Reviews & Comments
Easley, SC
Ya'all Found A Church Yet? -
12/2/2011Parts of Easley are very very attractive. The Saluda River is quite pretty, and is currently being dredged. Some of the prices for McMansions in the backwater near the river are just plain ridiculously high. As a Furman University professor told me, "There's not a house in Pickens County worth $300K." And on Teakwood Dr., and Ridge Point, those would be low-end prices. Another writer says people here pride themselves in their ignorance, this is somewhat true. If you come here, you'll be shocked by the zoning. McMansions here, Trailer Parks there. Pristine farmland here, Strip mall and gaudy Spinx gas station there. And churches. Oh, the churches! Big churches, little churches, mega-churches. And religion. Next to pride in ignorance, pride in churches is huge here. "God saved us with the Word and the Blood! The Word of the bible, and the Blood of Jesus Christ!" Yeah, sure. And make sure you leave out a cookie and some milk for Santa, and leave your tooth, and the nice fairy will leave you a quarter. Climate is nice, only 10 miles from beautiful Reedy Falls park and the City of Greenville, eight miles from the 14 mile-long Swamp Rabbit Trail. Law enforcement is surly, drug laws enforced to the point of absurdity, and next to being a baptist, being a flag-waving patriot is the real local religion. Kind of nice, in a depressing sort of way, and lord oh lord, you WILL be asked over and over again, if you've found a church yet, (and if not, why not. BUt being next to Greenville and the trail are definitely pluses.
Greenville, SC
a wonderful downtown -
11/17/2011We have lived here for 6 years. Coming from the east,we didn't know what to expect,except for a very lovely climate. Greenville is very nice. The downtown area is rich in culture. They put on many activities on the weekends. Shopping is awesome too. Recently they have made a great walking/biking/skating trail,the Swamp Rabbit trail, it connects Greenville to Travelers Rest thru Furman University. It's fantastic.