kelel01 1 #1 May 12, 2005 I need to get away from here, find a new place, find a new job, etc. My life is so very mundane right now. Has anyone here just picked up and moved? How did you decide where to go? Was it scary? Did it work out? Has anyone suddenly changed careers? Again, how? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #2 May 12, 2005 Oh, and I'd like to go somewhere like Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, South Carolina . . . anywhere with big cities AND lots of outdoorsy stuff. Snowboarding would be good, but I doubt there's much of that in Texas. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pacncathyjr 0 #3 May 12, 2005 My mom made us do it right after she lost her job at Z-hills and we haven't stop movign since then. It's an adventure if any thing most people will except you just be your self. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pacncathyjr 0 #4 May 12, 2005 moving sorry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Spatula 0 #5 May 12, 2005 Well sort of....I picked up and left Hampton, VA and moved to Tallahassee, FL. It was a bit nerve racking. Especially with no job. My roomate at the time and I drove down and secured a place to live, then came back to VA. Packed up, and left. Got down there, found a job (retail management) for the time being until I got settled in. Enrolled in schoool, and got on with life. It was tough, but in the long run, a great experience and glad I did it. Been thinking about doing it again sometime, seeing as though I'm back in VA again. This time will be tougher,...own a home, married, jobs, etc...but ya never know. All I'd say is follow your heart, get your stuff lined up, do some research (don't go blind), and go for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites eeneR 1 #6 May 12, 2005 QuoteOh, and I'd like to go somewhere like Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, South Carolina . . . anywhere with big cities AND lots of outdoorsy stuff. Snowboarding would be good, but I doubt there's much of that in Texas. I thought you were moving with me to CO??She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites panzwami 0 #7 May 12, 2005 I graduated from college in May 2003, and I just started the fourth job I've had since then. 4 jobs in 2 years, ranging from 2 months to just over a year, spanning everything from commodities trading to IT security. If you don't like what you are doing, make a change. Either try to rearrange your current job to suit your liking, or be proactive and find another one. It's all about what you want to create for yourself. And yes, I LOVE my two D-rings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelel01 1 #8 May 12, 2005 Except for the elevation, CO is my #1 choice. (And the elevation's only a problem, because I'd have to upsize. ) I'm just feeling it out, though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Icon134 0 #9 May 12, 2005 QuoteHas anyone here just picked up and moved? Yes, every 3-4 years... required for my job... military... QuoteHow did you decide where to go? I didn't... this time I had a little more pull... although I'm not really ready to go back to Ohio. QuoteWas it scary? It can be stressful... You don't know anyone... lose the social net that has been developed at your old home... not to mention the stress of starting a new job. (I'm a bit shy when I meet new people too so that doesn't help much...) QuoteDid it work out? I suppose... I'll tell you later... ... I've more or less just gotten comfortable with a lot of people and I'm moving again this summer... QuoteHas anyone suddenly changed careers? Not exactly, I was working full time as a cook at a resturant before workind as an Engineer in the Air Force... QuoteAgain, how? How does anything happen... you need to know what you want to do... then make it happen... (it sounds easy... but it isn't usually...)Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites IanHarrop 37 #10 May 12, 2005 Come to Canada - the jumping season is shorter but the skiing is great! You can always get your jumping fix in the winter by heading down with the Canadian Invasion to Eloy."Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Darius11 12 #11 May 12, 2005 I have moved from Iran to New York with out a job or money. Then I moved from NY to RI about 1.5 years ago. Change is good. It will be difficult at first but you are social and where ever you go there will be DZ close by so you will make friends easy. If you save up some cash it will be easier you won’t have any anxiety about money and can take your time finding a job you want. Good luck on whatever you doI'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites unformed 0 #12 May 12, 2005 i haven't done it, but i'm about to .... fucking do it, have fun .... going into somewhere new and starting all over again is always fun .... kinda like being 18 and getting out of your parents house ...This ad space for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelel01 1 #13 May 12, 2005 I would, but all the citizenship stuff . . . seems like a lot of trouble. I would absolutely move to B.C., though. New question: anyone ever moved from the U.S. to Canada, and how much trouble was it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ianmdrennan 2 #14 May 12, 2005 Quote need to get away from here, find a new place, find a new job, etc. My life is so very mundane right now. Has anyone here just