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Calguns Expatriates For members who have left California but remain Calgunners |
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I got a job in Phoenix... now I have 6 weeks left in CA...
Same company, a bit less pay, different job (moving from the design side to a support/parts type position). Working for "a major aerospace company" in Phoenix area.
But... the Mrs. and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We've talked about moving for over a decade, most likely at retirement... then came a Thursday night about 4 months ago when we were packing the RV for a camping trip that weekend, planning to leave in the morning. Suddenly, my wife says the radio just told her Newsome was going to put the entire state under house arrest due to the Chinese flu... so we left a night early, hoping we could make it to the border before martial law was declared. He didn't declare martial law, but he did close just about everything, and that weekend we spent a wonderful few days at a lake in AZ, then ate at a restaurant like real people with a waiter and everything. It always hurt to get home from AZ, but this time it felt like going into prison. We decided, at that point, we'd had enough. I'm not sure if my first purchase will be a cheap, rack-grade AR-15 with pistol grip and flash hider, or a switchblade, or Everclear 190. :-) August 18th is my first day at the new facility... Now I just need to pack up all this crap...
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NRA Patron Member I've written up my ongoing adventures as I learn to hunt. Yes, you CAN fit a case of shotgun shells into a .50cal ammo can. I think i found an optimal solution for ammo can labeling. I made this target for the NRA's Marksman pistol test. I think it's a lot better than the paper plate they suggest. |
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nothing I have is unusual or off-roster anyway... nothing anyone will miss when it leaves the state. I am thinking I'd like a silencer or two, maybe an AR pistol... I did mention I'm making LESS money, right? :-)
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NRA Patron Member I've written up my ongoing adventures as I learn to hunt. Yes, you CAN fit a case of shotgun shells into a .50cal ammo can. I think i found an optimal solution for ammo can labeling. I made this target for the NRA's Marksman pistol test. I think it's a lot better than the paper plate they suggest. |
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I hate feeling like I've given up... The first thing i did when i turned 18 was move here... Met my wife here... And you don't defeat evil by running away from it... But I'm tired of being beat on.
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I now make the same in Idaho as I did in California, and my family live at an exponentially better standard of living. Congratulations on being able to relocate your family to freedom. Good luck. |
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And lower gas & food prices, Lower income and property taxes, lower cost of living I think you'll be ok
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Get your CA DMV form ready to submit, along with proof of your new registration when you obtain it. E-file form 1’s are running quickly right now, so set aside a few hundred dollars for those. Until BATFE gets Form 4’s online those are taking a long time, so pick a rim fire and pistol can soon.
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There is a beautiful mountain town about halfway between Phoenix and Prescott. We were debating moving there and doing the hour long commute for the amazing view... But realized our sanity was more important.
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There was a mobile home for sale for $77K on an acre of land with a view of the valley that would cost you 3 or 4 million in Santa Barbara. We were THIS CLOSE to buying it and sucking up the hour long commute down to phoenix.
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NRA Patron Member I've written up my ongoing adventures as I learn to hunt. Yes, you CAN fit a case of shotgun shells into a .50cal ammo can. I think i found an optimal solution for ammo can labeling. I made this target for the NRA's Marksman pistol test. I think it's a lot better than the paper plate they suggest. |
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Congrats on your move and the best to you, I'm jealous.
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Anybody have any first hand experience of dealing with what seems to be the oppressive Arizona heat? I am all for change, just not sure about that heat.
Congrats to the OP!
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Life was simpler, and more honest, when revolvers and lever actions were the rule. |
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Just don't park your black leather interior car in direct sunlight, and it's survivable.
