Cold March Work Day, Sadness of the Mill Closing, & the Miracle of Chainsaws

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Жыл бұрын

We had a working at Corie and Austin's. The cold March wind blew but we got a lot done! Matt and I were happy to come home and sit by the woodstove to warm. We chatted about how things have changed since we were young, the sad closing of the mill in Canton, NC, and the miracle of how a chainsaw works.
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@harolddenton6031 Жыл бұрын

The girls are blessed to have such good loving parents who are godly folks. I helped my 83 year old father by tilling up his 32 yard long by 7 feet wide garden bed. Ran that yard works tiller for almost 60 minutes. That is one heck of a workout for this old guy! Now we can start planting some onions and squash. Will wait until the end of april to play probably around 125 tomato plants. Dad shares his haevest with the elderly folks at church and at the.miunt carmel, tn senior citizens center. I am very thankful that I had a father who taught me to work hard and to be generous about sharing stuff with other people less fortunate then us.

@harolddenton6031 Жыл бұрын

That reminds me of the late 90's when the many knitting mills began being shut down all over northeast Tennessee/ southwest Virginia ans up in western nc. The piece goods mill shut down in Johnson city that made socks. The wrangler jeans plant up in mountain city shut down and nc ost most of the knitting mills like field crest cannon that you saw along interstate 40 running by Greensboro and Winston Salem areas. All of that piece goods business got shipped over seas thanks to north American free trade agreement.

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thank you Harold!!

@mariashines4229 Жыл бұрын

Tipper...you mentioned your papaw Wade....Wade was my Daddys name. He passed in 1983....I was 19. He was a carpenter...everytime I go in lowes or HD...going in the lumber part remimds me so much of my daddy. He built, remodeled and built cabinets...using a hand saw and saw horse. He did get to use a skil saw... ~ struck a memory in my heart.

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Love that he sounds great! I should have been clearer-mine was Wade Wilson 😀

@susankeyes3392 Жыл бұрын

This is the best conversation that I have heard, and listened to, in a Long time

@PCBAPPR 8 ай бұрын

I remember well when the steel mills closed, my daddy and brother and thousands others were put out of work - it was really a hard time. My heart goes out to the mill workers and their families you refer to

@karenrinke9071 Жыл бұрын

Tipper, I don't think you realize how much love shines from your eyes when you look at matt. I saw it the first time I saw you two together. And Mat has a twinkle in his eye when he looks at you. Our hearts are bigger in Appalachia, we love harder than the average people. I saw it in my grandparents and parents. we need each other to be whole. A good marriage is a real blessing. God bless.

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

I sure do love him 😀 Thank you Karen!!

@michellejaggard9657 Жыл бұрын

Karen I don't think that is just for couples in Appalachia. I'm in Texas and so were my Parents and my Sister. We all have very loving marriages my husband and I are 70 and 76, my Sister is older, my parents were in their 80's and my Mom passed away just 6 months after daddy because she loved him and misssed him so much.

@corrinenolan344 Жыл бұрын

I think you're partly right. And I do see that in @celebratingappalachia Tipper and Matt. It's Country folks in general that do not spend their time with all of the "worldly" things. It's not living in the city around all of the fads and the things that are not real and its all of their manual labor and coming home to the same person without allowing their minds to be poisoned by the world. I feel like Tipper and Matt have a chemistry that is like breathing and you can clearly see that even after all of this time, they're genuinely interested in what the other is saying. Matt giggles when she describes the past and she's so supportive of all the little things he says. Tipper is what I plan to be like in a few years. I didn't have anyone this grounded in her family sadly. I'm that someone and I really appreciate this example. Even seeing what sort of a man Matt is, it's an example. You can tell he's a man's man. I know because my dad is one. And respectfully, Matt is clearly a man among men. Especially these days. The two are like a power couple and their children and grand children have exemplary example of what a husband and wife are. No one watching knows if they've had hard times as a couple , but after this long, if they have, they've achieved resilience and know how to put bad things behind. This is rare in the world. The world could use so much of them. In native tribes we call the good and bad "good medicine and bad medicine" because we believe it can be passed on to others. Matt and Tipper are good medicine. That's why I watch so much.