picked up and moved? How did you decide where to go? Was it scary? Did it work out? Err - yes. Talk to Katie and I this weekend. Blues, IanPerformance Designs Factory Team Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelel01 1 #15 May 12, 2005 LMAO. The obvious answers are always right in front of me, aren't they? And Casie, this time I'm purposely not consulting you . . . your circumstances and mine are/would be different. Not that I don't think your opinions are valid, just not really applicable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites IanHarrop 37 #16 May 12, 2005 QuoteI would, but all the citizenship stuff . . . seems like a lot of trouble. I would absolutely move to B.C., though. We let lots of Americans in, have done it for years. Now B.C. is an interesting place and I can see the attraction. They grow this stuff out there... I think its called B.C. Bud "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelel01 1 #17 May 12, 2005 Do you let Americans work? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #18 May 12, 2005 I moved from a small town in Arkansas to Miami, Florida!!! Talk about culture shock!!! I had a good job, decent future with them, great friends... but I went to Miami for vacation, thought it was great, got hme on a Tuesday, quit my job Wednesday, and by Friday morning I was driving to Miami with only the stuff I could pack in my Dodge Neon! I lived there for a year and 1/2 and had a blast, but hated the place. It was very scary, but I'm so glad I did it. You could always come to Florida!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelel01 1 #19 May 12, 2005 How could I forget to put Florida on my list of places? I love Florida! Geez, half my family lives there. I wouldn't even need much to get started down there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #20 May 12, 2005 I have a 3 bedroom house... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelel01 1 #21 May 12, 2005 What part of FL again? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybytch 259 #22 May 12, 2005 QuoteHas anyone here just picked up and moved? Once or twice. QuoteHow did you decide where to go? Except for one time I moved to where the new job was. That one time I moved "back home." QuoteWas it scary? Of course! That's what makes it fun! QuoteDid it work out? Depends on how you define "work out." Did I see and experience things I hadn't before? Yup. Do I regret any of the moves? Nope. So I'd say all my moves worked out just fine. QuoteHas anyone suddenly changed careers? Yup. Went from the automotive industry to the skydiving industry the first time. The last change was from sales/customer service to manufacturing. There will likely be another career change in my future too; the skydiving industry has it's pluses but the minuses (shit pay) are beginning to wear on me... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites IanHarrop 37 #23 May 12, 2005 QuoteDo you let Americans work? Not while their enjoying that B.C. Bud My last place of work was crawling with Americans - of course I live in Calgary, the oil capital of Canada so there are a lot of reasons for Americans to be here - Black Gold - Texas Tea"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #24 May 12, 2005 Lakeland... half way between Z-hills and Lake Wales. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelel01 1 #25 May 12, 2005 Must . . . find . . . job . . . in Lakeland. Must . . . leave . . . Atlanta. 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Spatula 0 #5 May 12, 2005 Well sort of....I picked up and left Hampton, VA and moved to Tallahassee, FL. It was a bit nerve racking. Especially with no job. My roomate at the time and I drove down and secured a place to live, then came back to VA. Packed up, and left. Got down there, found a job (retail management) for the time being until I got settled in. Enrolled in schoool, and got on with life. It was tough, but in the long run, a great experience and glad I did it. Been thinking about doing it again sometime, seeing as though I'm back in VA again. This time will be tougher,...own a home, married, jobs, etc...but ya never know. All I'd say is follow your heart, get your stuff lined up, do some research (don't go blind), and go for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 1 #6 May 12, 2005 QuoteOh, and I'd like to go somewhere like Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, South Carolina . . . anywhere with big cities AND lots of outdoorsy stuff. Snowboarding would be good, but I doubt there's much of that in Texas. I thought you were moving with me to CO??She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
