+1 For Conecuh sausage. I always buy the 4-pound packs (1 ea. of Original and Hickory) when I go to Costco. And they never last long. I guess I need to start buying 2 of each.
Alabama is my home. I was born and raised here. I'll never call anywhere else home. I've lived in other states, but they were never home. This state gets a bad rap because most people are shown only the bad parts. They get to see only the backwoods. redneck, hillbilly people and think that everyone from Alabama is like that. But we all know that's not true. Also, every state has their rednecks, hillbillies, and backwoods people; even states like California and New York. When most people hear those words (California and New York), they think of L.A,. or NYC. But those states are more than just 1 city. I lived in central California for 6 months. And it was NOTHING like you'd see on TV or in the movies. There are no big cities like L.A. There's a lot of hard working people just trying to live their lives. They're not trying to be anything else than who they are. And, yes, there were some rednecks (no, not talking about myself, lol). And I've talked to people from the state of New York who said that there are definitely some redneck type people who live there and are from there. Upstate New York is some of the most beautiful scenery I've ever seen (only in pics, never actually been there). And Alabama has some scenery that rivals it, if not outright beats it.
It's been a long time since I've been to north Alabama and seen the trees that go on for miles and miles and the hills covered in fall foliage. But I HAVE seen it, in person. And it is some of the most beautiful scenery I've ever seen. And a lot of south Alabama is like that, too. Basically most of the stuff between Huntsville and Birmingham, and Birmingham and Montgomery, and Montgomery and Mobile. You have to get out and drive a little bit to see it, but they're there. Get away from the cities and you'll start seeing some beautiful places.
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