If he added a set of 26" chrome spinners from the walmarts, nary a woman could resist.
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I'm sitting in Raleigh, NC this week. Nice place, although I haven't had a chance to see much apart from some office buildings.
Raleigh is a great town, also my hometown, and very much missed since we moved here in the 80's. I'd trade Charlotte, NC any day for any place in RTP.
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Originally Posted By: Nick R
Originally Posted By: gr8gatzby
Inquire minds really just want to know how many times the M5 gotcha laid.
Lol somehow I have a sneaking suspicion hiswife doesn't look out the window and see the M5 and get all "[censored] that car makes me hot" or anything like that so my guess is nil lol. I could be wrong though
This sums it up nicely, LOL!
Originally Posted By: gr8gatzby
Inquire minds really just want to know how many times the M5 gotcha laid.
Lol somehow I have a sneaking suspicion hiswife doesn't look out the window and see the M5 and get all "[censored] that car makes me hot" or anything like that so my guess is nil lol. I could be wrong though
This sums it up nicely, LOL!
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Originally Posted By: gr8gatzby
If he added a set of 26" chrome spinners from the walmarts, nary a woman could resist.
Speaking of that, I saw a pike of "Donk" rides, including what appeared to be a mid 80's Town Car rolling on like 28's!
If he added a set of 26" chrome spinners from the walmarts, nary a woman could resist.
Speaking of that, I saw a pike of "Donk" rides, including what appeared to be a mid 80's Town Car rolling on like 28's!
The mid Atlantic states are awesome. Low taxes, pretty good job prospects, and friendly gun laws.
Don't even think about moving to NY, ugh.
Don't even think about moving to NY, ugh.
Originally Posted By: hattaresguy
The mid Atlantic states are awesome. Low taxes, pretty good job prospects, and friendly gun laws.
Don't even think about moving to NY, ugh.
The job prospects were much better back in the 80s and 90s. Too many people poured into NC for employment, so now it's not the greatest place for job prospects. The Triangle/RTP area in NC didn't get hit as hard when things really started tanking, but Charlotte did due to the large amount of banking there. It was bad loan city. Lots of people who lost higher paying jobs there took much lower paying jobs, so the collapse affected all income levels.
Overall, the Carolinas aren't a bad place to live though. I'm sure you can do much worse.
AL actually seems to beat NC on the things you listed, but has worse problems too.
The mid Atlantic states are awesome. Low taxes, pretty good job prospects, and friendly gun laws.
Don't even think about moving to NY, ugh.
The job prospects were much better back in the 80s and 90s. Too many people poured into NC for employment, so now it's not the greatest place for job prospects. The Triangle/RTP area in NC didn't get hit as hard when things really started tanking, but Charlotte did due to the large amount of banking there. It was bad loan city. Lots of people who lost higher paying jobs there took much lower paying jobs, so the collapse affected all income levels.
Overall, the Carolinas aren't a bad place to live though. I'm sure you can do much worse.
AL actually seems to beat NC on the things you listed, but has worse problems too.
Fine than Texas works, they seem to be pirating a lot of companies from [censored] states like mine.
I'm a bit down on my area now. Thinking I'll make what I can here for the next 20 years than sell everything, take my money and leave. Pump and dump since money in RE is so easy to make around here with all the people from overseas moving in.
I'm thinking a place in NH for the summer on top of a mountain would be nice, and a boat in the mid Atlantic states with a condo for the winter, or maybe the Caymen Islands and just say see you USA all together.
I'm a bit down on my area now. Thinking I'll make what I can here for the next 20 years than sell everything, take my money and leave. Pump and dump since money in RE is so easy to make around here with all the people from overseas moving in.
I'm thinking a place in NH for the summer on top of a mountain would be nice, and a boat in the mid Atlantic states with a condo for the winter, or maybe the Caymen Islands and just say see you USA all together.
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Originally Posted By: hattaresguy
Fine than Texas works, they seem to be pirating a lot of companies from [censored] states like mine.
I'm a bit down on my area now. Thinking I'll make what I can here for the next 20 years than sell everything, take my money and leave. Pump and dump since money in RE is so easy to make around here with all the people from overseas moving in.
I'm thinking a place in NH for the summer on top of a mountain would be nice, and a boat in the mid Atlantic states with a condo for the winter, or maybe the Caymen Islands and just say see you USA all together.
Everywhere has it's issues, it's just finding the balance of issues you can tolerate.
