Tim and Steph said:

"Fixing to" - an expression I use and the better half makes fun of.
Must be a southern thing... But she is from Pennsylvania, and has far
more of a "southern accent' than I possess. So, go figure...

I'm from Vermont (damn yankee!), and 'round these parts, it's "fixin' ta".

Having spent a year in New Jersey, I can't complain about _any_ of the
colloquialisms I've heard since... Or the water, either... g


Greg G.