I'm on Mountain Time!
 

Well, we went and did it! Quit our jobs, packed up a moving truck and moved
all our worldly belongings to Colorado.

I wish is was a spontaneous as that sounds... But in reality this is the
result of two years of planning, and about twelve years of wanting. I've
wanted to live in CO since I was a teen... I visited a relative who lived
here and ever since then I have felt I was born in the wrong place.

So we did it. With no jobs waiting for us, we came here a month ago and
found an apartment so we'd have a place for our stuff. I had confidence from
web searches that my wife would easily find a job, and I'd be able to find
something on a temp-to-hire basis. We've been here for two weeks and I've
had a job (that I start on the third) for over a week!! The wife has a
couple interviews tomorrow and I'm sure she'll have her pick of jobs by next
week.

It's amazing how easy it's been... The apartment was easy to find, is larger
and cheaper than what we had in Illinois and WAY better amenities. The move
went flawlessly. I have to recommend the trucking company ABF as an
alternative to Ryder, Uhaul and the rest. If you are planning a big move and
you have an ABF depot near you, check them out. We saved money and stress.
Anyway, I was talking about how things are happening way easily... I went in
for one interview and had a job within 6 hours!

Needless to say, the mountains are beautiful. The weather has been
incredible. 65-70 the first two days followed by 6" of snow and then back to
70s. We're getting about 8" tonight and tomorrow which is GREAT cause I'm
headin' out to ski on Sunday. I'm slowly building a network of Jeepers to
show me around this year... Beautifully built Jeeps everywhere I look. It's
like I've arrived in Mecca. I've stopped "Jeep waving" for fear that my arm
will fall off!

Folks, Life is short. If you aren't living your dreams, what ARE you doing?
n.

PS
To avoid possible suspicions, my name is still Nathan, but Qwest is my new
ISP. I have no idea what my tags or headers or whatever might say. Qwest is
what my apartment complex uses...satellite, can you believe it?! I'm
lobbying for them to change to Comcast cable cause, by and large, Qwest
sucks. So if I suddenly change ISPs, don't say I didn't warn you.

Re: I'm on Mountain Time!
 

Fantastic!!!! Great to hear it.

Here's a board that might help you out.

http://www.colorado4x4.org/

One day I'd like to get out that way. One of my all time favorite movies is
Jeremiah Johnson.

What city did you land in?

Bill


"Nathan Otis" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message
news:bVkkc.677$t63.54754@news.uswest.net...
> Well, we went and did it! Quit our jobs, packed up a moving truck and
moved
> all our worldly belongings to Colorado.
>
> I wish is was a spontaneous as that sounds... But in reality this is the
> result of two years of planning, and about twelve years of wanting. I've
> wanted to live in CO since I was a teen... I visited a relative who lived
> here and ever since then I have felt I was born in the wrong place.
>
> So we did it. With no jobs waiting for us, we came here a month ago and
> found an apartment so we'd have a place for our stuff. I had confidence
from
> web searches that my wife would easily find a job, and I'd be able to find
> something on a temp-to-hire basis. We've been here for two weeks and I've
> had a job (that I start on the third) for over a week!! The wife has a
> couple interviews tomorrow and I'm sure she'll have her pick of jobs by
next
> week.
>
> It's amazing how easy it's been... The apartment was easy to find, is
larger
> and cheaper than what we had in Illinois and WAY better amenities. The
move
> went flawlessly. I have to recommend the trucking company ABF as an
> alternative to Ryder, Uhaul and the rest. If you are planning a big move
and
> you have an ABF depot near you, check them out. We saved money and stress.
> Anyway, I was talking about how things are happening way easily... I went
in
> for one interview and had a job within 6 hours!
>
> Needless to say, the mountains are beautiful. The weather has been
> incredible. 65-70 the first two days followed by 6" of snow and then back
to
> 70s. We're getting about 8" tonight and tomorrow which is GREAT cause I'm
> headin' out to ski on Sunday. I'm slowly building a network of Jeepers to
> show me around this year... Beautifully built Jeeps everywhere I look.
It's
> like I've arrived in Mecca. I've stopped "Jeep waving" for fear that my
arm
> will fall off!
>
> Folks, Life is short. If you aren't living your dreams, what ARE you
doing?
> n.
>
> PS
> To avoid possible suspicions, my name is still Nathan, but Qwest is my new
> ISP. I have no idea what my tags or headers or whatever might say. Qwest
is
> what my apartment complex uses...satellite, can you believe it?! I'm
> lobbying for them to change to Comcast cable cause, by and large, Qwest
> sucks. So if I suddenly change ISPs, don't say I didn't warn you.
>
>

