Welcome EpicSki Migrants

[skibob]

Oooh that explains the new username ;-)
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I always wondered whether he was in Maryland or a Doctor, or liked to drink Mad Dog while skiing . . .

 

[Tricia]

My real name is Phil. I think I'll hold on to my current handle. At the last Gathering the resident Phil called me re-Phil, but that just doesn't turn my crank (or my key).

How about Full-Phil?

 

[skibob]

Wife and I have been looking at properties (online only for the moment) in Truckee. Expect to get out there later this year and do some scouting. Torn between Utah and Tahoe...... Love it there, just worry about the California tax trap........

California taxes are for real, if you have taxable income. Do your homework on that one. That said, I love Truckee. True small town, but gigantic tax base means good services. And Reno is only 30 minutes away if you need "big city" things. Don't look past Donner Lake. A beautiful place, in the city limits with city services, but feels like you are in the middle of nowhere. Even though 1-80 is a few hundred yards above. More affordable than Tahoe Donner. Feel free to PM me if you have questions.

 

[skibob]

Were looking at the Nevada side of Tahoe as well........Reno, Genoa, Gardnerville, Washoe Valley, etc....

Reno is a totally different vibe, but it is civilized. Some of those other places . . .

 

[cantunamunch]

Mad Dog is just a port from the wrong side of the tracks

 

[Laurel Hill Crazie]

Did I post in this thread yet? I'll be up to my usual lurking...only more. Yunz guys ever hear about a small hill in western PA called.....?

 

[skibob]

Did I post in this thread yet? I'll be up to my usual lurking...only more. Yunz guys ever hear about a small hill in western PA called.....?

Laurel Hill?????

 

[cantunamunch]

It's a mountain now.

 

[skibob]

Reno is a totally different vibe, but it is civilized. Some of those other places . . .

BTW, in case you haven't picked up on it yet, @Philpug and @Tricia live in Reno. I am sure they will give you the low-down on living in Reno. I can tell you where Costco, Trader Joe's, the Airport, and Naan & Kabob* are. Not much else.

*Naan & Kabob: Manages to cover a wide spectrum of Greek, Balkan, Lebanese, Israeli, and other Mediterranean cuisines, yet does it very well, and inexpensively. In an old Pizza Hut. A real jewel.

 

[PisteOff]

California taxes are for real, if you have taxable income. Do your homework on that one. That said, I love Truckee. True small town, but gigantic tax base means good services. And Reno is only 30 minutes away if you need "big city" things. Don't look past Donner Lake. A beautiful place, in the city limits with city services, but feels like you are in the middle of nowhere. Even though 1-80 is a few hundred yards above. More affordable than Tahoe Donner. Feel free to PM me if you have questions.

The wife grew up in California and spent the last ten years of her career in San Diego. Her folks are still there. We're getting ready to retire here in the next couple of years and our money is well sheltered. Whether I continue to work or not is up in the air. I doubt it, but I'm not resistant to taking on a project or two a year depending on scope and duration. We shall see........The mountain house will be one of two residences, large, likely with horses, and set up for the family to enjoy. We have 11 grandchildren....so far.....

 

[Laurel Hill Crazie]

Laurel Hill?????

It's a mountain now.

Well, tunamunch is right, it is Laurel Mountain but if you look on a USGS topo map it's actually Ulery Hill.

 

[pais alto]

How about Full-Phil?

Or Phil the Void?

 

[skibob]

The wife grew up in California and spent the last ten years of her career in San Diego. Her folks are still there. We're getting ready to retire here in the next couple of years and our money is well sheltered. Whether I continue to work or not is up in the air. I doubt it, but I'm not resistant to taking on a project or two a year depending on scope and duration. We shall see........The mountain house will be one of two residences, large, likely with horses, and set up for the family to enjoy. We have 11 grandchildren....so far.....

Cool. What do you do for a living?

 

[PisteOff]

Cool. What do you do for a living?

I manage the installation, relocation, and refurbishment of large metal stamping processes for manufacturers; primarily the automakers and their suppliers. I do the occasional engine or transmission plant too, but mostly presses.

 

[PisteOff]

Cool. What do you do for a living?

Here's an example......

 

[skibob]

Here's an example......

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Very cool. My father worked at the Ford transmission plant in Indianapolis his entire adult life. Not in the plant itself, but he might have signed off on paying you if you ever did any work there . . .

 

[PisteOff]

Very cool. My father worked at the Ford transmission plant in Indianapolis his entire adult life. Not in the plant itself, but he might have signed off on paying you if you ever did any work there . . .

I've not been in that facility.......

 

[PisteOff]

Or Phil the Void?

Phil McCracken FIFY

 

[Philpug]

Here's an example......

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Thats quite the coffee press.

WonderPhil
AwPhil
DelightPhil
Clean Phil Wanted
Phil Abundance

 

[Monique]

Thats quite the coffee press.

I thought it was for limes.