It's hard as a Corps of Engineer guy to decide which sucks more, Huntsville or Vicksburg. The heat. The humidity. The crappy food. All of the Confederates still running around. The ****** hotels. I really hate Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama.
Made the mistake of having this conversation with someone in our division office in Vicksburg some years ago:
Division guy: Since Iowa State is playing in the Independence Bowl will you be coming down to Shreveport?
Me: Hell no, if Louisiana is the ***-hole of the USA than Shreveport is the ***-hole of Louisiana.
Division guy: Shreveport is my hometown.
Ooops. :wideeyed:
I already had about 5 or 6 Huntsvilles under my belt before I got to Vicksburg, so it felt like a breath of fresh air at the time. By the end of the week, not so much. I did drive across the bridge into Louisiana to add that to my "States I've been to." list.