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I say let the world stereotype West Virginians and our whole state. It keeps the liberals out. I pray every day that WV never gets "discovered" and ruined. I love every "backward" hillbilly in the state. I love every crooked mountain road. I love the wild rivers and the billions of trees. I love the low cost of living. I love the fact that I have neighbors who are willing to do anything I ask of them and want nothing in return. I love the fact that we have "community" instead of urban sprawl. I could go on all night, but you get the picture. Lord protect us from "progress".

I say let the world stereotype West Virginians and our whole state. It keeps the liberals out. I pray every day that WV never gets "discovered" and ruined

Amen, brother. We love our neighbors (well, maybe not Michigan so much).

GO BUCKS!

Tony

I love many of the things you do about WV, but it's the liberals IN the state that are the problem. Until they either 1) change their voting habits, 2) move away or 3) die, the state will never make the progress it could.

I am still confused at the ousting of Wise from Congress, Capito ( a moderate GOPer is in), Underwood (R) is out as gov and Wise is in? Oh, and they voted for a GOP president for the first time since 84. I suspect Byrd will somehow still be casting his socialist votes from the grave.

I have hope still that the state will progress. More young people will continue to leave the state, more businesses will continue to fail until real change and progress is made. Of course, there will always be some ignorant ass that will find some reason to make fun of the state. Like posting stupid remarks on FR.

I love every crooked mountain road

Back in the late seventies, I was on an 8 week long business trip which required I travel in a rented van making sales calls to Western Auto stores all over the Southeast.

One leg was to a town in eastern WV and I got stuck behind a truck carrying timber. I don't believe that at any point (up or down) we went above 5 MPH.
Longest nerve-racking drive I can remember. (FORGET about passing!)

I don't what town that was, but my next call required I meet someone at the airport in Roanoke VA., so I crossed over into Virginny, and started driving sleepily south through this monotonous valley road when all off a sudden, it looks like a golf fairway on the left.

I mean here out in the middle of NOWHERE!

I stare in amazement at these golf holes rolling by when I round a corner and come upon a Clubhouse Mansion.

I mean here out in the middle of NOWHERE!

Hundreds of Golf carts...beautiful grounds.

I mean here out in the middle of NOWHERE...LOL!

So when I finally got home I looked at a map and traced where it was I saw the "mirage".

Hot Springs VA. and it was the Homestead.

Anyone who, like me, is not familiar with this place, it's got a fascinating history.

West Virginia is a great state. I was in Charleston for a several months for a work project. The mountains are beautiful and West Viriginians are very friendly-- my car got stuck in the snow and within 2 minutes, three people stopped to help me out, see how long you wait in Boston.

Last but not least, there are an awful lot of sweet, pretty girls there, every time I hear "Coalminer's Daughter", I have very fond memories of a coalminer's daughter I dated there.

Sadly, she just sent me an e-mail that she just got married. Like the song says, all my old flames have new names. :)

I say let the world stereotype West Virginians and our whole state. It keeps the liberals out. I pray every day that WV never gets "discovered" and ruined.

Damn right. My wife and I just moved to Charleston and we've never run into a friendlier bunch of people. As one person here told me, "If you can't make friends in WV, you're a sociopath."

I love every crooked mountain road. I love the wild rivers and the billions of trees. I love the low cost of living.

Amen! All we need to do is rewrite the tax laws (go, Rob Capehart! see www.wvppc.org) and institute some tort reform, and I think "almost heaven" will be even closer to perfection.