Relocate Triangle - An Insider's Guide About Moving To The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Here Come the Students

If you are moving to the Triangle over the next few days in mid-August, consider yourself warned: You are entering the area at a time when the college students are first arriving or coming back to Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill as well for fall semester, and the result can be deadly for you if you happen to be located in a residential area that houses graduate and undergraduate students.

At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, classes begin on Tuesday, Aug. 19. That means all freshman will be arriving Sunday at the latest for the new student convocation, and most likely the bulk of other students will come in this weekend too so that they have time to get settled in their dorms, apartments, condos or wherever they will be hanging. So, if you are anywhere near the campus or even the downtown area, there will be swarms of families unloading items and buying new materials that can and will overwhelm you. Stay on the outskirts of town to avoid this trauma, and you should be OK.

Likewise, N.C. State University expects a bucketful of students to pop up this weekend even though its classes start a day later than UNC’s, on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The problem areas to avoid here beyond the campus, obviously, is most of Hillsborough Street from the Beltline eastward to downtown Raleigh – this is the central hangout for the students with plenty of bars and restaurants, and it will be rocking Saturday night just as much as Franklin Street will be in Chapel Hill.

Duke University is the latecomer in this bunch, not starting its classes until Monday, Aug. 25. However, it will be holding orientation sessions for new undergraduate and graduate students starting Tuesday, Aug. 19, so it is reasonable to expect a fair amount of young adults will be swarming their way to western Durham over the next few days. The east campus of Duke is pretty much a world unto itself off U.S. 15-501, so it should not be a hassle for you, but west campus will provide a considerable though not overwhelming influx of students checking out the sights and sounds on Ninth Street and Main Street.

Other, smaller-though-no-less-important institutes of higher learning across the Triangle such as Peace College will be having their move-in days this weekend or next, so the overall result will be frayed nerves for you if you start to wonder and worry about why there are so much more trucks and overall traffic on what had been relatively manageable streets in the Triangle. Our recommendation is to grin and bear it, or better yet, make plans to drive a few minutes earlier than normal to make your final destination in time. Yes, it is an inconvenience to handle, but remember: These students are adding precious tax dollars by their purchases as well as favorable demographics. What they cost you now in time and aggravation will be paid back easily by their overall benefits to the Triangle.

Road Construction Projects in the Triangle

“Summertime, and the living is easy,” goes the old tune. Well, it is easy here, but unfortunately (or actually fortunately in the long run), summertime also marks when a lot of necessary construction work happens on Triangle roads. To prepare you for what is happening now so you can prepared to wait and not become irritated – or better yet, find an alternative route in advance – here are the main routes now being created, paved, widened or improved upon in some major fashion this summer in the three main counties of the Triangle, courtesy of the N.C. Department of Transportation:

Wake – Some three miles of NC 98 (also known as the Wake Forest Bypass) now is being paved and having signals added to it. The dreaded interchange of Wake Forest Road at the Interstate 440 beltline is being revised and having new signals added. And 18 sections of secondary roads totaling nearly 30 miles are being widened and resurfaced.

Durham – Durham is widening and paving six miles of NC 54 westward from the Wake County line. It is also adding signals to a few intersections on the route. In addition, some 21 miles of U.S. 15-501, NC 55 and 14 sections of secondary roads are being resurfaced, and more than four miles of U.S. 70 into Wake County are being widened as well as resurfaced.

Orange – Nearly five miles of Interstate 85/40 from the Alamance County border east to the Buckhorn Road exit is being resurfaced. More than 30 miles of rural parts of NC 54, NC 49 and NC 62 are undergoing shoulder reconstruction along with resurfacing.

As to when construction occurs on these roads, work times can vary. Some crews work during the mornings and afternoons, others in the evening. Also, this does not list road work occurring in individual cities and towns in the Triangle, so if you are in those areas, check out their Web sites to see the status of current projects in those locations as well.

Wherever you are going, please have a safe trip.

Valet Parking in the Triangle Expands

If you plan to go out for a night on the town in your vehicle in the Triangle, and you attend an upscale event or visit a restaurant, chances are excellent nowadays that valet parking will be available for your convenience (or as cynics might add, to get a few more bucks from your hands). We have discussed this topic previously but we felt an update was in order, as the options have expanded considerably even after just a year. Check individual links for each business to see when the service is provided and how much it costs.

