Greetings From The Tar Heel State

[The Nature Boy]

Hello fellow road geeks!

[hotdogPi]

Welcome!

[Takumi]

* Takumi holds up 4 fingers

WOOOOOOO!

[The Nature Boy]

* Takumi holds up 4 fingers

WOOOOOOO!

They do call me the car drivin', road clinchin', kiss stealin' wheelin' dealin' son of a gun

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Zzonkmiles]

Hi and welcome!

One of my favorite stretches of road to drive is the I-40/85 concurrency between Greensboro and Durham.

[freebrickproductions]

Hello!

[froggie]

I am moving back to New England after law school.

Anywhere in particular?

[1995hoo]

Greetings. I lived in North Carolina for three years in the 1990s while attending law school. If you don't mind my asking, which part of the state are you from?

[The Nature Boy]

I am moving back to New England after law school.

Anywhere in particular?

Short term? Boston, it's where the jobs are. In the long term, I'd like to live in the North Country of New Hampshire. I would also consider the Northeast Kingdom in Vermont. I just love rural Northern New England.

[MillTheRoadgeek]

"Yellow", my friend! Hope you have tons of fun here. I may be more of a newcomer here, but I've had a pretty awesome time here, and you should too.

[roadman65]

Hello and welcome.  You should have fun as we have a great on line community.  Hearing the stuff here makes you want to travel and check out the roads more.

[Rainking75]

We've gone down similar paths. I grew up in western MA, went to college in Burlington, VT and have lived in Charlotte for the last nine years. Would have loved to stay in VT but it's not the easiest place to find a good job. Love Boston too. One of my favorite cities on the planet!

[The Nature Boy]

We've gone down similar paths. I grew up in western MA, went to college in Burlington, VT and have lived in Charlotte for the last nine years. Would have loved to stay in VT but it's not the easiest place to find a good job. Love Boston too. One of my favorite cities on the planet!

Agreed. The job market north of Concord, NH is pretty bad. I would love to be in VT or NH, but the odds of that happening right off the bat are pretty slim.

And Charlotte is a pretty decent city. They need to finish the light rail though so it's easier to get from Uptown bars to the outer areas of the city.

[froggie]

Agreed. The job market north of Concord, NH is pretty bad. I would love to be in VT or NH, but the odds of that happening right off the bat are pretty slim.

It's funny you mention that since Vermont has the 2nd lowest unemployment rate in the nation (behind only ND).  That said, I chose to go back to school to finish my undergrad instead of join the job market right away once I got up here...

[The Nature Boy]

Agreed. The job market north of Concord, NH is pretty bad. I would love to be in VT or NH, but the odds of that happening right off the bat are pretty slim.

It's funny you mention that since Vermont has the 2nd lowest unemployment rate in the nation (behind only ND).  That said, I chose to go back to school to finish my undergrad instead of join the job market right away once I got up here...

Vermont also has a major brain drain problem. In my experience, there aren't a lot of jobs for professionals who rely on paying customers since there's a scarcity of them.

My chosen profession also often falls into the employment paradox of always wanting someone with experience. Entry jobs are rare.