How did you end up living where you're living?

[dragboat]

Did you choose you're Place under the sun because of the....
Climate ?
Economy ?
Family, hers or yours ?
Several years ago we had decided to look in to pulling up roots and moving to Table Rock Mo. because of the milder climate and the beautiful lake. We have a good sized glass business that we could promote the top man to general manager. It can run without me, Ive been blessed with good people to work with. We figured we'd start up another glass business there in Mo. We would also have to pull the kids away from their friends, But we figured that if they were to meet their future mates in Mo. we could have our family closer as time passed and they had their own family's. We even had my parents talked in to moving down there if we did. We started working with a Realtor, the Chamber of Commerce, our suppliers, on and on.
The plan was derailed by my fathers health and her fathers health. We just couldn't turn our back on our responsibility's.
So... how did you get to living where you are and why? and how? and how long?
You're invited to give the details.
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[My Man's Sportin' Wood]

The only reason we are here is because it is where we've always been. We are literally in the house Jeff grew up in. I moved to this valley in '83 with my parents, and we just never left. We are looking to get out in the next 5 years, though. It's not the same place we grew up in. It used to be a rural farm and ranch area and now it's an area with a population of 500,000 - 600,000 people (Temecula, Lake Elsinore, Murrieta and Menifee). It sux. :(

[BshyBvrGirl]

hmm...how did I end up in central Illinois of all places?????!
moved here after college. Couldn't afford to live in Chicago, where I grew up, on a nonprofit salary, and didn't want to live with my parents. I had some friends who went to school down here and stayed for jobs. I was supposed to be here for a year...been here almost 8. Turneddown a job in Phoenix last year, thinking a relationship was going to turn out differently. Ended up buying a house, the whole real deal. But a year later, life looks like it will be taking yet another turn in the coming months. So central Illinois could be a thing of the past :D

[My Man's Sportin' Wood]

Reeeeaaaaallllllyyyyy http://www.***boat.com/ubb/graemlins/idea_2.gif
:D

[BshyBvrGirl]

it's in the discussion and planning stages ;)

[GHT]

Grew up in Dallas and joined the military. Military sent me to Vegas and I've had nothing but great opportunities after getting out of the Service. Been here since 1988. I would like to retire somewhere else.... mmmmm maybe Havasu.:D

[Tahiti350]

Been in the Tacoma area for almost 12 years, moved here, and still here because that's where the Air Force says I need to be...
On the good side, I met my wife here, wouldn't trade that for anything

[Mardonzi]

We were living in Northern Utah and I was working in Breckenridge Colorado building an Ice Arena in the middle of winter. The General Contractor I was working for pissed me off, as well as finally had enough with the snow so I asked the Mrs to start searching around for job leads.
She calls me up one day and asks me if I had ever heard of Page/ Lake Powell AZ. I had been vacationing here for years prior to meeting her and told her to send off a resume. The contractor was looking for a Project Superintendent. The company brought us down, showed us around and so we packed up and relocated.
Other opportunities have presented themselves and so now I travel all over building projects (currently building a Casino outside of Escondido) but we will never leave Page. At the rate we are going and with my job, I'll be in a position to retire from construction by age 50 and just screw around on Lake Powell, working out on the water.

[YeLLowBoaT]

moved to Fair Oaks so I could go to HS. Moved out went to school, Found a place to rent that was right across the street from where i lived when I was in HS. Was not looking to do that, but I need a place to live fast and this was the only one I looked at that was nice and "wroth the money". 6 months latter my mothers lung condtion got worse... she moved in. I've been wanting to leave CA for a couple of years now. I bought some land up in OR that I am going to build a house on... just can't talk my mom into coming up with me... So I'm stuck.

[fat rat]

I grew up in western N.Y., joined th US Air Force to get away from the cold....got to live in TX., Calif., Spain and ended up here in Washington DC metro area, that was 20 years ago and I'm still here. I want to move to a warmer climate but can't talk the misses into going. So for now we'll remain here and see what happens.

[Kim Hanson]

I think the good Lord hated me and made my place to live Canada :D I make over a 100 grand a year, boating seasons suck cause you get like 4 months worth of fun :( I probably work like 345 days out of a year :( It is getting better though, we are starting a 11 days on and 3 off . I am also a 4th year Plasterer and thought of warmer climates to live, but I have lived through this shit so long, it's home now!
I would love to live in Havasu, see I love to boat till the water freezes over or the boats are broken :D , so 365 days on the water sure sounds good.........I wonder if I snuck in if they would let me stay :D ..........( . )( . )............
PS...I stay here cause my kids all live here also, you are nothing without your family :idea: Marcy, Aleasha, Amanda and Jenna are my life, I don't care where I live cause I have them :idea: Its not where you live, it's what you make out of it! I sure can make my neighbors mad in the winter with ear splitting truck stereos :jawdrop: So that is why I love pictures of your boating trips in the winter for me, it feels like I am there :idea:
I could be moving to your neighbor hood, just not right now!;)

[Tom Brown]

it's in the discussion and planning stages ;)
Has your discussion included the wile prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada? There's little other than bush and beaver up here. :cool:

[photo chick]

Born and raised in So. Cali....After 911 the tech industry dumped, as you know. We were forced to look elsewhere for work. We moved to Dallas 3 years ago to work for Mr Perot......and here we are..

[Kim Hanson]

Has your discussion included the wile prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada? There's little other than bush and beaver up here. :cool:
Tommy, you forgot " POT HOLES ". Saskatoon aka " Tune Town " is crazy for it........( . )( . ).............:idea:

[hoolign]

Tommy, you forgot " POT HOLES ". Saskatoon aka " Tune Town " is crazy for it........( . )( . ).............:idea:
And Brew house!

[Kim Hanson]

And Brew house!
What the hell is that?.......( . )( . )...........:D :D

[Tom Brown]

Tommy, you forgot " POT HOLES ". Saskatoon aka " Tune Town " is crazy for it........( . )( . ).............:idea:
Yeah, S'toon is pock marked like teenage acne but it would be better than living in Lloyd. :D

[909punk]

Made a bunch of money in my house in cali.. moved to Scottsdale because who wouldnt want to live here?
Made a killing here to.. We had an itching to move to Tulsa to be with family and semi retire.. but.. we are staying.

[Boatcop]

I think the good Lord hated me and made my place to live Canada :D I make over a 100 grand a year, ;)
Isn't that about minimum wage in USD? :D
I grew up in Hawthorne, CA. Had been coming to the River to boat and bike since the mid '60s. My Grandfather owned an Office Supply Company in Beverly Hills, and when driving through from his home in Sun City, AZ, decided to stop in Parker to see what we saw in it. He saw that Parker Office Supply was for sale, and in 1974 decided to buy it, and had my folks move out and run it.
I joined the Coast Guard and was sent out here '78-'81. In '87 I was considering getting out of the Guard, and the Under-Sheriff (who I used to work with on the River) offered me a job. The rest is History.

