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28. I almost retired to the Asheville area.

Wed Jul 21, 2021, 09:50 PM

Jul 2021

I've been in that neck of the woods many times and it truly is gorgeous. I lived in Charlotte for ten years and travelled all over the South for my job. I've been gone for quite some time now. I read where retirees of my age group aren't as interested in retiring in Florida as prior generations, so they're choosing NC or Tenn. You just have to find the right area that has people you have more in common with. Once you get out into the small towns in the boonies is where you probably see more racist rednecks, but I live in Michigan now and if you go north of the tri-county area of Detroit, you'll see just as many.

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I have spent the last three days in the Asheville NC [View all] doc03 Jul 2021 OP

Asheville is known for its liberalism. Sneederbunk Jul 2021 #1

+1,000! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #5

+ 3000 Me too! Earth-shine Jul 2021 #21

+2,000 chowder66 Jul 2021 #13

AND, micro breweries on nearly every corner! Connection??? FailureToCommunicate Jul 2021 #30

If yo drove from Greenville SC to Asheville and didn't see any trump or Hoyt Jul 2021 #2

No came down from I 81. nt doc03 Jul 2021 #4

We were in Banner Elk last month XanaDUer2 Jul 2021 #3

They are most always a pos pickup and a shot doc03 Jul 2021 #6

The Biggest sign was on a rickety barn, lol! XanaDUer2 Jul 2021 #18

Hope you enjoyed it moose65 Jul 2021 #22

it was glorious XanaDUer2 Jul 2021 #25

My little blm is starting senior yr at App blm Jul 2021 #51

I think people are starting to abandon LOSER45 captain queeg Jul 2021 #7

Idiot Ron Desantis is attempting to fill that void. groundloop Jul 2021 #37

Good to hear. elleng Jul 2021 #8

Also learned if you want to see mountain sceenery doc03 Jul 2021 #9

I was in the same area last month. Ace Rothstein Jul 2021 #10

That's Madison Cawthorn's district moose65 Jul 2021 #20

I live outside of Waynesville Traildogbob Jul 2021 #33

Your response is bringing back a lot of memories. Ace Rothstein Jul 2021 #44

Boogums is great. Traildogbob Jul 2021 #45

you might want to consider mercuryblues Jul 2021 #66

My family was looking to retire down there. Marius25 Jul 2021 #60

You are spot on Traildogbob Jul 2021 #61

It's not snowing in your area much anymore? Marius25 Jul 2021 #62

Rarely Traildogbob Jul 2021 #63

doc, you were in my neck of the woods. blm Jul 2021 #11

Beautiful country doc03 Jul 2021 #12

There's at least 1/2 a dozen DUers around here. blm Jul 2021 #14

You missed a lot of us Thtwudbeme Jul 2021 #16

Count me in CMYK Jul 2021 #36

I'm just a bit west of Gatlinberg. IrishAfricanAmerican Jul 2021 #19

California has some very disturbing Trump MAGA highway shrines. hunter Jul 2021 #15

Cincinnati has a Dem mayor. moondust Jul 2021 #17

Biden was in Cincinatti... Making the infrastructure rounds. Chicago1980 Jul 2021 #39

He was just on MSNBC with Ali Velshi. moondust Jul 2021 #40

Yup... Chicago1980 Jul 2021 #41

Asheville is blue moose65 Jul 2021 #23

You are in Progessive Asheville, CRK7376 Jul 2021 #24

Winston-Salem itself is blue, the city Withywindle Jul 2021 #70

Asheville is lousy with liberals. Oh, it has its share of white power dunces Warpy Jul 2021 #26

I almost retired to the Asheville area. llmart Jul 2021 #28

When I finally left Boston, I landed in New Mexico Warpy Jul 2021 #31

OMG. I can't imagine living in a dry landscape. I love our Florida rains. GulfCoast66 Jul 2021 #42

I was born there and my parents retired there Warpy Jul 2021 #46

And I love the humidity! GulfCoast66 Jul 2021 #48

My parents were planning on retire just outside Asheville Marius25 Jul 2021 #59

That's a shame moose65 Jul 2021 #64

What about the shops on Gatlinburg's main street? Not long ago Trumpish crap was everywhere. JohnnyLib2 Jul 2021 #27

Gatlinburg TN AKwannabe Jul 2021 #29

Glad you liked it - I live 20 miles south - NewHendoLib Jul 2021 #32

Jeff Jackson is doing a townhall Friday at 5:30 blm Jul 2021 #49

thanks for the info. NewHendoLib Jul 2021 #50

I work throughout Ohio and western PA, and all I can say... Orrex Jul 2021 #34

I worked with people who are southern Bear Creek Jul 2021 #35

My wife is from the southern Midwest GulfCoast66 Jul 2021 #43

I always thought that was true of Indiana eilen Jul 2021 #54

Love reading this thread Katinfl Jul 2021 #38

My grandmother lived quite near Asheville (Black Mountain) and all her friends were liberals Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #47

The Asheville area IS quite liberal moose65 Jul 2021 #65

I have my train tickets in hand. Heading for the Blue Ridge Mountains msfiddlestix Jul 2021 #52

Are you going to the Galax Fiddlers' Convention? Withywindle Jul 2021 #53

Decision to go there was very last minute msfiddlestix Jul 2021 #56

Oh darn, I just looked it up and it's in early August msfiddlestix Jul 2021 #57

You have come to the right person! Withywindle Jul 2021 #67

omg. thank you for putting in print a lot of what my friend just rattled off msfiddlestix Jul 2021 #68

My pleasure! Withywindle Jul 2021 #69

more awesome stuff to check out, thank you! msfiddlestix Jul 2021 #71

I don't know who the musicians are, sadly Withywindle Jul 2021 #72

Yes, Roanoke has Amtrak service again, I understand it was limited for destinations but not boarding msfiddlestix Jul 2021 #73

They were all over the place in Gatlinburg djm5971 Jul 2021 #55

Asheville is very liberal. Marius25 Jul 2021 #58