@SuzieQ-lw2kp Жыл бұрын

@@corrinenolan344 You said that so beautifully I agree completely I have been so blessed finding this wonderful family to watch on here.

@mikeanders7542 Жыл бұрын

Mrs.pressley,I think Dutch cove is where Mr John Plemmons sawmill used to be above the funeral home off 19 just before the town of Canton. Dad hauled logs to John plemmons off and on several times! I enjoy watching yalls videos! We grew up much the same ways! I was born in 62.im prolly about ten yrs older than yall! My youngest neice is getting married next month! Her household shower was yesterday!

@Sa9560 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed yours and Matt’s reminiscing about the younger days. Sorry to hear about the mill closing. How sad. When our mill GP closed many years ago, our tiny town in south central Arkansas became crippled and the population decreased. Never recouping. My x husband worked 30 years traveling as a boiler maker working shut downs and building boilers all over the states. He worked shut downs at Champion back in the day. It’s a small world!! Brings back old memories for me in our traveling days. As always, I enjoy your videos.

@stepheniemarlow7017 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I just wanted to say that I listen to a video last night. Of you reading from a book of a lady from your area! I truly enjoyed it! The book and you reading it! You have a way of sharing your life and others on your mountain. Want to thank you for that! I'm from Indiana and always loved going south as a child. With people that live here, but would go home and always invited me to go. I'm in my 60's now and you take me back to those warm and fuzzy times as a child!❤ I also enjoyed this video and all your others! PS: I would also want to say that I will pray for the people that are loosing their jobs at the Mill! That is so sad! 🙏

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@conniebaker1958 Жыл бұрын

It rained snowed and hailed here today followed up with sunshine and tonight brrrrr. And there is nothing better then wood heat

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Goodness that is some weather!

@intuitivemedium3814 Жыл бұрын

I'm watching this right before Easter, 80's here today but by the weekend the high 60° and rain. Crazy weather in NC. Thank goodness our freezes are over. Hostas 6" up, first rose bloomed. Love your channel! Love the comfort and ease y'all put forth. Life can be hard and a sense of peace sure helps.

@straightmom9774 Жыл бұрын

You are such a sweet lady. I love you, your accent, your heritage, your family! Watching from wa state. I look up to you ❤💪👑

@mac5houstonatgmail Жыл бұрын

I understand what Matt is talking about. I worked Construction in Pulp and Paper mills and Oil and Gas for 40 years. About 20 of them for Kellogg Brown and Root. I was a Planning Engineer and lots of times I was the only woman on the job.

@susanblack7782 Жыл бұрын

I am so shocked to hear the mill’s closing! That is Canton. Many times I passed by Canton on I-40, on the way to Asheville, and finally went into Canton to see the Paper Mill. Quite an impressive sight. I’m sad for the workers and the end of the story.

@corinnestearns6661 Жыл бұрын

The northern lights are beautiful

@kathya739 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this video so much. Like being at home. Thank you both so much. GOD Bless.

@ronmarine6984 Жыл бұрын

❤ thank you so much for sharing, it is a great blessing know that you are free

@norencenelson8111 Жыл бұрын

When I carried mail in a town of about 5,000 the town just boomed. There was an anchor business where they made frozen TV dinners. It was union work and it paid well. Even though the plant was profitable, the company moved the operation to another state. They employed about 600 people. It was devastating to the community. I remember families that had been making good wages were then on food stamps. Before EBT and we delivered actual books of stamps, the rule was if the value was over 300.00 they had to deliver the stamps by certified mail that required a signature. One day I came in and brought back 28 receipts and turned them in. That little town today has only about 3,000 people. If it weren't the county seat, there'd be a lot less folks. Much of the pulp wood business is gone because there is less newsprint and fewer books printed. Times change so with Matt knowing how to weld and build he'll always have work. Love this story, Tipper

