Surrounding Counties - Cheatham, Dickson, Montgomery, Rutherford, Sumner, Wilson, Williamson, Maury, etc.

[MLBrumby]

Another academic building in the boom at MTSU... 

https://www.dnj.com/story/news/2018/07/03/mtsu-seek-murfreesboro-planning-approval-38-million-building/754495002/

[opendrawerwhore]

I swanny!

[markhollin]

Louisiana-based Sazerac Co. paid $2.27 million for a 55-acre property in Murfreesboro at 5295 Asbury Rd. to build an $86 million distillery.

More behind the NBJ paywall here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/07/05/booze-giant-buys-middle-tennesseeland-for-86m.html

 

[NashvilleObserver]

On 7/4/2018 at 11:08 PM, opendrawerwhore said:

I swanny!

Sorry to be off topic, but can you please tell me what that saying is? I heard an old lady say it two years ago in Crossville and I can't for the life of me find anyone else who says it or know what it means. 

[smeagolsfree]

I've never heard it before either.

[Neigeville2]

As far as I know it just means "I swear"

[donNdonelson2]

Some of the old folks thought it was a sin to “swear” so they would say “I swanny” as a euphemism. That is the recollection from my misspent hillbilly youth in rural Wayne County! 

[jmtunafish]

It's very much a Southern expression. My cousins in Florida say it all the time. It's also said in England.

https://newsok.com/article/3057715/ill-swan-old-phrase-took-flight-in-england

[GreenHillsBoy]

Grew up in Smith County and it is said there and by my many relatives in Overton County.

[tragenvol]

As a native of the UC, I recognize that..I've heard members of my mother's family say it.  Well, I swanny as well.

[smeagolsfree]

Well, I swanny!

[Nathan_in_DC]

"I swanny too my time" is another variation. I almost lost it the other day when I heard someone say it at the pub down the road. I hear a lot of what I thought were unique Southernisms here in the UK. 

[satalac]

On 7/5/2018 at 2:06 PM, markhollin said:

Louisiana-based Sazerac Co. paid $2.27 million for a 55-acre property in Murfreesboro at 5295 Asbury Rd. to build an $86 million distillery.

More behind the NBJ paywall here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/07/05/booze-giant-buys-middle-tennesseeland-for-86m.html

 

Hopefully it's better built than the one they own that just collapsed. This is pretty close to my office. The residents are not happy about this. I'm wondering if it'll cover everything in the area in a black film like Lynchburg. I mean, it's a good get for Murfreesboro, I just question its location. 

[opendrawerwhore]

On 7/6/2018 at 1:03 AM, donNdonelson2 said:

Some of the old folks thought it was a sin to “swear” so they would say “I swanny” as a euphemism. That is the recollection from my misspent hillbilly youth in rural Wayne County! 

He got it Right! Lol

[opendrawerwhore]

23 hours ago, tragenvol said:

As a native of the UC, I recognize that..I've heard members of my mother's family say it.  Well, I swanny as well.

Auntie Linda from Chattanooga would say this all the time.  It means "I swear" or "Lord ha-Mercy"  as I recall.  Most old Southern Christians would say this instead of cursing...  Lol

[tragenvol]

59 minutes ago, opendrawerwhore said:

Auntie Linda from Chattanooga would say this all the time.  It means "I swear" or "Lord ha-Mercy"  as I recall.  Most old Southern Christians would say this instead of cursing...  Lol

More Southern Appalachian than Southern or the Upland South as the new kids frame it.

Apologies in advance for continuing to stay off topic, but I have to ask given the previous responses.  Anyone ever head this variant exclamation for carrion?  Shoo keeYARN!!!!!

 

Edited July 7, 2018 by tragenvol

[opendrawerwhore]

Ehhhhh....No I have not.

 

[Tennessine]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/angela-wright-brentwood-tennessee-brown-recluse-spider-bites-dozens-more-infesting-her-apartment/

Sleep well tonight!

[bigeasy]

Sorry but even if they sprayed they are never going to get rid of the problem, especially in an apartment complex. They would probably have to close the whole building and smoke them out over a month. Brown Recluse spiders are pretty much impossible to exterminate. I wouldn't be surprised if lots of people have them without even knowing. My townhouse has them and I didn't know about it for the first two years I lived there. 

[markhollin]

New subdivisions are growing in Sumner County as builders look for ways to satisfy demand for affordably priced houses in the face of rising prices across the Nashville region.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/homes/2018/07/09/real-estate-options-expand-affordable-homes-sumner-county/764355002/

[markhollin]

Here's a rendering of the layout for the Sazerac Distillery that may go in along I-24 in Murfreesboro:

 

[bigeasy]

I kinda laugh when an article mentions affordable housing and then says the prices start in the upper 200s. Which probably means like one house will be 295K

 

This scares me.  I read articles about the average yearly income which is like $40K, and then see the below. I don't know how people buy homes here  now.  I am not looking forward to when I want to upgrade. My house isn't in a high demand area, but it still has seen about a 40% increase in less than 4 years. I guess people are spending a huge chunk of their monthly income on housing.

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The average home price in Davidson County in May was $384,602. In Williamson County it was $567,096. The average price in Sumner County was $286,539

Edited July 9, 2018 by bigeasy

[satalac]

3 hours ago, markhollin said:

Here's a rendering of the layout for the Sazerac Distillery that may go in along I-24 in Murfreesboro:

 

That picture drives me nuts. There are no buildings surrounding that area. Not getting after you, but the person who made the rendering. 

[markhollin]

Aetna to add 200 more jobs in next year in Franklin offices. They will lease 82,600 square feet of office space — the entirety of a three-story building set to open in August 2019, a company spokeswoman confirmed on Monday. Aetna signed a 10-year lease at Berry Farms with a pair of five-year extensions, according to Williamson County public records.

The new building contains about 10,000 square feet more than Aetna's two existing Franklin operations, which they will vacate next summer.

About 400 people work at those locations today. Aetna is planning to have about 600 workers at its back-office Berry Farms hub.

More behind the NBJ paywall here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/07/09/boyle-development-lands-aetnas-200-job-expansion.html?ana=twt

[Rockatansky]

4 hours ago, bigeasy said:

average yearly income which is like $40K,

The latest Median Household Income value for the Nashville MSA was $ 60,030. Source: 2016 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates.

But the point you were making is valid. There is a bit of a disconnect between housing costs and incomes. My guess is that when the next recession hits, we may experience an extended pause to the recent price increases.