Having grown up in a small town in east central Georgia, I guarantee there are people there who love it. Being that close to Atlanta, yet not having to put up with Atlanta is a big advantage.

@rjl9707

Жыл бұрын

Lived in Atl many yrs, and fully agree with you. Look what happen downtown Atl yesterday.

@abinsurly2910

Жыл бұрын

Back at ya.

@melaninmoxiellc963

Жыл бұрын

I just moved to the ATL area for months ago from California, and even I knew not to actually move into that city!

@ink407

Жыл бұрын

Facts

@fentynolfloyd5558

Жыл бұрын

I live in a place like this & I dont have pookie as a neighbor with his 12 brothers & each with a different baby daddy, robbing up the place.

17:40. Believe it or not, my Uncle Gene and Aunt Sally raised 6 kids in that little house. They slept in shifts in one bedroom and they all grew up to be good productive citizens. Aunt Sally passed on in 2006 but Uncle Gene is still living there!

@JoeandNicsRoadTrip

Жыл бұрын

That's amazing.

@mitch6962

Жыл бұрын

How do that many people sleep in shifts? If they have to sleep at night to go to school/work in the morning?

@soratbeats

Жыл бұрын

yeah imo Uncle Gene should have had his tubes tied. what a miserable stressful childhood that sounds like.

@madmo8829

Жыл бұрын

Wow

@LourdesGzz

Жыл бұрын

6 people x 8 hours of sleep each? How? Maybe you mean your uncle and aunt slept in shifts?

That little house you drove by is probably larger that a lot of apartments in NYC and a fraction of the cost.

These are farm towns. Not a city or suburbia. Most of rural America is like this. Some people don't want noise, lights, and constant stimulation of cities. Ga. and the south also had mill towns ,some thriving, until they shipped the jobs overseas. I was raised in big city, suburbia and live near a Ga. Mill town, by choice. Beautiful scenary, wildlife, ability to have animals....can go to nearby towns or cities if and when I want , need too...less taxes, not all the crime , sleep better, friendlier people, slower pace....

I'd rather be in small town America or in the country than any city.

@hoopty.

Жыл бұрын

Yes. I can't wait to get my land out of the city.

@niavellir7408

Жыл бұрын

Yeah cities are too expensive

@hoopty.

Жыл бұрын

And cities are filled with people who think they are better than the average person, just trying to live a normal life. I mean, I drive a 20 year old Camry, and have just a small business, but I own my house, 10 thousand dollars cash. I just work on it myself. Most people I know, looks down on me like I'm dirt, but they do not own their car, house, and they are slaving away working for another man. Just sad

@wtsdms7998

Жыл бұрын

I agree 100% !

@jujub4553

Жыл бұрын

Where are you

Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on My Mind👍👍

When I first found this channel about two months ago I thought it was such a boring subject. Well, I was wrong. I find myself looking forward to each new post and the statistics add dimension to each new town visited. I went back to when you sold your home to start this journey and thought to myself "That took some serious courage!" I agree with your kids! You two ARE crazy (in a good way).

@JoeandNicsRoadTrip

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this, R B! :)

@cathy14cs

Жыл бұрын

I felt the same but now I’m hooked.

@roystad8916

Жыл бұрын

Have been binge watching your videos here in Australia,love the way you show the towns and your commentary,also get a chuckle when you mention Australian Siri guiding you around the country,I think she sounds nice.

@fajarkurniawan9434

Жыл бұрын

@@roystad8916 hey I also set my Siri to Australian 🎉

@suzanne296

Жыл бұрын

I'm hooked. Interesting and makes me grateful and blessed.

The bulk of the filming location for Fried Green Tomatoes was made in Juliette, GA. The Whistle Stop Cafe is still there and open to the public. It’s one of my favorite movies.

@topdawg78

15 күн бұрын

That's where I grew up

@_Access_Denied_101

8 күн бұрын

Parts were also filmed here in Senoia. Very quaint small town. I love it.