@Cong471 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. I sure enjoy them. I know how bad it is for a mill to close. Both my parents worked in the cotton mill and I am so glad they had retired before the mill in my hometown closed. I really don't know what they would have done if the mills had closed before they retired. My in-laws worked in a mill that made blankets and that mill closed not long after they retired. Like Matt said those mills fed a lot of people and paid for a lot of cars and houses. I hope everyone that used to work for Champion can find a job. I know exactly where that mill is; I used to smell it when we would go to Cherokee. Like Pap said, it is the smell of money. Thanks for what you do.

@NCFlightOps Жыл бұрын

Thumbs up to Matt, Hair looks fine Dear! Good answer! I love watching I’m From Western NC. Y’all talk like me! I don’t hear that very often anymore, even here where I grew up.

@brendao6576 Жыл бұрын

Lol…Dones Pills…haven’t heard that in 40 years. I remember they sponsored the Lawrence Welk Show. You all worked so hard and Katie’s house looks beautiful.

@sheilashope805 10 ай бұрын

Love hearing Matt’s comments about Doan’s pills, and using a go-devil. Keep chatting about all things Appalachian!!

@orthohawk1026 Жыл бұрын

When you and Matt were talking about chain saws, it reminded me of when I worked in medical transcription (doc would dictate notes into a recording system and we would plug in later and listen and type it out). A dictation came up from the Emergency Room and the History of Present Illness started out with "The patient was working in the back yard with a chain saw..." and I thought, :Oh, dear! This is not gonna be good!" Lucky for him, it wasn't that bad; just a graze wound. The chain got tangled in his Carharts before it got to his leg.

@rhondalampe6676 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your wonderful help to the happly married couple! U are the best ! You set a great example for all to follow. I also love listening to you both. So sorry for the Mill going under. It is everywhere- things are just going under across the country. We need to prepare. Thanks for sharing. ❤️❤️❤️

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@unknownwelder6815 Жыл бұрын

BE&K very familiar with them. Working 7 12s you forget what day it is.

@karena2685 Жыл бұрын

Me and my husband bought a 3 bedroom ranch brick house when we got married (1982) it was to be our starter home. Well we are still here 😊

@smc130 9 ай бұрын

The mill closing is devastating. There has to be a similar industry that could open a second location in that location. Skilled labor is so important to learn, the backbone of the country. Not everyone needs to go to college because not everyone wants to or can afford to. There has to be something special or several special items that are unique to NC or Appalachia that can be marketed from there. One idea……maybe Amazon or Walmart could open a warehouse and distribution center using the mill location. Appeal to Walmart. They’re from Arkansas and understand people wanting to work. I wish I could suggest more. I just hope someone sees my comment and checks into possibilities. People need to work and want to work. God bless all of you.

@nathanhonea3334 Жыл бұрын

Y’all have become my Sunday morning ritual before church, I love to spend time with y’all and learn from y’all, I’ve been living at the gulf for half my life now 20 years and I miss the southern Appalachian home, what is the word you talked about? Hirath? Something like that but watching y’all gives me that for my home and my kin❤

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thank you Nathan! The word is hiraeth 😀 Glad we make you think of good times and family 😀

@LJB1308 Жыл бұрын

My parents and grandparents worked in the local Burlington Industries mill which made cloth. My freshman year in college it closed and affected our entire county as well so I know exactly what you mean. I also have been thru Canton on the way to TN mountains that I know that smell you speak about. I laughed out loud when Matt said back when I was young. I SO relate to that!!!!

@kevinmccorkle7476 Жыл бұрын

I live in the Triad area, but have lots of good friends in Hickory, Black Mountain, etc. Love ya'lls videos, and so sad about the mill. I have several friends that are losing jobs. God Bless.