Re: I'm on Mountain Time!
 

Fantastic!!!! Great to hear it.

Here's a board that might help you out.

http://www.colorado4x4.org/

One day I'd like to get out that way. One of my all time favorite movies is
Jeremiah Johnson.

What city did you land in?

Bill


"Nathan Otis" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message
news:bVkkc.677$t63.54754@news.uswest.net...
> Well, we went and did it! Quit our jobs, packed up a moving truck and
moved
> all our worldly belongings to Colorado.
>
> I wish is was a spontaneous as that sounds... But in reality this is the
> result of two years of planning, and about twelve years of wanting. I've
> wanted to live in CO since I was a teen... I visited a relative who lived
> here and ever since then I have felt I was born in the wrong place.
>
> So we did it. With no jobs waiting for us, we came here a month ago and
> found an apartment so we'd have a place for our stuff. I had confidence
from
> web searches that my wife would easily find a job, and I'd be able to find
> something on a temp-to-hire basis. We've been here for two weeks and I've
> had a job (that I start on the third) for over a week!! The wife has a
> couple interviews tomorrow and I'm sure she'll have her pick of jobs by
next
> week.
>
> It's amazing how easy it's been... The apartment was easy to find, is
larger
> and cheaper than what we had in Illinois and WAY better amenities. The
move
> went flawlessly. I have to recommend the trucking company ABF as an
> alternative to Ryder, Uhaul and the rest. If you are planning a big move
and
> you have an ABF depot near you, check them out. We saved money and stress.
> Anyway, I was talking about how things are happening way easily... I went
in
> for one interview and had a job within 6 hours!
>
> Needless to say, the mountains are beautiful. The weather has been
> incredible. 65-70 the first two days followed by 6" of snow and then back
to
> 70s. We're getting about 8" tonight and tomorrow which is GREAT cause I'm
> headin' out to ski on Sunday. I'm slowly building a network of Jeepers to
> show me around this year... Beautifully built Jeeps everywhere I look.
It's
> like I've arrived in Mecca. I've stopped "Jeep waving" for fear that my
arm
> will fall off!
>
> Folks, Life is short. If you aren't living your dreams, what ARE you
doing?
> n.
>
> PS
> To avoid possible suspicions, my name is still Nathan, but Qwest is my new
> ISP. I have no idea what my tags or headers or whatever might say. Qwest
is
> what my apartment complex uses...satellite, can you believe it?! I'm
> lobbying for them to change to Comcast cable cause, by and large, Qwest
> sucks. So if I suddenly change ISPs, don't say I didn't warn you.
>
>

Re: I'm on Mountain Time!
 

Fantastic!!!! Great to hear it.

Here's a board that might help you out.

http://www.colorado4x4.org/

One day I'd like to get out that way. One of my all time favorite movies is
Jeremiah Johnson.

What city did you land in?