Raleigh – Crabtree Valley Mall and Triangle Town Center offer valet parking for anyone who wants to save a little – OK, maybe a lot – of walking between their cars and the stores and restaurants at these attractions. The service is free depending on what places you are visiting. And when it opens soon, the Raleigh Marriott City Center Hotel, a downtown 400-room hotel adjacent to the new Raleigh Convention Center, will include valet service among other upscale options. Many other businesses have started valet services as well. If you are considering that yourself, you should read the city’s recently revised rules.

Durham – The Streets at Southpoint has made valet parking a central feature in trying to accommodate large crowds for the shopping center. It is the largest operation in town among private businesses. For those visiting Duke University Hospital, valet parking is also available Monday through Fridays from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., for $7 per day.

Cary – Visitors to the Matthews House, a stately, Greek Revival mansion voted the best place to get married in western Wake County by the Cary News as well as the site of many family reunions and receptions, includes valet parking as part of its innumerable amenities. Bistro 64 at MacGregor Village is one of the leading restaurants in the area offering valet services. Among several hotels with valet parking, Embassy Suites at 201 Harrison Oaks Blvd. stands out because many major conferences occur in the area there as well, making it likely that you may attend an event there and need to use the service for your convenience. And should you need to visit an ailing friend or relative, there is complimentary valet parking at WakeMed Cary Hospital, Cary’s only full service hospital.

Chapel Hill – The Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership boasts on its Web site that 11 businesses located on the West End of Franklin Street offer a complimentary valet parking service Mondays through Saturdays from 5-11 pm. Simply drive up to the front of the 440 building (UNC’s Information Technologies Building located at 440 W. Franklin St.) to take advantage of the service. A separate valet service located near this area is for the spiffy new Franklin Hotel. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers a few valet parking areas too, including visitors to the School of Dentistry.

Drive Safely in Cary

Everyone dreads the sight of flashing blue lights in their car’s rear-view mirror. Nobody wants to pay for a traffic ticket — not to mention what a traffic ticket will do to the cost of your auto insurance. That is why if you live or work in Cary, it is in your best interest to be especially careful when driving.

In what it refers to as “its continuing effort to maintain safe driving conditions,” the Town of Cary Police Department kicked off the fourth round of its quarterly aggressive driving campaign, which it calls “Operation Patient Payoff,” on Dec. 19. (Your mother always told you that good things come to those who wait.)

As part of the campaign against aggressive driving, Cary Police are reminding motorists to allow a distance of at least three seconds between their vehicle and the one in front of them. (Didn’t your driver’s ed teacher always tell you to allow at least two car lengths between you and the car in front of you?) Police will also monitor motorists to detect speeding, tailgating and lane-change violations.

The campaign targets U.S. 1 near Walnut Street, which has been the site of many crashes during the last six months, as well as several other property damage crashes involving cars that were following too close. During the campaign, motorists may see uniformed officers in their assigned police cars, as well as unmarked police cars and motorcycles along this section of U.S. 1. Officers’ vehicles will be equipped with radar and LIDAR (laser detection technologies) to identify aggressive drivers who are speeding.

This round marks the third time that police have monitored U.S. 1. During the first two Operation Patient Payoff campaigns in March and June of this year, police monitored U.S. 1 from Walnut Street to Cary Parkway and issued more than 136 citations for speeding and other offenses. In September, the police watched N.C. 55 as part of the campaign and gave out more than 29 traffic citations.

In the spirit of “Big Brother,” or to further decrease the number of aggressive drivers, the Town of Cary has a “Road Watch” hotline (919-319-4521) for motorists to report aggressive driving. If numerous complaints are received for one particular area, the police will respond with increased visibility on the street through patrols, radar trailers and speed sentries that display speeds to oncoming drivers. For complaints on individual drivers not witnessed by the cops, courtesy letters are sent reminding drivers of the need to slow down.

Additional campaigns are planned for the spring. Because the effort is as much about awareness as enforcement, the corridors will be announced at the start of each campaign. However, anybody who has ever driven along I-40 is aware of the problem of aggressive driving.

