Relocating / Anyone familiar with Kinston, NC?

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Re: Relocating / Anyone familiar with Kinston, NC?

When you say to be prepared for hurricanes, what do you mean?

I certainly didn't forget about the hurricanes when considering the move. They just seem like something you just have to live with when you're near the east coast.

Do you mean that I should literally be prepared with candles, flashlights, food, etc.? Or just mentally prepared... lol?

Yeah both, have all the supplies like you mentioned and be ready for extended power outtages. Depending on exactly where you're moving to you could be without power for a long time. It sounds like you'll be in more of a populated area so it may not be that big of a problem. Just an example, I have relatives that live on a farm and they once went about 2 weeks without power after a hurricane.

[MattUMD224]

Re: Relocating / Anyone familiar with Kinston, NC?

I know the owner of Sheetz. Good family friend.

[Marino]

Re: Relocating / Anyone familiar with Kinston, NC?

I'm actually getting close to retiring and I myself have been looking at western North Carolina or southwest Tennessee.
Asheville or Johnson city areas.
Any thoughts on those areas from guys who have lived.

M.K.
Knight165

Asheville has one of the best attractions in NC. The Biltmore Estate. Its very tranquil and a very nice town. I enjoy visiting there.

[HHHBigFan]

Re: Relocating / Anyone familiar with Kinston, NC?

You should feel at home because there are SO MANY Penn State/Pittsburgh people around here

[bgeno]

Re: Relocating / Anyone familiar with Kinston, NC?

You should feel at home because there are SO MANY Penn State/Pittsburgh people around here

Really? I haven't visited long enough to really notice.

What area of North Carolina are you in, HHHBigFan?

[HHHBigFan]

Re: Relocating / Anyone familiar with Kinston, NC?

Really? I haven't visited long enough to really notice.

What area of North Carolina are you in, HHHBigFan?

Ah guess I should of specified..I'm in Raleigh and I see them all the time.

I'm pretty sure there are a couple Steeler bars around here too

[Husker_OS]

Re: Relocating / Anyone familiar with Kinston, NC?

I'm actually getting close to retiring and I myself have been looking at western North Carolina or southwest Tennessee.
Asheville or Johnson city areas.
Any thoughts on those areas from guys who have lived.

M.K.
Knight165

You mean eastern Tennessee?


East Tennessee is nice. Maryville is a smaller town but very quaint. Small college, 2 high schools(24 state titles between the 2 in football), and a cool historic downtown area.

Knoxville is a decent sized city. Plenty to do but I'm not sure it would be what you're looking for in a retirement area.

Chattanooga is essentially Knoxville with about 25,000 fewer people.

[IndianBird]

Really? I haven't visited long enough to really notice.

What area of North Carolina are you in, HHHBigFan?

Lots of Yankees in eastern NC. Old retirees who didn't want the expense or have the money to retire in FL so they came here and settled for these beaches.

[Marino]

Re: Relocating / Anyone familiar with Kinston, NC?

Lots of Yankees in eastern NC. Old retirees who didn't want the expense or have the money to retire in FL so they came here and settled for these beaches.

Yup, and they better stay on that side, I don't want the Yankees to infest my part of the state.

[Knight165]

Re: Relocating / Anyone familiar with Kinston, NC?

You mean eastern Tennessee?


East Tennessee is nice. Maryville is a smaller town but very quaint. Small college, 2 high schools(24 state titles between the 2 in football), and a cool historic downtown area.

Knoxville is a decent sized city. Plenty to do but I'm not sure it would be what you're looking for in a retirement area.

Chattanooga is essentially Knoxville with about 25,000 fewer people.

Yes...I actually mean the northeast section of Tennessee.
Thanks.

M.K.
Knight165

[bgeno]

Re: Relocating / Anyone familiar with Kinston, NC?

Yup, and they better stay on that side, I don't want the Yankees to infest my part of the state.

Seems like the kind of attitude people warn me about as a northerner moving down south.

