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[Clansgian AT wmconnect.com]

This is just for what it's worth.

I was born in the county where I live.  Within a radius of some fifty miles 
or so are the counties (in Tennessee and Virginia) where my parents, 
grandparents, great grand parents, and great great grandparents were born, 
lived their 
entire lives, and died (not my parents, they are still quite with us).

People are welcome here.  As I've said before, we have a sizeable population 
of sojourning Mexicans here.  A good business companion down the hollow from 
me is from Texas.  One of the most delightful neighbors I ever had was right 
across the road (1/4 mile away) who was from New Zealand.  She became ill and 
wanted a good place to come to die.  She said just before died that these had 
been the happiest five years of her (nealy 70 year long) life.

But if a person wants to be despised to the very depths of their soul, come 
here with the purpose of saving us.  There is something about the Applachian 
folk that needles us to the heights and depths at the uttter, utter arrogance 
of 
someone presuming that we need saved from ourselves.

I include this factiod (or opinion-oid) for anyone contemplating a migration 
to these climes.  One might think that the bringer of some better way or 
better resouces would be greeted with gratitude.  No.  Don't expect it.  Not 
even 
if it is really needed.