Cha cha cha changes...

madmax
madmax Posts: 12,434
edited June 2008 in The Clubhouse
Two months ago a company in Colorado offered me a chance to move there from Maryland. I could have easily stayed where I was because it was easy and comfortable to continue on as I had for the past 20 years or so. Well, with almost no thought I made the decision to move. I really don't even know why other than it seemed like a new beginning and a new adventure. I made the decision with absolutely no serious thought given to it. I was just wondering, have others gone with the flow on things like this without a prolonged decision process? Even my extended family hasn't heard about it yet.

BTW, today is my first day here and there is no turning back now. :eek:

madmax
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Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited June 2008
    Kick ****. Change is fun and so are adventures. You can always go back in a couple years right?
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited June 2008
    That's something that would scare me to death. I've also been 20+ years working for the same company. I guess I like being comfortable.

    Good luck on this new stage. To make a complete change, get some horns ;)
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited June 2008
    3+ years ago, I quit my job, left my family & friends, and moved 1,000 mles south.
    All to buy a house! My family still believes it some sort of mid-life crisis!
    Yeah, a mortgage is a midlife crisis?!
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited June 2008
    Consider it a new beginning! Changes are exactly that, changes. It will be what you make of it. I hope this change works out to be a good thing for you. Here's to your new beginnings! Good luck!
    Carl

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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited June 2008
    Ricardo wrote: »
    That's something that would scare me to death. I've also been 20+ years working for the same company. I guess I like being comfortable.

    Good luck on this new stage. To make a complete change, get some horns ;)

    That is what is so weird, two months and one day ago I would have said the same thing. I just did it. Maybe I will change my name to Nike next week... :D
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited June 2008
    Congrats madmax.
    My wife and I decided 4 years ago to leave southern Canada and head to the Arctic. Yes we were leaving family and friends behind, but we have no, I repeat, NO regrets. Quality of life is way better, an incredible place to raise a son and I could not drag them out of here if I tried. Zero regets, best move I ever made. Enjoy your new experience.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited June 2008
    While I'd never have the balls to do it (or maybe I would in the future) I can definitely see the allure. A new place gives you a chance to really "start over". A friend of mine moved to Texas on basically a whim, without even a job lined up. Two years later she's married, has a new home, a good job, and is happier than I've ever seen her. SO it can work out.

    Best of luck.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,739
    edited June 2008
    I'm sorry to see you move away from the local area my friend, but I think you made the right decision. Best of luck to you.
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  • seeclear
    seeclear Posts: 1,243
    edited June 2008
    Where are you in Colorado?
    "Don't forget to change your politician. They are like diapers they need to be changed regularly, and for the same reason."
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited June 2008
    I'm in the fort collins area. my main concern at this point is that
    I end up with a better area for 2 channel playback. Am I insane?? My only concern with the move is audio rooms. After all, what else really matters. I guess now I'm starting to think of other things.

    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,085
    edited June 2008
    So, the feds were starting to close in, eh?

    BDT
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited June 2008
    back in 98-99, my wife and I, being born, raised and living in Seattle for 40ish yrs decided we wanted to move to Florida. I applied to the phone company down there, and in my application process, they changed procedures. It became such a pain in the ****, that I got angry and put in an company transfer to go to Tucson.

    Did I mention the only place in Az I'd ever been was the Phoenix airport on a layover?

    I ended up flying down to West palm Beach and testing for Bell South. I passed, but they didn't have an opening for me where I wanted to work yet.

    DidI mention that Hurricane Floyd was bearing down on the coast of Fla while this was happening?

    I got home, and within a week I got job offered in Tucson, and I accepted, never having been there. I asked for a 30 day report date, (so we could decide if we really wanted to) and we took a week's vacation and decided to go ahead and move. And here we are 8 yrs later.

    Bell South job offered me one month later.
    My equipment sig felt inadequate and deleted itself.
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited June 2008
    TroyD wrote: »
    So, the feds were starting to close in, eh?

    BDT


    Hey, at least he had the foresight to have everything non essential in a ready mobile state...

    No kidding, if the move was a step up, and you are happy, good on ya. I'm going to be leaving this area soon, but I have to wait a few more years...
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited June 2008
    madmax wrote: »
    I'm in the fort collins area. my main concern at this point is that
    I end up with a better area for 2 channel playback. Am I insane?? My only concern with the move is audio rooms. After all, what else really matters. I guess now I'm starting to think of other things.

    madmax

    glad to see you have your priorities straight. When will the new moat and security features be done?

