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General Category => Totally Off-Topic Discussions, Rants, Tire & Oil Threads, Etc. => Topic started by: NC Steve on March 24, 2007, 08:24:17 AM

Title: "Gonna leave the city, got to get away...
Post by: NC Steve on March 24, 2007, 08:24:17 AM
...well all this fussin" & fightin' here, you know I just can't stay..."
(apologies to Canned Heat)

In semi-preparation to kinda begin planning for my semi-retirement, I'm fixing to ride out this morning to look at some land and at least 1 fixer-upper farmhouse, about 20 miles out in the country. I'm hoping to find something in the 4-7 acre range, quiet, mostly wooded, with a modest house that needs some work & either an existing barn/workshop or room for a nice large one.

I'm already laying the groundwork on the job, to take what, on paper, amounts to a "demotion", but to me only means much less stress & a closer commute. So I won't be a "Supervisor" any more: big whoop, let one of the young folks have the headaches & pressures associated with the title, I've already done that for 18+ years. Now, I'm ready to just be responsible for my own work again, especially at roughly the same salary. Being "the Boss" doesn't mean much to me any more, and the whole government/human services field has become so stressful and complex that I don't want to play there much longer.

Anyway, armed with my tank bag & some printed Yahoo maps ( need to look closer into GPS), pen & paper, digital camera and cell phone, I'm off. The nice realtor lady wanted to load me into her Bimmer sedan, but I told her I'd rather do it on 2 wheels and would let her know if I found something interesting.

Wish me luck.....

Title: Re: "Gonna leave the city, got to get away...
Post by: SCJJR65 on March 24, 2007, 08:38:42 AM
Hope you take a camera and get some pics, so we can see what your "little slice of paradise" is gonna look like!  ;)
Title: Re: "Gonna leave the city, got to get away...
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on March 24, 2007, 08:48:32 PM
Yeah!  Post your "top five"!  We will be happy to help you decide!  ;D
Title: Re: "Gonna leave the city, got to get away...
Post by: Ed Miller on March 25, 2007, 12:58:14 AM
Oooh yeah, spendin' other people's money!

Title: Re: "Gonna leave the city, got to get away...
Post by: Justin B. on March 25, 2007, 09:39:25 AM
This is what is termed a "no-brainer", you pick the one with the biggest shop of course!  ;D No need for any help on that one... ;)
Title: Re: "Gonna leave the city, got to get away...
Post by: Joan on March 25, 2007, 12:18:42 PM
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... you pick the one with the biggest shop of course!  ;D


Word.  ;D

Glad I'm not the only girl that would trade her city house for a 4000 sq ft shop in the country.  [smiley=beer.gif]

Someone's got to stay and earn the cat fud, though.