Texas->North Carolina

[zahc]

My Texas likes: weather is ok, economy is good, gun/homeschool/misc laws are pretty decent, no income tax
My Texas Hates: No open carry, too flat, no basements, can't grow anything, windy all the time, alcohol laws aren't that great

I'm looking at some jobs in the Raleigh area. Anyone live in N.C. and want to give me their list?

[roo_ster]

My Texas likes: weather is ok, economy is good, gun/homeschool/misc laws are pretty decent, no income tax
My Texas Hates: No open carry, too flat, no basements, can't grow anything, windy all the time, alcohol laws aren't that great

I'm looking at some jobs in the Raleigh area. Anyone live in N.C. and want to give me their list?

Flat / crummy topography depends on where you live.  Panhandle?  Oh, yeah.  But, there are the E Texas piney woods, the hill country in central Texas, mountains in W & S Texas, desert in W Texas.

Same with wind.  Depends on where & when you are.  Not so much in E Texas.  W Texas?  What was that?  I can't hear you over the wind.

You can grow about anything in Texas.  Just gotta give it water.  For a few years, I saw the former cotton fields in S Texas covered in corn, for Pete's sake.

BUt other than those nuances, you got it about right.

[Boomhauer]

NC is rather nanny stateish. More details late tonight.

[Jamisjockey]

NC is rather nanny stateish. More details late tonight.

I've heard more than one person refer to NC as the "New Jersey of the South". 

You are requried to get a purchase permit to buy a handgun, including FTF sales.

I have family and friends in NC and went to HS there.  I'd rank living in Texas above living in NC.

Raleigh area is decent.  Stay away from the Durham side.  Cary and that area are really nice suburbs, but 'spensive.

The beaches are beautiful.


http://www.ncrpa.org/ncgunfaq.htm

[Boomhauer]

I've heard more than one person refer to NC as the "New Jersey of the South". 

You are requried to get a purchase permit to buy a handgun, including FTF sales.

I have family and friends in NC and went to HS there.  I'd rank living in Texas above living in NC.

Raleigh area is decent.  Stay away from the Durham side.  Cary and that area are really nice suburbs, but 'spensive.

The beaches are beautiful.


http://www.ncrpa.org/ncgunfaq.htm

Dont forget taxes, IIRC NC taxes are fairly high

[lupinus]

NC suffer a massive yuppie infestation. Typical liberal centers hijack a good bit of state politics. S.C. is much better off imo, even though we're far from perfect. Actually, most all of the neighboring states are better off imo.

[Boomhauer]

NC suffer a massive yuppie infestation. Typical liberal centers hijack a good bit of state politics. S.C. is much better off imo, even though we're far from perfect. Actually, most all of the neighboring states are better off imo.

Yep. If you like hippies, hipsters, and bedwetting leftists youll love NC

[French G.]

Move to Asheville, it is a hotbed of traditional American values. 

[Jocassee]

Move to Asheville, it is a hotbed of traditional American values. 

that is a damned lie...all these nice little WNC towns have been infested by hippies and their gentrification

[zahc]

Flat / crummy topography depends on where you live.  Panhandle?  Oh, yeah.  But, there are the E Texas piney woods, the hill country in central Texas, mountains in W & S Texas, desert in W Texas.

Ok, none of those places matter because I'm not looking at jobs there. To me, TX means my little North Texas Plano/Richardson bubble.

Honestly there are plenty of 'liburalz' here in my TX bubble too. Lots of refugees (including YT) from other states. Most people don't even have any accent.

N.C. is an easy day's drive from family; Texas is a hard 2-day's drive.

[vaskidmark]

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N.C. is an easy day's drive from family; Texas is a hard 2-day's drive.

And the winnah!  Texas, by three lengths and still pulling away.

stay safe.

[lupinus]

N.C. is an easy day's drive from family; Texas is a hard 2-day's drive.

As my Pastor likes to say regarding in-laws-

Move far enough away they wont come often and close enough that when they do come, they don't have to stay the night.

[dm1333]

Why not eastern Tennessee?

