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For the past few years I lived in Greer, SC between Greenville and Spartanburg. I really enjoyed it there as there are a lot of state parks, lakes, and mountains nearby. But as someone that likes to fish for bass, I found the area lac king in that respect. If you like college football and baseball, both Clemson and the University of South Carolina are close by.

They also have some great HS baseball their, particularly Riverside HS in Greer. Even with the COVID season, every senior committed to college ball including one kid to Clemson. He would have been a first or second round MLB pick this year but told teams he preferred to play college ball.

However, my father recently passed away and I just moved back to the Bluffton/Hilton Head SC area to take care of my father. I'd previously lived in this area for decades and it has its pluses and minuses. If you like bass fishing (mind the gators) there are literally THOUSANDS of lagoons to bank fish and the fishing is excellent. But it is expensive to live here and compared to the Greenville area there's not a lot to do. The baseball here is awful as well. But Savannah and Charleston are nearby.

Well, it must be official... changed the time zone setting in my HSBBW preferences   We took the safer southern route to avoid bad weather while pulling a cargo trailer.  Three snow storms, a sand storm and three days of rain later, we arrived.  Love how they describe the local forecast for snow friday - "sled-able, plowable".

Come on, baseball season!  Happy New Year, Y'all!

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I’ve lived in several places around the country on each coast. I have very little discernible accent outside some Brahmin Boston pronunciations like “ahnt” as opposed to “ant” for a female relative who would be my mother’s sister.

Years ago, before cell phones I got lost in a town south of Richmond VA on a business trip while looking for Beale Street. It made me late for an appointment. I found a pay phone, called, apologized for being late and asked for directions from my new location. Then I asked if the person could spell Beale for me. B-I-L-L, Beale Street. I had driven by Bill Street more than once.

When I got there we laughed about it. Then, the person joked they must sound funny to me. In a quick save I said, “All of you sound fine to me. I’m the one who sounds different.”

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@cabbagedad posted:

Well, it must be official... changed the time zone setting in my HSBBW preferences   We took the safer southern route to avoid bad weather while pulling a cargo trailer.  Three snow storms, a sand storm and three days of rain later, we arrived.  Love how they describe the local forecast for snow friday - "sled-able, plowable".

Come on, baseball season!  Happy New Year, Y'all!

Congratulations on your successful escape!

@Picked Off posted:

Glad to hear that you guys made it. Now, you better change those CA plates before anyone finds out where you came from!

Congrats Cabbage!  Welcome to hurricanes and humidity and say goodbye to earthquakes, fires and mudslides!

Per Picked Off, I strongly suggest you head over to DMV pronto to get those plates!   If any neighbors ask, just tell them it is a rental car and offer them some moonshine.   

Why I Can't Take A Shine To Moonshine | Wine Enthusiast

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Fenway do you really believe that jar needs a label?  Everyone in the South knows what clear liquid comes in mason jars .

Before you get those those new plates you'll have to get your INsurance...

Welcome to the land where the emphasis on syllables for words you've known your whole changes.

People who live in Concord often will remind a northerner it's CON-chord and not con-CURD - tell that to Paul Revere and friends... In Charlotte don't look for downtown as they call it uptown...  Don't worry if you don't understand the accent, smile and pretend you do - they're doing the same with your accent!

@fenwaysouth posted:

Congrats Cabbage!  Welcome to hurricanes and humidity and say goodbye to earthquakes, fires and mudslides!

Per Picked Off, I strongly suggest you head over to DMV pronto to get those plates!   If any neighbors ask, just tell them it is a rental car and offer them some moonshine.   

Why I Can't Take A Shine To Moonshine | Wine Enthusiast

True story:

Decades ago (more than I'd care to count or admit), I moved from Virginia to North Carolina; and I failed to pay close enough attention to the vehicle law that states that new residents have 30 days to get a North Carolina driver's license and change their vehicles' registrations. I'd been quick to change my driver's license, but less so when it came to the vehicle registration.

One Saturday morning, I was running an errand; and the car behind me rear-ended me at a stoplight. When the policeman showed up, he took one look at my NC driver's license and asked, "How long have you lived in North Carolina?" I replied truthfully (and probably a bit sheepishly), "About 60 days."

Bottom line: My ticket was more expensive than the one given the driver who rear-ended me!

Ever since then, I've been quick to recommend to friends who are new residents that they not delay in switching BOTH over!

@cabbagedad posted:

Love the stories... less than a week and I already hear myself in my head saying words the way the locals do.  We'll see how long before I actually start spittin' it out that way

My daughter started peppering her texts with "y'all" after living in Charlotte for about a year. After 5 years there she says it as naturally as my Carolina grandparents did.

If you have any interest in Scotland or things Scottish, don't miss the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games. With any luck, they will have a relatively normal gathering this summer.

My daughter started peppering her texts with "y'all" after living in Charlotte for about a year. After 5 years there she says it as naturally as my Carolina grandparents did.

If you have any interest in Scotland or things Scottish, don't miss the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games. With any luck, they will have a relatively normal gathering this summer.

It’s infectious. One of my best friends in college was from Memphis. I started saying “y’all” after being around him. It took at least a year of being away from him to stop.

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