planet WV

[Bird]

Well, I was serious; thought I'd heard the Beverly Hillbillys (or was Hillbillies?) were supposed to have originally been from West Virginia (maybe just because I'm married to a West Virginia hillbilly). Anyway a very cursory look around the net finds they were from "Bug Tussel", "Cass County", some think in Tennessee, although the concensus may be Arkansas. Oh well, if you're a fan, like I was, try http://www.pcperspectives.com/hillbillies/hillbill.html.

Bird

 

[Hillbilly]

Bird my friend,
You may be right I really do not know.
Your buddy
Hillbilly

 

[Bird]

Always heard lots of folks talk about using that stolen "drip gas" when I was a kid, but since my Dad bought a service station shortly after I turned 16 and I worked there every day, with an unending source of fuel for my old car, I never tried it./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Bird

 

[Phred]

Hillbilly,

These types of bias are great, because it keeps the narrow minded out of the really great parts of this country. We should all be greatfull for deliverance, etc.. This allows us to enjoy gods country without having to put up with all the undesirables.
I have had the good fortune to live and travel all over this country and you can't beat any part of Appalachia, particularly western VA and WVA.

Any way I think its interesting that a guy from ohio would make fun of WVA...........ever been to cleveland!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Fred

 

[jdkid]

Hi ya's
well being 31 i missed alot of that horse teams and the like but i lived with my grandfather and grandmother for many years and thanks to them i learnt to love the land they did have the outhouse till late 1970's may have even been early 1980's grandma had a housecow and hand turned sepurtor(?) had a B/W tv for years too, an old horse drawen mower that had a drawbar for a tractor fitted towed by a 2 pot kero JD the kind with the big belt pully on the side(never had the chance to drive it but i know where it is all done up to showroom shine ) an old NH baler that the hay went up to the top with a plunger that stuffed it into the chamber .guess thats why it's like pulling teeth to get me into town and thats only 1 1/2 hour away ,my grandfather always used to look at me and say "old head on young sholders"never knew what he ment till he passed on many years ago
catch ya
JD Kid

 

[Hillbilly]

I have been to Cleveland and lots of other big cities,I feel i have the best of both Worlds,I live on the edge of the wilderness,I have a good job,my kids have good schools.The county I live in has a lot of industry good payin jobs.If I want in a 2 to 3 hour drive I am in some of the biggest cities in the nation.Or a 11/2 to 2 hours I can be in the Potomac Highlands.........

 

[DrDan]

JD KID

Yup I hate it everytime one of the old folks passes. You can learn so much from talking to them. I have a 96 year old galfriend who grew up in WV She milked 20 in her day. She pretty senile now, but I like to go over and let her ramble... One things for sure - we'll never bring em back. Gotta enjoy while they are here.

Dr Dan