Why? They have to buy a new Cadillac for Boss Hogg. You should watch more tv, Bill.
Some of these southern states are still run like NYC and Chicago were in the 1800's. And, I find the attitude is that if you work with your hands you are not much better than a slave. Now if the way you make your living allows you to sit behind a desk and wear a tie you are acceptable, but only white (and any other color) trash whould be willing to get their hands dirty. One of my trades is an electrician, when I came down here 10 years ago, I took a job in retail because the wage for electrician was about the same. In fact at the time the wages for electrician (and I suppose, the other trades) was the lowest in the country (it probably still is). And to give you an idea of the reletive value of skilled labor down here, a run of the mill two bed-room apartment cost $700 to $1000 a month. Now, I freely admit that there are more expensive places to live, but not, I think, where they pay journeyman electricians less than $15 an hour. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 9:53 AM Subject: Re: OT - North Carolina, was: Ansel Adams at 100 > Oh, it's not the geography of the State that's my complaint. North Carolina > is extremely pro business and development that the quality of life of the > citizens is secondary. State taxes are much higher than in, say, Virginia, > yet the quality of the public schools ranks in the bottom 10 percent > nationally, and the condition of the highways is atrocious. Makes one > wonder what we are getting in return for our tax dollars. > > Sorry for the rant! > > Bill KG4LOV > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William D. Sawyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 9:40 AM > Subject: RE: OT - North Carolina, was: Ansel Adams at 100 > > > > Ouch, Bill! This is serious!! > > > > I've been to Asheville and the Blue Ridge, as well as the Outer Banks and > quite liked them. Just last week I returned from a week in Phoenix and San > Diego to another Midwest "Spring" of snow, freezing rain and blowing cold. > Hard to imagine NC would not be preferable... > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bill Owens > > > Sent: March 31, 2002 8:50 AM > > > > > I'm in the same general area as Tom and I feel much the same way. I've > > > lived in Virginia, West Virginia, Chicago and Indiana, as well as North > > > Carolina. Virginia was best, most of the others were okay, but North > > > Carolina "Hoovers" big time. > > > > > > Bill KG4LOV > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
