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 10/25/2006 09:38:36 AM · #1
I've turned in my notice at work and we're movin' out. As of 11/13/2006
just_me and I will officially be damn yankees living near Byron, Ga. She will be responsible for getting our studio up and running while I run around the country doing consulting gigs.

Hopefully, I'll be able to quit in 2 years, and we'll BOTH be shooting full time. Well, that's the plan at least.

Looking forward to meeting some of you Georgia folks at a GTG sometime in the future.
 10/25/2006 09:44:56 AM · #2
Gettin' out of the Upper Midwest before the winter hits, smart!
 10/25/2006 09:52:21 AM · #3
Don't forget to come say hello to us North Floridians too. Good luck with the move and new business venture.
10/25/2006 09:55:48 AM · #4
Hmmmm, where's Byron?? I'm sure you won't be missing the over abundance of MN snow too much. :)
 10/25/2006 10:03:29 AM · #5
Welcome to the south! We just made the move from NW Iowa to south central Missouri for pretty much the same reason. I have a sister in Peachtree City which isn't too far from there. Pretty area. One of the hardest things to get use to is the soil is that rich black soil I'm use to. Good luck!
 10/25/2006 10:06:00 AM · #6
Originally posted by jenesis:
Hmmmm, where's Byron?? I'm sure you won't be missing the over abundance of MN snow too much. :)


Byron is about 15 miles south of Macon on interstate 75. We're actually probably closer to Warner Robbins. We turn off the freeway at the nudie cafe exit and will be living out in the country on 6 acres surrounded by woods.

Daughter and grandkids are sooooooo excited.
 10/25/2006 10:08:19 AM · #7
Sounds lovely and you're not too far from Atlanta in case you ever needed to get into the city.

Looks like the grandkids will have lots of room to run around and play. :)
 10/25/2006 10:38:38 AM · #8
Welcome to Georgia! I didn't know displaced Yankees were interested in moving south of the Gnat Line.

PS: Houston County, which is right near Byron, is pronounced "HOW-ston" not "HUE-ston" like in Texas.
 10/25/2006 10:38:39 AM · #9
Originally posted by shanksware:
We turn off the freeway at the nudie cafe exit


...so, did this help or hinder your search for the new home?

"close to school" check.
"close to grocery store" check.
"easy access to tons of pr0n in a converted Stuckey's" check.
"attached garage" check.
etc...
 10/25/2006 01:24:02 PM · #10
Originally posted by jenesis:
Looks like the grandkids will have lots of room to run around and play. :)


even a well built treehouse already on the property. They love it.

Originally posted by elemess:
PS: Houston County, which is right near Byron, is pronounced "HOW-ston" not "HUE-ston" like in Texas.


Got that education when we went down for our daughters wedding 5 years ago. That, and all you ever wanted to know about boiled peanuts.
 10/25/2006 02:24:09 PM · #11
PFFFFFFFFFFFT, MN to GA isn't like NYC to MS. Talk about a YANKEE in the South.

Good luck, hope it all works out. Wasn't bad for me. Now that I'm in Denver, there's times I actually miss MS. Good people, nice weather, yadda yadda yadda.
 10/25/2006 02:47:09 PM · #12
Originally posted by shanksware:
That, and all you ever wanted to know about boiled peanuts.

mmmm... boiled peanuts.....
 10/25/2006 02:51:35 PM · #13
Originally posted by shanksware:

We turn off the freeway at the nudie cafe exit.
Many years ago, when I was stationed at Robins AFB, that place opened while I was there. I dated a "waitress". On my behalf, I was dating her before it opened.
 10/25/2006 02:56:47 PM · #14
Originally posted by cryingdragon:
Originally posted by shanksware:

We turn off the freeway at the nudie cafe exit.
Many years ago, when I was stationed at Robins AFB, that place opened while I was there. I dated a "waitress". On my behalf, I was dating her before it opened.


I'm guessing I won't be finding out what it's like inside.
 10/25/2006 03:01:42 PM · #15
It was a dive then, probably still is.
 10/25/2006 06:18:14 PM · #16
Originally posted by elemess:
Originally posted by shanksware:
That, and all you ever wanted to know about boiled peanuts.

mmmm... boiled peanuts.....

Never in a million years did I ever think I'd put anything such as this into my mouth, but YUM!! :-)
 10/25/2006 06:41:39 PM · #17
Originally posted by jenesis:
Originally posted by elemess:
Originally posted by shanksware:
That, and all you ever wanted to know about boiled peanuts.

mmmm... boiled peanuts.....

Never in a million years did I ever think I'd put anything such as this into my mouth, but YUM!! :-)


hmmmmm,
What they served us must have been a pretty poor rendition then. We got these soggy things that looked like squirrel turds and tasted like,... well, .... squirrel turds.
10/25/2006 07:32:25 PM · #18
Reminds me of an old joke:

What's the difference between a Yankee and a Damn Yankee? The Yankee comes to visit. The Damn Yankee stays.

welcome to the South.
 10/25/2006 07:50:18 PM · #19
Originally posted by Nobody:
Reminds me of an old joke:

What's the difference between a Yankee and a Damn Yankee? The Yankee comes to visit. The Damn Yankee stays.

welcome to the South.


Heard that more times than I can count.

How about his one: You can always tell a New Yorker, but you can't tell them nothing.

Message edited by author 2006-10-25 19:50:33.
 10/25/2006 07:51:10 PM · #20
Originally posted by Nobody:
Reminds me of an old joke:

What's the difference between a Yankee and a Damn Yankee? The Yankee comes to visit. The Damn Yankee stays.

welcome to the South.


Yup, Damn Yankee here. At least until I've cultivated the Georgia accent, ur...uh...I mean the correct way to speak.

Don't know. Is it speak or talk there?
 10/25/2006 08:01:52 PM · #21
Originally posted by shanksware:

Don't know. Is it speak or talk there?


Yep.
 10/25/2006 08:05:29 PM · #22
Originally posted by Nobody:
Originally posted by shanksware:

Don't know. Is it speak or talk there?


Yep.


You know, some days it seems like everybody is a smart-ass around here. I'm glad to see that today, Nobody is.

~Terry
 10/25/2006 08:37:08 PM · #23
Originally posted by shanksware:
Originally posted by jenesis:
Originally posted by elemess:
Originally posted by shanksware:
That, and all you ever wanted to know about boiled peanuts.

mmmm... boiled peanuts.....

Never in a million years did I ever think I'd put anything such as this into my mouth, but YUM!! :-)


hmmmmm,
What they served us must have been a pretty poor rendition then. We got these soggy things that looked like squirrel turds and tasted like,... well, .... squirrel turds.

Nope, that sounds about right. :-D And anything that is brought to you in a styrofoam cup wrapped in a paper bag can hardly be "served". LOL!! But after the second or third (possibly fourth) try, they'll grow on you. I guess you can say it's an acquired taste. LOL!!
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