I must give Firefairy a great big AMEN to all the facts she posted about narcotics in Mississippi. I could add more than one...um, like getting a tubal ligation and being told by the surgeon that if in pain, just take 8 Motrin at once!!

As for the state itself, we do have beautiful country, interesting history (My area for instance is known as the birthplace of many great blues singers), and as for the people...like anywhere else, there are good and bad. I love my town. It's like Mayberry, the sort of place where if you are ill or have a death in the family you will be descended upon by sweet old ladies with covered casseroles who will make sure that you are attended to, even to the point of cleaning your house so that people coming to make sympathy calls don't dare spot a (Gasp!) speck of dust.

That being said, Lord help you if you find yourself with any condition that requires proper pain management.