NCDAWG Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Been here all week, we have seen our fair share of Bills fans. Met a guy that works for Rich products. Pretty cool. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanmiamioh Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I’ll be down there Thursday through Monday. Will be rocking my gear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLTbills Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 hour ago, NCDAWG said: Been here all week, we have seen our fair share of Bills fans. Met a guy that works for Rich products. Pretty cool. Nice. When you get back in town, Bills games are always on in my garage on Sundays (Since you live in Concord, too)!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalypse Nuts Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) I live about 45 minutes from Gatlinburg in Maryville (pronounced "Mer-vul" and like 20 miles due-south of Knoxville). I've seen one or two of us around town here but don't know any personally. Hopefully other Bills fans in my area have at least noticed my Bills stickers on my cars and my "Bills Mafia" license plate frame which I'm very proud of. It's been nice having the Bills play the Titans so often the last few years. As you can imagine without the Sunday Ticket I don't get to see so many regular season games. Hopefully things will come back around like they were in the early 90's when they'd showed Bills games all the time because they were so good. Edited October 10, 2020 by Distorted One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonderful Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Love the Smokies. Not sure if Crocket's Breakfast Camp is still around but the pancakes they make are the best I ever had. 😋 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I was in the smoky mountains last weekend - watched the bills-raiders game on my phone (they only got colts-bears) on a deck overlooking the woods and hiking trails next to a fire pit. It was glorious. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 22 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: I was in the smoky mountains last weekend - watched the bills-raiders game on my phone (they only got colts-bears) on a deck overlooking the woods and hiking trails next to a fire pit. It was glorious. That does sound beautiful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bongo Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Live an hour West of Knoxville. Sport the Bills logo on the front of my car. Have seen some gear on people in Knoxville and Nashville. And of course in Nashville at the game last year!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutDog Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 33 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: I was in the smoky mountains last weekend - watched the bills-raiders game on my phone (they only got colts-bears) on a deck overlooking the woods and hiking trails next to a fire pit. It was glorious. I’d say that makes it worth watching on a phone. Beautiful part of the country. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plano Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 We'll be in Chattanooga on Tuesday-Thursday if anyone is around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jav Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Happy to host Plano and any other Bills Backers at my house in downtown Chattanooga, assuming game is shown on Sunday Ticket. Will get wings from Taco Mac, local watering hole with authentic wings owned by native Buffalonians. Email me if interested: joeveys@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalypse Nuts Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 39 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: I was in the smoky mountains last weekend - watched the bills-raiders game on my phone (they only got colts-bears) on a deck overlooking the woods and hiking trails next to a fire pit. It was glorious. We have some great views of this side of the Smokies from all parts of town. Been here since 2015 and feel more at home here than I ever did in 30 years in the DC area. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, TroutDog said: I’d say that makes it worth watching on a phone. Beautiful part of the country. We did a tour of small NC mountain towns a few weeks ago. The wife hates the heat, I hate the cold. The dream is, when she retires, a place in (tax free) Sarasota, FL for most of the year and a place in the Smokies for the sweltering months. Hey! A guy can dream! I really didn’t fully appreciate the beauty of the Smokies until we were driving into Blowing Rock. I am FULLY sold! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutDog Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, Augie said: We did a tour of small NC mountain towns a few weeks ago. The wife hates the heat, I hate the cold. The dream is, when she retires, a place in (tax free) Sarasota, FL for most of the year and a place in the Smokies for the sweltering months. Hey! A guy can dream! I really didn’t fully appreciate the beauty of the Smokies until we were driving into Blowing Rock. I am FULLY sold! Absolutely: there are gorgeous towns tucked in all through the region. What you’re thinking of is the best of both worlds: mountains AND beach! 😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceman_16 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I have 200 acres in Central Tennessee and I love that area. It was too bad covid hit. The game was amazing last time. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 12 minutes ago, aceman_16 said: I have 200 acres in Central Tennessee and I love that area. It was too bad covid hit. The game was amazing last time. We TOOK OVER Nashville last year! It was awesome! We always travel well, but certain places will draw better than others. I circled this game when the schedule came out. Bummer, but I’ll be glad for whatever we get in this crazy year. It’s all I can do..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, Augie said: We TOOK OVER Nashville last year! It was awesome! We always travel well, but certain places will draw better than others. I circled this game when the schedule came out. Bummer, but I’ll be glad for whatever we get in this crazy year. It’s all I can do..... Anyplace else in country we need to watch out for that you circled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, TroutDog said: Absolutely: there are gorgeous towns tucked in all through the region. What you’re thinking of is the best of both worlds: mountains AND beach! 😃 We don’t need a big house. Heck, I don’t even WANT a big house! Location and weather are everything to me. Two smaller places just big enough to hold a few family/guests and give me some outside living is ideal. Bills game on the covered porch by a fire is my goal. Now.........if only we can make that happen....... . Edited October 11, 2020 by Augie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Limeaid said: Anyplace else in country we need to watch out for that you circled? Well, Nashville and the Buffalo home opener were my two “circled” games this year. I’m glad Buffalo has fared better than Nashville (so far). Next year will eventually be here, but not soon enough! . Edited October 11, 2020 by Augie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutDog Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, Augie said: We don’t need a big house. Heck, I don’t even WANT a big house! Location and weather is everything to me. Two smaller places just big enough to hold a few family/guests and give me some outside living is ideal. Bills game on the covered porch by a fire is my goal. Now.........if only we can make that happen....... Agree completely...it’s just me after this year as my last one is about to fly the coop. I will be downsizing RADICALLY. I’ve vacillated on moving back south but will stay here for now due to exceptional medical care. With that being said, half of me misses the south (19 years down there) and the other half completely loves the three seasons here in WNY. If not for that one darn season lasting too long here! 😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaBu Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Augie said: We did a tour of small NC mountain towns a few weeks ago. The wife hates the heat, I hate the cold. The dream is, when she retires, a place in (tax free) Sarasota, FL for most of the year and a place in the Smokies for the sweltering months. Hey! A guy can dream! I really didn’t fully appreciate the beauty of the Smokies until we were driving into Blowing Rock. I am FULLY sold! And state tax free in TN if you’re on that side of the Smokies. NC taxes can be a pain from my experience, though. They can hassle you even though you claim FL residence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, jabu said: And state tax free in TN if you’re on that side of the Smokies. NC taxes can be a pain from my experience, though. They can hassle you even though you claim FL residence. The state doesn’t have a single policy for state income tax? Every place I go I find some strange rules! Never assume! In Florida you have to prove you spend more than 50% of the year there to keep your homestead exemption on your home (taxes could only rise like 2-3% per year). Great savings! I think it was the same for income tax. My mother managed a high end place on Longboat Key and some people would give her a credit card and tell her to fill up her gas tank or something a couple times a month and keep the receipts for them! Good deal! . Edited October 10, 2020 by Augie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills Fan of St Augustine Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 This is a pretty handy site when evaluating taxes and figure out retirement. https://www.kiplinger.com/kiplinger-tools/taxes/t055-s001-kiplinger-tax-map/index.php . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 9 hours ago, NCDAWG said: Been here all week, we have seen our fair share of Bills fans. Met a guy that works for Rich products. Pretty cool. We're heading that way for a few days on Wednesday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 6 hours ago, Plano said: We'll be in Chattanooga on Tuesday-Thursday if anyone is around! Half way between here and Nashville so I used to stop often for lunch. Unfortunately, my favorite place has closed after 13 years so I can’t help you there. The aquarium is said to be surprisingly good, by people who say they don’t like aquariums. I’ve not been personally, but maybe worth looking into. Enjoy! Hope you find a good place to see a Bills win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceman_16 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 5 hours ago, Augie said: We TOOK OVER Nashville last year! It was awesome! We always travel well, but certain places will draw better than others. I circled this game when the schedule came out. Bummer, but I’ll be glad for whatever we get in this crazy year. It’s all I can do..... Yeah...I was there and it was fantastic! I was sooooo hoping to repeat it this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2catch Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 8 hours ago, Distorted One said: I live about 45 minutes from Gatlinburg in Maryville (pronounced "Mer-vul" and like 20 miles due-south of Knoxville). I've seen one or two of us around town here but don't know any personally. Hopefully other Bills fans in my area have at least noticed my Bills stickers on my cars and my "Bills Mafia" license plate frame which I'm very proud of. It's been nice having the Bills play the Titans so often the last few years. As you can imagine without the Sunday Ticket I don't get to see so many regular season games. Hopefully things will come back around like they were in the early 90's when they'd showed Bills games all the time because they were so good. I’m 5 minutes from oak ridge!!!! And I totally got the Mer-vul reference 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bray Wyatt Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Just moved to Murfreesboro this April from Rochester. My buddies from back in NY were supposed to come down to visit and see the game. Didn’t get to see the Nashville experience last year and was hoping to see it this year, maybe next year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Bray Wyatt said: Just moved to Murfreesboro this April from Rochester. My buddies from back in NY were supposed to come down to visit and see the game. Didn’t get to see the Nashville experience last year and was hoping to see it this year, maybe next year... I’d like to think the AFC Championship game will be played in Orchard Park next year! . Edited October 11, 2020 by Augie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Angel Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 9 hours ago, Distorted One said: I live about 45 minutes from Gatlinburg in Maryville (pronounced "Mer-vul" and like 20 miles due-south of Knoxville). I've seen one or two of us around town here but don't know any personally. Hopefully other Bills fans in my area have at least noticed my Bills stickers on my cars and my "Bills Mafia" license plate frame which I'm very proud of. It's been nice having the Bills play the Titans so often the last few years. As you can imagine without the Sunday Ticket I don't get to see so many regular season games. Hopefully things will come back around like they were in the early 90's when they'd showed Bills games all the time because they were so good. Also in Maryville, originally from upstate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanmiamioh Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Augie said: Half way between here and Nashville so I used to stop often for lunch. Unfortunately, my favorite place has closed after 13 years so I can’t help you there. The aquarium is said to be surprisingly good, by people who say they don’t like aquariums. I’ve not been personally, but maybe worth looking into. Enjoy! Hope you find a good place to see a Bills win! I can vouch for the aquarium, it’s really nice. It’s been probably 7-8 years since I was there but I definitely enjoyed it. Also enjoyed some ribs from Sugars ribs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan4ever63 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 11 hours ago, Bray Wyatt said: Just moved to Murfreesboro this April from Rochester. My buddies from back in NY were supposed to come down to visit and see the game. Didn’t get to see the Nashville experience last year and was hoping to see it this year, maybe next year... ive been in Murfreesboro 12 years. i love it down here. watch the bills game on a 15 ft screen every week. all Bills fans welcome. also have 3 other 75 inch screens for other games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalypse Nuts Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 12 hours ago, Pirate Angel said: Also in Maryville, originally from upstate I'm originally from Northern VA but I've been a Bills fan since the first Super Bowl. I never had a team I followed and I just gravitated to the Bills somehow. After pretty much immediately going through those four SB losses with everyone, I was devastated but I told myself it was only a matter of time before they'd get back to the big game and win it. Of course I had no idea the wait would be this long or this painful but it's starting to all be worth it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCDAWG Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 22 hours ago, CLTbills said: Nice. When you get back in town, Bills games are always on in my garage on Sundays (Since you live in Concord, too)!!!!! 10-4 we can definitely do that 21 hours ago, Mr. Wonderful said: Love the Smokies. Not sure if Crocket's Breakfast Camp is still around but the pancakes they make are the best I ever had. 