State of the State

Ok, by state I mean Western North Carolina:


The views are magical, every second of every day.
The cool city of Charlotte is only 2.25 hours away, and the Atlantic ocean is just a couple hours further east.
It's legal to haul your dog (or your friends) in the back of a pick-up.
The local grocery stores carry "sugar free" Redman chaw.
"Wendy's" has issued a new meal for the states of North and South Carolina, called "the Carolina burger" -- a beef patty, chili and cole slaw.
The deli in the local grocery store carries "Amish Cole Slaw." It consists of cabbage, special sauce and carrots. No carriages involved.
Some of the people here still have lovely Ashevillian accents, but the "quacking" of the northern folk is being heard more often.
There are hide-aways in this area about which only savvy people know.
I am savvy. And I quack.