My job takes me to lots of small rural towns like these in south Georgia. I consider it one of the perks of the job, getting to see places like these. Places that might not be around anymore in another 50 years.

I currently live here in Senoia. Grew up in Atlanta GA. We just went through the tornado that he is talking about. The walking dead was filmed mostly in Senoia more so than Woodbury. Love living here in the country. It has grown a tremendous amount since the walking being filmed in senoia. I'm a true GA 🍑

@shenaphillips77

Жыл бұрын

Are you Kin to the barker guy that played in walking dead? I can’t remember his first name. I’ll have to go look. But he played in it around the same time as me. He was also a zombie

@kathybarker4496

Жыл бұрын

@@shenaphillips77 not kin to any of them

@black12212

Ай бұрын

​@@shenaphillips77We are filming a Kevin Bacon TV show in Senoia now where they filmed Walking Dead

My good sir a town that close to Atlanta in Georgia is NOT a "small" town. Montezuma, Fort Valley, or Hawkinsville GA are a couple of examples. Hell You could even go Wrens or Hephzibah and be more rural. Lol. Seriously though thanks for posting these videos. They just highlight how vast the U.S truly is (states especially) and how people and life in general DO exist outside of major cities. Lol. Thanks again.

@donnareeweeks6180

Жыл бұрын

I'll put my feet under their table and share a pillow .

@donnareeweeks6180

Жыл бұрын

Augusta, Georgia 8n the house .

@apexone5502

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. That town is literally a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. I’ve done deliveries out that way and I live in Cobb County.

@koalafishmutantbird4682

Жыл бұрын

Yes! I’m from the area you mentioned first 😂

@jsmith3692

Жыл бұрын

Shout out to Ft Valley my Alma Matter . We’re definitely about an hour and a half from Atlanta

I'm a former Augusta resident. I look forward to seeing what you uncover. It's got a lot -- from pretty rough to very nice. Enjoyed your tour of the area southwest of Atlanta. I need to see Senoia for myself. As I watch these videos, it's a stark reminder of how hollowed out our working class and middle class has become. So much is either in terrible condition or places are ultra fancy. Decent, safe, in-between kinds of places -- so much more common when I was a boy -- are getting phased out. And the rural/city divide just grows and grows.

@LuckysLair

Жыл бұрын

Yep, the banking and big government cities/districts are hollowing out the middle class

@donnareeweeks6180

Жыл бұрын

I'm Augusta , Georgia born and raised . 64 years old . Trying to get back to the simpler life .. Technology is killing our children . It's a shame ..I bought a Radio Flyer wagon for my grand son . It's at least 50 years old . Hopefully I'll get to pull him to the store and push him home learning to navigate the wagon ..

@feefee2

Жыл бұрын

Used to live in Augusta but now in North Augusta lol.

@donnajacques3781

7 ай бұрын

I am also Augusta born and raised, but life has me in WV currently.

@donnajacques3781

7 ай бұрын

I grew up behind Sconyers and went to Butler. 😊

I live in a rural small town and have never been happier. I wonder why anyone would want to live in a big city.

@ChicanoOne760

Жыл бұрын

California bank rolls the rest of America

@agentorange2554

Жыл бұрын

I live in a town of 10,000. Too big for me. Moving next year. Small town America, there's nothing better.

@adirayasharahla984

9 ай бұрын

Money, opportunity. There's none in the country

@eclipse369.

9 ай бұрын

@@ChicanoOne760 we only need food, power supply, filtered water, shelter everything else is "wants"

@zigzoog123

9 ай бұрын

People living in bigger cities, towns are so stressed out. It is really arat race, people are rude, traffic is horrendous, i can go on, give me a small town anyday.

Who would’ve thought some random narrative guy driving through cities and towns would be so entertaining to watch. You my friend may have stumbled upon a niche, keep up the good work.