[SHOTKALLIN]

I live in Moreno Valley because my in-laws are close by and my wife has a 3 minute commute. Its not that bad here:rolleyes: At least we have good Mexican food.:D My in-laws are moving to Menifee so I guess a move is in my future. I wont move until I can rent this house for the note. I figure 3 to 5 years from now. I would like to live anywhere between Temecula and Menifee. I also wouldn't mind a move to the La Quinta area.

[Kim Hanson]

Yeah, S'toon is pock marked like teenage acne but it would be better than living in Lloyd. :D
No way, we don't have Hooker alley yet:D ...........( . )( . )..........:D :D

[Tom Brown]

No way, we don't have Hooker alley yet:D ...........( . )( . )..........:D :D
Are the rippers back yet? Let me know and I'll come up to do some work on our elevator in Lloyd. :D

[Kim Hanson]

Isn't that about minimum wage in USD? :D
I grew up in Hawthorne, CA. Had been coming to the River to boat and bike since the mid '60s. My Grandfather owned an Office Supply Company in Beverly Hills, and when driving through from his home in Sun City, AZ, decided to stop in Parker to see what we saw in it. He saw that Parker Office Supply was for sale, and in 1974 decided to buy it, and had my folks move out and run it.
I joined the Coast Guard and was sent out here '78-'81. In '87 I was considering getting out of the Guard, and the Under-Sheriff (who I used to work with on the River) offered me a job. The rest is History.
Alan, I make $32.00 @ hr..overtime is sweetest, time and a 1/2......( . )( . )..........:D :D Minimum wage is like 7.50, just guessing on that # though :)

[Kim Hanson]

Are the rippers back yet? Let me know and I'll come up to do some work on our elevator in Lloyd. :D
Never will happen with the " rippers ", they are trying to make this a good family raising city! They are not doing a very good job though, shooting last week in the Wall Mart parking lot :jawdrop: Bring pistols Tommy, Crack heads are rebelling:idea: ...........( . )( . ).........

[STVBOY]

Alan, I make $32.00 @ hr..overtime is sweetest, time and a 1/2......( . )( . )..........:D :D Minimum wage is like 7.50, just guessing on that # though :)
So you are saying you work like 800hrs of OT a year?:confused:

[Sigus]

Yeah, S'toon is pock marked like teenage acne but it would be better than living in Lloyd. :D
Just spent 8 weeks in Coronach. Damn it was cold. You folks are really a tough bunch.
Looks like I will be going back in May. Hope it warms up a tad.

[Kim Hanson]

So you are saying you work like 800hrs of OT a year?:confused:
I have never looked, it could be though. I was working 27-29 days on and 2 days off..So that might be a realistic #.........( . )( . ).........:)
I make $34,00 an hour and $51.00 OT usually around 140 hrs........this is off my last pay stub :) ....( . )( . ).................

[Tom Brown]

they are trying to make this a good family raising city!
LMAO! :D :D :D
...shooting last week in the Wall Mart parking lot
Understandable. There have been times when I'm trying to get through the food cart freezer section with an arthritic blue hair blocking my path that I've thought about gun play. http://www.***boat.com/ubb/mad.gif

[Boatcop]

I have never looked, it could be though. I was working 27-29 days on and 2 days off..So that might be a realistic #.........( . )( . ).........:)
I make $34,00 an hour and $51.00 OT usually around 140 hrs........this is off my last pay stub :) ....( . )( . ).................
May be. But at the exchange rate, it's still about minimum wage in US dollars. :jawdrop:

[Kim Hanson]

Just spent 8 weeks in Coronach. Damn it was cold. You folks are really a tough bunch.
Looks like I will be going back in May. Hope it warms up a tad.
Tough...more like stupid, to live in this shit! :D May isn't too bad............( . )( . )........No icicles :idea:

[Kim Hanson]

LMAO! :D :D :D
Understandable. There have been times when I'm trying to get through the food cart freezer section with an arthritic blue hair blocking my path that I've thought about gun play. http://www.***boat.com/ubb/mad.gif
Just do a mow by, they will pick up the pieces later :idea: ..........( . )( . )...........:D :D

[Kim Hanson]

May be. But at the exchange rate, it's still about minimum wage in US dollars. :jawdrop:
Is not, US dollars suck unless you are playing Monoply..it all play shit right :D :D ..............( . )( . )..............

[Tom Brown]

Tough...more like stupid, to live in this shit!
Sometimes I share the same view, Kim.
With a heated garage and a remote start, you don't have to spend much time in the cold if you don't wish.
There are beautiful winter days, though. You know what I'm talking about; sun shining, clear blue sky, -20C, crisp, and perfectly still. When you're out of the city on one of those days, it can be as pleasant as any summer day. I don't think it's something that can be understood, until someone has experienced it.

[Tom Brown]

US dollars suck unless you are playing Monoply..
US money is OK. Most business owners will take US money on par to encourage people to come here.

[Sigus]

Sometimes I share the same view, Kim.
With a heated garage and a remote start, you don't have to spend much time in the cold if you don't wish.
There are beautiful winter days, though. You know what I'm talking about; sun shining, clear blue sky, -20C, crisp, and perfectly still. When you're out of the city on one of those days, it can be as pleasant as any summer day. I don't think it's something that can be understood, until someone has experienced it.
I wish my hotel had heated garage. Take up 20-30 minutes to get the car drivable.
The clear days with no wind were very special. The best part off the trip was the people. Very different folks from SoCal extremely open and friendly.
Funny thing was they know more about the US then I did. Embarassing at times.

[Kim Hanson]

Sometimes I share the same view, Kim.
With a heated garage and a remote start, you don't have to spend much time in the cold if you don't wish.
There are beautiful winter days, though. You know what I'm talking about; sun shining, clear blue sky, -20C, crisp, and perfectly still. When you're out of the city on one of those days, it can be as pleasant as any summer day. I don't think it's something that can be understood, until someone has experienced it.
I work all day in that shit Tommy, it's great looking out at it from the front window though. -40 ish is crazy Tommy, try working in that shit..don't feel toes, fingers..nothing and your nose cries..........( . )( . )..........:idea: :D

[Kim Hanson]

US money is OK. Most business owners will take US money on par to encourage people to come here.
I have bought alot of stuff with eBay and I still get wacked with shipping, par is if they send it to the right address ;) ..........( . )( . ).............

