So after spending some time in Tennessee with Sean Johnson

[vr4chick]

I've come to the realization that Tennessee is an awesome place. Can't wait to meet the rest of the folks here ;)

[green-lantern]

Tennessee is a beautiful place, be careful it will draw you in.

[vr4chick]

Tennessee is a beautiful place, be careful it will draw you in.

too late :p

[green-lantern]

:D it doesn't take long :P

[vr4chick]

:D it doesn't take long :P

This is the best area...so beautiful ;)

[green-lantern]

must sleep.....see you tomorrow...so tired

[dbest671]

We love it here... people are so much nicer than in Florida, and you don't have to speak Spanish.

[Intropy]

Rocky Top bitchez! Paul what are you up to tomorrow?

[vr4chick]

Hey Paul,

Trying to wake up and shower....we should be leaving sometime soon. :p

[vr4chick]

We love it here... people are so much nicer than in Florida, and you don't have to speak Spanish.

Oh, I can agree with that. People here are nicer than the people in Jersey.

[Keyan]

^hey woah woah what do you have against fuckin dirty jerz?!


jk

[spraynpray]

yeah i moved to north western TN from broward county florida back in 02 and i do not regret it one bit. it is very peaceful but i do miss the ocean

[green-lantern]

Rocky Top bitchez! Paul what are you up to tomorrow?

Come on by bro, wesa watching the game. :)

[IPD]

We love it here... people are so much nicer than in Florida, and you don't have to speak Spanish.

i take offense to that. it's HIGHLY depenant on where in florida you're at. and based on my experiences in TN, i would say the same is true there as well.

besides, florida has shooter83; tennessee only has paul. :p

[dbest671]

TN has Paul, Wayne, Coop, Justin, Sean, us, and more....

Where I was in Florida, when you went to McDonald they would ask for your order in Spanish first, you had to tell them you only spoke English. I'm not trying to discriminate or anything. Hell, I can't understand some TN folks because they have that "country twang".

And I can't even tell you what they spoke in Milledgeville, GA.. Yes I spent some time there too, and not in the prisons :lol:

[IPD]

maybe in miami. there are parts of florida which aren't "infected" with the "let's cater to the immigrants" mentality. and yes, i have a harder time of understanding people in GA than i did in FL.

p.s.

florida also has enollava, es3000tt, digimandan, mastrhu, etc. florida has the record for awd conversions currently. ;)

[TT4ME]

I can only speak from prior experiences.. but.. Tennessee has too many letters and a shitload of cockroaches.

I moved my cousins from TN to WI about 12 years ago. Their house in TN was ready to be lit on fire. Sooooo many bugs, I couldn't believe it. The hotel I stayed in wasn't much better (and it was a national chain.) You NEED a decent winter to kill unwanted pests.

I've also lived in southern GA while working in GA & FL. I was far from impressed from either state. I could go on for days about this... I'll stop here.

[dbest671]

maybe in miami. there are parts of florida which aren't "infected" with the "let's cater to the immigrants" mentality. and yes, i have a harder time of understanding people in GA than i did in FL.

p.s.

florida also has enollava, es3000tt, digimandan, mastrhu, etc. florida has the record for awd conversions currently. ;)

Cape Coral actually, on the other side...

You know who else lives in florida ;)... it's not lawdogg, dciv, or dpfsharkbait [/comparison] I win :D

[IPD]

good point. $10 to whomever gets LW to move to TN. :)

[Jeremy C]

I've determined that when I can finally removed myself from AZ, I'll be going to somewhere in TN. It's much more my style of a place to live.

[OBXBoost]

I've determined that when I can finally removed myself from AZ, I'll be going to somewhere in TN. It's much more my style of a place to live.

With or without the gf?

[vr4chick]

Rocky Top bitchez! Paul what are you up to tomorrow?

Thanks for coming out and watching the game. I had a good time :)

[nodoze]

so you were in tn with olympic star sean johnson?