@JoeandNicsRoadTrip

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, PB! 😀

@michaelmerck7576

3 күн бұрын

I drive through them and never have the luxury of actually experiencing them so the videos allow me to do that

Fun Fact regarding Senoia: My maternal great-grandmother (Granny) had the telephone exchange for the town in the 1930's (40's?) in her house! Yes, Ma Bell installed the switchboard in the house and Granny was the primary operator at the exchange. We have a picture in the family album of the front of the house with a "Telephone Office" sign on the steps leading up to the switchboard room.

@theresatramble3906

Жыл бұрын

I love Haralson, I've lived here for 4 1/2 years

@deirdre108

Жыл бұрын

@@theresatramble3906 Great area! Grew up in Columbus and Athens but left GA for military service. Thought about moving back though.

@pwcorgi2000

Жыл бұрын

@@theresatramble3906 Amazing "Authentic" Mexican Cantina in Haralson. (I live about 20 miles south.)

@BruceWSims

Жыл бұрын

My wife's grandmother did Exactly the same thing for Ma Bell out of her livingroom in one of the northern Chicago suburbs. You won't get that sort of back-story just driving through small towns, handing out judgements. FWW. I

@deirdre108

Жыл бұрын

@@BruceWSims That's interesting hearing about this from someone else. I would like to find out more about how many of these in-house telephone exchanges there were back then. Your response now makes me interested in searching the web for more information on the history of these exchanges and when they were discontinued. Thanks!

I Love your shows! I never get to travel and now I get to see America in my own living room!

@HaveKayaksWillTravel

Жыл бұрын

I love Lord Spoda so much I started making my own video's. Thanks for the inspiration Lord Spoda. 😃

Cool that you were highlighting some Georgia towns! I’m a Georgia Peach myself. Born in East Atlanta almost 54 years ago and reside in McDonough Georgia now. We do have some beautiful towns! Thank you! 🙏🏻🍑

@Ms.O0

Жыл бұрын

@Kelly Grubbs .. hey neighbor! 👋..here in Stockbridge

Thanks so much for sharing. I'm from a small town in South GA, now in outskirts of ATL. Love the small town life and its simplicity ❤️ 💙

Thanks for sharing America's backyard. Lewis Grizzard centered a lot of his stories around Newnan Ga. Lived for a bit in LaGrange and just doing so catch-up. Stay safe and off the interstates.

I have lived in Haralson for 48 years, my intire life. My mother was Mayor at the time of this video. My uncle Jim Thompson owns Thompson Mercantile and most of old down town Haralson. Our little has grown in these last few years and changed. Some of the changes were good and some bad. The next town he went threw, Senoia is about 5 miles up the road. Change is not even the word I would use to describe what happened to Senoia. Its kinda sad really.

I lived in GA most of my life I left over 20 years ago to join the military. I've never heard of these towns. But GA is the largest state (land area) east of the Mississippi River. Thanks for the tour of small town GA!

@westmax8491

Жыл бұрын

Bigger than Florida?

@bigfolks675

Жыл бұрын

@@westmax8491 Florida definitely has more land from Pensacola to Florida keys is a very long way. At least 9 hours drive time.

@michaelbegood55

4 ай бұрын

Bigger than Florida.😊​@@westmax8491

@apexone5502

9 күн бұрын

​@@bigfolks675 you're counting Florida's length. In it's entirety, Florida's land mass is smaller than Georgia's. The original commenter is right; GA is the largest state east of the Mississippi.

Very nice tour and history of these towns. Love that the stately homes coincide with the character of the town! Glad you’re safe from the tornados! Love the set dressing in the towns! Off to catch up on your other videos! Have a great day.

Great video! I was a big fan of the walking dead. Some of these towns look like you stepped back in time. Love it! Zombies and tornadoes. Glad you made it out of there safely

You're in suburbia Atlanta . Many people work in Atlanta and live in that area. Enjoy your videos and the effort it takes for you.

