Sharlie said:
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Well that's what an Override is for now.
I remember, but wouldn't know, about the override function... cuz I don't use the ignore function no matter HOW mad some posts/posters make me. So.... the override is for when someone quotes an "ignoree," and all of a sudden... you decide to find out what "said poster" actually had to say? Okay... you HAVE the right! But... isn't it just easier to wade thru the B.S. and respond to the posts that "compel" you? And... let SOME things slide, if they don't?
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I was sorta uncomfortable walking around last night by myself. Should I be?
Well... I don't know where you are staying, but... I would be carefull about walking around ANYWHERE (these days) by yourself... or without a CCW! LOL.
I guess I get MOST of my "local" news from Charlotte, and it SEEMS like there is more crime there than in Raleigh. But... like I said... I don't listen to news from Raleigh.
I would say that you are safer walking around a SOUTHERN city (except in Florida) than most cities up North. NOT because of gun laws... or welfare stats... but, because of CRIME stats (often related to poverty and upbringing.) Down here in the South.... a criminal will call you "Ma'am" while robbing you! LOL! And much LESS likely to shoot you for no reason. [There ARE "conditions" attached" to that statement... but, I'd rather not put them in print.]
Raleigh is the capital of NC, and therefore... the captitol "dome" is there, as well as many other gov't buildings. They are as old as some of the oldest in New England... as NC was one of the FIRST colonies. But, Raleigh is not the oldest city in NC. Wilmington (on the beach at the other end of I-40 East) is (I THINK) the oldest PORT city in America! The "Lost Colony" was reported to be there... and there are many shows there based on this (as well as museums.)
Charlotte (named after the Queen,) is the LARGEST city in NC... but, was a late comer. It is known as the largest Banking center in America after NYC.
My town... Salisbury... is the county seat of Rowan County. Rowan county is the OLDEST county in AMERICA! [or is it just NC? Can't remember.. but I think I was right the first time.]
Founded in 1752... it predates the establishment of the county that includes Wilmington. I guess our OTHER "claim to fame" is the adjacent town of Spencer. Spencer hosts the oldest "hub" of the Railroad that eventually linked the Southern plantations to the "markets" of the North.
But, I digress...
Two weeks in Raleigh, eh? Probably in a nice hotel near Crabtree Mall. Puts you on the western edge of the city. Not a bad place to be. I WISH I could give you a great list of things to see and do... but, I thought I was being ignored, so I wasn't prepared.
I'll be HONEST and say that I don't have a "file" of great things for you to do. YOU can google as well as I can. Raleigh is a bit far from the "mountains" of NC. And a bit of a drive from the beach. But, if you have a rental car.... this state is smaller than many Western states, and I used to drive 200 miles in Colorado JUST to have "lunch" in Vail or Aspen. [We also have MORE Interstate miles than any other state in the nation.]
I could make one other suggestion... but, I don't think it will excite you. I gotta leave out tomorrow, but... I'll be home next weekend (I hope.) I would DRIVE the miles (2 hours) to come to Raleigh next weekend to MEET you (and perhaps bury the hatchet) and show you my ancestral home... just a half hour or so north of you. [My Dad's family settled "land grants from the King" just north of Raleigh.]
But, I really think you should just get a MAP, and a "guidebook" of things to see. MOST are within a short drive of you. I have NO idea what your "interests" are... but, there are many things to see within a 30 minute drive of you.
I doubt I will EVER get two weeks in ANY part of this country ever again... and certainly not in YOUR hometown/area. But, if I DID... I wouldn't waste them.
Good luck, best wishes. I hope you ENJOY your time in North Carolina! And WELCOME to my homestate! [spend some money, will ya?] LOL!
Hobo