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aint_no_life_nowhere

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8. Is the heat getting to you?

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 12:28 AM

Jul 2012

I lived in Savannah for two years when I was a teen in the late '60s. Our house was on the corner of Bull Street and East 48th. One summer the heat and humidity got so bad I started have wheezing fits where I had trouble breathing. I wasn't used to it. And on certain days, the sickly sweet smell of the paper mills up the Savannah River was overpowering. But the city was very pretty and the people were generally okay. I guess now though there must be three or four times the population.

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"I gotta get outa this place" Savannah, GA, to Philadelphia, PA... [View all] babylonsister Jul 2012 OP

OMG 140K posts.... physioex Jul 2012 #1

That's where I am, and I can't complain MgtPA Jul 2012 #2

C'mon up, b'sis! elleng Jul 2012 #3

HA! I'm a Yankee fan, not a NY Yankee fan! I miss babylonsister Jul 2012 #7

I live in Tennessee and I think like you. Fawke Em Jul 2012 #15

GREAT! Please come, elleng Jul 2012 #16

I would love that, elleng. I remember your support babylonsister Jul 2012 #19

Yes indeed, challenge. elleng Jul 2012 #25

From what I understand, the burbs of Philly can be a bit wingnutty GarroHorus Jul 2012 #4

Hmm .. do you vote independently ... YOHABLO Jul 2012 #5

Reluctantly? I don't think so. Got a better idea??? Jeeze. babylonsister Jul 2012 #6

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Well since we're calling each other names, and questioning each other's intelligence.... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #32

Post counts don't mean shit. randome Jul 2012 #43

I would normally agree with you, but babylonsister was referred to as a "dim w(h)it". Those of..... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #64

Maybe She Would Get It If You Knew The Term Is Dimwit NOT Dim Whit HangOnKids Jul 2012 #35

Well it beats a Stupid Mega Dimwit lunatica Jul 2012 #47

Define "us"... FLyellowdog Jul 2012 #38

Is the heat getting to you? aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #8

I'm in Raleigh, NC and have been having the same thoughts... WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2012 #9

I have a couple of friends there; jobs and housing are plentiful. babylonsister Jul 2012 #23

That's how I'm looking at it. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2012 #66

The outskirts of Savannah is an area my partner and I were thinking of relocating to... Rowdyboy Jul 2012 #10

VERY redneck afaik. BUT, I put myself in a position babylonsister Jul 2012 #14

Move to Knoxville, TN Fawke Em Jul 2012 #18

Move to Tybee Island YOHABLO Jul 2012 #28

Outskirts are redneck. Much of Savannah isn't. GaYellowDawg Jul 2012 #59

What, Savannah isn't the pit of lawless hedonism I had read about ? eppur_se_muova Jul 2012 #11

Dammit, I've been living in the swamps! Let me rethink this! babylonsister Jul 2012 #17

You made a good run of it. Best wishes Babylonsister. aikoaiko Jul 2012 #12

Hi, my friend. Yep, not my cuppa sweet tea. babylonsister Jul 2012 #24

"Dirty" South? cordelia Jul 2012 #41

Its a phrase that grew out of southern hip-hop that connotes... aikoaiko Jul 2012 #42

Can't tell ya about Philly OriginalGeek Jul 2012 #13

Very nice, and I'm glad you have happy memories. babylonsister Jul 2012 #21

Yeah, I never lived there OriginalGeek Jul 2012 #31

Why are you leaving Savannah?? a kennedy Jul 2012 #20

Go for the party! But you're not moving here, right? babylonsister Jul 2012 #22

Pennsylvania Rednecks SoDesuKa Jul 2012 #39

There are, but they're mostly concentrated out west in rural areas. MgtPA Jul 2012 #40

I live in Garden City cbrer Jul 2012 #26

Are you kidding me?! Neighbor! I go there weekly and babylonsister Jul 2012 #29

I worked cbrer Jul 2012 #30

I'm across the river in Bluffton. alphafemale Jul 2012 #37

Indeedeo! cbrer Jul 2012 #45

Have you been up to the HHI beach? alphafemale Jul 2012 #52

Funny, my experiences cbrer Jul 2012 #60

I know people who love Philly but they live in the city. Warpy Jul 2012 #33

My sister wouldn't live anyplace else. They have a home in SC, but she says "it's.... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #34

We'll be glad to have you. drm604 Jul 2012 #36

Come on up BumRushDaShow Jul 2012 #44

Wherever you go... piperpibroch Jul 2012 #46

I say that every day. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #48

I was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Miami, RebelOne Jul 2012 #49

I have a good friend who lives in Media, PA mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #50

I was in Savannah last summer and I ate lots of GOOD food. IADEMO2004 Jul 2012 #51

Make your own! WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2012 #67

But... they throw snowballs at Santa there! n/t cherokeeprogressive Jul 2012 #53

Not quite.. PCIntern Jul 2012 #55

Unless we're talking about two different incidents, Frank Olivo disagrees with you. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2012 #63

In Philly suburbs myself! PCIntern Jul 2012 #54

Live in Philly, not the outskirts. It's better here. nt msanthrope Jul 2012 #56

My family and I moved from Tallahassee, Florida... tallahasseedem Jul 2012 #57

Best wishes for you, babylonsister, in whatever you decide pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #58

Thanks everyone for your comments and babylonsister Jul 2012 #61

check out the SCAD community greymattermom Jul 2012 #62

Fellow Savannahian here (and sorta Yankee) n2doc Jul 2012 #65

I Hope You Can Find a Place That is Right For You AndyTiedye Jul 2012 #68