lochweems

"Anyone who can give any info re schools,lifestyle hospitals etc near these places would be great. Benson.Clayton.Garner.Fuquay.Wake Forest.Chapel Hill. BELMONT (gASTON County)Gastonia. mount HOLLY." Clayton is a rapidly expanding area with affordable housing and descent schools in my opinion. Wake forest is a booming area with mostly high cost housing and great schools (although the county is redistricting). Fuquay is small and a good drive with only 1 key route into Raleigh that I know of (and it's a 2 lane road last I knew - last time I went that way was in 2003). Chapel Hill would be my selection. They have 2 high shools and they are separate from the county. They have a high ratio of their kids going on to further their education. Chapel Hill is a more liberal town than the others (not sure what your political affiliation is). It has a liberal college (UNC-CH) where as Wake Forest has the Southeastern Baptist Seminary. Chapel Hill also has a grocery store that reminded me of european grocery stores (of course my experiences were italy and germany not England). Can't remember the name of the place. So it depends on what you like. Quiet and Peaceful and more affordable (Fuquay and Clayton) Booming Area (Clayton and Wake Forest) Busy, Socio-Dynamicly Active and more affluent (Wake Forest and Chapel Hill) Best Schools (Wake Forest and Chapel Hill) Now just remember this is solely my take on the area, others may feel a bit different. MR.W

I am an Army National Guard Recruiter looking into how I can help someone achieve their Nursing Dreams (Although I think you and our public educators are way underpaid). My Grandmother was in the nursing field, and I have taken sports med in HS, and am a qulified Combat Lifesaver (means I can give you an IV, and Asprin, and shove as much kerlex into your bullet hole as my big fingers will allow). Don't think I would make too good a nurse because when I was going through my Combat Lifesaver Certification I almost forgot to remove the turniquite from my "Battle Buddies" arm and saw blood going toward the IV bag. Finally I figured it out around when the blood got half way up and undid the restrictor on the arm. If anyone has questions about the Raleigh/Durham Area, I know the area REAL well since I recruit here. Would be glad to give an opinion on where to reside. SFC Weems

If expense is only problem with Watts, they have a Reimbursement Program you should look into.