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Originally Posted by marc515
We live in Brick, NJ and have been looking to retire in NC. So far we like the New Bern area, but still need to visit other areas.
How did you decide on the Calabash/Shallotte area?
My main concern would be hurricanes; How is the medical care?
But really, what were the deciding factors on that area over other NC costal areas?
Thank you,.....marc
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Marc,
I have been going down to SC (Myrtle) for some time. In 1996 I took Judy down and halfway there had to figure out what we were gonna do since she doesn't golf.
Anyway, she fell in love with the whole deal. And she is a South Philly girl.
When we vacationed in SC we put more than 800 miles on the rental car in a week each time we went down.
My brother moved down to Calabash three years ago. When we visited we really liked the town. Real small but real nice. My brother is my only living family but that is not the major reason we are movin to the area.
After Judy's mom passed away last year and the things that are going on in NJ and our town.............we realized that it was necessary to move.
We started to look and since we had visited Shallotte we included that area.
Shallotte is small but they have just about what is necessary. Goodness, they even have a Walmart.
My brother and the place we have a deposit on have not had any major problems with "canes". The lady who next door to the place we want said she has been thru 5 major storms since 1995 and has had no real problems.
As for medical care............There are a few medical centers close to Calabash/Shallotte and Myrtle has some real good medical facilities. Judy has a defibralator (spelling?) and it kicked off one year. We had real good care at the Myrtle facility. We are also about 40 miles from Wilmington and they have real good hospitals. Judy has a NUMBER of medical problems and we are comfortable with the move. The only thing that concerns her is finding a FAMILY DOCTOR. Of course, EVERYBODY EVERWHERE HAS THAT PROBLEM. They just don't make Docs the same.
Another reason for NC over SC...........a little friendlier towards retired senior types like us. Financially, NC is better for us.
If we were better off money wise (my fault) I MAY have picked another costal location. But I don't think so. Really like the area of Calabash/Shallotte. Can't say enough about the local people and their genuine honesty and courtesy. The towns are smaller but you don't feel like you are remote. Close the waterway and ocean yet far enough away so you don't have a "personal" accident during a storm.
I guess, it's like the house we have the deposit on. We looked at 5 million places on line and while down there in May we looked at probably 10 places. When Judy walked into this one.............she said, "This is the one". Wasn't the newest or the most expensive. In fact, we even looked at a couple of newly built homes. Same, I guess, with the Calabash/Shallotte area. For us............."This is the one".
My best wishes to you and yours.
All the luck.
Dennis
NJ (higher taxes)
NJ (More crime)
NJ (Snow and cold)
NC ..........................Priceless
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