Buh-bye (for now...)

[red-beard]

Have fun up in New Hampshire.

The wifey wants to go to Boston sometime in the next year. I'm thinking of signing up for the Cape Cod MS150, Boston to P-Town. Maybe we can get together when we're up there.

Everyone told me as I left California, "You won't be able to afford to move back." Who would want to? California may have nice weather and some very good points. But like having sex with my (ex-)wife 5+ days a week, sometimes you reach a point where it ain't worth it!

You made the right decision Jeff. Have a great time. Enjoy the seasons. Have a sport for each season. Enjoy the snow. Buy a snow-blower!!!

[onewhippedpuppy]

Congrats Jeff! You'll have to fill us in on your new location and job.

[Christien]

As we head into another brutally cold winter and I enjoy the last few weeks with the 911, I'm shaking my head and thinking you're nuts to move anywhere near this area!

But good luck in your new adventures!

[pete3799]

Are you sure about this.
Taken yesterday morn.

[red-beard]

Diary Of New Hampshire & Arizona

Dear Diary:

August 2: Moved to our new home in New Hampshire. It is so beautiful here. The forests are so serene and picturesque. Can hardly wait to see them all covered with snow. God's Country. I love it here!

October 14: New Hampshire is the most beautiful place on Earth. The leaves are turning and beginning to color. I love the bright shades of red and orange. Went for a ride through a beautiful forest and spotted some deer. They are so graceful. They are certainly the most peaceful animals on earth. This must be paradise!

November 11: Deer Season will start soon. I can't imagine anyone wanting to kill such an elegant creature. The very symbol of peace and tranquillity. Hope it will snow soon. I really love it here!

December 2: It finally snowed last night. Woke up to find everything blanketed in white. It looks just like a postcard. We went outside and cleared the snow off the steps and shoveled the driveway. We had a snowball fight (I won) and when the snow plow came by, we had to shovel the driveway again. What a beautiful place. Mother Nature in perfect harmony. I love New Hampshire.

December 12: More snow last night. I love it. The snow-plow did his trick again (that rascal). A winter wonderland, but pretty cold!

December 19: More snow last night. Couldn't even get out of the driveway to get to work this time. I'm exhausted from shoveling this stuff. Darn that old snow-plow!

December 22: More of that white **** fell last night. I've got blisters from shoveling this crap. I think the snow plow man hides around the curve and waits until I'm done shoveling the damn driveway, then he plows the ****ing street, the *******!

December 25: "White Christmas" my busted ass! More ****ing snow. If I ever get my hands on the son-of-a-***** who drives that snowplow, I swear I will castrate the stupid bastard. Why don't they use more salt on the roads to melt all this ice.

December 28: Guess what? More white **** fell last night. Been inside since Christmas ****ing day except for shoveling out the driveway every time the "Snow Plow from Hell" comes by. Can't go anywhere, the car's buried in a mountain of frozen white ****. The weatherman says to expect another 10" tonight. Do you know how many shovels- full of white **** 10" is?

January 1: Happy ****ing New Year! The weatherman was wrong. We got 34" of the white **** this time. At this rate, it won't melt until the 4th of July. The snow plow got stuck up the road and the ****head driver had the balls to come to the door and ask to borrow my shovel. I told him I'd already broken 6 shovels digging out from under all the white **** he pushes back into my driveway and broke my last shovel over his God damned head.

January 4: Finally got out of the house today. Went to the store to get food. On the way back a God damned deer ran in front of the car and I hit the ****er. Did about $3000 damage to the car. Those worthless deer ****-dropping road hazards should be exterminated. Wish the ****ing hunters had killed them all last November.

May 3: Took the new car to the garage in town. Would you believe the body is rusting out from all that ****ing salt they dumped on the roads all winter. My car looks like a piece of ****!

July 1: Moved to Arizona! I can't imagine why anyone on their right mind would ever move to that God Forsaken State of New Hampshire.

July 2: Saw a wonderful sunset this evening. I now understand "Purple Mountains Majesty". Why do people live anywhere but here?

July 3: A lightning storm came last night. The sky was all lit. It was truly awesome! This morning the sky is "transparent". I can see into Mexico. Arizona is a phenomenal state!

July 4: Now this is a state that knows how to live. Beautiful sunny days and warm balmy evenings. Mountains and desert blended together, what a place. Watched the fireworks at the park laying out on a blanket. It was glorious! I've finally found my home.

July 5: Really heating up, got to 100 today, not a problem, live in an air conditioned home and drive an air conditioned car. Life's full of tradeoffs. What a pleasure to see the sun everyday like this. I'm turning into a real sun worshipper.

July 7: Had the back yard landscaped with western plants today. Lots of cactus and rocks. What a breeze to maintain. No more mowing for me. Another scorcher today but I love it here.

July 10: The temperature has not been below 100 all week. How do people get used to this kind of heat. At least it's a dry heat. Getting used to it is taking a little longer than I expected.

July 15: Fell asleep at poolside, got 3rd degree burns over 60% of my body. Missed two days work. What a dumb thing to do. I've learned my lesson! I really respect the old Sun in a climate like this.

