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OT: Greensboro, NC

I have been offered a job there (currently live in Frisco).  Nice offer, but can't decide if I want to take it.

Anybody have any opinions of Greensboro?          

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Well....
I don't know anything about Greensboro, but North Carolina is beautiful!

by Topgun22 on Jun 29, 2007 1:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

NC
if you like nascar i'm sure you'd love north carolina :)
"Pimps be damned, it's harder out here for a Rangers fan!" "If you don't throw strikes first, you're last."

by rentz on Jun 29, 2007 1:25 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Baseball
Tons of minor league teams within a day's drive. There are 10 minor league teams in NC, with Greensboro-Winston-Salem having a low A and a high A team each. Charlotte and Durham are about an hour/hour and a half from Greensboro, not to mention college baseball.

Baseball America is based in Durham.

by JM Barten on Jun 29, 2007 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nascar
It was a joke, since so many nascar teams and fans there
"Pimps be damned, it's harder out here for a Rangers fan!" "If you don't throw strikes first, you're last."

by rentz on Jun 29, 2007 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's very nice
We have some family friends who live there. It's in the middle of college country, so the folks aren't nearly as inbred and rednecky as you'd assume. I haven't spent a ton of time there, but I like what I've seen.

I'd rather live there than in the urban sprawl of Frisco.  

"The boxing scenes in 'Million Dollar Baby' were so realistic, I initially thought it was a documentary." -Brian Thomas.

by thedirkatron on Jun 29, 2007 1:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I would rather
Work at a gas station in Texas, than be a CEO somewhere else.

by TexGoesYard on Jun 29, 2007 1:47 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

how many
somewhere else's have you lived?
Forget Johnny Bench, we got Gerry "the Jet" Laird

by ab03 on Jun 29, 2007 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Greensboro is awesome...
and beautiful.
"Chip" first person on LSB to be berated by someone on the 25-man roster. - RangerMoto

by ortonius on Jun 29, 2007 1:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

And this looks pretty freaking sweet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Firsthorizon.jpg
"Chip" first person on LSB to be berated by someone on the 25-man roster. - RangerMoto

by ortonius on Jun 29, 2007 2:01 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

see that tall office building
on the far side of the stadium, that would be where I work.  My office would look right into the ballpark.

by rbarton on Jun 29, 2007 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What do you do?
or what type of work?
"Chip" first person on LSB to be berated by someone on the 25-man roster. - RangerMoto

by ortonius on Jun 29, 2007 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I
am an attorney but I consult banks on investments.

by rbarton on Jun 29, 2007 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Another set of pics...
of First Horizon Park

http://mysite.verizon.net/charliesballparks/stadiums/gsonew.htm

"Chip" first person on LSB to be berated by someone on the 25-man roster. - RangerMoto

by ortonius on Jun 29, 2007 2:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Dallas, meh
Greensboro is very nice and so are The Carolinas.

No offense to anyone as I enjoyed my time in Dallas, but there's absolutely nothing special about Dallas or it's metro area.

by tspeck007 on Jun 29, 2007 2:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

What?
You didn't enjoy the 40+ days of 100 degree weather?  Are you an idiot or something?

by bdavison94 on Jun 29, 2007 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ding
Detractor #37

by tspeck007 on Jun 29, 2007 3:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Oops
Reply to the 100 degree comment

by tspeck007 on Jun 29, 2007 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unlike seemingly most of this blog
I really enjoy Plano/Frisco. But my brother lived in Chapel Hill for several years, and I really think a lot the whole area including Greensboro, as he still does. It's a different feel, because none of the cities around there are that big (since Charlotte is a ways away) and the roads are weird, all winding around with little rhyme or reason. But it's pretty.

Like someone said above, from a sports culture perspective, they really do love NASCAR and college basketball (obviously) there, so that would get a little old for me, but I mean you have the hockey team there and the Panthers and Bobcats within day trip driving distance at least. And while there is no MLB you do have all of the minor league baseball.

The other thing that I find interesting about the area is that, at least in Raleigh-Durham, you have a very liberal, tree hugging mindset. And you have a little of the East Coast thing trickling down, but then you're also right on the edge of the South and you definitely know it. It's an odd mix.

by Brett Perryman on Jun 29, 2007 6:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Greensboro/Spartanburg Area
It's great.  I was there for a couple weeks last fall and enjoyed the area.

by rangeressary on Jun 29, 2007 7:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I dunno
If you aren't in one of the major cities of Texas, the 2 states aren't that different.

But unless you are a mountain-loving outdoor aficionado, Frisco (and DFW, Austin, S.A., and prob Houst) beats the heck out of any city in NC, especially Charlotte. The triangle is pretty cool, cooler than Charlotte, which is essentially the largest small town in the country. I haven't been to Greensboro.

It really depends on what your interests are/what's important.

A very pretty state. It's beauty beats the hell out of Texas and probably 35-40 other states. Outer banks are awesome. Mountains are transcendent. ABC stores suck ass.

Are you a devout Anglo-Saxon Southern Baptist? Have kids? That would probably help, but no more than it helps in Texas. Like to hunt? Same.

One cool thing about N.C., you are an easy road trip away from so many great cities. Savannah, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Orlando (meh), D.C., Richmond, Virginia Beach, Bawlmer, Philly, A.C., Nashville. All within 7-8 hours. Each with a different flavor. NY, Boston, Montreal, Niagara Falls, etc. just a little further. Still closer than Vail is to Frisco.

In my opinion, that's a big bonus.

Depends on your situation...

"Why wasn't I moved by Million Dollar Baby? Because I have no soul, that's why." The Dirkatron, movie hater

by Brian Thomas on Jun 29, 2007 7:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The best part...
is that Greensboro is only 2.5 hours from Asheville, NC.  Asheville and the Great Smokey Mountains are some of the prettiest country in the world.
"Chip" first person on LSB to be berated by someone on the 25-man roster. - RangerMoto

by ortonius on Jun 29, 2007 8:57 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Central NC bonuses
My uncle lives in Carey and its pretty sweet.  1 hour or so from skiing, 2 hours from deep sea fishing and the beach.  Its very pretty, the highway goes where u cant even see the city from it even though its around the corner from it.

Its very pretty and very centrally located.  semi-close to DC, i wouldnt turn it down just based on location.  Check out the state tax situation, if its making any money, u wanna know the difference so u can ask for it in salary negotiations.

Raleigh Durham is filled with colleges and high tech businesses so u get the austin crowd kinda.  Duke, UNC etc.

Great Basketball area, kids play it anywhere from dirt driveways with milk crates to cameron indoor.  

its cooler than texas but not a ton, they get their 90+ degree days like the rest of us but i liked the area a bunch and if ur into outdoorsy activities it beats texas hands down.

i love texas, but i lived in NC for 18 months and had no problems and the people arent that different.  u wont get a bunch of yappy yankees if that matters at all.

.500 or bust!

by Jayslick on Jun 29, 2007 9:03 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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