Moving to..........

brettw22
brettw22 Posts: 7,624
edited January 2007 in The Clubhouse
Utah......yup.........Utah......

I was there for 3 weeks over the holidays and I had more fun in the 3 weeks I was there than I have in the past 4-5years that I've spent in IL and AZ. Saw a bunch of friends and of course my sisters and their kids were fun to hang out with as well.

I use to live there for about 6 years and I really liked it.......now for the hardcore job hunt to begin...........

I've got moving companies coming throughout the week to quote me prices so we'll see how much this will end up running.

Wish me luck.
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  • Refefer
    Refefer Posts: 1,280
    edited January 2007
    Wow, that's a bit of move. Have you been looking to move for a while or did you just decide to throw in the towel after having such a great time there?

    Only thing I can say about Utah from personal experience (driving through) is that it's beautiful out there. If you're an outdoors guy, you can call it home.
    Lovin that music year after year.

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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited January 2007
    I'm not an outdoorsish person, but I definitely prefer the scenery of actual mountains than the rock/cactus type things in Arizona.

    I haven't been happy with IL and wasn't really that into AZ (mostly because of the job I had at the time) and since I had so much fun being there I decided that it's time to bring some happiness back into my life (sounds corny, but it's true).
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited January 2007
    Congrats Brett. Good luck with the move.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,950
    edited January 2007
    Congrats brett!!! And....um...are you takeing t-unit with ya??:)
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited January 2007
    I swear I'm starting to look around and actually figure out how much stuff I have and it adds up a lot quicker than you'd think it does........oh well.....

    Ideally I should get a job first and hopefully I will, but I know that I'm a hell of a lot happier just thinking about moving than I usually am day in/day out.......
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  • Refefer
    Refefer Posts: 1,280
    edited January 2007
    Not corny at all. Hell, what's the point in living miserably?

    Good luck and congrats!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2007
    Great....a **** mormon Polkie.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2007
    cool.. you'll have a better time near friends and family again.. good on you. Best of luck..

    If you happen to want to lighten your moving load and part with some.. say.. FX1000's... i could be talked into taking them off your hands. :p;)
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  • TennesseeOutlaw
    TennesseeOutlaw Posts: 414
    edited January 2007
    Good lucK Brett... I wish you the best..
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  • PolkWannabie
    PolkWannabie Posts: 2,763
    edited January 2007
    dorokusai wrote:
    Great....a **** mormon Polkie.
    Uhhh ... Hmmm ... and I didn't think I'd fit it there long term ... Even with my wife and generally conservative attitudes ... I like Utah from a scenic perspective ... but it's a different sort of place in other respects ...
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited January 2007
    Woohoo! Them Morman girls can party! Well, OK, maybe that's not really important to you, but I remember some trips to Salt Lake in my younger days when my buddy was going to see his appointed future wife, and boy-oh-boy did them girls let loose when they could!

    Congratulations and good luck. I've always admired those that take the risk of deciding on location first, then worrying about what to do for a living.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited January 2007
    dkg999 wrote:
    Woohoo! Them Morman girls can party! Well, OK, maybe that's not really important to you, but I remember some trips to Salt Lake in my younger days when my buddy was going to see his appointed future wife, and boy-oh-boy did them girls let loose when they could!

    Somehow I don't think he cares about any of that. :p

    Good luck, Brett. Beautiful state.
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  • RSTERN
    RSTERN Posts: 287
    edited January 2007
    Good Luck, and if you run out of room in the moving truck I can take some of the rt16's off your hand.
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,277
    edited January 2007
    Good luck to ya Brett! You'll do great!
    No excuses!
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited January 2007
    Good luck Brett, and hope you find happiness because life desires it.

