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Post by kittensaver on Jul 20, 2016 17:55:41 GMT -5
Part of the historic California Gold Rush country. A small rural population that for the most part is not growing (due to lack of jobs). Hot-hot-hot in the summers, very cold in the winters and beautiful in the shoulder seasons. Gorgeous, picturesque countryside. An outdoor adventurer's dream with hiking, fishing, etc. Easy access to Sacramento, Lake Tahoe and Reno. Like many places, there are the wealthy elite (long-time families who own the businesses in town or well-heeled retirees fleeing urban life) and an underbelly of poverty (lifetime welfare folks, high unemployment, some drug manufacturing/weed growing in fringe areas - but that goes on in LOTS of rural places). Pretty much just a tourist economy.
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Post by Ombud on Jul 21, 2016 15:00:49 GMT -5
Ratchets, small town atmosphere, right wing What do you need to know? Shasta lives in the same sort of area. xH lives in Grass Valley which is in same area Minimal industry: pot, lt jewelry mfg, 1960s counter culture
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Post by Works4me on Jul 21, 2016 21:22:57 GMT -5
Placerville? Uh, yeah, I wouldn't. But then again, I'm a coastal snob. I still wouldn't. & ETA - if I may ask, what's your reason for being interested in Placerville?
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Jul 21, 2016 21:34:52 GMT -5
It's pretty. Very small. Cute courthouse.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2016 10:05:37 GMT -5
Not sure what their growing ordinance is like, but likely over-run with pot farms.
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 24, 2016 9:40:07 GMT -5
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 25, 2016 17:47:12 GMT -5
I had a job interview there last month - well, for a job there, the interview was over the phone. The interview went well so now I'm just not-so-patiently waiting to hear back from them. They said it would take 30-45 days <taps foot impatiently>. I looked at some houses on Zillow to get an idea of how expensive it is to live there, and have to say that I love the area. I like that rural living day to day, but being close enough to civilization that you can spend a day with the unwashed masses when you want some culture or something. It's way more expensive than anywhere we've lived in the US though. Took awhile to get over the "sticker shock" on the house prices LoL. It's a good job though. It's actually the best job I found, so with that said hopefully everything goes ok with it and they make a formal job offer soon. Good luck! Not that you need luck. I'm sure your skill and knowledge will get your there. But a little good luck never hurts.
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Post by dannylion on Jul 25, 2016 18:24:17 GMT -5
If you spend too much time amongst the "unwashed masses," the culture you are likely to acquire may not be the one you are seeking.
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Post by tskeeter on Jul 25, 2016 23:43:36 GMT -5
I had a job interview there last month - well, for a job there, the interview was over the phone. The interview went well so now I'm just not-so-patiently waiting to hear back from them. They said it would take 30-45 days <taps foot impatiently>. I looked at some houses on Zillow to get an idea of how expensive it is to live there, and have to say that I love the area. I like that rural living day to day, but being close enough to civilization that you can spend a day with the unwashed masses when you want some culture or something. It's way more expensive than anywhere we've lived in the US though. Took awhile to get over the "sticker shock" on the house prices LoL. It's a good job though. It's actually the best job I found, so with that said hopefully everything goes ok with it and they make a formal job offer soon. In addition to home prices, you need to look at other costs of living. Property taxes, high CA income taxes, high CA gas costs, high CA sales taxes, etc. There is a reason why many of us in my NV neighborhood moved from CA. High, and increasing, cost of living. Especially various forms of taxes.
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Post by Bonny on Jul 27, 2016 11:50:31 GMT -5
Ratchets wrote:
"I understand though, when we vacationed to San Diego last year the gas prices went up the closer we got. I forget the exact numbers now but it was like $2.49 in Tucson, $3.49 in Yuma, and $4.49 in San Diego. That's the first time in the US that I've gotten gas and not filled up, in order to make it far enough away to buy gas cheaper!"
