Possible quick relocation - never been to NC - need advice! (Raleigh: to buy, new construction)

[North_Raleigh_Guy]

Originally Posted by Outta-NC

Southernerns do get offended when you speak of your pride on what you did and how you did things up north

I don't get this. Are you saying you regularly take time out of your day to boast of your accomplishments? I'm from NJ and even up there people would tire of that real fast. I think being a blowhard is universally frowned upon.

[Zoya]

Originally Posted by North_Raleigh_Guy

I don't get this. Are you saying you regularly take time out of your day to boast of your accomplishments? I'm from NJ and even up there people would tire of that real fast. I think being a blowhard is universally frowned upon.

I think you found the evil twin of a certain well-known troll.....he's (or she...but I am guessing male)....anyway...he's playing both sides of the street now.

[h2ohzrd]

Originally Posted by Outta-NC

Copperheads are poisonous and prevalent as are black widow spiders and brown recluse spiders so watch where the little ones play.

Not a whole lot of southern hospitality. Just some occasional politeness depending on where you frequent. Chapel Hill / Carrboro is yuppie and still 1960's hippie-ish. Southernerns do get offended when you speak of your pride on what you did and how you did things up north but that's just non-sense. They tend to get sensitive over stupid things and sometimes even intimidated by out of towners but if they haven't gotten over it then hey,,,they'll have to live with it anyway cause out of towners or Yankees as they call us or transplants, whatever you get the picture.

Schools are ok depending where. Chapel Hill is a money district so chances you'll do better. NC as a whole does not meet the standards so that is a low grade over all. Back home up north it education is more advanced. Period....

Wow...guess I must live in fantasy land since I've never, ever ran across anyone as described above. And where did this "up north education" slam arise from?

[water_dancing]

The neighborhood that comes to mind in CH is the Stoneridge/Sedgefield neighborhood. It is on the north side of CH, just north of I40, on either side of Whitfield Rd. From Whitfield, you can get on Erwin Rd and can be to the Durham Bulls Park area in 15 minutes.

There is a swim club, the Stoneridge/Sedgefield Swim and Racquet Club. The houses were mostly build in the '80 and '90s, I think.

There are SAHMs. CH has a mother's club, as does Durham, I believe. The CHMC website has a lot of great information. Chapel Hill/Carrboro Mothers Club: Home

My dd has asthma. She tends to only have issues in the spring. My DH grew up in the Midwest and his is better down here but it is hard to tell if that is b/c of age or location.

Best wishes with your move.

[ljd1010]

Originally Posted by Outta-NC

Schools are ok depending where. NC as a whole does not meet the standards so that is a low grade over all. Back home up north it education is more advanced. Period....

Speaking of education - the above post is replete with grammatical errors so I would beg to differ that education in NC is of poorer quality than in the north.

[uncletupelo]

Originally Posted by Outta-NC

Copperheads are poisonous and prevalent as are black widow spiders and brown recluse spiders so watch where the little ones play.

Not a whole lot of southern hospitality. Just some occasional politeness depending on where you frequent. Chapel Hill / Carrboro is yuppie and still 1960's hippie-ish. Southernerns do get offended when you speak of your pride on what you did and how you did things up north but that's just non-sense. They tend to get sensitive over stupid things and sometimes even intimidated by out of towners but if they haven't gotten over it then hey,,,they'll have to live with it anyway cause out of towners or Yankees as they call us or transplants, whatever you get the picture.

Schools are ok depending where. Chapel Hill is a money district so chances you'll do better. NC as a whole does not meet the standards so that is a low grade over all. Back home up north it education is more advanced. Period....

i am glad that you are leaving. You have a real crappy attitude. You will not be missed. You know nothing about this great state.

[charlie51]

hi, we moved to topsail nc, the schools are really bad out here. police are in the middle school,and high school. in just the middle school children bring knifes, ect.. their are boy fight clubs in the bathrooms. that is why we are moving out off the area. good luck

[PDXmom]

Originally Posted by charlie51

hi, we moved to topsail nc, the schools are really bad out here. police are in the middle school,and high school. in just the middle school children bring knifes, ect.. their are boy fight clubs in the bathrooms. that is why we are moving out off the area. good luck

I think it's unfair to try to equate the quality of education in an Eastern NC county of much smaller population like Onslow or Pender to the quality of education in Counties surrounding the Triangle. While you might be disatisfied w/ your school situation, it really has nothing to do with this thread.

[Zoya]

Originally Posted by charlie51

hi, we moved to topsail nc, the schools are really bad out here. police are in the middle school,and high school. in just the middle school children bring knifes, ect.. their are boy fight clubs in the bathrooms. that is why we are moving out off the area. good luck

Eastern NC is not the Triangle. Do you just all the schools in your home state by just one example?

Most schools of any size, by the way, have police resource officers. It doesn't mean they are bad schools just because of that.

[corlyjones]

OK, I need to get back on topic. I am trying to narrow down the search for an easy commute to downtown Durham for my husband - and a very family friendly area for me =) McKinney will be putting us up in Brier Creek while we transition and the relo people have said that is a 15 minute commute. Is that a good area to also be looking at housing? With 4 children and a move across the country, I'd like to make the switch as easy on them as possible. My oldest is 6 and will be entering 1st grade. I really like Chapel Hill but it seems that we really can't afford a whole lot there. We are also considering new construction - please let me know if that is foolish at this point/economy. Again, we are looking to stay around 500k or less. Thanks so much to all of you posting positive and helpful advice!

Corly