panzwami 0 #7 May 12, 2005 I graduated from college in May 2003, and I just started the fourth job I've had since then. 4 jobs in 2 years, ranging from 2 months to just over a year, spanning everything from commodities trading to IT security. If you don't like what you are doing, make a change. Either try to rearrange your current job to suit your liking, or be proactive and find another one. It's all about what you want to create for yourself. And yes, I LOVE my two D-rings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #8 May 12, 2005 Except for the elevation, CO is my #1 choice. (And the elevation's only a problem, because I'd have to upsize. ) I'm just feeling it out, though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #9 May 12, 2005 QuoteHas anyone here just picked up and moved? Yes, every 3-4 years... required for my job... military... QuoteHow did you decide where to go? I didn't... this time I had a little more pull... although I'm not really ready to go back to Ohio. QuoteWas it scary? It can be stressful... You don't know anyone... lose the social net that has been developed at your old home... not to mention the stress of starting a new job. (I'm a bit shy when I meet new people too so that doesn't help much...) QuoteDid it work out? I suppose... I'll tell you later... ... I've more or less just gotten comfortable with a lot of people and I'm moving again this summer... QuoteHas anyone suddenly changed careers? Not exactly, I was working full time as a cook at a resturant before workind as an Engineer in the Air Force... QuoteAgain, how? How does anything happen... you need to know what you want to do... then make it happen... (it sounds easy... but it isn't usually...)Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 37 #10 May 12, 2005 Come to Canada - the jumping season is shorter but the skiing is great! You can always get your jumping fix in the winter by heading down with the Canadian Invasion to Eloy."Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #11 May 12, 2005 I have moved from Iran to New York with out a job or money. Then I moved from NY to RI about 1.5 years ago. Change is good. It will be difficult at first but you are social and where ever you go there will be DZ close by so you will make friends easy. If you save up some cash it will be easier you won’t have any anxiety about money and can take your time finding a job you want. Good luck on whatever you doI'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unformed 0 #12 May 12, 2005 i haven't done it, but i'm about to .... fucking do it, have fun .... going into somewhere new and starting all over again is always fun .... kinda like being 18 and getting out of your parents house ...This ad space for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #13 May 12, 2005 I would, but all the citizenship stuff . . . seems like a lot of trouble. I would absolutely move to B.C., though. New question: anyone ever moved from the U.S. to Canada, and how much trouble was it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianmdrennan 2 #14 May 12, 2005 Quote need to get away from here, find a new place, find a new job, etc. My life is so very mundane right now. Has anyone here just picked up and moved? How did you decide where to go? Was it scary? Did it work out? Err - yes. Talk to Katie and I this weekend. Blues, IanPerformance Designs Factory Team Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #15 May 12, 2005 LMAO. The obvious answers are always right in front of me, aren't they? And Casie, this time I'm purposely not consulting you . . . your circumstances and mine are/would be different. Not that I don't think your opinions are valid, just not really applicable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites IanHarrop 37 #16 May 12, 2005 QuoteI would, but all the citizenship stuff . . . seems like a lot of trouble. I would absolutely move to B.C., though. We let lots of Americans in, have done it for years. Now B.C. is an interesting place and I can see the attraction. They grow this stuff out there... I think its called B.C. Bud "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelel01 1 #17 May 12, 2005 Do you let Americans work? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #18 May 12, 2005 I moved from a small town in Arkansas to Miami, Florida!!! Talk about culture shock!!! I had a good job, decent future with them, great friends... but I went to Miami for vacation, thought it was great, got hme on a Tuesday, quit my job Wednesday, and by Friday morning I was driving to Miami with only the stuff I could pack in my Dodge Neon! I lived there for a year and 1/2 and had a blast, but hated the place. It was very scary, but I'm so glad I did it. You could always come to Florida!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelel01 1 #19 May 12, 2005 How could I forget to put Florida on my list of places? I love Florida! Geez, half my family lives there. I wouldn't even need much to get started down there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #20 May 12, 2005 I have a 3 bedroom house... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelel01 1 #21 May 12, 2005 What part of FL again? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybytch 259 #22 May 12, 2005 QuoteHas anyone here just picked up and moved? Once or twice. QuoteHow did you decide where to go? Except for one time I moved to where the new job was. That one time I moved "back home." QuoteWas it scary? Of course! That's what makes it fun! QuoteDid it work out? Depends on how you define "work out." Did I see and experience things I hadn't before? Yup. Do I regret any of the moves? Nope. So I'd say all my moves worked out just fine. QuoteHas anyone suddenly changed careers? Yup. Went from the automotive industry to the skydiving industry the first time. The last change was from sales/customer service to manufacturing. There will likely be another career change in my future too; the skydiving industry has it's pluses but the minuses (shit pay) are beginning to wear on me... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites IanHarrop 37 #23 May 12, 2005 QuoteDo you let Americans work? Not while their enjoying that B.C. Bud My last place of work was crawling with Americans - of course I live in Calgary, the oil capital of Canada so there are a lot of reasons for Americans to be here - Black Gold - Texas Tea"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #24 May 12, 2005 Lakeland... half way between Z-hills and Lake Wales. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelel01 1 #25 May 12, 2005 Must . . . find . . . job . . . in Lakeland. Must . . . leave . . . Atlanta. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 Next Page 1 of 4 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
