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Oh your touched a nerve...........where is this place? My husband is a big wine freak, that's how I got him to move.
How far is this place from the Charlotte area?
Boonville ... Elkin? About 80 miles north of Charlotte, right up I-77.
Some of the wineries: Childress, Shelton are on main roads and not hard to find on maps. Others are off in more rural areas, you'll need to get more detailed maps to find them -- especially in the Yadkin Valley. I highly recommend getting a topographical map of the state. If you attend wine events - like the one in Elkin, you'll probably meet up with vinters who can direct you to their fields
Thanks, Silverwing. We are so excited to move to Boonville. It is such a nice little quiet town, yet close enough to the cities and shopping. We presently live south of Buffalo, NY and can't wait to get out of here. We are leaving family and friends behind, and hope we will make some new friends. I know the area is know for it's wineries, which is great. Have to tour a few, and the wine festivals sound great. Thanks for the reply and have a great day!
You don't like Buffalo at all? That's so sad to me.
You don't like Buffalo at all? That's so sad to me.
i'minformed, it must be a very long time since you checked out Buffalo..don't be sad for anyone leaving there. It has become a very depressed area where jobs are few and far between and taxes are out of sight. When was the last time you heard of a city that couldn't even afford to open their parks because they were short of funds. It use to be a wonderful place to live but not anymore.
Did somebody from north carolina pee in i'minformed's cheerios?
I am moving for warmer weather, an affordable house, and an overall change of scenery. I am not going to be "house poor" for the next 30 years with mortgage payments almost as big as my paychecks if I can change it. I am also not going to spend 5 months of every year shoveling snow from my driveway before I can drive to work in the morning for the rest of my life if I can change it. I am still under 30, have no kids, and just got married, so now is as good of a time as any to make the move.
I really don't care about any extended family beyond my mother, brother, and sister, so missing family is of absolutely no concern to me. My mother is considering a move there since she already spends half of every month there working for US Airways. If she moves, my siblings will follow.
If Charlotte or Raleigh turn into the next Phoenix, so be it, there is always somewhere else. This is not a new cycle or trend, and it is not like the country is running out of land or cities. People have migrated around the country all through history. If nobody ever moved, most of us would currently be living in New York City:Population 250 Million+, while the rest of the country sat relatively empty. Just because my great grandparents decided that they like my current location over 100 years ago doesn't mean that I need to like it now.
Did somebody from north carolina pee in i'minformed's cheerios?
I am moving for warmer weather, an affordable house, and an overall change of scenery. I am not going to be "house poor" for the next 30 years with mortgage payments almost as big as my paychecks if I can change it. I am also not going to spend 5 months of every year shoveling snow from my driveway before I can drive to work in the morning for the rest of my life if I can change it. I am still under 30, have no kids, and just got married, so now is as good of a time as any to make the move.
I really don't care about any extended family beyond my mother, brother, and sister, so missing family is of absolutely no concern to me. My mother is considering a move there since she already spends half of every month there working for US Airways. If she moves, my siblings will follow.
If Charlotte or Raleigh turn into the next Phoenix, so be it, there is always somewhere else. This is not a new cycle or trend, and it is not like the country is running out of land or cities. People have migrated around the country all through history. If nobody ever moved, most of us would currently be living in New York City:Population 250 Million+, while the rest of the country sat relatively empty. Just because my great grandparents decided that they like my current location over 100 years ago doesn't mean that I need to like it now.
I agree with you. My family's ancestors arrived in Philadelphia in 1731 from Germany and remained in Southeastern Pennsylvania for the next 229 years until my when my parents relocated to North Carolina in 1960.
T.S. get out while you are still young! My son (age 31) and his wife and 2 small children up and moved last year to King, NC just outside of Winston-Salem. He just took a chance cause they hated it here . He got a job at Whole Foods market in W-S. They love it there and would never move back to Buffalo (actually Angola). For Buffalo being the 2nd. largest city in NY, it's got the least amount of jobs and future, and all you have to do is listen to the news about Buffalo and their great politicians to know nothing will change, at least not anytime in the near future. We were lucky enough to sell our house here. We have a septic and well and last year it cost $278.00 to have Erie County Health dept come out to test them(standard practice) and in January it went up to $496.00. Erie County has to get their money from somewhere. Giambra is not going to take a pay cut!
i'minformed, it must be a very long time since you checked out Buffalo..don't be sad for anyone leaving there. It has become a very depressed area where jobs are few and far between and taxes are out of sight. When was the last time you heard of a city that couldn't even afford to open their parks because they were short of funds. It use to be a wonderful place to live but not anymore.
I was in Buffalo last summer. I couldn't believe that changes, for the better, I noticed since the last time I had been there oh, 9 years ago or something like that. There is a lot of construction going on in the area and the downtown seems more alive than it used to be. They are building a casino, bass pro, there are tons of old buildings being rehabed and converted into nice loft condos. The area is actually gaining jobs this year for the first time in decades according to NYSDL. And it certianly had more of a community feel to it than Raleigh does. If I weren't moving mostly for family reason and soley for my love of western ny, I would probably be moving to Buffalo instead of Rochester. But hey; the grass is always greener you know? I have to say to the person who said that if Raleigh turned into the next Phoenix so what, that they would just move on to another place.... that's a dangerous track of thought.
I have to say to the person who said that if Raleigh turned into the next Phoenix so what, that they would just move on to another place.... that's a dangerous track of thought.
If I am already there I might stay. If I was priced out of Charlotte tomorrow before I am able to move there, I would simply choose another affordable city on its way up, perhaps Knoxville, TN. I already said this is not some new pattern or cycle that you just discovered. It has gone on across america through the history of the country. More people move to this country every year, so cities are always going to grow, and people will always be migrating to different areas.
Dangerous for who? Not everybody has the same priorities in life or even the same thoughts about life as you. Your way is not the only way, or even the best way for everyone. You said that you wish that you could have stayed in 1 house in 1 neighborhood for your whole life, and that is just great for you, but it is not for everybody.
If you are unhappy about your move away from "home" then go back "home" and shut up about it already.
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