[Kim Hanson]

I wish my hotel had heated garage. Take up 20-30 minutes to get the car drivable.
The clear days with no wind were very special. The best part off the trip was the people. Very different folks from SoCal extremely open and friendly.
Funny thing was they know more about the US then I did. Embarassing at times.
20-30 minutes is what I use plugged in, we are not stupid people up here to what the US is about.......( . )( . )..........:idea:

[Tom Brown]

-40 ish is crazy Tommy, try working in that shit..don't feel toes, fingers..nothing and your nose cries..........( . )( . )..........:idea: :D
Don't mention the days when you're on the highway and the heater doesn't have enough capacity to keep the windows clear and your feet warm at the same time. As soon as you divert the heat down, the windshield goes opaque. Days like that, you need cruise control because there's no way you could hold a frozen foot in the right position for hours on end. It would hurt too much.

[hoolign]

Don't mention the days when you're on the highway and the heater doesn't have enough capacity to keep the windows clear and your feet warm at the same time. As soon as you divert the heat down, the windshield goes opaque. Days like that, you need cruise control because there's no way you could hold a frozen foot in the right position for hours on end. It would hurt too much.
The Bobcat has a great heater :p

[ratso]

I've always been in the Waco area... within an hour and a half from Austin, Dallas, and Ft Worth... 5 minutes from Lake Waco, 30 minutes from Lake Belton and Lake Whitney... an hour and a half from Lake Travis.
We have a pretty decent nightlife, especially with the Baylor chicks running around... we get a lot of the big city action such as concerts, and most of what the bigger cities have to offer without all the big city headaches and traffic jams. Housing is a lot more affordable than the larger cities. Winters are mild and only a couple months a year are hotter than what I like. We're only a few hours from the coast and the Mexico border towns, which used to be fun, although I don't care much to be venturing back into Mexico anytime soon. It's not too big and it's not too small of a city... just about perfect for me...

[My Man's Sportin' Wood]

So you are saying you work like 800hrs of OT a year?:confused:
That's only 16 hours extra a week. Does that surprise you? Lots of people work those kind of hours, including Sportin' Wood. He usually works 6-6. Too bad he's on salary.

[My Man's Sportin' Wood]

There are beautiful winter days, though. You know what I'm talking about; sun shining, clear blue sky, -20C, crisp, and perfectly still. When you're out of the city on one of those days, it can be as pleasant as any summer day. I don't think it's something that can be understood, until someone has experienced it.
Okay, you convinced me. You're wacked. :D

[mrs.rvrluvr]

we bought the house and decided maybe we should live in it (ya know since we have to pay for it and all):D :D

[Kim Hanson]

The Bobcat has a great heater :p
Bobcat Holli has a ring to it.........( . )( . )..........:D :D

[Kim Hanson]

I've always been in the Waco area... within an hour and a half from Austin, Dallas, and Ft Worth... 5 minutes from Lake Waco, 30 minutes from Lake Belton and Lake Whitney... an hour and a half from Lake Travis.
We have a pretty decent nightlife, especially with the Baylor chicks running around... we get a lot of the big city action such as concerts, and most of what the bigger cities have to offer without all the big city headaches and traffic jams. Housing is a lot more affordable than the larger cities. Winters are mild and only a couple months a year are hotter than what I like. We're only a few hours from the coast and the Mexico border towns, which used to be fun, although I don't care much to be venturing back into Mexico anytime soon. It's not too big and it's not too small of a city... just about perfect for me...
Sounds like Wacko is the place for me brah :D :D ...........( . )( . )............

[Kim Hanson]

That's only 16 hours extra a week. Does that surprise you? Lots of people work those kind of hours, including Sportin' Wood. He usually works 6-6. Too bad he's on salary.
I go to work at 6am and usually get home close to 6pm, sometimes much later :( ........( . )( . )..........

[Kim Hanson]

Okay, you convinced me. You're wacked. :D
Really he isn't, he is the most sane person I have met off the boards! Okay, I don't get out much :D :D .......( . )( . )..............;)

[Nord]

I live in Corona now for the last 5 years because of the prices of homes. I got a lot more bang for my buck :0

[wolfie]

My wife and I grew up is So. Cal. but were transferred to Seattle in '88. We were tranferred back to So. Cal. in '94. We were transerred to Utah in '01 and have been here ever since. I think my wife would have rather us been tranderred to Phoenix though. It was a rough couple of years adjusting.

[lawbreaker2]

Well my story is like this, I have always been into the custom car and truck/boat scene since high school, but My Dad owned his own dairy plant here in cleveland, ohio and we were growing fast, in 87 I was going to move to cali, but my dad wanted me to take over, In 95 we were up agains the big boys, and we could not do it anymore, I also met my now wife in 95, she had just move here from tucson,az but wanted to go back, so in 96 me and the brothers sold out, And I started to run the road from cleveland to L.A. every week, and I loved it out there, Me and the wife were going to move out there in 2000, but we have been stuck here, It not to easy to pack up and move sometime's, well I'm with a company the has a wharehouse in phx,az and I'm looking at going out there to work here in a few week's, to see how I like it, the run will be from phx to L.A. and back.:D Ohio suck for jobs anymore and the weather suck even more.:rolleyes:

[a catered life]

at age 20 i bought a house in pasadena with my mom and stepdad...they fell on hard times and did the bankrupty thing i got screwed in the deal. i was tired of the area (ex wife, ex inlaws, general old friends, and toooo many ex girlfriends lived to close) ... heard about palmdale and purchased a great home in av....would never think about going back....so many people ask why i moved so far from my job and i ask them one question...are you planning on retiring from your current job? i wasn't so i bought a home for me and my kids future not a home that was 15 minutes from work...jobs come and go but our home is here to stay....with the move i got a newer home built in the late 80's, twice as big and plenty of land:D and lets amdit it for those who have been here its a great party home:D

[Jbb]

Sometimes I share the same view, Kim.
With a heated garage and a remote start, you don't have to spend much time in the cold if you don't wish.
There are beautiful winter days, though. You know what I'm talking about; sun shining, clear blue sky, -20C, crisp, and perfectly still. When you're out of the city on one of those days, it can be as pleasant as any summer day. I don't think it's something that can be understood, until someone has experienced it.
Sort of like a prostate exam....?

[Jbb]

This is where the mother ship dropped me off.....

[dumbandyoung]

This is where the mother ship dropped me off.....
after the probe

[Jbb]

after the probe
Naturally....

[Keith E. Sayre]

I am from the Provo Utah area where most people that live there didn't choose it, they simply never chose to leave. Loved the snow as a kid and skiied as often as possible. 7 knee surgeries later, I hated the snow because I couldn't ski. Came to the river more often after that.
After about 9 years of every other weekend to the river,
I found myself always saying how fun it would be when we
retired to move to Havasu. Had a good job at State Farm
and hated the weather. After a particularly cold winter,
we sold the house and moved to Havasu. I'd do it again
in a heartbeat. Love it here.
Keith Sayre

[Wolskis_Bar]

Grew up in Milwaukee and knew nothing but short summers and cold winters. Played in, plowed and sholved the white stuff. Joined the Navy in 83 and ended up in San Diego for 4 years. Once I got a taste of the warm stuff, Wisconsin was just a nice place to visit. A 2 years stint in King City, moved just outside of Richmond VA for 9 years, moved to McAllen TX down on the border for 2 years and now in paradise, Havasu.