@robinbeveridge7741 Жыл бұрын

Matt...Substitute for Doans is 2 Tylenol & 2 advil... when hubby broke his back but hated pain meds, his spine doctor suggested it... works great! When his back acts up he can do up to 4 advil.... I only do 1 each.

@jacquefessenden9570 Жыл бұрын

You two are adorable!

@grekiely6245 Жыл бұрын

Tops to listen in. Yep, many Hands. A favor earned a favor returned. So sorry to hear of the mill closure, it does affect local areas. It seems very sudden? The small town where my Mum and Dad lived and worked, had a sawmill that milled timber, some of the best cedar, from the local hills. In the old days cross cuts (bullock drays) later chain saws. The local abattoir, that sent meat to many east coast locations, also had to close. Hate cold hands and feet, that day we had around 102F. Red tape can be a pain. Boss once said to me, "Mate, ask the Master before you pat the dog".

@emmalewis1979 Жыл бұрын

Yes wonderful 😊

@mandymartin5166 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that wonderful video love to you all from Rainy england xx❤️🎶❤️🎶

@FlipandTheBlueMule 9 ай бұрын

The ole paper mill was like a Steven King movie

@lorettataylor9902 Жыл бұрын

Tipper I’m sorry the Canton mill is closing. Bowaters paper mill closed too sad for all the people that lost job’s. I to miss the American that I grew up in.

@mikeanders7542 Жыл бұрын

hey from flat rock, im 60 now this mill closing us effecting family,s far from Canton in western NC.! my dad hauled a many load of 5 foot long pulpwood to canton back in the 70,s EARLY 80S!He also hauled logs to about every sawmill within 150 miles of here over the years about all my dads family did was cut timber!! i grew up logging when i was 14 i was the yard cut up man in summer or anyday i wassnt in school!!! not working to us kids back then was a non option. as yall know all kids pretty much worked when we grew up. we all had to in order to buy things we wanted.i drove a school bus in high school but on saturdays i sold heater woodl icould get all i needed from where dad was logging i could get it easy.!! but i can tell lots of storys about the mill and who its effecting its sad but maybe somehow god wil see fit to keep it open somehow!! we all need to pray about it but its effecting lots of people from all over wnc! god bless and thank god warm is coming im abou ttired of cutting wood for me lol!!

@lindapetersen1800 Жыл бұрын

Tipper we have a Winter Warning now !!! So get ready for the snow !!! Lost track of days for me but then I am doing alright anyway !!! My Rhubarb is coming on up and Son told me that blueberries up North were coming on up!!! I have Strawberries here in the house since January !!! @Rita Roost west of me has rain falling Lots of it so I am in between the 2 of you I will get it first after Rita !!! They planted the potatoes also like Matt did !!!

@donhinchey9148 Жыл бұрын

Take care , hope it warms up soon. Love from Alberta

@maryjolawson6814 Жыл бұрын

Love listening to you two chat, such sad news about the mill closing. Be looking for "something" in the mail from me (via Amazon) one day next week. I feel like you're family. Bless you guys.

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

You are so kind! Thank you!

@dottiehildebrand3123 10 ай бұрын

Hello Tipper and Matt, I love the stories of Matt's stories.. Just remind me of my parents .I enjoyed your videos and thank you for putting them out and God bless.😊❤️🌹

@CelebratingAppalachia 10 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@TexasGalOnTheHill Жыл бұрын

Oh I got the heebie jeebie's with Matt telling about that elevator. I do not like them either. So sorry the Mill is closing. Lots of changes the last couple of years for sure. Not for the better I am afraid. Praying for the ones that are affected. Corie's yard is looking great. So cool to see the girls keeping the traditions. I'm with yall, I could go back to the simpler times. It's funny the kids made fun of us in some of our ways being old fashioned, then you catch them doing the same thing today and just smile:) Have a great evening.

