ErikW Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 The owner is selling my building. I can imagine how hard it's going to be trying to rent a new place being unemployed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 OUCH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 Tell them you're independently wealthy. That's how I got into my apartment complex in 1993. Typical Eugene Logic: I wasn't allowed to rent a dwelling here unless I had a local job. Employers' policies were that they wouldn't hire me unless I had a local address. WTF??????!!!!!!! That was my introduction to Eugene. I should've known something was going to go belly up here with logic like THAT!! Erik, have you seriously considered MOVING OUT COMPLETELY??!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianH Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 I moved to eguene in 98 and left 6 months later....that's only because I signed a 6 month lease.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 ...and it may've been one of the most puzzling and perplexing 6-month periods in your life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted August 22, 2004 Author Share Posted August 22, 2004 Yeah that's another problem, trying to get a job outside the area. I'm told employers don't call out-of-towners in for interviews, even if I state I'm willing and eager to relocate on my own dime. SiG Lady, I waved when I drove through Eugene earlier this month, why didn't you wave back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Larry Cazes Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 Erik, Truly sorry to hear it! Maybe it's time to reconsider Reno? The dot.com crash has left it's mark on a lot of us..........I get depressed every time I hear on the news about how much the rest of the country is recovering. Looks like economic recovery here in Sili valley will lag the rest of the country by a few years at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted August 22, 2004 Author Share Posted August 22, 2004 Yeah I was looking at Reno homes earlier. Trouble is, no jobs. I looked at Bay Area homes, too. If I have to move without a job to go with it, it's going to be Reno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BismarckC Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 Eric: Good Luck. On a lightner note maybe you can become a P.I. and search for your avatar. http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/22...t.ap/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 "SiG Lady, I waved when I drove through Eugene earlier this month, why didn't you wave back?" Jeez, Erik, why didn't you PM ahead on that visit??!! I could've treated you to a shootin' session at The Baron's Den (my guns), treated you to a dinner at The Excelsior (the poshest [italian, even] restaurant in town owned by one of our well-to-do [italian] A-Class shooters), and even arranged for a flight over the area if you had a couple of days to spare. It may be goofy here but it's beautiful. Sheesh, you'd better start taking the SiG Lady's hospitality seriously!!!!! (Yes, I, too, did considerable research into Reno last year... half the employment agencies had gone out of business, apparently, and the rest never replied. Their newspaper want ads also looked a little skimpy.....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidwiz Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 Sorry to hear about that. Does your lease/rental agreement have language in it about what happens if the building is sold? Is the building being sold to another person who is going to keep the apts, is it getting sold to make way for another type (non-residental) building? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 Erik, pack your grip and head to Wyoming. Railroads, coal mines, oil fields, it's all happ'nin. We'll work your butt off. It isn't college boy work, but it pays well. You can live real well here on 50K a year. Yes, we even have computers too. Try it. Unless you're busy or sumphin. PM me if you are interested. I'm not kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 Believe me, even the SiG Lady is considering it... so it couldn't be all that bad. At all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dunn Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 college boy work Sam is the deepest guy you'll meet who still uses phrases like the above. Cracks me up. Sam is also on a mission to get more master shooters per capita in Wyoming than any other state, importing them is much easier than mentoring them. The Cruel Tutelage of Sam the Nailer! I wish you the best in your search for job and home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5787000/ So are you contempling a job as an art thief? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted August 22, 2004 Author Share Posted August 22, 2004 The way the rental laws work here is that you can be evicted for the new owner or his/her immediate family members to move in. It happened to me years ago in a fraudulent manner: the owners were actually a group of investors who remodeled the house but nobody stayed in it for the minimum period before renting it again. Completely illegal and completely without recourse for the evicted tenant. The only justice is that the investors were infighting and sued each other and they all lost money, according to my old roommate. I'm not looking forward to moving, especially the 800 pound gun safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ankeny Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 Erik: Sorry to hear about your situation. I have been forced to move twice as a result of down sizing (reduction if force) and I am barely hanging on to my present job because of declining enrollment. The thought of being out of work and flat broke at the age of 50 after 25+ years here really gives me the creeps. I hate to think about it even long enough to get prepared. Sam: I'll think about you this winter when you are wallowing around out in the oil patch trying to get the tire chains on your 4X4. "College boy" work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Erik, Make a tape or DVD of you doing Bill Drills/plate rack/poppers and send one to each casino in Reno with a copy of your resume. Tell them you're willing to do plainclothes security work or deal cards. With finger speed like yours they'll have you dealing off the bottom of the deck in no time! Nolan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Great News! I just bought a new refrigerator and I have the box still available. PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Larry Cazes Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 OOHHH! Cold....So very cold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Merlin YOU DAMAN..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Dunlop Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Erik, I'm sure that Jobless and Homeless are all the qualifications you need to immigrate to NZ, well they let me in, and we need some competition, bring a couple of spare rear blades they take an age to ship from the States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted August 23, 2004 Author Share Posted August 23, 2004 Refrigerator box, that's funny, because for a long time there was a running joke about me living in the trade show crate of my former-former employer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3quartertime Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Heart felt good luck Erik,,, I've been down and now I'm coming back. If you are in the Indy area and need help let me know,,,serious biz... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiDale Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 Erik, If the box doesn't work out we could use another master class shooter here. The gun laws are quite a bit different from what you are used to, but I'm sure you could adapt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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