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Any other North Carolinians?!

982 views 11 replies 6 participants last post by  PaintHorseMares 
#1 ·
Hey, so I thought it would be cool to see how many of us our living in North Carolinian!

I am in the Chapel Hill area, out on my family's farm. The first house, which is a cabin was built in 1784.

Who else is a North Carolinian?


Go Tar Heels :)
 
#3 ·
I used to live in Chapel Hill, while going to grad school at the UNC School of Government. Did some volunteering at a therapeutic riding program out in Pittsboro, and got back into riding myself after being around horses again for a year or so. There is a lot I miss about Chapel Hill-but nothing more than Carrburritos ;) My husband's a native North Carolinian, so we visit every now and then.
 
#5 ·
Cary is a nice area, if you have to live in/near a city. If I was living in Connecticut though, I think I'd revolt rather than move. My only reason being the hot summers here...96 today, heat index of 105, continuing for the next several days. I'd kill to live where you currently do , Jaydee. The
Winters here are a joy for me, and I live in Wilson, about an hour east of Raleigh.

Some day God willing, I will live in the mountains about 6 hours west of me. Unbelievably beautiful there.
 
#8 ·
It's my DH that works not me - I took early retirement when we moved to the US!!!
He would be expected to be in the office several days a week but I think he'd be able to get away with working from home as he does now for some of the time
 
#9 ·
You mentioned Chapel Hill and Southern Pines.... The Chapel Hill area is very popular and not a terrible drive to Cary. Southern Pines is very nice and has the NC State University Vet School, but is a long way from Cary. The Raleigh area is pretty much where the topography (and grass for horse folks) of the state changes. If you goes east towards the coast, it is very flat, there tend to be a lot of storms along the I-95 corridor, and coastal is the common grass. Going west, you start to get into rolling hills on your way to the mountains, and fescue is prevalent. If you like the look of CT, you would be happier west of Cary, IMHO.
 
#10 ·
That's useful info - thank you
I have noticed that some places seem a lot more open views than we see much of here in CT - I'm thinking in general NC is a more agricultural area perhaps? One of the biggest differences I found moving here from a rural location in the UK was the lack of open farmland - living in CT is rather like living in the middle of a forest!!
 
#12 ·
Yes, NC is very agricultural. NC was a huge tobacco grower years ago. As that business went out of favor, many farmers in our area switched to beef or diary cattle, so around us the major crops are corn, soybeans, and (of course) hay.

There is also an abundance of managed forest area for lumber (Southern Yellow Pine) and Christmas trees.

Many counties have huge real estate tax discounts for actively farmed land (for example, the 60 acre lot of farm land next to us pays only $440 a year in real estate tax).
 
#11 ·
I have lived in the Western part of NC (in the Foothills) for 4 years now. It's beautiful here, but I want to move back to Florida. It was so much easier for me to take care of my horses there. I loved having grass for them year-round and rarely needing to buy hay. These days, my pasture and hay supply are two of my main concerns in life. I think I would enjoy NC more if I didn't have horses. The people here are incredibly friendly.
 
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