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By Vertical Frankenstein (Sun Jan 06, 2008 at 08:40:33 PM EST) (all tags)

Movin' on down.

Also, a poll: number of cities you've lived in?

I recently did this:

It was amazingly painless.

I flew down to Raleigh with a list of houses lined up for viewing. Praise Zeus for online rental listings. The second place I looked at was perfect. I never make impulse decisions but I jumped on the place right away and offered to sign a lease on the spot. The owners are incredible nice--always a good thing--and everything else about the place fits my needs perfectly.

I'm nicely settled in and enjoying exploring a new city. I lived in the same city for over twenty years so picking up and moving over 600 miles is a completely new experience.

So far, I'm enjoying:

No snow
Lots of technology (compared to Syracuse)
Lots of activities, especially of the outdoor variety

I'm not saying I'll stay here forever, but I suspect I'll remain happy for the duration, however long that is.

I would just like to say that in-car GPS is totally fucking awesome. I haven't been this happy with a new gadget since I got my first cell phone. How the hell did I survive without one of these?

In closing: watch the first video on this page. Um, yeah.

Watch the other videos if you have time to kill. Also, when did Snoop Dogg grow an afro? Yikes.

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Goodbye then by georgeha (4.00 / 1) #1 Sun Jan 06, 2008 at 10:39:40 PM EST

Enjoy the triangle, there's lots of Yankees there.

You're not by Vertical Frankenstein (2.00 / 0) #4 Mon Jan 07, 2008 at 10:22:13 AM EST

kidding about all the Yankees.

I met a woman from Rochester a few weeks back. And I ran into a guy from Oswego just yesterday. It's 1865 all over again.

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I believe most of them are in Cary by georgeha (2.00 / 0) #5 Mon Jan 07, 2008 at 10:29:22 AM EST

aka Confinement Area for Relocated Yankees.

I spent an academic year there, I loved the food, missed the weather and liberals.

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: I don't miss by Vertical Frankenstein (2.00 / 0) #6 Mon Jan 07, 2008 at 11:19:18 AM EST

the weather. I was never cut out for upstate winters.
There's a lot of liberals down here. The ratio doesn't feel much different than Syracuse. I have a Democratic Congressman here in Raleigh but in Syracuse my rep was Republican.

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I grew up in North Carolina, by toxicfur (4.00 / 1) #2 Sun Jan 06, 2008 at 11:36:47 PM EST

and I went to grad school in Raleigh (at NC State). I loved the Triangle--especially compared to the more rural part of the state (near Wilmington) where I grew up. Enjoy it, and the next time ana and I are in Raleigh, we should get together for a coffee or something.
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: Rural anywhere by Vertical Frankenstein (4.00 / 1) #3 Mon Jan 07, 2008 at 10:17:15 AM EST

is always sketchy.
I was on the NC State campus a few weeks ago for a free lecture on environmentally sustainable buildings.
the next time ana and I are in Raleigh, we should get together for a coffee or something.
Awesome.

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You didn't provide Zero by haplopeart (2.00 / 0) #7 Mon Jan 07, 2008 at 12:53:41 PM EST

I have never lived in a city...thank GOD!

Never will Cities SUCK!

: hick by Vertical Frankenstein (2.00 / 0) #8 Mon Jan 07, 2008 at 02:54:15 PM EST

n/t

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