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We are thinking of relocating to NC raleigh area any one down there with any advice. We would be trying to live east of the city 20 miles or less out.
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Can't help with info regarding that area, but you'll love having a almost year round riding season. Wife and I moved from MA back in '99. A couple of years in VA, then a year in FL (hated that!), then to NC. Love it here. Not sure about a RAT chapter in Raleigh, but there is a Ton Up chapter: http://www.tonup-nc.com/Email the webmaster, he could probably tell you.
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You'll be moving closer to the "Dragon." Enjoy! 
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Great area, long riding season, some great roads, close to the mountains, close to the beach, close to the big city, and country roads 20 mins away.... 
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Cary has some good bagel shops....
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Cary has some good bagel shops....
Where are you from? The water and air is different here, and I grew up with bagels in NJ and NY. The bagels here aren't horrible, but they are different.
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Raleigh's pretty much like any city these days. Lots of traffic during rush hour, a fair amount of stuff to to, people in a hurry. It will be some what of a culture shock for you I guess, but not as much these days as in the past.
There are lots of nice roads to ride away from the citys.
Just expect to meet lots of deer and bugs.
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Sorry, you can't move yet. We are over stocked on New Yorkers and you will need one to move out to free up a slot. 
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Sorry, you can't move yet.
We are over stocked on New Yorkers and you
will need one to move out to free up a slot.
Eeh! Whatcha talkin' 'bout, Rev??? 
I hear Floyd the barber, Howard Sprague AND Ernest T. Bass are LONG dead and buried...NOT to mention that that little rugrut Opie moved out to California YEARS ago to make movies or somethin'!!!
(...so THERE'S ya FOUR openings for Chucky RIGHT THERE, ol' buddy!!!)  
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Opie's got a place in Greenwich
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REALLY Charlie?!!! Greenwich??? What?! He stopped makin' movies and is now makin' sure that that big ol' clock over there in England is runnin' on time or somethin'???? Oh...wait a minute. You probably meant Greenwich CONNECTICUT, didn't ya?! Sorry...never mind. (hey, come to THINK of it Charlie, they wouldn't happen to have some kind'a big ol' clock there in Greenwich Connecticut TOO, would they???....just for future reference, you understand!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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In all seriousness, if you can handle a commute, I would suggest one of the
small outlying towns 30 to 45 minutes away from Raleigh. Having lived in NC
all of my life I can tell you with absolute certainty that the farther away from
the city you get, the slower the pace and the greater the southern hospitality.
If you haven’t spent much time down here then it may unnerve you the first
time you meet some friendly stranger who goes out of their way to strike up
a conversation for no reason, and may not get the hint if you are not in a
talkative mood.
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Bluegrass
Blue ridge
Blue sky
Andy, Opie, Aunt Bee, Goober, Gomer, and Barney, too.& Goin’ on up to the Thee-ater at Mt. Pilot an' see us a movie
Places called YACK N Vull, Ashe VULL, Thomas VULL,Kerners VULL...
Chicken pie
Chicken stew
Red dirt
Texas Pete
The Piedmont
Vineyards and vintners
Ham gravey and a plethora of strange breakfast foods
NASCAR decals and tractor hats
Moravian Stars hangin' everywhere at Christmas
Barbecue or barbeque – I ain’t a fightin’ ‘bout it.
Folks say'n "Hey"
Can'tcha just see the sun shine - Can'tcha just feel the moonshine
That strange phallic building in W.-S. - You'll wonder wudupwitdat?
Oak trees and acorns - dang things everware
And what the heck's a fish camp?
Great roads to and from anywhere and everywhere
Gas prices typically cheaper by .10 - .20 per gallon
You might see snow - well, just maybe. And, if you have to see it, just go west for an hour or so.
Learnin' to CUT the lights 'stead o' turning them off
Hearing "H'ain't from 'round here are ya?"
I dunno how you'll like it - I just freakin' love it.
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In all seriousness, if you can handle a commute, I would suggest one of the
small outlying towns 30 to 45 minutes away from Raleigh. Having lived in NC
all of my life I can tell you with absolute certainty that the farther away from
the city you get, the slower the pace and the greater the southern hospitality.
