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Originally posted by YellowJacket:
Tennessee really isn't even flyover country.

To left-coasters, anything that isn't left coast is "flyover country." IOW: Inconsequential.

Its probably that hes dehydrated that he has no sense of humor....

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Originally posted by jhe888:
I think he is being too touchy, but he is probably contaminated with wokeness and excessive sensitivity from the people he lives among.

One way sanctimony.

I would figure the slyest way to make jabs that would make him wonder if you poking at him or innocent replies taken wrong by him.

But then, Dennis Leary told Bill Burr that, I'm an asshole...

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Originally posted by Southern Rebel:
Do I owe my friend an apology

Nope. Clearly the man in the glass house likes to throw stones.

All of your input is greatly appreciated! (Sometimes I let my redneck humor outweigh my good judgement ...)

The ability to come here and ask for honest input, whether the opinions support me or correct me) is a part of this forum that I highly value.

The truth hurts.

No. You don't owe him an apology. I say this both as someone who lives in California and someone who's close friends have lost their home in a forest fire.

Good jokes have an element of truth to them. Of course you don't wish for his home to burn. He can't take a joke-and a joke is what it was.

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Originally posted by Perception:
Meh, he shouldn't give it out if he can't take it.

^^^ This

Presently, enjoying a nice soaking wet thunderstorm in "fly-over country".

I’m firmly in the “he’s a little bitch” camp.

The only thing you need to do is to keep dishing it back to him when he does.

Apparently what was supposed to be good-natured ribbing was only one-sided.

California has always had, and will continue to have, water and fire problems. Tell your friend to look up what was done to get water to San Francisco and Los Angeles. In particular, the latter turned a once fertile valley, with a big lake and river navigable by steamboats, into a wasteland often further ravaged by alkali dust storms.

He's being lame, to be sure.

Hey, if he can't take the heat....

Everything is fly-over country. Driving sucks.

Most are best overflown at night.

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Originally posted by Perception:
Meh, he shouldn't give it out if he can't take it.

Ding.

As someone who lives in dry-over country and had between 250 and 300 acres burn last year, I appreciate your humor. **** him if he can’t take a joke.

How long has he been badmouthing where you live?

My one experience of Tennessee was landing in Jackson at night after one engine lunched a magneto on my way to a carbine class. Some damned nice folks at a local shop quickly diagnosed, located a replacement in West Memphis, said they have me on my way quickly if I’d go get it and pointed me at the rental car place in the terminal. They did warn me to be careful on the drive. I went through a few neighborhoods I wouldn’t want to live in during the town section of the drive, but the countryside was beautiful, the drivers were refreshingly pleasant and sane, and I was back in the air before long. They could have “rush job” priced it and I’d have nothing to complain about. Heck, they could have done “stranded traveler” pricing and I wouldn’t have griped. Nope the prices were fair and the work was good, not to mention the folks being neighborly.

**** him for trash talking TN.

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Originally posted by sns3guppy:
Everything is fly-over country. Driving sucks.

True dat.

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Most are best overflown at night.

I dunno, there is a lot of beautiful country out there, in a lot of places. Of course if one is scanning properly, there isn’t that much sightseeing going on…

TXJIM is probably right I would come up with a different adjective, like "how goes it in Crazy State"?

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Originally posted by egregore:
Apparently what was supposed to be good-natured ribbing was only one-sided.

California has always had, and will continue to have, water and fire problems. Tell your friend to look up what was done to get water to San Francisco and Los Angeles. In particular, the latter turned a once fertile valley, with a big lake and river navigable by steamboats, into a wasteland often further ravaged by alkali dust storms.

Unfortunately the 'cali locust' are no longer just 'flying over', they are landing and infesting. They and their minions have destroyed their 'nest' and now want to pollute the rest!

Never ceases to amaze me how so many think nothing matters if it isn't in NYC or SF.
I wonder how many still don't know Idaho is a state?

OP, your friend is being a douche...twice.

I usually reply to similar such exchanges with: "Well then, you have yourself a fine day, adios"

I'd rather be a nasty prick sometimes, just don't care enough about what they think to get mean