Durham DUers - I am now a Durham-ite!

[xchrom]

I sign the papers for my new home today!

The Gay has landed!

Pm me if you would like to party at some point -
I still have to have my furniture shipped from Cali.

[xchrom]

1. Kick

[struggle4progress]

2. Welcome back, xchrom! Durham is the worst laid-out town on the planet:

streets wind and twist and change name unpredictably -- but just learn ten or fifteen major streets, and then if you have no idea where you are, keep driving, cuz within a couple of minutes you'll be back on familiar ground. This was once a major tobacco town with a solid union and and a famous black business district, Hayti. The tobacco industry is gone, and Hayti was bulldozed by the department of highway beatification some two decades ago to make room for a freeway. It's a blue blue blue town. Chapel Hill and Raleigh are right around here somewhere -- and if you like lobbying in DC, the nation's capitol is only about four or five hours up the road

[xchrom]

3. Thank you so much!

I love it here - Durham has amazing charm - in spite of getting lost a half a mile
from where you want to be.

[Lance_Boyle]

4. If you happen to be a beer fan...

Dain's Place on 9th Street is awesome - ask for a shortbus. For beer you can take home, Sam's Quick Stop is 3 or 4 blocks away, right past the Main St. intersection where 9th becomes Erwin. Welcome to the Triangle!

[xchrom]

5. I know Dain's and I love Sams.

That's where I get my American spirits and new castle for my friends.

I hope to see you around.

[Gormy Cuss]

6. You left us! How could you?

Here's to your new life in Durham. :toast:

[xchrom]

7. Thank you!

Yeah - it was time to make a change.

But I'll always be a Cali boy.

[nolabear]

8. Good for you! I lived there for seven years and loved it.

I seldom get back but I imagine it's not so terribly different, except for Duke Medical Center, which is twice the size it was when I worked there.

[xchrom]

9. Oh that place is HUGE! - but it's rep seems to be flawless.

I'm having a hard time staying away from q shack.

[supernova]

10. You're finally here!!

:D


Well, we will just have to have a party!

[xchrom]

13. PM me please --

I will certainly have a party .

[blm]

11. Durham has some beautiful and graceful old houses...I only wish they were in Chapel Hill.

I think you'll enjoy the entire area.

[xchrom]

14. I LOVE Durham -- if you're here in NC

-- PM me and let's party for my houseswarming!

[blm]

16. Charlotte....mr blm works for UNC Chapel Hill and eventually we'll all move there.

Would have moved over a year ago, but, had some serious medical problems I've been dealing with, plus a very weird housing market, especially weird since Charlotte is a big banking town.

[Old Troop]

12. NC or NH?

[xchrom]

15. NC! Nt

[Old Troop]

22. Well congrats. I bet you'll love it!

[nclib]

17. Welcome!!

I remember meeting you at Mad Hatter. It's great that you're finally here. Durham is a wonderful place! I'm so happy for you!

[hippywife]

18. I'm not in Durham but

I just wanted to offer congrats on the new house. If I were there, I'd meet up with you anytime!

:hi:

[xchrom]

19. Oh god - I would so love to meet you! Nt

[hippywife]

20. Well, how sweet is that?

:blush:

Did you drive cross country? We would have put you up for the night and fed you well. Would have been a fun rest stop.

And I'd love to meet you, too. :hug:

[xchrom]

25. Yeah I drove out with a friend I used to work with.

And I think meeting you and breaking bread together
would be Fabulous.

[hippywife]

27. I think you need to insert this smilie

at the end of your sig line.


It would be fun to meet you, too, and spend time just talking and joking around. :hi:

[Anarcho-Socialist]

21. hey, I was born in County Durham

Oops sorry, wrong Durham.

[supernova]

24. You're welcome to visit Durham Jr. anytime

:hi: :D

Complete with our Jr. sized chapel:

[mnhtnbb]

23. Welcome to the Triangle-- from just down the road in Chapel Hill.

PS: We left Santa Monica in 1988 and have never looked back. I only wish we'd come straight to Chapel Hill instead of spending 6 years in Missouri and 6 years in Nebraska.

:hi:

[xchrom]

26. It I spent my early years in Peoria -- do I understand.

Please - give give me a PM and come to my house warming.

[Triana]

28. 'bout damn time

;)

Welcome!

:hug: