It is offical I am moving to NC
 

As I read the email the line that jumped out was "start date 08/06/10. The deal has been in the works since spring and it is done. Weighed it over for quite a while and the time came to call or fold...I pushed in my chips~

What part?

gratz! Always good to be near the ones you love.

face it..you just want to play with that cute grandbaby

That is fantastic!!! Come out and have a beer with me to celebrate!

You know that is true!!

Kinston~

Ah, reasonably close to the ocean. I'm more of a fan of the eastern, mountainous part, but it's a nice place to live from everything I've ever heard. One of my high school friends lives in Raleigh and loves it.

And of course, anywhere in North Carolina will be a big step up from Kansas! :thumb:

Congratulations. I assume that, by "NC", you mean North Carolina, Mr. RedNeckRaider. If so, you will need some information about the state in order to properly acclimate with the local citizens.

Fact 1: The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is the oldest State University in the United States.

Fact 2: "Beaufort Town" was known as "Fish Town" in the early 1700's when Blackbeard frequented the coast. Historians believe that Blackbeard had trouble pronouncing the word; "Beaufort".

Fact 3: Whitewater Falls in Transylvania County is the highest waterfall in the eastern United States. If you attempt to navigate the falls in a barrel, be careful that you are not eaten by a bar.

Fact 4: In some counties, teeth are considered optional.

Fact 5: North Carolina is the largest producer of sweet potatoes in the nation. In the 1800s, the famous suffragette, "Sweet Tater Brown", began petitioning the State Legislature to make the Sweet Tater the Official State Vegetable. No one knew what to do about that. Still don't.

Fact 6: The first English colony in America was located on Roanoke Island. Walter Raleigh founded it. The colony mysteriously vanished with no trace except for the word "Croatoan" scrawled on a nearby tree. Some scholars believe that the term "Croatoan" is a type of sweet potato soup.

Fact 7: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts was founded in Winston-Salem.

Fact 8: The first miniature golf course was built in Fayetteville. The par-3 Sweet Potato Disaster is considered to be the most difficult hazard in the sport.

Fact 9: Winston-Salem was created when the two towns Winston and Salem combined. Originally, Winston was going to merge with Virginia Slims but she backed out at the last moment so Salem got the nod.

Fact 10: Grandfather Mountain, highest peak in the Blue Ridge, is the only private park in the world designated by the United Nations as an International Biosphere Reserve. On a clear day, over 8 billion sweet potatoes can be seen from its peak.

Fact 11: State Motto: "Esse quam videri" (To be rather than to seem).

Fact 12: The oldest town in the state is Bath, incorporated in 1705. It is also the cleanest town in the state.

Fact 13: The General Assembly of 1987 adopted milk as the official state beverage.

Fact 14: An average of 9 North Carolinians are eaten by a bear each year. The locals don't think it's the same bear. Plus, they call them "bars". So, if you or someone you know is devoured by one, you tell the authorities you were eaten by a bar.

FAX

Welcome to NC my Raider brother

watch out for bigfoot
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I used to live in Fayetteville. It was horrible !

damn, something tells me i'm not gonna get to hang for a beer before you go..

even so...congrats man!

My son has been working on me for a couple years. He and his wife brought Ellie in town over the 4th. It was a full court press and it worked. That and the love of my life lives there now also my daughter is planning on moving there...well for all the he hawing there was no choice. That and the offer is good :)

We will have to hook up~

Dang Steve I would love to! I will be leaving most likely the end of the month...and a veer through KC is not out of the question :D

Maybe we can get a Doo Dah get together with local posters... although time is suddenly short :eek:

sounds good...let me know...

yes lets

I just moved from Missouri to N.C. about a year ago.

We should get a beer sometime even if you are a Raiders fan. (J/K)

Congrats, Redneck ;) thats where I wanna go some day also ;)

I absolutely LOVED my time in Charlotte. People down there are different, and I mean that in the very best way.

Sure beats SOUTH Carolina!!

I'm so pleased that you feel comfortable to be open about your sexuality. All people should follow this model.

...oh...and congrats on the move!

Working on Airbus, eh

You gots no choice. I'm sure it will work just fine. Besides, the road runs both ways.

Yes I will be working on Airbus with Spirit~

Might as well get the hell out of Wichita. The writing is on the wall.

I absolutely love North Carolina....my GF lives in Durham, and Asheville is one of my favorite places in the world.

Spent 3 years at Camp Lejeune. Don't have a lot of amazing memories due to my ex-wife but it's a nice state, no doubt about that. I'd live there again.

Used to love the Carolinas when I was trucking down the seaboard in route to Florida.

Charlotte is a wicked city.

:thumb: :thumb:

Good luck and enjoy!

Good for you. My wife's job has an office north of Durham, and we wanted to be relocated there for a long time because it's beautiful and our family is on the east coast. We really wanted to be there. We waited for a while for an opening there, and it never came, so we took an opportunity to move to the Dallas area in January. We just found out a week ago that the NC location now has an opening. That's the way it goes, I guess. I like that Research Triangle area a lot.

We love the outer banks of NC. I looked for jobs out there after my layoff a couple of years ago. I figured that if I couldn't get something close to KC, I'd go to an area we loved.

We hope to vacation out that way again in the next couple of years if we can continue to get our finances/lives in order.

Good for you Jeff, best of luck in your new gig!

If you do, let me know. I'd like to hang with you guys for a bit before you head east.

Good luck!

Yeah, the bad part, he will probably have to drive through Missouri on the way, unless he takes the south route.

congrats rnr...best of luck.
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Dark and silent late last night
I think I might have heard the highway calling
Geese in flight and dogs that bite
Signs that might be omens say I going, going
I'm gone to Carolina in my mind

I get every other weekend without the kids, I have them this weekend, so, next weekend is free. Then every Tuesday and Thursday also.

Maybe we should make a thread??

North Carolina has nice parts, but the most of the major places are dumps. Raleigh, Charlotte, Winston-Salem and Greenboro are all dumps. Not to mention is has as much asphalt as Texas

Kinston
 

I just got back from Kinston last month. I thought it was a very nice town. Slow pace and a good baseball team. I was working on the tooling.

lets....
check is in the mail :D
The big cities of NC are no different than other places, there are places you go and places you stay away from...

Cost of living is lower and you get a helluva lot more house for your dollar here...

Traffic sucks at times but not as bad as most,the roads are pretty good.

as far as for you RNR you are very close to the crystal coast of Atlantic beach and Emerald Isle NC, you will love Atlantic beach, need a good place to stay go to the Island Inn , not on the water but the water is a block away for a lot less money.

There is nothing like having a beach a couple hours away... If you are into fishing the Bogue Sound is wonderful near Morehead City....

Need any more info I know, just let me know

Gonna check out the Nascar HOF and formerly known as Lowe's motor speedway?

Count on it Dart. If I can fit KC I will give you a holler

I like my Tampa upgrade better :harumph:
From my living room.

No, he's not. He's a condescending prick who cannot admit when he is wrong.

Scenery is nice near the coast .....

Not all of us are rich :harumph:

No need to change your username. Goodluck.

It's only $925 a month in rent. :harumph:

Charlotte is a beautiful city. Sure, you can find slums in any big city, but outside of Seattle, Charlotte is easily my favorite city I've been too, and I've been around.

RnR, when would be a good time, if any, to set up a leaving us party??

Gosh girl I am scrambling! I will have a better idea by mid next week. I dont know about a going away party but maybe some local posters getting together....while I am stillone of them :)

Well, you are leaving your Wichita peeps. :deevee:

Let me know, we have to have a few beers together before you head out!!

I will see if I can free up some time, kinda wild right now~

I bet it is crazy, little time with so much to do.

FYP.

Wow, Jeff. All in one day I find out that you're moving to NC and you have a daughter-in-law and a granddaughter! Congrats on all of it! I'm very happy for you. You deserve it!

Count me in if you make it to KC (and I can get the time off from work)!

Congrats! May you have many happy days at your trails end, amigo.

Great to hear from you again! Been a long time since I bored you talking on the phone while on the road :) oh and having you log in to type when someone pissed me off... my rants were much better then! Some wondered why I made my points better and everything was spelled right :)

ROFL You didn't bore me...and you did eventually get me to talk! That was also when "...REALLY?!" became part of my vocabulary. (I still use it occasionally, btw, and always think of you when I do! lol)

Thanks my old friend and rival~

They just announced Hawker Beech is moving to either Louisiana or Mississippi. GTFO of Wichita.

Yeah you would talk on the phone and on here and make me laugh and in person you freeze up :doh!: I always wondered why you did use your wit in person~

I sent the following out to several people I work with in a goodbye e-mail. LMAO a handful replied along the lines of did you write that? I replied back look at the bottom my name is not "James Taylor"

In my mind I'm goin' to Carolina
Can't you see the sunshine
Can't you just feel the moonshine
Ain't it just like a friend of mine
To hit me from behind
Yes I'm goin' to Carolina in my mind

Dark and silent late last night
I think I might have heard the highway calling
Geese in flight and dogs that bite
Signs that might be omens say I'm going, going
I'm goin' to Carolina in my mind

James Taylor~

Goin' where the girls' armpits are hairy
Where a full set of teeth aren't necessary
And where the women are a dime a dozen
And it's okay to marry your first cousin

I'm goin' where folks are just plain folk
And all the sheep have been stump broke
Where moonshine's still sold by the quart
And screwin' your Mamma's the State sport

Goin' where you have to ponder
Just how far is "up there yonder"
And where they circumcise their next of kin
By kicking his sister in the chin

FAX~

Welp done got packed and all that is left is to shut the laptop throw it in the truck and head east. Going to put a bunch of concrete behind me starting in the am~

Have a safe trip and good luck!! Sorry we couldn't get together again.

It would have been great. Just ran out of time~

Good luck man....may the wind be at your back. Let us know how it goes.

Have a safe trip! I feel like I am going to miss you!!

Yeah I know. Maybe once I start making the big bucks, I can make a trip out there some time. :)

Really happy for ya, Jeff. I wish you all the best.

Heck Red it will be the same I will just be posting from the coast. Would have liked to have put together a Doo Dah thing but just smooth ran out of time. Saying good bye to life long friends and the town I grew up in was tough. I have left many times on jobs but knew it was just for a little while. This time I am saying goodbye for good. 67217 will always have a special place in my heart. I will always be a southender from Doo Dah~

Jazz you are a keeper girl and I hope we cross paths again someday~

But, you are going to something more precious. Take special care of that little angel!!