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re: Would you rather live in Atlanta, Charlotte, or Nashville
Posted by JRish on 12/4/25 at 12:02 pm to ClemsonKitten
I lived in Atlanta for 15 years and now live in Charlotte. I've also done some business in Nashville, but can't speak as knowledgeably on what the day to day is like.
What would be helpful is to know about what you care about: do you have kids, do you eat out at nice restaurants, do you do a lot of outdoor activities, etc.
Atlanta:
For Atlanta, living intown vs. living in Roswell or Alpharetta are entirely different things. I lived intown for all 15 years intown (think Midtown, Inman Park, Buckhead) , so can speak best to that.
Atlanta is a much bigger city (in terms of urban feel) than the other two. Best restaurants in the southeast intown. Strongest arts scene in the southeast. Airport with direct flights anywhere (but it is on the south side of town so if you live in the northern suburbs can be quite a hike). Very strong private schools and some top tier higher education in GA Tech and Emory. World class performers come to Atlanta regardless what type of music you are into.
Good hiking and outdoor activities are about an hours drive out (so not as great as the other two options). Public schools intown are not great, but the northern suburbs have some strong public schools. Crime is a real thing in Atlanta intown, but some nicer neighborhoods are quite safe. Homelessness is a major issue in downtown, but visibile in Midtown and Buckhead as well. Overall if you like options in where to, what to eat, what to see - Atlanta is your best bet. If I was 22 I would go back in a second.
Charlotte - Feels much smaller than Atlanta. Charlotte is like Atlanta circa 1995. A ton of growth. A little cheaper than Atlanta from a cost of living standpoint. Some decent restaurants, but nothing world class. Public schools intown are hit or miss and there are really only 3 noteworthy private schools. More family friendly (everywhere feels kid friendly). Feels safer without as much visible homelessness. Several lakes right on the edge of Charlotte (Wiley and Norman) give lots of outdoor opportunities. Overall - great place for families, just not as big of a national draw as Atlanta.
Anything specific you want to know?
What would be helpful is to know about what you care about: do you have kids, do you eat out at nice restaurants, do you do a lot of outdoor activities, etc.
Atlanta:
For Atlanta, living intown vs. living in Roswell or Alpharetta are entirely different things. I lived intown for all 15 years intown (think Midtown, Inman Park, Buckhead) , so can speak best to that.
Atlanta is a much bigger city (in terms of urban feel) than the other two. Best restaurants in the southeast intown. Strongest arts scene in the southeast. Airport with direct flights anywhere (but it is on the south side of town so if you live in the northern suburbs can be quite a hike). Very strong private schools and some top tier higher education in GA Tech and Emory. World class performers come to Atlanta regardless what type of music you are into.
Good hiking and outdoor activities are about an hours drive out (so not as great as the other two options). Public schools intown are not great, but the northern suburbs have some strong public schools. Crime is a real thing in Atlanta intown, but some nicer neighborhoods are quite safe. Homelessness is a major issue in downtown, but visibile in Midtown and Buckhead as well. Overall if you like options in where to, what to eat, what to see - Atlanta is your best bet. If I was 22 I would go back in a second.
Charlotte - Feels much smaller than Atlanta. Charlotte is like Atlanta circa 1995. A ton of growth. A little cheaper than Atlanta from a cost of living standpoint. Some decent restaurants, but nothing world class. Public schools intown are hit or miss and there are really only 3 noteworthy private schools. More family friendly (everywhere feels kid friendly). Feels safer without as much visible homelessness. Several lakes right on the edge of Charlotte (Wiley and Norman) give lots of outdoor opportunities. Overall - great place for families, just not as big of a national draw as Atlanta.
Anything specific you want to know?
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re: Trump has higher second term approval ratings than Bush & Obama
Posted by JRish on 11/12/25 at 11:47 pm to hawgfaninc
It is easy to lose perspective historically. Nice share.
Also interesting is what happen in the midterms fhe following year in each of the other two cases.
Also interesting is what happen in the midterms fhe following year in each of the other two cases.
re: OFFICIAL AUFC 2017 Inaugural Season Long Thread
Posted by JRish on 1/14/17 at 8:11 am to LuckyTiger
Does anyone have an understanding of our current international slot situation?
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I logged into my Regions online banking to check on my accounts and it showed all my accounts with an available balance of $0.00. When I click on an account it says there is no transaction history.i know that each of these accounts have plenty of money on them. Any thoughts?
Don't panic, I had the same issue last night. It was all resolved this morning.