Bill


"Nathan Otis" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message
news:bVkkc.677$t63.54754@news.uswest.net...
> Well, we went and did it! Quit our jobs, packed up a moving truck and
moved
> all our worldly belongings to Colorado.
>
> I wish is was a spontaneous as that sounds... But in reality this is the
> result of two years of planning, and about twelve years of wanting. I've
> wanted to live in CO since I was a teen... I visited a relative who lived
> here and ever since then I have felt I was born in the wrong place.
>
> So we did it. With no jobs waiting for us, we came here a month ago and
> found an apartment so we'd have a place for our stuff. I had confidence
from
> web searches that my wife would easily find a job, and I'd be able to find
> something on a temp-to-hire basis. We've been here for two weeks and I've
> had a job (that I start on the third) for over a week!! The wife has a
> couple interviews tomorrow and I'm sure she'll have her pick of jobs by
next
> week.
>
> It's amazing how easy it's been... The apartment was easy to find, is
larger
> and cheaper than what we had in Illinois and WAY better amenities. The
move
> went flawlessly. I have to recommend the trucking company ABF as an
> alternative to Ryder, Uhaul and the rest. If you are planning a big move
and
> you have an ABF depot near you, check them out. We saved money and stress.
> Anyway, I was talking about how things are happening way easily... I went
in
> for one interview and had a job within 6 hours!
>
> Needless to say, the mountains are beautiful. The weather has been
> incredible. 65-70 the first two days followed by 6" of snow and then back
to
> 70s. We're getting about 8" tonight and tomorrow which is GREAT cause I'm
> headin' out to ski on Sunday. I'm slowly building a network of Jeepers to
> show me around this year... Beautifully built Jeeps everywhere I look.
It's
> like I've arrived in Mecca. I've stopped "Jeep waving" for fear that my
arm
> will fall off!
>
> Folks, Life is short. If you aren't living your dreams, what ARE you
doing?
> n.
>
> PS
> To avoid possible suspicions, my name is still Nathan, but Qwest is my new
> ISP. I have no idea what my tags or headers or whatever might say. Qwest
is
> what my apartment complex uses...satellite, can you believe it?! I'm
> lobbying for them to change to Comcast cable cause, by and large, Qwest
> sucks. So if I suddenly change ISPs, don't say I didn't warn you.
>
>

Re: I'm on Mountain Time!
 

Fantastic!!!! Great to hear it.

Here's a board that might help you out.

http://www.colorado4x4.org/

One day I'd like to get out that way. One of my all time favorite movies is
Jeremiah Johnson.

What city did you land in?

Bill


"Nathan Otis" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message
news:bVkkc.677$t63.54754@news.uswest.net...
> Well, we went and did it! Quit our jobs, packed up a moving truck and
moved
> all our worldly belongings to Colorado.
>
> I wish is was a spontaneous as that sounds... But in reality this is the
> result of two years of planning, and about twelve years of wanting. I've
> wanted to live in CO since I was a teen... I visited a relative who lived
> here and ever since then I have felt I was born in the wrong place.
>
> So we did it. With no jobs waiting for us, we came here a month ago and
> found an apartment so we'd have a place for our stuff. I had confidence
from
> web searches that my wife would easily find a job, and I'd be able to find
> something on a temp-to-hire basis. We've been here for two weeks and I've
> had a job (that I start on the third) for over a week!! The wife has a
> couple interviews tomorrow and I'm sure she'll have her pick of jobs by
next
> week.
>
> It's amazing how easy it's been... The apartment was easy to find, is
larger
> and cheaper than what we had in Illinois and WAY better amenities. The
move
> went flawlessly. I have to recommend the trucking company ABF as an
> alternative to Ryder, Uhaul and the rest. If you are planning a big move
and
> you have an ABF depot near you, check them out. We saved money and stress.
> Anyway, I was talking about how things are happening way easily... I went
in
> for one interview and had a job within 6 hours!
>
> Needless to say, the mountains are beautiful. The weather has been
> incredible. 65-70 the first two days followed by 6" of snow and then back
to
> 70s. We're getting about 8" tonight and tomorrow which is GREAT cause I'm
> headin' out to ski on Sunday. I'm slowly building a network of Jeepers to
> show me around this year... Beautifully built Jeeps everywhere I look.
It's
> like I've arrived in Mecca. I've stopped "Jeep waving" for fear that my
arm
> will fall off!
>
> Folks, Life is short. If you aren't living your dreams, what ARE you
doing?
> n.
>
> PS
> To avoid possible suspicions, my name is still Nathan, but Qwest is my new
> ISP. I have no idea what my tags or headers or whatever might say. Qwest
is
> what my apartment complex uses...satellite, can you believe it?! I'm
> lobbying for them to change to Comcast cable cause, by and large, Qwest
> sucks. So if I suddenly change ISPs, don't say I didn't warn you.
>
>

Re: I'm on Mountain Time!
 

