Goodbye California...Arizona here I come!!

I quit my job a few weeks back and decided I was either going to go to Alaska or Arizona. Alaska never panned out and I got really lucky and landed a job in Tempe. I'm so excited to get out of California!!! I gave California a fair chance, but it just isn't for me and it never felt like home.

It's amazing how much stuff you accumulate that you never use, I'm trying to fit my life into the back of the Tacoma. I looked at getting a Uhaul trailer for my bed, but I'm not really set up for towing and can only take the smaller trailers, and the bed doesn't fit in those. If I were to get the big Uhaul truck so I could fit the bed, it would cost about $1.2K (including gas), so I'm going to have to leave it behind.

It's kind of scary to pack up and move somewhere and leave all your friends and network behind, but I think this move will be well worth it.

 

Welcome to Az when you get here. You'll like it here. Summer's are kinda shitty but you'll get used to it.

 

I feel your pain- I did the same thing when I moved out here from Cali (although you have a bit farther drive then I did).

Always stuff going on out on the East side- WELCOME!

 

i've lived here all my life and i'm still not used to it


and welcome to AZ OP, you'll love it here

 

Welcome to AZ bud

 

BooOoo! I mean hey you have to go where the money is! Congrats on the new job. Starting over sucks but sounds like you made the right choice, I used to live in Arizona in the early 90's. I loved it and still do. I still make it there every yr or so.

 

I effin love AZ

 

i was born and raised in the san jose area. cupertino/sunnyvale more precisely.

i love it here.

 

Welcome from Peoria. AZ has a big TW membership and we get together frequently. Glad to have you!

 

i LOVE az, i even love the summers cause its good for the lake! everything about it is bomb. east side is better

 

pshh, west is best

 

Welcome to AZ! I live in crappy Tucson but I love the valley!

 

Welcome man! youll love it.. Born and raised here! I'm in Tempe as well. Let us know If theres anything we can do to help you get settle in.

 

Hahaha. This is true.. we will help... At the hefty price of a six pack. Lol.

Josh, its never too early man. Drink up my friend... Drink up.

 

What you going to be doing in the Tempe area?

 

east, deserts, rivers, lakes, mountains, no traffic, everything within 15 minutes.

sounds like a deal to me

 

You both are wrong, south scottdale. 30 minutes to riding up north, or to syc out east. Nothing but rocks out west so no need to go that way. Plus Im 10 minutes from everythiing, 20 from downtown and the art area, 20 minute bike ride to old town and papago park jumps, 20 drive to the light rail with free parking at the park and rides, 25 min drive to south mountain. Old town/south scotts is the prime real estate.

 

but where you live its crowded and has alot of traffic, not this guy

 

The traffic does suck during spring training but on Im used to it. I did the living on the outskirts up in north phoenix. Over that shit, I have no problem living close to people. Down with being social. Shit jsut the block that my boy lives on there are 5 different houses with dudes building bikes or crawlers or drift cars.