[daflyboys]

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Seems like the kind of attitude people warn me about as a northerner moving down south.

I was in Morehead, KY, New Bern, NC and Spartanburg, SC, so here's a survival guide for you!

THE TOP 40 STATEMENTS YOU WILL NEVER HEAR FROM A SOUTHERNER:
<br><br>40: Oh I just couldn't, hell, she's only sixteen.<br>39: I'll take Shakespeare for 1000, Alex.<br>38: Duct tape won't fix that.<br>37: Honey, I think we should sell the pickup and buy a family sedan.<br>36: Come to think of it, I'll have a Heineken.<br>35: We don't keep firearms in this house.<br>34: Has anybody seen the sideburns trimmer?<br>33: You can't feed that to the dog.<br>32: I thought Graceland was tacky.<br>31: No kids in the back of the pickup, it's just not safe.<br>30: Wrestling's fake.<br>29: Honey, did you mail that donation to Green peace?<br>28: We're Vegetarians.<br>27: Do you think my gut is too big?<br>26: I'll have grapefruit and grapes instead of biscuits and gravy.<br>25: Honey, we don't need another dog.<br>24: Who gives a crap who won the Civil War?<br>23: Give me the small bag of pork rinds, please.<br>22: Too many deer heads detract from the decor.<br>21: Spittin is such a nasty habit.<br>20: I just couldn't find a thing at Walmart today.<br>19: Trim the fat off the steak.<br>18: Cappuccino tastes better than expresso.<br>17: The tires on that truck are too big.<br>16: I'll have the arugula and radicchio salad.<br>15: I've got it all on the C drive.<br>14: Unsweetened tea tastes better.<br>13: Would you like your fish poached or broiled?<br>12: My fiancee, Bobbie Jo, is registered at Tiffany's.<br>11: I've got two cases of Zima for the Super Bowl.<br>10: Little Debbie snack cakes have too many grams of fat.<br>9: You're cookin' those green beans too long.<br>8: She's too young to be wearing a bikini.<br>7: Does the salad bar have bean sprouts.<br>6: Hey, here's an episode of "Hee Haw" that we haven't seen.<br>5: I don't have a favorite college team.<br>4: Be sure to bring my salad dressing on the side.<br>3: All of you.<br>2: Those shorts ought to be a little longer, darlin'.<br><br>AND THE #1 STATEMENT YOU WILL NEVER HEAR FROM A SOUTHERNER:<br><br>1: Checkmate!

[carolinawolf72]

Re: Relocating / Anyone familiar with Kinston, NC?

Seems like the kind of attitude people warn me about as a northerner moving down south.

It's not really to bad. I live in a small town called Lenoir, NC. which is just about 45min drive from Asheville and we have Yankees living here also. I just think they talk really funny. lol

Mk. Knight - western NC is the prettiest part of America. The Mountains are beautiful especially in the fall plus we have Indians but we do not fight with them anymore. Times sure has changed around here.

[WyxHarmon]

Re: Relocating / Anyone familiar with Kinston, NC?

I just wanted to say, good job leaving Pittsburgh.

[TarHeelMan]

Re: Relocating / Anyone familiar with Kinston, NC?

A couple things, especially since you're coming from PA. If it snows the tiniest bit (or ice) everything shuts down, don't even try to go on the roads because it's insane. You may not have too much of a problem with that since you're a little further east. One other thing just to think about in order to be prepared is Hurricanes. Luckily since my wife and I moved down here we haven't had one but we will sooner or later. With all the tall pine trees down here power goes out a lot during storms.

LOL, so true. The first winter after we moved down here, there was a "wintry mix", which was basically rainy conditions while hovering near freezing. I was off work that day anyway, but the schools were closed, which I understood because of the potential for freezing roads. But just about everything else had shut down. I was running errands, so I was driving in it like regular. It was basically driving in the rain. I went back to work the next day only to find that the office had closed the previous day because of the "dangerous" conditions. I was like, "the same dangerous conditions I was driving in all day???"