Holy shit! I'm a Tarheel today! Goodbye to the Sunshine state.

[JanMichael]

All 650 miles from Sarasota to Charlotte are completed. Of course I-4 was a bitch last night, TWO-TWO hour-backups. Which wouldn't be so bad but I was towing a trailer behind THE BEST FREAKIN' TRUCK IN THE WORLD my 94'Nissan XE Pickup with 130,000 miles. That was tedious but OK I suppose. It was a flawless trip even with the bizarre BLIZZARD that slammed NC yesterday. Holy crap, snow EVERYWHERE!

Now I get to drink sweet-tea and actually live with my lovely wife:-)

Sadly though I leave some of the best people, in the world, at work (Shakeydave!) as well as Guy James (DU's Beachbuckeye) and the adorable KG...I'll definately visit sometime next winter (Bwahahahaha).

Tomorrow we invade the TRIAD (not Triangle...Who knew?) area...

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Make sure you have your long undies on

until you get to your wife and SHE can warm you up :D

Wave hi to that big peach that looks like a big butt as you travel north through South Carolina...I love that thing ! :hi:

[JanMichael]

5. Gaffney? What the hell were you doing there?

I hope you ate at the Waffle House (Michael says YUCK!?!?) while you were there.

From Stephanie

From Michael: I'm already here!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

11. I did

Sorry I should have read the post more closely..now the BIG question...you have been apart from your wife..WTF are you doing posting when you could be filling her full of Jack Daniels and...well....

[JanMichael]

15. I don't call mine "Jack Daniels"...Is that a Cali thang?

Bwahahaha!

[supernova]

7. Hey, we like our giant butts

on a stick! :D

Ever seen that thing lit up at night? :scared: The peachoid that ate Gaffney!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

12. Yeah..it looks like an inflamed butt when it's lit!

[KoKo]

28. NSMA, I thought you were CA? Are you visiting NC? If so look me up!

:eyes: I'm very confused.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

43. No I AM in California

and don't worry..there are many NC Du'ers I enjoy immensely and when I get to your neck of the woods...ALL YA'LL will know :D

[pagerbear]

33. I love the heinie in the sky!

[Catholic Sensation]

2. where in the triangle?

[dolo amber]

8. He's not in the Triange

He's in the Triad...

Newbies...sheesh! :eyes:

;)

Welcome JM!! :hi:

[Catholic Sensation]

9. he said tommorrow he's invading the triangle

hence my question where in the triangle.

[JanMichael]

16. My bad. I though the whole area was called the "Triangle".

Glad I got caught saying that here and not at the new job! I fixed it though.

Triad it is.

Are you in the "Triangle" area?

[dolo amber]

18. It's all good

I lived here a couple of months before I even knew there was such thing as a triange, triad, etc. :D

You guys are only about an hour from where we are; as soon as the weather gets nice you have a standing invitation to come out to our place for one of our famous bonfires. (Which reminds me, we need to organize some sort of spring fling for the NC DUers...)

Fire...FIRE!!! :nuke:

:D

[KoKo]

26. Yes, Triangle is: Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill. Triad is: Greenboro, High

Point and Winston-Salem. I thought Jan Michael was in Charlotte.

[JanMichael]

27. Steph was in Charlotte.

We'll both be in the Triad vicinity come tomorrow.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

13. Nope...in the triangle..but temporarily in the triad :-)

[JanMichael]

14. CRAP! I KNEW I'd screw that one up!

Triangle, Triad, Trinity, Tricks, Treats....

(Stephanie says: Sorry I forgot to PM you, it's been a hectic couple of days but the concert sounds good!)

[jonnyblitz]

3. yeah, I met the adorable fringe leftist KG in DC in OCT!!

anyways....good luck in NC!! :hi:

[Birthmark]

4. Lucky, lucky bastard.

Congrats on the move. I hope to follow in a couple of years - providing we trade * for a real President.

[JanMichael]

10. Where in NC would you go?

Lefty Atheists invading the land of Helms and Billy Graham!

What on Earth will they think???

[Birthmark]

17. Somewhere between Asheville and Maggie Valley.

Near the mountains.

[Misinformed01]

19. You should be aware that the mountains there

are referred to as God's Country.

I just thought you should know that. Being an Athiest and all.

Stephanie
(Michael's wife)

[Birthmark]

20. Thanks for the head's up.

Been there many, many times - still haven't seen any sign of the Big Guy. Maybe he, like, walks in bear tracks so no one can follow his trail?

(Got yourself a good guy, there, btw. Congratulations!)

[KoKo]

29. Misinformed........who were you in your former DU life? Do you want to

tell...I think I knew you back then on DU ...but I don't visit Lounge so I missed all this. You and Jan Michael hooked up from DU (at least I think I heard this somewhere on DU months ago)...but are you both in NC now in one place are looking to move?

[JanMichael]

31. She would be Thtwudbeme.

And yes we met on DU and got married last August. Cool beans, eh?

[BlackVelvetElvis]

6. Welcome to NC, fellow Tarheel!

I lived in Sarasota in the 80's. No place like home.

[JanMichael]

21. Sarasota is definately a decent place.

I'm looking forward to the change though.

[KG]

22. later, dude.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

23. YEAH!! Welcome to TarHeel country!

:-)

[carolinayellowdog]

24. Welcome to NC! We need all the Dem immigrants we can get

and the people are the friendliest I ever found

[KoKo]

25. I didn't hear about all of this! Raleigh/Durham has DU'ers.....maybe we

need to have a Party! Didn't know you were leaving Fla......but Welcome! :toast:

[citizen snips]

30. I can't wait to visit Florida.

I will be going down there in Christmas to St.Augustine, Orlando, and Miami.

[lpbk2713]

32. I could have told you about the I-4 construction around Lakeland

and to avoid the traffic around the Strawberry Festival in Plant City. But I didn't know you were headed this way.

[camero]

36. heck, I thought he was gonna go

I75 to I85 :shrug: Good luck in NC, JM. :)

[TSIAS]

34. Have a great time

If you're ever back in the Palm Beach County are, let me know.

:hi:

-Taylor

[pagerbear]

35. Look at all the NC folks!

Geez, I wish I were back there! NYC is great, but NC is the motherland.

[comsymp]

37. Welcome to the Triad!

It's a relief to have 2 more Lefties here in Richard Burr/Howard
Coble territory.

Have fun getting settled in~

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

38. Speaking of which, WTF is a Tarheel?

Any clues on the origins of this term? Anything to do with the terbacky industry?

[pagerbear]

39. Has to do with "naval stores"

Historically pine pitch was used to make tar, and NC has always been a tremendous source of pine trees. In fact, the pine tree is the state tree. (The state flower is the dogwood blossom.)

[ncrainbowgrrl]

40. "tarheel" explained!

What is a Tar Heel?

From http://www.unc.edu/about/traditions.html#tarheel
The University not only uses the nickname "Tar Heels," but the entire state does as well. One version of the nickname's origin has the name first being applied to North Carolinians during the Civil War. One record talks of a battle in Virginia, where their supporting column retreated, but North Carolina troops fought alone. The victorious troops were asked in a condescending tone by some Virginians, who had retreated, "Any more tar down in the Old North State, boys?" The response came quickly: "No, not a bit; old Jeff's bought it all up." The Virginians asked: "Is that so? What is he going to do with it?" The reply: "He is going to put it on you'ns heels to make you stick better in the next fight."

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

41. Thanks for the great explanation!

[Streetdoc270]

42. Welcome Y'all!!!!

Great to have yet another DU'r in the Carolinas!