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Shaken. Not stirred.
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: London
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The secret lies with Charlotte.
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Scarlett Johansson's boytoy
Join Date: Nov 2006
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went through there last year for business. seemed like a nice place.
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Banned
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Midnight_Vulture has been all over Charlotte
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Starter
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Palm Beach Gardens, FL
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My son lives downtown Charlotte and my daughter lives on Lake Norman just north of the city. Charlotte is one of the nicest, cleanest cities I've ever been to. It is a great city, very young and alive. A lot of money in Charlotte with the banks. Southeast Charlotte is the nice area to look for a home. Depending on how old you are, you should like it a lot. I've actually considered leaving south Florida and moving there.
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The Maintenance Guy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Renovated Bugeater Estate
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They like neckcar down thar.
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On Hiatus
Join Date: Aug 2000
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I can't tell you about the nightlife because when I lived there I was married so I didn't get out much. One thing you should know about Charlotte is that they have the McGuire Nuclear plant nearby....if you live within a mile of that, one of the things they give you is the iodine pills to take in case of a nuclear accident. Charlotte, at one time, was the second largest banking center in the US behind New York. With all the banking industry problems it may have changed status. They have both Lake Norman and Lake Wylie nearby so there are plenty of opportunites for boating and fishing. You are only 5 to 6 hours from Myrtle Beach, 4 hours from Charleston, and 6 hours from Hilton Head. Living in Charlotte you are also only 3 hours from a few ski resorts in the Smokies, 3 hours from Gatlinburg, and 3 1/2 hours from Asheville/Biltmore Estates. They have Paramount Carowinds which is located just a few miles south of Charlotte on the NC-SC border. There is plenty of good shopping as they have 3 nice malls, especially the new Mall Complex north of town. Is your company moving you there or are you moving yourself? mmaddog ******* |
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The Illuminati
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: the road less traveled
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Bojangles is awesome.
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Seize life. Be an ermine.
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
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I passed through the airport there a few months ago. (Coincidentally, I was on the same flight and airline that crashed in the Hudson.) The airport has not just one, but two Nascar stores.
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On Hiatus
Join Date: Aug 2000
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I would differ on my opinion of it being one of the nicest and cleanest cities...people are nice depending on which part of town you live in. And it looks pretty dirty once you get away from the Interstates. A lot of the money used to be with the banks...now I would bet that the biggest accounting of money comes from Lowes and NASCAR-related income. mmaddog ******* |
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On Hiatus
Join Date: Aug 2000
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Supporter
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: T-Town
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Seize life. Be an ermine.
Join Date: Jul 2001
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If I had won that project three months later, I would've been swimming in the Hudson.
I was considering an Amazon cruise a while back, and the ship that did the cruise hit an iceberg and sank on a different leg to the Antarctic. Sometimes I feel like I'm living a charmed life.
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Mahomes: We Are All Witnesses
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Miami, FL
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I've been there a few times... my wife is from there.
It is a boring city. Basically a bunch of banks/bankers and the entire city shutdowns at 10:00 every night. |
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MVP
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Is your company moving you there or are you moving yourself?
mmaddog *******[/QUOTE] Thanks a lot man. Actually my wife is getting a promotion and transfer at her work, oddly she is transferring from a car plant to an air conditoner plant but it will get her out of automotive so that's good. |
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