BALLANTYNE | faces RICKY McCORMICK
Birthplace: Fairmont, N.C. Job: UPS package car driver.
What do you like most about your job? Meeting many different people.
What's your guilty pleasure? Eating steak more often than I should.
Do you live in Ballantyne? No, but my UPS delivery route includes the Ballantyne Corporate Park, so I work in Ballantyne every day.
What is your favorite Ballantyne-area restaurant? Five Guys Burgers.
What is your favorite outdoor activity? I enjoy working in my yard.
Describe your dream vacation. I would love to travel to Africa.
What would your theme song be for walking into a room? "Walking on Sunshine."
What is your favorite news source? USA Today newspaper.
I would be rather caught dead than wear ____. Suspenders.
What charitable organizations are you involved with? United Way and Hospice. I have seen the work that both organizations do, and appreciate it greatly.
What is your biggest pet peeve? When customers ask me, "What's in the box?"
What is a hidden gem in Ballantyne? The outside picnic areas around the Cullman Park Pond.
Share something that someone would never guess about you. I am really a shy person.
34 BALLANTYNE MAGAZINE
WINTER 2012-2013