"gw" wrote in message

and after you finish this assignment go read about the history of the
area you live in and then come back and tell your old uncle gee what
its all abowwowwowout.......

Speaking of ignorance,

I know a helluva lot about this area, betcha. That filter
in your car (oil and air) comes for WIX filters (two plants
in town). Got Firestone tires? The tire cord plant was in
Gastonia for 70 years--now located just west of here. Bearings? Timken
Bearing Division, Kings Mtn, NC.
Aircraft engine parts? Pratt & Whitney plant in Gastonia!
And (hold on to your hat) if you are a trucker and drive
a Freightliner, um, it is likely that it was assembled in
Mt Holly, NC --the parts plant is located on I-85! Got friends that work
there at BOTH plants! Battle of Kings Mtn, Revolutionary War, October,
1780, decisive victory for the Patriots. British forces surrendered and it
was a major turning point in the War and a resounding slap against
Cornwallis. The Mecklenburg Declaration of
Independence occurred prior to 1776 (I'd have to look
at date). Remember the Charlotte Hornets? That name
goes back to the Revolution, too. Cornwallis's forces
suffered yet another defeat where he called that county
a HORNET'S NEST! That was why the basketball team
was named as it was. ...........we could go on and on.
This area that YOU are so dense and clueless about is a
thriving metro area with mega-buck corporations--particularly banking and
insurance. Companies have flocked here because of lower taxes, a good work
ethic,
and plenty of amenities such as convenient Interstates,
airports and recreation for its employees such as sports,
mountains, beaches within a day's reach and boating on
the lakes with which we are well blessed thanks to the
Catawba River.

Try again!! TAN-fer thar?



LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!

J