[SummerBreeze]

Grew up as a kid in So Cal and moved to Mammoth when I was 22 I lived between Mammoth and Bishop for about 9 years. Got Married and started a Auto Body Shop and then got tired of the Business and wanted a house with some land for horses and Moved to Gardnerville, Nv.
Still here after 18 years I love the area. I hate the long winters. Havasu is looking better all the time.

[DaveA]

.
"Ain't no place quite like this place, so this must be The Place"
Moved around NC all my life except for a detour to Wichita KS for 3 yrs that turned into 7 yrs, thanks to Corporate America. Of course being an airplane type as well as a boater, it was all good. But...I started lobbying to get back to NC, at corporate expense, of course, and it worked! Bought the family place at Lake Norman from mom, built the house, and now dare my wife to talk me into any sort of move again. Unless, of course, there's an insane amount of money on the table....
DaveA
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[Flyinbowtie]

Born in Long Beach, graduated from Jordan H.S. in 1976.
Family lived in this area, my Godfather was involved in the SR-71 program at Beale AFB. I came north 5 days after graduation to go to college for Forestry,
because Godfather found the local com. college had a good forestry program.
One year into forestry A.S. program I figured out there wasn't any money in the bizz unless you got really, really, lucky, changed major to Criminal Justice.
LOVED this area, made great friends.
Parents moved north in '78.
I never thought I'd leave, nor even consider it. Ther is really no place I'd rather be if I didn't have all this stuff in my spine.
Now, I really need to consider it because I need a warmer, dryer climate.
But, like others, it isn't as easy to roll it up and go when one parent dies and the other doesn't want to move again, & you need to consider other family issues as well.

[dragboat]

Good stories......any one else?

[blown dough]

Born and raised in Palmdale and still here, my daughter and I were born at the same hospital only like 29 years apart.

[Phat Matt]

Born in Whittier, CA and lived in Diamond Bar. We moved to Portland, OR when I was young and grew up there. After high school I moved to Havasu, then Phoenix, and a couple of places in Tempe. Worked and went to school. Dropped out of school for a job in Vegas. Lived in 2 different places there and started my radio sales career. The station sold out so I took a job at a station in So Cal since I had family here and moved in with my cousin in Fontana. Then moved to Mentone and then Yucaipa where I am now. So I guess I ended up here because I wanted to be back in Cali and the job and family directed me back.
I have lived in 13 different houses/apartments total. I guess I moved a lot. :)

[THOR]

Born and raised in socal. Went to school at UNLV then Auburn. Moved back to Vegas and had a great time, but then when we started a family, it was Cali. Specifically, Huntington Beach and my neighborhood because of the schools. Also, my parents are close and they can help with the cost of daycare.
HB is expensive but nice. I dont mind paying so much for my house because we like living here. The freezing cold winters suck though. ;)

[THOR]

Born in Whittier, CA
Matt, I was born at Whittier Presbyterian (sp?) Hospital. :D

[yopengo]

I was born in Thousand Oaks, CA Lived there until my parents split. Mom and I ended up in Tucson, AZ. Lived there until I was 19 and moved back to Norwalk, CA. Went to Cerritos College (where I met my wife) and then Cal State Long Beach. Took a job in San Clemente and we have been in South Orange County for 17 years. We just bought a house in Havasu last year. We hope to retire there. :)

[Phat Matt]

Matt, I was born at Whittier Presbyterian (sp?) Hospital. :D
That's the one. :)

[boatnam2]

I have never looked, it could be though. I was working 27-29 days on and 2 days off..So that might be a realistic #.........( . )( . ).........:)
I make $34,00 an hour and $51.00 OT usually around 140 hrs........this is off my last pay stub :) ....( . )( . ).................
we have guys who have over 1500 hours ot for the year.i had around 330 last year.

[dragboat]

What the hell is that?.......( . )( . )...........:D :D
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[wolfie]

Matt, I was born at Whittier Presbyterian (sp?) Hospital. :D
Same here. Born in whittier (born in Whittier Presbyterian.), grew up in Buena Park, moved to La Habra Heights, then Seattle, back to Whittier, and finally on to Utah.

[4DAY4PLAY]

The only reason we are here is because it is where we've always been. We are literally in the house Jeff grew up in. I moved to this valley in '83 with my parents, and we just never left. We are looking to get out in the next 5 years, though. It's not the same place we grew up in. It used to be a rural farm and ranch area and now it's an area with a population of 500,000 - 600,000 people (Temecula, Lake Elsinore, Murrieta and Menifee). It sux. :(
Temecula= 93,000 pop
Murrieta= 92,000 pop
Lake Elsinore= 40,000 pop
Menifee= 20,000 pop
for a total of 240,000...a far cry from 500-600k people
Go to OC were santa ana and anaheim combine for 700,000 surrounded by several cities of 100,000 plus or LA with 2 million now thats crowded!
The Temecula Valley is still one of So Cals "less" crowded nice areas with all the amenities such as dining, entertainment and central to beaches, deserts and mountains. But your right the traffic is getting worse!!!

[Jrocket]

we have guys who have over 1500 hours ot for the year.i had around 330 last year.
Wonder why gas prices are through the roof?:D
You see our big crane setup over by the tank supply farm about 2 months ago?

[Captain Dan]

Temecula= 93,000 pop
Murrieta= 92,000 pop
Lake Elsinore= 40,000 pop
Menifee= 20,000 pop
for a total of 240,000...a far cry from 500-600k people
Go to OC were santa ana and anaheim combine for 700,000 surrounded by several cities of 100,000 plus or LA with 2 million now thats crowded!
The Temecula Valley is still one of So Cals "less" crowded nice areas with all the amenities such as dining, entertainment and central to beaches, deserts and mountains. But your right the traffic is getting worse!!!
Your population numbers are only the cities - the unicorporated county around Murrieta, Baja Murrieta (Temecula) including wine country, Wildomar, French Valley, DeLuz, La Cresta and Menifee would account for quite a few more people, (not enough to make 500-600k, probably more like 350k-400k).

[DeltaSigBoater]

Born in 1981 lived in Huntington Harbour. 1987 we moved to Mission Viejo (Dad now admits that was the dumbest thing he's ever done, LOL) until my parents split in 1993 & dad moved us back to Huntington Beach. Graduated from Marina HS in '99 then it was off to San Diego State. Meanwhile dad got remarried an moved out to the "909". Finished college in Dec. '05 & couldnt find a job to save my life, w/ my bank account quickly drying up I moved into one of my grandparents rentals last march - so it was back to Huntington Beach. It's not where I thought I would be at, but I am thankful for their ability to help me.

