Back on the horse

Well, not really. I still need to focus pretty fully on the walk for 2 more months. But we're going up to SC for Labor Day weekend, so I might actually, finally get a good look at Columbia! Yeah, I know, kind of crazy to so look forward to a place I've barely seen, but that's me. Anyway, how am I dragging Les there? His sis moved into her own place with a friend in Columbia, so we'll have to see it and I can persuade (read: order) him to drive around a bit and case the joint while we're there. I'd like to at least drive through USC, which is practically downtown, and get a feel for the west and northwest areas. I'm guessing that the areas south and near Fort Jackson are similar to the areas around NAS Jax, meaning the house rates might be lower, but so is the safety/standard of living factor, so I'm focusing on West Columbia near the airport (where Midlands Tech is) or the Irmo/St. Andrews area, because it seems nice and close to town without being swamped by it. What sucks is that all this knowledge comes from the web, so I really want to get a look at the place, get a feel for it, so that I can further pare down my focus and really start planning how to get us there.