What do you wish you had known before moving to Triangle? (Garner: transplants, crime rates) - Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary - North Carolina (NC) -The Triangle Area - City-Data Forum

lovebrentwood · 03-02-2012, 11:44 PM

In another thread, someone said they wished they'd known more about the Triangle before they moved here.

It made me wonder what other people wished they'd known. I wish I knew how uncomfortable the summers were.

How about you?

gnagroup · 03-03-2012, 12:54 AM

I moved here from Michigan. I agree with you, the summers
are brutal. I really miss Michigan summers. I also didn't realize
how hard it would be to make friends. I have been here
two years, and feel it is a very difficult adjustment. I am hoping to
move back to Michigan in the near future.

North_Raleigh_Guy · 03-03-2012, 04:28 AM

I wish I knew about this forum. It would have been a big help in gathering information to help me decide on an exact location to first live when I moved to the Triangle. I didn't find this site until a year after I moved here.

h2ohzrd · 03-03-2012, 05:52 AM

I wish I knew how great the weather was here (including the summers) so I would have moved here sooner.
I wish I would have taken more time to find a house. There are areas of the Triangle I just didn't see or know about.

Beermat · 03-03-2012, 06:34 AM

Having been fortunate to have previously lived and worked in the Triangle a few years earlier, I was in a good position to understand the various factors like weather and locations when deciding to relocate here permantly. The only thing I wish I knew was how many other transplants would make the same decision and move here as well

. The roads haven't kept pace with the growth, but I am sure the 540 Toll Road will help alleviate that when it opens late this year.

NCfolks · 03-03-2012, 06:41 AM

Wish we knew how nice it was earlier than we found out. We would have moved here much sooner.

Type O Negative · 03-03-2012, 07:42 AM

Had I known then what I know now I never would have moved here.

TexasBlonde · 03-03-2012, 08:19 AM

The crime rates in some cities would have been helpful for me to have researched prior to moving here.

North_Raleigh_Guy · 03-03-2012, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Type O Negtive

Had I known then what I know now I never would have moved here.

That is interesting and all, but isn't the point of this thread (based on the title) to share WHAT you wish you had known?

DJKB · 03-03-2012, 08:49 AM

I wish I had known about this forum before I moved. Our first house here was in the 27603 zip code (Garner area) and that was too remote for us. We now live in Holly Springs which is just perfect. It would've been a great resource to find out about the area.