Yay! I'm leaving the IT field!

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
No, debi and left the New Orleans area 5 months after Katrina.
Took a bath selling the house.
Moved to Oklahoma but have been living in Colorado (that's where my job went).

Ouch. Sucks that you moved down there just to have a biblical disaster happen. Lots of places are moving. At my once and future job, we weren't sure if we were staying there, but it seems like they want to keep a presence.

I'm hesitant to move back, but I'm happy to get back to my old work.

I will really miss the Catskills, though.

 

[KrillBee]

Originally posted by: DougK62
Am I the only person left that loves working in IT?

why do you like it?

 

[her209]

What do you do that you hate so much?

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: vi_edit
How much of that stuff could you just replace when you get down there? $1000(truck + gas) could go pretty far in re-buying a lot of stuff. Clothes and other things can get boxed up and shipped UPS ground for cheap.

If your current stuff is pretty inexpensive, I'd just drop it at the door of Goodwill and re-buy. Or see if you can just sell it before leaving for $$.

Matresses, desks, and dressers can all be had pretty cheap. Again, on the assumption that it was cheap to begin with.

Just another thought from a guy who's moved to 4 different states in a similar number of years

Well, the TV was $2199 and it won't fit in my car... That pretty much kills it right there. I did, however, pay $250 for all of the other furniture, because my roommate's sister needed to move the stuff out of storage.

I might as well spend as much of the $2000 moving expense as I can. Even if it's a pain for a few days, that's not much compared to years of living. I've moved 24 times and I'm only 24 years old. This 25th time is going to be it for quite a while.

You've moved 24 times!!!! :Q Daumn man!

I'm 36 and I've moved exactly 5 times in my life. Good luck.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: lokiju
GIS industry?

What exactly are you going to be doing?

Wouldn't it be cheaper (or at least not much more) to just rend a car tow dolly and tow your car with the truck.

Actually, no.

To rent a tow dolly and truck one way is $3500 plus gas. To rent the truck and drive it down and back up is $500 plus gas. I've checked with two different companies and the prices are almost identical.

I'd buy a tow dolly at that rape.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: DougK62
Am I the only person left that loves working in IT?

I enjoy it.

me too but i'd like my brother's 6 figures.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
You've moved 24 times!!!! :Q Daumn man!

I'm 36 and I've moved exactly 5 times in my life. Good luck.

Yep.

1) Baton Rouge, LA -> Biloxi, MS
2) Biloxi, MS -> Biloxi, MS
3) Biloxi, MS -> Agricola, MS
4) Agricola, MS -> Marshall, TX
5) Marshall, TX -> Slidell, LA
6) Slidell, LA -> Biloxi, MS
7) Biloxi, MS -> Biloxi, MS
8) Biloxi, MS -> Agricola, MS
9) Agricola, MS -> Oil City, LA
10) Oil City, LA -> Biloxi, MS
11) Biloxi, MS -> Biloxi, MS
12) Biloxi, MS -> Oil City, LA
13) Oil City, LA -> Biloxi, MS
14) Biloxi, MS -> Oxford, MS
15) Oxford, MS -> Biloxi, MS
16) Biloxi, MS -> Biloxi, MS
17) Biloxi, MS -> Indianapolis, IN
18) Indianapolis, MS -> Biloxi, MS
19) Biloxi, MS -> Benndale, MS
20) Benndale, MS -> Orleans, IN
21) Orleans, IN -> Bedford, IN
22) Bedford, IN -> Gulfport, MS
23) Gulfport, MS -> Biloxi, MS
24) Biloxi, MS -> Kingston, NY
25) Kingston, NY -> Picayune, MS (On Nov 30th of this month)

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: her209
What do you do that you hate so much?

I work in a data center. Normally a mundane task, but we are so swamped with strange workarounds and systems crippling each other that I think the place is going to fall apart soon.

 

[mikej007]

Damn. Methinks you must know Biloxi now like the back your hand.

 

[SparkyJJO]

I'll take your old job

 

[zixxer]

WTF... buy a hitch and rent a small trailer, and tow the tv on the trailer. Done.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: AdamK47 3DS
I too am leaving the IT field. Tonight I'm taking just the clothes on my back, a few thousand dollars, and getting on a one way flight to the US Virgin Islands. Once there I plan to change my name and start selling necklaces made out of shells I find along the beach.