This is a great channel. I'm from New Zealand, and find these videos fascinating. The only things missing are grass and people. And Siri didn't sound Australian. The Gary visit was amazing.

Driving Miss Daisy - The house in this movie is located at 827 Lullwater Rd NE, Atlanta,..... close to the CDC offices off Clifton. I printed the MLS listing at the time it was listed; sold immediately.

Oooo. I know exactly where you are. I moved to Hogansville in January 2020 and commuted 1-2 times a week to McDonough, to see a guy I was dating. It was cool to explore during COVID. I was very grateful to have moved out of the city right before the pandemic, but man…. There is so much abandoned to time south of Atlanta.

@YellaBellaReno

Жыл бұрын

I would have really loved to buy a big warehouse or a commercial/retail space, but everyone who owns them bought them for nothing years ago and wants a fortune to buy. They’re just sitting on them, hoping what happened in Senoia will happen for them.

I too am so glad I found your channel. So interesting to see these older towns, and building that look like they used to in my youth. Brings back great memories.

@JoeandNicsRoadTrip

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

When I was in Savannah, I wanted to make quick pilgrimage to Athens since I am a huge R.E.M. fan. Google Maps took me through some very rural parts of Georgia...it was very interesting...and if you are ever in Athens, you just have to see the train trestle that was used on the back covee of R.E.M,'s Murmur album.

@kjaze

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to tell you but the 'Murmur' trestle is history. Torn down in 2021 to build a new network of bike and walking trails.

@adamlynch6954

Жыл бұрын

Love R.E.M. life's rich pageant reveal fables of the reconstruction

@jaypercival431

4 ай бұрын

Did you go through Philomath?

@zchris87v80

10 күн бұрын

I lived across the N. Oconee River from downtown, close enough to walk. Randomly driving around, I stumbled across it, and had no clue what it was at the time. The music scene there was really awesome. Went to a concert in an abandoned warehouse somewhere north of normaltown once, had a punk band with their amps and lighting running off a generator, a keg of PBR, and a couple handles of evan williams being passed around. It was a blast.

I love being a local and knowing every single county and little town you visit. I drive through a lot of these towns you do videos on daily.

My father was born in Grantville in 1921 in an old home there. Not sure if it's still standing. RIP Daddy.

It's fine to show the bad parts of town but I really want to see the old houses that have been kept up!!!! I love Victorian architecture!!!!!

@pistachiosandpopcorn7146

Жыл бұрын

Jackson GA has some. I love them too and always stare at them whenever I go there

@patriciashelton6644

Жыл бұрын

You would love Madison Georgia. Spring is coming an you would be in awe of all the dogwoods an azaleas among other flowers lining main Street an more beautiful old homes on all the side streets. Some of these mansions are pre civil war. Kept up over the years in pristine condition. You can walk to all these places, several places to get good food and coffee. Like a trip back in time, yet modern at the same time. Lived here my whole life,

@leftywasright8108

Жыл бұрын

@@patriciashelton6644 I agree with you Patricia Madison is the most beautiful town I've ever seen. The old homes surrounded by azaleas and magnolia trees. Count your blessings you call Madison home.

@Chris-tx3eb

Жыл бұрын

You should see Shotwell St in Bainbridge

I'm glad that you made it through the tornado. They can be exciting, for sure. :) Thanks for sharing these Georgia towns with us. I have enjoyed all of your videos so far. Keep up the great job! Have a blessed day.

I love how you show small towns. For 20 years we lived just north of where you're at as we were in Fayetteville. Our daughter now lives in Senoia. We now live back home in Panama City Beach.

This was so cool!! I watched the walking dead from the beginning, and always wondered where in Georgia they shot the scenes! Thank you for this!

Learning about the history of our USA towns is a fascinating subject, you are just getting started, this interest will lead to other projects. Great videos, love them all.

@JoeandNicsRoadTrip

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Brunie!

Your richly representative videos make me miss the South more yearningly than usual, even! Thanks for so many telling, valuable posts!

