"Goomba" > wrote in message
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> On 11/20/11 5:03 PM, jmcquown wrote:
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>> South Carolina in general may not be "deep south". But it's a big state.
>> I'm nowhere near the capitol. I'm not even close to Charleston. I'm on a
>> barrier island off the southernmost tip of SC. The trees are dripping
>> with Spanish moss and it's about 70F degrees outside. Trust me, this is
>> the deep south.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I know all about SC. I'm about 3 minutes from SC literally.

Three minutes? Really? It takes me an hour to get to the airport in
Savannah.

>It isn't considered "deep south" (think Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
>etc). Spanish moss while charming, does not denote "deep south" and it
>grows in other areas than near your house. You live in the South now, more
>specifically in the lowcountry of South Carolina. No one was questioning
>where you lived now or what the temp is outside. Its a couple degrees
>warmer at my house than yours, I reckon.

I know where I am. And I've I've been to Alabama and Mississippi (not to
Louisiana). This is every bit as deep south as those places are. I was
merely stating that what I've eaten in states south of the Mason Dixon line
known as a Monte Cristo sandwich included ham, turkey, swiss cheese and was
battered and fried.

Jill