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20 years ago
Published Jul. 28, 2008
It was 20 years ago yesterday that I began my life in the Triangle. Looking back, I'm amazed at what has changed. Most obvious, me. Yes, that is me, 20 years ago. Now I'm 25 pounds heavier, the tan is mostly gone, the mustache (mercifully) is gone, and so is the shaggy blonde hair. (The sun bleached it out back then.) The single, drinking lifestyle is replaced by a happy family and yardwork on the weekends. I matured, though I haven't grown up!
When I started working in Knightdale 20 years ago, the only place to eat was the Texaco, for awesome hot dogs, or Knightdale Seafood and Barbeque if we had a customer. Old Knight Road was called something else, but they had to change the name when the State wanted to put a street sign up. (Jackass Rd didn't look good apparently!) Mini-City was as far up North Blvd as you'd want to go, since there was nothing north of that. Just before you got to Wake Forest, US1 was a "two-way traffic" type highway. Good luck trying to pass anyone! You went to North Hills Mall if Crabtree got too crowded. I was making $6.50 an hour at my new job. It's scary to think that my salary then isn't even minimum wage now! I have now lived in Raleigh as long as I've lived anywhere else. I miss the simpler times, but things change. They always will.
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