CarneroAsada
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Absolutely would do it in a heartbeat.
It’s interesting how resistant to change some folks are from Blythewood about the Scout facility coming.Considering that I can see the construction site from my office... I think it's pretty safe to say t hat I will be taking delivery 2 miles up from my office.
I work in Blythewood but reside in Northeast Columbia. I'm not originally from Columbia but I've been here 27+ years, half my life.It’s interesting how resistant to change some folks are from Blythewood about the Scout facility coming.
Sensibility, it takes proper low intelligence to be resistant to 4,000 jobs coming to an area.
As the inverse…..say Ft. Jackson was to close…..there are 3,500 permanent party service members there, it would literally take decades to recover…….if at all. Google Rome, NY, near where I grew up, the area never recovered from a large military base closure back in the 1990’s. Blythewood was always rather close to the capital, so if someone wanted no neighbors for 5 miles in any direction (not my want, but I can understand that), Blythewood was never the place to begin with.
I am glad there are other South Carolinians I am meeting on this forum that support Scout enough to buy one, because some FB groups I am on “living in Columbia SC” seem to be packed with people that I seriously can’t tell if they are trolls……or legitimately are next level ignorant to how local economics work.
Do you live in Columbia as well?
I was curious if you have seen this juxtaposition of ignorance and optimism for the new facility?
Makes sense to me, there is always “Not in my backyard syndrome”. The biggest aspect I am optimistic of is the secondary, and tertiary jobs that support the employees and families of that 4,000 positions.I work in Blythewood but reside in Northeast Columbia. I'm not originally from Columbia but I've been here 27+ years, half my life.
Bringing a very large company that requires major infrastructure changes is not always an easy thing for locals in a small town to accept. 4,000 jobs is nothing to sneeze at obviously but it also brings urban sprawl, higher property values, higher cost of living, etc.
EV acceptance is still fairly low in SC (compared to say CA or AZ), so I'm not surprised that the interest is (somewhat) limited.
I've ordered both a Jeep Wagoneer S and a Scout Traveler, I believe the Wagoneer S will arrive prior to the Scout, not sure if I will take delivery but I definitely want to test drive (both) before I take delivery.
As for Fort Jackson, it's fairly self-contained. I don't see too many military guys around Columbia (some, but not a lot).
TC