IanHarrop 37 #16 May 12, 2005 QuoteI would, but all the citizenship stuff . . . seems like a lot of trouble. I would absolutely move to B.C., though. We let lots of Americans in, have done it for years. Now B.C. is an interesting place and I can see the attraction. They grow this stuff out there... I think its called B.C. Bud "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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jumpergirl 0 #18 May 12, 2005 I moved from a small town in Arkansas to Miami, Florida!!! Talk about culture shock!!! I had a good job, decent future with them, great friends... but I went to Miami for vacation, thought it was great, got hme on a Tuesday, quit my job Wednesday, and by Friday morning I was driving to Miami with only the stuff I could pack in my Dodge Neon! I lived there for a year and 1/2 and had a blast, but hated the place. It was very scary, but I'm so glad I did it. You could always come to Florida!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelel01 1 #19 May 12, 2005 How could I forget to put Florida on my list of places? I love Florida! Geez, half my family lives there. I wouldn't even need much to get started down there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #20 May 12, 2005 I have a 3 bedroom house... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelel01 1 #21 May 12, 2005 What part of FL again? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybytch 259 #22 May 12, 2005 QuoteHas anyone here just picked up and moved? Once or twice. QuoteHow did you decide where to go? Except for one time I moved to where the new job was. That one time I moved "back home." QuoteWas it scary? Of course! That's what makes it fun! QuoteDid it work out? Depends on how you define "work out." Did I see and experience things I hadn't before? Yup. Do I regret any of the moves? Nope. So I'd say all my moves worked out just fine. QuoteHas anyone suddenly changed careers? Yup. Went from the automotive industry to the skydiving industry the first time. The last change was from sales/customer service to manufacturing. There will likely be another career change in my future too; the skydiving industry has it's pluses but the minuses (shit pay) are beginning to wear on me... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites IanHarrop 37 #23 May 12, 2005 QuoteDo you let Americans work? Not while their enjoying that B.C. Bud My last place of work was crawling with Americans - of course I live in Calgary, the oil capital of Canada so there are a lot of reasons for Americans to be here - Black Gold - Texas Tea"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #24 May 12, 2005 Lakeland... half way between Z-hills and Lake Wales. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelel01 1 #25 May 12, 2005 Must . . . find . . . job . . . in Lakeland. Must . . . leave . . . Atlanta. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 Next Page 1 of 4 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
kelel01 1 #19 May 12, 2005 How could I forget to put Florida on my list of places? I love Florida! Geez, half my family lives there. I wouldn't even need much to get started down there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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kelel01 1 #21 May 12, 2005 What part of FL again? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #22 May 12, 2005 QuoteHas anyone here just picked up and moved? Once or twice. QuoteHow did you decide where to go? Except for one time I moved to where the new job was. That one time I moved "back home." QuoteWas it scary? Of course! That's what makes it fun! QuoteDid it work out? Depends on how you define "work out." Did I see and experience things I hadn't before? Yup. Do I regret any of the moves? Nope. So I'd say all my moves worked out just fine. QuoteHas anyone suddenly changed careers? Yup. Went from the automotive industry to the skydiving industry the first time. The last change was from sales/customer service to manufacturing. There will likely be another career change in my future too; the skydiving industry has it's pluses but the minuses (shit pay) are beginning to wear on me... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 37 #23 May 12, 2005 QuoteDo you let Americans work? Not while their enjoying that B.C. Bud My last place of work was crawling with Americans - of course I live in Calgary, the oil capital of Canada so there are a lot of reasons for Americans to be here - Black Gold - Texas Tea"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpergirl 0 #24 May 12, 2005 Lakeland... half way between Z-hills and Lake Wales. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #25 May 12, 2005 Must . . . find . . . job . . . in Lakeland. Must . . . leave . . . Atlanta. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