[Kindsvater Flat]

On the family farm for the past 38 yrs.

[Sleek-Jet]

Born in Denver, raised in Southwestern Colorado... Loved it for the first 25 years or so... snow skiing, snowmobiles, snowshoes... anyone see a patern. As I lost my taste for winter outdoor activities, I found myself going to see my brother in Tucson, or the other half of my family in Vegas more and more often. Finally, after a realationship went south (that was the final straw), I decided I needed a change, so I upped and moved to Tucson.

[wolfie]

I was kidnapped by a band of rouge mormon missionaries.

[RVRGIRL]

My husband made me...:idea: :rolleyes: ;)
What a mean guy...j/k;)

[throwerb]

Sold our piece of crap house in CA and bought a huge, new house across the steet from a lake here cash. Two minutes to launch ramp and no house payment now, life is good.

[THE FRANCHISE]

Born In Long Beach Cali...
Been Here Ever Since, Prolly Stay Here Under I Retire In Havasu...

[dragboat]

It has been snowing some.:D
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[dragboat]

http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/DSC00470.JPG
What happened on groundhog day?
.

[dragboat]

My husband made me...:idea: :rolleyes: ;)
What a mean guy...j/k;)
Where are you from and how did you both decide to live where you're living?

[Mrs 2LKHVSU]

How did we end up living where we're living??? LUCK...pure luck! And alittle hard work and planning.:)

[bwillieb]

.......tricked into it by really good phone sex........:D

[Daddy_G]

Born and raised in Riverside ---- So, naturally I moved to Scottsdale.;)

[Trailer Park Casanova]

Got outta the Marines.
Wanted a new or newer home.
Walked into an old real estate office, which was no longer a real estate office but a new company called Countrywide.
A big boobed, beautiful 22 year old blond was sitting at a card table with a fold up chair and an adding machine.
She said "it's no longer a real estate office, but we can see how much you can qualify for and spend on a new home for yourself, and we can finance it for you".
She called the next day a told me I could buy up to $51.000 on the GI bill.
Zero down payment.
I had only about $70 to my name, but an ok job that paid a whopping $606 a month.
Big money at the time.
So, the newest homes at the right price were in Simi Valley.
Bought a nice 4 year old home for $48 K.
My mom told me I was crazy to have a $375 a month payment (including property taxes).
Glad I didn't listen to mom.

[photo chick]

Got outta the Marines.
Wanted a new or newer home.
Walked into an old real estate office, which was no longer a real estate office but a new company called Countrywide.
A big boobed, beautiful 22 year old blond was sitting at a card table with a fold up chair and an adding machine.
She said "it's no longer a real estate office, but we can see how much you can qualify for and spend on a new home for yourself, and we can finance it for you".
She called the next day a told me I could buy up to $51.000 on the GI bill.
Zero down payment.
I had only about $70 to my name, but an ok job that paid a whopping $606 a month.
Big money at the time.
So, the newest homes at the right price were in Simi Valley.
Bought a nice 4 year old home for $48 K.
My mom told me I was crazy to have a $375 a month payment (including property taxes).
Glad I didn't listen to mom.
Must have been a while ago, can't imagine what it's worth now...definitely a good time NOT to listen to mom:D :D

[dragboat]

Did you choose you're Place under the sun because of the....
Climate ?
Economy ?
Family, hers or yours ?
Several years ago we had decided to look in to pulling up roots and moving to Table Rock Mo. because of the milder climate and the beautiful lake. We have a good sized glass business that we could promote the top man to general manager. It can run without me, Ive been blessed with good people to work with. We figured we'd start up another glass business there in Mo. We would also have to pull the kids away from their friends, But we figured that if they were to meet their future mates in Mo. we could have our family closer as time passed and they had their own family's. We even had my parents talked in to moving down there if we did. We started working with a Realtor, the Chamber of Commerce, our suppliers, on and on.
The plan was derailed by my fathers health and her fathers health. We just couldn't turn our back on our responsibility's.
So... how did you get to living where you are and why? and how? and how long?
You're invited to give the details.
.
How about you? Why do you live where you do?
:idea:

[Wheeler]

Born in Gardena, raised in Redondo Beach and moved to the Oc. my Junior year in Hs. Recently moved to Arizona to get away from all the crowds.

[Coach]

Matt, I was born at Whittier Presbyterian (sp?) Hospital. :D
Same here!

[Coach]

Born in Whittier and Raised in Brea. When to College in Whittier (Go Poets! ;) ) and lived in Whittier for a year before buying my first house in Yorba Linda. Chose Yorba Linda because it was near work and is a great community with great schools. I have lived in YL for 10 years now.

[thatguy]

After returning from the Philipines as a 9 year old, My dad got stationed in Anchorage.
I lived there for 30 years. Went to work in the oilfield, just like Kimmie in Canada.
Same deal, -30 in Anchorage, -65 or colder in Prudhoe Bay (Work).
After 2 divorces and nothing really going on for me there I noticed my trips to Cali and points south were becoming more frequent and lasting longer.
Got layed off from the oilfield (again) and was living in my Moms basement in Anchorage in my late 30's with a 19 year old model and cokehead. (Gotta say, THAT was a fun year though!) 1999.
Woke up one day and had about 5 grand left. Got in my truck and drove to Cabo san Lucas from Alaska.. Sat on the beach for 2 months whatching the water and taking acid.
When I had just enough money left to make it home, I left.
Here is where it gets good.
While crossing the bridge over Shasta Lake on I5, I saw all the boats, looked good to me.
I continued home to Anchorage, sold a 63 falcon I had for 4 grand, put some money into truck repairs and left again. 2 weeks after I got there.
A week Later I pulled into Redding but there was no work. Drove to Sac and looked up an old girlfriend. She was married now, but they let me stay in their garage for a month. Got hired back in Alaska so I started flying back and forth every 2 weeks for work.
Rented a house in Redding right near the lake. (5 minutes) Bought a boat and became one of the people I saw from the bridge that day.
2 years I lived there alone. One day that same old girlfriend called and said she was bringing her girlfriend up to meet me. We met, went out in the boat and started dating that day.
Now it is 4 years later. We own a beatiful 4 acre lot with pool, shop and just everything you could want. We got married 3 years ago and just count our blessings every day. I work in Colorado now so I don't have to fly to work, I can drive AND got a directional drilling job so am clearing over 200K easy every year. Not bad for an 11th grade dropout!
Sorry I got longwinded, I just never expected it to turn out this way. When I pulled into Sac that day 6 years ago, I had $200.00, no job and no home. Just a truck and a sleeping bag and stuff.
Everytime I go under that bridge in one of our boats, I ALWAYS look up and see the people looking down from the cars and I smile! :D :D
Tommy