North Carolina is one of seven states where aggressive drivers can face jail time. So be sure to drive at a safe speed and following distance. If the person in front of you keeps slamming on their brakes for no apparent reason that may be a not-so subtle hint you are following them too closely. It would also be nice if drivers started checking their blind spots before they change lanes and almost run you off the road. Be courteous to your fellow drivers and treat them as you would want to be treated when driving (which means no obscene hand gestures).

To read more about aggressive driving, click here.

Making Sure You and Your Car Are Legal

Whenever you move to a new state or city, changing your driver’s license or getting a new one is always a huge pain in the neck. However, getting your license, car registration and license plate are necessary if you don’t want to drive around illegally and risk getting a ticket. Nobody wants to stand in line at the DMV, but it is just one of those things you have to do. Here is the info you need to know to make the process as easy as possible:

AUTOMOBILE AND LICENSE INFORMATION

1. New residents to North Carolina must obtain a state driver’s license within 30 days.
2. You must bring your out-of-state driver’s license and proof of liability insurance to testing station where you must pass a written, a road sign and an eye exam.
3. Residents moving from another area of North Carolina must report their change of address within 60 days.
4. The driver’s license fee is $20.

Driver’s License Offices

Raleigh
4004 District Drive; 919-733-4540
6081 Capitol Blvd.

Durham
101 S. Miami Blvd.; 919-560-6896
101 West N.C. 54 and Fayetteville Road; 919-560-3378

Cary
211 North Academy St.; 919-468-0319

Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Carrboro Plaza, N.C. 54 and West Main Street; 919-929-4161

Fuquay-Varina
131 S. Fuquay St.; 919-552-9043

Garner
222 Forest Hills Drive; 919-662-4366

Wendell
2851 Wendell Blvd.; 919-365-9516

MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION

1. New residents must obtain a North Carolina vehicle title when you register your vehicle for a license plate.
2. To get a title and tag, you must show proof of out-of-state title, insurance policy number from a N.C.-authorized insurance agency, as well as the name and address of any and all lien holders.
3. The person whose name appears on the current title or registration must come to the office. Other persons cannot sign the necessary documents.
4. The title fee is $35; license plate is $25 (specialty plates are available for additional fees).
5. A highway-use tax is also collected when you register your vehicle. This fee ranges from $40-$115.

Registration Locations

Raleigh
110 New Bern Ave.; 919-861-3577
4217 Six Forks Road; 919-781-4967

Durham
Northgate Mall Station; 919-286-4908
Highway 54 Station; 919-544-6607

Cary
1251 Buck Jones Road

Chapel Hill
University Mall Station; 919-929-0204

Fuquay-Varina
Town Hall

Wake Forest
2012 South Main St.

Zebulon
815 Arendell Ave.

For more information on obtaining a driver’s license, vehicle title or license plate, click here to visit the N.C. DMV Web Site.

N.C. 50 and N.C. 98 in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill

Continuing our occasional overviews of area roads, we focus this entry on two mostly two-lane roads that nevertheless are becoming busier every day – N.C. 50 and N.C. 98. Growth and traffic have been on the increase for both roads, which coincidentally intersect in northern Wake County near the Durham County border. Let’s examine them individually for more details.

N.C. 98 – The East-West Corridor

N.C. 98 begins by extending eastward from Durham beginning near where U.S. 70 splits into business and bypass sections into Wake County. In Wake the road runs 18 miles long and passes by the southern end of Falls Lake before going through the heart of Wake Forest (http://www.wakeforestnc.gov/) and finally entering Franklin County before ending after 45 miles total at Spring Hope. The state redesigned the road a few decades ago, which is why there is also an Old N.C. 98 in northern Wake as well (some people around here just have a hard time letting go of road names).

In a region known for having curvy roads, N.C. 98 is somewhat unusual in that it is pretty straight driving for much of Durham and Wake counties. It is also lined with plenty of pine trees on the sides, making it difficult at times to be prepared to see upcoming intersections. With more development occurring in north Raleigh near it, and 98 being a main corridor to Durham, there is increasing pressure to widen it, particularly in Wake County.

