BiC Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Hey Guys! Just want to let you all know that the Air Force will be moving my Wife & I to Pope AFB which is in Fayetteville, NC. The move will take place around Feb 2005. I've already spent 6 years there, so I'm really familiar with the area. COMING to your "neighborhood" BLUE!!! Peace "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmo115 Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Best of luck, BiC!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverse the Curse Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 congrats, since you seem to be excited The forumite formerly known as Cooper. "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John Lennon "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will finally know peace." Jimi Hendrix "Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." Jimi Hendrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Hey, when a couple gets divorced in Fayetteville are they still brother and sister? I keed, I keed! Glad you'r looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Originally posted by chad: Hey, when a couple gets divorced in Fayetteville are they still brother and sister? It's folks like you that give damn yankees a bad name. BiC! I've been to Fort Bragg a time or two. I know a bit about Pope AFB; I've been there for a few air-shows. It's not really in my neck of the woods though, it's about 100 miles away to the east of me. It's still a lot closer than England. Arellspencer and Is There Gas in the Car? are North Carolinians also, and much closer to Pope than I am. I'll be moving to Rock Hill, SC soon, if I can find a decent house there. I'm wanting at least two bedrooms; one is going to become a studio. Dave th' Rock Hill dude, where ya at? BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave da Dude Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 An advance WELCOME to 'ya BiC. bluestrat, I left you a PM. Bye all 'ya all. I'm goin' to bed. Gotta' geetar... got the amp. There must be SOMEthing else I... "need". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolead Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 LOL You east coast people crack me up. One-hundred miles in this state is close enough for anyone. My college is 100 miles away from my hometown and I could easily go home every weekend if I so desired. I think you should migrate more often Bluestrat! All respect, seriousness, yet humor meant in that post. Shut up and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gug Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Yeah, no kiddin! I could SPIT a 100 miles (only upon waking in the morning with a sore throat) 100 miles ain't nothin' for rock and roll! Come on, BLUE "You're my boy, Blue!" Mikegug www.facebook.com/theresistancemusic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted August 10, 2004 Author Share Posted August 10, 2004 I FULLY expect a shindig with everyone who is at least within a 3 hour drive of Fayetteville! K Chris??? "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted August 10, 2004 Author Share Posted August 10, 2004 THANX for the welcome and well wishes! "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Congrats BiC!!! that is good news. thats better than a kick in the n-ts with a frozen boot!! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted August 10, 2004 Author Share Posted August 10, 2004 Originally posted by Guitarzan: Congrats BiC!!! that is good news. thats better than a kick in the n-ts with a frozen boot!!ANYTHING'S better than the UK! Isn't that right ... Base! "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Thought this might be helpful, sent to me by a South Carolinian transplant from Boston: ENGINEERING EXAM FOR YANKEES Many folks up north think that folks from the south are not so bright. We would like any of the so-called smart-aleck Yankees to take this exam administered by the University of North Carolina State Engineering Department and see if they can pass it. 1. What is the smallest limb diameter of a persimmon tree that will support a 10-pound possum? Please show how you arrived at your answer. 2. Which of these cars will rust out the quickest when placed on blocks in your front yard? A '65 Ford Fairlane, a '69 Chevrolet Chevelle, or a'64 Pontiac GTO? 3. If your uncle builds a still that operates at a capacity of 20 gallons of shine per hour, how many car radiators are required to condense the product? 4. A woodcutter has a chainsaw that operates at 2700 RPM. The density of the pine trees in the plot to be harvested is 470 per acre. The plot is 2.3 acres in size. The average tree diameter is 14 inches. How many adult beverages will be drunk before the trees are cut down? 5. If every old refrigerator in the state vented a charge of R-12 simultaneously, what would be the percentage decrease in the ozone layer? 6. A front porch is constructed of 2x8 pine on 24-inch centers with a field rock foundation. The span is 8 feet and the porch length is 16 feet. The porch floor is 1-inch rough sawn pine. When the porch collapses, how many hound dogs will be killed? 7. A man owns a house and 3.7 acres of land in a hollow with an average slope of 15%. The man has five children. Can each of his grown children place a mobile home on the man's land and still have enough property for their electric appliances to sit on the front porch? 8. A 2-ton truck is overloaded and proceeding 900 yards down a steep slope on a secondary road at 45 MPH. The brakes fail. Given average traffic conditions on secondary roads, what is the probability that it will strike a vehicle with a muffler? 