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So we just got back from our whirlwind trip: Charlotte: Raleigh/Durham, Atlanta, Augusta (I went to highschool there/Dad lives there))
He was unimpressed with Charlotte and wowed by Atlanta. I personally find Atlanta a bit much but if being closer to my homestate means moving to Atlanta, then I'll do it. After a week of driving on 20,77, and 85 and coming back to the Bay area morning commute (70 minutes to go 18 miles)...I gotta get out of here.
I think you should try Chapel Hill. It's progressive and liberal. A little bit hippyish. Close proximity to Raleigh. The Triangle is a good mix. I'd rate it above Charlotte because you seek a little bit less hectic lifestyle.
Take a good look at the Triangle. Consistent top 5 city in best places to live in the US by various publications (Forbes, Money, etc.) Smaller than Charlotte but a lot more "educated". You'll be 2 hours from the beach too
Take a good look at the Triangle. Consistent top 5 city in best places to live in the US by various publications (Forbes, Money, etc.) Smaller than Charlotte but a lot more "educated". You'll be 2 hours from the beach too
I think the urban thing is what he really felt was lacking. Albeit we didn't spend a whole of time there but there's just not as much going on. Also being an armed guard or possibly going into the police force, hectic is a plus for him. He's a veteran with a highschool diploma. We get a lot of advice that tells him he should go back to school, at least get an associates. But when you're trying to convince a man with a highschool diploma who's managed to buy a house in the SF Bay area and at one point was making more than me (before I left the nonprofit sector) - dumping money into school is not a good argument.
He also got way too excited about Georgia's "gun laws" but we live in California where you need a gun license to use a crossbow to hunt.
I'm not really that worried about me finding a job as I'm open to being either on the engineering or project management side of things. I also don't care as much about small vs big city (I went to Georgia Southern, come on...) He's the picky one.
So we just got back from our whirlwind trip: Charlotte: Raleigh/Durham, Atlanta, Augusta (I went to highschool there/Dad lives there))
He was unimpressed with Charlotte and wowed by Atlanta. I personally find Atlanta a bit much but if being closer to my home state means moving to Atlanta, then I'll do it. After a week of driving on 20,77, and 85 and coming back to the Bay area morning commute (70 minutes to go 18 miles)...I gotta get out of here.
You are complaining about commutes and moving to ATLANTA?
You are complaining about commutes and moving to ATLANTA?
True dat!
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