[green-lantern]

florida has the record for awd conversions currently. ;)

Only because Evan is there. :P


good point. $10 to whomever gets LW to move to TN. :)

100 bucks to keep him there!


I've determined that when I can finally removed myself from AZ, I'll be going to somewhere in TN. It's much more my style of a place to live.

I'll get your TN3S badge ready :)

edit: Oh yeah Knoxville area FTW!

[ntcmpjg]

I have been to TN well kinda I want to see my Brother at Fort Campbell. it was nice but not as nice as south west florida or socal

[dbest671]

I have been to TN well kinda I want to see my Brother at Fort Campbell. it was nice but not as nice as south west florida or socal

Like I tell people who ask why I moved to TN from SW FL... Florida is nice to visit for short periods of time, but sucks to live there IMO. Eventually you get bored of going to the beach, fishing, golfing, boating, and all the other "fun" stuff to do in Florida. Then your property taxes go up while your home value goes down. Then a hurricane comes through and you cannot get insurance on a house. You spend a fortune for landscaping and nice grass to only have the city tell you "you cannot water it because of water restrictions". And worst of all, you spend $300K+ for a nice house in a gated community where you can literally spit on your neighbors house, and all the houses look the same. You want to put in a walkway to your front door, you need to pull a permit first. You want to put up a fence, you need a permit.

I love TN, I can go out in the back yard and shoot trap/skeet whenever I want. If I want to build a shed out in backyard, I don't need a permit. My home value has only increased since moving here 4+ years ago, but my property taxes have stayed the same. There is NO state income tax, same with FL though. And people around my area are just nice good people. They actually wave, instead of giving you the middle finger when you drive by (known as the florida wave).

[IPD]

Like I tell people who ask why I moved to TN from SW FL... Florida is nice to visit for short periods of time, but sucks to live there IMO. Eventually you get bored of going to the beach, fishing, golfing, boating, and all the other "fun" stuff to do in Florida. Then your property taxes go up while your home value goes down. Then a hurricane comes through and you cannot get insurance on a house. You spend a fortune for landscaping and nice grass to only have the city tell you "you cannot water it because of water restrictions". And worst of all, you spend $300K+ for a nice house in a gated community where you can literally spit on your neighbors house, and all the houses look the same. You want to put in a walkway to your front door, you need to pull a permit first. You want to put up a fence, you need a permit.

I love TN, I can go out in the back yard and shoot trap/skeet whenever I want. If I want to build a shed out in backyard, I don't need a permit. My home value has only increased since moving here 4+ years ago, but my property taxes have stayed the same. There is NO state income tax, same with FL though. And people around my area are just nice good people. They actually wave, instead of giving you the middle finger when you drive by (known as the florida wave).

that's the california/jersey wave. don't even be putting that on floridians.

[AudibleSilence]

:mad: I was hoping to date Sean next.... Thanks Linda....thanks.

[green-lantern]

:mad: I was hoping to date Sean next.... Thanks Linda....thanks.

http://www.3sgto.org/showthread.php?782-Chill-and-Grille-2010-part-deux


:thumbup2: come on down big guy. :)

[EZnTn]

A journalist found himself in a country church in Minnesota one early March Sunday.
As the service was over, walking out of the church, he noticed a phone on the wall.
The phone was gold, and the sign next to it stated "Talk to God ... $10,000."
He thought this odd, asked the preacher about it and the preacher confirmed .. "Yes, that's what it takes to have a direct line with the Lord.
The journalist's travels took him all over the U.S., he visited many country churches along the way.
Sure enough, many of them had the same golden phone, and the same sign "Talk to God ... $10,000."
Eventually, his travels brought him to northeast Tennessee.
Again, he's in a country church, but as he's leaving he notices once again .. that same golden phone.
But this time, instead of the sign requiring $10,000, it only asks for 5 cents.
He's most puzzled, and asks the preacher about this, explaining about all of the other churches he'd visited, the call required $10,000.
The preached explained to him .. "Son, thats a local call here, you're in God's country."