N.C. 50 – The North-South Corridor

N.C. 50 goes through Raleigh, though hardly anybody calls it by that name, preferring instead to use the common street name of Creedmoor Road and then the I-440 Beltline before it heads south through Garner and southeastward thereafter, ending at Topsail Beach. Appropriately, the road does run south from Creedmoor in Granville County (http://www.granvillecounty.org/), where it originates before arriving in the Capital City and runs along much of the way with U.S. 70. It goes from two to four lanes in Wake County starting with its intersection with Interstate 540.

For this discussion we will ignore that section in favor of mentioning how the relatively recent arrival of that outer loop has spurred growth north along N.C. 50 and made it a busy two-lane road, as well as increased the population in Creedmoor. N.C. 50 in northern Wake is hilly and fairly rural at this point, but like 98, there are growing calls for it to be widened as well due to more congestion on the two-lane section.

The Future for Both Roads

According to the N.C. Department of Transportation, there are no immediate plans for widening N.C. 98 or N.C. 50 despite their popularity and the fact that both roads are considered major state corridors. As is typically the case for the Triangle, there are other roads judged as more deserving of work instead. However, the NCDOT has finished a bypass for 98 south of Wake Forest from Thomson Mill Road to Jones Dairy Road, so there is now a four-lane portion of the road in that area. If plans for either road change in the future, we will let you know in another blog entry.

Tricky Traffic In Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill

With the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend and start of a new month, chances are excellent that some of you will either be visiting the Triangle or actually moving here. Keeping that in mind, there are two tricky Triangle traffic spots you should know about in advance because they are heavily traveled and do not make sense when you first come across them. Here are three that come immediately to mind.

15-501: The Business-Bypass Exit

If you are heading north into Durham from Chapel Hill or other parts south on U.S. 15-501, be prepared to get into the two right lanes past the Garrett Road intersection if you want to continue on the bypass around the city and merge into Interstate 85 a few miles later. Otherwise, stay in the left if you are heading in downtown Durham.

What makes this exit tricky is that the downtown portion – 15-501 Business – is curving right while the bypass part is curving left, yet actually the bypass swings to the right briefly before it crosses over 15-501 Business on its way to I-85. Given the traffic and all the buildings around the area – including University Tower, a 17-story building that stands out like a sore thumb and has been nicknamed “the Green Pickle” – it is easy to become disoriented and unsure which way to take until the last minute unless you read the signs well.

To add to the fun, when heading south on 15-501 Bypass toward the Garrett Road intersection, to reach the 15-501 Business section going into downtown, you have to take an exit road on your left rather than right. Guess this is a tribute to how drivers used to have to do the same thing on I-85 to get onto 15-501 before the widening was completed this year that finally put the exit lane on the right, as most people expect.

I-40: Another Business-Bypass Exit

If Durham can have a confusing multilane major exit, why not Raleigh too? In that spirit, a regular occurrence every day on Interstate 40 is seeing at least one car stop in the median between that road and Exit 289 for Wade Avenue, which goes to the right briefly to loop over I-40 later and head west into downtown Raleigh. Once again, your natural instinct tells you that since you are going to be curving south around the city limits on I-40, it would appear logical to follow a road that look like it is doing the same. Wrong.

Adding to the fun is the fact that Exit 289 is the main one for drivers coming from the west to use to get to the RBC Center, the N.C. State Fair, and other major attractions in western Raleigh. This exit often backs up as well during the afternoon rush hour because this begins a roughly three-mile stretch when I-40 is just two lanes before adding more lanes past the exit with U.S. 1/64, and many drivers are Wake County residents returning home from their commutes in Research Triangle Park as well as businesses in Durham and Orange counties. Raleigh wants to have this section widened to three lanes, but the money is not there for it yet, so do not expect anything to happen for at least the next couple of years.

As for other major traffic spots in the Triangle, they should seem more logical to you, although the driving patterns of some may not (you can easily find yourself behind a slowpoke as well as discover someone is riding your bumper). Whatever the case, plan ahead and be conscious of everything around you, and you should fare just fine.

Shhh! Secret Stuff About Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill

We did not tell you this, and we will deny it in case you repeat it to anyone, but there are a couple of secrets we thought we would share with you about living in the Triangle right now that will give you advantages that many other people around you will not have – including some longtime Triangle residents. So take a look to make sure no one else sees what you are doing and read ahead.