Thanks, Bill.

I've been over to CO4x4 a couple times. That's where most my contact has
come from. We decided on Parker because of job availability. I think we'd
like CO Springs more, but this is where the jobs are so this is where we are
for now.
n.

"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:c6soe8$frg6i$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Fantastic!!!! Great to hear it.
>
> Here's a board that might help you out.
>
> http://www.colorado4x4.org/
>
> One day I'd like to get out that way. One of my all time favorite movies
is
> Jeremiah Johnson.
>
> What city did you land in?
>
> Bill
>
>
> "Nathan Otis" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message
> news:bVkkc.677$t63.54754@news.uswest.net...
> > Well, we went and did it! Quit our jobs, packed up a moving truck and
> moved
> > all our worldly belongings to Colorado.
> >
> > I wish is was a spontaneous as that sounds... But in reality this is the
> > result of two years of planning, and about twelve years of wanting. I've
> > wanted to live in CO since I was a teen... I visited a relative who
lived
> > here and ever since then I have felt I was born in the wrong place.
> >
> > So we did it. With no jobs waiting for us, we came here a month ago and
> > found an apartment so we'd have a place for our stuff. I had confidence
> from
> > web searches that my wife would easily find a job, and I'd be able to
find
> > something on a temp-to-hire basis. We've been here for two weeks and
I've
> > had a job (that I start on the third) for over a week!! The wife has a
> > couple interviews tomorrow and I'm sure she'll have her pick of jobs by
> next
> > week.
> >
> > It's amazing how easy it's been... The apartment was easy to find, is
> larger
> > and cheaper than what we had in Illinois and WAY better amenities. The
> move
> > went flawlessly. I have to recommend the trucking company ABF as an
> > alternative to Ryder, Uhaul and the rest. If you are planning a big move
> and
> > you have an ABF depot near you, check them out. We saved money and
stress.
> > Anyway, I was talking about how things are happening way easily... I
went
> in
> > for one interview and had a job within 6 hours!
> >
> > Needless to say, the mountains are beautiful. The weather has been
> > incredible. 65-70 the first two days followed by 6" of snow and then
back
> to
> > 70s. We're getting about 8" tonight and tomorrow which is GREAT cause
I'm
> > headin' out to ski on Sunday. I'm slowly building a network of Jeepers
to
> > show me around this year... Beautifully built Jeeps everywhere I look.
> It's
> > like I've arrived in Mecca. I've stopped "Jeep waving" for fear that my
> arm
> > will fall off!
> >
> > Folks, Life is short. If you aren't living your dreams, what ARE you
> doing?
> > n.
> >
> > PS
> > To avoid possible suspicions, my name is still Nathan, but Qwest is my
new
> > ISP. I have no idea what my tags or headers or whatever might say. Qwest
> is
> > what my apartment complex uses...satellite, can you believe it?! I'm
> > lobbying for them to change to Comcast cable cause, by and large, Qwest
> > sucks. So if I suddenly change ISPs, don't say I didn't warn you.
> >
> >
>
>

Re: I'm on Mountain Time!
 

Thanks, Bill.

I've been over to CO4x4 a couple times. That's where most my contact has
come from. We decided on Parker because of job availability. I think we'd
like CO Springs more, but this is where the jobs are so this is where we are
for now.
n.

