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Originally Posted by Gary Carmichael Sr
Well I have missed the Southern the last three years, moving and the sell of the mountain house still unpacking here in Mt Airy, Issues with my wifes health so I will not be there this year either, maybe next year? The computor helps keep me in the loop so to speak about what is happening. The Southern is by far the best venue in the southeast if you like side by sides this is the one to be at Gary
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I can certainly relate to all of that Gary. I’m 77 and I know you and several others have me beat by a score of years but the desire is always there. I started going to the southern with Kathy back in about 2007 and she liked it almost as much as I did. Wonderful new friendships were made - the education I received - the associations we were introduced to - everything was exceptional and I would never trade these experiences for anything.
Then I lost my job (downsized) and at 66 I decided I was now retired and still had a mortgage over our heads. So what did I do?… I sold my two best Parkers to pay it off. Then Kathy was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and suffered with it for close to 7 years before she passed in 2022.
Many unexpected things in our lives put a halt to the good times so we can’t wait for opportunities to present themselves - we need to actually MAKE the time for the things we want to do. CARPE DIEM my friends!!
Dorothy, my new love, and I went to the Southern two years ago but we need to make decisions these days based on budgetary constraints. Dorothy loved the Southern and truly wants to go again but for this year we will focus on enjoying some time with friends at Hausmann’s.
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