@kennethheelas8392 7 ай бұрын

33:43 minutes mark, golllllyyyyyyyyyyyyy if that ain't how it feels about back in the day . Got a real good chuckle from that thought....

@Stagnantwaterisdelicious Жыл бұрын

So sad that they are closing the mill. I pray the people that relied on it maybe find something new to bring to your community. So sad to see things like that disappear

@mikeanders7542 Жыл бұрын

i was lucky i got to tour it in 1990, i went to work for westinghouse in march shortly after then,i got to go because my new boss knew i had cut wood tha wound up paper as result of this place i was astounded at this place!!! paper making is huge processes one after the other! unreal to see it.westinghouse just sold championpaper a bunch of electric gear they rebuilt a bunch of it in the late 80s////????? when i was a boy i was 12 or close.i rode up interstate 26 to 40 or up 19 through enka candler back in 74 75 76 ect!! dad wouldnt letme stay in the woods where they were logging till i got big enough too stay safe around the heavy equipment! so we arrived at canton they would not allow me to go back where they unloaded wood i sat at the scale house a many time waiting on dad to get unloaded ,the stench was horrid there back then!!! but we made a living logging! lots still do!!!

@ellajackson1400 Жыл бұрын

I remember as a child of five sitting on the front porch listening to pawpaw and other family members tell jokes. And they were clean ones too. I remember some of them to this day I am sixty right now.

@mac5houstonatgmail Жыл бұрын

We had two paper mills in our little town. They had been there since the 1920’s. When they both shut down there were 2,000 jobs lost. Add to that the added jobs for wood and pulp and construction that were lost, the town has been destroyed.

@dadu63 Жыл бұрын

When I ride to Waynesville to see my son I would smell the mill riding thru canton. I worked at a corrugated box plant in cleveland county for over 20 years and it shut down in 2012. Sad day. Our plant got paper from Jackson paper in sylva.

@resurrectionsunday4164 Жыл бұрын

It might be nice to request a clipping of that redbud tree. You can put it in some rooting compound and see what you can get.

@FlipandTheBlueMule 9 ай бұрын

Talkin about climbing trees with a chainsaw... the older we get.... "WE DONT BOUNCE ANYMORE" I was still bulletproof(or stupid) til 2018 when I broke my back... then I learnt (at 59 years old)

@wandamurray3031 Жыл бұрын

I remember riding through Canton on the way home to Robbinsville and the smell of a mill was overwhelming! But we knew we were getting close to home!

@JenniferIsbell-qr2tg 10 ай бұрын

Hello Tipper 😀. Truly enjoy you and your sweet family.

@CelebratingAppalachia 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@markcraig7250 Жыл бұрын

Thank You …great video!

@markcraig7250 Жыл бұрын

Hmmmm…atta boy Matt, a chuckle and a hardy your hair looks fine dear! 😊 everybody asks what’s the secret to longevity of marriage….well my friend Matt just said rule # 1. …stay tuned for more. And Tipper your hair looks fine..hehe. God bless you folks.

@jenniferchristenson1272 Жыл бұрын

Loved this video🤍

@steveengelbrecht7271 Жыл бұрын

That cold wind here in Illinois feels like it’s coming off a snow pack. Maybe because I’m getting old!

@timgriffith2094 Жыл бұрын

My grandmother’s brother retired from Champion Paper mill in the late 60’s or early 70’s. He worked there over 40 years. Lived in Canton, walked to work if the weather was nice.

@brendao6576 Жыл бұрын

My grandpa worked at a mill for many years in Wisconsin. There were many mills in Wisconsin and many of our relatives through the generations worked at one. I do recall the smell though.

