It's Happening! (joboppositelock update)

"jminer" (jminer) 09/10/2020 at 14:40 • Filed to: None

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Working out nearly final details on a change of employment today that will involve a move 2000 miles away to the Bay Area and I am having a hard time containing my excitement!

That’s why I’m telling Oppo! None of you folks know anyone where I work so I can shout it at the rooftops here!

Also shit man - I need to sell a lot of things... Does anyone want a 50 year old Motorcycle, 30 year old Japanese pickup or 40 year old Scout II? Oppo discounts apply.

Things aren’t set in stone but like 99% at this point with a start date of October 12th!

Edited to add pics of vehicles on the chopping block as multiple folks requested . They’re all either worse than something I could buy on the west coast or missing emissions equipment making it likely they’ll never pass out there.

1979 Scout II Traveler: 345 V8, Auto, 4x4

Better shape than most unrestored Scouts but has bad rust in rockers and needs help to be a driver. It runs and moves, but that’s about it now without more work than I want to put into it.

1990 Mazda B2600i: 5 Speed, 4x4

Decent shape knockaround pickup. Done a major tune up to it and it runs pretty well but it’s 30 years old with something like 220k miles so it’s a beater truck. Rust, but has a few years life left in it before she needs to be retired.

1971 Honda CB500 Four

This is a tough one to decide to sell but I think I’m there. I’ve written about it a few times and love this bike, but I have a new bike and it isn’t practical to move across the country. She runs and drives but still needs work. I just did a bunch of electric repairs and rebuilt the carbs but it’s 50 years old so there are things that need more love and more will break.

If anyone is serious about these let me know either in the comments or at wonkothesanest@gmail.com.  Oh I’m about a half hour south of St Louis.

Tripper > jminer 09/10/2020 at 14:43

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Congratulations!!! Also, pls pics of pickup and scout.

TheRealBicycleBuck > jminer 09/10/2020 at 14:45

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Bravo! We’re all happy for you!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > jminer 09/10/2020 at 14:47

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Congratulations!

I’d love to see the toys for sale, but I don’t need any of them at the moment.  But still, post pics!

dogisbadob > jminer 09/10/2020 at 14:47

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good luck

RutRut > jminer 09/10/2020 at 14:48

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Congrats! Good luck on the logisitics, I moved Detroit to central coast of CA 2 years ago, and pulled the trigger last week to move my career from San Diego to Florida. Getting way too used to cross country moves. 

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > jminer 09/10/2020 at 14:48

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Congrats! You don’t know how much I’d like to depart MO and return home to SoCal...

Keep me in mind if you’ve got any tech junk you need to purge before your move. Also remember that I've been out of work since last December...

jminer > TheRealBicycleBuck 09/10/2020 at 14:48

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Thanks! It’s a big move but I’m excited.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > jminer 09/10/2020 at 14:48

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Congrats!

Just Jeepin' > jminer 09/10/2020 at 14:50

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I’m about 2000 miles from there, so if you want to bring the Scout with you...

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > jminer 09/10/2020 at 14:53

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This is so awesome, congrats! I know it’s been a long time coming for you. I know there are a few Bay Area oppos, and I lived and worked down there for quite a while (lived everywhere from Santa Cruz up the peninsula to SF) for any questions you may have.

Obviously a crazy time in the bay right now but hopefully things would have calmed down by the time you make it out there - any estimates on when you’d be moving the family and starting? 

Chariotoflove > jminer 09/10/2020 at 14:55

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Telling us definitely doesn’t invoke the jinx rule.

Definitely.

Right?

Seriously, much excite for you. Keep us  posted.

Darkbrador > jminer 09/10/2020 at 14:57

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50 year old motorcycle ? 

jminer > Snuze: Needs another Swede 09/10/2020 at 14:58

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Thanks! As you and others have asked pics and a brief description have been added.

jminer > Tripper 09/10/2020 at 14:59

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Thanks!

As you and others have asked I’ve added pics and a brief description.

jminer > dogisbadob 09/10/2020 at 14:59

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Thanks! I really appreciate it and will need it!

jminer > RutRut 09/10/2020 at 15:00

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Oof - I’ve never moved more than 100 miles before so this’ll be a big shift but am excited.

Good luck with your big move!

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > jminer 09/10/2020 at 15:01

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Congrats!

Where is the Scout? It’s on my bucket leeest.

jminer > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/10/2020 at 15:02

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Thanks!  I’ve lived here all my life and am done with it.  So here we go.

I definitely have some tech stuff that’ll need to be gotten rid of I’ll let you know when I put that all together.

jminer > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/10/2020 at 15:02

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Thanks!

RutRut > jminer 09/10/2020 at 15:03

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I highly recommend PODS to move the bulk of things, Uhaul truck gets really expensive fast once you count for mileage charges and fuel. We sent our POD and then loaded ~2 weeks of supplies in our cars (wife and I) to survive on while the POD was in transit. Unfortunately for us our POD got delayed (thankful for the clothes, air mattress, etc we packed) but you can dispute a late POD and get a significant price reduction.

Our in state move we hired movers for about the same price as a POD would have been. 

jminer > Just Jeepin' 09/10/2020 at 15:03

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I won’t be passing through Indy, already west of there in St Louis.  I did think of you when selling it, it’s a project for sure though.

jminer > ZHP Sparky, the 5th 09/10/2020 at 15:07

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Thanks for the congrats! Yeah this has been a j ourney, I would have been out there in April save the pandemic causing the company I was going to start at to stop all hiring.