[EAZYKILLER2006]

my dads from upland, my mom from rancho
they married young
so my dad joined the military AF
i was born in illinois
and the last place :( in the US i lived was virgina (3rd grade)
we lived overseas most of my whole life, till my dad retired
when he got out of the AF, the IE was to crowded
SO...they picked the high desert
i met hubby here :) in the high desert
(after living on such a small military base my whole life, the desert was a whole lot better)
we have been married ever since 24 years
with 2 boys ;) 21 and 24
thats the story
and here we are:D

[thatguy]

my dads from upland, my mom from rancho
they married young
so my dad joined the military AF
i was born in illinois
and the last place :( in the US i lived was virgina (3rd grade)
we lived overseas most of my whole life, till my dad retired
when he got out of the AF, the IE was to crowded
SO...they picked the high desert
i met hubby here :) in the high desert
(after living on such a small military base my whole life, the desert was a whole lot better)
we have been married ever since 24 years
with 2 boys ;) 21 and 24
thats the story
and here we are:D
Thats very interesting. My Wife and I both grew up on bases all over the world, at least till I moved to Alaska. Seems militery brats like us are not afraid to just pull up stakes and move somewhere. Just pick a spot and go!
I think climate has been my biggest influence after all them years in the cold and snow.
Tommy

[dragboat]

After returning from the Philipines as a 9 year old, My dad got stationed in Anchorage.
I lived there for 30 years. Went to work in the oilfield, just like Kimmie in Canada.
Same deal, -30 in Anchorage, -65 or colder in Prudhoe Bay (Work).
After 2 divorces and nothing really going on for me there I noticed my trips to Cali and points south were becoming more frequent and lasting longer.
Got layed off from the oilfield (again) and was living in my Moms basement in Anchorage in my late 30's with a 19 year old model and cokehead. (Gotta say, THAT was a fun year though!) 1999.
Woke up one day and had about 5 grand left. Got in my truck and drove to Cabo san Lucas from Alaska.. Sat on the beach for 2 months whatching the water and taking acid.
When I had just enough money left to make it home, I left.
Here is where it gets good.
While crossing the bridge over Shasta Lake on I5, I saw all the boats, looked good to me.
I continued home to Anchorage, sold a 63 falcon I had for 4 grand, put some money into truck repairs and left again. 2 weeks after I got there.
A week Later I pulled into Redding but there was no work. Drove to Sac and looked up an old girlfriend. She was married now, but they let me stay in their garage for a month. Got hired back in Alaska so I started flying back and forth every 2 weeks for work.
Rented a house in Redding right near the lake. (5 minutes) Bought a boat and became one of the people I saw from the bridge that day.
2 years I lived there alone. One day that same old girlfriend called and said she was bringing her girlfriend up to meet me. We met, went out in the boat and started dating that day.
Now it is 4 years later. We own a beatiful 4 acre lot with pool, shop and just everything you could want. We got married 3 years ago and just count our blessings every day. I work in Colorado now so I don't have to fly to work, I can drive AND got a directional drilling job so am clearing over 200K easy every year. Not bad for an 11th grade dropout!
Sorry I got longwinded, I just never expected it to turn out this way. When I pulled into Sac that day 6 years ago, I had $200.00, no job and no home. Just a truck and a sleeping bag and stuff.
Everytime I go under that bridge in one of our boats, I ALWAYS look up and see the people looking down from the cars and I smile! :D :D
Tommy
Thats what I'm talking about. Great story. Congrats!
:)

[NashvilleBound]

http://www.medicalassistedtreatment.org/media/judge_gavel_lg_clr.gif
:D :D :D :D :D
Loud and clear.

[Sherpa]

born in West Covina, moved to Chico when I was 5. raised in Chico until
having no bright job propects even after purchasing my first home at age
20. sold that, went to school and got my degree.
moved to the bay area in 1986 and stayed until 1991... got married, and moved to Austin....... wife loved/hated it, and my job had a bleak outlook,
so moved back to san jose. the jobs I work in have always been plentiful.
no so anymore....
I've always stayed close to here because my folks are still in Chico, wife's
mom is here, etc....
we're looking at Phoenix soon (if I stay in this industry) or Boise, (same
industry) and have very close freinds in both towns.....
or, Chico.......
--Sherpa

[thatguy]

Thats what I'm talking about. Great story. Congrats!
:)
Thanks. I have been pretty lucky overall. But I don't think my story is unique for my generation. Several of my Bro's I grew up with have somewhat similar storys. We just never really had our own roots being air force brats. In a way I think we are lucky that way, if not a little selfish. Family and relatives really don't influence our choices much. My best friend I grew up with in Alaska lives in Idaho now, that is where he ran out of gas 5 years ago. No kidding. He too makes the same money as I do now (same job) and can live anywhere and travel to work.
But it seems like we are really trying to establish our own roots and still wonder where we will end up. I mean, we are 45 and still don't know what we want to be when we grow up! It is liberating in a way.
I wonder if it would have been raining that day on the bridge, would I have still moved there? Who knows? :D
I'm glad it was sunny!!:)

[Kim Hanson]

After returning from the Philipines as a 9 year old, My dad got stationed in Anchorage.
I lived there for 30 years. Went to work in the oilfield, just like Kimmie in Canada.
Same deal, -30 in Anchorage, -65 or colder in Prudhoe Bay (Work).
After 2 divorces and nothing really going on for me there I noticed my trips to Cali and points south were becoming more frequent and lasting longer.
Got layed off from the oilfield (again) and was living in my Moms basement in Anchorage in my late 30's with a 19 year old model and cokehead. (Gotta say, THAT was a fun year though!) 1999.
Woke up one day and had about 5 grand left. Got in my truck and drove to Cabo san Lucas from Alaska.. Sat on the beach for 2 months whatching the water and taking acid.
When I had just enough money left to make it home, I left.
Here is where it gets good.
While crossing the bridge over Shasta Lake on I5, I saw all the boats, looked good to me.
I continued home to Anchorage, sold a 63 falcon I had for 4 grand, put some money into truck repairs and left again. 2 weeks after I got there.
A week Later I pulled into Redding but there was no work. Drove to Sac and looked up an old girlfriend. She was married now, but they let me stay in their garage for a month. Got hired back in Alaska so I started flying back and forth every 2 weeks for work.
Rented a house in Redding right near the lake. (5 minutes) Bought a boat and became one of the people I saw from the bridge that day.
2 years I lived there alone. One day that same old girlfriend called and said she was bringing her girlfriend up to meet me. We met, went out in the boat and started dating that day.
Now it is 4 years later. We own a beatiful 4 acre lot with pool, shop and just everything you could want. We got married 3 years ago and just count our blessings every day. I work in Colorado now so I don't have to fly to work, I can drive AND got a directional drilling job so am clearing over 200K easy every year. Not bad for an 11th grade dropout!
Sorry I got longwinded, I just never expected it to turn out this way. When I pulled into Sac that day 6 years ago, I had $200.00, no job and no home. Just a truck and a sleeping bag and stuff.
Everytime I go under that bridge in one of our boats, I ALWAYS look up and see the people looking down from the cars and I smile! :D :D
Tommy
Isn't the oilfield the shit ! Great story Tommy :cool: :cool: ...........( . )( . ).......

