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"jmcquown" wrote My father, in his attempts to offer suggestions to help me find work, asked yesterday what about job possibilities in Little Rock? Bless his heart, Little Rock, Arkansas is a 3-1/2 hour drive one way so commuting isn't possible. He seems to have forgotten how expensive it is to relocate. Thanks, Jill. I think relocating to a big city is made easier on the budget by all the competition among apartment complexes. Lots of them offer freebies for signing a year's lease, and that can help with expenses. Wouldn't you be closer to John if you went to LR? And it's a much nicer city, IMHO, than Memphis. I'd be closer, certainly. But unlike you, I couldn't just haul stuff back and forth (or have some unwanted help moving it for me). I'd have to hire a moving firm. I'd also have to break a lease which means paying a penalty of 2 months rent *and* deal with the whole thing (which you know about) of having new utilities turned on, new phone service, etc. I'm don't know that Little Rock is nicer city than Memphis. I've never been there. I do know according to the 2000 census (heh) it had a population of 200,000 whereas Memphis had 650,000. This suggests LR would have fewer jobs to offer, too. Dad is trying to offer helpful suggestions; I know that. He keeps forgetting, whenever we relocated (which was often until he retired from the Marines in 1972) the costs of relocation and often even housing was paid for by the military. I know he's just trying to help. Jill |
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Good luck Pat. I hope things improve for you.
"Pat" wrote in message .. . So many unexpected expenses related to moving have flattened my budget. I had hoped to manage until I had a garage sale, but can't, therefore, I've made an inventory of my entire remaining video collection, 371 different titles (many hard-to-find) to offer for sale online until the garage sale when local folks can get what's left. If you're in the US & Canada, please take some of these movies to help me and the cats. Ask PatM and Chris H. if they were happy with what they got from me, and/or check my ebay feedback: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...=crystalmirror The full list of titles, alphabetized, is now available for viewing online at http://fidnet.com/~pdavis/videos.html Email me if you see some that you want. Priced from $2 up with most being around $3-$4... some rare ones higher... I give quantity discounts and use Media Mail shipping which is very low. Thanks!!! P.S. If you're outside North America and able to view NTSC format, and don't mind higher shipping, go for it... |
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"jmcquown" wrote I think relocating to a big city is made easier on the budget by all the competition among apartment complexes. Lots of them offer freebies for signing a year's lease, and that can help with expenses. Wouldn't you be closer to John if you went to LR? And it's a much nicer city, IMHO, than Memphis. I'd be closer, certainly. But unlike you, I couldn't just haul stuff back and forth (or have some unwanted help moving it for me). I'd have to hire a moving firm. I'd also have to break a lease which means paying a penalty of 2 months rent *and* deal with the whole thing (which you know about) of having new utilities turned on, new phone service, etc. I didn't realize you had been offered a job in LR already - I was assuming you could wait until your current lease was over. I'm don't know that Little Rock is nicer city than Memphis. I've never been there. I've been to both places, and I'd choose LR in a heartbeat any day over Memphis. It even has a river running through it! I do know according to the 2000 census (heh) it had a population of 200,000 whereas Memphis had 650,000. This suggests LR would have fewer jobs to offer, too. Not necessarily, because LR is a "boom town" and Memphis is ... well, slower by comparison. Dad is trying to offer helpful suggestions; I know that. He keeps forgetting, whenever we relocated (which was often until he retired from the Marines in 1972) the costs of relocation and often even housing was paid for by the military. I know he's just trying to help. Maybe he would also help you financially if you decided to move.... have you told him how much it would cost? |
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Sorry the unexpected expenses are wreaking havoc on your plans. -- Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe |
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jmcquown wrote: Pat wrote: "jmcquown" wrote My father, in his attempts to offer suggestions to help me find work, asked yesterday what about job possibilities in Little Rock? Bless his heart, Little Rock, Arkansas is a 3-1/2 hour drive one way so commuting isn't possible. He seems to have forgotten how expensive it is to relocate. Thanks, Jill. I think relocating to a big city is made easier on the budget by all the competition among apartment complexes. Lots of them offer freebies for signing a year's lease, and that can help with expenses. Wouldn't you be closer to John if you went to LR? And it's a much nicer city, IMHO, than Memphis. I'd be closer, certainly. But unlike you, I couldn't just haul stuff back and forth (or have some unwanted help moving it for me). I'd have to hire a moving firm. I'd also have to break a lease which means paying a penalty of 2 months rent *and* deal with the whole thing (which you know about) of having new utilities turned on, new phone service, etc. I'm don't know that Little Rock is nicer city than Memphis. I've never been there. I do know according to the 2000 census (heh) it had a population of 200,000 whereas Memphis had 650,000. This suggests LR would have fewer jobs to offer, too. Dad is trying to offer helpful suggestions; I know that. He keeps forgetting, whenever we relocated (which was often until he retired from the Marines in 1972) the costs of relocation and often even housing was paid for by the military. I know he's just trying to help. Jill I think Memphis is a neat town. We have friends in Antioch (Nashville), and have driven through Memphis but never really had the time to do much there besides Graceland of course. I did notice that the places were were, that people seemed very friendly. We did get BAD lost and ended up in a real creepy area though. (But Oklahoma City has pretty creepy areas too..all cities do). |
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:36:06 -0600, "Pat"
wrote: E-mail on the way for one of your movies. I attached a pic of my kitty, Kenzie. All my E-mail is virus scanned on sending, BTW ~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Life without cats would be only marginally worth living." -TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie. How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven. - Robert Heinlein Life is very difficult. Once you understand that, life becomes easier. -Buddha |
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Hope you have good luck finding homes for the rest of these, Pat! The
ones I got from you made great gifts. PatM |
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