I'm starting to like GA... Thanks again for sharing the videos with us. :)

Hi Lord Spoda Thanks for the video. Ending part was most interesting, as if driving through woods. Thanks for sharing your tornado experience, scary though. You were lucky to find a safe place. Take care. Waiting for the next video.

@JoeandNicsRoadTrip

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Rajeev!

I live in Atlanta for a year in 1970-1971 and again for six years in 1972-1978 and I moved to a rural area of Alabama in 1991. So I've seen both sides of the issue, and I'll take rural poor living over city living anytime.

@zigzoog123

9 ай бұрын

Very true

Really enjoying your trips! Excellent format for this content. Looking forward to seeing more small towns.

It is kinda cool seeing all these little towns we would otherwise never get to see it is amazing how some places look like they haven't been touched in a hundred years.

It's interesting that you did a video of "Rural Georgia" in the Metro Atlanta area, also a town where movies are filmed. Haralson is in Coweta County, which is the same county of Newnan and Senoia; Metro Atlanta. Is this video about the damage done by a tornado or Rural Georgia? Next time, go waaaaay down south and do a video in some place like Leesburg, GA to capture Rural Georgia.

The filming of the walking dead was mostly done in Senoia Georgia, but they did do some in woodbury, Haralson, griffin, concord, Fayetteville ect. (I live here, have for 20 years), used the date a girl in Haralson, its always been small. Its just a little too far from Atlanta to get people in it for a suburb. Check out Molena and Concord, both are small towns with old buildings

@Mary-el3pi

Жыл бұрын

I have a sister in the Del Webb community in Griffin. She loves it! She took me to where the Walking Dead was filmed and to several surrounding towns. I enjoyed the Gone With the Wind muséum!

@DarlingNikki2

Жыл бұрын

I thought they would have filmed in Detroit or Kensington Avenue in Philly lol (not laughing at the people of KA by the way, just the fact that the area lends itself to the theme of zombie apocalypse).

@carriethompson84

Жыл бұрын

I grew up in Palmetto (Fairburn) then to Douglasville.. I lived in Austell/Powder Springs for about 10 years, both places lol.. I went back to Palmetto, closer to Senoia, in 2018 & now I'm about 30 miles south from Griffin, in Upson Co. I lived off Hutcheson Ferry Rd in Palmetto & it was about 3 miles from the Piggly Wiggly where they filmed "Stranger Things", the famous scene where "L" walked out with the Eggo waffles lol.. Our weather is SO WIERD HERE but I love Georgia, especially rural Ga.

@backwoodsgeorgiagirl5594

Жыл бұрын

I live in Molena don't come here we don't like outsiders

@carriethompson84

Жыл бұрын

@@backwoodsgeorgiagirl5594 dang that was kinda mean.

Enjoyed the video. I've toured these places as well. Big Walking Dead fan. I live in rural South GA. The only thing is you may want to choose your wording a little better when showing people's homes and making comments about them. I'm sure you don't mean any harm but when you show someone's residence and say something like " boy doesn't this neighborhood look like the apocalypse has already happened".... these folks are doing the best they can with what they have. Rural communities , no matter what state, are not very worried about material wealth and big showy things. Family and community are more important. Have fun , keep traveling.

Good job bringing these beautiful small towns to view.your commentary makes it enjoyable also

WoW I live very close to where you stayed in your hotel while in Lagrange, Ga and when I tell ya that Tornado put a whipping on my community . Glad you and the Mrs. was safe while you were here. Fortunately my street was spared again by the Grace of the Good Lord 🙏🏼 I have a video on my channel of the area that was hit the hardest and it’s been raining every other day ever since the tornado which is making it very hard for them to bounce back , so please send prayers. Thanks for mentioning our little town of LaGrange, Ga ❤

Also in your last shot that you have in this video with the library sign behind your head and the gray building on the other side, my Sept mother had her restaurant there years ago.