Yeah, CA has higher gasoline taxes than AZ. We have A LOT of roads to maintain. There's also a coastal premium even for my little blue collar town which is not normally seen as a tourist Mecca.
Cheapest places to buy gas are either at Costco (and not the one near LEGOLAND in Carlsbad!) or gas stations on the Indian Reservations. I think they may be exempt from CA taxes since they are a sovereign nation.
Rachets, I'm a big one for checking things out. If you think the job is a real possibility then take the family up for a little vacation. You may be able to deduct some of those expenses. Placerville is a cute town. People talk about it being hot but you've experienced a lot worse, lol!
It is a gateway to the Sierras; with easy access to Yosemite, Lake Tahoe and other cool foothill spots.
What would you do with your Tucson house? Have values gone up enough for you to break even if you sell?
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Post by Ombud on Jul 27, 2016 12:34:37 GMT -5
Right now I'm paying $2.39 gallon for gas so it also varies all over California. ... not all have San Diego prices Bonny is right. You should visit sooner rather than later. And look at places within a comfortable commute (Grass Valley, Auburn, Cool) Unwashed masses = Placer County
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Post by kittensaver on Jul 27, 2016 12:35:49 GMT -5
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Post by NastyWoman on Jul 27, 2016 17:26:12 GMT -5
Right now I'm paying $2.39 gallon for gas so it also varies all over California. ... not all have San Diego prices Bonny is right. You should visit sooner rather than later. And look at places within a comfortable commute (Grass Valley, Auburn, Cool) Unwashed masses = Placer County Here in the heart of Silicon Valley I pay $2.69/gallon. So that is a price delta of ~12.5% and I don't think Ombud lives all that rural either. I am going to second/third/etc everyone that says go visit to get a better idea
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Post by Bonny on Jul 27, 2016 18:56:17 GMT -5
Right now I'm paying $2.39 gallon for gas so it also varies all over California. ... not all have San Diego prices Bonny is right. You should visit sooner rather than later. And look at places within a comfortable commute (Grass Valley, Auburn, Cool) Unwashed masses = Placer County I paid $2.39 at the Lake Elsinore Costco on Sunday. We just came from the So. City Costco and it was $2.36. I suspect the greater Phoenix Area is around $1.99.
Ratchets probably got gas at a gas station in a tourist area on the Coast in San Diego in summer = paying through the nose. Travel 5 miles inland and it would have dropped by $.75/gal.
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Post by Tennesseer on Jul 27, 2016 20:32:08 GMT -5
Ratchets-if you get the position, how about renting the first year to get to know the place?
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Post by Works4me on Jul 27, 2016 20:39:21 GMT -5
Depending on the specific job and field I was interviewing for, I always kept a few copies of that particular resume with me when I interviewed. It was nice to be able to look at it when I drew a mental blank plus more than once, the person/people interviewing me did not have it in any form. I got jittery and felt insecure while waiting, reading it over would often cheer me up and help to re-build my self esteem. For example, I was hired as a Director and a Deoartment Head the month I turns 28. As I got older, I found that a brief case was too much bulk to carry. I made it a point to carry a nice pad-folio type thing with a legal pad, a few copies of my resumes and a few personal business cards I along with a good pen - I like Parker Jotters and they are great for filling out forms. I liked to be able to note names when introduced and anything else if importance. Good luck - just know that there is a place for you out there. It is your place just for you and no one else. &
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Post by Tennesseer on Jul 28, 2016 15:32:55 GMT -5
That's a very good idea Tennesseer. I thought that too after the realtor conversation. I'm not completely happy here - well not in the town because the military moved us here and I don't want to be a slave to them anymore, but also the part of town. It's a nice house and good schools, we bought it because my wife liked it. I don't like it. I don't like the neighbors loud motorcycle every morning, I don't like the homeowners association and they really have too much time on their hands and need a real job or something, and just don't like how it's all residential but so packed in close with houses. If you want to do something you still have a bit of a drive, but then when you get home there is a house two feet away from you. The last thing isn't such a big deal, but the first kind of gnaws at me and I don't think I'll be happy here no matter what. I need to make my own decision on where to live and then that will be the wall of military was here but not anymore, now you are in control and that's all in the past. That probably sounds stupid but it's important to me, so I'm going to make it happen if I can. I didn't always think this way, but peace of mind is a lot better than money in the long run. so I want to get out of town here. That probably doesn't make sense but it does to me. What that said, I got a job here a couple weeks ago. As a housekeeper in a hospital. It's not really my kind of thing, but I applied when I was trying to support my wife and her career by staying here. My dad said "Why didn't you get a job as a groundskeeper instead, that seems more like something you would enjoy." Well, no kidding...that's not the job they had though. The lady said to call her though if this other job doesn't work out, so at least there is another option. It's a tired cliche, but it's a foot in the door and you can then take it from there.
