For James . . .

[somarco]

If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't
work there, you may live in Tennessee.

If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you may live in
Tennessee. (is this wrong?)

If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed
a wrong number, you may live in Tennessee.

If 'Vacation' means going anywhere south of Knoxville for the weekend,
you may live in Tennessee.

If you measure distance in hours, you may live in Tennessee.

If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you may
live in Tennessee.

If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both
unlocked, you may live in Tennessee.

If you carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use
them, you may live in Tennessee.

If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph -- you're going 80 and
everybody is passing you, you may live in Tennessee.

If you find 60 degrees 'a little chilly,' you may live in Tennessee.

If you actually understand these jokes, and forward them to all your
Tennessee friends & others, you definitely live in Tennessee.

 

[bluemarlin08]

I live in Tennessee and have done all the above.

 

[somarco]

I lived in K-town until 1975 but am unwilling to admit to any of it . . .

 

[James]

I understand them, in fact I have had people help me in Home Depot (okay it was Lowes) and found them far more helpful then the associates! My boy wears shorts all the time and often wears coats with his shorts! Gatlinburg is South of Knoxville, which means once every month or so we go up to the cabin for an extended weekend not too mention Florida. I often ask "How many Hours" when figuring out drive time. If I'm doing 55 in a 55 zone, more then likely it'll be my wife passing me at 85! The multiple deer hits, that is more a Loudon County problem then a Blount County problem. Plus I find 60 degree, well comfortable.

 

[somarco]

Perhaps you mean down to the cabin since it is south of Knoxville (and Maryville/Alcoa).

One thing I never heard until leaving Knoxville and moving to GA is the expression of "carrying" someone to the store. As in, I carried my brother to the store, then to the doctors office. Then I carried him back home.

The folks in GA must be incredibly strong. I drive my brother to these places. Couldn't carry him if I wanted.

 

[David C]

James, Ah Gatlinburg! Steaks at The Peddler, pizza at The Best Italian, and breakfast at The Pancake Palace. I'm ready to go!!!

 

[faxoflife]

Heck, I've been one of those helpers at Home Depot myself. My daughter was wearing a fur lined zip hoodie, shorts, and fur mukluks just this evening. It was 60 something degrees and she was of course a bit chilly! There is a little girl that always confuses my cell number with her Dad's, so I remind her every other day. I am the wife and I always 'carry' my jumper cables in the trunk. And yes, I have helped the occasional poor unfortunate soul at the local Wal-Mart parking lot from time to time. We may be a little slow on the uptake but we are real friendly folk.

*for the fashion challenged, mukluks are those boots originally worn by Eskimos, made fashionable by Par*s, Br*tney, L*ndsey, and other young rich girls that make poor decisions

 

[somarco]

Don't forget the Ole Smokey Candy Kitchen. Fresh taffy, free samples.

 

[James]

Don't forget the Ole Smokey Candy Kitchen. Fresh taffy, free samples.

I use to run some shops in Gatlinburg, man was that fun! I had five shops for a Chicago Company, in fact they were the ones that tore down the old building that had all the Rocking Chairs in front of it, as in the Rocking Chair Town. Lost all my Gatlinburg friends when I went to work there, they hated that family and they built the "Gift Warehouse" (gold chain by the inch anyone? Have a ton of that stuff somewhere?) and also had Treasure Quest (an indoor putt putt), Hauntings (what a rat hole that was) up by Reagen Terrace Mall plus The World of Illusions (now that was a ripoff!) and a few Kiosk in the malls of Pigeon Forge. Yet as far as jobs went, that was a blast! Oh yea and lets not forget about the Old Timey Photo place, most right next door to Shoneys down town Gatlinburg. Every thing but a TShirt shop? Never figured out how they miss that?

Yet though, you know you made it when you get married to a little Tennessee Lady and you go to your first holiday dinner. In Papa's garage and you have to help set up the sawhorses and plywood as a make shift table. Then Papaw comes around insisting you try his famous Coon Stew! I'm not kidding! Coon stew , and I thought I seen about everything, guess I was kidding myself!

 

[James]

Perhaps you mean down to the cabin since it is south of Knoxville (and Maryville/Alcoa).

One thing I never heard until leaving Knoxville and moving to GA is the expression of "carrying" someone to the store. As in, I carried my brother to the store, then to the doctors office. Then I carried him back home.

The folks in GA must be incredibly strong. I drive my brother to these places. Couldn't carry him if I wanted.

Yea, them Georgia boys are corn fed! Oh well, got to thinking about the vacations down south. Just exactly how many places north is there really worth seeing or wasting a vacation on? Unless you mean a lot West and a little North? I'm from NJ originally, Highlands just south of NYC, you could see Statton Island or some Island on a clear day.