"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:c6soe8$frg6i$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Fantastic!!!! Great to hear it.
>
> Here's a board that might help you out.
>
> http://www.colorado4x4.org/
>
> One day I'd like to get out that way. One of my all time favorite movies
is
> Jeremiah Johnson.
>
> What city did you land in?
>
> Bill
>
>
> "Nathan Otis" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message
> news:bVkkc.677$t63.54754@news.uswest.net...
> > Well, we went and did it! Quit our jobs, packed up a moving truck and
> moved
> > all our worldly belongings to Colorado.
> >
> > I wish is was a spontaneous as that sounds... But in reality this is the
> > result of two years of planning, and about twelve years of wanting. I've
> > wanted to live in CO since I was a teen... I visited a relative who
lived
> > here and ever since then I have felt I was born in the wrong place.
> >
> > So we did it. With no jobs waiting for us, we came here a month ago and
> > found an apartment so we'd have a place for our stuff. I had confidence
> from
> > web searches that my wife would easily find a job, and I'd be able to
find
> > something on a temp-to-hire basis. We've been here for two weeks and
I've
> > had a job (that I start on the third) for over a week!! The wife has a
> > couple interviews tomorrow and I'm sure she'll have her pick of jobs by
> next
> > week.
> >
> > It's amazing how easy it's been... The apartment was easy to find, is
> larger
> > and cheaper than what we had in Illinois and WAY better amenities. The
> move
> > went flawlessly. I have to recommend the trucking company ABF as an
> > alternative to Ryder, Uhaul and the rest. If you are planning a big move
> and
> > you have an ABF depot near you, check them out. We saved money and
stress.
> > Anyway, I was talking about how things are happening way easily... I
went
> in
> > for one interview and had a job within 6 hours!
> >
> > Needless to say, the mountains are beautiful. The weather has been
> > incredible. 65-70 the first two days followed by 6" of snow and then
back
> to
> > 70s. We're getting about 8" tonight and tomorrow which is GREAT cause
I'm
> > headin' out to ski on Sunday. I'm slowly building a network of Jeepers
to
> > show me around this year... Beautifully built Jeeps everywhere I look.
> It's
> > like I've arrived in Mecca. I've stopped "Jeep waving" for fear that my
> arm
> > will fall off!
> >
> > Folks, Life is short. If you aren't living your dreams, what ARE you
> doing?
> > n.
> >
> > PS
> > To avoid possible suspicions, my name is still Nathan, but Qwest is my
new
> > ISP. I have no idea what my tags or headers or whatever might say. Qwest
> is
> > what my apartment complex uses...satellite, can you believe it?! I'm
> > lobbying for them to change to Comcast cable cause, by and large, Qwest
> > sucks. So if I suddenly change ISPs, don't say I didn't warn you.
> >
> >
>
>

Re: I'm on Mountain Time!
 

Thanks, Bill.

I've been over to CO4x4 a couple times. That's where most my contact has
come from. We decided on Parker because of job availability. I think we'd
like CO Springs more, but this is where the jobs are so this is where we are
for now.
n.

"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:c6soe8$frg6i$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Fantastic!!!! Great to hear it.
>
> Here's a board that might help you out.
>
> http://www.colorado4x4.org/
>
> One day I'd like to get out that way. One of my all time favorite movies
is
> Jeremiah Johnson.
>
> What city did you land in?
>
> Bill
>
>
> "Nathan Otis" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message
> news:bVkkc.677$t63.54754@news.uswest.net...
> > Well, we went and did it! Quit our jobs, packed up a moving truck and
> moved
> > all our worldly belongings to Colorado.
> >
> > I wish is was a spontaneous as that sounds... But in reality this is the
> > result of two years of planning, and about twelve years of wanting. I've
> > wanted to live in CO since I was a teen... I visited a relative who
lived
> > here and ever since then I have felt I was born in the wrong place.
> >
> > So we did it. With no jobs waiting for us, we came here a month ago and
> > found an apartment so we'd have a place for our stuff. I had confidence
> from
> > web searches that my wife would easily find a job, and I'd be able to
find
> > something on a temp-to-hire basis. We've been here for two weeks and
I've
> > had a job (that I start on the third) for over a week!! The wife has a
> > couple interviews tomorrow and I'm sure she'll have her pick of jobs by
> next
> > week.
> >
> > It's amazing how easy it's been... The apartment was easy to find, is
> larger
> > and cheaper than what we had in Illinois and WAY better amenities. The
> move
> > went flawlessly. I have to recommend the trucking company ABF as an
> > alternative to Ryder, Uhaul and the rest. If you are planning a big move
> and
> > you have an ABF depot near you, check them out. We saved money and
stress.
> > Anyway, I was talking about how things are happening way easily... I
went
> in
> > for one interview and had a job within 6 hours!
> >
> > Needless to say, the mountains are beautiful. The weather has been
> > incredible. 65-70 the first two days followed by 6" of snow and then
back
> to
> > 70s. We're getting about 8" tonight and tomorrow which is GREAT cause
I'm
> > headin' out to ski on Sunday. I'm slowly building a network of Jeepers
to
> > show me around this year... Beautifully built Jeeps everywhere I look.
> It's
> > like I've arrived in Mecca. I've stopped "Jeep waving" for fear that my
> arm
> > will fall off!
> >
> > Folks, Life is short. If you aren't living your dreams, what ARE you
> doing?
> > n.
> >
> > PS
> > To avoid possible suspicions, my name is still Nathan, but Qwest is my
new
> > ISP. I have no idea what my tags or headers or whatever might say. Qwest
> is
> > what my apartment complex uses...satellite, can you believe it?! I'm
> > lobbying for them to change to Comcast cable cause, by and large, Qwest
> > sucks. So if I suddenly change ISPs, don't say I didn't warn you.
> >
> >
>
>

