Home Grown Tomatoes

I got my first vine ripened tomato from the family garden yesterday. Those of you who were raised in the south know how awesome and special this is. A lot of my friends from the north tell me "whats the big deal it's just a tomato" to which I reply, have you ever tasted a tomato that has just been picked and left on a window sill for a day to finish ripening? More often than not, they have not. There is something about home grown maters, it may just be that they actually have flavor. Something you just can't get in a grocery store. If you have never had a tomato sandwich with fresh home grown tomatoes then you are missing out. I guess it's just a southern thing, y'all wouldn't understand.