OT: relocation woes

[scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)]

I need to say "I mean" a few more times LOL

On 11/27/05, Chris Bennett <scirocco16vr32@gmail.com> wrote:
> I feel almost silly for posting this...  but should my relocation/job
> decision be based partially on my right to bear arms?  The two
> locations I am wrestling with both have banned AR-15's.  GRR  I don't
> think I could stomach living somewhere that curtails my rights.  I
> really need to get off my ass and join the NRA.
>
> I mean I have three sometimes four hobbies that keep me happy.
> VW's, Computers, Guns, and occasionally my gas R/C cars.
>
> In NYC I can pretty much rule 2 of them out.  Can't have my weapons,
> and I may be able to take one car--for tax purposes (long story) it
> would have to be the R32.
>
> If I live outside of San Fran, I can have the VW's but not the guns again.
>
> Obviously the Ar-15 isn't for home defense, I have other less daedly
> firearms for that, but I DO enjoy target shooting with it.  Not that I
> don't have an emergency mag of jacketed hollowpoints, If I empty
> nearly 40 rds of .40 cal ammo and someone's still in my house, then I
> am grabbing the AR.
>
> I am hoping like hell that the company offers me PA or something like
> that.  I am seeing huge disadvantages to both NYC and SF.  No offense
> to those who live there.  I have lived in the Bay Area before, and
> that's where I was leaning, or at least commuting with NYC--probably
> over in Jersey.
>
> It breaks down kinda like this.
> SF                                      NYC
> -no AR                                -no AR
> +nice pay                            +nice pay
> +houses (+parking)              -Parking living in the city
> -family too far away              +-closer to home
> +travel weekly                      -never travel
> +drive my car                       +-subway
>
> If you count the +- as 0, and count the positives and negatives on the
> assumption that I am living IN NYC, SF is marginally better.for me.
> The company is based in PA, so I am hoping that they consider me for
> the home office so to speak.  PA is fairly central to our families,
> mine in Ohio/NC and hers in VA/NJ, they are fairly gun friendly from
> what I can tell, even if not I can store in Ohio, and I still get all
> of the pluses for SF.
>
> I mean bottom line I am not going to pass the company up.  I mean I
> get to claim all of my gas with the one car, all meals M-F, the car
> itself, the (in)home office, 2nd phone line and net connection as
> busines expenses with the company, that alone is worth thousands a
> year, and thats all before the nice pay.
>
> I am just attempting to influence my locality/whining about it ;)  If
> they told me I was going to alaska I would be fine with that.  I'd
> start the "snowed in scirocco list" and get a few engine block
> heaters.  LOL
>
> Chris
>
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