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Just returned from vacation in NW NC. I am certain that is where I wanna retire....
Posted on 10/16/22 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 10/16/22 at 12:37 pm
To when the time comes. It was our 2nd year IAR up there(stayed about 6-7 miles away just across the border in SW VA.last year) and we just love the entire High Country of NC. We stayed in Ashe County outside of W.Jefferson. It's a big enough town that has everything and the climate is wonderful, especially in summer. But the best thing about the entire area is that life just moves at a slower pace. And we can all afford to slow down a little.
Also, the scenery is unmatched. Especially this time of year when fall color is at peak. That entire section of NC has the highest average elevation in the Eastern US.
Also, the scenery is unmatched. Especially this time of year when fall color is at peak. That entire section of NC has the highest average elevation in the Eastern US.
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Posted on 10/16/22 at 12:41 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
It is a great place. Used to live in WNC and continued to visit for work for many years. Great little towns and close to some larger cities when you need them. Out in Colorado now, but that area will always be a "Possible" for us.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 12:44 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
It's a great pace of life for sure, but the challenges of trying to live up there with what is coming with the supply chain should make you very, very carefully think about it.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 12:45 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
I hear good things about Boone.
There’s an Indian casino in that area, and App State might provide decent FB entertainment for a while.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 12:47 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
Sounds great. Any pictures?
Posted on 10/16/22 at 12:48 pm to Spoonbilla
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It's a great pace of life for sure, but the challenges of trying to live up there with what is coming with the supply chain should make you very, very carefully think about i
Where would you recommend over this place?
Posted on 10/16/22 at 12:48 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
We're about 2 hours away from Boone in SW VA. It's a cool area, so I don't blame you one bit.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 12:58 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
I lived in Black Mountain for several years and finished school in Boone. Can’t say enough good things about the area. It isn’t without warts, but it is certainly one of the finest places in the South if you can make it work - good paying jobs are in short supply.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 12:59 pm to Spoonbilla
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but the challenges of trying to live up there with what is coming with the supply chain should make you very, very carefully think about it.
Or just be as self sufficient as possible, and you can live anywher.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 1:04 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
My company has an opportunity to expand in the Raleigh area and we keep mulling it. Certainly seems to have a brighter future than NO/BR.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 1:09 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Or just be as self sufficient as possible, and you can live anywher.
No doubt. There is a reason that the Southern Highlanders were the toughest people in the South bar none. They had to wake up fighting to survive. From growing corn on rocky ground to an almost total lack of game after they ate them all following 1929.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 1:11 pm to Spoonbilla
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but the challenges of trying to live up there with what is coming with the supply chain should make you very, very carefully think about it.
Do you think the roads are impassable for months or something?
Posted on 10/16/22 at 1:16 pm to tterrific
The longest I was trapped up there was after an ice storm. 16 days before we could get out. Whole home gensets are a must.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 1:18 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
Gorgeous place. Visited Boone this summer. The air just different up there. The Fall leaves are amazing.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 1:24 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
Thanks for the update....ill make a note in my planner
Posted on 10/16/22 at 1:25 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
Our plan when we retire in a few years is to sell our house 8n central Florida and buy a cabin or something like that up in those parts. We have a small place at St Augustine Beach that we will call home.
Maybe an RV with a RV resort lot that’s customized for seasonal living. They’re becoming very popular to have for the snow birds that come to Florida.
Maybe an RV with a RV resort lot that’s customized for seasonal living. They’re becoming very popular to have for the snow birds that come to Florida.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 1:26 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
Former boss just retired right on the Virginia/Carolina line In the middle of nowhere. He said he doesn’t even plan on visiting family 
“They can come see me”
“They can come see me”
Posted on 10/16/22 at 1:33 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
2 brothers I grew up with retired, left BR and moved up there.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 1:50 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
Visited NC Piedmont area a while back. Want to go explore more of the state, and I definitely have an eye on it for retirement.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 2:28 pm to Spoonbilla
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an almost total lack of game after they ate them all following 1929.
Gluttonous sons of bitches.
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