Old Weird Ward
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Friday, October 10, 2003
- - - - - OWW's LAST California Politics - - - - -
OK, the People have spoken, loud and clear. Gray Davis will soon be out, and Arnold Schwarzenegger will soon be Governor.
This was a nasty little campaign - plenty of incivility and mud-slinging to go around.
As far as OWW is concerned, this is all moot. Because.....
- - - - - OWW Physically Relocating - - - - -
Mrs. OWW (aka SHMBO) has worked at the same LDC (Large Defense Contractor) for 21 years, all in the Sunnyvale, CA location. Now the LDC's operation in Southern Georgia, on the coast, has offered her a job, which, after much consideration and consultation with OWW, she has accepted.
So, OWW and the Crew will be packing up, throwing out, selling house, and moving possessions across the country, about 3,000 miles worth.
Actually, this has been in the cards for about 3 years. Mrs. OWW went back to college to get her Bachelor's degree 3 years ago. At that time, we also noted that California had 3 looming problems:
1. Insane real estate prices. We live in a town-house that we bought back in '97. By 2000, the value of the joint had appreciated by 50%. For a regular single-family house, that figure was 75% in the same time-frame.
2. Schools had been, and still are, having some severe problems here in California. So bad, in fact, that our kids are enrolled in a private school at a price that stings.
3. While the SF Bay area is beautiful, with a wonderful climate and truly spectacular natural attractions (think Yosemite and the Northern California Coast, just for starters), the Bay Area is also becoming almost unbearably crowded.
So we're moving across the country. Mrs. OWW starts her new job in mid-November, and we're hoping (with all fingers and toes crossed) to join her out there by the end of November.
Fortunately for us, LDC has offered a really sweet re-location deal, whereby they pick up almost all of the moving expenses, including the cars, and assist with selling this place and acquiring a new one in Georgia.
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