Moving to..........

[brettw22]

Utah......yup.........Utah......

I was there for 3 weeks over the holidays and I had more fun in the 3 weeks I was there than I have in the past 4-5years that I've spent in IL and AZ. Saw a bunch of friends and of course my sisters and their kids were fun to hang out with as well.

I use to live there for about 6 years and I really liked it.......now for the hardcore job hunt to begin...........

I've got moving companies coming throughout the week to quote me prices so we'll see how much this will end up running.

Wish me luck.

[Refefer]

Wow, that's a bit of move. Have you been looking to move for a while or did you just decide to throw in the towel after having such a great time there?

Only thing I can say about Utah from personal experience (driving through) is that it's beautiful out there. If you're an outdoors guy, you can call it home.

[brettw22]

I'm not an outdoorsish person, but I definitely prefer the scenery of actual mountains than the rock/cactus type things in Arizona.

I haven't been happy with IL and wasn't really that into AZ (mostly because of the job I had at the time) and since I had so much fun being there I decided that it's time to bring some happiness back into my life (sounds corny, but it's true).

[cfrizz]

Congrats Brett. Good luck with the move.

[tonyb]

Congrats brett!!! And....um...are you takeing t-unit with ya??:)

[brettw22]

I swear I'm starting to look around and actually figure out how much stuff I have and it adds up a lot quicker than you'd think it does........oh well.....

Ideally I should get a job first and hopefully I will, but I know that I'm a hell of a lot happier just thinking about moving than I usually am day in/day out.......

[Refefer]

Not corny at all. Hell, what's the point in living miserably?

Good luck and congrats!

[dorokusai]

Great....a gay mormon Polkie.

[danger boy]

cool.. you'll have a better time near friends and family again.. good on you. Best of luck..

If you happen to want to lighten your moving load and part with some.. say.. FX1000's... i could be talked into taking them off your hands. :p ;)

[TennesseeOutlaw]

Good lucK Brett... I wish you the best..

[PolkWannabie]

Great....a gay mormon Polkie.
Uhhh ... Hmmm ... and I didn't think I'd fit it there long term ... Even with my wife and generally conservative attitudes ... I like Utah from a scenic perspective ... but it's a different sort of place in other respects ...

[dkg999]

Woohoo! Them Morman girls can party! Well, OK, maybe that's not really important to you, but I remember some trips to Salt Lake in my younger days when my buddy was going to see his appointed future wife, and boy-oh-boy did them girls let loose when they could!

Congratulations and good luck. I've always admired those that take the risk of deciding on location first, then worrying about what to do for a living.

[Demiurge]

Woohoo! Them Morman girls can party! Well, OK, maybe that's not really important to you, but I remember some trips to Salt Lake in my younger days when my buddy was going to see his appointed future wife, and boy-oh-boy did them girls let loose when they could!

Somehow I don't think he cares about any of that. :p

Good luck, Brett. Beautiful state.

[RSTERN]

Good Luck, and if you run out of room in the moving truck I can take some of the rt16's off your hand.

[Strong Bad]

Good luck to ya Brett! You'll do great!

[disneyjoe7]

Good luck Brett, and hope you find happiness because life desires it.

[Holydoc]

Hmm...Illinois, Arizona, and now Utah. We definitely have different tastes. I seriously did not realize that anyone actually lived in those places. Like Missouri, Kansas, and Mississippi, I thought those states just existed to allow us to have more stars on our flag. *smile*

I hope the move goes well, and you find a place that better suits your needs. Take care and good luck.

[brettw22]

A lot of people have no interest in UT because of the Mormon thing but it's all dependent on your interests. While true there are some limitations on some businesses opening on Sunday or not and only being able to buy liquor in state stores, there are actually more non-momo's there. (yes i was born/raised Mormon)

On the right day, you can either be up in the mountains snow skiing, down in the valley golfing, water skiing a few hour south, or mountain biking a little further south of that. And air so clean you can almost taste it......and I mean that......you literally can tell that you're not ingesting gross air. Not that they don't have some air issues. Because SLC is basically a valley, it takes rain to get the air to clear out of the valley if it's trapped.