I will likely lean on Oppos out there for advice as I get settled and figure out the area.

The start date right now is October 12th so a month away. I’ll probably go first then the Mrs follow me a couple weeks after.

Just Jeepin' > jminer 09/10/2020 at 15:07

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Yeah, realistically no projects for me, sadly. Good luck, sounds like quite the adventure.

jminer > Darkbrador 09/10/2020 at 15:07

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Yeah a 71 Honda CB500, I guess it’s 49 years old right now.

jminer > Chariotoflove 09/10/2020 at 15:08

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I sure hope not!

Thanks - I am seriously excited.

jminer > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 09/10/2020 at 15:10

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Thanks!

I’m about a half hour south of St Louis.

jminer > RutRut 09/10/2020 at 15:14

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The company is going to pay for the move so I think we’ll hire movers.  Which I’ve not done before, only ever moved via uhal and dragging my own shit with a trailer.

jminer > Just Jeepin' 09/10/2020 at 15:14

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I appreciate it- it is a big change but should be awesome.

I’m tired of the midwest and ready to leave.  It’s cheap but other than that is pretty meh to terrible on a lot of fronts.

Just Jeepin' > jminer 09/10/2020 at 15:17

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No forest fires!

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > jminer 09/10/2020 at 15:18

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A new adventure - that’s a good thing. I’ve been here eight years now and it has been a learning experience, good and bad. Sometimes you just need a change of scenery and to see how other parts of the country/world live. It was quite entertaining to watch my mother experience life here in MO during winter when she came out to take care of me after my cancer surgery last year. She’s lived in California her entire life and there was so much out here that was different from what she was used to. There was almost a childlike wonder to some simple things, like a snowstorm.

I just shot you an email re: the CB500 . Respond when you have time.

jminer > Just Jeepin' 09/10/2020 at 15:20

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Yeah, but we do have floods of biblical proportions, nasty winters, hot humid summers, tornadoes and rust!

MM54 > jminer 09/10/2020 at 15:21

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30 year old Japanese pickup

You have my attention

jminer > MM54 09/10/2020 at 15:22

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Lol! Yeah a 1990 Mazda B2600i, it’s a solid little truck but has too much rust for me to move west where cheap(ish) rust free mini-trucks roam like wild horses.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > jminer 09/10/2020 at 15:27

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Funny.  I’m just picking up a project on Monday a half hour NORTH of STL.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > jminer 09/10/2020 at 15:28

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Awesome news man! Shame you have to let your vehicles go...does California not have laws for classic cars that your old ride s wouldn’t pass? :(

jminer > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 09/10/2020 at 15:28

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Good luck! New project day is one of my favorite days.

My love for it has also helped lead me to having far too many projects.

jminer > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/10/2020 at 15:30

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I believe it’s only for 75 and older cars. Anything pre-carb gets a pass.

These also have more rust than what you could get out there.

The bike could be ridden out there no problem as it’s exempt for emissions , but I’m just having trouble justifying moving 2 bikes.

CompactLuxuryFan > jminer 09/10/2020 at 15:34

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Woop woop Bay Area Oppos  We are definitely very inactive as a community, though.  I don’t think most of actually do very many car things. Anyway, welcome!

jminer > CompactLuxuryFan 09/10/2020 at 15:36

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Thanks! Hopefully I’ll be out there in a month and am looking forward to it.  Job will be in San Jose, not sure where I will be living yet though.

CompactLuxuryFan > jminer 09/10/2020 at 15:50

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Nice. San Jose is much derided for being really sterile but based on objective measures it’s one of the nicest cities in the US. Depending on how strict and “normal” (9-5) your work schedule is you’re probably gonna wanna live very close to work since traffic down there definitely gets nasty and it’s not like it gets much cheaper as you look further away. In fact, it gets more expensive as you go north on the peninsula.

I used to work right by the SJ airport and actually commuted down from San Francisco for much of that time  but that was only doable because I had flexible hours and work from home, so I could pretty much always avoid rush hour. 

jminer > CompactLuxuryFan 09/10/2020 at 15:56

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Makes sense, thanks for the advice.

For now it’ll probably be San Jose or Fremont we live in. Long term this gig will definitely require some office work, some remote and some off-s ite work. Google is a big client of theirs that I know I’ll be working with.

When I was going to be working downtown SF (job that pandemic nixed) we were looking at either Richmond or Vallejo but they’re a long ass way away from San Jose.

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > jminer 09/10/2020 at 16:09

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Nice! Good luck with the packing...it’s no fun but the end result will be worth it. And a good opportunity to get rid of things you don’t need (which will come in handy given how much more expensive space is on the other end). 

jminer > ZHP Sparky, the 5th 09/10/2020 at 16:24

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That is definitely going to happen.  In another week I’ll probably put a dumpster in the driveway to really empty some things out!

Stef Schrader > jminer 09/11/2020 at 05:01

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Congratulations!

i86hotdogs > jminer 09/11/2020 at 05:23

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Congrats on the new gig! Man that Mazda would look great in my fleet. Still have to pay for a wedding next year, though. And a house. And my hemorrhaging rallycross budget.

I can offer you $450 /s  

jminer > Stef Schrader 09/11/2020 at 09:53

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Thanks! I am really excited.

jminer > i86hotdogs 09/11/2020 at 09:59

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You keep the money for the sweet transit and your house.

Thanks for the congrats - I am excited