I love 20 mins from there and I love it. I’ve lived in Atlanta too but I love the quiet lol

Wonderful ride Lord Spoda. Thank you for sharing. Hope you and Nicole have a great day!

@JoeandNicsRoadTrip

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jonathon!

Thanks again for the shots of the RR Station. The station appears like it has been restored. It looks like the nearby freight station has been preserved as well..

Head down to Taliaferro(pronounce Toliver locally) or Echols if you want to see empty; but they are my happy place.. I like being away from people.

I grew up 5 minutes from there in a small town called Alvaton. I loved the stillness and quietness of the small town.

Thank you. It's good too see the tiny towns in Georgia. Peace and quiet. Must be nice....

Have been binge watching all your videos here in Australia,really enjoy your commentary and the way you show the towns.Always get a chuckle when you mention Australian Siri ,she does sound nice.

@JoeandNicsRoadTrip

Жыл бұрын

She's awesome, although a bit bossy at times. :)

Go deeper south in GA to Barwick,Pavo, Coolidge and Boston. They are really small towns in Georgia also

I love where I live in Georgia.

Thank you for your videos. I really appreciate and enjoy them.

I'm obsessed by your video's ever since I saw the one from Gary, In where I used to live one town over from. Thanks

Also, my husband and I sold two houses in Grantville. The blue one you pointed out with all the stuff out front and the white one across the street where the street split.

I'm from Milledgeville, Sandersville, Sparta, Eatonton area but live in Marietta for 10 years now. Imma real country boy. I love it

Aw man I live off of Hamilton road in Lagrange about another quarter mile down the road from the footage that you were showing. I was standing outside on my back porch watching the trees when the tornado went over us. I didn't realize that it was the tornado touching down though. Our entire little street was untouched. Family's members neighborhood was wrecked about 2 miles away. I was shocked when I started heading over there and saw the damage that surrounded me. I and my immediate neighbors were extremely fortunate.

Born and raised in newnan Georgia and I love it here. If you’re ever around here again you should drop by and see all of the old civil war era homes!

@powell4661

2 ай бұрын

I grew up in Newnan as well , the impression he gave of Harrelson isn't fair because I know too many white and black people in Harrelson that are the friendless anywhere. The downtown used to where a lot of cotton warehouses were and related businesses. When the cotton market crashed, a lot of wealth was lost.

The housing in towns within 60 miles of Atlanta is going to be expensive. In the early to mid 90’s, there was a huge migration of companies and population from the north. Many people didn’t want to live in Atlanta proper, hence the explosion of towns that are now considered metro Atlanta. Two to three hour commutes one way, sitting in traffic jams are typical.

I live in a little south Ga town ( I have lived here all of my life). We have ONE red light and a handful of stores..It used to be just a gas station years ago and has finally expanded to the handful over the past few years.. The joke is, if you blink you will miss it.. Seriously small!

@JoeandNicsRoadTrip

Жыл бұрын

Sounds nice. :)

@brianmatthews4149

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like Mr Rodgers naborhood

I live very close to Haralson Ga. Brooks is so close by and it is a small town as well. When I went to California I stopped along the way at the smallest towns and it was so fun to drive around just imagining what life is like for the people in these small towns. Bunker Hill, Kansas and Benton Warm Springs and places like that are so amazing. Even after I got back here to Ga. I love to go on Google earth and find those small towns I drove through and go to street view if I can to try and find where I was on the map. When I went out to California there was no GPS on your flip phones you had to buy one of those big GPS laptops to put on your dash board and those were notorious for ending you up in the middle of swamps and deserts.

I watch this channel daily and had a moment last year when I bumped into it and was just fascinated with the texas stuff. I used to work with CBP and you got close to some of my spots.

If you make it to Northeast GA check out the town of Helen and take a cruise on Richard Russell scenic highway.

