on to the next adventure

[wildchild]

well had an "interesting" talk with my mgr the other day. Apparently "of course this will be a direct job in 6 months" really meant "what can I say to get you to come here?"

yep was told that my position will most likely be ending in 1-2 months. said he thought he should tell me since I was starting to look at houses. hmmm might have thought about telling me that before we shut down my g/f's business and had her quit her part time job.

couple other opp's here in Fla and did get a call from a place in Houston TX. Never been to Houston before so who knows.

It's a bad time to go back to Wis I know that. LOL

I had a good time, got to meet new folks and even though I gave up a ton at my old job I don't regret quitting there so I guess all in all it isn't the end of the world.

I may actually consider a drastic career change. Not sure what I would go to but it won't be engineering. Tired of that after 15 years in the industry.

I am thinking about going after the childhood dream of driving truck. kids are grown, and the g/f isn't too worried about me not being there constantly now days. Would be a huge pay cut at first but would rebound somewhat in a year or two. I have done some driving in the past and loved it.

I must say I have come to realize that in the 20 years since I have lived in FL things have definitely changed. Not sure I will miss it. I do love riding to work in late Nov without wearing a snowmobile suit though. LOL

Was awesome meeting OSP, wish we would have gotten together more. I am terrible about that. LOL Will def get together with you guys before we decide to take off. Somebody has to meet bully before we go. Can't come this far and not make that happen.

[Trip]

sorry to hear this, good luck in your next adventure

[derf]

You should go into work and shoot the place up. That should teach them.

Really, that sucks, good luck

[Particle Man]

That's shitty, man. Best of luck in whatever you decide to do.

[Rangerscott]

Good luck. I hear Houston sucks badly. I have an aunt there that has to be on the highway at 5am just to beat the traffic so she can be on time at 8am.

[Gas Man]

WOW Terry... that is nuts. I know Houston is a distant possibility for me in the future. Corporate HQ is there now and I know I'm being watched for moving up. I just hope to stay here. They would have to really make it nice for me to move...

[wildchild]

thanks for the comments guys.
RangerScot thanks for the heads up. I'll definitely keep that in mind.
Chris well that could make it alright, someone to ride with LOL Yeah they actually started out trying to lowball me for the Houston thing. we'll see what they come up with but not holding my breath.

[Gas Man]

Man I kinda envy you Terry. I think it's just my life of restraints that causes the envy. Restraints of mortgage, work duties, being on call, work teather (IE: work BB), etc. I just envy people being able to have more freedom.

[Rangerscott]

You should go into work and shoot the place up. That should teach them.

Really, that sucks, good luck

Why would putting holes into the building help?

[Rangerscott]

Also I believe Houston made the No1. polluted city of the nation or of Texas. Must be a lot of Harley bikes there. BAWHAHAHA I couldnt help myself, but seriously they hand out biosuits for you to wear.

[derf]

Why would putting holes into the building help?

Speed holes, helps make a faster exit

[wildchild]

Man I kinda envy you Terry. I think it's just my life of restraints that causes the envy. Restraints of mortgage, work duties, being on call, work teather (IE: work BB), etc. I just envy people being able to have more freedom.

well I do still have the mortgage. if not for that I wouldn't be worried at all about this turn of events.
It is funny, I've always somewhat envied those who had more stable lives. being able to resist the temptation to roam, because you should. I've always leaned more towards the "eh that looks fun I think I'll do it" thinking. for the most part it has always worked out well for me. I do have the house to go back to whenever I need so that's helpful, albeit pricey.

[Gas Man]

I guess were on both sides of the coin then... "grass looks greener over yonder"

[RACER X]

Good luck. I hear Houston sucks badly. I have an aunt there that has to be on the highway at 5am just to beat the traffic so she can be on time at 8am.

she must commute across town, houston is a big town, my sister lives in N houston and we live SW, 50mi to her house

i leave my house at 6a,get to work at 6:30, 20mi away

as for pollution

http://www.citymayors.com/environment/polluted_uscities.html

The most polluted US cities
(By particle pollution)
1 Bakersfield, CA
2 Los Angeles, CA
2 Phoenix, AZ
2 Visalia, CA
5 Hanford, CA
6 Fresno, CA
7 Pittsburgh, PA
8 Birmingham, AL
9 Cincinnati, OH
10 Louisville, KY
10 Modesto, CA
12 Charleston, WV
12 Cleveland, OH
12 Steubenville, OH
15 Huntington, WV
15 Indianapolis, IN
17 Detroit, MI
17 Houston, TX
17 St. Louis, MO
20 Hagerstown, MD
21 New York City, NY
22 Dayton, OH
22 Lancaster, PA
24 Knoxville, TN
24 Parkersburg, WV
24 Philadelphia, PA
24 York, PA

now if you live in East Houston (where all the plants are) is alot diff then west houston where all the cows are. lol

its just like any other big city, good bad and ugly.

[HurricaneHeather]

Good luck to you in whatever you decide. The husband and I are considering a drastic change just because we can. We live by the "why the hell not" motto. Keeps things interesting. ;)

[OneSickPsycho]

Dang man... we definitely need to get together... Good luck with all that shit...

[Captain Morgan]

Man I kinda envy you Terry. I think it's just my life of restraints that causes the envy. Restraints of mortgage, work duties, being on call, work teather (IE: work BB), etc. I just envy people being able to have more freedom.

well I do still have the mortgage. if not for that I wouldn't be worried at all about this turn of events.
It is funny, I've always somewhat envied those who had more stable lives. being able to resist the temptation to roam, because you should. I've always leaned more towards the "eh that looks fun I think I'll do it" thinking. for the most part it has always worked out well for me. I do have the house to go back to whenever I need so that's helpful, albeit pricey.

This is why I'm trying to get completely out of debt, mortgage and all, as fast as possible. Even though I'll still be tied down to this location due to my daughter's mother living here, I don't want to worry about the "what if's" in life. Being completely debt free and living a simple life will be so much more enjoyable.

[No Worries]

This site shows migration of 25-34 year-olds in cities over 1 million. You can see where they went in 2008-2010: http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/73382611?access_key=key-fbhu2u8i7gvqrzt2ova You have to zoom in to read it.

[wildchild]

I guess were on both sides of the coin then... "grass looks greener over yonder"

yeah it's always greener somewhere else.

Thanks Ed for the info, (figured you'd chime in)

OSP Will definitely get together, I'll be back in Orlando spot in a week and a half. Dec 3.

To the rest thanks for the well wishes