state by state speak your mind about...maine

[OriginalGeek]

32. They said I talk funny!

I once worked for a company that was headquartered in Maine and on my first visit to company HQ as I was getting the tour of the facility an old guy told me "Ayuh, I knew you were the Fla'da boah because you talk funneh..." (sorry I can't replicate the Maine accent very well - suffice to say I could barely understand him as he said this to me.) and I think I laughed for 5 solid minutes and after that we had a great time. They took me out for some fantastic food that did include lobster rolls.

They were some jolly jokers too - they always scheduled my trips to HQ in February so I could get the blizzard experience. And that's when they came down to Florida too but I never minded since they always paid for the golf. Free golf kicks ass.

My daughter-in-law's parents live in some tiny town in Maine and I hope I get to visit them there some day. I've only met them once when they came down for their daughter's wedding to my son but they were such wonderful, kind and funny people that I have missed them ever since they went home. They are getting up there in years and say they probably won't travel much any more so me going there is probably the only way to get to hang out with them.

So I got nothing but good thoughts about Maine. Can't wait to get back for a visit. Maybe when it isn't 0 degrees though.