@vernonjones2115 Жыл бұрын

I don’t know how I stumbled on your channel but I find them addictive I look forward to your uploads you are such nice genuine people I know very little about Appalachia so I an enjoying learning about the people and the locations greetings from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧👍

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

You are so kind! So glad you enjoy our videos 😀

@jeffmoore1286 Жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable, thank you

@fastsetinthewest Жыл бұрын

Cold has to end soon. Eaglegards...

@benedwards1982 Жыл бұрын

You all talking about the mill,I remember my dad talking about driving from western KY. To Murphy to look for a job.

@myradioon Жыл бұрын

Talk of the Mill closing over here in Asheville too. Everything changes. The internet was the beginning of the end of paper products. They should have given more notice to those people.

@corinnestearns6661 Жыл бұрын

Nothing like the cold in the Adirondacks🌲

@sandrasmith7091 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the talk about chainsaws

@cherylcook1942 Жыл бұрын

You guys sure seems to get more winter than we do. We still have a fire at night, but usually let it go out during the day.

@Leesaps Жыл бұрын

We'll have cold when the dogwoods bloom and Blackberrys bloom in Canton.. I may have it backwards but usually near Easter it's chilly. I grew up with Champion being our bread . My dad was a foreman his salary when he first went to work there in the 20s was $75 a week. I still have his paystub envelope.Amazing.

@TheDurnans Жыл бұрын

I was born in '75, so I don't think that I'm that much younger than Matt and you. When did we become middle-aged? I remember when folks used to tell me that I was a young man, but I haven't heard that since I was about 35. I have grandchildren and I also refer to the 'old days'. Like Matt, in the early 90's, I worked night shift, at a factory that had us working a lot of days without days off. I jest now that it made an old man out of me before my time. I could never work 3rd shift now. In fact, I turned down employment because I wouldn't work nights anymore. It's nice to see your family work together. Here in NE Iowa (driftless area), we have hills and bluffs (for some reason, we can't call them mountains), and our farmers use terraces on hilly ground. I've seen homeowner's use terraces for gardens too. I enjoy your family videos and stories. I feel like I'm sitting there with you all enjoying the conversation.

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoy our videos! Thank you for sharing a bit about your life 😀

@sandypayne463 Жыл бұрын

Watching your video at the end of July and it’s 94 here. Fells like 100. I would like a little cooler temp right now here in Kentucky. Always enjoy your videos.

@corinnestearns6661 Жыл бұрын

Mountains here are awesome.. my pap was a forest ranger here ..

@lisamiller8470 Жыл бұрын

I am cracking up at Matt's broccoli comments!

@scottmeacham1738 Жыл бұрын

I hate to here that about the mill. Sometimes they sell to another company. Kannapolis has been dwindling down since Cannon Mills sold and eventually shut down as Pillotex. The City is the biggest employer here now. This town has changed so much in my lifetime. We about can't afford to live here anymore. I'm so done with this weather. The cold makes me hurt. Sorry, I'm just the opposite when it comes to the weather. I like the hot weather. I'm eat up with arthritis and degenerative spine disease and bad knees with arthritis. I enjoy hearing the stories yall tell. I can relate to so much of it. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thank you Scott!!

@charlenebrutto6416 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos

@jackiemcdaniel3780 Жыл бұрын

The story of the elevator reminds me of the movie driving miss Daisy when that elevator got stuck

@jimmychandler3760 Жыл бұрын

Great video tipper keep up the great work y'all are doing I talked to My cousin and she told me about her losing her Job in June Canton Will be a Ghost Town now

@mjperkolator8854 Жыл бұрын

My father and grandfather were both loggers. Up here in Vermont the logging season is much shorter because of the snow and mostly mud season. Yea we have a real mud season here. We are in it now. Love your videos.

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😀

@mistyozburn 8 ай бұрын

I ❤this family!

@CelebratingAppalachia 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 😀

@sorakg Жыл бұрын

Mama lived briefly in Canton as a young woman. She said one gets used to the smell fairly quickly.

