That is rather cool. If you don't have a spouse and kids, why not? What a great way of figuring out exactly where you want to plant your roots.

 

Except for the fact that he flies the Boeing . . .

i.e., he spends time in the "Greats" and "Grands" that aren't either.


He's married - - who do you think moves the motor home between trips?






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Should've known to ask Tony.........how dumb of me

 

Chimes my man that is a SWEET machine! DAYUM!

Can't swing the million $ but the 700K is a thought!

"Chicks dig the big rig!"

 

I was born and raised in Memphis.. I lived there for 20 years.. I went to Kirby High and grew up in the East Memphis area.. I hear this area has gone down the tank.. I have not been back to Memphis in 15 years since my entire family got out..

As a very young man, I remember being worried about my Mom when she was out late shopping in Memphis.. I remember times when I was afraid in Memphis.. Scared to death.. There are some things I miss.. The Ribs.. The trees.. Some of the best looking women in the World are in Memphis.. They must have something in the water..

But I can promise you this.. I won't be going back to Memphis.. Ever.. I've been in Texas for 15 years and I love it.. I have never had to worry about my wife (Texas born) when she is out late shopping in Texas.. It never crosses my mind that something could happen to her.. We just dont worry about those things..

 

I thought all the FX dispatchers worked in MEM?

 

When you least expect it......expect it......Nowhere is perfect

 

I am trying to convince my wife (and myself) of moving here. Would appreciate some quality of life issues addressed. Specifically: triathlons races, dog parks, good outdoors stores, restaurants, towns with a pedestrian friendly downtown area?
What about websites for meet and greet. There was a great one in CLT called CHOA.com for proffesionals that moved there and didn't know anyone but wanted to get in on a pickup soccer match, hiking, and etc.
Thanks

 

dc3,

first, I have to ask.... why move from CLT (if that's where you're moving from)? I am from the CLT area and am trying to get back there.

As to your Q's....... I'm not a swim/bike/run guy but I do ride a bike (road & Mtn) and there's a pretty big bunch of riders in MEM. I know there's a big tri group but I just don't hang with them (mostly because I don't live there). Check out RB's Cyclery when in MEM. It's near the Wolfchase mall.

"Outdoors," a local retail store, is THE outdoors store (IMHO) in MEM. Outer wear, rock climbing gear, kayaks, bikes, ski gear, etc... Great selection of stuff.

Dog parks, don't know. Restaurants -- hope you like BBQ but seriously, there are a few others.

Pedestrian friendly downtowns........ hmmmm, if you're meaning a place like Portland, OR or Seattle, WA then you're SOL. MEM has a downtown and nightlife (Beale St) but I wouldn't go alone. Midtown is OK too but neither of these are anything like Portland or Seattle. In the summer, the local baseball team is a AAA farm for the Cardinals and the stadium is downtown. That's a good time.

 

Thanks for the info. I used to live in CLT but now BOS. I might commute but if I could drive to work it would be better. Is there any lakes to play on near mem?