The Secret Way to Move Quicker East and West in the Triangle

Currently there are crews repaving parts of Interstate 40 in Durham County right now between U.S. 15-501 and the Durham Freeway starting at 8 p.m. every weeknight through 6 a.m., as well as all times during weekends. The crews constantly vary on paving the eastbound and westbound lanes, as well as the exits affected by them, and with the heavy traffic on I-40, particularly on the weekends, you can face backups of up to 90 minutes as three lanes shrink down to one for vehicles to use while paving occurs, according to estimates from the N.C. Department of Transportation.

The secret solution: To reach a destination in southern Durham coming from Wake or Orange counties, use N.C. 54, which winds over and across I-40 several times. Yes, it can be a little congested on the weekend, but not as bad as what you would face on the interstate. Better yet, if you do not need to stop or go from southern Durham, use the Durham Freeway as your connection to I-40. It extends to Interstate 85 in Durham going west and eventually I-40 combines with it in Orange County, and it runs just one mile longer than if you stayed on I-40 through Durham before its merge with I-85 in Orange County. The Durham Freeway is less crowded than I-40, even on weekends, there are plenty of exits to use for major points you want to reach in Durham, and if it saves you an hour and a half drive in the Triangle (or whatever points east or west of it you want to visit), so much the better.

The Secret Way to Entertain Out-of-Towners

You have guests visiting you after your recent move here, or maybe helping you as part of the move. They want something unique to do that is entertaining here before leaving. You have little time, patience or inclination to handle this request. What should you do?

The secret solution: Visit the observation park at Raleigh-Durham International Airport http://www.rdu.com/whileatairport/obpark.htm, where you can hear direct communication from the control tower to pilots from the elevated lookout area. A playground is nearby to let the kids play, while there are picnic tables to use if you brought something to eat, or you can purchase items at the Crosswinds Café from breakfast to early dinner, ranging from fast food to homemade comfort food. The observation park combines what you like best about air travel without any delays or having to go through security – how can you beat that?

The Secret Route for Jogging

You like to run or walk, but your neighborhood or business just does not have any good stretches of scenic roads to use. You can continue pounding the pavement in your boring surroundings, or …

The secret solution: Try the 12 miles of jogging trails located at Research Triangle Park. Unless you are a top marathon runner, these paths offer plenty of variety for you to see while on your feet and are easy to access. Best of all, though skaters and bikers can use them as well, you as a jogger have the right of way.

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Road Construction Update

After several months of us discussing it, the newest leg of Interstate 540 opened up a week and a half ago for drivers to use as a new route to go from Interstate 40 southwest to N.C. 55 near the border of Wake and Durham counties and close to Research Triangle Park. The 4.5-mile stretch of road opened up two weeks earlier than planned, which made many area commuters grateful, except for the fact that the exit from I-540 onto I-40 west shrunk from two lanes to one in the process, causing backups and some confusion using it. Officials have said they will look into widening the exit back into two lanes. As for the new part of I-540, it may bewilder you because it is labeled as N.C. 540, due to the fact that this section and future construction on the loop road going south to Holly Springs will be a toll road to speed up completion of it, and federal law requires such roads not be listed as part of the interstate system. So 540 is now an interstate highway and a state road – does that make sense to you? Yeah, us neither.

Other recent construction news updates include the following:

In Durham County, the final widening, grading, draining, paving, etc. of N.C. 55 to four lanes south for nearly 12 miles until the interchange with U.S. 64 in Wake County is on course to be completed by the start of September. Along with its I-540 (sorry, N.C. 540!) interchange, this upgrade will make it much easier for residents of Apex and southwestern Cary to reach Durham and northern parts of Wake County, and vice versa.

In Wake County, the news that is really surprising is the extraordinary progress occurring on the bypass for U.S. 70, also known as the “Clayton bypass,” since it runs from I-40 east to, you guessed it, the city of Clayton in Johnson County. With an estimated completion date of June 15, 2009, this project was not expected to be even a third of the way done by this time, yet officials with the N.C. Department of Transportation claim in their most recent report that it is nearly 80 percent finished. That is great news for drivers in southern Wake and western Johnson counties, given the traffic congestion along U.S. 70 currently, as well as a considerable number of backups on I-40 at times due to the construction of this bypass. Hopefully it can be finished by next year at the latest, going at the rate crews have established so far.

