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Post by scottishsteel on Sept 15, 2024 14:46:01 GMT -8
Mrs. ScottishSteel and I are being flown down to Spartanburg, SC this week to get wined and dined over a job I'm being recruited for. I know that's the wrong end of the country for Beavers but crowd-sourcing to see if anyone's got any life experiences or thoughts on the area. Any input and whatever history lesson Wilky ties in will be much appreciated! Thank you!
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Post by ftd on Sept 15, 2024 17:39:01 GMT -8
Well you can always get together with South Carolina and make jokes about each others mascots
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Post by TheGlove on Sept 15, 2024 18:35:55 GMT -8
Mrs. ScottishSteel and I are being flown down to Spartanburg, SC this week to get wined and dined over a job I'm being recruited for. I know that's the wrong end of the country for Beavers but crowd-sourcing to see if anyone's got any life experiences or thoughts on the area. Any input and whatever history lesson Wilky ties in will be much appreciated! Thank you! BMW? ZF?
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Post by scottishsteel on Sept 16, 2024 2:09:02 GMT -8
Mrs. ScottishSteel and I are being flown down to Spartanburg, SC this week to get wined and dined over a job I'm being recruited for. I know that's the wrong end of the country for Beavers but crowd-sourcing to see if anyone's got any life experiences or thoughts on the area. Any input and whatever history lesson Wilky ties in will be much appreciated! Thank you! BMW? ZF? Neither; I'm in a more non-traditional career. . . potential HQ only has 16 employees; some of which are interns
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Post by TheGlove on Sept 16, 2024 10:16:42 GMT -8
Neither; I'm in a more non-traditional career. . . potential HQ only has 16 employees; some of which are interns Sounds like they want you to manage
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Post by ochobeavo on Sept 16, 2024 10:44:44 GMT -8
Neither; I'm in a more non-traditional career. . . potential HQ only has 16 employees; some of which are interns "What I do have is a very particular set of skills"
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Post by scottishsteel on Sept 16, 2024 13:28:45 GMT -8
Neither; I'm in a more non-traditional career. . . potential HQ only has 16 employees; some of which are interns Sounds like they want you to manage I would be the #2 . . .
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Sept 16, 2024 14:08:53 GMT -8
Mrs. ScottishSteel and I are being flown down to Spartanburg, SC this week to get wined and dined over a job I'm being recruited for. I know that's the wrong end of the country for Beavers but crowd-sourcing to see if anyone's got any life experiences or thoughts on the area. Any input and whatever history lesson Wilky ties in will be much appreciated! Thank you! Spartanburg, South Carolina was named after the Spartan Regiment, which fought battles in the Carolinas during the Revolutionary War. The Battle of Cowpens was fought less than 20 miles away from present-day Spartanburg, and Spartanburg was officially incorporated at the time of the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens. The Battle of Cowpens was the largest Continental victory between Saratoga and Yorktown. Cowpens is the major battle depicted toward the end of Mel Gibson's 2000 classic, "The Patriot." (I think that "The Patriot" was filmed closer to Charlotte, though.) General Daniel Morgan was the general at Cowpens, and the main square in Spartanburg is Morgan Squire. There is a Morgan statute, dating from 1881. (A fun fact is that my ancestors in the Carolinas were Loyalists, fleeing to Charleston and then to Halifax after the Revolutionary War. At least two of my ancestors were Loyalists, and at least five others fought for the Patriots.) Spartanburg produced a lot of cotton both before and after the Civil War. A railroad was placed in the town in 1859. That line was largely destroyed by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1865 on his way from Georgia to North Carolina. After the Civil War, Spartanburg became the primary stopping point between the Atlanta-to-Charlotte and Asheville-to-Columbia lines. It earned the nickname "Hub City." There is a big railroad factory. Cotton was still big into the 1950s before waning in importance as a regional commodity. There are still multiple cotton mills in and around Spartanburg. Spartanburg was one of the primary 16 staging points for the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. Spartanburg also was the site of another Army base immediately preceding and throughout World War II. Spartanburg is the home of Wofford College. From 1995-2023, the Panthers' training camp was at Wofford, but the Panthers moved their training camp to Charlotte this year. Anything else that you would like to know?
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Post by scottishsteel on Sept 16, 2024 14:24:12 GMT -8
Mrs. ScottishSteel and I are being flown down to Spartanburg, SC this week to get wined and dined over a job I'm being recruited for. I know that's the wrong end of the country for Beavers but crowd-sourcing to see if anyone's got any life experiences or thoughts on the area. Any input and whatever history lesson Wilky ties in will be much appreciated! Thank you! Spartanburg, South Carolina was named after the Spartan Regiment, which fought battles in the Carolinas during the Revolutionary War. The Battle of Cowpens was fought less than 20 miles away from present-day Spartanburg, and Spartanburg was officially incorporated at the time of the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens. The Battle of Cowpens was the largest Continental victory between Saratoga and Yorktown. Cowpens is the major battle depicted toward the end of Mel Gibson's 2000 classic, "The Patriot." (I think that "The Patriot" was filmed closer to Charlotte, though.) General Daniel Morgan was the general at Cowpens, and the main square in Spartanburg is Morgan Squire. There is a Morgan statute, dating from 1881. (A fun fact is that my ancestors in the Carolinas were Loyalists, fleeing to Charleston and then to Halifax after the Revolutionary War. At least two of my ancestors were Loyalists, and at least five others fought for the Patriots.) Spartanburg produced a lot of cotton both before and after the Civil War. A railroad was placed in the town in 1859. That line was largely destroyed by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1865 on his way from Georgia to North Carolina. After the Civil War, Spartanburg became the primary stopping point between the Atlanta-to-Charlotte and Asheville-to-Columbia lines. It earned the nickname "Hub City." There is a big railroad factory. Cotton was still big into the 1950s before waning in importance as a regional commodity. There are still multiple cotton mills in and around Spartanburg. Spartanburg was one of the primary 16 staging points for the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. Spartanburg also was the site of another Army base immediately preceding and throughout World War II. Spartanburg is the home of Wofford College. From 1995-2023, the Panthers' training camp was at Wofford, but the Panthers moved their training camp to Charlotte this year. Anything else that you would like to know? What happened to the Halifax branch of the family? haha I'm kidding I knew Cowpens and Wofford college; knew about the cotton. Did not know it was hit on Sherman's march nor about the American Expeditionary Force You're much appreciated Wilky!
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Post by scottishsteel on Sept 24, 2024 12:19:53 GMT -8
For all of you who don't care, turned down the Spartanburg job today. After 3 days down there Mrs ScottishSteel wasn't on board w/ the move so in Happy Valley we stay.
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Oct 6, 2024 19:48:45 GMT -8
I have family in the area, in Greenville. Far, far nicer than Spartanburg, or so I'm told.
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