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Posted By: JayRom
Subject: New to this Forum
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2019 at 9:23am
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Hello everyone! We have a 2017.5 178 and have enjoyed the last 2 years of Podding. I am new to this forum group, however have been on Facebook since we got our Pod. We are hosting our 2nd Carolinas R-Pod Rally in September! I have posted it under the events forum. Happy Podding! ------------- JayRom The B.L.U.E. Pod Squad |
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2019 at 9:52am
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Hello and welcome! We have a 2016 RP179 that we have enjoyed very much. Please give some more details on the September Carolinas R-Pod Rally. It sounds like something my wife and I would like to attend. I have thought about organizing a "Down East" rally, but haven't gotten farther than just thinking about it.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: EchoGale
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2019 at 12:14pm
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Hey StephenH I don't think "down east" means what you think it does. Maine-iac here :) That said, NE Fl is close to part of the Carolinas maybe we can make it. :) ------------- Julie |
Posted By: tcj
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2019 at 4:01pm
The terms for areas of the County I use are Out West, Back East, Down South, and Up North. ------------- 2018 R-pod 180 Hood River Edition |
Posted By: EchoGale
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2019 at 6:10pm
Nice. I love words. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_East  ------------- Julie |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2019 at 6:12pm
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In NC, Down East refers to the coastal areas. North Carolina is "The Old North State" so I could have used that phrase instead.Regional terms might not carry the same meaning when used out of the region.  Edit: Add reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_East_%28North_Carolina%29 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_East_(North_Carolina) So, we're both right!
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: Jholler
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2019 at 8:19pm
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Welcome! ------------- 2015 rpod 179 2014 Ram ecoDiesel HFE 2009-ish Chihuahua https://ibb.co/S3qvZKG"> 
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Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2019 at 8:51pm
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People in California refer to our part as "Northern California", but I prefer to call it North California. The other half, I call Los Angeles. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: EchoGale
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2019 at 6:49am
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Wow. Very Cool; thanks. ------------- Julie |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2019 at 7:09am
Well now I guess I learned the name of where I live. No one around here calls Eastern NC "down east". We just call it Eastern NC or, if you're waay east, like I am, we call it the OBX. Some marketing folks over on the other (western) side of Pamlico Sound have taken to calling that area the Inner Banks, but that really hasn't caught on yet. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2019 at 9:14am
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Outer Banks is a long-standing name, but the OBX is a relatively new marketing term. I've seen the TV add Box (high rise buildings) transforming to OBX (beaches). I only recently heard "Inner Banks" used to describe the area between the outer banks and the mainland. I used to hear Ocean side and Sound side of the islands when we lived in Swansboro many years ago. ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: Subzilla
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2019 at 3:25pm
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All this talk is making wanna head down east to the OBX and get away from the flat-land NC Piedmont I'm stuck in right now. ------------- Mark Concord, NC 2017 RP 179 "Podzilla" 2011 Silverado 1500 4X4 |
Posted By: JayRom
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2019 at 4:41pm
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I know the feeling Mark, I’m in the upstate! ------------- JayRom The B.L.U.E. Pod Squad |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2019 at 4:56pm
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Yeah, I just used OBX for written shorthand. When speaking its still the "the outer banks". OBX has been on the license plates bere since 1999 so its really become interchangeable. NC is running out of OBX plate numbers now, they are at about 93000 out of a possible 100000 combinations. Now is a great time to visit, the temps are near perfect with highs in the upper 70's and lows in the 60's. The water hasn't warmed up yet so it keeps things cooler than it is inland. And noreaaster season is more or less over while the stinking hurricanes are still months away, waiting for warmer water temps. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2019 at 6:45pm
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Yes, it sounds like a great time to visit. Unfortunately, we have physical therapy for my wife's knee replacement to get done and a trip to Florida to see my parents that are both higher priority. By then, the summer high prices will be in effect followed by the increased risk of hurricanes.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: Happy Tripping
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2019 at 7:21pm
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Thread drift ain't all bad - I second the people who feel the outer banks are exceptional. I'm looking forward with great anticipation to a summer of fishing the sound for 'red fish', red spotted drum. The marsh is complex and beautiful with its changing appearance under different weather conditions, the birds and other animals interesting and the fish very good eating. The next three weeks until my first trip of the year there are gonna be tough. |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2019 at 5:23am
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Yep, its all good out here except for..... The hurricanes The noreasters The near constant cold winds in winter and early spring The road flooding The salt corrosion The 1 1/2 hour trip to the nearest Home Depot The 3 hour trip to the nearest full service hospital....  Anyhow, none of that generally matters to visitors so welcome to the OBX!! And the new Oregon Inlet bridge is open so that's one less thing to worry about ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: Subzilla
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2019 at 6:50am
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offgrid, one more exception, don't forget about us inlander tourists crowding up Hwy 12 during the summers. I much prefer the area you're in (what I tell people is the real Outer Banks) compared to the area north of Nags Head. While there are some neat things to see and do in the northern part, I like the undeveloped areas much better. Good to hear the new bridge is open. ------------- Mark Concord, NC 2017 RP 179 "Podzilla" 2011 Silverado 1500 4X4 |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2019 at 8:04am
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I have to run up and down NC 12 3-4 times a week, 62 miles each way just to Nags Head. Winters are fine unless the nor'easters have flooded the road. In the summer I have to allow an addtional 20-30 minutes. But I don't ever complain about that, without the summer visitors the economy here would tank in a heartbeat. As it is half the folks here are on food stamps all winter. Without the national seashore Hatteras Island would look just like Kitty Hawk. Much as the locals seem to like to complain about the park service, it has saved the island from being overrun by strip malls. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |