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    Thanks Tom
    Thanks Dub

    Billy - Yea I think its near the airport. I used to work at a junk yard on Ajo and country club. Not the best part of town but it wasnt horrible.

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    Good luck, Clint.

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    Thanks, Bart. I appreciate it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CrnCnn View Post
    I used to work at a junk yard on Ajo and country club. Not the best part of town but it wasnt horrible.
    I graduated from Sunnyside! Though way back then it wasn't nearly as bad as it is now. I currently can see the mission from my house. Who are you going to be working for down here? To bad your not arriving till the 30th. A group of us are going out to Chivo Falls on the 30th.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CrnCnn View Post
    Cari and I decided to move back to Tucson. I just got an offer for a job and I took it.

    We will be driving down the 30th.

    Neither one of us can wait to be closer to family again.

    Can't wait to meet all the Tucson VX'ers!!



    Not quite what i thought when i read the thread title, thought you might be having a mid life crisis, lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Triathlete View Post
    I graduated from Sunnyside! Though way back then it wasn't nearly as bad as it is now. I currently can see the mission from my house. Who are you going to be working for down here? To bad your not arriving till the 30th. A group of us are going out to Chivo Falls on the 30th.
    I graduated from Palo Verde. My wife graduated from Catalina. I will be with Zygo. I have been on the trail to the Falls before, never made it the whole way tho. We were in my friends 76 F150 and his transfer case wouldn't stay in gear. I had to ride the whole way with my foot holding the lever. Plus we were hungover like crazy cause it was a weekend party kind of thing and it was HOT that day. When I lived in Tucson the only 4wheeling I did was playing in the mud on the outskirts of town in my wrangler. I never really did any wheeling until I got the VX.

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    Most of those "outskirts" probably aren't outskirts any more! Chivo is a fun little trail and you don't have to travel to far. Makes a nice day trip. The "falls" however are hit and miss...if they are flowing they are awesome, if not they are usually bone dry but still a fun trip!

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    Breaking the comfort

    Life has not been that great or that horrible here in Reno. I have met lots of interesting people and spent time with several. I am going to miss them and part of me wishes that I were still friends with some of them.

    I am completely to blame for one friendship being ruined, most definitely. I regret that one the most. The others were more that people showed their true colors and I just had to walk away. I cannot comprehend the actions of some people, but at the same time it shows me how different we all are and I know that people feel the same about me.

    I moved to Reno in 2001 because my life was going nowhere in Tucson. I had debt that I wasn’t paying. I was living in my parents house that was about to be sold. I made about $9/hr and couldn’t do anything with my money but buy fast food, feed my dog and drink tequila. I was given a chance to move to Reno and grow up. I did grow in some sense. I realized how much I loved Cari and was also given a chance to grow the relationship that I would not have done in Tucson. I was able to go to school, earn a degree and get a job where I could apply what I learned in real life. Learn a little bit about the value of a dollar and debt. I love Reno and wish that some things would have gone different for us.

    I am very scared, nervous, sad and excited to leave and begin a new life in Tucson. I don’t want to get any notions that things will be the same as they were when I left because I know they won’t be. Friends have moved on and started new relationships. So we will be the outsiders. I am simply tired of living in an apartment and at my desk. I need more in my life, like when I had friends to do things with here. We will be spending a lot of time with family and I need to get to know my father before its too late. He didn’t make a lot of effort when I was a kid but he is still my dad and I know I will completely regret it if I don’t take this chance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CrnCnn View Post
    I need more in my life, like when I had friends to do things with here. We will be spending a lot of time with family and I need to get to know my father before its too late. He didn’t make a lot of effort when I was a kid but he is still my dad and I know I will completely regret it if I don’t take this chance.
    Good call Clint... It might be tough for a while, but in the long run, you'll be glad you did.

    When I moved back to the mainland in 93', I had all of the same mixed feelings, with the addition of huge cultural & climate changes.
    It was one of the best decisions I've ever made, though at the time I had a lot of "WTF WAS I THINKING?" thoughts running through my head.
    I moved from sunny Hawaii, directly into one of the most severe winters on record. On top of that, I stayed with my parents for the first month or two.

    It was NOT an easy adjustment.

    On the plus side, I got to spend the remaining years of my fathers life getting to know him better, rekindled old friendships that had been sorely neglected, & pulled my personal life into a more manageable state.

    You & Cari are gonna do fine......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Triathlete View Post
    Most of those "outskirts" probably aren't outskirts any more! Chivo is a fun little trail and you don't have to travel to far. Makes a nice day trip. The "falls" however are hit and miss...if they are flowing they are awesome, if not they are usually bone dry but still a fun trip!
    I was there in May after not being for a visit in two years, just the changes in town were crazy. I cant imagine what the rest has for me to see. I used to drive around alot to clear my head and think about things and I saw alot of the city I hadnt seen growing up on the east side.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ldub View Post
    Good call Clint... It might be tough for a while, but in the long run, you'll be glad you did.

    When I moved back to the mainland in 93', I had all of the same mixed feelings, with the addition of huge cultural & climate changes.
    It was one of the best decisions I've ever made, though at the time I had a lot of "WTF WAS I THINKING?" thoughts running through my head.
    I moved from sunny Hawaii, directly into one of the most severe winters on record. On top of that, I stayed with my parents for the first month or two.

    It was NOT an easy adjustment.

    On the plus side, I got to spend the remaining years of my fathers life getting to know him better, rekindled old friendships that had been sorely neglected, & pulled my personal life into a more manageable state.

    You & Cari are gonna do fine......
    Thanks Dub. I am definitely nervous about staying with him for a couple months. I haven't stayed around him more than four hours since I was 15. Him and his wife are smokers to boot... But his place is the only one we can go to with our animals until we get our own place.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ldub View Post
    I moved from sunny Hawaii,
    Ah, that explains the laid back attitude!

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    Saturday is the big day... woohoo.

    Billy, Be careful on your trip. I have been watching the weather down there.

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    House warming gift should be waiting on you to arrive at Dad's house. Have a safe trip.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

    Put a smiley after you say that Bub.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tom4bren View Post
    House warming gift should be waiting on you to arrive at Dad's house. Have a safe trip.
    Thank you kind sir.

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    Thanks, the weather has improved back to normal.

    You make sure and drive safe...you will probably be heading through a few of the spots that were hit HEAVY with snow.

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