Generally, Regions has been great to me. A little behind the technology curve, but a few years ago a teller caught someone who was trying to pass off a stolen check (stolen form the mail), which saved me a major headache.
re: Taylor Twellman: Guzan to Atlanta United
Posted by JRish on 12/11/16 at 2:37 pm to WarSlamEagle
WarSlam, I think we already have 2 DPs in Villalba and Almiron.
re: Taylor Twellman: Guzan to Atlanta United
Posted by JRish on 12/11/16 at 11:17 am to HottyToddy7
Would Guzan be a DP? If so, wouldn't that preclude Guardado?
re: I'm not a Trumpkin, but if/when he wins, I will support his demolishing
Posted by JRish on 11/8/16 at 10:00 pm to SlowFlowPro
This is what happens when a party coronates a candidate, attemps to bury anyone who dares oppose that person in the primary, and then calls anyone who disagrees with their policies a racist, sexist, deplorable bigot. It represents a total failure by the Democratic Party.
I enjoyed watching that. The first video was pretty basic and the guy was a jerk, but interesting.
re: The ATL Spring Training Thread: 2016 Edition
Posted by JRish on 2/17/16 at 3:54 pm to LSUsmartass
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Kelly Johnson
frick. YES.
I assume this isn't sarcasm. Kelly has always played well in a Braves uniform.
re: I am looking for energy stocks to buy for the long term. Any suggestions?
Posted by JRish on 12/22/15 at 8:18 pm to TheIndulger
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That doesn't make sense. People were drilling offshore long before oil was $75/barrel.
I'm not defending that statement as true or trying to bash SDRL, I'm just inquiring. Below is a similar quote to the one I was talking about, this one found on Motley Fool (sorry, I couldn't locate the original). The quote is from Matt Fox, EVP at COP. For the record, I regrettably have a position in SDRL.
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So the rationale behind that decision was really relatively straightforward. We realized as we were heading into this new world order that we had to review all of our growth engines and see where is the highest value in the go-forward growth engines. So we reviewed the cost of supply of the whole portfolio and that's what shows up on [the above slide]. As we went through that process it became clear to us as we assessed it that the cost of supply for a deepwater portfolio in aggregate was around $75 a barrel based on our view. Now that's not to say that any individual project development wouldn't have a lower cost of supply than that. But it's when you put together the portfolio from lease acquisition through seismic and only one well out of four being a success and some failing through appraisal all the way through the cycle and you build a portfolio of that it was $75 cost of supply. So high relative to the cost of supply that's already in the portfolio and relatively inflexible. So we've tried to design a portfolio that's got low cost of supply and flexibility and deepwater did not fit either of those criteria so that was why we chose to exit. The oil sands and the LNG projects they are sunk cost, they are behind us now. So what we were looking at was a go-forward view of where should we be directing capital. And that's why we decided that the deepwater we didn't need it and we didn't want it in the portfolio.
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re: I am looking for energy stocks to buy for the long term. Any suggestions?
Posted by JRish on 12/21/15 at 2:45 pm to Grits N Shrimp
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Why SDRL? Debt is going to weigh heavily on them in 16
Anyone with thoughts on this, I'd love to hear. The market seems to think they aren't going to survive this.
I read an article in Barron's that was very skeptical about offshore drilling's future. I read a COP vice president saying they got out of that business because it takes about $75 a barrel to earn a profit, once you count in permitting and failed wells.
Genuinely curious of what others think on this.
re: It's not that Miles is above criticism
Posted by JRish on 12/6/15 at 7:30 pm to Tiger Voodoo
Preach
re: National Perspective on the Miles situation
Posted by JRish on 12/1/15 at 12:17 pm to BigOrangeWave
Fwiw, I think his top 6 are probably true.
re: Re Richt as OC
Posted by JRish on 11/30/15 at 1:58 pm to Droplinebacker
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do not intend to renew my season tickets next year
Good for you. I hope you stay true to your word.
Mock if you want. I think it speaks to the program's stability.
re: Longest Tenured Head Football Coach In SEC
Posted by JRish on 11/30/15 at 11:23 am to Chad504boy
Bob Stoops (though he is not the longest tenured Big 12 coach) has been around for 16 seasons and Oklahoma is going to be in the CFP.
Longest Tenured Head Football Coach In SEC
Posted by JRish on 11/30/15 at 11:15 am
With Steve Spurrier's resignation earlier this season, Gary Pinkel stepping down for health reasons, and Mark Richt having just been fired, Les Miles will soon be the longest tenured head football coach in the SEC. Love him or hate him, the guy has staying power.
:cheers:
Current List of Longest Tenure
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1. Gary Pinkel, Missouri – 15th season
2. Mark Richt, Georgia – 15th season
3. Steve Spurrier, South Carolina – 11th season
4. Les Miles, LSU – 11th season
5. Nick Saban, Alabama – 9th season
6. Dan Mullen, Mississippi State – 7th season
7. Hugh Freeze, Ole Miss – 4th season
Current List of Longest Tenure
re: Have You all Noticed the Trend:
Posted by JRish on 11/30/15 at 9:21 am to theunknownknight
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Guice > Fornette
You are getting carried away.
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costing Fournette the heisman
How did running the ball 30 times a game cost him the Heisman trophy? You are the reason the media makes fun of LSU fans.
I love this reaction.
re: Dalsu
Posted by JRish on 11/28/15 at 10:43 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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Get a rope
Lol. He should be banned though.
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