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  • Holydoc
    Holydoc Posts: 1,048
    edited January 2007
    Hmm...Illinois, Arizona, and now Utah. We definitely have different tastes. I seriously did not realize that anyone actually lived in those places. Like Missouri, Kansas, and Mississippi, I thought those states just existed to allow us to have more stars on our flag. *smile*

    I hope the move goes well, and you find a place that better suits your needs. Take care and good luck.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited January 2007
    A lot of people have no interest in UT because of the Mormon thing but it's all dependent on your interests. While true there are some limitations on some businesses opening on Sunday or not and only being able to buy liquor in state stores, there are actually more non-momo's there. (yes i was born/raised Mormon)

    On the right day, you can either be up in the mountains snow skiing, down in the valley golfing, water skiing a few hour south, or mountain biking a little further south of that. And air so clean you can almost taste it......and I mean that......you literally can tell that you're not ingesting gross air. Not that they don't have some air issues. Because SLC is basically a valley, it takes rain to get the air to clear out of the valley if it's trapped.

    I'll get some pics for y'all of the mountain slides up in Park City as well as the post-Olympic mountainside zip line when it thaws out up there.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2007
    The Hallmark channel presents, "Little Techno-Bar on the Prairie".

    In this epsiode Brett returns to his roots to find out that the whole town has gone absolutely ****....**** for pulsating beats and flashing lights! Break out your glow sticks girl, this one is not for the faint of heart.
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  • PolkWannabie
    PolkWannabie Posts: 2,763
    edited January 2007
    brettw22 wrote:
    On the right day, you can either be up in the mountains snow skiing, down in the valley golfing, water skiing a few hour south, or mountain biking a little further south of that.
    ... And if one does care for scenic dessert then Arches, Canyonlands & Dead Horse Point in the southeastern part of the state and Bryce, Zion & Cedar Breaks in the southwestern part of the state are beautiful national/state parks ...
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited January 2007
    Congrats and good luck Brett. Utah is beautiful country and if it makes you happy that's what counts.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited January 2007
    dorokusai wrote:
    Great....a **** mormon Polkie.
    He's gonna marry 10 d00ds! :D
    Never Forget
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  • Holydoc
    Holydoc Posts: 1,048
    edited January 2007
    brettw22 wrote:
    I'll get some pics for y'all of the mountain slides up in Park City as well as the post-Olympic mountainside zip line when it thaws out up there.

    I hope you know I was just kidding with you. I would never group Utah with Mississippi. ;)

    I look forward to the pictures.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited January 2007
    Good luck, Brett!
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited January 2007
    dorokusai wrote:
    The Hallmark channel presents, "Little Techno-Bar on the Prairie".

    In this epsiode Brett returns to his roots to find out that the whole town has gone absolutely ****....**** for pulsating beats and flashing lights! Break out your glow sticks girl, this one is not for the faint of heart.


    LOL.....effin gold!!!!

    Brett, do what makes ya happy man. gotta be happy at home or youll go batty
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  • Polk65
    Polk65 Posts: 1,405
    edited January 2007
    Brett, I'm happy for you and wish the best of luck. It's great to get around people that make you feel good for a fresh outlook. IIRC the highways in Utah are well maintained. That have anything to do with it? :D

    "Little Techno-Bar on the Prairie" I would definitely visit to check this out.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,428
    edited January 2007
    There's no place like home!
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,667
    edited January 2007
    Good luck, Brett on the move.

    You'll do great there. Although the public image of Mormons is rather strait-laced (and they do tend to be conservative), my interactions with Mormons has always been positive. They have their beliefs, to be sure, but the Mormons I've know have been of a "Live and let live" bent.

    I was stationed in Idaho Falls, Idaho for 9 months in the Navy. On one of our long weekends, a bunch of us loaded up in a van and decided to drive to Salt Lake, City. Why ? Well .... I guess it was the stupidest thing we could think of at the time. The operative word there was "loaded", I guess.

    The moral of this story ? ........ Well ..... I dunno. :o

    In any event, you'll do well. Not a bad idea to have a job lined up before you go, though.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited January 2007
    brettw22 wrote:
    Moving to..........
    *holds breath*
    brettw22 wrote:
    Utah
    PHEW! I was hoping you wouldn't say NC!! ;):p:D

    Kidding aside, hope the move goes as smooth and seamlessly as such a move can.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited January 2007
    Good luck on the move.
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited January 2007
    Good Luck Brett and congrats.

    Shoot me a pm with your addy, have that item you wanted for the trip.

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