Not much shock - I was in the military 12 years before I came to Mississippi and hadn't been stationed above South Carolina in that time. The biggest problem was/is adjusting to the summers - they're every bit as brutal as a New York winter!
Every summer, I threaten more seriously to leave the South, Trebb. I HATE HATE HATE the humidiy. What part of the state are you in? Freepmail if you don't want to say on the open board.
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