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  • wpod
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2014
    • 2395

    The escape from CA is now imminent!

    Wife & I have been wanting to leave CA. We've lived here nearly all our lives but can't stand it anymore.
    The company I work for opened a new facility in Tennessee a couple years ago and that got us talking seriously. Then I went there in summer. Nope, I don't do humidity.
    Now we've opened a new facility in Bullhead City, AZ. Quite often the hottest city in the Nation (but it's a dry heat, lol).
    We've looked at homes and have been chomping at the bit to git outta CA.
    Well work just called and asked when I want to go! They know we have some things to wrap-up before we move, mostly I've been waiting for work to give the green light.
    So now the logistical nightmare begins.
    Daughter graduates high school May 31st.
    We've looked at homes and are on pretty much the same page.
    We currently rent, and are a month and a half ahead on rent, so between that and first house payment delayed 90 days we should be able to avoid paying both at once.
    Then picking which home and waiting to close on it.
    Then packing and moving and unpacking. Plus moving horses (no more boarding fees).
    Two of our kids are not coming with us (adult, still at home), two others are coming.
    But in a few short, hot months we'll be rid of our once great State.
    When I graduated high school I moved to AZ for trade school and stayed for 10 years, so I feel like I'm going home.
    No more roster or featureless bs. No mag capacity bs. I already have my AZ CCW so I walk in, pay, walk out with new gun.
    So the new adventure begins.

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    floogy
    Veteran Member
    • Sep 2009
    • 2741

    Congrats. I wish that was a possibility with my company. But unlikely.

    Enjoy the freedom.


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    • #3
      Barmaleykin
      CGN/CGSSA Contributor - Lifetime
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      • Feb 2013
      • 495

      Good luck!
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      • #4
        all torque
        Member
        • Jul 2008
        • 407

        Congrats! I was given that opportunity last year, and I haven't looked back. At this point, I don't even want to go visit family.

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        • #5
          The Shootist
          Senior Member
          • May 2010
          • 1796

          That’s great! I’m working on an exit strategy....don’t know exactly how long till it plays out but hopefully soon this place is gotten too crazy to say the least.
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          • #6
            beanz2
            I need a LIFE!!
            • Nov 2008
            • 12032

            Congrats. Sometimes the opportunity just lands in your hands.

            Sometimes you have to make the opportunity happen.



            BTW, do you only need an AZ CCW, or do you also need an AZ drivers license to buy a gun?
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            • #7
              russ69
              Calguns Addict
              • Nov 2009
              • 9348

              Think about living in Kingman.
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              • #8
                wpod
                Senior Member
                • Apr 2014
                • 2395

                Originally posted by beanz2
                Congrats. Sometimes the opportunity just lands in your hands.

                Sometimes you have to make the opportunity happen.



                BTW, do you only need an AZ CCW, or do you also need an AZ drivers license to buy a gun?
                I would imagine that one would have to be an AZ resident.
                The CCW is the background check.

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                • #9
                  machrono
                  Senior Member
                  • Feb 2012
                  • 637

                  Originally posted by floogy
                  Congrats. I wish that was a possibility with my company. But unlikely.

                  Enjoy the freedom.


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                  never say never. the pace of companies moving out is on the upswing as well.

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                  • #10
                    wpod
                    Senior Member
                    • Apr 2014
                    • 2395

                    Originally posted by russ69
                    Think about living in Kingman.
                    Work is in Bullhead City. We're looking in a 30 mile radius.
                    Most of the homes we're looking at are in Mohave Valley, Fort Mohave, or Golden Valley.
                    Having horses, we're looking for land outside town.

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                    • #11
                      Guns and guitars
                      Banned
                      • Mar 2012
                      • 1548

                      Good for you. I love Az! Vote with your feet~

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                      • #12
                        NorCalFocus
                        Veteran Member
                        • Aug 2013
                        • 3913

                        Kingman is just a lot cooler.

                        I got the call just like you did 3 years ago now. Best thing we ever did was leave that golden **** hole behind.

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                        • #13
                          Burbur
                          Senior Member
                          • Sep 2010
                          • 1258

                          Originally posted by wpod
                          Two of our kids are not coming with us (adult, still at home), two others are coming.
                          This is a major accomplishments. I have many friends who don't know how to shake loose their adult children that are still dependent on them. I'll share your story.

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                          • #14
                            k1dude
                            I need a LIFE!!
                            • May 2009
                            • 14669

                            Congrats!

                            Watch out for green rattlesnakes.
                            "Show me a young conservative and I'll show you a man without a heart. Show me an old liberal and I'll show you a man without a brain." - Sir Winston Churchill

                            "I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!" - Senator Barry Goldwater

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                            • #15
                              wpod
                              Senior Member
                              • Apr 2014
                              • 2395

                              Originally posted by Burbur
                              This is a major accomplishments. I have many friends who don't know how to shake loose their adult children that are still dependent on them. I'll share your story.
                              I did kick the oldest out awhile back. He moved in with his Grandma.
                              Two months later she died. He found her.
                              He moved back and started paying rent.

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