Success At Last

[EssOne]

After moving to East Tennessee from California nineteen years ago, I realized that I had finally made the grade when my wife and I were driving home from a Saturday morning shopping trip this morning. Our shopping trip took us to a gas station, a gun shop, and a grocery store. As we drove along on the way home she suddenly snickered and said:

 

"You realize you're finally a real Tennessean, don't you?"

 

I asked: "Howzat?"

 

She replied: "All you bought this morning was gas, guns, groceries and beer."

 

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The devil made me post this.

Edited July 11, 2015 by EssOne

[Pain103]

Sounds like a good day.

[CommsNBombs]

So much win, its palpable.

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[RED333]

Welcome home :usa: :up: :wave: :woohoo: :cool: :rock:

[glock55]

19 years to realize your free, better late than never. Congrats on a great day

[hipower]

I like  your day...it was way better than mine.

[bigun]

Such sweet memories. Reminds me of my daily trips to high school. :rock:

[Grand Torino]

 

[vontar]

See, I told you guys, the Wife should be the one buying the bullets, every time she buys shoes.  Then you will never complain when she comes in with new shoes.

[TNWNGR]

I always thought California was a great state to visit but never had any desire to live in and haven't changed my mind. All of the Deputies and Police Officers I met there were super. Those who learned I was a police supervisor and how I worked couldn't believe the lack of interference. Then when they found out there wasn't a state income tax and what property values were they were just plain sick. All of them were planning to move to Nevada, Arizona or in that area. I think I planted some TN re-homesteading seeds.  

[EssOne]

I always thought California was a great state to visit but never had any desire to live in and haven't changed my mind. All of the Deputies and Police Officers I met there were super. Those who learned I was a police supervisor and how I worked couldn't believe the lack of interference. Then when they found out there wasn't a state income tax and what property values were they were just plain sick. All of them were planning to move to Nevada, Arizona or in that area. I think I planted some TN re-homesteading seeds.  

 

 Yes, I lived there 54 years and have been back 9 times since I left, and I honestly didn't even want to go back even then. It was a wonderful place to live until the 80's, when its ship started sinking. California law enforcement has always been an exasperating place to be. Even when I retired 22 years ago the disability retirement rate among the major agencies was 80% and better, much of it due to stress. Worse now I'm told. It's impossible for cops to live in California in retirement because of the cost of living, so they all seem to wind up in adjoining states. I had never been in Tennessee in my life until we came back for a relative's college graduation in 1995. We stayed two weeks, drove home, sold the house,moved to the Tri Cities and have never looked back. I'll always love the California I grew up in, but neither of us can stand the California of the past 30 years. End of mildly suppressed rant. :pleased:

Edited July 12, 2015 by EssOne

[cgun86]

Shhh!! Don't be telling people how great the tri-cities is. There's almost 2 people per square mile already! We're getting too crowded! lol

[EssOne]

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