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Appalachia

In reply to the discussion: Greetings, all! [View all]

proReality

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13. Transplanted Yank
Wed Oct 29, 2014, 04:33 AM
Oct 2014

Born and raised in upstate NY, but I've been in KY 34 years and hope to spend the rest of my life right where I am.

I'll admit I was frightened to death to move here, movies had taught us that everyone in the south wore a straw hat, had a mule and a still, carried rifles to shoot first and ask questions after, and no one wore shoes. (The barefoot part was okay since I hate shoes and go barefoot as often as possible, even in winter.) But what a surprise--I fell in love with KY as my flight flew over it. I'm home to stay.

Oh, yeah...I did find one guy with a still. Cheers!

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Greetings, all! [View all] theHandpuppet Mar 2014 OP
Congratulations! In_The_Wind Mar 2014 #1
Congratulations on this new group. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #2
Great! get the red out Mar 2014 #3
Checking in, thanks for the PM! William769 Mar 2014 #4
I have some relatives that have lost their jobs in the coal mines... kentuck Mar 2014 #5
Yep, we have lots to discuss theHandpuppet Mar 2014 #6
I heart WV marions ghost Mar 2014 #7
Appalachia is more meaningful to me than Virginia, "the South," and even the nation carolinayellowdog Mar 2014 #8
This is awesome Tsiyu Mar 2014 #9
Appalachia gave my people a place when they arrived here. riqster Mar 2014 #10
This West Virginian thanks you, too. Staph Mar 2014 #11
West Virginia Group Host here. Lasher Mar 2014 #12
Transplanted Yank proReality Oct 2014 #13
appalachiablue pointed me this way... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2014 #14
Welcome to our little corner of DU. greatlaurel Nov 2014 #15
Thank you awoke_in_2003 Nov 2014 #16
Pull up a chair and sit a spell theHandpuppet Nov 2014 #17
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