Greetings @Dusty , @Doggggboy , @6.5 Fan , @Scattered Parts ! Save some perogies for me, pass the pilsner and my bunny-hug and please differentiate between dinner, supper and lunch!
If you haven't guessed, I'm moving!
After a nearly 30 year adventure/career in Calgary, my wife and I have purchased an acreage near my home-town of Langenburg Saskatchewan, sold our acreage in Calgary and are in the process of moving.
Why? Well, we are both in the IT industry, can/have worked from home for years, and can pretty much work from anywhere. Couple that with recent mental/physical health challenges, and a desire to be near family, and a great real-estate market in Calgary..... well, it was a perfect storm. After looking into it, we were able to buy low, sell high so to speak and advance our retirement.
The new property will be a labor of love -- starting with a planned shop build in 2023! There is an existing 30x42 triple car garage w/10' ceilings, so I'll have a place to store my machines until then.
Which brings up the talk of the 'move'. For those of you who have seen my shop..... this is an event and I've been at it for nearly 6 weeks now. I've been running two trucks w/flat-deck trailers and running weekly convoy's out and back. The distance out is 1000km, so it is about 12 hour days of driving, and one day in between to load.
I'll be posting some pics soon.
For my metal-crazy-members in Calgary -- this isn't goodbye, I plan to visit often I have family still living here. It has been great to attend the meet-ups and I've made some life-long friendships. It saddens me that the percentage of John to non-John members will go 'up', but I've always considered myself an honorary John.
For my green-blooded brothers and sisters to the east -- I look forward to the opportunity to get to meet/know you as I move to the machine-tool-desert! I can officially confirm that the per-capita number of shapers to people has gone way-up!
If you haven't guessed, I'm moving!
After a nearly 30 year adventure/career in Calgary, my wife and I have purchased an acreage near my home-town of Langenburg Saskatchewan, sold our acreage in Calgary and are in the process of moving.
Why? Well, we are both in the IT industry, can/have worked from home for years, and can pretty much work from anywhere. Couple that with recent mental/physical health challenges, and a desire to be near family, and a great real-estate market in Calgary..... well, it was a perfect storm. After looking into it, we were able to buy low, sell high so to speak and advance our retirement.
The new property will be a labor of love -- starting with a planned shop build in 2023! There is an existing 30x42 triple car garage w/10' ceilings, so I'll have a place to store my machines until then.
Which brings up the talk of the 'move'. For those of you who have seen my shop..... this is an event and I've been at it for nearly 6 weeks now. I've been running two trucks w/flat-deck trailers and running weekly convoy's out and back. The distance out is 1000km, so it is about 12 hour days of driving, and one day in between to load.
I'll be posting some pics soon.
For my metal-crazy-members in Calgary -- this isn't goodbye, I plan to visit often I have family still living here. It has been great to attend the meet-ups and I've made some life-long friendships. It saddens me that the percentage of John to non-John members will go 'up', but I've always considered myself an honorary John.
For my green-blooded brothers and sisters to the east -- I look forward to the opportunity to get to meet/know you as I move to the machine-tool-desert! I can officially confirm that the per-capita number of shapers to people has gone way-up!
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