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RebelOne

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84. I live in Woodstock, just northwest of Atlanta.

Mon Apr 28, 2014, 05:56 PM

Apr 2014

I moved here from Miami in 1989. I am in a very red county, but the people here are wonderful.

Yes, I love being able to buy alcohol on Sunday. My sister lives in Ellijay and still cannot buy alcohol on Sunday. And Sunday is when I do my grocery shopping as there is plenty of parking at Kroger and no long lines at the checkout.

I am so happy that I moved to Georgia and should have done it a lot earlier.

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