Go to Olla, LA My family is from there, no work. Not sure how people live. My Aunt passed away & left her nice home to my Uncle. He sold it for $10k. It looks the same now & the current owners want over a $100k for it.. I wish we could get it back in the family

Another terrific video about your adventure threw Georgia historical sights sir. I thought I saw couple zombie hiding behind the trees or was it big foot. Take care and be safe sir. See you on your next video.

@JoeandNicsRoadTrip

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Great video, fun seeing the filming locations of the Walking Dead.

I'm not from the US but I love to watch all of your videos. Relaxing and enticing.

I lived in a small town in Georgia for a couple of years. Population was 454 according to the last census. It had a lot of things associated with larger places. There was a pharmacy, a hardware store, convenience store, used car lot, auto repair shop, antique store, a small park complete with caboose and a retirement center. They did have a small police force but it was done away with while I was there. They had a small city government with a mayor and assistant. There were some rotting houses and just a feeling of decay in the air. The town's heyday had been in the 1920s. The railroad quit stopping there and it was downhill all the way after that. So glad I don't live there now.

@jerrycummings2821

Жыл бұрын

Does that small town have a medical center/hospital? Seems to be missing in the more rural sparsely populated areas.

@msweat

Жыл бұрын

@@jerrycummings2821 no it didn't have one. I suppose the retirement place was the closest thing to that. I went there once to see what it was like and would take my chances and go most anywhere else. It was a pigsty.

Grew up in Tifton Ga. Our farm was in TyTy GA. I also lived in Broxton GA for several years. I have lived in rural Georgia and Miami FL. I will take rural Ga all day everyday.

I’m glad you guys are safe from the tornado 🌪 I remember when I used to live in Texas we get that tornado once in a while

Oh my goodness. Prayers for all the families affected by the tornados. I'm glad you and your wife are okay. Thank you for the road trip and The Walking Dead tour 💕

What a coincidence for me. Just last week I spent the week visiting my mother who lives in Senoia. We heard the tornado sirens too. It was quite a blustery storm but no sign of a tornado. Her subdivision in Senoia (neighboring town) 5 miles from Haralson is quite nice. Norman Reedus owns a restaurant in Senoia. It's named Norman's and ??? I forgot the other name but my Mom showed me. Sounds like we were there at the same time. I was excited and typed before watching the entire video. We were there at the same time. lol

@JoeandNicsRoadTrip

Жыл бұрын

Cool!

@stanleyclark923

Жыл бұрын

The restaurant is called "Nick and Norms." I live about 10 min up the road in PTC.

@kimberH1005

Жыл бұрын

@@stanleyclark923 Thanks I knew his name is on it.

The first town been through there many times and stopped at the produce store that was on left. When in season great produce.glad you two came through tornado watch ok. Scary time I am sure.

Hey your in my hometown Atlanta Georgia! They filmed that walking dead in mostly in Marietta Georgia! Thank you for visiting my place!!

I love your videos showing so much potential in our country these towns have potential obviously they had bad leaders with no clue how to make them successful. seem really familiar to me until you mentioned The Walking Dead I mean this town should be making big bucks in tourism

Slab City, the camber of commerce is aware you are planning to come. You may get the key to the city if you stay a few days.

In 2011 I was living on a farm here in far northern Queensland Australia when cyclone yasi hit. At the time it was our largest cyclone to ever hit Queensland. It did over $3m USD worth of damage and hit here as a category 5 cyclone. While the wind speeds were not as big as some of Americas tornados it did reach speeds of around 150mph. I was in my farm shed bring in as much smaller items as I could. My wife and children were in central Queensland where my beef cattle and sheep farm is. The farm I was at is my banana plantation and we do get hit by cylones which generally wipe out our crops due to the palms not being all that strong. I had a 40 foot shipping container in the shed bolted to the 8 in thick concrete floor as a cyclone bunker. It is lined with heat and sound deadening material and has air conditioning and a water tank in the ground behind the shed supplies fresh water. Up one end is a shower and toilet and there's a bed and small kitchen area and a refrigerator. The shed when the cyclone hit was completely destroyed. I was laying down trying not to stress. I could feel the air pressure dop suddenly when the eye of the storm got close. Even though the container is lined, I still olcould hear things being launched at it as the storm destroyed the shed. The shed parts were thrown anywhere up to a mile or more away. Pieces of the iron used to clad the shed had cit trees completely in half. Trees had bark stripped clean off them and some pine trees were beant permanently at a 45 degree angle from the continuous wind. I hadn't been frightened before but I was then. The amount of destruction on my farm was immense and I didn't know whether to stay or sell it. The shipping container had dents and one cut in a wall but it survived intact and I've built a stronger shed in its place. But whether or not it survives a cyclone like yasi is yet to be tested

