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Misc 2019 Banter & Friendly Conservation

Fountainguy97 said:
I just moved to Erwin, Tn in Unicoi county. In the northern Tennessee Valley. Drop out of high country into a valley and that’s Erwin haha

In general income is lower in most areas in the mountains. Erwin is mostly industrial. CSX has a big yard here for coal which got shut down a few years ago and 300 people lost their jobs.

It is coming back as coal is rebounding but we arnt holding our breath.

The other big employer is a plant that makes nuclear fuel for submarines. They can’t find enough people to work there due to the requirements of physics classes.

And Johnson city with ETSU is a 15-20 min drive away. Best of both worlds. Live in the mountains and drive 15 min to a city of 70,000+


But i love the area. I’d recommend it 100%. The stress level in general is just so much lower than Raleigh. Simple stuff. Even just no traffic really brings the stress down.
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That's awesome. I'm going to seriously look into it one day.
 
Fountainguy97 said:
I am! I love warmth but I’m ready for that cooldown to begin

Excited for winter in the mountains!

Unfortunately we have a lot of summer still ahead of us


Since I no longer live in SE Wake I’m sure there will be a blizzard there this winter haha
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Too bad you'll miss out on all CAD events too, that's one of the main loves of the climate of this area.

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SimeonNC said:
Too bad you'll miss out on all CAD events too, that's one of the main loves of the climate of this area.

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Yeah, but he will get the super cold, flurries all day, cloudy days behind winter cold fronts! And will be in the 20s/30s, while I’m 55-60 degrees, hoping and praying the cold makes it over the mountains before precip arrives! ?
 
Tarheel1 said:
Yeah, but he will get the super cold, flurries all day, cloudy days behind winter cold fronts! And will be in the 20s/30s, while I’m 55-60 degrees, hoping and praying the cold makes it over the mountains before precip arrives! ?
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I guarantee these mountains will see the least snow ever in a winter now that I’m here ??
 
Can someone post the gif from Facebook of the guy dancing on the street looking into the night club window because they won’t let him in
 
Has anyone used Spectrum Mobile? $15 a month compared to my $80 a month phone bill.
 
I've learned how to replicate the taste of orange vanilla coke on the cookout fountain soda machines.

1 part Dr. Pepper
1 part Orange Fanta
2 Parts Coke

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Talking about MCS and backdoor cold fronts leave me with a question for here in the Triangle area of NC. I've noticed that when we have a HP in the SE, get that NW steer, those MCS form and move SE into the Triad. What I usually get here are strong/severe looking wall clouds, then they dissipate as they approach, and we are left looking at a dying thunderstorm that bears heavy wind (in spite of the decaying storm). I've never had any rain from those, but could tell back towards the Triad they had to be strong. They have a defining wall cloud with wind.

Backdoor cold fronts that approach the Triangle are usually associated with 90 plus heat, and when the storms do form, there is a lot of haze, so much to the point that you almost can't see the thunderstorm as it approaches, then suddenly its dark grey and hazy. Why do MCS's have a defining wall cloud, and why do we get so hazy and grey from backdoor cold fronts from the Mid atlantic/NE?

Also, when we get storms from the south/SE, they are usually associated with sharp blue skies and beautiful cumulonimbus clouds. There is definite clarity from the S/SE storms that move northward.
 
I have a sneaking suspicion that an email with a header saying "McDonalds has a surprsie for you" is not as fantastic as it sounds.
 
GaWx said:
I have a sneaking suspicion that an email with a header saying "McDonalds has a surprsie for you" is not as fantastic as it sounds.
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If you get one from Krispy Kreme, do not ignore!!! Bo who???6461B7AF-78CA-4B29-983B-4F331F23491A.png
 
I went to my first Braves game and first live game ever that wasn't a scrimmage a couple days ago for my birthday. Pretty amazing to think about with me being a sports fan and it's still unbelievable to think about. All in all besides the lots not opening until 5:30, causing us to go up the road one more time (we went up and down Circle 75 Parkway 4 times since we were amateurs this time), and dealing with Atlanta type traffic (although it was probably more gameday traffic) making me grumble a bit, it was a good time. I was trembling because of how excited/nervous I was, and it was to the point for a moment I was worried about my heart.

The chop in Suntrust Park actually didn't feel forced! Doing the flashlight chop gave me chills near the end when I did it. The second time, I took a panoramic shot from where I was sitting.
 
JB said in his Saturday summary that this winter should be a dandy. #wearescrewed


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