One of my old roommates and I actually half jokingly kicked around the idea of just packing up and going to Houston. Atlanta was another consideration, but it's just Charlotte/Birmingham majorly amplified with more people.
For me, large cities in the South with nearby outdoor recreational areas/rural areas seem to work. I don't like anything from VA up to NY/MA. Overly populated, overly taxed, just not my lifestyle. NH, VT, and ME are amazing though. I can't deal with that kind of cold in the winter, but during late spring/summer/early fall it's a phenomenally beautiful part of the country. The cleanest air I have breathed, some of the most incredible scenery I have ever seen, and just a totally different way of life from much of the country. Obviously the populated areas are like any other populated area, but my sister and her husband are the caretakers of a large farm in a rural, but very wealthy part of VT. The scenery is simply amazing there. During spring, you see shades of green that you won't see anywhere else I know of. I hardly ever use the term "breathtaking," but that's what it is.
It's a different way of life though. No Wal-Mart. No Walgreens. Forget about a bulk super club type of store. There might be some general stores, and a handful of gas stations. Fast food is rare, night life happens at people's houses/acreage, not at clubs. If you want to get away and slow down though, it's unbeatable. And there are some nice restaurants and stores since there is a lot of wealth there.
For day to day life though, I guess I'll take my convenient, fun, interesting, cheap, ghetto Southern cities.
For grass greenness reference, a picture of my truck at my sister's farm in VT circa 2008...prior to being beaten to heck. I wish it (the truck) still looked like that!
Fine than Texas works, they seem to be pirating a lot of companies from [censored] states like mine.
I'm a bit down on my area now. Thinking I'll make what I can here for the next 20 years than sell everything, take my money and leave. Pump and dump since money in RE is so easy to make around here with all the people from overseas moving in.
I'm thinking a place in NH for the summer on top of a mountain would be nice, and a boat in the mid Atlantic states with a condo for the winter, or maybe the Caymen Islands and just say see you USA all together.
Everywhere has it's issues, it's just finding the balance of issues you can tolerate.
One of my old roommates and I actually half jokingly kicked around the idea of just packing up and going to Houston. Atlanta was another consideration, but it's just Charlotte/Birmingham majorly amplified with more people.
For me, large cities in the South with nearby outdoor recreational areas/rural areas seem to work. I don't like anything from VA up to NY/MA. Overly populated, overly taxed, just not my lifestyle. NH, VT, and ME are amazing though. I can't deal with that kind of cold in the winter, but during late spring/summer/early fall it's a phenomenally beautiful part of the country. The cleanest air I have breathed, some of the most incredible scenery I have ever seen, and just a totally different way of life from much of the country. Obviously the populated areas are like any other populated area, but my sister and her husband are the caretakers of a large farm in a rural, but very wealthy part of VT. The scenery is simply amazing there. During spring, you see shades of green that you won't see anywhere else I know of. I hardly ever use the term "breathtaking," but that's what it is.
It's a different way of life though. No Wal-Mart. No Walgreens. Forget about a bulk super club type of store. There might be some general stores, and a handful of gas stations. Fast food is rare, night life happens at people's houses/acreage, not at clubs. If you want to get away and slow down though, it's unbeatable. And there are some nice restaurants and stores since there is a lot of wealth there.
For day to day life though, I guess I'll take my convenient, fun, interesting, cheap, ghetto Southern cities.
For grass greenness reference, a picture of my truck at my sister's farm in VT circa 2008...prior to being beaten to heck. I wish it (the truck) still looked like that!
Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
It's not where you want to live....
It's where you can find a very good job and have a good life.
Every state has nice areas and areas that are armpits.
For me it is somewhat about where I want to live. Life's too short to stay in a place you don't want to be. Of course, picking and choosing is conditional on being able to make a living.
It's not where you want to live....
It's where you can find a very good job and have a good life.
Every state has nice areas and areas that are armpits.
For me it is somewhat about where I want to live. Life's too short to stay in a place you don't want to be. Of course, picking and choosing is conditional on being able to make a living.
Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
It's not where you want to live....
It's where you can find a very good job and have a good life.
Every state has nice areas and areas that are armpits.
That's about it right there. Sure, I'd really like to live someplace other than where I currently do. Arizona would be nice....maybe Wyoming....New Mexico.....Montana? Trust me, I really despise most aspects of where I live....especially the people. But where I am now I have a high paying job that requires little of me (although I do work hard by choice). I've tried to figure out the details about moving elsewhere....but it always comes back to my job and how fortunate I have it.
It's not where you want to live....
It's where you can find a very good job and have a good life.
