“I do not want to go to heaven.” My friend shocked me when she said that. She is a good person, faithful to her church, charitable with the needy and sincere about her beliefs and convictions. She is just not sure she wants to go to heaven.

As most folks in our region know, it is not unusual, in fact it is rather common for Virginia residents from Richmond and farther north to be somewhat out-of-touch with the realities of life here in the Southern Highlands. In fact, that is actually being a bit kind. The reality of the matter is they have almost no clue as to the differences between the regions.

Piney was thinking about the good old days of yore when a penny meant something!  Nowadays, the copper nuisances are often found on the pavement or floors of buildings and one looks at them and grins but do we pick them up, thought Piney? Nope, hit ain’t worth the trouble!

“I do not want to go to heaven.” My friend shocked me when she said that. She is a good person, faithful to her church, charitable with the needy and sincere about her beliefs and convictions. She is just not sure she wants to go to heaven.

As most folks in our region know, it is not unusual, in fact it is rather common for Virginia residents from Richmond and farther north to be somewhat out-of-touch with the realities of life here in the Southern Highlands. In fact, that is actually being a bit kind. The reality of the matter is they have almost no clue as to the differences between the regions.

Piney was thinking about the good old days of yore when a penny meant something!  Nowadays, the copper nuisances are often found on the pavement or floors of buildings and one looks at them and grins but do we pick them up, thought Piney? Nope, hit ain’t worth the trouble!

“I do not want to go to heaven.” My friend shocked me when she said that. She is a good person, faithful to her church, charitable with the needy and sincere about her beliefs and convictions. She is just not sure she wants to go to heaven.

As most folks in our region know, it is not unusual, in fact it is rather common for Virginia residents from Richmond and farther north to be somewhat out-of-touch with the realities of life here in the Southern Highlands. In fact, that is actually being a bit kind. The reality of the matter is they have almost no clue as to the differences between the regions.

Piney was thinking about the good old days of yore when a penny meant something!  Nowadays, the copper nuisances are often found on the pavement or floors of buildings and one looks at them and grins but do we pick them up, thought Piney? Nope, hit ain’t worth the trouble!

“I do not want to go to heaven.” My friend shocked me when she said that. She is a good person, faithful to her church, charitable with the needy and sincere about her beliefs and convictions. She is just not sure she wants to go to heaven.

As most folks in our region know, it is not unusual, in fact it is rather common for Virginia residents from Richmond and farther north to be somewhat out-of-touch with the realities of life here in the Southern Highlands. In fact, that is actually being a bit kind. The reality of the matter is they have almost no clue as to the differences between the regions.

Piney was thinking about the good old days of yore when a penny meant something!  Nowadays, the copper nuisances are often found on the pavement or floors of buildings and one looks at them and grins but do we pick them up, thought Piney? Nope, hit ain’t worth the trouble!

“I do not want to go to heaven.” My friend shocked me when she said that. She is a good person, faithful to her church, charitable with the needy and sincere about her beliefs and convictions. She is just not sure she wants to go to heaven.

As most folks in our region know, it is not unusual, in fact it is rather common for Virginia residents from Richmond and farther north to be somewhat out-of-touch with the realities of life here in the Southern Highlands. In fact, that is actually being a bit kind. The reality of the matter is they have almost no clue as to the differences between the regions.

Piney was thinking about the good old days of yore when a penny meant something!  Nowadays, the copper nuisances are often found on the pavement or floors of buildings and one looks at them and grins but do we pick them up, thought Piney? Nope, hit ain’t worth the trouble!

“I do not want to go to heaven.” My friend shocked me when she said that. She is a good person, faithful to her church, charitable with the needy and sincere about her beliefs and convictions. She is just not sure she wants to go to heaven.

As most folks in our region know, it is not unusual, in fact it is rather common for Virginia residents from Richmond and farther north to be somewhat out-of-touch with the realities of life here in the Southern Highlands. In fact, that is actually being a bit kind. The reality of the matter is they have almost no clue as to the differences between the regions.

Piney was thinking about the good old days of yore when a penny meant something!  Nowadays, the copper nuisances are often found on the pavement or floors of buildings and one looks at them and grins but do we pick them up, thought Piney? Nope, hit ain’t worth the trouble!