Possible relocation to Dallas
Apr 16, 2016, 9:18 am
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Addison has a ton of bars and restaurants, owing to its legacy years ago as one of the first parts of the Metroplex to go wet. But a lot of the spots there are corporate / chains, with fewer independent and quirky places
One other that hasn't come up yet is the M Streets area near Greenville Ave below Mockingbird. I'd check that out too.
One other that hasn't come up yet is the M Streets area near Greenville Ave below Mockingbird. I'd check that out too.
Apr 16, 2016, 9:46 am
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Apr 16, 2016, 10:26 am
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Apr 16, 2016, 11:33 am
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Another 1 hour phone interview this morning....wow...here I was saying a month ago I've never had a peer interview.
Today's interview was with a director who would be my boss. I know him from the 10K foot level in the industry and a very nice guy and we had a great phone interview. He told me he would be telling the VP I'm meeting on Tuesday in ATL how well the convo went and then proceeded to ask me if I was looking at taking some vacation time between jobs or get right to work.
He lives in Dallas (Highland Park he said--have no idea where that is). He said Uptown is the place to be and I have been checking it out. It does look amazing and the prices for a new 2 BR apt are about $400/month more than where I am now. Then again a similar type apartment in old town Scottsdale would be $400/month more than uptown. I'm all for the urban setting but I also like the peace and quiet of where I live now. Everything is also close--bars, restaurants, shopping etc, but not walking but a 5-10 minute drive tops. So here in DC Ranch (Scottsdale) it's upscale suburban, not urban. I like this. What would the equivalent be in DFW area? Plano? Frisco Legacy area?
I want to move into a new place as well.
Today's interview was with a director who would be my boss. I know him from the 10K foot level in the industry and a very nice guy and we had a great phone interview. He told me he would be telling the VP I'm meeting on Tuesday in ATL how well the convo went and then proceeded to ask me if I was looking at taking some vacation time between jobs or get right to work.
He lives in Dallas (Highland Park he said--have no idea where that is). He said Uptown is the place to be and I have been checking it out. It does look amazing and the prices for a new 2 BR apt are about $400/month more than where I am now. Then again a similar type apartment in old town Scottsdale would be $400/month more than uptown. I'm all for the urban setting but I also like the peace and quiet of where I live now. Everything is also close--bars, restaurants, shopping etc, but not walking but a 5-10 minute drive tops. So here in DC Ranch (Scottsdale) it's upscale suburban, not urban. I like this. What would the equivalent be in DFW area? Plano? Frisco Legacy area?
I want to move into a new place as well.
Apr 16, 2016, 12:22 pm
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Apr 16, 2016, 1:53 pm
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Ian--it sounds like your mind is made up although I don't understand why you can't just stay where you are since you home office. Wherever you end up, I am sure it will be a new adventure although you seem to like being in Scottsdale.
For years I was in Dallas/Plano twice a month and this is my take.
Pros: Inexpensive housing, great restaurants and bars and shopping, very nice people.
Cons: The weather (imo) is horrid. It's not horrid all year but when it is, it's bad. High humidity and torrential rains with flooding are a huge
for me. It is very flat--I like more variety in my landscape. I was always getting lost as there was no point of reference--everything looked the same.
For years I was in Dallas/Plano twice a month and this is my take.
Pros: Inexpensive housing, great restaurants and bars and shopping, very nice people.
Cons: The weather (imo) is horrid. It's not horrid all year but when it is, it's bad. High humidity and torrential rains with flooding are a huge
for me. It is very flat--I like more variety in my landscape. I was always getting lost as there was no point of reference--everything looked the same.
Apr 16, 2016, 2:17 pm
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Ian--it sounds like your mind is made up although I don't understand why you can't just stay where you are since you home office. Wherever you end up, I am sure it will be a new adventure although you seem to like being in Scottsdale.
For years I was in Dallas/Plano twice a month and this is my take.
Pros: Inexpensive housing, great restaurants and bars and shopping, very nice people.
Cons: The weather (imo) is horrid. It's not horrid all year but when it is, it's bad. High humidity and torrential rains with flooding are a huge for me. It is very flat--I like more variety in my landscape. I was always getting lost as there was no point of reference--everything looked the same.
For years I was in Dallas/Plano twice a month and this is my take.
Pros: Inexpensive housing, great restaurants and bars and shopping, very nice people.
Cons: The weather (imo) is horrid. It's not horrid all year but when it is, it's bad. High humidity and torrential rains with flooding are a huge
for me. It is very flat--I like more variety in my landscape. I was always getting lost as there was no point of reference--everything looked the same.
Apr 16, 2016, 2:19 pm
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For years I was in Dallas/Plano twice a month and this is my take.
Pros: Inexpensive housing, great restaurants and bars and shopping, very nice people.
Cons: The weather (imo) is horrid. It's not horrid all year but when it is, it's bad. High humidity and torrential rains with flooding are a huge for me. It is very flat--I like more variety in my landscape. I was always getting lost as there was no point of reference--everything looked the same.
Pros: Inexpensive housing, great restaurants and bars and shopping, very nice people.
Cons: The weather (imo) is horrid. It's not horrid all year but when it is, it's bad. High humidity and torrential rains with flooding are a huge
for me. It is very flat--I like more variety in my landscape. I was always getting lost as there was no point of reference--everything looked the same.Coming from Colorado/Wyoming the weather is horrid a ton more than its not IMO. That alone is a deal breaker for me...I'm outside way too much for it to be that hot. I rode bikes a lot late at night and even then it sucked.
Apr 16, 2016, 2:28 pm
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Apr 16, 2016, 2:46 pm
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Apr 16, 2016, 6:09 pm
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My experience in living and working all over the world is that you can find things to make your life fully enjoyable pretty much where ever you go. It's more about your attitude than anything else. Some people, for example, demand on living in San Francisco and are upset if they can't afford it and have to live down the peninsula or in the East Bay because it's just not San Francisco. Not only are those people unhappy most of the time but the rest of us are unhappy being around them.
Make the move, find things you enjoy and wallow in them.
Make the move, find things you enjoy and wallow in them.