haha, BF, I think you would fit in much more here in NC than you do in Conn.... 

I think you're right. Interestingly enough, my family almost moved to NC about a decade ago.
North Carolinians are stand-up people. For that matter, I've always found most Southern people to be ridiculously nice. I've never been to the deep South (not that I care about them) but whenever my family has gone down South for vacations, it's always mind-boggling how much friendlier everyone is. Us Northeasterners (tri-state especially) are cold-hearted bastards.
