went to north carolina for the weekend.... what is this state used for?

[Bweavy]

Wow this pitch almost wants to make me take up roots & move there. NOT! :biggrin:

I would consider NC or SC but after the kids are gone and it would have to be close to the coast.

Whats the temp there right now? What is the temp there in December & January? How much snow did you get last year :biggrin:

 

[Little6pack]

Let me Check ok a nice clean 60 degrees

Jan & Feb 70 but that is inside

 

[datant69]

temp and weather up north

i don't know how you guys do it but it must be that you guys are used to driving in it or have some hellova tires with some spikes to get grip. here in texas let alittle sleet or some early morning frost hit the road and i'll guarantee there will be alot of crashes. seems like everyone thinks they can drive in that weather. i can as my stepfather was a trucker and gave me driving lessons on the do's and don't regardless of weather. as for the dueling banjo's remark, i'm sure you guys get that alot, in texas we have alot of small towns and trust me the sticks aren't too far from the major towns unless they made it a suburb for the people making 6 figures or more like southlake or other places that used to be open fields before people moved in from the city to get away from the pimps crack ho's and other crap.

 

[Little6pack]

i don't know how you guys do it but it must be that you guys are used to driving in it or have some hellova tires with some spikes to get grip. .

Nothing to get use to up here we are a shi-tty drivers thats what makes us look so good in snow.

Is tha snow I see oh no it just some sunny thing that just poked out.. :wink:

 

[charlief1]

Isn't that in any Appalacian Town? Wether it is PA., MD., WVA., VA., NC.?

Shane as far as crossing over that bridge I just wouldn't know exactly where to say it changes back.

Refering to Eastern KY and WV Brian. There really are people that have never had electricty or running water around there. There's also a dialect of english that's spoken that the BBC came to tape for a special about old english because it's the closest to the way it was spoken. The way they speak you can't understand them if you don't listen carefully. Kinda scarry.

 

[corsair231]

Refering to Eastern KY and WV Brian. There really are people that have never had electricty or running water around there. There's also a dialect of english that's spoken that the BBC came to tape for a special about old english because it's the closest to the way it was spoken. The way they speak you can't understand them if you don't listen carefully. Kinda scarry.

PBS had a special on the language and dialects of the outer banks and tidewater towns. Sort of how the Creole (sp?) is down in Louisiana. It even varied from town to town. It was something else.

 

[roboteq-1]

nc

How about droppin a GN engine on George and Orville's doorstep??? They'd a made it a lot more than a couple hundred feet...

 

[ZOOM ZOOM]

Wow this pitch almost wants to make me take up roots & move there. NOT! :biggrin:
I thought Hush Puppies were shoes?? :biggrin:
Yah just cant get a good HOGGIE or GRINDER or NY PIZZA down there.

I would consider NC or SC but after the kids are gone and it would have to be close to the coast.

that's pronounced 'hoagie'.

the south and other rural areas are great places to live as long as you are not interested in making a buck. I gave Maine a shot between 1990-92. Forget the winters, I couldnt take the paycheck. Those people thought I was making a mint because I was an engineer at the shipyard. Im not in to living paycheck to paycheck. hence the return to jersey only this time not on the sand bar.

Now that Im done with mortgages and college tuition and any payments in general, Ive been looking to get out of traffic. I looked at a lot of property around Cumberland Lake KY until I found out the repairs to the dam may or may not work. East TN is nice. I really like Norris lake, but most of the engineered communities are hoidy toidy and dont like cloths lines and abondoned cars in the front yard, especially lake front properties. In Tennessee no less. phffft. Too many Jersey people in the Carolinas. I want to get away from those schmucks. I found a nice lake in the middle of Pennsy. No waterfrfont,. the Corp of Engineers has that sewn up. but you know what they say about the keystone state: Pittsburgh to the west, Philadelphia to the east and Alabama in the middle. you cant beat the amish shoo-fly pie. still looking.

 

[SGRIM]

I have been from NYC to Detroit, Cali, Miami, Texas, and loads of places in between!

I haven't been hardly anywhere that is as laid back and cool as NC. We have a little bit of everything here. Just enough to keep things level. There aren't many states that offer as many different things as NC does...

 

[Little6pack]

that's pronounced 'hoagie'.

the south and other rural areas are great places to live as long as you are not interested in making a buck. I gave Maine a shot between 1990-92. Forget the winters, I couldnt take the paycheck. Those people thought I was making a mint because I was an engineer at the shipyard. Im not in to living paycheck to paycheck. hence the return to jersey only this time not on the sand bar.

Yeah those Manie MANIACS are not much for work. I had a friend try to give it a go there. She was way too fast & aggressive & moved back to NH.

They move real slow like in some other states AHHM I won't mention which ones.

 

[turbo39151]

It's been interesting to read this post to get various takes on these different states... I thought it was funny when Appalachia was mentioned. It's where I live now...

I moved from SW FL to SoCal (San Diego) and moved to KY a few years ago- Talk about culture shock. No commutes, cheap property, beautiful mountain scenery, oh, and don't let me forget the crazy UK fans, abject poverty and a terrible education system.

I did the whole pro's and con's thing but it's not the same until you actually live in a place. Don't get me wrong I like most of the people and I deal regularly people like the guys that play the banjos...(they're not all like they've been portrayed. Some are, but not all) To get a little taste go to you tube and watch "American Hollow" by Rory Kennedy- interesting but depressing too..

Anyway, I've decided that this is not the place I want to stay afterall and have been considering NC for the property values, beautiful scenery, and all the turbo buicks...:biggrin:

Is there anywhere in NC that it doesn't snow? I really hate cold weather, especially snow.


BTW, I went to Jersey last summer- never again. That freakin' turnpike was a disaster...

 

[DailyDrifter]

I haven't been hardly anywhere that is as laid back and cool as NC. We have a little bit of everything here. Just enough to keep things level. There aren't many states that offer as many different things as NC does...

+1, Theres nothing like have a family reunion and singles night at same time :biggrin:.







Oh Brian BTW, We have to sign your title over for the TSO car , I think their dice were "loaded". I'm gonna go double or nothing tomorrow with the Monte so I might win it back. Clickity Clack :biggrin:

 

[charlief1]

Mountains in West Texas but most of it is fairly flat. I prefer it here myself because I hate cold weather myself. Been thinking about moving 1 or 2 states west to get in a warmer climate but for now I'll stay here.

 

[turbo39151]

I lived in TX too, when I worked for Uncle Sam. Sweltering summer heat and Ice storms in the winter. Not really my cup of tea. I also was not fond of every freakin' thing being called Texas size this and Texas sized that...

My favorite area was Austin.

 

[kh440]

The real beauty of NC is that it is a land of alternatives: if you don't like the beach, there's always the mountains. If you don't like the congestion and urban sprawl of Charlotte and Raleigh, there are plenty of open rural areas. And if you don't like football, we have the Panthers!

 

[SGRIM]

Anyway, I've decided that this is not the place I want to stay afterall and have been considering NC for the property values, beautiful scenery, and all the turbo buicks...:biggrin:

Is there anywhere in NC that it doesn't snow? I really hate cold weather, especially snow.


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Any where on the coast line. The further south you go the less chances. I am in the middle of the eastern part of the state. We get a few dustings each year. Once every few years we get a few inches of snow. Like I say though on the coast downward you are snow free:biggrin:

 

[datant69]

no snow

i don't like it much myself, i'm the type to wear shorts in the winter when there is snow on the ground. part of me i know alot of people think i'm crazy but i'm only out of my car for a few mins at the most. even in texas it snows, if you don't like snow you better move closer to the equator, but then someone down there would jack you for your buick and i know you'd be pissed. think of the property values down below the border, only real problem is dealing with the drug dealers and traffickers, kidnappers, and all kinds of other people. i've been to mexico a few times and both times had to take all my jewelry off including my watch and leave it with a relative on a border town. last thing you want is for something to make you stand out.

 

[robertmee]

that's pronounced 'hoagie'.

the south and other rural areas are great places to live as long as you are not interested in making a buck. I gave Maine a shot between 1990-92. Forget the winters, I couldnt take the paycheck. Those people thought I was making a mint because I was an engineer at the shipyard. Im not in to living paycheck to paycheck. hence the return to jersey only this time not on the sand bar.

Now that Im done with mortgages and college tuition and any payments in general, Ive been looking to get out of traffic. I looked at a lot of property around Cumberland Lake KY until I found out the repairs to the dam may or may not work. East TN is nice. I really like Norris lake, but most of the engineered communities are hoidy toidy and dont like cloths lines and abondoned cars in the front yard, especially lake front properties. In Tennessee no less. phffft. Too many Jersey people in the Carolinas. I want to get away from those schmucks. I found a nice lake in the middle of Pennsy. No waterfrfont,. the Corp of Engineers has that sewn up. but you know what they say about the keystone state: Pittsburgh to the west, Philadelphia to the east and Alabama in the middle. you cant beat the amish shoo-fly pie. still looking.

Try Lake Gaston (borders NC/VA). Mostly rural, lots of good properties left, close enough to Richmond or Raleigh in a pinch. We bought up there 2 years ago and love it. We're still living in Raleigh, but spend most every weekend there. The beauty of Gaston is that it is hydro-electric on both ends. Kerr Lake feeds Gaston and Gaston feeds Roanoke Rapids Lake. Therefore, the level of Gaston stays constant (+/- 6 inches). Fixed pier docks and no worries about walking out to a mud puddle in drought conditions.

As an alternative, Smith Mountain Lake, also in Virginia. Still a rural feel in areas but more commercialized on the lake. Alot of newer homes, but still some older properties. In the mountains and beautiful/clear.