Finally going home.......... maybe (rant of sorts)

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Back in May a friend (and previous co-worker) from San Antonio called me about a position he was having trouble filling. He asked me if I'd take the job and said he really needed me to help him out. So LOML & I mulled it over for a few days and I told him yes. It will be a downgrade for me, but no loss of $$$ and I can live with less responsibility for the same money. LOML will take a significant paycut though. Texas still doesn't pay teachers as much as many other states (that's why I quit teaching in the late 1980's). Anyway, that was back in May. The paperwork has been submitted and approved (in June!!!!), and I still haven't been officially notified. The original target report date was 21 July (my birthday:D), but that got slipped to 18 August. Now it looks like it will be slipped again. It seems the AF decided that they should save money by consolidating all HR to one base. This resulted in a ONE YEAR backlog of all personnel actions, so all the money saved will have to be spent clearing the backlog... and probably then some. This is what happens when you let fighter pilots make management decisions.[:0]

But it will happen eventually, so I'm happy about that. Other than the wait, the only negative about the move is the housing situation. The market has really taken a nose dive up here in the last five years. I'll be lucky to break even on the sale of my house. But it still beats paying rent.;) Housing in San Antonio wasn't as affected. The same house I had 7 years ago will cost me about $60k more. Oh well, such it life.

Thanks for listening... er, reading.:D Now I feel better!
 
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Congrats on the new job - when it happens. I'm not sure if I would want to go back to Texas or not.. I like Tennessee. One down side is my son is in Austin area and I'm way up here... but then wife's kids are in Illinois, so guess we are nearly 1/2 between..

If I did go back, SAT or AUS would be my most likely choices of areas to live. Good Luck.
 
San Antonio mentioned brings back memories of Lackland Air Force Base in July. (visualize a 'sweat' simile here) ;)
Good luck on the new job.
BTW, some financial advisers (whatever that's worth) are saying someone in your position might be better off paying rent, holding onto the old house and renting it out until the market comes back. I dunno. Just repeating what some eekspurts are saying.
 
Billy, San Antonio used to be a nice place to live, my cousin worked for the D.P.S.,
i love any part of Texas thats south of the Brazos, in
i had the means,
i would like to live in Fredrichsburg sorry my German spelling isn't too good, actually any where near there or Johnson city, I love the history of south Texas.
North of Waco, asll you have is Philadelphia with a Texas drawl:D:D:D
good luck and have an easy move.
 
Originally posted by Rifleman1776

San Antonio mentioned brings back memories of Lackland Air Force Base in July. (visualize a 'sweat' simile here) ;)
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Yep, my first day of Basic Training/Boot Camp was 20 July many, many moons ago at Lackland. I grew up between the West Texas desert and the ranch in South Dakota, and I'd never been so hot in my life as when I went to Lackland! I'm just glad it wasn't in Houston... it's even worse.

And to the people who say, "Wet heat/dry heat, wet cold/dry cold, heat is heat and cold is cold.", unless you've actually spent several years in each kind, you have no idea.

EDIT: Oh, I almost forgot... San Antonio is where we have called home since 1994 (hence my moniker... it starts with alamo;)) and we came up here from there in 2001. Our oldest and youngest daughters live there with half our grandkids and the youngest son is moving there with his two daughters as I type this. The oldest son is right up the road in Killeen and middle daughter is in the Woodlands (north of Houston). Needless to say, LOML is VERY excited about us going home.
 
So you just waited for me to leave San Antonio before you come back??? ;)

Joking aside, I am just an hour away if ever.:D I know you will love the move especially being closer to your kids and grand kids.

Keep us posted!
 
Congratulations on the upcoming move. I know you will be glad to be back in the GREAT state of TEXAS [}:)];). Looking forward to getting to SA to visit with you after you get a place.
 
Originally posted by thewishman

Congrats on the new position and move back home! You'll still be coming to the MPG, won't you? It's my turn to drive.[:p]

Chris
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ROTFL, Chris! Yes it is your turn to drive so I'll tell you what... just swing down to San Antonio on your way and I'll come with.[}:)]
 
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