[vr4chick]

http://www.3sgto.org/showthread.php?782-Chill-and-Grille-2010-part-deux


:thumbup2: come on down big guy. :)

Thank you for everything yesterday. You and your wife are good people and I LOVE your kids. :)

[vr4chick]

so you were in tn with olympic star sean johnson?

Olympic Star? but ya, sexy sean johnson lol

[green-lantern]

A journalist found himself in a country church in Minnesota one early March Sunday.
As the service was over, walking out of the church, he noticed a phone on the wall.
The phone was gold, and the sign next to it stated "Talk to God ... $10,000."
He thought this odd, asked the preacher about it and the preacher confirmed .. "Yes, that's what it takes to have a direct line with the Lord.
The journalist's travels took him all over the U.S., he visited many country churches along the way.
Sure enough, many of them had the same golden phone, and the same sign "Talk to God ... $10,000."
Eventually, his travels brought him to northeast Tennessee.
Again, he's in a country church, but as he's leaving he notices once again .. that same golden phone.
But this time, instead of the sign requiring $10,000, it only asks for 5 cents.
He's most puzzled, and asks the preacher about this, explaining about all of the other churches he'd visited, the call required $10,000.
The preached explained to him .. "Son, thats a local call here, you're in God's country."

Boy this is the buckle in the bible belt isn't it? lol


Thank you for everything yesterday. You and your wife are good people and I LOVE your kids. :)

Had a great time, wife and kids liked you a lot. We need to do it again soon. If your schedule allows it, come to the next mini meet. :)

[Valhallaz]

TN rocks.
I hope to move back to TN in a couple years...

[vr4chick]

Had a great time, wife and kids liked you a lot. We need to do it again soon. If your schedule allows it, come to the next mini meet. :)

I am going to try like hell to make it. I would love to be there. Sorry Sean wanted to take off so early ;)

Sean gets ants in his pants

[Jeremy C]

With or without the gf?

LOL - with the gf. :) Quite possibly the wife before then. We're finally getting into a groove here, but the people here are too damned self centered and ignorant for me to want to stay here permanently. We're staying long enough to have a decent amount of funds in the bank so that I don't have to worry about getting back to work immediately. Hoping I can stay with my current employer, and just take a leave of absence for a month so I don't feel rushed and get myself situated once I decide to pack up again. This is a long-term goal.

Honestly, I'm not in such a rush to GTFO as I once was. A large pay increase + doing something I enjoy + love my coworkers (no homo) = pretty comfortable right now. When my lease is up I do intend to get out of my current apartment complex just because this place is extremely ghetto, and my cars are taking a beating from idiots that don't have enough respect to watch their doors when they open them. My Focus has lost all it's resale from the scratches and dings I've got from the parking lot here. So I need to get into a decent house where I can work on my cars and not worry about how many new dents I'll have the next morning.

[green-lantern]

I am going to try like hell to make it. I would love to be there. Sorry Sean wanted to take off so early ;)

Sean gets ants in his pants

I always wake up real early but lay back down. I think I got up the last time right when you guys were leaving.

[vr4chick]

I always wake up real early but lay back down. I think I got up the last time right when you guys were leaving.

Awwww, too bad we missed you. I kept trying to get Sean to wake you up :rolleyes:

;)

[green-lantern]

Awwww, too bad we missed you. I kept trying to get Sean to wake you up :rolleyes:

;)

I told him to, I was probably awake anyway, Dawn was snoring. :(

[Jeremy C]

Boy this is the buckle in the bible belt isn't it? lol

Yeah, that's about the only part that worries me about moving there. I'm about as anti-christian as you can be without being atheist, and the gf is Pagan. We'll be just a bit out of place in that aspect.

[green-lantern]

Yeah, that's about the only part that worries me about moving there. I'm about as anti-christian as you can be without being atheist, and the gf is Pagan. We'll be just a bit out of place in that aspect.

I'm not anti-christian, it's just the hard core southern baptist that drives me nuts.

