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On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:29:25 -0500, "Matt O'Toole"
wrote: Asheville is probably the most expensive place in NC. It's expensive by national standards, not just Southeastern. But it's one of those special small places as cosmopolitan as a major city, like Charlottesville, VA, or Northampton, MA. What about the other way -- Birmingham, AL? My thought on Asheville was, "How much are you going to budget for speeding tickets making it to Atlanta in three hours?" I haven't biked in Georgia, but my impression is that NE Georgia is a wonderful place to bike if you like mountain biking or road biking on steep hills. You might also consider smaller towns like Jacksonville/Anniston, AL (half the distance to Birmingham), or Rome, GA. There are some virtually empty of traffic, reasonably well maintained, pretty flat AND pretty hilly country roads within five miles of the town centers. Just stay off US 27. And Rome puts you onto Atlanta's beltway on the north end of town. Email address works as is. |
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Frank Drebin wrote:
Anderson, SC! Hmmm, was there once on business long ago. I didn't look at it from this perspective at that time though. Can a mere mortal afford to live on or near a lakefront on one of the lakes west of there? With 2 kids in college at the moment it's something I need to consider. How is the mosquito population in that part of the world? Where I'm at right now it's not too bad actually. Thanks for the pointer. /F I'm in Clemson. It's pretty hilly around here, but gets considerably flatter towards Anderson. We paid $150,000 for a lakefront but shallow water 3 bedroom plus finished basement house in downtown Clemson, but that was 12 years ago. Clemson sprays every two weeks for mosquitos--a truck with a fogger goes around late at night. You may want to investigate which roads into Atlanta have the worst traffic, if you will be going there at rush hour times. Another possibility would be down around Aiken and Augusta, where you can also be on a lake, but I don't know which is worse for traffic, 20 or 85. Pam |
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Another thing to consider is climate. SC is definately milder.
Actually, being mostly a northerner, climate IS an issue ... I'll miss the occasional bit of snow. Although I guess if I want 'perfect' all the time I'd need to go to CA or Hawaii. Only that'd be boring. /F |
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"pam_in_sc" wrote in message
... Frank Drebin wrote: Anderson, SC! Hmmm, was there once on business long ago. I didn't look at it from this perspective at that time though. Can a mere mortal afford to live on or near a lakefront on one of the lakes west of there? With 2 kids in college at the moment it's something I need to consider. How is the mosquito population in that part of the world? Where I'm at right now it's not too bad actually. Thanks for the pointer. /F I'm in Clemson. It's pretty hilly around here, but gets considerably flatter towards Anderson. We paid $150,000 for a lakefront but shallow water 3 bedroom plus finished basement house in downtown Clemson, but that was 12 years ago. Clemson sprays every two weeks for mosquitos--a truck with a fogger goes around late at night. You may want to investigate which roads into Atlanta have the worst traffic, if you will be going there at rush hour times. Another possibility would be down around Aiken and Augusta, where you can also be on a lake, but I don't know which is worse for traffic, 20 or 85. Pam I forgot about Aiken. That's one of our very favorite places in this area. The horsey culture down there is really neat. It's where lots of the thoroughbred trainers bring the best horses in the world for early-season training. It's also a hotbed for polo and dressage, etc. Lots of gorgous horse farms. There's also a very nice cycling club in Aiken. There used to be in Augusta, too ... but it's kinda disappeared as far as I can tell. One might think Aiken and Augusta would be flat because of their proximity to the coast. Guess again. The Savannah River valley insure PLENTY of hills. But that's just if you're riding in and out of the valley. Once you're atop the bluffs, its not bad at all. Bob C. |
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Frank Drebin wrote:
Another thing to consider is climate. SC is definately milder. Actually, being mostly a northerner, climate IS an issue ... I'll miss the occasional bit of snow. Although I guess if I want 'perfect' all the time I'd need to go to CA or Hawaii. Only that'd be boring. /F We get snow once or twice a year in the Clemson/Greenville/Anderson area. Pam |
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