gravedigger
Regular Member
Okay, you are a great help. Now I have another question!
In every state, there are areas where a 'tourist' or someone who doesn't know the area and isn't familiar with local customs and traditions shouldn't go. Think of the movie "Family Vacation" when Chevy chase ends up in an inner city ghetto trying to ask for directions to the interstate as the local thugs strip valuable parts off of his car.
I hear things about Louisville and such, with HINTS about areas we are better off avoiding altogether, but so far, no one has pushed a pin into a map for me.
We are flying into Nashville on August 4th. We'll rent a car, and then we're going to 'wing it' around Western Kentucky and Northern Tennessee. Can you folks tell me the areas to AVOID, as we look for an area to settle? My mom and I are White, Catholic, 70ish and 52, conservative, etc. I don't want to wander into some area where I have to decide how to answer the question, "Er you a Hatfield, er er you a McCoy?" A good female friend who was born and raised in Kentucky told me to stay out of the eastern part of the state. She said the people were nice enough, and it wasn't so much a safety issue as the folks in those parts just didn't like 'outsiders' snooping around.
On our last visit, we settled in Bowling Green, and did 100 - 130 mile loops each day, to the west, the north, the east, always returning to our hotel at night. This time we're going to meander a bit and find hotels along the way, flying back to CommieFornia on the 13th.
All input is greatly appreciated!
In every state, there are areas where a 'tourist' or someone who doesn't know the area and isn't familiar with local customs and traditions shouldn't go. Think of the movie "Family Vacation" when Chevy chase ends up in an inner city ghetto trying to ask for directions to the interstate as the local thugs strip valuable parts off of his car.
I hear things about Louisville and such, with HINTS about areas we are better off avoiding altogether, but so far, no one has pushed a pin into a map for me.
We are flying into Nashville on August 4th. We'll rent a car, and then we're going to 'wing it' around Western Kentucky and Northern Tennessee. Can you folks tell me the areas to AVOID, as we look for an area to settle? My mom and I are White, Catholic, 70ish and 52, conservative, etc. I don't want to wander into some area where I have to decide how to answer the question, "Er you a Hatfield, er er you a McCoy?" A good female friend who was born and raised in Kentucky told me to stay out of the eastern part of the state. She said the people were nice enough, and it wasn't so much a safety issue as the folks in those parts just didn't like 'outsiders' snooping around.
On our last visit, we settled in Bowling Green, and did 100 - 130 mile loops each day, to the west, the north, the east, always returning to our hotel at night. This time we're going to meander a bit and find hotels along the way, flying back to CommieFornia on the 13th.
All input is greatly appreciated!
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