@lindareinking5326 11 ай бұрын

Second time i have watched super funny. Matt Is a hoot! Loved plum stupid and Matt's having a broccoli meltdown! Get that man some broccoli 😂

@glorialautzenhiser5140 Жыл бұрын

That recipe is like the lush deserts I make and you can make different flavors I always do chocolate at Easter

@tcmomcoffey4028 Жыл бұрын

I agree with comments below the love yall have is precious and pure

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😀

@ChristinemAlred-mn5if Жыл бұрын

Praying for ALL who are having to go through the mill closing. I remember in 1981, we had 5 children, husband lost his job, he had 42 job applications all around our area and nothing. We moved and by God's grace found work that included housing, 100 pounds of beef a month and paid utilities. It has been up hill since then, but we are still here. God bless all of you. ❤

@FlipandTheBlueMule 9 ай бұрын

I apologize for the cold... March 11th my first mornin here waking up here in Appalachia... my windshield was frozen up bad

@Chrisfeb68 Жыл бұрын

Pretty area.

@waynehendrix4806 Жыл бұрын

I walked in the snow here, all summer...😄

@tcmomcoffey4028 Жыл бұрын

You can still order Doans online or at Walgreens it's magnesium silicate I spelled wrong but my mom used it to

@lindapetersen1800 Жыл бұрын

Started out at a job that I worked 42 days straight it was something !!! Then I took it to the bank and cashed it !!! It was WOW how much but I only wanted to sleep !!! Would buy 2-3 bigger Pizza's for the Son and then stay in the flannel nightgown with Cap on haha !!! What a sight for eyes to see !!! Pizza man knew us well and He was a nice man who would give more to us then !!! Knew it was feeding Son for the weekend !!! So that is how things were for me also!!! Man it was rough!!! Had 5 jobs in 1 day for 2 1/2 yrs that was a KILLER !!! 1 am to bed 4am up to deliver newspapers then breakfast rush lunch rush then supper rush all at different places !!! Went to the Metro Center at night after supper time rush and cleaned bathrooms or served hot dogs Popcorn !!! That brought in extra money then for the Son !!!

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Linda you were such a good mom 😀

@terryaldridge5311 Жыл бұрын

Easter cold snap we always get one

@juliazimmerman4407 11 ай бұрын

Always heard the catfish were biting when the redbuds started blooming! Aged enough to not know if that is true or not!

@paulmoss7940 Жыл бұрын

I'm from Smokies, Bryson City NC, born 1960 . Interesting listening to y'all talk about powersaws. It was about 64 when my papaw got a saw. It was very heavy and loud I believe a blue Homelite. It was a miracle for them. From a double bit axe and a horse and sled to a real saw and a Willy's jeep to drag with. I learned to drive stick on that Jeep. Good times , we didn't know how good we had it , poor but happy. We migrated to the piedmont for opportunity. 32 years in a corn wet milling plant 12hr. shifts, retired at 57. But I still employ a lot of the old ways. We have a lot of common ground . I heat mostly with wood and raise a full garden and small farm. Hunt and fish. Pretty self sufficient and prepared . God blessed me very much. Times very uncertain now, y'all stay safe and God bless.

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thank you Paul!

@crystalowen8328 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad I came across your channel. My husband works at the mill & it's a devastating blow. Thank you for thinking of all of us❤

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry for you all. I'll be praying for everyone!! Thank you for watching 😀

@juliebyrne4170 Жыл бұрын

Praying things will work out for you and your family.

@donnamays24 Жыл бұрын

I’m in the Maggie area and have many friends n family affected as well. Praying for you and your family! Blessings neighbor❤️🙏

@maryrussell5926 9 ай бұрын

A very interesting and calming channel

@CelebratingAppalachia 9 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

@harklessobryant8801 Жыл бұрын

I love you and Matt sharing your talks with us!!!! So interesting! Thank you!!

@TimHelton-il1km Жыл бұрын

Love you guys. Your family is blessed. Truly God embraced and inspired.

