I'm in culture shock.

[Laffy Kat]

I'm traveling right now and am spending the night in Jackson, Mississippi. Let me tell you, it's very different than Boulder! Ha, ha. Still, the people are very friendly and accommodating. Tomorrow it's on to Little Rock.

[GOLGO 13]

1. Spent several months in Meridian, Miss for training at their Naval Air Station

Back in the mid 80's and it was one partying place. The locals were quite nice to us. Nice memories for sure.

[Art_from_Ark]

2. In my younger days, I took various trips to Little Rock

visiting MacArthur Park, the Capitol Building, the governor's mansion, and even the state geological survey, where I received a free box of Arkansas rocks

[Laffy Kat]

4. A few years ago I when I was in LR,

My sister and I visited the Clinton Library and found it very interesting. I'm in Pine Bluff tonight and then back to Little Rock tomorrow. Hope to eat the The Flying Fish if it's still there. Back to Denver on Friday.

We scattered my aunt's ashes (along with her three beloved kittehs' ashes) this morning at the family cemetery in Drew County. Also, stopped to place flowers on various relatives resting places along the way. Visiting cousins tonight. Very nostalgic trip. Weather's been wonderful. Not as hot as we would expect.

[Skittles]

3. I went from Illinois to Texas for Basic Training and Mississipi for tech training

yes, they are indeed different

[trof]

6. Lemme guess...

Lackland and Keesler?


Where in Illinois?
I lived in Crystal Lake for a few years.
Got married there in '69.

[Skittles]

7. check your inbox

[LynneSin]

5. I sometimes go into culture shock when I go south of the Canal here in Delaware

It's like we have our own internal Mason-Dixon line right here in the state. Mostly it's the inland part of Southern Delaware. The beach area isn't too bad, but probably because it's over-run with folks from the north visiting.

[lovemydog]

8. I'm goin' to Jackson

[mackerel]

9. Going down below the Mason Dixon line scares me. I won't do it.

[Laffy Kat]

10. We are driving my sister's car and she only has one bumper sticker.

I remember being concerned about some of the bumper stickers I had on my van last time I drove down in this area. I do know what you mean.

[Arugula Latte]

21. I drove across country (the Southern route) when I was a young woman.

I had a pro-choice bumper sticker and I remember getting pretty darn nervous when I entered the deep South. I didn't stray too far off the Interstate.

[kentauros]

11. So, you won't go to LA?

Or Hawaii?

[bamademo]

13. I promise we don't bite. We're very friendly.

[Laffy Kat]

15. Everyone is so nice.

Polite and kind.

[Ron Obvious]

12. We're travelling also...

Driving from Seattle to DC to NYC, currently halfway in Sioux Falls, SD. You know, it's true what they say: the sky really is bigger here.

They're saying it might snow tonight...

-Ron, weighing in with totally useless information, Obvious.

[mackerel]

18. What is snow? LOL

[UTUSN]

14. Don't go to Texas. Take colorado weed wherever. n/t

[Laffy Kat]

16. The first thing people ask me when I tell them I'm from CO

Is the pot thing. Ha!

[UTUSN]

17. Well, that's obviously natural. My problem as a Dem is that the potters don't vote

same as several other Dem constituency groups: They got THEIRS.

[olddots]

19. it could be worse .....

you could be in the San Fernando Valley .

[davidpdx]

20. I have never been down to that part of the country

But it would be interesting. Given that I have lived overseas, Jackson Mississippi couldn't be that bad.

[Laffy Kat]

22. Jackson is the cultural oasis of Mississpii.

It's just about the only place in MS I'd live. A number of excellent novelists and writers come from the area.