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  • The Mountain South: Asheville, Greenville Or What's Your Pick? (Relocation Advice Vanity)

    06/13/2006 1:19:15 AM PDT · by goldstategop · 119 replies · 1,312+ views
    I'm thinking of the Carolina mountains as my next place to live. Would you consider Asheville, with its art deco feel as the place to live or would you go for Greenville with its more settled ambience? I've lived in California on the coast all my life and I'd like to try something different. Low cost of living, affordable housing, a safe place to live and having that view outside the window without the price tag. I know Colorado is expensive because every one goes there but no one seems to know the Blue Ridge Mountains are just as stunning....
  • Carolinas watch for Hurricane Frances

    08/30/2004 7:45:29 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 24 replies · 1,059+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 8/30/04 | Bruce Smith - AP
    CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Even as tree limbs were cleared away and power gradually returned across eastern South Carolina after Tropical Storm Gaston, officials waited and watched Monday for Hurricane Frances. While Gaston caused some problems, "it's not the kind of catastrophic damage we see in a major hurricane," Gov. Mark Sanford said. He urged coastal residents to monitor Frances, which has 125 mph winds but is still days away from the Southeast coast. An evacuation would be tremendously difficult, warned Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. "The whole state would be naked," he said. "This will be a challenge...
  • BULLETIN: TROPICAL STORM ALEX INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4A

    08/01/2004 11:11:36 AM PDT · by varina davis · 36 replies · 1,240+ views
    NOAA ^ | August 1, 2004 | National Hurricane Center
    BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ALEX INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2 PM EDT SUN AUG 01 2004 ...THE FIRST TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON FORMS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM CAPE FEAR TO CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO SOUND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA TO CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA. REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE HAS STRENGTHENED...