If you haven’t spent much time down here then it may unnerve you the first
time you meet some friendly stranger who goes out of their way to strike up
a conversation for no reason, and may not get the hint if you are not in a
talkative mood.
Yep Rev, I know exactly what you're talkin' about there. However, I don't think that that's just limited to any concept of "southern hospitality". Nope. I think that this can be much more attributed to the Big City/Small Town differences throughout this country, and probably even throughout the world.
Case in point: One of the first things my wife Judie and I would often mention to folks here in the environs of greater L.A. about the folks in Prescott AZ, where our other house is located, is that total strangers would smile and say hello as we'd pass 'em on the sidewalk in Prescott, and that almost all the service employees, even in the "Big Box" stores like Home Depot, Lowes and CostCo seemed friendlier and more helpful, which are situations pretty much at odds which most people who live in larger metropolian areas would find.
(of course, in REALLY small backwater towns it DOES often seem to be the case that the locals revert BACK to a more cautious approach and interaction with strangers...though THAT could ALL be due to all the METH that those friggin' rubes THERE are usin' lately, ya know!!!!) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Yep Barry, good list there! You sure make it sound like a nice place to live alright!!!  (so tell us here...how long HAVE you been workin' with the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau anyway, HUH?!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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I am so exsited to move down there I just hope all goes to plan
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You know from all of the folks that I know who came down here from
NY I've never met one that didn't do two things.
#1 talk about how much better the weather was.
#2 complain about how they cannot find a decent pizza anywhere
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You know from all of the folks that I know who came down here from
NY I've never met one that didn't do two things.
#1 talk about how much better the weather was.
#2 complain about how they cannot find a decent pizza anywhere
yep that will be me
Life need a little Triumph!
2008 Triumph Speedmaster, Single baffle drag pipes, lots of black powder coatin,K&N pods, AI removed, TBS needles and a procom cdi.
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Bring a NY pizza, or four, with you and I may ride
up with a friend or two to help you move in.
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You know what grits is? 
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You know what grits is?
Potato slurry?
Your a lucky guy Chuck. I've been trying to get the ol' lady to move to the Asheville area for some time now with no luck.
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You know what grits is?
Potato slurry?
Your a lucky guy Chuck. I've been trying to get the ol' lady to move to the Asheville area for some time now with no luck.
Well no wonder... You wouldn't pass the entry exam! Here, study this then re-apply for admission. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grits
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You know what grits is?
mmmm, with cheese and garlic yummy! 
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Alright, let's see.... Chucky here is goin' down south from "New Yoke", and now we're talkin' "grits" here, huh?! Okay, is it only ME here, or is this startin' to remind any of you other guys of Joe Pesci in "My Cousin Vinny" and his "Magic Grits Defense" in that movie???..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxpoYxrn73Y&feature=fvw
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Any particular reason you decided east of Raleigh? If you come Southeast, you can get in Harnett county and greatly reduce your tax burden.
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Any particular reason you decided east of Raleigh? If you come Southeast, you can get in Harnett county and greatly reduce your tax burden.
I will keep that in mind. Thats why I put the post up to gain some knowlage from the locals thanks
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Any particular reason you decided east of Raleigh? If you come Southeast, you can get in Harnett county and greatly reduce your tax burden.
I will keep that in mind. Thats why I put the post up to gain some knowlage from the locals thanks
Are you coming down for work? I may have missed it in this thread. If not, Raleigh isn't the nicest part of NC.
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It is a bit Hillbilly for me but the riding cannot be beat in Murphy NC. Quote:
In Brasstown, NC, (right at the NC-TN-GA tri-state border) they will be
dropping the opossum - yes, the famed New Year's Possum Drop. It's a
non-alcoholic family event that begins with a blessing and singing of
church songs followed by the lowering of a caged opossum
(Didelphis virginiana, I believe). An event so memorable that The Carringer
Chronicle called it, "more exciting that when the hogs ate Granny!"
"Note: The opossum is not actually "dropped", it is lowered with great
care. We treat our little friend with respect, hold him in awe, and do not
inflict any injury or traumatize God's creature of the night."
Surely the townfolk had to be drinking when they dreamed this up.
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