Moving to Ft. Knox

[porsche930dude]

Well you've got some of the best offroading in the country between kentucky and tennesee. Pick up a sxs or jeep and have alot more fun than you ever could on the road.

[Eric 951]

Beware of this man

[astrochex]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

I remember your post...came, frankly, as a bit of a revalation.

I retired eraly because they wanted to send me to China Lake. I love China Lake but I had a successful wife at NAVAIR in Pa River and two happy kids in HS.

I had also "geo-bached" for five years when the kids were growing up and I wasn't going to do that again.

So I pulled chocks and retired.

I could do three years at Fort Knox and never once complain.

How could the family not be drawn by Ridgecrest? Such a garden spot. And the golf course on base …

[RDM]

This is all tremendously helpful. We are going because it's the best choice available to us, given our constraints.

[RDM]

Any word on 1) car club activities or 2) air cooled mechanics?

[Robert Coats]

Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6

Hey Dru, sorry to hear it but at least you'll have great BBQ, so there's that.

Yes!

https://marksfeedstore.com/



I used to trek from ATL to Louisville for business 2-3 times a year, and it was always a treat to eat at Mark's. Don't miss the buttermilk pie.

[RDM]

Originally Posted by 911_Dude

Im from Louisville, and still visit family fairly often. Are you moving to live on Post or getting your own place? Ft Knox is not really in that great an area IMO. If you are willing to drive a little to work, I would recommend looking around Elizabeth Town or Bardstown area. Something east of Ft Knox. The southside and west end of Louisville is not the best the city has to offer. East of I-65 is where Id look. But Louisville has a lot to do, fantastic one-off restaurants, bourbon everywhere, lots of car clubs and Cars and Coffee, etc. In Bowling Green KY, you have one of the best road courses in the mid-west- NCM, right next to the National Corvette Museum. My favorite track. Elizabeth Town and Bardstown were sleepy little towns that are now very fast growing. Good places. PM me if you have any questions.

911_Dude,

I saw your reply when you posted it, but somehow failed to answer. Zillow has been our friend; we've seen there are places we could probably afford. We've looked mostly in the Brandenburg / Doe Valley / Vine Grove directions. When we visited retired friends in Louisville 2 years ago, we really enjoyed Bardstown but I haven't even considered it. An under-30-minute commute on uncrowded roads seems OK to me, so we'll look in that direction too.

[RDM]

Originally Posted by Robert Coats

Yes!

I used to trek from ATL to Louisville for business 2-3 times a year, and it was always a treat to eat at Mark's. Don't miss the buttermilk pie.

It's an audacious man who quotes himself in his own sig. I admire that.

The pictures look great. Mark's is on our list!

[MBAtarga]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

grab a Guinness Stout draw

Now you've got my attention! (note my avatar to the left)

[911_Dude]

Originally Posted by RDM

911_Dude,

I saw your reply when you posted it, but somehow failed to answer. Zillow has been our friend; we've seen there are places we could probably afford. We've looked mostly in the Brandenburg / Doe Valley / Vine Grove directions. When we visited retired friends in Louisville 2 years ago, we really enjoyed Bardstown but I haven't even considered it. An under-30-minute commute on uncrowded roads seems OK to me, so we'll look in that direction too.

Sounds good. Those are all nice places. Pretty rural. All depends on what you're looking for. But those are nice.

When you say "Car Clubs" what are you looking for specifically? There is the usual PCA club in Louisville. As well as BMW and Corvette clubs. But like I said, Im a Louisvillian, and dont have a lot of knowledge of car clubs outside of that city. Cars and Coffee events are common all summer.

There are a few air cooled mechanics in Louisville. Stuttgart Specialists is a good place to start. I know at least one mechanic at the Louisville P car deal is well versed in aircooled. But its been a couple of years since dealing with any of them. The Porsche Club in Louisville is pretty active and Im sure a call to one of the contacts could set you up.

[RDM]

Originally Posted by MBAtarga

Now you've got my attention! (note my avatar to the left)

I am sad to report to you both that I'm writing from Belfast.



For you Guinness fans, I recommend The Search for God and Guinness. I received it as a gift some years ago from my Belfast friend I'm staying with now.

[RDM]

Originally Posted by 911_Dude

Sounds good. Those are all nice places. Pretty rural. All depends on what you're looking for. But those are nice.

When you say "Car Clubs" what are you looking for specifically? There is the usual PCA club in Louisville. As well as BMW and Corvette clubs. But like I said, Im a Louisvillian, and dont have a lot of knowledge of car clubs outside of that city. Cars and Coffee events are common all summer.

There are a few air cooled mechanics in Louisville. Stuttgart Specialists is a good place to start. I know at least one mechanic at the Louisville P car deal is well versed in aircooled. But its been a couple of years since dealing with any of them. The Porsche Club in Louisville is pretty active and Im sure a call to one of the contacts could set you up.

Looking for a place where I can build a home shop and not deal with traffic, where my wife can play her instruments without bothering the neighbors, and where we can walk, bike, and belong. So rural, close to the city, is not bad at all I think.

As far as clubs go, PCA, SCCA, MBCA are all good things for me.

[matthewb0051]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

Harold Sakata was my favorite Bond henchman.

The Fort Knox confinement facility (brig / stockade) was just down the street from the gold depository. Drove by it a few times when I went there to visit clients.

[RDM]

Originally Posted by matthewb0051

The Fort Knox confinement facility (brig / stockade) was just down the street from the gold depository. Drove by it a few times when I went there to visit clients.

Clients in the brig, or clients in the gold depository? Or did they start in one and end up in the other?

[matthewb0051]

Originally Posted by RDM

Clients in the brig, or clients in the gold depository? Or did they start in one and end up in the other?

Brig.

But honesty, I don't think either are there any longer.

[RDM]

Originally Posted by matthewb0051

Brig.

But honesty, I don't think either are there any longer.

What else could there be on the corner of Bullion Boulevard and Gold Vault Road?



4500 tons of gold. I'd love to look around, but I don't think they welcome visitors....

[Steve Carlton]

[matthewb0051]

Originally Posted by RDM

What else could there be on the corner of Bullion Boulevard and Gold Vault Road?

4500 tons of gold. I'd love to look around, but I don't think they welcome visitors....

I just checked, the Confinement Facility closed in 2010. Pretty sure it was on Gold Vault Road, on the overhead you can see where a building used to be and is no longer. Somehow I got it in my head that the gold suppository was closing too. (let's see if anyone gets that reference)

[Steve Carlton]

I saw suppository.

[speeder]

Originally Posted by RDM

I am sad to report to you both that I'm writing from Belfast.

You should hop in a car and head south, Ireland is just a short distance away!