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someone has posted a video of its location in Efland in western Orange County.  It is huge convenience store the largest of any in terms of size for average store.  Sells all kinds of food, merchandis

KJHburg
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as promised here are some photos of a Bucee's and like I said it is no ordinary interstate gas station convenience store.  This is their Baytown TX location where I stopped today.  50.000 sq ft store

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Orange County needs to stop being so reflexively antidevopment. It’s stymying economic opportunities for the county, especially blue collar and modest income residents. 

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14 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

I think that Chapel Hill and a small part of Carboro are the only places in the OC that are liberal.  Hillsborough, Efland, etc. seem like Bo and Luke Duke could come driving out in the General Lee at any time.

There is a lot of truth in that statement. Liberal or Conservative ,Orange County is anti-growth with the exception of the part that has spillover growth from  Alamance County (Mebane). 

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On 2/20/2021 at 9:35 AM, SydneyCarton said:

I think that Chapel Hill and a small part of Carboro are the only places in the OC that are liberal.  Hillsborough, Efland, etc. seem like Bo and Luke Duke could come driving out in the General Lee at any time.

No no, its the opposite. Carrboro is the closest to 100% liberal as you'll find anywhere in the country. Chapel Hill has a solid conservative bloc and is the fertile ground for people like the guy who donated $1,000,000 to Trump's election fraud campaign then asked for his money back. Meadowmont has a solid chunk of conservatives too...those were the ones fighting the light rail through there 'cause them dark skinned people might get off and decide to shop there. Hillsborough has a sizable liberal contingent too...who do you think supports the Weaver Street Market there? 

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10 hours ago, Jones_ said:

No no, its the opposite. Carrboro is the closest to 100% liberal as you'll find anywhere in the country. Chapel Hill has a solid conservative bloc and is the fertile ground for people like the guy who donated $1,000,000 to Trump's election fraud campaign then asked for his money back. Meadowmont has a solid chunk of conservatives too...those were the ones fighting the light rail through there 'cause them dark skinned people might get off and decide to shop there. Hillsborough has a sizable liberal contingent too...who do you think supports the Weaver Street Market there? 

The nice parts of Carrboro are very liberal.   I wasn't so sure about the not so nice parts, including, but not limited to, the strip mall by the old DMV.   

I agree that Hillsboro has some limited, liberal pockets.  Overall though,  it's pretty rural and conservative, not that I have an issue with that.    Personally, I prefer a place that's not extreme left, like Chapel Hill, and not extreme right, like Mississippi.  That's part of the reason why I like Charlotte better than Chapel Hill.  It's more of a middle of the road place.

 

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12 hours ago, Jones_ said:

No no, its the opposite. Carrboro is the closest to 100% liberal as you'll find anywhere in the country. Chapel Hill has a solid conservative bloc and is the fertile ground for people like the guy who donated $1,000,000 to Trump's election fraud campaign then asked for his money back. Meadowmont has a solid chunk of conservatives too...those were the ones fighting the light rail through there 'cause them dark skinned people might get off and decide to shop there. Hillsborough has a sizable liberal contingent too...who do you think supports the Weaver Street Market there? 

When you are talking about easily connecting to a population with 4X+ the violent crime rate, it isn't about race, it's about culture. Many of the few violent crimes in Chapel Hill are already conducted by people who come in from Durham. Also, it is an expensive project, and the heart of conservatism is reducing government expenditures.

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Jones_ City

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On 2/26/2021 at 11:24 AM, dmccall said:

When you are talking about easily connecting to a population with 4X+ the violent crime rate, it isn't about race, it's about culture. Many of the few violent crimes in Chapel Hill are already conducted by people who come in from Durham. Also, it is an expensive project, and the heart of conservatism is reducing government expenditures.

As a former John Locke employee I am quite familiar with the bylines, logical retorts underpinned by false assumptions and underlying drivers that necessitate their use. Bottom line, you're just reiterating my point that Meadowmont and other swaths of Chapel Hill ain't that liberal. 

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15 hours ago, KJHburg said:

I really thought this was going to an announcement that Bucee's was coming back to the site outside of Hillsborough.  

Well at least everyone got an article summarizing the goings on at NC State.....Hillsborough is the main drag!:tw_glasses:

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