Re: I'm on Mountain Time!
 

Thanks, Bill.

I've been over to CO4x4 a couple times. That's where most my contact has
come from. We decided on Parker because of job availability. I think we'd
like CO Springs more, but this is where the jobs are so this is where we are
for now.
n.

"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:c6soe8$frg6i$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Fantastic!!!! Great to hear it.
>
> Here's a board that might help you out.
>
> http://www.colorado4x4.org/
>
> One day I'd like to get out that way. One of my all time favorite movies
is
> Jeremiah Johnson.
>
> What city did you land in?
>
> Bill
>
>
> "Nathan Otis" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message
> news:bVkkc.677$t63.54754@news.uswest.net...
> > Well, we went and did it! Quit our jobs, packed up a moving truck and
> moved
> > all our worldly belongings to Colorado.
> >
> > I wish is was a spontaneous as that sounds... But in reality this is the
> > result of two years of planning, and about twelve years of wanting. I've
> > wanted to live in CO since I was a teen... I visited a relative who
lived
> > here and ever since then I have felt I was born in the wrong place.
> >
> > So we did it. With no jobs waiting for us, we came here a month ago and
> > found an apartment so we'd have a place for our stuff. I had confidence
> from
> > web searches that my wife would easily find a job, and I'd be able to
find
> > something on a temp-to-hire basis. We've been here for two weeks and
I've
> > had a job (that I start on the third) for over a week!! The wife has a
> > couple interviews tomorrow and I'm sure she'll have her pick of jobs by
> next
> > week.
> >
> > It's amazing how easy it's been... The apartment was easy to find, is
> larger
> > and cheaper than what we had in Illinois and WAY better amenities. The
> move
> > went flawlessly. I have to recommend the trucking company ABF as an
> > alternative to Ryder, Uhaul and the rest. If you are planning a big move
> and
> > you have an ABF depot near you, check them out. We saved money and
stress.
> > Anyway, I was talking about how things are happening way easily... I
went
> in
> > for one interview and had a job within 6 hours!
> >
> > Needless to say, the mountains are beautiful. The weather has been
> > incredible. 65-70 the first two days followed by 6" of snow and then
back
> to
> > 70s. We're getting about 8" tonight and tomorrow which is GREAT cause
I'm
> > headin' out to ski on Sunday. I'm slowly building a network of Jeepers
to
> > show me around this year... Beautifully built Jeeps everywhere I look.
> It's
> > like I've arrived in Mecca. I've stopped "Jeep waving" for fear that my
> arm
> > will fall off!
> >
> > Folks, Life is short. If you aren't living your dreams, what ARE you
> doing?
> > n.
> >
> > PS
> > To avoid possible suspicions, my name is still Nathan, but Qwest is my
new
> > ISP. I have no idea what my tags or headers or whatever might say. Qwest
> is
> > what my apartment complex uses...satellite, can you believe it?! I'm
> > lobbying for them to change to Comcast cable cause, by and large, Qwest
> > sucks. So if I suddenly change ISPs, don't say I didn't warn you.
> >
> >
>
>

Re: I'm on Mountain Time!
 

