[AT] Old trains, now NC State

Al Jones farmallsupera at earthlink.net
Mon Dec 7 18:07:52 PST 2009


Raleigh has changed remarkably since I was a full time student at NCSU 11
years ago.  Even then, you could drive 15-20 minutes and be in the open
country.  Harder to do now judging by how things look along I-40.

The area where Charlie and I live is growing fast too, economy has slowed
it some.  But Camp Lejeune (some tight as$es have started saying we are
supposed to pronounce it "Luh-JEURN" but as far as I'm concerned, us locals
were here before the Marines were so we'll keep calling it La-JOON, thank
you very much) is supposed to be adding a bunch of troops over the next
couple years which has dulled the downslide here some.  Some nice 100 acre
farms have sold for unbelievable sums, and are now growing houses.  It's
sad to see.  Growth can be good, but I have no problem with driving 30
minutes to an hour to go shopping or out to eat if it will preserve my
quality of life.

Al


> [Original Message]
> From: David Bruce <davidbruce at yadtel.net>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: 12/7/2009 2:24:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Old trains, now NC State
>
> I'll second Charlie here.  It is amazing how the whole Triangle has 
> grown - heck for that matter much of the state. 
> It's not the sleepy little area it was even when I was a student - urban 
> yes but nothing like Charlotte, Atlanta or the other major areas. 
>
> I'm sure Charlie's area has grown but at nowhere near the rate.  Same 
> for this are (NW of Winston-Salem).  Locally we were growing houses and 
> vineyards instead of tobacco until the recent economic downturn
> Now not so many houses - in fact my neighbor is a finish carpenter 
> (contractor) by trade.  He recently installed some vinyl siding on a 
> detached garage for me.  He said he hadn't worked a new house in 18 
> months. 
> So now he is doing other things like the siding.  He is staying busy but 
> finish carpentry is a small part of his income now.  A sign of the real 
> estate market here and we were never in the "go-go" category when things 
> were good.
>
> In the mid '60's an aunt and uncle lived in Cary (he was an engineer for 
> Southern Bell).  I remember visiting a couple times but by the time I 
> was a student at State (they had moved to Charlotte some years 
> previously) I couldn't find their street - no way I could even come 
> close now.
> David
> NW NC
>
> charliehill wrote:
> > LMAO Gene.  You wouldn't believe how things have changed.  When I was a 
> > Freshman at state you could go about 4 miles north of the center of
town and 
> > you were in country that looked as if only the indians had ever seen it 
> > before.  Now North Raleigh is closing in on the state of Virginia. 
Well not 
> > exactly but it's about half way there.
> > You can pass through Apex and never know you left Raleigh or Durham or 
> > Chapel Hill for that matter.
> >   
> >
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