Hello from Florida (eventually Tennessee)

[TennesseeBill]

Welcome Bill ! We live on 24 acres here in the Eastern part of Tenn known as the Cherokee National Forest. Thank you for your service...i am a Air Force Veteran during Vietnam.

747Driver, thanks much and thank you for your service also. I was in from 1969 through 1992; East coast and Asia.

Nice to have another vet close maybe we can meet up at some later date.

 

[TennesseeBill]

I am looking forward to being outside, being sore and sleeping like a baby.
My sister who I have invited to share the land with us lived in Shelbyville Ky for a long time.

 

[TennesseeBill]

G'day Mate and welcome to TBN from Downunder.

Enjoy the site... and your retirement.

I have some coworkers down there and always wanted to visit your part of the world.

 

[stingray1]

Welcome to the forum from East Tennessee. I believe you'll find you've picked a great place to live.

 

[TBN Support]

:welcome:

Welcome to the forum! Those sound like nice retirement plans

 

[mddorange]

Thank you all for the warm welcome. I always enjoyed working on the farms when I was young. Farming is the hardest work there is IMHO but it generates the best sleep at night.

I am originally from Michigan but lived all over the East as my step dad was a trucker. Never lived in Tennessee before but after a lot of searching and visiting it is where I want to spend eternity.

Our farm is close to Treadway, Hancock county about 5 miles South of Sneedville.

That is a great area. I am from Clarksville but always wanted to live in Cades Cove after visiting there as a kid but the government wouldn't let me so I am down here where the wife is from.

 

[mddorange]

747Driver, thanks much and thank you for your service also. I was in from 1969 through 1992; East coast and Asia.

Nice to have another vet close maybe we can meet up at some later date.

Where in Asia and when?

 

[amaxwell]

I am finally retiring. I am a 23 year Air Force vet and have spent the last 20 years as a computer systems analyst sitting on my duff. I live in Florida with my best friend and spouse of 46 years. Our two boys are grown and on opposite sides of the country. Now it is just us and our daughter that has golden hair, walks on all fours, and has difficulty pronouncing words. :laughing:.
We are in the process of buying land in Eastern Tennessee. It is a good mix pasture and woods, currently the pasture is being hayed by someone else. Our plans besides building the house, barn, shed, etc. is to run grass-fed cattle and to start an organic farm mostly just for ourselves (at least initially).
As an aside, I have not been on a tractor since I worked on a farm in my late teen years and boy have they changed, I can't believe all the options. Regardless, I am chomping at the bit to get there and start living again.
Thanks for listening, I will post my "which tractor" question on the appropriate forum, since this is a meet and greet.

Welcome to the forum and Welcome to Tennessee, from a Bedford co. Tennessee resident .