BulldogTom Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 I was looking at a job board yesterday, and a job in Cleveland TN popped up. How far is that from you and what is that area like? Tom Newark, CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaB Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 It's 70 miles south of me. I don't know anybody from there since my brief encounter with Hyawatha Brown who busted my lip in the regional basketball tournament in 1982. (Accidentally, I'm sure.) It's a peachy town, and you are moving here, I hope! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland,_Tennessee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulldogTom Posted April 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 When the kids are done with college, we are thinking about leaving California. All of my family has left (AZ, OH, VA and CO), and the kids are probably not going to stay in this area after they graduate (oldest is interviewing for a job in the DC area). I don't really like the political and social scene in California anymore. I would like to go somewhere that has a little more "common sense" and has a government treats people with a little more respect. The one time I went to Nashville for some training, I fell in love with the place. I just drove around looking at all the water, green grass, nice large lots, and cheap housing prices. I think I could do that as I grow old. When my mom moved to Richmond, she could not believe how polite and nice the people were. Nothing eminent, but I did see that job and it got me thinking about what it would be like to live in the south. Tom Newark, CA 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 I was in Sullivan County TN last summer for Appalachia Service Project. This summer it'll be Kentucky. And, yes Rita, I know it's pronounced app-uh-latch-uh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulldogTom Posted April 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 I wonder how my lack of an accent would play in TN? Or if they would think I have an accent? Do they say "Y'all" in TN or is that just a Texas thing? Tom Newark, CA 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 When I spend 10 days on ASP, my speech slows and I come home with a drawl. It's starting already as training has begun. You'll succumb to the rhythm of your surroundings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaB Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 1 hour ago, BulldogTom said: I wonder how my lack of an accent would play in TN? Or if they would think I have an accent? Do they say "Y'all" in TN or is that just a Texas thing? Tom Newark, CA It's a Tennessee thang, too. We'll help you, Tom. We've seen yer kind. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 I even manage to understand the difference between the singular and plural Y'all, at least for the month of July! Besides Safety and Stewardship, we're well trained in Sensitivity to the culture of the counties we serve. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDNY Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Do you also welcome former New Yorkers and Massachusetts-ites (Catherine, help me out here) to your beautiful tax-free state? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 You may have to work a little harder on your accent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDNY Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 3 minutes ago, Lion EA said: You may have to work a little harder on your accent. I see you've been to Brooklyn, don't make fun of the way I tawk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 17 minutes ago, Lion EA said: You may have to work a little harder on your accent. I can get any accent within a day, good enough to fool natives in anything but a protracted conversation. Except Italian. I grew up hearing that ALL the time and it just does not register in my brain. Somehow I grew up speaking English with no accent (Italian or Bostonian) and was made fun of in school for "talking funny" I kid you not. And for @FDNY we could use Massatuckians, or the more-common-around-here "Massholes" although that usually refers to drivers (not me!). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 I think it's on the CT drivers' exam to stay six car lengths away from any MA license plate! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 33 minutes ago, Lion EA said: I think it's on the CT drivers' exam to stay six car lengths away from any MA license plate! Rhode Island drivers are FAR worse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 There are fewer of them, and they seldom drive through CT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDNY Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Unless they're going to the Yankee game, watch out on I95, especially when they are on the way home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaB Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 1 hour ago, FDNY said: Do you also welcome former New Yorkers and Massachusetts-ites (Catherine, help me out here) to your beautiful tax-free state? Yes, you are welcome here, too, Bill! Catherine, all, y'all. And can you imagine the fun we'd have if we on this board were in the same office??? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDNY Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 6 minutes ago, RitaB said: Yes, you are welcome here, too, Bill! Catherine, all, y'all. And can you imagine the fun we'd have if we on this board were in the same office??? Thank you Rita, that would be great, a lot of laughs and probably won't get a lot of work done except you'll have extra help making your backyard garden look beautiful. I'll start stocking up now on Jello and Robitussin. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Tom, this'll get you partway to TN. Rita, will this help us Northerners? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneInAlabama Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 On 4/2/2016 at 0:10 PM, BulldogTom said: I was looking at a job board yesterday, and a job in Cleveland TN popped up. How far is that from you and what is that area like? Tom Newark, CA Betty Sue and Jerome were from Tennessee and they were real nice people. Betty Sue would help you with any income tax problems you have if you move to Tennessee. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulldogTom Posted April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 1 hour ago, GeneInAlabama said: Betty Sue and Jerome were from Tennessee and they were real nice people. Betty Sue would help you with any income tax problems you have if you move to Tennessee. Yeah, have not heard from Betty Sue in a long time. I think she got hooked on warm corona and ran off with Chaz. Tom Newark, CA 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 @Lion EA the one that made me laugh out loud was "High capacity magazine"/"Standard capacity magazine". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcjenkins Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 On 4/2/2016 at 11:06 AM, BulldogTom said: I wonder how my lack of an accent would play in TN? Or if they would think I have an accent? Do they say "Y'all" in TN or is that just a Texas thing? Tom Newark, CA Y'all is SOUTHERN, not any one state. As CA keeps moving more extreme left, plus higher and higher tax, they are going to lose more of the people who actually pay those taxes, while the ones who live off the taxes keeps growing. Not a healthy trend. TN, TX and FL all look better all the time, with no state income tax and still better housing costs. Plus friendly people. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joanmcq Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Or if you are from western PA, yinz or you'uns works in place of y'all. I'd fit right in...at least in conversation. Texas, no way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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