[photo chick]

After returning from the Philipines as a 9 year old, My dad got stationed in Anchorage.
I lived there for 30 years. Went to work in the oilfield, just like Kimmie in Canada.
Same deal, -30 in Anchorage, -65 or colder in Prudhoe Bay (Work).
After 2 divorces and nothing really going on for me there I noticed my trips to Cali and points south were becoming more frequent and lasting longer.
Got layed off from the oilfield (again) and was living in my Moms basement in Anchorage in my late 30's with a 19 year old model and cokehead. (Gotta say, THAT was a fun year though!) 1999.
Woke up one day and had about 5 grand left. Got in my truck and drove to Cabo san Lucas from Alaska.. Sat on the beach for 2 months whatching the water and taking acid.
When I had just enough money left to make it home, I left.
Here is where it gets good.
While crossing the bridge over Shasta Lake on I5, I saw all the boats, looked good to me.
I continued home to Anchorage, sold a 63 falcon I had for 4 grand, put some money into truck repairs and left again. 2 weeks after I got there.
A week Later I pulled into Redding but there was no work. Drove to Sac and looked up an old girlfriend. She was married now, but they let me stay in their garage for a month. Got hired back in Alaska so I started flying back and forth every 2 weeks for work.
Rented a house in Redding right near the lake. (5 minutes) Bought a boat and became one of the people I saw from the bridge that day.
2 years I lived there alone. One day that same old girlfriend called and said she was bringing her girlfriend up to meet me. We met, went out in the boat and started dating that day.
Now it is 4 years later. We own a beatiful 4 acre lot with pool, shop and just everything you could want. We got married 3 years ago and just count our blessings every day. I work in Colorado now so I don't have to fly to work, I can drive AND got a directional drilling job so am clearing over 200K easy every year. Not bad for an 11th grade dropout!
Sorry I got longwinded, I just never expected it to turn out this way. When I pulled into Sac that day 6 years ago, I had $200.00, no job and no home. Just a truck and a sleeping bag and stuff.
Everytime I go under that bridge in one of our boats, I ALWAYS look up and see the people looking down from the cars and I smile! :D :D
Tommy
Great story!!!! I can't imagine driving from Alaska to Mexico must have been a blast!! Good for you!!!:D

[iRepo]

May be. But at the exchange rate, it's still about minimum wage in US dollars. :jawdrop:
Not anymore. Dollar has dropped. Canadian Looney is as close to the dollar as it has been in over 30 years. We are nearly equal in currency value now.

[shueman]

Born and raised in SoCal, as were my parents. Grandfather came over from Germany in the early 1900's. Had opportunities to re-lo during my working years...just never did. Ya get settled, married and kids, and it's tougher to pick up roots and move.
After driving over 6,000 miles over the past month across this great country of ours, there's definitely some great places out there to choose from... :cool: IOWA was most impressive...

[EAZYKILLER2006]

Thats very interesting. My Wife and I both grew up on bases all over the world, at least till I moved to Alaska. Seems militery brats like us are not afraid to just pull up stakes and move somewhere. Just pick a spot and go!
I think climate has been my biggest influence after all them years in the cold and snow.
Tommy
thanks!!
same here i, hated the cold
and the ALL the bases overseas, were:) 200 people total
real small
the military, teaches you how to deal with situations
and with moving so much
you begin to hate MOVING, every two years :(
especially as a kid
you lose all your friends:(
SOOO... now,i notice,
once you settel down you stay
i ALSO noticed now,
all THE friends i have, i've had since i was 16 (the age i move to the high desert)
and you know how the military is
if you as a kid, get in trouble
then your dad is in trouble...
so we were all innocent, goody goody kiddies lol
people can say
the high desert sucks... no green
but all my live, i had it, green, green, green, and rain and cold :cry: :cry: :cry: and snow and flat land...
SOOO....
i love the desert
i love the mountains
the rocks
i love the heat
and i love havasu
the hotter, the better!
hubby got the biggest promotion offered, up north
i really freaked OUT:cry: :cry: :cry: i couldnt stand the flat land, and green
if he took THE PROMOTION, we could be retired now...
but he saw me so upset
and he didnt take it...
i am sooo glad we didnt move
i would of went into a severe depression... NO LIE
some love the green, and hate the desert
but not me :D

[EAZYKILLER2006]

lol wow that was long
and it kinda made sense:confused:
woo hoo
getting a lil better :D

[EAZYKILLER2006]

We were living in Northern Utah and I was working in Breckenridge Colorado building an Ice Arena in the middle of winter. The General Contractor I was working for pissed me off, as well as finally had enough with the snow so I asked the Mrs to start searching around for job leads.
She calls me up one day and asks me if I had ever heard of Page/ Lake Powell AZ. I had been vacationing here for years prior to meeting her and told her to send off a resume. The contractor was looking for a Project Superintendent. The company brought us down, showed us around and so we packed up and relocated.
Other opportunities have presented themselves and so now I travel all over building projects (currently building a Casino outside of Escondido) but we will never leave Page. At the rate we are going and with my job, I'll be in a position to retire from construction by age 50 and just screw around on Lake Powell, working out on the water.
lol
i think i fell in love with utah and powell
never knew powell, (the start)was the edge of AZ
we retire in 10 years
i started looking at page, to retire!
the beauty is unbelievable!
i know i want to be in AZ
thats for sure, and i want the water...
you guys will have to show us the town when we are up there!