[nodoze]

last i seen she got kinda chunky shes from desmoines i saw her at a public appereance , but i would still fuck the shit outa here

[green-lantern]

last i seen she got kinda chunky shes from desmoines i saw her at a public appereance , but i would still fuck the shit outa here

Wat?.....

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Just about anything South of the Mason-Dixon line, and East of the Mississippi is good stuff...except Ohio.

Jeremy

[Echo419]

:d it doesn't take long :p

that's what she said!

[Jeremy C]

Just about anything South of the Mason-Dixon line, and East of the Mississippi is good stuff...except Ohio.

Jeremy

soooooo true.

I feel sorry for those that live there. Never realizing how much better there is out there.

[sixsixfour]

I love Tennessee! Knoxville almost had be tied in once ... but I'm not sure I would live there for my own urban reasons. I make up for that by visiting often enough :) Besides the state, TN3S are really good peeps :thumbup1:

[Marcthedrummer]

If you're going to move to Tennessee, I would move to Chattanooga. You can't go anywhere that doesn't have a view of mountains, lake or river. Plus pretty much everything all of the bigger cities have as far as shops and downtown is a blast and very nice. I'm kind of partial though.

[vroom4]

When Im rich, Im moving to the huge lake beside the BRG cabins. So peaceful, and not a boat on the water!

[vroom4]

When bitches, not IF.

[bridge]

TN is one of my fav states to drive through. correction.......fav so far. i need to get out more :P

[green-lantern]

I love Tennessee! Knoxville almost had be tied in once ... but I'm not sure I would live there for my own urban reasons. I make up for that by visiting often enough :) Besides the state, TN3S are really good peeps :thumbup1:
:22:

When Im rich, Im moving to the huge lake beside the BRG cabins. So peaceful, and not a boat on the water!
Party at your place!

TN is one of my fav states to drive through. correction.......fav so far. i need to get out more :P
Only because I'm here ;)

and you do need to get out more :D

[mcshooter]

hh what do you mean all but ohio, dont you know akron ohio is known as the capital of wva.

[bridge]

Only because I'm here ;)

and you do need to get out more :D

trying to get me into trouble? :ohmy:

[Alex3000gt]

So are you two an item now?

Has 3si drama become 3sgto drama? I think this site is officially christened.

[sixsixfour]

When Im rich, Im moving to the huge lake beside the BRG cabins. So peaceful, and not a boat on the water!
Haha, that lake is very nice! And what an address being at the base of the Dragon. You need to buy enough land to have all of BRG camp on your property though, kthnx ;)

[OBXBoost]

and room for a minimum of (2) Weims to run and play.

[MightyMouse]

MOTHER F!!!.. Why does everyone have to bust OH balls all the time..
I don't think Memphis should be considered part of TN.. it's more like the 2nd coming of Detroit.

I wouldn't consider moving out of TN if I lived on the East side.. for realz yo..

Let's see.. AZ was my favorite place to live so far (Tucson).. Then comes NJ, then Navarre Beach, FL, then Maryland, then Dela-where?, then Orlando, FL, then Memphis and then Germany.. .. and that's only because it rained too much.. if not for that Germany would have been better..

East TN is where I'll be one day though.. I really need to start looking for jobs with the TVA or something. I LOVE driving/riding through there on my way to NJ.. It's sooo damn nice..

[HilbillyHomeboy]

hh what do you mean all but ohio, dont you know akron ohio is known as the capital of wva.

haha, yeah for the west virginians that live north of the md line. it's all the same beyond there. :D


MOTHER F!!!.. Why does everyone have to bust OH balls all the time..
I don't think Memphis should be considered part of TN.. it's more like the 2nd coming of Detroit.

I wouldn't consider moving out of TN if I lived on the East side.. for realz yo..

Let's see.. AZ was my favorite place to live so far (Tucson).. Then comes NJ, then Navarre Beach, FL, then Maryland, then Dela-where?, then Orlando, FL, then Memphis and then Germany.. .. and that's only because it rained too much.. if not for that Germany would have been better..