Every state has nice areas and areas that are armpits.
That's about it right there. Sure, I'd really like to live someplace other than where I currently do. Arizona would be nice....maybe Wyoming....New Mexico.....Montana? Trust me, I really despise most aspects of where I live....especially the people. But where I am now I have a high paying job that requires little of me (although I do work hard by choice). I've tried to figure out the details about moving elsewhere....but it always comes back to my job and how fortunate I have it.
Originally Posted By: 01rangerxl
Originally Posted By: hattaresguy
Fine than Texas works, they seem to be pirating a lot of companies from [censored] states like mine.
I'm a bit down on my area now. Thinking I'll make what I can here for the next 20 years than sell everything, take my money and leave. Pump and dump since money in RE is so easy to make around here with all the people from overseas moving in.
I'm thinking a place in NH for the summer on top of a mountain would be nice, and a boat in the mid Atlantic states with a condo for the winter, or maybe the Caymen Islands and just say see you USA all together.
Everywhere has it's issues, it's just finding the balance of issues you can tolerate.
One of my old roommates and I actually half jokingly kicked around the idea of just packing up and going to Houston. Atlanta was another consideration, but it's just Charlotte/Birmingham majorly amplified with more people.
For me, large cities in the South with nearby outdoor recreational areas/rural areas seem to work. I don't like anything from VA up to NY/MA. Overly populated, overly taxed, just not my lifestyle. NH, VT, and ME are amazing though. I can't deal with that kind of cold in the winter, but during late spring/summer/early fall it's a phenomenally beautiful part of the country. The cleanest air I have breathed, some of the most incredible scenery I have ever seen, and just a totally different way of life from much of the country. Obviously the populated areas are like any other populated area, but my sister and her husband are the caretakers of a large farm in a rural, but very wealthy part of VT. The scenery is simply amazing there. During spring, you see shades of green that you won't see anywhere else I know of. I hardly ever use the term "breathtaking," but that's what it is.
It's a different way of life though. No Wal-Mart. No Walgreens. Forget about a bulk super club type of store. There might be some general stores, and a handful of gas stations. Fast food is rare, night life happens at people's houses/acreage, not at clubs. If you want to get away and slow down though, it's unbeatable. And there are some nice restaurants and stores since there is a lot of wealth there.
For day to day life though, I guess I'll take my convenient, fun, interesting, cheap, ghetto Southern cities.
For grass greenness reference, a picture of my truck at my sister's farm in VT circa 2008...prior to being beaten to heck. I wish it (the truck) still looked like that!
My problem is I have to be near salt water. If I can't get out on my boat or another boat 4-5 days a week when its warm I'd go crazy.
From May to October I take my boat out just about every day after work, and on weekends I fish in the morning, race sailboats during the day, and end the day either at the dock, yacht club or cruising around on my boat.
But I would like a place up in NH and my buddy and I plan on going in one one in a few years. Something on a mountain top with no neighbors.
The mid Atlantic states are nice, I'd buy a house on a canal so I can have at least a small boat available at all times.
Originally Posted By: hattaresguy
Fine than Texas works, they seem to be pirating a lot of companies from [censored] states like mine.
I'm a bit down on my area now. Thinking I'll make what I can here for the next 20 years than sell everything, take my money and leave. Pump and dump since money in RE is so easy to make around here with all the people from overseas moving in.
I'm thinking a place in NH for the summer on top of a mountain would be nice, and a boat in the mid Atlantic states with a condo for the winter, or maybe the Caymen Islands and just say see you USA all together.
Everywhere has it's issues, it's just finding the balance of issues you can tolerate.
One of my old roommates and I actually half jokingly kicked around the idea of just packing up and going to Houston. Atlanta was another consideration, but it's just Charlotte/Birmingham majorly amplified with more people.
For me, large cities in the South with nearby outdoor recreational areas/rural areas seem to work. I don't like anything from VA up to NY/MA. Overly populated, overly taxed, just not my lifestyle. NH, VT, and ME are amazing though. I can't deal with that kind of cold in the winter, but during late spring/summer/early fall it's a phenomenally beautiful part of the country. The cleanest air I have breathed, some of the most incredible scenery I have ever seen, and just a totally different way of life from much of the country. Obviously the populated areas are like any other populated area, but my sister and her husband are the caretakers of a large farm in a rural, but very wealthy part of VT. The scenery is simply amazing there. During spring, you see shades of green that you won't see anywhere else I know of. I hardly ever use the term "breathtaking," but that's what it is.