"Nathan Otis" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message
news:bVkkc.677$t63.54754@news.uswest.net...
> Well, we went and did it! Quit our jobs, packed up a moving truck and
moved
> all our worldly belongings to Colorado.
>
> I wish is was a spontaneous as that sounds... But in reality this is the
> result of two years of planning, and about twelve years of wanting. I've
> wanted to live in CO since I was a teen... I visited a relative who lived
> here and ever since then I have felt I was born in the wrong place.
>
> So we did it. With no jobs waiting for us, we came here a month ago and
> found an apartment so we'd have a place for our stuff. I had confidence
from
> web searches that my wife would easily find a job, and I'd be able to find
> something on a temp-to-hire basis. We've been here for two weeks and I've
> had a job (that I start on the third) for over a week!! The wife has a
> couple interviews tomorrow and I'm sure she'll have her pick of jobs by
next
> week.
>
> It's amazing how easy it's been... The apartment was easy to find, is
larger
> and cheaper than what we had in Illinois and WAY better amenities. The
move
> went flawlessly. I have to recommend the trucking company ABF as an
> alternative to Ryder, Uhaul and the rest. If you are planning a big move
and
> you have an ABF depot near you, check them out. We saved money and stress.
> Anyway, I was talking about how things are happening way easily... I went
in
> for one interview and had a job within 6 hours!
>
> Needless to say, the mountains are beautiful. The weather has been
> incredible. 65-70 the first two days followed by 6" of snow and then back
to
> 70s. We're getting about 8" tonight and tomorrow which is GREAT cause I'm
> headin' out to ski on Sunday. I'm slowly building a network of Jeepers to
> show me around this year... Beautifully built Jeeps everywhere I look.
It's
> like I've arrived in Mecca. I've stopped "Jeep waving" for fear that my
arm
> will fall off!
>
> Folks, Life is short. If you aren't living your dreams, what ARE you
doing?
> n.
>
> PS
> To avoid possible suspicions, my name is still Nathan, but Qwest is my new
> ISP. I have no idea what my tags or headers or whatever might say. Qwest
is
> what my apartment complex uses...satellite, can you believe it?! I'm
> lobbying for them to change to Comcast cable cause, by and large, Qwest
> sucks. So if I suddenly change ISPs, don't say I didn't warn you.

Great move, Nathan! I early retired from a corporate job with Ford Motor and
came to Durango in '00. It was the realization of a 30 year old goal.

As a fellow native flatlander (Northwest Indiana) I first came West in 1970
for the entire summer, along with my hippie girlfriend and my best buddy &
his girl. We spent the summer in his new Blazer 4x4 exploring and camping
around western New Mexico, eastern Arizona, then we finally ended up in
Durango. My girlfriend and I fell in love with the area and wanted to sell
everything back home and move here, but we very stupidly rationalized
ourselves out of it. I ended up in New Mexico a few years later and loved
it, started college and ended up moving to Texas (Lord!) to finish my
degree. I went to work for VW of America, got moved to Denver in '84 and
thought "This is IT, no more moves!!!" Well, two years later I got recruited
by Jaguar and ended up in ....NEW JERSEY! I was like a caged animal the
whole time I was there. I finally bought a little place in Durango in '95,
where I vacationed nearly every year, and made a plan to be here in five
years. I pulled it off and haven't looked back.

Now that you've made the move, enjoy every minute of this magic place. Take
my hard learned advice, NEVER entertain moving away for money, you can
always find a way to make it here. I wasted 14 years living in a place I
hated, pining away for the mountains. Now that I'm "home", every once in
awhile I take a look around and just nerarly faint from the realization:
"look where the Hell I live!"

Jerry