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mwooldri

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19. Good points...

Wed Feb 22, 2012, 09:26 AM

Feb 2012

though Ocracoke does have a landing strip for small private planes.

I was reading and comparing Hyde with Dare... it's light and day... Hyde is *much* more racially diverse than Dare (Dare is 99% white, vs hydes 60-ish %), and most of Hyde County residents live on the mainland, with their coast being on the sound. Hyde is also much poorer, and less educated.

Oh, and the only radio station on Ocracoke (they finally got one!) is on a non-commercial license. Yep, Public Radio. and no, not NPR... true local community radio.

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The downside to living in a beautiful coastal area (which I don't) is [View all] raccoon Feb 2012 OP

I guess it depends on the coast. Maine-ah Feb 2012 #1

My dear raccoon! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2012 #2

I know...I do too. nt raccoon Feb 2012 #3

Do you have any demographics to support your opinion about Republicans? edhopper Feb 2012 #4

In SC, coastal areas are full of Republicans. FL too. FL is full of Republicans and has LOTS of raccoon Feb 2012 #5

Uh, edhopper Feb 2012 #8

Yup. I'm 100 miles from the coast. GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #9

The big advantage of hurricanes is you get a lot more warning csziggy Feb 2012 #12

Also when the polar ice caps melt WhoIsNumberNone Feb 2012 #6

Oh, yeah. I forgot that one. nt raccoon Feb 2012 #7

That's why I live in Orlando OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author csziggy Feb 2012 #13

Not always DFW Feb 2012 #11

Waterfront, repuglicans, and...gays? trof Feb 2012 #14

I'm on a bay just north of the Intracoastal Waterway, 9' above sea level. trof Feb 2012 #15

Strange. Hyde County NC is quite Democratic. mwooldri Feb 2012 #16

No room for a golf course on Ocracoke taterguy Feb 2012 #17

Good points... mwooldri Feb 2012 #19

agree on both Blue_Tires Feb 2012 #18

I guess that depends Highway61 Feb 2012 #20