If it's good enough for Jack...................

...............it's good enough for me. That would be Jack, aka Henry Rifle, not Jack F. What is it? Moving to Texas (sorry brother Falcon, Idaho was close, but not the choice for us). Now, I don't know Jack (hey!!! don't agree with that part of the sentence so quickly!)...........any better than most who've only met him on these boards, but he strikes me as a thoughtful guy. After a few years of evaluating some options we made our choice. Next week it's load 'em up and roll out time for our household after spending a good part of 4 decades in the Northwest.

Biggest change in the realm of the hot rod world is going to be the garage. I'll be cutting my space roughly in half. In the process of prepping for the move nearly all my shop equipment found new homes. The big air compressor, the blast cabinet, one of the welders, plasma cutter, and so on are all gone. Seven decades of wear and tear on the body had made using some of that stuff pretty difficult, but I'll still miss the convenience of having much of it when the spirit moves me. I've still got the main tool box and most of the smaller shop tools, so won't be without basic fab equipment, just not the heavier stuff. The reality is likely that the '32 sedan in process will be the last build, and of late I've farmed out most of that labor to my pal Greg to perform. Once he's done I'll have to figure out how to get it down to us so that I can do the final paint and assembly. Sounds simple enough.........eh?

We'll be about an hour north of Austin so plenty of car related activities should be available to continue the old habits. The two roadsters and the Mustang will have an enclosed ride down next week as well, so a crowded garage is assured. Even though we'll have internet access via phone, as a practical matter we'll be going "dark" for about a week or so after next Monday until we're able to set up the new internet connection.

Moving is an intense project and has eaten a lot of time, especially in the past month or two with buying the new house, selling the old, planning, arranging, packing, and soon shipping. Whew! But now...............on to the next new adventure in life.

Wow! It's not Costa Rica, but the hill country NNE of Austin is a really nice part of Texas, and good people. I was in Corpus Christi for several years a long time ago, and the area around Austin has a lot going for it. Exciting times!

It seems as though a lot of folks are heading to Texas. The winds of change are coming. Good luck to you and your family.

WELCOME TO TEXAS!! UNCLE BOB Yes it will be a big change from the snow and rain in Washington but you are going to a beautiful part of Texas(all of Texas is beautiful) and a great group of rodders. You didn't say what town but it sounds close to Shine. Again welcome to Texas from the Galveston-- Houston area.

i am way north of austin . too hot and dry down there for me . i live about 30 miles south of I20 and just east of 281 .
welcome to texas bob .

Heck Bob, I'll be making a move in the near future also but to Florida. My biggest problem is there is NO garage for me at all. So I have to put something up to keep Marge & what tools & stuff I am keeping in. Looks like one of those metal carports will have to do for now to house Marge in & a huge shed to keep my tools in. But Like yourself I have abused my body over the decades so I do very little wrenching on anything anymore unless it's a have too. Marge will be most likely the only vehicle I'll touch from now on, because I don't even change my oil in my 06 Yukon.
Good luck & travel safe during your move........joe

Crikey!
Exciting times!
Good luck with the move; and we hope that not too much gets broken/lost in transit.
I'd sure hate to do it myself; the thought of shifting seven vehicles, 1200 die-cast models, and around 12,000 MacDonald toys, let alone all my tools and 'stuff' would be overwhelming.

I think I'm stuck where I am until I fall off my perch. Then the kids can sort everything out...they'll enjoy that...not!

Happy landing mate!

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Heck Bob, I'll be making a move in the near future also but to Florida.

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I wasn't sure I'd like Florida, after Arizona and California, but I'm gettin' used to it. I really like the hard rain we get off the Gulf once a week or so. I go outside and just stand and watch it. It pleases me. Joanie and I are cranking up a small business that will fund some acreage and a new home build a little farther north, maybe south of Ocala. We both want some livestock and a place for the kids to come and visit for a long spell.

