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03-11-2009, 07:44 AM
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Statesville will be our New Home
We are moving to Statesville May 5th.
We're excited and can't wait.
It's not a busy place from what I can tell (online ... we're in PA).
I just hope it's friendly ... has good grocery stores ... a great coffee shop ... and somewhere where we can people-watch.
Our lives are simple. We don't have a lot of wants.
Gosh. I hope we made the right decision.
Anyone from Statesville? How do you like it?
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03-11-2009, 12:47 PM
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Welcome to North Carolina, Teebopop! I live just outside Winston-Salem, about 25 minutes east of Statesville. While I've never lived in Statesville, I have been there many times, and I know people who live there. From all accounts it seems like a perfect small town. Just big enough that you have some decent shopping and restaurant choices, yet very much a small Southern community. Great location--only 30 minutes from either Winston or Charlotte, Lake Norman is just a few minutes away, the mountains less than an hour away, the beach about 3 1/2 hours away.
I'm sure you'll love it here!
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03-13-2009, 05:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by teebopop
We are moving to Statesville May 5th.
We're excited and can't wait.
It's not a busy place from what I can tell (online ... we're in PA).
I just hope it's friendly ... has good grocery stores ... a great coffee shop ... and somewhere where we can people-watch.
Our lives are simple. We don't have a lot of wants.
Gosh. I hope we made the right decision.
Anyone from Statesville? How do you like it?
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You haven't been here????  |
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03-14-2009, 09:08 AM
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Happiness is a direction, not a place
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" Happiness pulses with every beat of my pookie heart"
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I hope you share on this forum what the change is like and what you experience after the move
Congratulations
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03-14-2009, 09:26 AM
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And I hope you're either retired with a steady income stream to live off of or you have a job lined up. Unemployment is north of 10% currently in Iredell county and will have risen a bit more by May if current trends continue. NC is not the promised land...
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03-14-2009, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by jstubbspt
And I hope you're either retired with a steady income stream to live off of or you have a job lined up. Unemployment is north of 10% currently in Iredell county and will have risen a bit more by May if current trends continue. NC is not the promised land...
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Fortunately, we are retired. And looking forward to a more temperate climate. |
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03-14-2009, 05:08 PM
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Aw, thanks so much SunnyKayak. This forum was a big help over the past few months deciding where to settle. I've learned more than I thought I could about NC. Of course, learning about the snakes and bugs was something I wish I hadn't learned about!
I will keep posting even after the move. My realtor is teaching us how to say things like "grillin' " instead of barbecuing so we won't stick out like sore thumbs!
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03-14-2009, 06:17 PM
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Just remember, barbecue is not a verb and barbecue is not a grill. Barbecue is meat prepared a special way that varies by region. 
Welcome to N.C. |
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03-16-2009, 11:35 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by teebopop
We are moving to Statesville May 5th.
We're excited and can't wait.
It's not a busy place from what I can tell (online ... we're in PA).
I just hope it's friendly ... has good grocery stores ... a great coffee shop ... and somewhere where we can people-watch.
Our lives are simple. We don't have a lot of wants.
Gosh. I hope we made the right decision.
Anyone from Statesville? How do you like it?
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I live in Statesville/Iredell County. Did you not visit the area or spend at least a day here first before buying?? |
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03-16-2009, 05:32 PM
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Did you visit Hickory, Boone, West Jefferson, any of the areas closer to the mountains unless you don't like mountains? Those are definitely great retirement cities.
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