    Ricardo he moved to horns a while ago, nice ones..........

    RT1
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited June 2008
    madmax wrote: »
    Two months ago a company in Colorado offered me a chance to move there from Maryland. I could have easily stayed where I was because it was easy and comfortable to continue on as I had for the past 20 years or so. Well, with almost no thought I made the decision to move. I really don't even know why other than it seemed like a new beginning and a new adventure. I made the decision with absolutely no serious thought given to it. I was just wondering, have others gone with the flow on things like this without a prolonged decision process? Even my extended family hasn't heard about it yet.

    BTW, today is my first day here and there is no turning back now. :eek:

    madmax

    Yeah, it took me about a week to decide to move to Tucson from Atlanta after I graduated college. Not a big deal? I didn't know a soul west of Alabama and had never moved houses, much less across the country until 2003.

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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited June 2008
    May I be the first to tell you that you've made a HUGE mistake.

    You need sell what little gear you were able to take with you and move back home immediately and beg for your old job back. ;)


    It just seemed so mudane to keep up with the "great move", "good luck", "right move" stuff...so I thought I would throw in a little twist.
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited June 2008
    I just did it nine months ago. Decided one night to pack anything that would fit into my car and head South. Actually, I've done this sort of this thing twice in my life. If you're not tied to anything, why not? Adventure is one of the best parts of life.
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,606
    edited June 2008
    I've done several big moves. I moved to Rochester, N.Y. for a job,
    Then moved to Dallas area 12 years later. I may be moving again in the next 3-4 years. Nothing like a new start. I'm a long way from Iowa either way
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2008
    Deciding to stay in Arizona after exiting the military in 1997 was the smartest decision I ever made. As much as I love Saint Louis, I really love the Southwest.
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  • seeclear
    seeclear Posts: 1,243
    edited June 2008
    madmax wrote: »
    I'm in the fort collins area.

    madmax

    It is beautiful up there. I am west of Colorado Springs. Do you hike/bike/camp? Lots of great places nearby you up around Estes Park. Also fly fishing.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited June 2008
    Estes Park is awesome! I could go up there every weekend. I brought more than just a little bit of my system with me. 1/2 a semi is more like it. The movers were wondering if I was a musician, a fence or a reseller for audio equipment. A quick look at the four 18" subs, several sets of SDA's and some Altec "voice of the theatre" speakers along with the avantgarde horns and the big hill I lived on brought the movers to tears. The feds were getting close too so I had to take it on the lamb. So far its been fun but after two months with no music I'm not real happy. Soon I will be set up again. Looked at 16 houses yesterday and a bunch more tomorrow.
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited June 2008
    my ex lives there...

    If ya see her punch her in the lights for me...!!
    Congrats !

    Sounds like a new adventure / page in the book...


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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited June 2008
    Beardog, I punched out 5 women today and every single one said they never heard of you. This is harder than you may have thought.
    madmax

    BTW, picked out a house today and all is looking good. Man, the prices out here are very low. Rather than having to pick out one I could afford I was able to pick out the one I wanted. I felt like a kid in a candy store. If everything goes well I will have this cool looking catwalk looking over the livingroom and kitchen. Oh, the possibilities that has. I may become a nude model or something now!...
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • jtgranby
    jtgranby Posts: 887
    edited June 2008
    Chuck

    Just wanted to let you know it was only 98 degrees and sunny here today. I know you miss the cool weather in MD:rolleyes: Enjoy CO and get ready for the snow.

    Jim
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited June 2008
    amulford wrote: »
    Hey, at least he had the foresight to have everything non essential in a ready mobile state...

    I wonder if his new place has a basement with a well, like the last one? Chuck isn't still into moths is he?
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  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited June 2008
    Sweet dude...

    I think I need to take a trip myself, and find a new place to start over. I have always loved Colorado, but especially the beach. Can't afford anything coastal I think...

    let me know what you end up thinking about your area in CO. I may have to come visit ya ;)
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited June 2008
    Congrats, Chuck! You've got to take in a concert this summer at Red Rocks if at all possible. Best outdoor venue there is!
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited June 2008
    Dennis Gardner wrote: »
    You've got to take in a concert this summer at Red Rocks if at all possible. Best outdoor venue there is!

    I got a video of Stevie Nicks at Red Rocks a few years ago and ever since seeing that I've wanted to go there. Now its within an easy driving distance! I noticed Insane Clown Posse was there right before I moved. That would have been an awesome show. I can't wait to see something in person.
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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