Good bye Memphis...Hello Knoxville???

“I have a solid offer in Knoxville...


CS and I are still discussing whether I take it. When I had her in Townsend for the weekend, she didn't want to come back. So now we have to decide in the next few days what is the best thing to do.

This sure isn't easy.”

“Best of luck to you folks, Chili. Congrats and I am sure you will do what's best for you...”

“DO IT!!”

“Congrats. There is snow on LeConte right now!”

“Congrats, chili. I can't help you with your decision, but I know its a good feeling to have another firm wanting your services.”

“do it man! You'll like Knox a whole lot better than Memphis.

the Smokey's in your backyard!”

“how come CS did not like it
you need to weigh the pros and the cons”

“Sounds good, chili and 'socks!”

“maple - re read, he said she liked it.”

“Good Luck! Just stay away from Pigeon Forge, that place sucks. I hate tourist traps. I was subjected to that place one too many times with my ex-wife's family.”

“BTW - Townsend is nice. We eat at the Back Porch on our way out of town from Cades Cove each time when family camping.”

“And wouldn't this be a good move for someone so... cough, cough... interested in sports that feature orange jerseys???!

LOL!

yeah, Mapes, re-read. CS wanted to stay there. I was through Townsend once. Right by Smoky Mt. N'tl Park. Gorgeous.”

“And I ran into dayhiker and he gave me dessert. But only after I provided beer !! And then we both dissed UT and burned an orange jersey.

hehehheheheee”

“congrats and good luck! follow your gut.”

“Chili, make a list of pros and cons. It'll become clear what the right decision is when you have it on paper.”

“lizs - you left out that we both peed on the jersey before the burning, or was that our little secret?”

“It's tough picking up everything and moving, but from meeting you and your family the few times that I did - I would think that the Knoxville area is more your speed. Make sure you check out South Knox/Seymour area - I like it better than Blount County/Maryville/Townsend area (it's cheaper too), but I have good friends that live close to Walland/Townsend area who love it. Stay away from West Knoxville unless you like the new suburbs and stuff, but if you work in West Knox, Blount County or Loudon County is nice.

I love living here. I have been to alot of places, but I love East Tennessee. I just canoed to Campsite 90 across Fontana Lake with Azimuth and we ran into some good local folks that we knew - just by accident. We spent the night around the fire passing whiskey and agreeing that East TN is the place to be!”

“chili - it should be clear that the mountains are calling you and CS. I imagine that this putting you 6 hours or so from your kids is the biggest issue. Good luck in deciding what to do.”

“Is there a Hooters there?”

“On Kingston Pike in West Knox... I don't know of a Hooters in Maryville though?”

“Then its OK for CHili to go”

“Hooters just doesn't seem to go with the vibe in Maryville.”

“I don't think Maryville will allow a Hooters... hee hee!”

“I just can't get over the fact that mapleleaf didn't know where Townsend is.

Didn't you have Geography in school?

;)”

“V - she didn't say she didn't know where it was, but that she thought CS didn't want to move. I think we need to check the reading comprehension for V and maple.”

“The pros out do the cons TODAY!”

“yeah but Maryville has SGT Rock (grin)”

“Really, I thought Rock was in Louisiana.

CS - congrats then.”

“CS told me she saw a Hooters in Maryville.

I didn't see it, but I can't imagine she would fib about a thing like that.”

“I see where Rock moved. Is he still in the Army.”

“How soon will you have to move?”

“We will probably move within a month if I go.

I have another day or two to weigh some options but if I take this job, then I will go to Charlotte for two weeks of training and will probably "move" between Christmas and New Years.”

“Hooters is in the same lot as Walmart. You can visit while CS shops in Walmart.

So far that is the only Hooters that I have visited. I did go back for seconds.
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“i thought knoxville was in memphis?”

“Move.”

“Opposite ends of the state, bearmagnet.”

“Is Washington in DC?”

“Well, let's see...

Memphis...Closer to the Eleven Point..

Knoxville...Closer to the smokies, Cumberland Gap, Big South Fork, The Ocoee, Ashville, Firey Gizzard/Stone Door, MATT's House in Murfreesboro(maybe that's fifty/fifty), Cumberland Island, yada yada yada....

I love the Eleven Point Now that I've seen it, but Knoxville would be closer to more BPing places and the commute to Eleven Point is doable 2 or 3 times a year...

I'm neutral however, since you will still be 5 hours away whether you stay in Memphis or move to Knoxville....Come visit, SIPSEY will not be any further away if you are in Knoxville....LOL.”

“Is Washington in DC?”
humanpackmule
2:07:50 PM
11/30/04

You could say that.

So memphis must be........western TN?”

“Extreme western TN. Almost as far west as you can go and still be in TN.”

“what state is west of TN?
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“At that point, Arkansas.”

“In case you don't know Tennessee,

• East Tennessee is the Cosby, Newport and Waynesville areas around the east end of GSMNP. (Yes, Waynesville. Forget the incorrectly drawn state line.)
  
• Central Tennessee is GSMNP
  
• West Tennessee is Maryville and Tallassee areas at the west end of GSMNP.
  

That is the real Tennessee. Other areas could just as well be considered to be in the surrounding states.

At last we'll have a good place to get a hot shower!
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“after living in Memphis then Arkansas anywhere would be better..go back to the Knoxville area”

“ArrKansaw? Sheeyat! So it is like another state, no? head East, young man!”

“dayhiker - yes Rock is still in for a few more years - current assignment is something to do with training NG troops before they go to Iraq - he and his family moved out of Fort Polk a couple months ago”

“Chili...if you guys move...make sure you get a big house...I have a feeling you'll have house guests from time to time.

:p

Good Luck making the right decision...you're a smart dude...you'll make the right one.”

“Chili - you sweet thang you - I can't WAIT for you to move closer to me !!”

“Allwoman, if your good enough for my man then you are good enough for me too!!!!!!!!!”

“wow, chili is lucky..allwoman and cottonsocks together at one time”