Appalachian VJers

[Bootylicious!! 2]

Actually, Alienlovechild, I think the point AJ is trying to make is according to that list there are many more VJ'ers from the Appalachian area than we thought. Something you stated in the other thread regarding this topic was there weren't any people from that area here on VJ. When in all reality, there are plenty of us on here.

Before I raised the issue, no one from the region claimed they were from the area nor commented as "insiders". I was trying to get a somebody to counter the ABC show from their own perspective. I wasn't born here but now live in the piedmont and I was trying to clarify that entire region isn't as bad as the TV show (which I didn't see) probably makes it out to be.

Well, I didn't see it either. So I can't comment on it. The area I live in is not as bad as others. But there are worse areas here than where I live too. You can drive just 10 miles down the road and see, basically, shacks people use as houses. There aren't jobs upon jobs available here. We do what we can with what we have. Lots of people get government help and lots of people grow their on gardens just so they'll have food. I can't vouch for all the areas just the one I live in.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I've never lived there, but I a saw a Bugs Bunny cartoon with two fellas that I'm pretty sure were from over yonder.

[Caladan 19]

21 years in Allegheny County, baby. Mom, dad, and two of my sisters still live there. I wouldn't really call the Pittsburgh suburbs Appalachia though, more just close enough to it. I do have an uncle who used to be a coal miner.

[chri'stina 190]

I'd like to be able to grow food in a garden but we have stupid sand everywhere here, not dirt. Going to your yard for tomatoes, etc, would seem so cool. Oh yeah-another problem...I'm too lazy to actually take care of a real garden. Suj waters our flowers here, and plants them.

Edited February 17, 2009 by Parivar CSK

[Bootylicious!! 2]

I'd like to be able to grow food in a garden but we have stupid sand everywhere here, not dirt. Going to your yard for tomatoes, etc, would seem so cool. Oh yeah-another problem...I'm too lazy to actually take care of a real garden. Suj waters our flowers here, and plants them.

Last year was the first year we had a garden. I had one as a child but hadn't since I was old enough to have one for myself. Javi had never had one. We loved it. I'm still using vegetables from it. I just put them in the freezer to use for later. We also have several blueberry and blackberry bushes so I have those as well. Javi has already cleared off more land for us to have an even bigger garden this year. I won't be able to help though since I'll be about to pop by then. But last year it was a joint effort. I'll actually miss not being able to be out there helping him this year.

[chri'stina 190]

I'd like to be able to grow food in a garden but we have stupid sand everywhere here, not dirt. Going to your yard for tomatoes, etc, would seem so cool. Oh yeah-another problem...I'm too lazy to actually take care of a real garden. Suj waters our flowers here, and plants them.

Last year was the first year we had a garden. I had one as a child but hadn't since I was old enough to have one for myself. Javi had never had one. We loved it. I'm still using vegetables from it. I just put them in the freezer to use for later. We also have several blueberry and blackberry bushes so I have those as well. Javi has already cleared off more land for us to have an even bigger garden this year. I won't be able to help though since I'll be about to pop by then. But last year it was a joint effort. I'll actually miss not being able to be out there helping him this year.

Sounds nice!!

[LaL 418]

I'd like to be able to grow food in a garden but we have stupid sand everywhere here, not dirt. Going to your yard for tomatoes, etc, would seem so cool. Oh yeah-another problem...I'm too lazy to actually take care of a real garden. Suj waters our flowers here, and plants them.

Plant some fruit trees! The only thing that is a pain is the AMOUNT of fruit you get. My smallish tree had around 300 picked fruits off of it - and a few dozen more we couldnt reach. We would give them away to friends & family and anyone who would take them really. But it was awesome to go in the backyard and grab your breakfast!

[Caladan 19]

Or zucchini. They take over the neighborhood.

[Shad and Dani 3]

I grew up in Haywood county, NC. It's a great place to raise children! My family is upper middle class, and I had a great childhood. These news reports are very misleading. You can find poverty anywhere.

[Shad and Dani 3]

Have you ever lived in Appalachia?

Use the definition below, taken from the website of the Appalachian Regional Commission.

Appalachia ... includes all of West Virginia and parts of 12 other states: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

List of counties in Appalachia:

North Carolina: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Davie, Forsyth, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey

Avery County in the hiz-ouse!!!! :lol:

Hayco REPRESENT!!!

[Craneman 2]

Have you ever lived in Appalachia?

Use the definition below, taken from the website of the Appalachian Regional Commission.

Appalachia ... includes all of West Virginia and parts of 12 other states: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

List of counties in Appalachia:

Alabama: Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa, Cullman, De Kalb, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Pickens, Randolph, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston

Georgia: Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Elbert, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Gordon, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Haralson, Hart, Heard, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walker, White, and Whitfield

Kentucky: Adair, Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Casey, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Edmonson, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Garrard, Green, Greenup, Harlan, Hart, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, McCreary, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Metcalfe, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan, Russell, Wayne, Whitley, and Wolfe

Maryland: Allegany, Garrett, and Washington

Mississippi: Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Itawamba, Kemper, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Webster, Winston, and Yalobusha

New York: Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and Tompkins

North Carolina: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Davie, Forsyth, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey

Ohio: Adams, Ashtabula, Athens, Belmont, Brown, Carroll, Clermont, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mahoning, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, and Washington

Pennsylvania: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Luzerne, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Venango, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland, and Wyoming

South Carolina: Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, and Spartanburg

Tennessee: Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carter, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Coffee, Cumberland, De Kalb, Fentress, Franklin, Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Lewis, Loudon, McMinn, Macon, Marion, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Polk, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier, Smith, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Washington, and White

Virginia: Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Henry, Highland, Lee, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Rockbridge, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise/Norton, and Wythe

The following independent cities in Virginia are also within the Appalachian Region: Bristol, Buena Vista, Covington, Galax, Lexington, Martinsville, Norton, and Radford.

West Virginia: All counties: Barbour, Berkeley, Boone, Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mineral, Mingo, Monongalia, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas, Ohio, Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Putnam, Raleigh, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood, and Wyoming

Pounding Mill, VA

Riply, WV

[Teacher Mark 53]

The old homestead, complete with Utility Worker, who's apparently trying to figure out the quickest route out of dodge too:

My Mom and Step Father did a complete remodeling job after my Sister and I moved out. It looks a lot better today than it did back then. My Step Father sold it after my Mom died.

[Uncle Wally 2]

God no, and if I had I wouldn't brag about it, either.

[Mark&Steph 0]

Oh, Washington county, Maryland. Looks like I did and didn't even realize it. Or chose not to think about it too hard. I lived in Hagerstown. It actually wasn't a bad little town. Not very easy to find a job there but cost of living was pretty damn cheap.

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