East TN is where I'll be one day though.. I really need to start looking for jobs with the TVA or something. I LOVE driving/riding through there on my way to NJ.. It's sooo damn nice..

There's just nothing in Ohio worth mentioning, other than flat land, wind, and the big butter Jesus(which got hit by lightning). :p Well, Cedar Point does rule, but other than that...

Jeremy

[OBXBoost]

There's just nothing in Ohio worth mentioning, other than flat land, wind, and the big butter Jesus(which got hit by lightning). :p Well, Cedar Point does rule, but other than that...

Jeremy

IPS Motorsports?

[Jeremy C]

There's just nothing in Ohio worth mentioning, other than flat land, wind, and the big butter Jesus(which got hit by lightning). :p Well, Cedar Point does rule, but other than that...

Jeremy

You forgot the state troopers that replaced mile marker signs on any highway.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

@OBX
Well sure, I'm talking about things to go see and do, tourist attraction type stuff. Ohio is boring, as is most of the mid-west. Flatlanders.

Jeremy

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Wait, maybe there is something to see in Ohio...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/09/28/ohio.birthday.brawl/index.html?iref=NS1


The princess birthday cake for a 3-year-old girl was one of the few things left untouched after a brawl that police said involved 75 people at a hall in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio.

Some 150 people were at a party at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall in Elmwood Place when the fight started early Tuesday, CNN affiliate WCPO reported. Seven police jurisdictions were called in to quell the fighting.

"When (first responding) officers arrived there, it was a pretty intense fight going on inside," Elmwood Place Police Chief William Peskin said. "They actually had to wait until they got backup there in order to make entry because there were so many people throwing bottles and chairs, so they had to actually wait."

Police told WCPO beer bottles were the primary weapons used in the bloody melee. One person in the back threw as many bottles as he could find, Peskin said.

OK, I'll stop now. :D

Jeremy

[green-lantern]

^ :lol: ^


You forgot the state troopers that replaced mile marker signs on any highway.

This!

Skyline chili isn't bad though.

[OBXBoost]

Wait, maybe there is something to see in Ohio...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/09/28/ohio.birthday.brawl/index.html?iref=NS1



OK, I'll stop now. :D

Jeremy

That poor girl. She may only be 3, but I'm willing to bet that her birthdays will never be the same for the rest of her life :(
I can relate. Makes me want to cry for her.

[dbest671]

Wait, maybe there is something to see in Ohio...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/09/28/ohio.birthday.brawl/index.html?iref=NS1

OK, I'll stop now. :D

Jeremy

When I first read the words 3-year-old BD party, and then bottles, I was really hoping it was baby bottles. But to my dismay it was BEER bottles. But I still lol'd.

[Quick VR-4]

When Im rich, Im moving to the huge lake beside the BRG cabins. So peaceful, and not a boat on the water!

This is a pic of a sunset from my neighborhood. East TN has some of the prettiest lakes you could ever hope for and not many developments which makes them even better. Taking the wife for a little cruise on the boat after work and hoping for a similar sunset tonight.

http://www.turnerslandingpoa.com/Portals/58/Gallery/Album/193/TL%20sunset.jpg

[EZnTn]

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn175/EZnTn/IMG_0278.jpg
got to agree with you there about a great place to live ......
sunrise in the front yard

[IPD]

^ :lol: ^



This!

Skyline chili isn't bad though.

skyline has nothing that steak & shake hasn't done better.

[green-lantern]

skyline has nothing that steak & shake hasn't done better.

um, chili, lol I've had both and if you have then you wouldn't have posted that or you need to visit steak and shake sober.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

um, chili, lol I've had both and if you have then you wouldn't have posted that or you need to visit steak and shake sober.

No doubt, I just don't see what people see in steak and shake(period)...especially if you're from the South.

Jeremy

[green-lantern]

No doubt, I just don't see what people see in steak and shake(period)...especially if you're from the South.

Jeremy

Being drunk and up late + Steak and Shake being open late = food / next morning porcelain time = to < chances of >= to Kristal or White castle porcelain time.