It's a different way of life though. No Wal-Mart. No Walgreens. Forget about a bulk super club type of store. There might be some general stores, and a handful of gas stations. Fast food is rare, night life happens at people's houses/acreage, not at clubs. If you want to get away and slow down though, it's unbeatable. And there are some nice restaurants and stores since there is a lot of wealth there.
For day to day life though, I guess I'll take my convenient, fun, interesting, cheap, ghetto Southern cities.
For grass greenness reference, a picture of my truck at my sister's farm in VT circa 2008...prior to being beaten to heck. I wish it (the truck) still looked like that!
My problem is I have to be near salt water. If I can't get out on my boat or another boat 4-5 days a week when its warm I'd go crazy.
From May to October I take my boat out just about every day after work, and on weekends I fish in the morning, race sailboats during the day, and end the day either at the dock, yacht club or cruising around on my boat.
But I would like a place up in NH and my buddy and I plan on going in one one in a few years. Something on a mountain top with no neighbors.
The mid Atlantic states are nice, I'd buy a house on a canal so I can have at least a small boat available at all times.
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My life has changed DRASTICALLY since moving to the Mid Atlantic.
Way more money, bigger house, far lower utilities and taxes, more freedom and quality of life.
Way more money, bigger house, far lower utilities and taxes, more freedom and quality of life.
Spent a lot of time living in Hampton Roads, Virginia and all of 2009 at RTP. The rural areas of Virginia and North Carolina are really nice. The traffic around Raleigh/Cary is horrendous! Too much asphalt, too many people. The Tidewater area of Virginia is awfully congested also. I suppose you get used to it after while. Really enjoyed being there at the time but West Michigan is where it is at for me!
Originally Posted By: buster
Spent 2 weeks in the OBX last May. Really nice area.
Yes it is! That place is just amazing! My wife and I went there for 3 years in a row for our Summer vacation. I hated coming back here from over there. It was so hard to come back,and I probably wouldn't if not for our dog still being back here. It's a long trip too. We drove the entire 1200 miles in one day each time. I could still do it,but if we go back we might have to split up the trip home.
We went to Florida the last two years,and we liked it too. It's exactly half the distance of a trip to OBX also. It's just not the same though.
I love the rest of NC too. People from Charlotte couldn't believe we were visiting there,but we loved it! Raleigh was pretty cool too. I really love the mountain areas of the state as well!
Spent 2 weeks in the OBX last May. Really nice area.
Yes it is! That place is just amazing! My wife and I went there for 3 years in a row for our Summer vacation. I hated coming back here from over there. It was so hard to come back,and I probably wouldn't if not for our dog still being back here. It's a long trip too. We drove the entire 1200 miles in one day each time. I could still do it,but if we go back we might have to split up the trip home.
We went to Florida the last two years,and we liked it too. It's exactly half the distance of a trip to OBX also. It's just not the same though.
I love the rest of NC too. People from Charlotte couldn't believe we were visiting there,but we loved it! Raleigh was pretty cool too. I really love the mountain areas of the state as well!
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I have taken many road trips through the mid-Atlantic mountains and loved the area so much I bought a house there last year. The house is in the middle of the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern Virginia, just a few miles off the Blue Ridge Parkway, and this is what I see from my front porch every day. You need to get off the Interstates to see the real beauty of this area.
My favorite place to live is North Alabama. Beautiful area, people are wonderful, life is pleasant. One of these days, I'm heading back to Colbert County.
WOW!
The pix may almost look photosopped but I know they aren't, having been to areas like that.
Beautiful!!
Originally Posted By: Tom NJ
I have taken many road trips through the mid-Atlantic mountains and loved the area so much I bought a house there last year. The house is in the middle of the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern Virginia, just a few miles off the Blue Ridge Parkway, and this is what I see from my front porch every day. You need to get off the Interstates to see the real beauty of this area.
The pix may almost look photosopped but I know they aren't, having been to areas like that.
Beautiful!!
Originally Posted By: Tom NJ
I have taken many road trips through the mid-Atlantic mountains and loved the area so much I bought a house there last year. The house is in the middle of the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern Virginia, just a few miles off the Blue Ridge Parkway, and this is what I see from my front porch every day. You need to get off the Interstates to see the real beauty of this area.
My wife's family is from the area where Tom lives now. So is Virginia Tech and Blacksburg (see my user name). It's one of the nicest places to live I've experienced. If we moved anywhere from here, it'd be to southwest Virginia. Tom and I might be neighbors one day.
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