Extinction

[gcode]

We will be getting 20 acres or so in Ok,

Hey Zoober.. it's good to hear from you!!

we got a small 3 bedroom house on a half acre on the edge of town.
that's as close to "country" as I care to get.
there is also a really good hospital 4 miles away.

my search criteria was
no water wells, no septic tanks, no propane tanks, good internet
I guess I've spent too much time in the city. 

[Rstewart]

Congratulations on making it to the retired life G!
The machining world is gonna lose one of the best ever.  I appreciate any help in the past you've given me!  I've been away from machining for a while now, but I still am greatful for the help in the past.
Stay busy, it's the best anti-death cheat code

[neurosis]

my search criteria was
no water wells, no septic tanks, no propane tanks, good internet

What about - no tornadoes? 

[gcode]

What about - no tornadoes?

We had basements/storm shelters on the search list but that drove the house prices beyond our price point.
The real estate agent said anything deeper than a couple of feet is solid granite which makes
digging a basement very expensive.
We decided we'd leave tornados in God's hands.

[Brian]

We decided we'd leave tornados in God's hands.

First-congrats on your upcoming retirement! What part of the country?

Second-we lived in the Midwest (Il) for 18 years, and I never saw a tornado! We did see those ominous dark grey/green clouds a few times but never a twister!

When we told folks we were moving to CA, they all said: "they've got earthquakes!", and when we told them we were from Il, they said "they've got tornadoes!"....theres always something!

[JakeL]

Going to add another congratulations and thank you for all you've done for me and the community. I think with all your forum posts, you've done a great job passing on your knowledge and experience for the next generation. Whether we make use of it or not is TBD, but I know I'm a better programmer because of it, so thank you.

We had a programmer retire a couple years ago. After he gave a little speech, an older coworker nudged me and said "Just think, in 40 years that'll be you Jake!" Being so young, it's hard to imagine retirement.

[gcode]

Being so young, it's hard to imagine retirement.

blink and some young buck will be trying to help you down off a machine like you're some doddering old fool. 

I still look in the mirror some mornings and say, "How the fuck did this happen???"

[Rstewart]

What about - no tornadoes? 

It always surprises me as to how many folks outside out the South/Midwest think about tornados.
I've seen and been thru a few (no direct hits) and they rarely cross my mind

[Tryon]

Thanks for the knowledge and helping me earn a living G.

[JakeL]

I've seen and been thru a few (no direct hits) and they rarely cross my mind

Maybe that's the problem. You have tornado experience. I'm in New England, my tornado experience comes from that movie Twisters.

[CNCAppsJames]

I read an article this morning that said California is losing 1 taxpayer every 90 seconds...

The sad thing is many are taking the mentality that created the dumpsterfire going on in The People's Republik of Kommieforniastan with them to their new home... hoping for a different result.

What's that again??? Oh yeah, the very definition of insanity.

Cool you get to contract too. They'd be insane to not go for that.

Happy for you G. Glad you and teh wifey are escaping. Arkansas is definitely getting good citizens.

[CNCAppsJames]

Fun Gcode story...

I was teaching Mastercam at night in a local trade school. G-code was a student. That class had like a few guys I was in awe of their skills, G, Bullet, and a couple others. I learned more from those guys than I'm sure I taught them. I learned EXTREMELY valuable lessons in those years that have served me well since.

Thank you G for making me better at what I do.

[Jeff]

We bought a house in north central Arkansas, $230k cash, property tax is $800/year gas is $2/gallon, electricity is 8 cents a kilowatt and 1 gig broadband internet is $60/month.

It's nice to not have to pay Cali prices isn't it?

[gcode]

Bullet,

Bullet got seriously fucked over by the asshole he worked for.
I worked in his shop for about 2 weeks
He worked 30 hours straight (on salary!!!) getting some heads ready for a race.
The owner came in Friday morning screaming blue murder cause the heads weren't ready yet.
I gave him 2 weeks notice about an hour later..he cut my check and threw me out.
15 years later I get an email from Bullet.. He'd spent three years training up a 5X head man.
When the kid was up to snuff they fired Bullet.
We didn't need anyone at the  time so I had no job for him.. haven't heard from him since.

[CNCAppsJames]

Yeah he did. Brad was not a kind man. Bullet built that shop. 

Bullet was a SOLID dude. One of the top four or five 5-Axis guys I've ever met on the planet. 

I put him in touch with a few shops after he got the dry shift. Not sure whatever happened to him.