Only thing I can think of?

[IPD]

um, chili, lol I've had both and if you have then you wouldn't have posted that or you need to visit steak and shake sober.


No doubt, I just don't see what people see in steak and shake(period)...especially if you're from the South.

Jeremy


Being drunk and up late + Steak and Shake being open late = food / next morning porcelain time = to < chances of >= to Kristal or White castle porcelain time.

Only thing I can think of?

better keep a shotgun by your pillow. i will kill over insults to steak & shake.



p.s.

i have had both. STONE sober. if you prefer skyline's dry, tasteless, unpalatable, mediocre chili/spaghetti over steak & shake--i'm going to assume that you probably also prefer McNuggets to zaxby's/chick fil a. maybe you'd better try exploring culinary delicacies without the influence of colt .45. just saying.

you're probably also the type who prefers hooter's mediocre chicken to BW3's, buffalo's or WOW. god help your kindergarten palate.

[green-lantern]

Hey Jeremy, He drives an auto so what do you expect?

:sleepsoneeyeopen:

[IPD]

Hey Jeremy, He drives an auto so what do you expect?

:sleepsoneeyeopen:

by sanction of those who pardon 9-11 as excusable by virtue of disagreeing with our support of israel; i hereby issue a death fatwah against you for repeated, unprovoked insults to my drivetrain.

[green-lantern]

:lol: nice

[colt45 gto]

without the influence of colt .45. just saying.

right what you brough me into now? lol

[vr4chick]

Tennessee is great and all but it needs to stop raining....

[Sean Johnson]

Hike was great, I now feel 80 yrs old. Outta shape. Met some great ppl at the shelter that night. Linda did great especially considering the elevation level and carrying 35 lbs. Something she's not use to. Got down to 39 degrees, but we faired well. Pics to come...

[vr4chick]

Really if anyone wants to experience East Tennessee Sean and Paul are great people to hang out with. :)

[green-lantern]

Really if anyone wants to experience East Tennessee Sean and Paul are great people to hang out with. :)

Thanks! :) Glad you guys made it back OK and sounds like you had a good time.

[Sean Johnson]

Had a blast. Great to have someone to hike with again. We're both feeling it today though...

[vr4chick]

Thanks! :) Glad you guys made it back OK and sounds like you had a good time.

I'm glad we made it out as well. I thought I was going to die, my mold allergy really kicked my butt..

[OhioSpyderman]

haha, yeah for the west virginians that live north of the md line. it's all the same beyond there. :D



There's just nothing in Ohio worth mentioning, other than flat land, wind, and the big butter Jesus(which got hit by lightning). :p Well, Cedar Point does rule, but other than that...

Jeremy

I live in oHIo....friend....

Bob. ;)

[HilbillyHomeboy]

No mention needed B0b, you're kind of a big deal. ;)

Jeremy

[green-lantern]

I knew he would pop in and catch us bad mouthing oHIo. :p

[IPD]

ohio spelled backwards is

"oy, ho"

just saying.

[colt45 gto]

ohio spelled backwards is

"oy, ho"

just saying.

oiho oi! biatch!

[Sean Johnson]

Its Linda....

Sean is cooking me dinner ;)

[AudibleSilence]

Its Linda....

Sean is cooking me dinner ;)

Enjoy it now...when I get down there he's all mine.

[Ghey]

Enjoy it now...when I get down there he's all mine.

Pics :w00t: ?

[HilbillyHomeboy]

LOL, nice username DD^. :lol:

Jeremy

[vr4chick]

Enjoy it now...when I get down there he's all mine.

Sean is a good cook ;)

[OhioSpyderman]

I'm thinkin that's there more than cookin and hikin goin on down there.....

Bob. :)

[vr4chick]

I'm thinkin that's there more than cookin and hikin goin on down there.....

Bob. :)

:)

I miss Sean now though :(

[Sean Johnson]

Awww, that's sweet.

[vr4chick]

Hey, where is Paul?