Morgans wrote:

"Jim Burns" wrote

You're in Lenoir?

Yep.

Hey, Jim, my mother used to live in Lenoir up until three years ago when
she moved to Hickory.

At her recommendation I flew down one weekend in 1996 and toured the
showroom of Blowing Rock Furniture store, then bought some Thomasville and
Broyhill products and had them shipped northward to NY. The savings was
close to 50% over our local furniture stores, even considering the two
hundred dollar shipping charges tacked on.

I hear that these types of savings are no longer possible, perhaps due to
the fact that all of those companies are in the process of relocating?

Speaking of Hickory, that is a nice GA airport there. Too bad about the
airport losing the commercial flights, but it looks as if someone invested
some money into the FBO there. When I flew down in May this year to visit
my mother, the FBO looked brand new and very clean.


--
Peter