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Please tell me about Morehead City... I am currently in Triad. My company will be starting construction of a new office in September. As a project manager, I would be able to relocate and work from there.
I know nothing about the area so I'm looking for
(1) How hurricane targeted is the area? I know Wilmington is pretty regularly hit, with the coastal angles.
(2) How are the residents? I lived in Savannah for 5 years and never really felt as I was accepted by the natives, most of my friends were transplants and relocated people. The Natives are as snobby as can be,
(3) I was told many of the residents are from Raleigh using the area as vacation homes. Does that mean more visitors/vacationers than year round residents?
I plan on making several trips to the area before making the decision, but I'd like some basic info before visiting.
Good Points - Bad points, any info is appreciated.
It would be myself and 2 small dogs, if brat dog is still with us. He's 14 - will be 15 in May and not in the best of health.
Please tell me about Morehead City... I am currently in Triad. My company will be starting construction of a new office in September. As a project manager, I would be able to relocate and work from there.
I know nothing about the area so I'm looking for
(1) How hurricane targeted is the area? I know Wilmington is pretty regularly hit, with the coastal angles.
(2) How are the residents? I lived in Savannah for 5 years and never really felt as I was accepted by the natives, most of my friends were transplants and relocated people. The Natives are as snobby as can be,
(3) I was told many of the residents are from Raleigh using the area as vacation homes. Does that mean more visitors/vacationers than year round residents?
I plan on making several trips to the area before making the decision, but I'd like some basic info before visiting.
Good Points - Bad points, any info is appreciated.
It would be myself and 2 small dogs, if brat dog is still with us. He's 14 - will be 15 in May and not in the best of health.
thank you!!
Morehead and Beaufort are both beautiful coastal communities.
Hurricanes don't "target" anything really, but we do get our share based on weather patterns and "luck". Carteret county overall is somewhat resistant to outsiders, having been one myself long ago, but these days the haters mostly hide behind keyboards and everyone out and about is friendly to your face. The area is mostly "live and let live". Your ability to feel accepted will be up to you to find the folks that fit you (religion, age groups, etc... you know all the things we humans assign ourselves labels for).
Yes, there is a big seasonal influx from all over. We also have quite a lot of triangle area folks that come down to second homes every weekend! I don't know the exact numerical breakdown but you can look up population data here on city-date or on the city's website.
I definitely encourage you to visit. MHC will not have as many things as the Triad, it is a much smaller area. Research some things you like to do and plan on doing those things on your trips to see if they meet your expectations. Skip the touristy things while here as once you move, those will only entertain you for so long...
thank you wnds! I was joking about Wilmington being in the target. My Brother-in-law grew up in Southport and his parents lived there for many years after he moved to Atlanta. They'd evacuate occasionally since their house is tucked in between the intercoastal and the Atlantic. One year they decided not to evacuate and my youngest nephew was there for a couple of weeks. The house sustained some damage and they lost power. He was about 8 at the and was completely indignant because the satellite dish wasn't working. Hadn't even occurred to him (a) a hurricane had blown through, (b) NO POWER!! we still rag on him about that.
having lived in a touristy place before I learned not to worry about that until I've moved there. Figure out what I can live with and without and then experience the touristy things in "off season"...
Any other info/advice is greatly appreciated. I'm planning a quick run down there in the next few weeks just to get some bearings.
Also important to think about cost of housing. If you rent it might be similar in price. If you buy, its important to know that insurance is higher due to wind/hail/flood insurance. I grew up in Beaufort, moved away for 24 years and recently came back to the area (New Bern). My electricity here is a bit higher since it's through the city of new bern. Lots of MHC is probably through the electric co-op. If you live far enough out in the county, high speed connections for internet may be a consideration. As far as things to do... down here restaurants close earlier, lots of things close sundays and sometimes mondays. Skating rink, bowling alley, movie theatre, and putt-putt golf have all shut down! There's a movie theatre on Atlantic beach, Emerald Isle, and Havelock (all a bit older). The beaches are beautiful but during summer getting over the bridges can be a nightmare. Culture/Arts are very limited (when compared to triad and triangle). If you have special medical conditions, you may want to see where the nearest specialist is. Carteret Health Care is a small hospital and usually refers out special cases. Politically it's about 42/42/16 R/I/D. Not trying to scare you, just trying to think of things that someone might think of before moving.
Savannah is probably unique in having snobby, native-born people, or perhaps Charleston people are also like that. They both are cities with a long historic culture.
I very much doubt that MHC is like that. It has many transplants, and has grown signifigantly after the Second World War.
Savannah is probably unique in having snobby, native-born people, or perhaps Charleston people are also like that. They both are cities with a long historic culture.
I very much doubt that MHC is like that. It has many transplants, and has grown signifigantly after the Second World War.
They aren't "snobby" but just don't tell them how you did it where you came from.
hahaha The first question you are asked when meeting someone who is a native Savannahian is:
Where did you go to school - meaning what private school and then what college... If you don't give the "right answer" you'll never be invited to join their group or friends.
Second question is "Who is your family" meaning are you from Old Savannah families? if not - again not going to be one of their group of friends.
I had both of these questions asked at Interviews and you could tell they brushed you off if it wasn't the correct answers. I worked for an old family company and that helped in some areas, since I was allowed to mix with the Natives. Luckily for me I had friends that weren't that snobby and that helped me be able to network and socialize. Also I had a great neighborhood of people most of whom were from elsewhere so we had a built-in group of friends. in my neighborhood. the first 20 houses (both sides of the street) 12 were owned by single, divorced or widowed women who became instant friends when someone new moved in. we were a true neighborhood in all senses of the word.
I was warned of this by my niece who went to Savannah College of Art and Design. The natives were in a HUGE uproar when that school started. And as SCAD revitalized their city, bringing it back from the boarded up shops, and huge crime that was happening around the city, they still bitched and moaned about the "weird art students" Never took into consideration those kids parents paid $40,000 and more for their kids to go to school there. Finally, the City elected and hired people to run things, that didn't have that thought pattern. SCAD saved Savannah from becoming a run-down desolate town.
Sorry, off my soap-box!!
hahaha The first question you are asked when meeting someone who is a native Savannahian is:
Where did you go to school - meaning what private school and then what college... If you don't give the "right answer" you'll never be invited to join their group or friends.
Second question is "Who is your family" meaning are you from Old Savannah families? if not - again not going to be one of their group of friends.
I had both of these questions asked at Interviews and you could tell they brushed you off if it wasn't the correct answers. I worked for an old family company and that helped in some areas, since I was allowed to mix with the Natives. Luckily for me I had friends that weren't that snobby and that helped me be able to network and socialize. Also I had a great neighborhood of people most of whom were from elsewhere so we had a built-in group of friends. in my neighborhood. the first 20 houses (both sides of the street) 12 were owned by single, divorced or widowed women who became instant friends when someone new moved in. we were a true neighborhood in all senses of the word.
I was warned of this by my niece who went to Savannah College of Art and Design. The natives were in a HUGE uproar when that school started. And as SCAD revitalized their city, bringing it back from the boarded up shops, and huge crime that was happening around the city, they still bitched and moaned about the "weird art students" Never took into consideration those kids parents paid $40,000 and more for their kids to go to school there. Finally, the City elected and hired people to run things, that didn't have that thought pattern. SCAD saved Savannah from becoming a run-down desolate town.
Sorry, off my soap-box!!
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