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I wasn't sure I'd like Florida, after Arizona and California, but I'm gettin' used to it. I really like the hard rain we get off the Gulf once a week or so. I go outside and just stand and watch it. It pleases me. Joanie and I are cranking up a small business that will fund some acreage and a new home build a little farther north, maybe south of Ocala. We both want some livestock and a place for the kids to come and visit for a long spell.

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Well since you'll only be about 90 minutes away from me in Lake Mary, we'll have to meet up sometime for a meal and or a car show. Would like to meet one of the guys who has help me & countless of others over the years finally if you're up to it...joe

Thanks for the welcomes soon to be fellow Texans, looking forward to completing the loop..................gettin' tired of packin' boxes. On the other hand, I've done a lot of "okay............not really going to need that...." kind of deal. I've long been one of those, "I'll keep that.........you never know when it might come in handy..." some of you understand that I'm sure. Well, this is the pay back. But it's not as hard as I might have imagined to let go of some of that stuff, just need to be practical (ugh!). Still, we're going to take up most of the moving van trailer, and an entire enclosed auto transport, so we'll be helping a few mortgage payments this month. For all that we've sold/thrown away/given away a good sized pile of "stuff" we won't be starring on Tiny House tv shows anytime soon. It wouldn't surprise me if there will be more shedding of "stuff" during the unpacking, "where we gonna put THIS?" phase. All part of the adventure, and glad we're able to do it.

i could not imagine moving again . i have so much stuff in this 5k ft building it would kill me to move it all. but i will likely checkout here as i have no interest in moving. took me 30 years to get back to the farm . i dont envy you with the move bob . last one i did was a moth of hell .

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Thanks for the welcomes soon to be fellow Texans, looking forward to completing the loop.

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I'm not sure if the wisdom of using my experience as a model, but I digress . . .

Welcome to Texas, Bob! I think you'll find it a great place to live - even with the summers being hotter than the hobs of hell. :D

I understand your problem with shedding 'stuff' and simplifying life. I did it in stages. I sold stuff when I moved from Overland Park, KS to Virginia Beach. Then I bought more stuff there, and shed some when we moved to Italy on assignment. We took too much to Italy, and stored too much in VA beach. We shed more stuff in Italy, then more again when we left Virgina. We brought too much to Texas, then thinned it out again while setting up the house, then again when I finished my '34.

It all reminds me of George Carlin's routine on "stuff." I saw him do that routine live in Kansas City.

Welcome, pilgrim! You'll love Texas.

Jack

I wish you a safe and comfortable move Uncle Bob! Hopefully the heat isn't cranked up the entire time for you! I hope you enjoy Texas!

lot of car stuff going on down here. only draw back is some are smack in the middle of summer. not good. but early spring and fall are a lot of fun. you can cruz year round .

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lot of car stuff going on down here. only draw back is some are smack in the middle of summer. not good. but early spring and fall are a lot of fun. you can cruz year round .

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Another drawback is the distances between the events! When I was in uncle's canoe club down in Corpus my folks lived up in middle Missouri and 1/2 of my trip was getting out of Texas! Lots of wide open spaces in Texas, which is part of it's beauty.

it's further from dallas to el paso than el paso to la . i dont mind the drive as long as i dont cross the state line .

it's actually houston to el paso but you get the idea.

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it's actually houston to el paso but you get the idea.

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Yep, it is definitely a long drive from one side of Texas to the other; in 1960, on the "Big Grey Dog" bus, the sun was setting when we crossed from New Mexico, and the sun was setting when we crossed into Arkansas next evening.

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i drive around 70 miles to see my banker. another 15 to my favorite bbq place. so it's close to 200 miles round trip.

To get an idea of the scale of moving around Texas: It's about 850 miles from Brownsvile at the southern tip to the Oklahoma border. It's only 1,000 more miles to the Canadian border. In land area, it's three times the size of the UK. But for our friends in OZ, Australia is 11 times the area of Texas.

I have an Uncle that lives in Brazoria, and another that lives in Leander and Houston. I didn't realize how large Texas actually was until we went there as kids several times. :LOL:

Heiio gang!
Well, we're mostly settled in to central Texas,............... but still plenty needing to be done. The move went fairly smoothly with the cars and household items making the trip without drama. That being said, there have still been some challenges.
Internet access is thin..........only one provider, Century Link, you dial 1 800 we don't care, we don't have to, to contact them......... So now, after jumping through their frustrating hoops, we've got clunky net access via phone........... Argh better than nothing, but slow going.
Thought I would figure out how to reduce the fleet to fit the reduced garage space, but now working on plans for an additional garage.
The '32 sedan is still in Greg's shop in Wa. getting the body work done, so I'll be making a trip in a few months to bring it down here to paint and do final assembly. Gonna be a busy year or so with house projects to deal with as well.
Anyway, we're real happy with the move....... the folks here are fantastic, and the semi-country setting is wonderful.. Life is good!

Bob, I'm glad to hear everything went well for the most part! I hope you enjoy it there and good luck with the new garage project!

Good to hear from you, Uncle Bob. The underground system that runs down our road was installed by Sprint, and they spun off the land line segment as Embarq, which then was obtained by CenturyLink. No other provider can use the CenturyLink line, so we're in the same boat. Ours is DSL, but an area upgrade to fiber optic a few years back seemed to help the speed a bit, but they only did the main loop in the rural area, not the feeder lines. It sucks to not have any competition for service.

Glad everything else is good!

i thought i felt a disturbance in the force :3dSMILE:
glad your move went well. moving was a living hell for me. but we bought bare land and i spent time clearing trees and building pads for the shop . my next move will be down . looks like a cold and wet winter this year up here. already stocking firewood. doesn't get too cold down your way .

From Google Earth it appears that shine and Uncle Bob are not too far from the Texas Motorplex west of Ennis. I have relatives in and around Sherman and I'm joining a niece and nephew for a day at the drags October 15th. Really not that awful far from Don (DA34Guy) in Duncan, Ok.

Hi Unc, finally found your move thread.:) WOW, huda thunk.;):LOL: Glad the move went well and I know what you mean about giving stuff away. We wore a two wheel rut between our place and the Goodwill in Renton highlands.:eek:;):LOL: I ended up keeping almost all of my tools and even added a few more once in Idaho.:rolleyes: The movers took the mill, lathe and the air compressor, the rest I hauled over, including the 34, on a 16' car hauler I bought in Idaho. Any way, enjoy your stay in Texas.

Best wishes,
Jack.

I hope you get the additional garage, shop, how does anybody get along without a shop.;)

Good to hear from you Jack, no matter how much junk we shed there always seems to be more. We do live an affluent life in relative terms.

Plans just got approved for the additional garage space and interviewing contractors. It's likely to be awhile getting started as the market here is growing and building trades are getting fat. Keep on keepin' on.......

i firmly believe you can build a 30x40 building and weld the doors shut , in 3 months it will be full of crap. stuff must breed at night.

Congratulations on the successful move Bob. It seems like you and Tech1 just go on and on. I have moved about five times but stayed in the Mid-Atlantic corridor. I have no desire to move again but most of the other moves were motivated by my wife. I have no funds for another build and find it keeps me financially limited just to maintain the present five vehicles even though only one is my hobby car replica roadster. I was just settling down thinking about putting in my side windows for winter when I got a temporary recall to teach again and I really am happy to be back in the game to maybe afford some upgrades for the roadster!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Once again I'm late to a good thread. I've been running nonstop since my move here in late April. Spent most of the summer thinning out hundreds of boxes of stuff. Moving out and selling my home of 18 years near killed me along with the divorce. I've responded to threads I'm subscribed to, but don't seem to have much time to browse the New Links tabs, until this week. Pretty much moved in, house painted, new roof, gutters, insulation, heating and cooling systems and solar, as well as lots of plumbing repairs, and 1970's upgrades! I don't envy what you guys went thru moving from the North West to Texas. But I know I will be headed to similar climates once I retire. For now this is home, Just some fine tuning of my garage/shop. I'm glad for you and happy to hear you'll add a shop space to keep some projects alive! Welcome back!