July 20: I missed Tabby our cat sneaking into the car when I left this morning. By the time I got out to the hot car for lunch, Tabby had swollen to the size of a shopping bag and exploded over $2000 worth of leather upholstery. I told the kids she ran away. The car now smells like kibbles and ****. No more pets in this heat.

July 25: Dry ****ing Heat my Ass. Hot is hot! I'd be cooler living in my oven. The home air conditioner is on the fritz and the AC repairman wants $200 just to drive by and tell me he needs to order parts.

July 30: Been sleeping outside by the pool for three nights now. $1100 ****ing dollar house payment and we can't even go inside. Why did I ever come here?

August 4: 117 degrees. Finally got the air conditioner fixed today. It cost $500 and can only cool the house down to 90. Stupid ass Mexican repairman pissed in my pool. I hate this ****ing state.

August 8: If another ****head cracks, "Hot enough for ya today", I'm going to tear his ****ing throat out. Arizona is hot! By the time I get to work, the radiator is boiling over, my clothes are dripping wet with sweat and I smell like roasted ****ing Garfield.

August 10: The weather report might as well be a recording. Hot and sunny. It's been too hot to **** for 2 stinking months. And the weatherman says it might really warm up this weekend. Doesn't it ever rain in the barren damn desert!

August 19: Welcome to Hell! Temperature got to 128 degrees today. Forgot to crack a window and blew the ****ing windshield out of the Lincoln. The Mexican installer came to fix it, and said, "Hot enough for ya today." My wife had to spend the stinking $1100 house payment to bail me out of jail.

August 30: Hottest day of the God damn summer. I'm not even leaving the house. Water rationing has been in effect all summer so the $1700 worth of my "low maintenance" cactus in the yard just dried up and blew into the ****ing pool Even a cactus can't live in this heat! I can't cool off in the pool now! The pool is full of ****ing needles and every ****ing time I ****ing attempt to clean the ****ing cactus needles out of the ****ing pool filter I shred my ****ing hands.
That does it, we're moving back to New Hampshire in time for deer season!!!

[widgeon13]

Welcome to the real world, unless you are coming to the woods you probably won't see me but I travel around NE a lot so I may be in the more civilized areas on occasion, Good luck and enjoy the NE.

If you want some nice driving roads, come to the Adirondacks, I'll be here w/ a couple of cold ones.

[VaSteve]

Just showed back up and didn't say where you landed, huh? We see how you are!

[Porsche-O-Phile]

It's been quite an ordeal and honestly I don't have much time to get into it. I'm extremely busy these days.

I'll just say (predictably) the move sucked. Got into an accident, the 911 suffered pretty extensive damage. Long story short is a guy fell asleep at the wheel on the I-10 and slammed into the back of me (the car trailer that I had the 911 on). Made a hell of a mess of things for me. If you saw the pictures of the carnage you wouldn't believe it.

Got stuck in a rainstorm all the way from NM to here. The rental truck wasn't waterproof. We lost a lot of stuff due to water damage. Naturally a long, drag-out fight with the rental company is brewing right now.

Good news is I did meet my "start" date and I'm back working (thank the almighty). I don't give a damn about cold, dark days, rain, whatever. I honestly haven't had much time to think about it - it beats being on an unemployment line for even one more day. I'm happy to be here. It's nice so far honestly. I'm more than okay with it.

I've got quite a litany of moving-related messes on my hands to deal with on top of dealing with a new job, new house, things to unpack, etc. More than I can get into right now but I appreciate the thoughts - it's nice to be loved or whatever I guess.

I'll be back on to share my stories when I get some time. Gotta' get ready for a seminar tomorrow night (side gig).

[vash]

good luck Pop!!! give em hell.

[gassy]

Glad you and your wife made it ok.

[Jim727]

Good grief - I'm off the boards for a couple of months and find out PoP has escaped!!!

Best to you, Jeff; hope it all works at least to your expectations.

Learn to ski. ...or snowshoe. ...or to love long underwear. Sorry to hear about your 911, that sucks. Please keep us posted on your progress.

Jim

[RoninLB]

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

I'll be back on to share my stories when I get some time. Gotta' get ready for a seminar tomorrow night (side gig).

all the best

[azasadny]

Jeff,
I'm glad you and your family are OK and that you're back on the board!

[red-beard]

Jeff, take up Snowboarding. You're close to several good ski areas.

[speeder]

Originally Posted by red-beard

Diary Of New Hampshire & Arizona

Dear Diary: !

[Joeaksa]

Glad you made it ok. Pics when you have time.

[Rick Lee]

I'm sure NH is very pretty. But I just spent a weekend in Mammoth Lakes, CA and was reminded what cold weather is like. No thanks. I only ever want to see snow on postcards or tv or maybe on mountains in the distance.

[The Gaijin]

Leaky rental truck - who would have figured?

Glad you have arrived safe and sound.

[red-beard]

I'd live in New Hampshire. It would be the only place in New England I'd want to live. MA isn't too bad, if you are "in the know". Vermont is very strange, being that it is very pro-freedom and socialist at the same time.

[911boost]

Oh man, glad to hear you weren't injured.

Good luck getting everything settled.