The news is not as encouraging in Orange County, where efforts to build an elongated roundabout called a “superstreet” for U-turns as part of the improvements to the intersection of Erwin Road and U.S. 15-501 has fallen considerably behind what was predicted. With an estimated completion date of Oct. 31 this year, the project stood at less than 50 percent completed by the end of June. This means that the notoriously awful intersection, which holds up traffic coming and going from both Chapel Hill and Durham, may not be finished by the end of the year. If that is the case, out-of-town fans of UNC basketball might want to start looking at alternative routes in order to avoid an already messy and crowded area.

Those are the highlights (or in some cases, lowlights) of what is being constructed right now for roads in the Triangle. We will update you again in the near future when any significant changes occur on these or other major routes in the area.

Speeding Tickets in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill

Yes, we know, you always obey the posted speed limits when you drive because you never break the law when operating a vehicle. Right. Now for the remaining 99 percent of us, here is what you need to know in case you are ticketed while trying to hurry to your arrival at your new residence in the Triangle, for example. Basically, be prepared for a tough ordeal.

The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles puts the situation to you bluntly on its Web site: “Getting a traffic ticket in North Carolina can be a serious ordeal. Not only will it affect your driving record, but it will also impact your wallet. In addition to fines and court costs, insurance companies have their own points systems, separate from the DMV’s. So your insurance rates could skyrocket for common violations like speeding.”

Leaving aside the insurance system, the state point system just mentioned allocates three points for drivers convicted of speeding more than 55 mph, speeding through a school zone or speeding through a safety zone. If they find that you engaged in reckless driving, that earns you four points. (These points are greater if you are operating a commercial vehicle.) If you are found guilty of excessive speeding, your driver’s license may be suspended (which will require at least a $50 fee to restore your license once your suspension period ends) or even revoked.

If you earn seven or more points, you may be required to attend a Driver Improvement Clinic that costs $50 and will lower three points from your record if you complete it successfully. In the Triangle, these clinics are located at Troop C Headquarters off Blue Ridge Road in Raleigh and at 101 S. Miami Blvd. in Durham (the Durham one covers Orange and Durham counties).

On the other hand, if you somehow manage to accumulate 12 or more points within a three-year period, your N.C. driver’s license could be suspended. These conditions all apply the same whether you are cited by the North Carolina Highway Patrol, a sheriff’s deputy in a county or a city patrol officer.

Questions concerning a traffic ticket issued by a N.C. law enforcement officer should be directed to the District Attorney for the county which the ticket was issued. To find who that is, click here. Questions about the court date or location should be directed to the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the ticket was issued, and that person may be found here. Payment of fines and costs are not made to the officer but to the Clerk of Superior Court. The clerk does not accept personal checks, only money orders, bank checks and cash only when paying in person.

The fine entered by the officer on the back of the ticket is set by the Conference of Chief District Court Judges and not by the officer. The Division of Motor Vehicles will revoke a person’s driver’s license or the right to drive on an out-of-state license if the person fails to appear in court or fails to pay the fine and costs. The revocation will remain in effect until the ticket is paid and the person goes to court.

If any or all of your charges are non-waivable, you will have to go to court, whether you are pleading guilty or not guilty. There is no choice to enter a guilty plea and pay a fine. Your appearance in court is mandatory, and if you fail to appear, a judge can order that you be arrested.

Here is the really scary part: some lawyers may send you a letter offering you their services if they see you have earned a speeding ticket. The lawyers obtain the names and addresses from the Clerk of Superior Court. The officer issuing the ticket has no control over the advertising – the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that lawyers have a constitutional right to advertise. Talk about adding insult to injury.

So if you are going to speed – and yes, we realize that most of you will – be prudent in your judgment and avoid doing it around school zones (which are fairly heavily patrolled in the Triangle even when school is not in session) and for prolonged periods of time. The cost in time and money simply is not worth it – plus you have lawyers soliciting you for business as well. Need we say more?