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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> As mentioned as I was travelling around I was looking for a place that I
> might like to stay for a while.  I have looked over northern Missouri,
> parts of Iowa, south central Illinois, and eastern Kentucky.  I have looked
> over much of North Carolina and I like what I have seen.  There is a good
> local brewery scene and a couple of very good book stores.  Land east of
> here is not very expensive, good weather, usually sufficient rain fall.  I
> am no where near deciding where to park and there are some complications I 
> have to work through this winter but I do like this place.

When I last researched for my book, North Carolina was one of my favorite 
places. It has a good climate, balance of urban/rural, good educational 
facilities, and I like the topography. Some areas are becoming inundated by 
Halfbacks, the upper East Coast people who moved to Florida and then 
rejected the traffic, humidity and hurricanes and moved back north, but 
only halfway.