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>>
>> Hell, I know around our area it's a really interesting blend of folks
>> from
>> all over the world so if you're close to here you can let your guard down
>> a
>> bit. If they shot everyone who "talks funny" they wouldn't have any
>> industry here!
>
> Yep, when you develop a tech center, you get folks from all over.
> Especially those who can move to an area with a relatively low cost of
> living with a job with a relatively high salary.
>
>>
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Happy to be in Huntsville, Alabama. We have a 15 minute commute,
>> >> >> live
>> >> >> in
>> >> >> a
>> >> >> very nice area where the cost of living is reasonable, have great
>> >> >> weather,
>> >> >> aside from the occasional cold snap, and have great friends. Ok,
>> >> >> there
>> >> >> is
>> >> >> the fact that it's a red state but I'm working on changing that!
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> helen
>> >> >
>> >> > Yep, certainly didn't mean to imply that there was no intelligent
>> >> > life
>> >> > in Alabama. I've worked with a few intelligent folks from Alabama,
>> >> > and
>> >> > notably they were also from the Huntsville area.
>> >>
>> >> Huntsville isn't really like anywhere else in Alabama. From what I
>> >> understand we have the highest per capita income in the SE, and the
>> >> second
>> >> highest number of PhDs.
>> >>
>> >> This is propaganda from the Chamber of Commerce tho!
>> >
>> > I have no doubt that is true, and I expect a large percentage are
>> > imports from other states and countries as is the case in a lot of the
>> > southern states.
>> >
>>
>> Very true. My hub and I went out to dinner last night with some of the
>> other folks from his company. 2 Indians, 3 Polish folks, 2 Dutch guys
>> and 4
>> of us regular Heinz Americans, 2 of whom are Southern. We went to a Thai
>> restaurant that also serves sushi so we were kind of all over the globe.
>
> Yep. Texans have even figured out sushi
>
>>
>> >>
>> >> OB food - Having some friends over tomorrow for roasted chicken.
>> >> Costco
>> >> had
>> >> the two packs BOGOF so I now have 4 sitting in my fridge. I can't fry
>> >> them
>> >> for beans but I do roast them well.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> helen
>> >
>> > I'm about to start working on some test batches of my "Damned (ex)
>> > Yankee" chili for an upcoming informal competition.
>>
>> Red, green or white? With what I think I'll have leftover tomorrow I
>> think
>> I'll make some white chili. Good stuff Maynard!
>
> Red, traditional competition type chili more-or-less.


And I'm assuming no beans, correct?

I'll pass you some white if you'll return the favor with some red. Then
alll we have to do is find someone West of the Mississippi who's doing
green...........

helen