9. A coal mine operates a NFPA Class 1, Division 2 Hazardous Area. The mine employs 120 miners per shift. A gas warning is issued at the beginning of the 3rd shift. How many cartons of unfiltered Camels will be smoked during the shift? 10. At a reduction in the gene pool variability rate of 7.5% per generation, how long will it take a town that has been bypassed by the Interstate to breed a country-western singer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted August 10, 2004 Author Share Posted August 10, 2004 Sounds like another case of engineering students with wayyy too much time on their hands! http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/content/8557.jpg "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoes Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Originally posted by BiC: Originally posted by Guitarzan: [qb]Congrats BiC!!! that is good news. thats better than a kick in the n-ts with a frozen boot!!ANYTHING'S better than the UK! Exactly the conversation I had with my mother while visiting for dinner last night. My dad wanted to return for years and she'd have nothing of it after settling in here in Canada. How long have you been stationed over there? I still think guitars are like shoes, but louder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted August 10, 2004 Author Share Posted August 10, 2004 Originally posted by Guitars are like shoes. But louder.: Originally posted by BiC: Originally posted by Guitarzan: [qb]Congrats BiC!!! that is good news. thats better than a kick in the n-ts with a frozen boot!!ANYTHING'S better than the UK! Exactly the conversation I had with my mother while visiting for dinner last night. My dad wanted to return for years and she'd have nothing of it after settling in here in Canada. How long have you been stationed over there?TOOOO LONG!!! It will be 3 years come Jan. "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoes Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 After finding out how many of you guy are military musicians it remind me of my father who dragged his guitar and mandolin everywhere he went. Through WW2 and for years after while still stationed in Germany. Interestingly when he left the service and came to Canada... he left them in England. When he sent for my mother to come over she decided to bring them with her. Almost like something he thought he needed to leave behind. I'll never know. Pope AFB is a transport center like we have here in Trenton. Busy spot.. non stop! I still think guitars are like shoes, but louder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted August 10, 2004 Author Share Posted August 10, 2004 Originally posted by Guitars are like shoes. But louder.: Pope AFB is a transport center like we have here in Trenton. Busy spot.. non stop! _______________________ YEP! I've already spent 6 years there. It definitely has its busy days since its mission IS to support the 82nd and 18th Airborne. As our logo declares: We put the air in airborne! "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Originally posted by revolead: LOL You east coast people crack me up. One-hundred miles in this state is close enough for anyone. My college is 100 miles away from my hometown and I could easily go home every weekend if I so desired. I think you should migrate more often Bluestrat! All respect, seriousness, yet humor meant in that post.There are a couple of factors you flat-landers are overlooking. First, the area is covered in trees, hills, streams, and houses. Because of this, the roads are curvy, so the top speed is lower than on the arrow straight roads of eastern Colorado. Also, I drive a Dodge RAM 1500 with a 318 c.i. engine which gets 14 miles to the gallon on the roads around here. I drive 35 miles to work in the morning, then another 35 miles home in the afternoon. 100 miles one way is a fair distance. BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted August 12, 2004 Author Share Posted August 12, 2004 Originally posted by bluestrat: Originally posted by revolead: LOL You east coast people crack me up. One-hundred miles in this state is close enough for anyone. My college is 100 miles away from my hometown and I could easily go home every weekend if I so desired. I think you should migrate more often Bluestrat! All respect, seriousness, yet humor meant in that post.There are a couple of factors you flat-landers are overlooking. First, the area is covered in trees, hills, streams, and houses. Because of this, the roads are curvy, so the top speed is lower than on the arrow straight roads of eastern Colorado. Also, I drive a Dodge RAM 1500 with a 318 c.i. engine which gets 14 miles to the gallon on the roads around here. I drive 35 miles to work in the morning, then another 35 miles home in the afternoon. 100 miles one way is a fair distance.NO EXCUSES, CHRIS! I'll be expecting you sometime after Jan. "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funk Jazz Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 that's cool BiC! glad to hear your PCS is state-side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMcGuitar Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Congrats on the move state-side BiC! That neck of the woods is a bit of a hike from me, but if there's gonna be a get-together, let me know and I'll see if I can arrange to be down that way. May all your thoughts be random! - Neil www.McFaddenArts.com www.MikesGarageRocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted August 12, 2004 Author Share Posted August 12, 2004 Thanx FJ & Neil! We are now in the process of house hunting. Kinda hard to do over the net, though. But the Air Force will give us about a week off to hunt. We just