Can I have your GTO?

 

[NoMoMoney]

Why not ship the plasma and junk the rest. Drive down in your car and you are done. Buy insurance on shipping and you should be good to go. The banging that thing will take in the back of the rental truck is no worse then the banging in the back of a FedEx truck.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: zixxer
WTF... buy a hitch and rent a small trailer, and tow the tv on the trailer. Done.

A Mazda 626 isn't designed to tow things.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: NoMoMoney
Why not ship the plasma and junk the rest. Drive down in your car and you are done. Buy insurance on shipping and you should be good to go. The banging that thing will take in the back of the rental truck is no worse then the banging in the back of a FedEx truck.

Why would I eat the cost of new furniture when the move is free up to $2000?

 

[zixxer]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: zixxer
WTF... buy a hitch and rent a small trailer, and tow the tv on the trailer. Done.

A Mazda 626 isn't designed to tow things.

I bet it would tow a small properly loaded trailer. I towed a trailer with a motorcycle (heavier than his tv) with a 200sx. I've towed small stuff with my 4 cyl ranger too (a truck, but the engine probably isn't much bigger (if any) than the 626)

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: zixxer
I bet it would tow a small properly loaded trailer. I towed a trailer with a motorcycle (heavier than his tv) with a 200sx. I've towed small stuff with my 4 cyl ranger too (a truck, but the engine probably isn't much bigger (if any) than the 626)

What should I do with the rest of my furniture?

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: her209
What do you do that you hate so much?

I work in a data center. Normally a mundane task, but we are so swamped with strange workarounds and systems crippling each other that I think the place is going to fall apart soon.

which datacenter... i want to know what to avoid

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
No, debi and left the New Orleans area 5 months after Katrina.
Took a bath selling the house.
Moved to Oklahoma but have been living in Colorado (that's where my job went).

Ouch. Sucks that you moved down there just to have a biblical disaster happen.

Lots of places are moving. At my once and future job, we weren't sure if we were staying there, but it seems like they want to keep a presence.

I'm hesitant to move back, but I'm happy to get back to my old work.

I will really miss the Catskills, though.

What really sucks is still being punished by Katrina.

I didn't get a penny from FEMA as I was rejected for god knows what reason.

I know what you mean, I will miss the Rocky Mountains (went snowboarding a couple of weeks ago), makes the Catskills look like ant hills, last time I ever put on ski's before was when I lived in New York in the 1970's.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
What really sucks is still being punished by Katrina.

I didn't get a penny from FEMA as I was rejected for god knows what reason.

I know what you mean, I will miss the Rocky Mountains (went snowboarding a couple of weeks ago), makes the Catskills look like ant hills, last time I ever put on ski's before was when I lived in New York in the 1970's.

Man, the FEMA scammers were out in force. It seems like the people that I know that really suffered loss didn't get much (if anything), and the people that didn't lose anything got huge checks.

 

[Chaotic42]

Has anyone ever driven a truck towing a car behind it? Is it hard?

 

[dartworth]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Has anyone ever driven a truck towing a car behind it? Is it hard?

no its not hard. Just take your time and watch your mirrors. Remember to take your turns wide.

After driving a bit, you'll feel more comfortable with it.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: dartworth

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Has anyone ever driven a truck towing a car behind it? Is it hard?

no its not hard. Just take your time and watch your mirrors. Remember to take your turns wide.

After driving a bit, you'll feel more comfortable with it.

Well, it's 99.999% interstate, so that's a good thing.

Mmm, 24 hours in a moving van. Each way....

 

[boggsie]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: lokiju
GIS industry?

What exactly are you going to be doing?

Wouldn't it be cheaper (or at least not much more) to just rend a car tow dolly and tow your car with the truck.

Actually, no.

To rent a tow dolly and truck one way is $3500 plus gas. To rent the truck and drive it down and back up is $500 plus gas. I've checked with two different companies and the prices are almost identical.

Ah, another (my time has no value) cost comparison. Just an observation, not a criticism, as I do it all the time, too. <g> It can be very difficult to let go of cash out of hand to create extra available time.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: boggsie
Ah, another (my time has no value) cost comparison. Just an observation, not a criticism, as I do it all the time, too. <g> It can be very difficult to let go of cash out of hand to create extra available time.

Time has little value to me.