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NightSG

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2 hours ago, Sunday21 said:

It is my birthday. I am on the way to the USA to learn more statistics. Wee!

Wooo!  I hope you have a safe trip and Happy Birthday!  Sending you a trophy. Thanks for being alive and being so nice  C :

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7 minutes ago, zil said:

Are you twins separated at birth and sent to the figurative polar ends of the earth (Texas and Canada) as a social experiment?

Happy Birthday either way. :)

:birthdaycake:

Perfect weather in Texas right now. Although I have been thinking about moving to Utah.  I am about finished here in Texas with a job contract but I have been feeling an itch to move to Utah.  My wife says she doesn't want to move there because of the snow. I had a business meeting in Orem and it wasn't too bad.

Do you like Utah?  If so, what would be the best part to move to?

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2 minutes ago, Overwatch said:

Do you like Utah?  If so, what would be the best part to move to?

Not so much these days.

There's no way for me to say what the best part for you to move to is.  That's way too personal.

Conveniences, IMO:

If you have dogs or cats, it's a good place for you because there are no fleas (at least not in northern Utah, not sure about southern).

Gun laws are pretty good.

It's almost never humid - which I like.  Depending on your skin, hair, whatever, you may or may not like arid.

Lots of temples nearby.

Depending on exactly where you live, 50%+ of your neighbors will be in your ward / stake (or the neighboring one).  (Half your ward / stake will be inactive.)

If you're a flamingo, there are enough brine shrimp in the lake to keep you pink.  (Unless something's changed in that regard - been a while since I heard a report on the brine shrimp.)

Not so conveniences:

I've decided the overabundance of Mormons is inconvenient as much as it's convenient.

Utah drivers are among the worst in the nation.  Apparently the gospel is suspended as soon as you start the car (so is intelligence, frankly).  Winter (despite repeating annually) makes this worse - as if they all forgot how one drives when there's snow on the road.  And no, the various government entities don't know how to consistently clear snow well (when they do it, it's good, but it's a crap shoot whether they're going to do it and when).

If you move to snowville, don't buy a house on a corner or with a north-facing driveway!

Get used to constantly watering, fertilizing, and weed-killing your yard - nothing good will grow naturally, but there's no shortage of weeds lined up to take over.  If morning glory appears, it will forever be with you.  Brilliantly, your city government will do idiotic things like giving your neighbor an award for xeriscaping while fining you for not having enough grass (because there are laws about how much grass, trees, and shrubbery you must have - and which your xeriscaping neighbor doesn't have).  If you're crazy enough to live in a place with an HOA, it will be worse.

Box Elder bugs.  These creatures exist only to torment man.  Once they've laid eggs, the species will be your constant companions (in summers, that is).

There are no pen shows near Utah (unless you call Denver "near"), and the only fountain pen store is a snooty place downtown (SLC).

In short, you'll have to figure out what you want / don't want from wherever you decide to live.

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3 minutes ago, zil said:

Not so much these days.

There's no way for me to say what the best part for you to move to is.  That's way too personal.

Conveniences, IMO:

If you have dogs or cats, it's a good place for you because there are no fleas (at least not in northern Utah, not sure about southern).

Gun laws are pretty good.

It's almost never humid - which I like.  Depending on your skin, hair, whatever, you may or may not like arid.

Lots of temples nearby.

Depending on exactly where you live, 50%+ of your neighbors will be in your ward / stake (or the neighboring one).  (Half your ward / stake will be inactive.)

If you're a flamingo, there are enough brine shrimp in the lake to keep you pink.  (Unless something's changed in that regard - been a while since I heard a report on the brine shrimp.)

Not so conveniences:

I've decided the overabundance of Mormons is inconvenient as much as it's convenient.

Utah drivers are among the worst in the nation.  Apparently the gospel is suspended as soon as you start the car (so is intelligence, frankly).  Winter (despite repeating annually) makes this worse - as if they all forgot how one drives when there's snow on the road.  And no, the various government entities don't know how to consistently clear snow well (when they do it, it's good, but it's a crap shoot whether they're going to do it and when).

If you move to snowville, don't buy a house on a corner or with a north-facing driveway!

Get used to constantly watering, fertilizing, and weed-killing your yard - nothing good will grow naturally, but there's no shortage of weeds lined up to take over.  If morning glory appears, it will forever be with you.  Brilliantly, your city government will do idiotic things like giving your neighbor an award for xeriscaping while fining you for not having enough grass (because there are laws about how much grass, trees, and shrubbery you must have - and which your xeriscaping neighbor doesn't have).  If you're crazy enough to live in a place with an HOA, it will be worse.

Box Elder bugs.  These creatures exist only to torment man.  Once they've laid eggs, the species will be your constant companions (in summers, that is).

There are no pen shows near Utah (unless you call Denver "near"), and the only fountain pen store is a snooty place downtown (SLC).

In short, you'll have to figure out what you want / don't want from wherever you decide to live.

Lol  Awesome. Sounds like a lot to consider.

 

4 minutes ago, zil said:

Half your ward / stake will be inactive

That is actually really sad to hear :C

 

Thanks Zil :)   I have a lot of homework to do before heading out to Utah. Maybe Idaho might be a good alternative? hmm 

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22 minutes ago, zil said:

There are no pen shows near Utah (unless you call Denver "near"), and the only fountain pen store is a snooty place downtown (SLC)

That's cool you enjoy pens. I really like pens too but not as fancy. Right now I am using Bic Triumphs and Pilot Precise V5s. I also have some Pentel ones but these are my main tools. I like how sharp and rich they are, very smooth to write with.

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Just now, zil said:

:gaah:

Haha

Too cheap? 

The only issue I have with the Triumphs is that they seem to fall apart on me. I usually have to hot glue the ink holder back in :C

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41 minutes ago, Overwatch said:

Haha

Too cheap? 

The only issue I have with the Triumphs is that they seem to fall apart on me. I usually have to hot glue the ink holder back in :C

The only thing qualified to be called a Pen by @zil is a fountain pen.  Rollerballs are here only because they're waiting to be shoved out to outer darkness.  That's why @mirkwood keeps one - it has only one purpose and that is to torment zil.

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7 hours ago, NightSG said:

Half past midnight on my birthday, and I was in WalMart buying myself some socks.

You may be old, but you are young at heart.  I can tell, because you were up late.  Midnight is, what, eight hours after dinner time for you guys?  Hope you didn't bust a hip or crash because you can't see at night or something.

So come clean - you threw away all your socks and bought a bunch of all the same kind, so you don't have to be bothered with all that 'finding two of the same kind' nonsense.  Now haven't you.

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2 hours ago, NeuroTypical said:

So come clean - you threw away all your socks and bought a bunch of all the same kind, so you don't have to be bothered with all that 'finding two of the same kind' nonsense.  Now haven't you.

Actually sort of went the opposite way; these are the super-ventilated arch compression moisture wicking ones that are fitted left and right.  They were 3 pairs for $2.50, so I figured I'd try a few pairs.  I think my feet are cooler right now than they would be barefoot.

I may give them a serious road ride test over the weekend, or take Monday off and do the 55 miles each way to my aikido class on the bike.

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5 hours ago, anatess2 said:

The only thing qualified to be called a Pen by @zil is a fountain pen.  Rollerballs are here only because they're waiting to be shoved out to outer darkness.  That's why @mirkwood keeps one - it has only one purpose and that is to torment zil.

I'll have to just buy the most expensive fountain pen I can find and never use it. :P 

I love my rollerball pens

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