Escaping from the South
EvilEnglish confirms this at the very beginning of his Reddit post, writing: “ The house was a home for my grandparents for some 20-odd years. They bought this house in the late 70s or early 80s to escape the oppressive summer heat of the South. ”
Although EvilEnglish didn’t specify where it was in the South that his grandparents moved from, the Tennessee countryside would provide a welcome relief to anyone who was used to the long, hot summers that stretch across all of the Southern states. It’s an ideal place to raise a family and then spend your retirement.