Five go on an adventure
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Five go on an adventure
So, my life this year has been an interesting one. I'm not sure if I have mentioned it here at all, but I was laid off at the end of April, after my company sold a big package of assets. I went to a few job interviews over the following months, but nothing ultimately came of them. I did pick up some good contracting work for a couple of months, but that finished in August. Me being free left us able to do this, though:
Yes, we've just moved from Texas to Anchorage, AK, with my wife's work. I'll be driving kids to and from school and keeping the house running for a while, but I will be looking for work in my field too. It's going to be cold and sometimes challenging, but we're all looking forward to it. The first snow is probably coming next week.
Yes, we've just moved from Texas to Anchorage, AK, with my wife's work. I'll be driving kids to and from school and keeping the house running for a while, but I will be looking for work in my field too. It's going to be cold and sometimes challenging, but we're all looking forward to it. The first snow is probably coming next week.
#3
Re: Five go on an adventure
I envy you the move. Alaska is a beautiful state, regardless of the weather, and Anchorage is one of the major cities. Enjoy the change and I'm sure you will be a great cook and bottle washer for the family until you find employment.
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Yes, it's beautiful, and it's great to be somewhere less flat. The school for the younger two is nestled up close to the edge of the mountains above the city, and the sunrise after I dropped them off on Monday was a great welcome.
And I'm OK with not working for a while. It gives me time to help everyone settle in, and there's plenty to explore when I'm not keeping the household running.
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Re: Five go on an adventure
Thanks Rete,
Yes, it's beautiful, and it's great to be somewhere less flat. The school for the younger two is nestled up close to the edge of the mountains above the city, and the sunrise after I dropped them off on Monday was a great welcome.
And I'm OK with not working for a while. It gives me time to help everyone settle in, and there's plenty to explore when I'm not keeping the household running.
Yes, it's beautiful, and it's great to be somewhere less flat. The school for the younger two is nestled up close to the edge of the mountains above the city, and the sunrise after I dropped them off on Monday was a great welcome.
And I'm OK with not working for a while. It gives me time to help everyone settle in, and there's plenty to explore when I'm not keeping the household running.
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Re: Five go on an adventure
Owen
Bold move and certainly a major change of scenery. I made it to Alaska a few times doing Navy Reserve Duty. We just passed thru Anchorage on the way to remote sites along Bering Sea. I and probably many others would be interested in hearing more about your adventure as it unfolds.
Bold move and certainly a major change of scenery. I made it to Alaska a few times doing Navy Reserve Duty. We just passed thru Anchorage on the way to remote sites along Bering Sea. I and probably many others would be interested in hearing more about your adventure as it unfolds.
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Re: Five go on an adventure
Oh, man, I'm sorry. Arkansas sucks. Keep your chins up, things'll turn around soon.
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Re: Five go on an adventure
So, my life this year has been an interesting one. I'm not sure if I have mentioned it here at all, but I was laid off at the end of April, after my company sold a big package of assets. I went to a few job interviews over the following months, but nothing ultimately came of them. I did pick up some good contracting work for a couple of months, but that finished in August. Me being free left us able to do this, though:
Yes, we've just moved from Texas to Anchorage, AK, with my wife's work. I'll be driving kids to and from school and keeping the house running for a while, but I will be looking for work in my field too. It's going to be cold and sometimes challenging, but we're all looking forward to it. The first snow is probably coming next week.
Yes, we've just moved from Texas to Anchorage, AK, with my wife's work. I'll be driving kids to and from school and keeping the house running for a while, but I will be looking for work in my field too. It's going to be cold and sometimes challenging, but we're all looking forward to it. The first snow is probably coming next week.
And you are happy to leave? Wow, you gave up the Texas life for somewhere else. Really there is no pleasing some people!
Seriously, I am totally envious and really pleased for your new adventure. Well done that man ( and his family)
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Owen
Bold move and certainly a major change of scenery. I made it to Alaska a few times doing Navy Reserve Duty. We just passed thru Anchorage on the way to remote sites along Bering Sea. I and probably many others would be interested in hearing more about your adventure as it unfolds.
Bold move and certainly a major change of scenery. I made it to Alaska a few times doing Navy Reserve Duty. We just passed thru Anchorage on the way to remote sites along Bering Sea. I and probably many others would be interested in hearing more about your adventure as it unfolds.
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You mean you're running away from Houston crazy weather. From all the chemical plants. From the flat ugly scenery. From the humidity and the mosquitoes. From the hurricanes and the flooding.
And you are happy to leave? Wow, you gave up the Texas life for somewhere else. Really there is no pleasing some people!
Seriously, I am totally envious and really pleased for your new adventure. Well done that man ( and his family)
And you are happy to leave? Wow, you gave up the Texas life for somewhere else. Really there is no pleasing some people!
Seriously, I am totally envious and really pleased for your new adventure. Well done that man ( and his family)
Honestly though, we were pretty lucky with where we were in Houston. We lived in one of the nicest parts of the suburbs, with lakes and trees and plenty of walking paths. Harvey didn't flood any of the houses in our own neighbourhood, though it did hit many places along Cypress Creek and Little Cypress Creek in other parts of Cypress, some only a couple of miles to the north. And the chemical plants are all much closer to the coast and the Ship Channel.
That said, I won't miss the flat terrain, or the humidity and mosquitoes, or the hundreds of identikit strip malls, or the highway traffic.
Alaska is going to be amazing in many ways, but the winter is going to be very dark and very cold. Time will tell if that becomes a problem.
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This is one move that you'll have to keep us up to date with - I think most of us have considered Alaska at one point or another.
#13
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Thanks, I appreciate that.
Honestly though, we were pretty lucky with where we were in Houston. We lived in one of the nicest parts of the suburbs, with lakes and trees and plenty of walking paths. Harvey didn't flood any of the houses in our own neighbourhood, though it did hit many places along Cypress Creek and Little Cypress Creek in other parts of Cypress, some only a couple of miles to the north. And the chemical plants are all much closer to the coast and the Ship Channel.
That said, I won't miss the flat terrain, or the humidity and mosquitoes, or the hundreds of identikit strip malls, or the highway traffic.
Alaska is going to be amazing in many ways, but the winter is going to be very dark and very cold. Time will tell if that becomes a problem.
Honestly though, we were pretty lucky with where we were in Houston. We lived in one of the nicest parts of the suburbs, with lakes and trees and plenty of walking paths. Harvey didn't flood any of the houses in our own neighbourhood, though it did hit many places along Cypress Creek and Little Cypress Creek in other parts of Cypress, some only a couple of miles to the north. And the chemical plants are all much closer to the coast and the Ship Channel.
That said, I won't miss the flat terrain, or the humidity and mosquitoes, or the hundreds of identikit strip malls, or the highway traffic.
Alaska is going to be amazing in many ways, but the winter is going to be very dark and very cold. Time will tell if that becomes a problem.
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Re: Five go on an adventure
Good luck on the move!
That's quite a change in weather, the heat of Texas to the cold of Alaska.
That's quite a change in weather, the heat of Texas to the cold of Alaska.