You do great work. Maybe in the future, if you're in that location, you can produce a vlog on those abandoned towns in coal country. Coal seams have been burning underground with hazardous results. Still some folks hang on there.

Sorry but I don't consider modern cookie cutter houses placed on postage stamp lots anywhere near beautiful.

@deirdre108

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I agree. That neighborhood was terrible.

Check out the towns of Rocky Ford Sylvania and Millen about 90 minutes south of Augusta. On the way to I 16 you can go through Portal and Metter. Jump on 16 east and head to Savannah.

@Missangie827

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I was going to suggest Metter too-I like the downtown-Claxton,Register,Brooklet and even big bad Statesboro

The Walking Dead has always been my favorite show. I'm watching the entire series for the third time - right now I'm where Rick et al have their first encounter with the Whisperers.

I enjoy your journey's. Thank you for sharing your videos.

@JoeandNicsRoadTrip

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Thanks for watching, Cathy. 😀

Glad you guys were safe from the tornadoes!

@JoeandNicsRoadTrip

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Thank you!

I’m glad he corrected Woodbury lol.

Can't believe you missed Hogansville, beautiful little gem of town a tad south of Grantville. Nice video and great to see the area through someone else's lens (we drive around a lot, for fun, through this area you visited).

@JoeandNicsRoadTrip

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I'll be visiting there soon.

@barryhelms7451

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Talbotton, Geneva, woodland, junction city.

I lived in downtown Atlanta for years. So glad we left for rural Georgia!! ❤🖤

" I was born in small town,I can breathe in a small town,probably die in a small town,that's probably where they'll bury me." J. Mellancamp

Georgia and Alabama (to a slightly lesser extent) both have really bad habits of naming cities and towns that are way outside or nowhere near counties of the same name. Haralson is no where near Haralson county; Forsyth is a good drive from Forsyth county; Jasper is nowhere near Jasper county… it goes on and on. Same for Alabama. Marion is nowhere near Marion county. You can tell I’ve spent my whole life in both Hahaha

@themanifestorsmind

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And Decatur County, GA is hundreds of miles from Decatur, GA 🤣

@carriethompson84

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Douglasville is actually in Douglas County but the name is slightly different lol... ur so right. Haha.. I've noticed that & it can be so confusing for people from other areas

I really love your videos, thank you so much 🎉

Small town america is abandoned because there’s no infrastructure or business. How does anyone make a living when all you have is a gas station and dollar tree?

Woodbury has a special (comfortable) feel to it...nice little town. I'm about 20 miles from LaGrange...That was too close! Very enjoyable video.

@fumanpoo4725

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LaGrange? They got a lot of nice girls out there...

I drove through that area trying to by pass Atlanta Traffic, I actually loved the area. Very little traffic despite being so close to Atlanta.

Georgia has alot of towns like this and everyone knows everyone. It's ok to live there if you don't mind driving everywhere for entertainment and bigger stores. It can also be depressing too.

I lived in this area all my life ,I could care less a out being in a large city and will be fine for the rest of my life here

My dad's side of the family from small towns Wrens ga. Louisville ga. Wadley ga. Matthews ga. I love the small towns I grow up in the country Wrens ga. And Savannah ga. I was to country for the City and to city for the country