I'm getting a Zenith 25CC50!

[TUD1]

Thanks Jeff, I appreciate that. About the riding mowers, it's kind of a running gag my dad and I have. In my little slice of heaven, the east side of Gardendale, almost every one of the fat, bald, shirtless rednecks has a riding mower, and on a clear day, they will all use it. Every one of them. They have absolutely no use for them, as the yards are half the size of mine, and I can use a push mower to do the whole thing in 20 minutes. Some of the morons will sit on their running lawn mower while eating. It's just really sad. I refuse to use a riding mower just because they're loud and annoying, and I don't want to look like a lazy bum. If I had several acres to mow, sure! And the culture (or lack therof) is disgusting. Most houses around here are either run down shacks, or McMansions that cost a quarter million and are ugly as sin. Whenever I'm anywhere in Wisconsin, I feel like I'm on a different planet. The atmosphere is so much nicer, the weather is better, etc. And all that "southern hospitality" crap is absolute hogwash. Believe me, after nine months of heat, I'm ready for the cold! It stays in the upper 90's and 100's from June to September here. In fact, the high for tomorrow is 90 degrees!

[Jon A.]

Originally Posted by TUD1

Oh, where to begin? Well, it's hot (and humid) from mid February to late November, (I'm talking 80's), Birmingham is an absolute CRAPHOLE, and the scenery is really not very nice, and I've been pretty much all over the state. The people are awful. All with that redneck accent, and 90% are stupid as can be and have no life. In my neighborhood, if you don't have a Jon Dear riding mower, and use it constantly, you're a nobody. Houses are expensive and substandard. For me anyway. Shall I go on? Did I mention that I absolutely HATE the heat. I love cold. Or what passes for cold here.

Man, seems Alabama is the Nova Scotia of the US.

Those who live for cold weather, me included, are a rare breed here. We can get just about any kind of crap weather and most will say "At least it's not snow", ugh. So yeah, about 90% of people here are stupid too, for many reasons. Those who actually move to the Atlantic provinces from other parts of the country are either grossly misinformed or crazy.

[TUD1]

And the part that really boggles my head is that these people are PROUD of their "Southern Heritage." WHAT‽ This place is just abhorent. As I type this, I'm depending on my 1970's Gibson window A/C with a bazillion hours on it. If it fails - so sleeping tonight!

[DaveWM]

plenty of good folks in bama, I suspect there are good folks and bad folks pretty much anywhere there are folks. Hope you enjoy your new location.