(08-19-2013 08:01 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  Eliminated:
Tennessee is one of the worst in the country on civil forfeiture and taxation through citation. Eastern TN is nice, but Knoxville is a case study in mill economies gone bust. Memphis is okay but not much outside of Beale.

I think you're missing a bit here, especially wrt Eastern TN. My corporate HQ is in Knoxville. Beautiful area, cost of living is good. Loads of culture. Economy isn't near as dire as you think. No state income tax, favorable corporate tax (by comparison anyway).

(08-20-2013 02:51 PM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  

(08-19-2013 08:01 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  Eliminated:
Tennessee is one of the worst in the country on civil forfeiture and taxation through citation. Eastern TN is nice, but Knoxville is a case study in mill economies gone bust. Memphis is okay but not much outside of Beale.

I think you're missing a bit here, especially wrt Eastern TN. My corporate HQ is in Knoxville. Beautiful area, cost of living is good. Loads of culture. Economy isn't near as dire as you think. No state income tax, favorable corporate tax (by comparison anyway).

He's talking rural East TN like where I'm from. Personally I loathe Knoxville.

I wanna go back to Maryville.. It seemed like a nice little place when we passed through a couple months ago.

kentucky is our nation's hidden gem

i personally don't consider florida a southern state. i could be wrong. hell texas for that matter too

(08-20-2013 06:13 PM)Lush Wrote:  kentucky is our nation's hidden gem

All good bourbon comes from KY. Louisville is a good town and bowling green makes corvettes. Eastern Ky has coal and oxycontin.

I like North Carolina in part because we have the ocean at one end and the mountains at the other. I can be at Holden Beach in less than 2&1/2 hours, and Boone in less than 3&1/2. We also have state parks and historic sites everywhere. The arts are appreciated here with concerts and festivals within a short drive. There are bluegrass and blues jams going on all over and a state supported symphony, along with symphonies in most cities. I like calling North Carolina home.

(08-20-2013 08:08 PM)WPDAWG08 Wrote:  

(08-20-2013 06:13 PM)Lush Wrote:  kentucky is our nation's hidden gem

All good bourbon comes from KY. Louisville is a good town and bowling green makes corvettes. Eastern Ky has coal and oxycontin.

true, but there's some good hiking. haven't gotten too much east of red river gorge to experience the charms. and it's always particularly frustrating (or amusing) when you run into one of kentucky's archaic laws. have you ever been to rabbit hash? the mayor is in fact a dog.

North Carolina.

(08-21-2013 08:22 AM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  North Carolina.

i've only been to much derided asheville and i love asheville. i've backpacked in pisgah. my lady and i got a cabin near asheville a few years ago as well. the next state on my list to conquer is north carolina. i have no desire for the outer banks, but carolina 'que is my favorite.

I picked Carolina as well.

It's nice. You can be in a central location and be just as far from the mountains as the beach.

I loved going to Asheville when I was living in Johnson City. Apparently the Western Carolina mountains are the go-to escape for Atlantans. I see billboards and commercials for it all the time here.

(08-21-2013 09:12 AM)BucFyre Wrote:  I loved going to Asheville when I was living in Johnson City. Apparently the Western Carolina mountains are the go-to escape for Atlantans. I see billboards and commercials for it all the time here.

Ashville is for hippies and queers. I am going to Hawkins co in the fall to kill me some black bears and eat some pals.

I'm going to have to say Oklahoma needs to be added on that list.

(08-21-2013 08:37 PM)WPDAWG08 Wrote:  

(08-21-2013 09:12 AM)BucFyre Wrote:  I loved going to Asheville when I was living in Johnson City. Apparently the Western Carolina mountains are the go-to escape for Atlantans. I see billboards and commercials for it all the time here.

Ashville is for hippies and queers. I am going to Hawkins co in the fall to kill me some black bears and eat some pals.

Asheville is great if you like beer and food. Again, I agree about the dirty hippies but the town is fun to play around in for a weekend.

(08-21-2013 09:10 PM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  I'm going to have to say Oklahoma needs to be added on that list.

would you consider okie southern? i always look at oklahoma as texas' little brother

(08-21-2013 08:37 PM)WPDAWG08 Wrote:  

(08-21-2013 09:12 AM)BucFyre Wrote:  I loved going to Asheville when I was living in Johnson City. Apparently the Western Carolina mountains are the go-to escape for Atlantans. I see billboards and commercials for it all the time here.

Ashville is for hippies and queers. I am going to Hawkins co in the fall to kill me some black bears and eat some pals.

i believe you've established that. you don't like the company of people with lifestyles different from your own. you choose whom you want to congregate with based upon the assumption of shared beliefs and values. i congratulate you.

on a side note, you're a cannibal and what's the best cut of black bear and is it good eatin'?

(08-22-2013 08:59 AM)Lush Wrote:  

(08-21-2013 09:10 PM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  I'm going to have to say Oklahoma needs to be added on that list.

would you consider okie southern? i always look at oklahoma as texas' little brother

Yeah I would consider okie tSouth. Mods how do I add Oklahoma?

(08-22-2013 09:03 AM)WPDAWG08 Wrote:  

(08-22-2013 08:59 AM)Lush Wrote:  

(08-21-2013 09:10 PM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  I'm going to have to say Oklahoma needs to be added on that list.

would you consider okie southern? i always look at oklahoma as texas' little brother

Yeah I would consider okie tSouth. Mods how do I add Oklahoma?

what about arizona and new mexico? i feel the south has a culture distinct all its own. from the mason dixon line to north of florida and east of texas. that's the south in my mind. oklahoma and texas to me bring in mind more of the pioneer west

(08-22-2013 09:06 AM)Lush Wrote:  

(08-22-2013 09:03 AM)WPDAWG08 Wrote:  

(08-22-2013 08:59 AM)Lush Wrote:  

(08-21-2013 09:10 PM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  I'm going to have to say Oklahoma needs to be added on that list.

would you consider okie southern? i always look at oklahoma as texas' little brother

Yeah I would consider okie tSouth. Mods how do I add Oklahoma?

what about arizona and new mexico? i feel the south has a culture distinct all its own. from the mason dixon line to north of florida and east of texas. that's the south in my mind. oklahoma and texas to me bring in mind more of the pioneer west

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