@TheRealSubourbonMermaid Жыл бұрын

Every time I watch one of your videos, I get this urge to pack up my family and leave Los Angeles for the sweet warm embrace of Southern Appalachia. It'd be the culture shock of a lifetime, but I'm sure I'd fall in love with the wholesomeness of it very quickly. My 40th birthday is tomorrow, and I haven't yet made my way East enough to visit your gorgeous state, but maybe someday I'll get there while I'm still young enough to enjoy it.

@bradlane3662 Жыл бұрын

I'm in southern WV. You don't realize it I know but please believe me. You are SO young! 40 is prime! Please take the leap. You and your family deserve it! And the culture shock, I truly believe would be all positive!❤

@graceburrell8800 Жыл бұрын

It's so much better in all ways on th Tennessee side of th mountain's. BEAUTIFUL SUNSETS. Come see us !

@donnamays24 Жыл бұрын

I’m in Western NC and I have met so many families over the past few years who have relocated from the west coast. They all absolutely love it here! It truly is the best place on earth to call home. The scenery, the lifestyles and most importantly the people are the finest you will ever meet!

@lindasimmons131 Жыл бұрын

I'm 72 and also live in NC around the coast. We moved here 45 years ago and I worked in the Sewing/Shirt Factory's. Even became a Supervisor & then a Plant Manager...Sadly I watched them ALL close...so many many good people lost the only jobs they had ever known. It was heartbreaking, especially for the one's that were up in age. They had little to no chance of employment anywhere else....Production Sewing, etc was all they knew. Nearly all the clothes, etc are now made in Foreign Counties. It should have never happened. I think about all the folks that were devastated often. God Bless all those folks that will be losing their job's due to what the GOVERNMENT calls Progress. ❤🙏

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thank you Linda 😀

@northcarolinagirl Жыл бұрын

Before I left home to join the Air Froce in 1976, I sewed for a furniture manufacturing company. It's nice to hear from someone who sewed for the textiles industry.

@lorettataylor9902 Жыл бұрын

I’ve worked in several different sewing factory’s sad they all are gone now.

@rhondalampe6676 Жыл бұрын

Tipper- Thanks for talking about the Mill closing- reminded me of my dad- he also was a contractor. And all that went with that- we moved to Colorado so my Dad could would. My mom stayed home until she had to work. I missed her so much. But we had to have food. Yes- I say exactly what Matt said. Love u all - what a wonderful family. It should be with all families. Waiting for the next video. ❤❤

@blairlowery8479 Жыл бұрын

😊more corporate greed. The corporation can pay foreign workers far less and no benefits. Government has little to do with the plant closure.

@sandsquid1 Жыл бұрын

I so love when you guys sit and chat when your finished with your work. It’s like I have my family with me again! I’m so thankful I found you all! 😊❤❤

@samuelwilliams2245 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@sherrysimpson4966 Жыл бұрын

Nice to hear some stories from the old days. Sad that the mill closing left many folks jobless. 🙏🏻🙏🏻 that they find work soon. God Bless you & your family.

@donnamays24 Жыл бұрын

I have family and many neighbors who have been impacted by the paper mill closing too. I’m in the Maggie valley..it truly is devastating to the Haywood county area. I worry for all those families and as you said all the supportive jobs that were associated with the mill…it’s been the largest employer in the area for so very long. I felt the closing came out of nowhere…all these people have so little time to regroup and figure out what they are going to do for jobs..truly a terrible situation! Canton basically exists because of the paper mill! Love how the whole family pitched in for Corie! Lots of work done and it looked great! Blessings ❤️🙏

@sharonfromva Жыл бұрын

Tipper, you know what i love about your channel? I can sit here and listen to you and Matt talk about all kinds of stuff and it's just like sitting around and listening to family just shootin the breeze. YOU ARE my HOME

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

You are so kind-thank you 😀