have to decide when to do that. Has anyone ever dealt with a "Buyer's Agent"? I want someone who will have my best interests and 100% loyalty. You definitely CAN NOT have that when your agent is representing the seller. Also, I'm a first-time home buyer, so any tips would be appreciated. I've already educated myself quite a bit, but please throw those tips my way just in case... no matter how simple they may seem. Thanx! "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMcGuitar Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Originally posted by BiC: Has anyone ever dealt with a "Buyer's Agent"? Absolutely. It's the only way to go. You need someone who is out to get you the best deal on a house, not someone who's job is to get the most money possible out of you. People deal with Buyer's Agents all the time. The sellers shouldn't have any problems with it (although the sellers' agent might not love you too much for it - the agents split the commission ). The other advantage of using a buyer's agent is that they will be able to help you find the house that best suits you. They will have a little time to get to know what you are looking for (and they'll see what you don't like in certain houses they will show you, too), and be able to use their knowledge and experience to match you up with a house that will fit your needs. Best of luck in your hunting! May all your thoughts be random! - Neil www.McFaddenArts.com www.MikesGarageRocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmo115 Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Looking for houses on the net is not that bad. I moved from NY to VA doing just that. I think I physically visited the area we moved to 3 or 4 times for a couple hours and the boss (aka wife) visited the area maybe 2 times and WE COULD NOT BE HAPPIER with our decision. We have the best builder, the best neighborhood etc. The trick is to e-mail each and every realtor in the areas your interested in and bombard them with questions. For example: how are the schools, how long is the commute to such and such, what are the real estate taxes, maps of area, what shopping is nearby (for the wives of course) what's the best neighborhood, send me your listings in this price range etc. etc. The important thing is to specify exactly what you are looking for and what items are most important to you and your wife (e.g., at least 3 bedrooms, at least 1.5 baths, on at least 1/4 acre, convenient commute, large rooms, move-in condition, family friendly neighborhood etc.) The more information you give the realtors, the more you will get back. The only problem you might find is that some realtors might be unwilling to pay the expense for overseas shipping of information, although if they know you're serious, they'll probably do it. BTW, buyer's agents are great, although not all seller's agents are evil. With a buyer's agent, they will likely show you houses that you want to see, as opposed to a house that they personally have listed that might not meet your needs (where they get more commission). FYI since I have to get "some" work done today, I'll hold off on the first time buyers advice for now If you have specific questions or need elaboration PM me or respond here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmo115 Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Another thing we did was send the realtors pictures and details on houses we liked (no matter where those houses were located). This gives the realtors the best ideas as to what you're looking for. In addition, since we needed a large dining room, due to furniture we had, I would tell them specifically that "I don't want to waste their time and mine, so please don't show me a house with a dining room smaller than 15X15." Most of the realtors take that to heart and if they would want to show me a house with a smaller dining room, they'd premise it by saying "I know this house I want to show you does not have a large dining room BUT the house is in the best school district in the area and has a built-in pool" and then let me decide if I want to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billster Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Things didn't really move on our house hunt until we enlisted a buyer's agent. A buyer's agent will find out what YOU want, and look for those features - a seller's agent looks for the popular selling points: "it has hardwood floors!" The other thing we felt from seller's agents, is that they want you to fall in love at first sight. If you don't start drooling and look like an impulsive puppy dog, they shuffle you onto the next property they want to push likety-split. Buying a house on impulse is not a smart thing to do. I could beat the subject of housing into the ground... Buy my CD on CD Baby! Bill Hartzell - the website MySpace?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted August 12, 2004 Author Share Posted August 12, 2004 Thanx guys! Keep'm coming! "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmo115 Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Originally posted by BiC: Thanx guys! Keep'm coming! What do you want to know?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted August 13, 2004 Author Share Posted August 13, 2004 Originally posted by cosmo115: Originally posted by BiC: Thanx guys! Keep'm coming! What do you want to know??What are the best steps to take in hiring a Buyer's Agent? Questions to ask the agent? Expectations? I have been doing some net searches on the topic, but I'd like to hear from someone's experience on the matter. "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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