Thinking about leaving the state

Post by **mr tibbs** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:57 am

Francious70 wrote:Vegas baby. Vegas

That would be a mere 8 hour drive.

Post by **ttocs** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:28 pm

really? Vegas is only 5 hrs from phoenix.

Post by **mr tibbs** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:42 pm

I can be there in 5 hours from here.

Post by **mr tibbs** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 1:50 pm

Well, now that I am calm(er) and I'm thinking straight(er) this actually sounds like a pretty good idea. I think me and the wife are going to take a little road trip out to Elko tomorrow. In doing some research it looks like it's a bigger town with a small town feel. There is a lot of industry that is located there, it's in the mountains, but there are plenty of smaller outskirt towns that would be ideal. Plus the parents are seriously considering it. My dad has wanted to get out of this state for years (before I was born), but my mother did not want to be away from her parents. Now that her dad is gone and there is a rift growing between my mom and her mom (and siblings) she seems to be pretty open to moving away. Plus if anything went wrong she is only 4 hours or so away. That's not that big of a deal. It would be HUGE if my parents went as well. Having that support there will make all the difference in the world.

It would be an adventure that's for sure! After our road trip tomorrow and a lot more research and talking we will probably have a sit down with my parents and do some serious talking and see if this is something we all want. There is a lot to still be discussed so please keep offering your guys' opinions. Believe it or not they will come into play.

Post by **Eric D** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:48 pm

I don't know if this will help, but one more opinion can't hurt...

I moved about 3 hours away from home to a completely different environment (country living to Detroit suburbs). I was all alone and could not get used to the new place. Seven months later I quit my job and moved back home. I did make some very close friends I still keep in touch with years later, but there was nothing for me to do to stay occupied.

Looking back I think I would have been fine if I had moved with a girlfriend or a wife. I would guess my wife and I could move nearly anywhere and have a good time now, but I would still miss a lot of what I currently do and would not be able to do if I move.

Post by **mr tibbs** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 5:35 pm

So, Casey and the wife took a little road trip today! We got up about 6:30 and were out the door at around 7am. By around 11 we were in Elko! My worst fear was that it was going to be a little town with little industry and very hard to find a job. Well, turns out it seems to be just the opposite. It's the largest city in Northern Nevada and the center of everything in that area. Also, it's a gold mining town. There are 6-9 gold mines around the area. That means that because the price of gold is up the economy is doing well there. The miners are making money and spending it locally. This is helping out there in a down economy which is really cool!!

We visited a few of the out skirt towns up in the mountains and damn were they inviting! The home prices seemed to be a little higher than here, but the lot sizes were a lot bigger. Most of the neighborhoods in the little towns seemed to be at least 1 acre lots! We also went into a grocery store just to check prices, they are the same as here. We did go the the visitor center and pick up about 7 lbs of paper work to look over. It looks like there will be plenty of stuff there to do in the mountains and the surrounding areas. I'm really pretty pleased with this trip!

I did take a few pics, but it was raining most of the time we were there so I didn't get too overzealous. Take a look:

Post by **ttocs** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 10:05 pm

what is all that crap in the sky and what is falling from it? Never seen anything like it in phoenix.......

Looks like it could be a fun place. is that a place that nuggetshooting is popular?

Post by **stipud** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:30 am

That short, steep mountain on the right is really damn cool.

So I guess the important question is... how did you FEEL there? Did people treat you like an outcast?

Post by **mr tibbs** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:14 am

stipud wrote:That short, steep mountain on the right is really damn cool.

So I guess the important question is... how did you FEEL there? Did people treat you like an outcast?

Hell no! I was just another person there, most of the sinners I saw there were out buying stuff on Sunday and had tattoos though.

Honestly though we really didn't see or talk to too many people. We figure that we will have to go back there a few times to get the feel of the place. This was just an initial scouting trip to see if it was even worth talking more about. The wife is talking about going back there for our 1 year anniversary in a few weeks so we will probably have another look here pretty quick.

She is kinda freaking out now because we have been there. She says that it's "real" now because we are past the talking phase and we have actually been there. She is scared out of her mind now because she knows this is a real possibility. Half of her says "let's go" and the other half says "find an excuse to stay". It's pretty confusing, but that is why we need to sit down and talk about everything many, many times. I will not do this if she is not on board. That goes for the parents too. IF I move somewhere like Elko I'm going to need that support. If the parents bow out I'm going to have to look elsewhere.