06-09-2013, 12:14
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I'm done with California... how's Utah?
Well, "why'd you ever go out to California?" is the obvious response. It's quite a fun and exciting place sometimes, at least here in LA. But damn does it have its drawbacks...
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/a...ate-in-america
and I can't wait for the fallout from the Santa Monica shootings.
So, after two years here, there's been a few changes at work that let me know it's a good time to go, so now I'm seriously looking at Utah, but maybe Nevada, Montana, and Idaho. It hinges on the location and where I can find work. I could see doing something more manual.
If anyone has any thoughts about moving out there or knows someone who is hiring, any help is appreciated.
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06-09-2013, 13:47
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Just an FYI ... Montana is a great place to live, you just can't make a living there.
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06-09-2013, 16:20
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Come on out to Az....Flagstaff if you like snowy winters, Prescott for in between, south for the heat.
Come to Wickenburg and we'll start a 2 man SFA.
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06-09-2013, 16:42
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Originally Posted by PRB
Come on out to Az....Flagstaff if you like snowy winters, Prescott for in between, south for the heat.
Come to Wickenburg and we'll start a 2 man SFA.
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I've thought about Prescott. I'm from Tucson originally and don't mind AZ at all... just thinking about trying a new place first before settling back there.
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06-09-2013, 16:43
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Everybody wants to be like Texas!
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06-09-2013, 16:46
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Everybody wants to be like Texas!
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It's not looking good for Texas though  From the link "During 2011, more than 58,000 people moved from California to the state of Texas."
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06-09-2013, 17:03
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Originally Posted by PRB
Come on out to Az....Flagstaff if you like snowy winters, Prescott for in between, south for the heat.
Come to Wickenburg and we'll start a 2 man SFA.
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Make that three.....
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06-09-2013, 18:01
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Everybody wants to be like Texas!
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DON'T come to Florida.. We already have 9 SFA chapters, Green chapeausies all over the place and FOGs that wear them..
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06-09-2013, 18:27
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Another Kalifornian here who's been thinking about Arizona or Nevada for awhile. Regarding employment though I'm going to wait until more jobs are available.
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06-09-2013, 18:56
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Another Kalifornian here who's been thinking about Arizona or Nevada for awhile. Regarding employment though I'm going to wait until more jobs are available.
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That should take about 3 and a half more years.
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06-09-2013, 19:16
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It's quite a fun and exciting place sometimes, at least here in LA. But damn does it have its drawbacks.
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I tol' ya so.
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06-09-2013, 19:37
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It's not looking good for Texas though From the link "During 2011, more than 58,000 people moved from California to the state of Texas." |
Non-native, invasive species will jack-up your ecosystem....just like the snakeheads and those damn canada geese that don't migrate. That's how Colorado went down....
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06-09-2013, 19:46
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Make that three..... |
We need something on the west side of Phx...for me to drive to the Phx chapter it's about a 200 mile roundy.
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06-09-2013, 20:58
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head,
I don't know what you would do or want to do for work, but Idaho is a great place to live in my opinion. I grew up there and plan on retiring there or central Oregon. It has lots of wildlife, forests, deserts, and the people are nice and don't bother you if you don't bother them.
I'm partial to more central Idaho like Idaho City, Chalis, McCall, but I hear northern Idaho is great too. Central Oregon is good and I don't hear many people complain about living in Montana.
Utah is a strange beast. The mountains of the Uintas and Wasatch are well worth exploring and the southern Utah deserts can't be beat. There is a strange atmosphere of the Mormon flavor to the government and laws in my opinion, having lived in SLC for 5 years. I still like to go back and visit to see Moab, Goblin Valley, Zion, Needles, and others. If you were looking at Portland, Oregon I may be able to help in the employment department with a referral. The company I work for likes to hire veterans. I work with dudes from the Army, Marines, Air Force, and Navy.
HTH
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06-09-2013, 21:21
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That article is actually quite eye-opening...I knew I didn't want anything to do with that place, know I know why!
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