[EAZYKILLER2006]

We were living in Northern Utah and I was working in Breckenridge Colorado building an Ice Arena in the middle of winter. The General Contractor I was working for pissed me off, as well as finally had enough with the snow so I asked the Mrs to start searching around for job leads.
She calls me up one day and asks me if I had ever heard of Page/ Lake Powell AZ. I had been vacationing here for years prior to meeting her and told her to send off a resume. The contractor was looking for a Project Superintendent. The company brought us down, showed us around and so we packed up and relocated.
Other opportunities have presented themselves and so now I travel all over building projects (currently building a Casino outside of Escondido) but we will never leave Page. At the rate we are going and with my job, I'll be in a position to retire from construction by age 50 and just screw around on Lake Powell, working out on the water.
LOL CALL ME WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE

[thatguy]

Isn't the oilfield the shit ! Great story Tommy :cool: :cool: ...........( . )( . ).......
Yes it is! I go to work in sweats or shorts, get to surf HB all day if I want, between surveys and slides at least.
Can live ANYWHERE in the world as long as I show up for my hitch. And make a grand a day. If only I knew how to manage it!!
As you well know, there is no explaining our jobs to people outside the business. No one ever believes it's a real job. My older nieghbors swear I'm a drug runner.
High dollar toys everywhere and when I'm home I am there for like 2 weeks at a time all day. They never see me work! Except yardwork or on boats and stuff.
PS- You know I am out of state working when I am on here every day. At home I rarely turn the damned thing on.
Tommy;)

[a catered life]

wow.moved to cali with mom and stepdad in early 80's lived in pasadena until 2002. made a helluva rep for myself in pasadena :sqeyes: (not all good) but got tired of the fast life:( ...wanted something nice for the kids in a new city that appericated family life, offered nice homes and gave me the ability to get to my current job within 1 hour :confused: but the most important part was to get out of pasadena:mad: ...heard of palmdale and purchased...5 years later happy as hell:D

[EAZYKILLER2006]

wow.moved to cali with mom and stepdad in early 80's lived in pasadena until 2002. made a helluva rep for myself in pasadena :sqeyes: (not all good) but got tired of the fast life:( ...wanted something nice for the kids in a new city that appericated family life, offered nice homes and gave me the ability to get to my current job within 1 hour :confused: but the most important part was to get out of pasadena:mad: ...heard of palmdale and purchased...5 years later happy as hell:D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v70/phlint/My%20Pics/Myspace%20posting/anim199.gif
it was nice meeting you guys!!!

[AzLakeLizard]

lol
i think i fell in love with utah and powell
never knew powell, (the start)was the edge of AZ
we retire in 10 years
i started looking at page, to retire!
the beauty is unbelievable!
i know i want to be in AZ
thats for sure, and i want the water...
you guys will have to show us the town when we are up there!
We can do that!.. I love living in a small town right next to the Lake!... it is only a 2 hour drive to either Flagstaff or St. George is someone gets the shopping urge..lol and we make alot of trips to Phoenix, SLC, Vegas, Durango.. etc.. It is amazing out here!:)

[EAZYKILLER2006]

We can do that!.. I love living in a small town right next to the Lake!... it is only a 2 hour drive to either Flagstaff or St. George is someone gets the shopping urge..lol and we make alot of trips to Phoenix, SLC, Vegas, Durango.. etc.. It is amazing out here!:)
yea!!!
i cant wait
i will pm you my number...

[a catered life]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v70/phlint/My%20Pics/Myspace%20posting/anim199.gif
it was nice meeting you guys!!!
equally as nice for me...:devil: i mean us:D

[Throttle]

moved to lake havasu a little over a year ago, might have had something to do with the fact I love following the snowbirds around town not to mention being on the lake duing national idiot days...:jawdrop:

[Bre]

Was born in Fullerton, Ca. My family moved to Chino Hills when I was about three. Met Andy when I was 17 and as soon as I turned 18 we bought a condo in Chino Hills so we could stay close to work and family. His family lives in Diamond Bar and mine still in Chino Hills. Got pregnant with Kailey so we decided we needed something bigger and bought a house in Chino Hills so we could stay close to family and work once again. Went through the divorce and I have lived in 5 different places over the last 2 years. Ended up out in Corona because my boyfriend wanted to get out of Chino Hills. It is a little further from my parents and from work, but the house is a lot nicer than the house I had in Chino Hills. I miss my family though. I am a huge family person, so it's hard for me to not be 5 mins away.

[Kim Hanson]

Yes it is! I go to work in sweats or shorts, get to surf HB all day if I want, between surveys and slides at least.
Can live ANYWHERE in the world as long as I show up for my hitch. And make a grand a day. If only I knew how to manage it!!
As you well know, there is no explaining our jobs to people outside the business. No one ever believes it's a real job. My older nieghbors swear I'm a drug runner.
High dollar toys everywhere and when I'm home I am there for like 2 weeks at a time all day. They never see me work! Except yardwork or on boats and stuff.
PS- You know I am out of state working when I am on here every day. At home I rarely turn the damned thing on.
Tommy;)
I hear ya, my neighbor came over yesterday to see what I was doing to my truck now! He had a beer with me and we chatted about my stuff ( in the driveway , backyard and garage ). He said to me " you sure like fast boats ", I told him they were just lawn ornaments :D :D He then asked me if I like to fish :rolleyes: :D I just said I troll every chance I get :D :D Us Oil Men are SLICK !..........( . )( . ).......She is a rough life , but someone has to do it. Holli is stopping by on the 7th or 8th, those are good for the right arm sore from drinking way too much........

[Kim Hanson]

Nothing here........( . )( . ).............

[thatguy]

I hear ya, my neighbor came over yesterday to see what I was doing to my truck now! He had a beer with me and we chatted about my stuff ( in the driveway , backyard and garage ). He said to me " you sure like fast boats ", I told him they were just lawn ornaments :D :D He then asked me if I like to fish :rolleyes: :D I just said I troll every chance I get :D :D Us Oil Men are SLICK !..........( . )( . ).......She is a rough life , but someone has to do it. Holli is stopping by on the 7th or 8th, those are good for the right arm sore from drinking way too much........
Well, You know what they say: "it's a wonderful life, if you don't weaken."
Tommy

[franky]

extradition

[OutCole'd]

Bad luck......

[dragboat]

extradition
Funny,:D True? :confused:
:D

[thatguy]

"Say....another day....at the end of another lost highway.
Signs just leading to nowhere."
BJA, Greenday

[thatguy]

Saw this again and wondered if anyone has moved since posting?:)
Tommy

[3 daytona`s]

Isn't that about minimum wage in USD? :D
I grew up in Hawthorne, CA. Had been coming to the River to boat and bike since the mid '60s. My Grandfather owned an Office Supply Company in Beverly Hills, and when driving through from his home in Sun City, AZ, decided to stop in Parker to see what we saw in it. He saw that Parker Office Supply was for sale, and in 1974 decided to buy it, and had my folks move out and run it.
I joined the Coast Guard and was sent out here '78-'81. In '87 I was considering getting out of the Guard, and the Under-Sheriff (who I used to work with on the River) offered me a job. The rest is History.
Out Here?:)

[Mrs 2LKHVSU]

Pure Luck :D

[OnlyMoney]

Love :)

[pancho]

seattle to boston for a girl

[My Man's Sportin' Wood]

Saw this again and wondered if anyone has moved since posting?:)
Tommy
I wish. I'm done with property. The only way I'd have land again is if it could stay natural and not need to be weeded, mowed or maintained.