Originally Posted by sixshooter

As I was reading this line two girls in bikinis pulled up on a scooter next to me at a light and one of them smiled at me. I'm thinking Largo, Florida isn't a bad place to be in February.

Atlanta isn't for me either, not anymore. Does it make me sound like a geezer to say it was a lot better 20+ years ago and I don't like it much now either?

I guess I really am not a fan of really large cities in general. Smaller and medium size cities that are big enough to have things to see and do, but not so large that they have collapsed from their own weight in their heart.

Every city has a different identity and a different feel. All of that comes from the people there. People make the place. Certain cities or even parts of a particular city attract people with things/ideas/feelings in common. Think of Buckhead vs. Forest Park vs. Peachtree City vs. Newnan. They are all parts of "Metro Atlanta" but you can walk into a grocery store or restaurant in any one and they are all different. They feel different because people behave differently and hold different values/ideas/feelings about others and their own lives.

I guess what I am trying to say is you might be able to find whatever you are looking for without moving thousands of miles away. Travel is good. But making a new start comes from the inside. Does that make sense? I just don't like the idea of abandoning your support structure (friends and family) and possibly getting marooned without a raft. Just ask Buffon how that feels. That man really needs a raft.

Originally Posted by shuiend

Expect the job search to take twice as long as you expect. Also I would try to have more then 2k available. You will end up blowing through money faster then you expect.

I just did the whole lets move away thing and it took me 4 months to find a job I wanted. I was expecting it took take maybe a month or a month and a half at the most. I also blew through 4k in that time, but a lot of that was buying more go fast parts for my car.

Originally Posted by y8s

I took 7 months. but early in that stretch I bought a PS3 so...

Originally Posted by jballance

Hey WonTon,

I don't really post much and would PM you with this but since I don't have the post count for it I'll say it here. SF isn't a bad place to live and the people are pretty decent but it's not for everyone. I moved here from LA permanently about 10 years ago and much prefer SF to LA. The Bay Area in general gets old after a while because it's just so damn expensive to live here. Ultimately you'll probably realize you're better off living somewhere where your money travels a little bit farther but at your age I doubt that's much of an issue now. I don't know you but from what little I've read here about you I think you'll like the change of pace. If you need help finding a job let me know. You mentioned a "warehouse job" and while I'm not sure what you mean by that I work for an advertising company that has an operations facility in San Francisco (as well as one in Oakland) which may be something you'd like to hear more about. We're often hiring and I'd be happy to put in a word for you. PM me and I can tell you more about what we do if you're interested. Good luck!

Originally Posted by Doppelgänger

Atlanta is indeed a shithole....it'll make you a raging racist in about 2 weeks. After having been around the country a fair bit, I will stand by my statement. I'd rather sit on the 101 at 5pm than I285 at 2am on a Sunday morning. General Sherman didn't burn enough of this place down...****** should have tried harder

Originally Posted by WonTon

**** yeah, i love Myth busters!

You ever heard of Little 5 points? Man, I have been hit on by a Gay deaf mute black dude before, it cant get any worse than that!