Country Road

@Giovanni: Thank you.

@Amir: I started in color, of course, but once I tried the b&w it was obvious to me that it was the better choice.

@lisa v: I'm not sure an Aussie can be a Redneck but maybe I've seen too much Crocodile Dundee. Here's a Redneck test for you though. See if any of these hit home.

You Might Be A Redneck If . . .

. . . you can’t visit relatives without getting mud on your tires.
. . . you must go through more than 2 gates to get to your home.
. . . you can’t marry your sweetheart because there is a law against it.
. . . you dated your daddy’s current wife in high school.
. . . you’ve ever had to appear in court because of your dogs.
. . . your wife can climb a tree faster than your cat.
. . . you're on your third marriage and still have the same in-laws.
. . . your front porch collapses and four dogs get killed.
. . . you go to your family reunions looking for a date.
. . . you think a Volvo is part of a woman’s anatomy.
. . . your Junior/Senior Prom had a Daycare.
. . . on Thanksgiving Day you have to decide which pet to eat.
. . . you’ve ever come home and found crime scene tape across your front porch.
. . . your idea of high-quality entertainment is a six-pack and a bug-zapper.
. . . you’ve ever gotten an official letter of recognition from a tobacco or beer company.
. . . you’ve ever had to siphon gas from your lawn mower to put into your truck.
. . . you’ve ever stood in line to have your picture made with a freak of nature.
. . . you have a bumper sticker that says, “My mother’s an honor student” at the local junior high.
. . . you have no hubcaps on your car because you’re using them to feed your hunting dogs.
. . . you honest-to-God think women are turned on by animal noises and seductive tongue gestures.
. . . you have a Hefty Bag for a passenger-side window.
. . . you have ever made a frog-gigging spear.
. . . your deceased hunting dog’s tombstone is larger than your grandfather’s.

@JoeB: W is about a four hour drive north from here, but yeah, you might run into some of his buddies. I sort of detest the guy, but you know what? The prospect of a McCain/Palin victory has me thinking maybe ole' W isn't so bad. If we do get McCain and Caribou Barbie, we may be look back on W's reign with a fond nostalgia for those golden years when we still had electricity and running water and you could still go outside without dying from the radiation. In fact, when I think about it, if the choice had to be between a McCain presidency and a coup that keeps W in office, I think I'd choose W.

@Observing: We're considering a movie to the country and we were out driving around looking for a country place before the collapse --where we can grow our own food and fight off the starving masses from the cities (well, I hope it doesn't become that dire, but we'd be considering a move to the country even if we expected a wonderful future). This was a very long unpaved road off a state highway. It's a nice location but too far from work (and a job is not yet irrelevant).

@sherri: We're considering a move to the country before the collapse so we were out driving around looking for a country place.

@danthro: We were out driving around looking for a country place.

@dj.tigersprout: One of the few I've printed.