I'll get some pics for y'all of the mountain slides up in Park City as well as the post-Olympic mountainside zip line when it thaws out up there.

[dorokusai]

The Hallmark channel presents, "Little Techno-Bar on the Prairie".

In this epsiode Brett returns to his roots to find out that the whole town has gone absolutely gay....gay for pulsating beats and flashing lights! Break out your glow sticks girl, this one is not for the faint of heart.

[PolkWannabie]

On the right day, you can either be up in the mountains snow skiing, down in the valley golfing, water skiing a few hour south, or mountain biking a little further south of that.
... And if one does care for scenic dessert then Arches, Canyonlands & Dead Horse Point in the southeastern part of the state and Bryce, Zion & Cedar Breaks in the southwestern part of the state are beautiful national/state parks ...

[Fireman32]

Congrats and good luck Brett. Utah is beautiful country and if it makes you happy that's what counts.

[PolkThug]

Great....a gay mormon Polkie.
He's gonna marry 10 d00ds! :D

[Holydoc]

I'll get some pics for y'all of the mountain slides up in Park City as well as the post-Olympic mountainside zip line when it thaws out up there.

I hope you know I was just kidding with you. I would never group Utah with Mississippi. ;)

I look forward to the pictures.

[polkatese]

Good luck, Brett!

[ohskigod]

The Hallmark channel presents, "Little Techno-Bar on the Prairie".

In this epsiode Brett returns to his roots to find out that the whole town has gone absolutely gay....gay for pulsating beats and flashing lights! Break out your glow sticks girl, this one is not for the faint of heart.


LOL.....effin gold!!!!

Brett, do what makes ya happy man. gotta be happy at home or youll go batty

[Polk65]

Brett, I'm happy for you and wish the best of luck. It's great to get around people that make you feel good for a fresh outlook. IIRC the highways in Utah are well maintained. That have anything to do with it? :D

"Little Techno-Bar on the Prairie" I would definitely visit to check this out.

[F1nut]

There's no place like home!

[mrbigbluelight]

Good luck, Brett on the move.

You'll do great there. Although the public image of Mormons is rather strait-laced (and they do tend to be conservative), my interactions with Mormons has always been positive. They have their beliefs, to be sure, but the Mormons I've know have been of a "Live and let live" bent.

I was stationed in Idaho Falls, Idaho for 9 months in the Navy. On one of our long weekends, a bunch of us loaded up in a van and decided to drive to Salt Lake, City. Why ? Well .... I guess it was the stupidest thing we could think of at the time. The operative word there was "loaded", I guess.

The moral of this story ? ........ Well ..... I dunno. :o

In any event, you'll do well. Not a bad idea to have a job lined up before you go, though.

[audiobliss]

Moving to..........
*holds breath*

Utah
PHEW! I was hoping you wouldn't say NC!! ;) :p :D

Kidding aside, hope the move goes as smooth and seamlessly as such a move can.

[madmax]

Good luck on the move.

[reeltrouble1]

Good Luck Brett and congrats.

Shoot me a pm with your addy, have that item you wanted for the trip.

RT1

[brettw22]

Ted.....PM sent.

For anyone that might be looking for something to buy that you may or may not really need, let this be your outlet: http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48764

Help a brotha out...... :D

[BaggedLancer]

Good luck in UT, i hear they have a Salt Lake there....

[wingnut4772]

Hey! I missed this thread. Good luck, Brett. I am excited for you.

[jdhdiggs]

Cheers Brett, raised in Western CO myself. Great country out there, good move!

[VR3]

good luck Brett - you are a moving machine! haha - glad you are finding a place you can be happy in - maybe you wont sleep at all the Polk fest to come!