Welcome to Dixie Drive, the main drag through that little town up the road. Make a right or left onto any side street and who knows what or who you might come across. These folks are as unpredictable as a squirrel in the street on a hot summer's day and they don't care what you think about it. They're not hurting anybody, (except maybe themselves). they're just playing their cards with the hand they were dealt, so stand back and we'll see what they come up with next. The folks near Dixie Drive might reside in some backwater southern town and some of their weirdness may be particularly "Southern" but don't kid yourself, this is Small Town America: the same animal from Portland East to Portland West. Woof!
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margueritem
said, 7 months ago
Drink that kerosene right down!
Three Steps Over Japan said, 7 months ago
Gramps: “Refill the saw. We still got 5 more trees to fell before lunch.”
win said, 7 months ago
“Unchain My Heart” – Ray Charles
Bakumanfan said, 7 months ago
He is going to burn the body
Ice Hole
said, 7 months ago
Leatherface shall be over shortly, in search of the chainsaw..
Rich Powell
said, 7 months ago
Well, I was visiting with the old timers at the coffee shop (The Gingerbread House) the other day…(they are my constantly flowing fountain of knowledge about all things genuinely Southern) and they were talking about how their grandparents would use folk medicine to cure all sorts of ailments. Robert Crutchfield (Crutch) started the conversation about the kerosene and it seemed everyone there had had it applied to one part of their anatomy or another in their youth! (You can find Robert’s name hidden in the log if you look closely)
Notsoastute said, 7 months ago
@Rich Powell
Kerosene is a wonder drug. Limits infections on cuts and scrapes. It works on redbugs (chiggers for the northern persuasion) repels ticks. Burnt cylinder oil was used to treat mange and used on cattle to keep bugs off of them.
There are petroleum products in lots of ointments (Vaselene etc etc ) but you knew that.
offmyleash said, 7 months ago
My mom and dad’s favorite was Corn Huskers Lotion and something that was made with lanolin that was for cracked udders(I can’t remember the name).
soadhachami said, 7 months ago
Our grandparents know everything. So i wouldnt be to worried about him.
Rich Powell
said, 7 months ago
@offmyleash
Bag Balm, I believe, is the embarrassing name of that product!
Linda Dean
said, 7 months ago
@offmyleash
Bag Balm
Rottiluv
said, 7 months ago
My uncle was a top level first aid man, unfortunately his favourite statement was “well if I can’t cure you, I’ll just take you behind the barn and shoot you”……. Fear Healing works people! Also his favourite antiseptic was Blue Koat, so I spent a lot of my childhood changing colour.
Rich Powell
said, 7 months ago
@Rottiluv
Blue Koat? I’ll bet that’s similar to Mercurochrome (judging by your "u"s you must be from Canada or the UK?) See? This stuff is UNIVERSAL! Yee Haw!