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Post by toomuchreality on Aug 5, 2016 5:13:43 GMT -5
Depending on the specific job and field I was interviewing for, I always kept a few copies of that particular resume with me when I interviewed. It was nice to be able to look at it when I drew a mental blank plus more than once, the person/people interviewing me did not have it in any form. I got jittery and felt insecure while waiting, reading it over would often cheer me up and help to re-build my self esteem. For example, I was hired as a Director and a Deoartment Head the month I turns 28. As I got older, I found that a brief case was too much bulk to carry. I made it a point to carry a nice pad-folio type thing with a legal pad, a few copies of my resumes and a few personal business cards I along with a good pen - I like Parker Jotters and they are great for filling out forms. I liked to be able to note names when introduced and anything else if importance. Good luck - just know that there is a place for you out there. It is your place just for you and no one else. & I like this! True. Well said.
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Post by WholeLottaNothin on Aug 5, 2016 8:16:42 GMT -5
Ratchets wrote:
"I understand though, when we vacationed to San Diego last year the gas prices went up the closer we got. I forget the exact numbers now but it was like $2.49 in Tucson, $3.49 in Yuma, and $4.49 in San Diego. That's the first time in the US that I've gotten gas and not filled up, in order to make it far enough away to buy gas cheaper!"
Yeah, CA has higher gasoline taxes than AZ. We have A LOT of roads to maintain. There's also a coastal premium even for my little blue collar town which is not normally seen as a tourist Mecca.
Cheapest places to buy gas are either at Costco (and not the one near LEGOLAND in Carlsbad!) or gas stations on the Indian Reservations. I think they may be exempt from CA taxes since they are a sovereign nation.
Rachets, I'm a big one for checking things out. If you think the job is a real possibility then take the family up for a little vacation. You may be able to deduct some of those expenses. Placerville is a cute town. People talk about it being hot but you've experienced a lot worse, lol!
It is a gateway to the Sierras; with easy access to Yosemite, Lake Tahoe and other cool foothill spots.
What would you do with your Tucson house? Have values gone up enough for you to break even if you sell?