😋 We went there yesterday...OMG soooooooo good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsatlastin2018 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 On 10/10/2020 at 4:11 PM, jav said: Happy to host Plano and any other Bills Backers at my house in downtown Chattanooga, assuming game is shown on Sunday Ticket. Will get wings from Taco Mac, local watering hole with authentic wings owned by native Buffalonians. Email me if interested: joeveys@hotmail.com I was in Chat to visit family last year and watched the Bills beat the Titans in Whacky Wings. Keep you in mind for 2021, should we return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 On 10/10/2020 at 2:38 PM, Distorted One said: I live about 45 minutes from Gatlinburg in Maryville (pronounced "Mer-vul" and like 20 miles due-south of Knoxville). I've seen one or two of us around town here but don't know any personally. Hopefully other Bills fans in my area have at least noticed my Bills stickers on my cars and my "Bills Mafia" license plate frame which I'm very proud of. It's been nice having the Bills play the Titans so often the last few years. As you can imagine without the Sunday Ticket I don't get to see so many regular season games. Hopefully things will come back around like they were in the early 90's when they'd showed Bills games all the time because they were so good. I had a friend in seminary from Mer - vul. He loved to play bluegrass on his guitar and he could mimic a bunch of old time stars from Grand Old Opry. And he loved goats milk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalypse Nuts Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 7 hours ago, TigerJ said: I had a friend in seminary from Mer - vul. He loved to play bluegrass on his guitar and he could mimic a bunch of old time stars from Grand Old Opry. And he loved goats milk. I have to say the people of this area are generally (like 99%) very nice and cordial, especially compared to East Coast people in general. That's another reason I love it here so much. In the category of probably only of interest to me, the municipal tap water is like the best in the world. It tastes as good or better than bottled water. When we lived in NoVA we used a Brita pitcher and went through filters every month. We got here and realized we hadn't changed ours in over 4 months so we just stopped using it. We just got back from Hilton Head Island in SC and the water there is atrocious. If you have crappy tap water where you live you'll probably understand why I'm a little enthusiastic about ours. That may be interesting to someone else so I'm just throwing it out there. Also the "traffic" here is almost non-existent when you're used to the DC area. You couldn't pay me to move back there. BTW the DENSO car parts mega-factory here is hiring like crazy right now and has been for a few years now. They're expanding their existing facilities - which were already incredible - where they make computerized components for several car manufacturers with a nearly billion-dollar new facility. They have lots of entry-level jobs so it's not hard to get your foot in the door and start a really good career. It's caused a major housing boom here for several years now but it's still a relatively affordable place to live. And the Maryville City schools are some of the top in the country which is a major bonus if you have school age kids. Just putting this out there in case anyone is interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Distorted One said: I have to say the people of this area are generally (like 99%) very nice and cordial, especially compared to East Coast people in general. That's another reason I love it here so much. In the category of probably only of interest to me, the municipal tap water is like the best in the world. It tastes as good or better than bottled water. When we lived in NoVA we used a Brita pitcher and went through filters every month. We got here and realized we hadn't changed ours in over 4 months so we just stopped using it. We just got back from Hilton Head Island in SC and the water there is atrocious. If you have crappy tap water where you live you'll probably understand why I'm a little enthusiastic about ours. That may be interesting to someone else so I'm just throwing it out there. Also the "traffic" here is almost non-existent when you're used to the DC area. You couldn't pay me to move back there. BTW the DENSO car parts mega-factory here is hiring like crazy right now and has been for a few years now. They're expanding their existing facilities - which were already incredible - where they make computerized components for several car manufacturers with a nearly billion-dollar new facility. They have lots of entry-level jobs so it's not hard to get your foot in the door and start a really good career. It's caused a major housing boom here for several years now but it's still a relatively affordable place to live. And the Maryville City schools are some of the top in the country which is a major bonus if you have school age kids. Just putting this out there in case anyone is interested. Ken was like the coolest guy ever. He got married while in seminary and his wife had to feed him about 4,000 calories a day so he could just maintain his weight. He was a bout 6'3" and maybe 160. He has a veteran and his career goal in ministry was to become a military chaplain. Edited October 12, 2020 by TigerJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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