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re: East Tennessee is absolute heaven right now
Posted on 11/24/25 at 6:42 am to fr33manator
Posted on 11/24/25 at 6:42 am to fr33manator
My sister and husband used to live in Bristol. I loved it up there.
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Posted on 11/24/25 at 6:53 am to fr33manator
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The elevation just gives everything more life. You can see the horizon. There's actual FALL. The people are friendly, There's very little trash, the roads are good.
We felt the same after spending a week out in Arizona back in October, completely different world than SE Louisiana. It might have been because it was our first time out west but life just seemed to be better out there.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 8:03 am to Rrrrroger
The traffic has gotten silly. Not Baton Rouge bad but for the area. I work at Y-12. Traffic has added ~15 minutes.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 8:15 am to fr33manator
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What's wrong with it?
For one, we are bellow sea level
Posted on 11/24/25 at 8:35 am to beaux duke
Maryville?
Posted on 11/24/25 at 8:52 am to fr33manator
I live here. Don’t tell anyone.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 8:53 am to LSUBoo
If I were to make a trip there middle of December this year… where should I stay?
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:14 am to MSG
I also live in Maryville and I really wish people would quit talking about how awesome it is. It is already too damn crowded. Most of the people here are not even from here anymore. It’s frustrating.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:21 am to Kolbysfan
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The traffic has gotten silly. Not Baton Rouge bad but for the area. I work at Y-12. Traffic has added ~15 minutes.
The infrastructure is the exact same as it was 20-30 years ago when I was growing up, and the population is probably double what it was then.
411 is a nightmare
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:25 am to TigerSharkMan
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selling properties in New York or California.
I bought 3 acres in W NC a few years ago. Heaven on earth.
Yes you meet people from CA but nearly all my close neighbors are from Colorado. More specifically Denver. They sold their 3/2 for 1.5, buy a place in NC for 750 and put the other 750 in the bank.
I think the rush out of CA may be over, but the Colorado exodus is just beginning.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:26 am to rich4pres
When you search, check out local attitudes and tax differences. The acreage you buy may give you Greenbelt tax breaks, likewise the age of the house affects the tax rate. We knew about those as well as the quality of our neighbors before we bought our 132 acres and we did the rebuilding of our (in the oldest part) 200 year old farm house ourselves.
We still are meeting people who knew of us, who watched us do the rebuild and who approved of how we did it.
Some of our neighbors are poor, but they are honest and work hard. Some just don't have their stuff together but will help out anyone.
Earlier someone wrote
Check the internet for the story of when the town of Erwim (NE TN) hung the elephant that had killed someone.
LINK
We still are meeting people who knew of us, who watched us do the rebuild and who approved of how we did it.
Some of our neighbors are poor, but they are honest and work hard. Some just don't have their stuff together but will help out anyone.
Earlier someone wrote
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What’s missing?
The elephant in the room.
Check the internet for the story of when the town of Erwim (NE TN) hung the elephant that had killed someone.
LINK
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:38 am to real turf fan
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hung the elephant
Pretty sure an elephant is already hung
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:52 am to fr33manator
Whups.
We even know the elephant was named Mary, aka Mary the Murderess.
We even know the elephant was named Mary, aka Mary the Murderess.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:58 am to MSG
Townsend or Wears Valley if you're looking to get a cabin and be close to the park.
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