Alabama here I come

[bigblue68]

Originally Posted by azbigdawg

Anything south of Birmingham is another country... The northern half of the state is the superior portion....

You ever been to sand mountain and hung out with the snake handlers? I don't know if I'd rather have to deal with the hillbillies or the rednecks. Although there are some backwards folks in this state (like every state), I don't think you can make a generalized statement like that. Mobile, which is absolutely south of Birmingham isn't another country...

[JEL]

Originally Posted by bigblue68

You ever been to sand mountain and hung out with the snake handlers? I don't know if I'd rather have to deal with the hillbillies or the rednecks. Although there are some backwards folks in this state (like every state), I don't think you can make a generalized statement like that. Mobile, which is absolutely south of Birmingham isn't another country...

HEY WATCH IT!!

My family roots are imbedded deep in northwest, and northeast Alabama!

Come to think about it, there were some snakehandlers and rednecks, and hillbillies, and Rube Burrows the famous (sort of) train robber.

I chose to live in Georgia. I married a gal from here, kinda had to, all my Alabama cousins were already married!

[bigblue68]

My Granddad was from Lamar County, the heart of Rube Burrows country. I didn't mean to insult my fellow alabamians, but i felt the need to defend those of us who live south of the Magic City.

[JEL]

Originally Posted by bigblue68

My Granddad was from Lamar County, the heart of Rube Burrows country. I didn't mean to insult my fellow alabamians, but i felt the need to defend those of us who live south of the Magic City.

Alas, Vernon!

Mom grew up there. Hankins was the family name. I haven't been there in about 20 years or so, but still have relatives there.

[bigblue68]

Ha! My folks are from Millport, my great grandfather was the Ford dealer there for years, used to bring Charlie Stripling down from Nashville during the Great Depression to come play at the dealership, I don't know if it helped him sell many cars, but it helped him get elected to two terms in the State House. Waldrop was their name, there's lots of Waldrop stuff still in Millport although they're all gone.

[greymule]

Drove to Alabama last week to look at properties. Stopped to watch some of a softball game between Mortimer Jordan High School and (I think) Curry High School (yellow/gold uniforms). The quality of play seemed pretty good, especially for small high schools, and the field was spectacularly well groomed. Got myself a Jordan baseball cap. The umps wore AHSAA hats, but otherwise the same uniforms/colors I've seen everywhere else.

Also drove up to Cullman and saw where a tornado had ripped some houses up a few months ago. Visited Birmingham, too. UAB was playing a baseball game that evening, but I couldn't stop to watch.

Everybody I met was very friendly. I'm definitely going to move there.

Anybody looking for a house in the Garden State, please get in touch. And don't believe those stories about the "Soprano State." I've lived in NJ for 50 years, and I've known only two guys who got "whacked."

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by greymule

...I've lived in NJ for 50 years, and I've known only two guys who got "whacked."

NJ might consider that for their state motto!

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by greymule

Everybody I met was very friendly. I'm definitely going to move there.

Apparently, no one has indoctrinated you on the difference between a yankee and a damn yankee.

On this trip, they treated you as the former. Once you settle in, you may get the treatment reserved for the latter.