One Man's Trash...

[MushyMushy]

Personally, I find using the tern "redneck" to describe someone I don't know anything about to be a insulting slang word.

Yet where I live, the term redneck is worn with a badge of pride.

Anyway, nobody asked me, but this is what I think of when I think redneck -- and I'm surrounded by plenty of them -- dark colored Wrangler or Rustler jeans topped with a belt sporting a huge belt buckle, cowboy boots or work boots, old stained white tee shirt covered with a plaid flannel shirt, or in the summertime, a wife beater. If he's a friendly redneck, he's got a baseball cap perched near the back of his head and if he's more reserved, he's got it pulled down low over his eyes.

Most of the ones I know are a friendly enough sort, but are prone towards racism. You'll see a few of them driving with a rebel flag on the back of their pickup, even though we're in Pennsylvania. I have news for them -- we were the enemy!

 

[MUFFYCAT]

Yard Sailing and Trash-by-the-side of the road-sailing. Yes, he has a red neck, but ONLY when he is out in the sun too much. Now, he has found a Gibson Guitar,from the 70's worth about $1,000.00 for FREE in a trash pile AND a gorgeous Brass Lamp--all it needed was cleaning up and a new switch and a bulb. Its hanging in my living room now. Oh, he owns 2 property and drives a Corvette, not bad for a Red-Neck!

I see you live in Florida. I may know some neighborhoods for your DH
to go sailing.

 

[Gurgi]

I was trying to imply the "one finger salute" with the emoticons. I guess I'll have to be more clear the next time.

Anne

 

[Yardbird]

I see you live in Florida. I may know some neighborhoods for your DH
to go sailing.

No need to come to mine, this redneck is getting first dibs.

 

[TinksPixieDust]

OMG!!! It's Buddy Jesus!!!

 

[Southern4sure]

Oh, I thought you said they waved not flipped her off. I didn't read between the lines.



Oooo, that sounds like fun!! "Rednecks" sound like really fun, laid back, cool people.

Why thank you for describing me....

 

[Gurgi]

OMG!!! It's Buddy Jesus!!!

I love Buddy Jesus. He rocks.

 

[mommaU4]

Yard Sailing and Trash-by-the-side of the road-sailing. Yes, he has a red neck, but ONLY when he is out in the sun too much. Now, he has found a Gibson Guitar,from the 70's worth about $1,000.00 for FREE in a trash pile AND a gorgeous Brass Lamp--all it needed was cleaning up and a new switch and a bulb. Its hanging in my living room now. Oh, he owns 2 property and drives a Corvette, not bad for a Red-Neck!

I get really red on my upper chest area when I'm in the sun too long. Does that make me a "redchest"?

 

[Poohbear123]

I see you live in Florida. I may know some neighborhoods for your DH
to go sailing.

He already knows, Coral Gables/Ft. Lauderdale areas too well.

 

[AdventurerKat]

Here's Merriam-Webster's dictionary definition of that term, "redneck"

Main Entry: red·neck
Pronunciation: 'red-"nek
Function: noun
1 sometimes disparaging : a white member of the Southern rural laboring class
2 often disparaging : a person whose behavior and opinions are similar to those attributed to rednecks
- redneck also red·necked /-"nekt/ adjective

Now I tried to find rednecks on there, you know, to find out what their behaviour and opinions are, but it was lacking in the definition for that. However, I think Jeff Foxworthy has built an entire comedy career out of it.

 

[TDC Nala]

So if you picture Jeff Foxworth you'll have it?

What does Jeff Foxworth look like?

 

[Gurgi]

So if you picture Jeff Foxworth you'll have it?

What does Jeff Foxworth look like?

 

[doxdogy]

I have found quite a bit of neat stuff dumpster diving over the years. In our lean days DH and I furnished our entire living room on dumpster diving. We use to hit the high rent apartment complexes. Where us rednecks couldn't afford to live.

 

[winniedapooh]

I have found quite a bit of neat stuff dumpster diving over the years. In our lean days DH and I furnished our entire living room on dumpster diving. We use to hit the high rent apartment complexes. Where us rednecks couldn't afford to live.

I knew someone once that would drive to a really upscale neighborhood near Boston and go trash diving every week. They kept what they wanted for their homes and then sold the rest at yard sales...not for me but to each his own.

 

[FSUGrad97]

Lest I insult someone, I'm not going onto detail about what they looked like, but get the picture of the biggest redneck you can imagine into your brain, and you're halfway there.
Anne

To be honest, you DO live in Lake county, so it shouldn't be that big of a surprise that you would run into someone who may be a little less "refined" than those that live in your neighborhood.

I grew up in Ocala (Marion county), and I always get a kick out of posters who think that Marion, Lake, and Sumter counties aren't rural or "country." Many counties in central Florida (outside of the Tampa and Orlando metro areas) have some pretty rural spots.

By the way, some of those 'necks that look like they have nothing, are L-O-A-D-E-D with $$$.

 

[ducklite]

To be honest, you DO live in Lake county, so it shouldn't be that big of a surprise that you would run into someone who may be a little less "refined" than those that live in your neighborhood.

I'm from Ocala (Marion county), and I always get a kick out of posters who think that Marion, Lake, and Sumter counties aren't rural or "country."
Many counties in central Florida (outside of the Tampa and Orlando metro areas) have some pretty rural spots.

Ah, you've been to the teeming metropolis of Masscotte. I worked a temp job in Groveland at a very blue collar company for about two weeks shortly after I arrived in Clermont. I was introduced to some very nice, but definitely very "interesting" characters while I was there.

It doesn't surprise me at all to see people who maybe have a simpler way of life from many of us around here. The rural charm is what attracted us to this area to begin with.

The thing that struck me as funny was that they were taking the owrst possible junk, and actually leaving behind some stuff that looked quite salvageable.

Anne

 

[Cass]

I have to get my eyes checked. I read the title of this thread as 'Old Man's Tush'

 

[Mom2Ashli]

There was a show on TV one time that showed what people have done with garbage that other people were throwing away. They made new things out of old things or just made them look new again. They were selling the "junk" they found and were making a good living at it.



Maybe the people that were dragging the grill or chair off thought they found grand furniture and that was the best they were ever going to see. For that my heart would have gone out to them. But hey that is just me.

 

[ducklite]

Maybe the people that were dragging the grill or chair off thought they found grand furniture and that was the best they were ever going to see. For that my heart would have gone out to them. But hey that is just me.

The weird thing is that there was some stuff thst looked pretty salvageable with a good steam cleaning and maybe a slip cover. But they were taking the worst possible junk.

Anne

 

[Mom2Ashli]

The weird thing is that there was some stuff thst looked pretty salvageable with a good steam cleaning and maybe a slip cover. But they were taking the worst possible junk.

Anne

It could be they were looking for specific things that they needed to fix other things. You just NEVER know.