"I'm looking at some jobs in the Raleigh area. Anyone live in N.C. and want to give me their list?"

Disregard my question!

[makattak]

Why not eastern Tennessee?

"I'm looking at some jobs in the Raleigh area. Anyone live in N.C. and want to give me their list?"

Disregard my question!

But Southern Virginia is a possibility. Depending on where in Raleigh, you could be less than an hour from Virginia.

[MrsSmith]

Georgia is the greatest state in the Union.

End of discussion.

[RoadKingLarry]

N.C. is an easy day's drive from family; Texas is a hard 2-day's drive.

I fail to see the downside

[slingshot]

I used to live in that part of Texas. I know "Texas" pretty well.  The only part of Texas that I didn't spend any amount of time was the Panhandle.   My hobbies are such that I always was headed to Eastern OK or Northern Arkansas every chance I got.  When I got the opportunity to move, I did. Hunting leases really bugged me.  But they are becoming more common outside of Texas now.  It is all about money.

[Brad Johnson]

I fail to see the downside

Why does Texas not slide into the Gulf of Mexico?  Because Oklahoma sucks!  Ha!  

Brad

[Waitone]

http://www.city-data.com/

NC is its own contradiction.
Raleigh-Durham has a few enclaves of rational thought.  Liberal dominance of the culture is stifling.
4 major universities in a tight area.
UNC Chapel Hill is as liberal it gets.
Duke University Medical center and Bowman Grey Medical Center are two seriously world class institutions.
Cary "Community of Relocated Yankees" is not a joke. 
Only long range rifle firing site is in Butner along with a federal prison
Government is a gaggle of southron good'ol boys with extreme liberal slant.
CCH laws are about what you expect.
Open carry is theoretically legal but I've never heard anyone recommend trying it.
Firearm purchase permits are nothing but advance NICS check.  You can get up to three permits at one time with no expiration date.
Main street Asheville has the only known genuine 60's head shop complete with bong case and Peter Max posters.
Coast of NC is incredible place to explore.
Western NC is beautiful especially during leaf season.
Taxes are higher than surrounding states.
Southern VA is a short drive away.
 

[mtnbkr]

What Waitone said.

I was born and lived part of my childhood in NC.  I went to college there (small conservative private school).  I still have family there and go back several times a year.  Unless I could live in the middle of 100+ acres in Western NC, I wouldn't move back.

I live in VA and consider VA my adopted home.  Gun culture is better here, state policritters tend to be more conservative, and only NoVA is truly liberal (but more purple than blue).

Chris

[Scout26]

http://www.city-data.com/
Open carry is theoretically legal but I've never heard anyone recommend trying it.

Jocasse, Boomhauer and I all opened carried in Brevard, NC when I was down there.  It was only the one waiter at Huddle House that took exception to our carrying, but the manager told him we were legal.     We even open carried right down the main (shopping) street in broad daylight.  No one said "Boo" or called the police.

[Boomhauer]

Jocasse, Boomhauer and I all opened carried in Brevard, NC when I was down there.  It was only the one waiter at Huddle House that took exception to our carrying, but the manager told him we were legal.     We even open carried right down the main (shopping) street in broad daylight.  No one said "Boo" or called the police.

But if you OC in the wrong place in NC you will find yourself in the pokey right fast. They can easily slap you with a "Going armed to the terror of the public" charge which gives them a broad license with the right judge and popo combo. Brevard is a town of hippies run by hippie hating cops, so we were cool there. Elsewhere can be a very different story.

[Monkeyleg]

I looked at NC when we were trying to decide where in the south to move. The cost of living was high compared to Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and Arkansas. There were other downsides to it as well.

It's a beautiful state, and I enjoy visiting everyplace except Cherokee Village.

[roo_ster]

Never been to NC, but I have heard stories over the years of how capricious LEOs can be there, more so than most other places.

[Scout26]

Never been to NC, but I have heard stories over the years of how capricious LEOs can be there, more so than most other places.

You obviously never been to Chicago or dealt with the Illinois State Police.