half sweet tea and half lemonade - thats the way to go -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed. For after all, he was only human. He wasn't a dog.” ― Charles M. Schulz | |||
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| Sigs are my Panacea... |
You will have to learn to wave to oncoming traffic, especially on rural roads. * --- Sig 365, 365XL, 245, P6 * | |||
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| Thank you Very little  |
If they say "bless your heart" it's not a compliment | |||
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Anacondas, pythons, boa constrictors, alligators, feral hogs, Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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Cynic |
I live in the country and I wave at about everyone. _______________________________________________________ And no, junior not being able to hold still for 5 seconds is not a disability. | |||
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Add a slug of vodka, and that's really the way to go! | |||
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The only thing I miss about the South is: "Georgia Ice Cream" Dem...GRITS. ********* "Some people are alive today because it's against the law to kill them". | |||
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I can't really think of any pros right now. I hear Missouri is really nice, though. And they think they're in the south so you'll have plausible deniability.  I'm gonna vote for the funniest frog with the loudest croak on the highest log. | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
Great story. I have most lived in Texas (and briefly in New Orleans, Virginia, and Georgia), and a few years north of the Mason Dixon line. The people here are better - more friendly, more open, less guarded. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine |
I like New Orleans, but it isn't like the rest of the South, or any other place. It is unique. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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