I thought about driving there and checking it out - and actually contacted a realtor but then decided not to go. That's just all personal stuff, I'm trying to keep low key in case I don't get the job...I know this sounds stupid but if I drive out there and like the area, then I won't get the job and everything in the last few years has gone to shit so this will too. <SIGH>. LoL! It's a really good job...I don't want to rock any boats and piss people off or assume things and then get crushed or anything like that. I don't know how this works anyway...the last job I applied for was 24 years ago, and well they hired me and off I went to basic training. The interview was a lot easier. I think it was like "do you have a pulse, are you on crack, are you wanted for a felony, etc." The interview was rough. The first question was 'introduce yourself" and then it went right into technical questions. I looked at some threads here, and also websites that listed common questions, but they didn't ask about any kind of inter-personal stuff like "how do you get along with your boss" or anything like that. It was all technical and it was pretty rapid fire. The first couple questions were really easy and I got confident, it was like 101 stuff that you would never forget. Then they went more in depth and I knew some but didn't know one - they asked what I would do in a certain case, and I said "errr...I would do "this," well really you should do whatever the tech manual says to do, but if you don't have that on hand "this" is what I can think of to do...and they really liked that answer. So I think that was a question that could have thrown me off but I handled well. Right at that time they started asking questions at the same time, in hindsight I think they were trying to rattle me but I just asked one what he said again, and answered one then the other. That was kind of how the interview went from then on, and it was just a few more questions. One I couldn't understand the guy, he wasn't making any sense, so I just said I would look into it and have to research and get back with an answer...his acronym I had never heard of though, and it was like he cut out when saying it. In hindsight I think again that was to test adaptability and stuff and not really a technical question. I looked up what I thought he said later and it doesn't exist. I had never heard of it either, I'm sure there is plenty of things I don't know, but on the technical side at least I've heard of them so I think that part was to shake me up. The last question was "on your resume, you said this, what did you mean?" and I didn't know . I rewrote it so many times, and condensed things from performance reports and translated them into English from military-ese, and I had no idea where I even started from on that line, and it was vague in retrospect. I said I thought it was XXX but it wasn't, so I flubbed that question. And that was the last one they asked so I felt the interview ended on a bad note. I felt most of it went well but that ending would tarnish the whole thing. Anyway, an hour or so later an old commander sent an email and said they called him for a reference, and to make a long story short said "I hope you want the job because they are going to offer one." This guy was always really complementary and has his crap together - that's why I listed him as a reference ! - so I'm sure he said better things than were deserved. And his current position is even higher so he sounds very important so I think they would listen to him. That got me pretty excited though. Then the next day another boss called, and she talked to them as well and told them good things. She had no idea on the technical stuff and is a really "excitable" person so she said we did this and that and some if it was really off from what we really did. Yikes. I was like "I hope this doesn't screw me." But again, the guy talking to her said I interviewed well so that was good news. Now I'm in a holding pattern though, they did say at the end of the interview that the hiring process takes 30-45 days so I felt that was informative and also gave a hint they wanted to hire me. Otherwise they would have said something more vague? Today is day 37...I'm getting antsy. I called on day 15 because I was about to go nuts, and the guy said he couldn't talk about it but kind of said my name went to HR and they have the final decision. I think that's a good sign? Maybe I'm worrying about this way too much. My friend in Phoenix said "pfft...you got the job!" but I don't want to get too excited until I know officially. It's a good job. I'm not trying to be sappy but I never thought or expected I would have a job that good. The pay is probably going to be better than what I would have thought by a little, but it's more about the actual job and working conditions. If I get the job I'll talk more in depth in an email. The job is so good I was like "this exists??" That's how good it is. It's like they said you're going to be a strip club reviewer but you have to promise to drink free beer and smoke Cuban cigars and somebody else will actually write the reviews and you get free massages and sports tickets and backstage passes to every concert everywhere. OK, that got out of control...but it's still pretty good. It's a lot better than anything I did in the military. That could be like shoveling shit into your lunch pail or something though so now it went to the other end of the spectrum...whatever it's a nice job, and one that I feel very suited for professionally and personally. So I'm going a little nuts watching the phone! Every spam email notification makes me look LoL. Is that how you get hired? over the phone? I assumed so but if it's email I want to stay logged in... Any news?
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Post by toomuchreality on Aug 7, 2016 23:55:42 GMT -5
Nothing yet? Jeez! Post and let us know, when you hear.
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Post by t-dog on Aug 9, 2016 17:22:19 GMT -5
Fingers crossed. If you get the job swing by Sacramento and I'll celebrate with you. Seriously though, I know Auburn had a cool courthouse until they moved everything out of it. Placerville is like any other smaller town, there is good and bad. You are that much closer to the ski slopes then those of us here in the valley.
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