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NRA Patron Member I've written up my ongoing adventures as I learn to hunt. Yes, you CAN fit a case of shotgun shells into a .50cal ammo can. I think i found an optimal solution for ammo can labeling. I made this target for the NRA's Marksman pistol test. I think it's a lot better than the paper plate they suggest. |
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I've already got a "don't California my Arizona" sticker on my RV. :-)
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NRA Patron Member I've written up my ongoing adventures as I learn to hunt. Yes, you CAN fit a case of shotgun shells into a .50cal ammo can. I think i found an optimal solution for ammo can labeling. I made this target for the NRA's Marksman pistol test. I think it's a lot better than the paper plate they suggest. |
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Phoenix freeways at commute time aren't like the 405, but don't expect clear sailing either. Plenty of stop and go traffic. BTW the AZ governor just did almost the same thing you were talking about Newsum doing. He closed gyms and is going to be looking at lawsuits for it. He couldn't mandate masks for all, but he suggested it and most cities did mandate them with misdemeanor penalties. If you're caught maskless in public not driving solo you can get cited. |
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Every year I like the heat more. Was out yesterday shooting machine guns. Was 95 in the desert and 102 back on pavement. After a few years of living in Phoenix your body will consider 60 to be extremely cold. 70 cold. 80 no longer need a hoodie. 90 nice. 100 warm. 110 uncomfortable. 120 like 85 in Chicago. Or you can fight the heat and run your ac below 77 and always be miserable. My AC is never below 79. I've ran my fireplace when it was 70 in the house in the winter. I'm typically shivering below 70 and wear thermals in the desert below 60.
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And, the people didn't just bend over and accept it.
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NRA Patron Member I've written up my ongoing adventures as I learn to hunt. Yes, you CAN fit a case of shotgun shells into a .50cal ammo can. I think i found an optimal solution for ammo can labeling. I made this target for the NRA's Marksman pistol test. I think it's a lot better than the paper plate they suggest. |
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Lived on and off for much of my life in Southern Arizona.
You will get used to the heat and, to a great degree, it's a mental thing. You will also learn to adjust your life to avoid the worst of it by waking early in the day in order to finish exercise, yard work, etc. Personally, I got so used to it that, like most natives Arizonans, you wear a hat and long sleeves to cover up in the sun. |
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Just made the move last month i spent the first week here and just came back for the weekend im still at my job in so cal but leaving it in august.Wife and kids are new house.We sold our fullerton house made 300k on it.paid 305 for our house in peoria nice neighborhood and i have the rv parking i needed for trailer and boat.House is 1900 sf vs the old 1180sf.
So far the short time here i like it sure its warm but i can still hang out in my patio during the day or hit the local lake too.i know housing market is hot here lot of good stuff sold fast but be sure to drive areas before you buy around here it can change fast i know we looked at 6-8 homes some areas i didnt like we bought this one unseen in person going off father in law driving around and realtor we lucked out. |
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Question for you AZ types: do you have a different set of applicances available in AZ than in CA? I'd like to get a bunch of stuff without this energy-star-low-flush bull****, but the selection on Lowes website seems the same...
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NRA Patron Member I've written up my ongoing adventures as I learn to hunt. Yes, you CAN fit a case of shotgun shells into a .50cal ammo can. I think i found an optimal solution for ammo can labeling. I made this target for the NRA's Marksman pistol test. I think it's a lot better than the paper plate they suggest. |
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Just moved to peoria and we dont have gas in our area so its all electric.Going to take time getting use to i hate electric stoves.
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I don't know about toilets but Nat Gas appliances. There is a big diff. Gas Water heaters cost about 1/2 what they do in CrapOfornia because of the "Green House Gas" cow fart regs. |
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The knob has two sides for cooking. Smaller or larger. The burner itself has 2 different ring markings for the same. My neighborhood has gas. I have a gas heater, WH and Drier. I do find it odd they didn’t plumb behind the range for gas |
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Give me some credit, man. :-)
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NRA Patron Member I've written up my ongoing adventures as I learn to hunt. Yes, you CAN fit a case of shotgun shells into a .50cal ammo can. I think i found an optimal solution for ammo can labeling. I made this target for the NRA's Marksman pistol test. I think it's a lot better than the paper plate they suggest. |
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I had to google that... I thought it was a Chaiy-na-flu reference. :-)
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NRA Patron Member I've written up my ongoing adventures as I learn to hunt. Yes, you CAN fit a case of shotgun shells into a .50cal ammo can. I think i found an optimal solution for ammo can labeling. I made this target for the NRA's Marksman pistol test. I think it's a lot better than the paper plate they suggest. |
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