<VV> LIVING IN ATLANTA or COMMUTING TO A FLORIDA CORVAIR CONVENTION ???

[corvairs]

Louis, I was reading about the "10 Deadly Sins You make In Bed" then 
noticed your post. Having been to a National there and several Helens, I 
know what you mean. I miss you guys. But I always turn right at the 
Waffle House. Lon


Louis Armer wrote:
>> Even been to or lived in Atlanta?????   It'€™s all true!
>>
>>
>>
>> - - Atlanta, USA - -
>>
>> This is for anyone who lives in Atlanta, 
>> Georgia, has ever lived in Atlanta, has ever 
>> visited Atlanta, ever plans to visit Atlanta, 
>> knows anyone who already lives in Atlanta, or 
>> knows anyone who has ever heard of Atlanta.
>>
>> Atlanta is composed mostly of one-way 
>> streets.  The only way to get out of downtown 
>> Atlanta is to turn around and start over when 
>> you reach Greenville, South Carolina.
>>
>> All directions start with, "Go down Peachtree" 
>> and include the phrase, "When you see the Waffle 
>> House." Except that in Cobb County , where all 
>> directions begin with, "Go to the Big Chicken."
>>
>> Peachtree Street has no beginning and no end and is not to be confused with:
>>     
>>> Peachtree Circle
>>> Peachtree Place
>>> Peachtree Lane
>>> Peachtree Road
>>> Peachtree Parkway
>>> Peachtree Run
>>> Peachtree Terrace
>>> Peachtree Avenue
>>> Peachtree Commons
>>> Peachtree Battle
>>> Peachtree Corners
>>> New Peachtree
>>> Old Peachtree
>>> West Peachtree
>>> Peachtree-Dunwoody
>>> Peachtree-Chamblee
>>>  Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
>>>       
>> Atlantans only know their way to work and their 
>> way home. If you ask anyone for directions, they 
>> will always send you down Peachtree.
>>
>> Atlanta is the home of Coca-Cola.  Coke's all 
>> they drink there so don't ask for any other soft 
>> drink unless it's made by Coca-Cola.  Even if 
>> you want something other than a Coca-Cola, it's still called Coke.
>>
>> The gates at Atlanta 's Hartsfield International 
>> Airport are about 32 miles away from the Main 
>> Concourse, so wear sneakers and pack a lunch.
>>
>> The 8 am rush hour is from 6:30 to 10:30 AM.
>>
>> The 5 pm rush hour is from 3:00 to 7:30 PM. Fri 
>> day's rush hour starts Thursday afternoon and lasts through 2 am Saturday.
>>
>> Only a native of Atlanta can pronounce Ponce De 
>> Leon Avenue , so do not attempt the Spanish 
>> pronunciation. People will simply tilt their 
>> heads to the right and stare at you. The Atlanta 
>> pronunciation is "pawntz duh LEE-awn."
>>
>>
>> And yes, they have a street named simply, "Boulevard."
>>
>> The falling of one raindrop causes all drivers 
>> to immediately forget all traffic rules.  If a 
>> single snowflake falls, the city is paralyzed 
>> for three days and it's on all the channels as a 
>> news flash every 15 minutes for a 
>> week.  Overnight, all grocery stores will be 
>> sold out of milk, bread, bottled water, toilet paper, and beer.
>>
>> I-285, the loop that encircles Atlanta, which 
>> has a posted speed limit of 55 mph (but you have 
>> to maintain 80 mph just to keep from getting run 
>> over), is known to truckers as "The Watermelon 500."
>>
>> Don't believe the directional markers on 
>> highways: I-285 is marked East and West but you 
>> may be going North or South.  The locals 
>> identify the direction by referring to the "Inner Loop" and the "Outer Loop ."
>>
>> If you travel on Hwy 92 North, you will actually be going southeast.
>>
>> Never buy a ladder or mattress in Atlanta 
>> .  Just go to one of the interstates and you 
>> will soon find one in the middle of the road.
>>
>> The last thing you want to do is give another 
>> driver the finger, unless your car is armored, 
>> your trigger finger is itchy and your AK-47 has a full clip.
>>
>> Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.
>>
>> There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Georgia .
>>
>> There are 10,000 types of spiders.  All 10,000 
>> live in Georgia , plus a couple no one has seen before.
>> If it grows, it sticks.
>> If it crawls, it bites.
>> If you notice a vine trying to wrap itself 
>> around your leg, you have about 20 seconds to 
>> escape, before you are completely captured and 
>> covered with Kudzu,another ill-advised "import," 
>> like the Carp, Starling, English Sparrow, and other 'exotic wonders'.
>>
>> It's not a shopping cart, it's a buggy.
>> "Fixinto" is one word (I'm fixinto go to the store).
>>
>> Sweet Tea is appropriate for all meals and you 
>> start drinking it when you're 2 years old.
>>
>> "Jeet?" is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?"
>>
>> "Momma-nem" means: How's Mother and all of the 
>> other children and other members of the family doing.
>>
>> If you understand these jokes, forward them to 
>> your friends from Atlanta , Georgia and those who just wish they were.
>>
>> Lordy, I love ATLANTA !
>>
>>     
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