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Old May 26, 2008 | 03:49 AM
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So I had a wonderful drive from Los Angeles to Seattle and back last week. Beautiful scenery and hot, sunny weather the entire time.

And the best part of all - I got the job!
Old May 26, 2008 | 03:53 AM
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^should have let us known that you were coming up!
Old May 26, 2008 | 03:56 AM
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^should have let us known that you were coming up!
I did a couple of weeks ago. Some other SL members wanted to get together, but I was on a tight schedule. I did the drive up in 20 hours, got 8 hours of sleep, had a 4-hour interview, and then hopped in the car to start driving back immediately. The return trip was about 20 hours also. Besides, I didn't take the tC. I decided to drive a rental.
Old May 26, 2008 | 04:50 AM
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Congrats on the job

I love Seattle & Nor-Cal, they're my favorite parts of the US. LA isn't too bad either
Old May 26, 2008 | 05:08 AM
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Seattle is a great city. I also especially enjoyed the portion of California north of Redding.
Old May 26, 2008 | 07:33 AM
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so this means that your moving up there? man and i never got to see the tC around and yet you live very close to me LOL
Old May 26, 2008 | 09:15 AM
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No, I'm not moving. The position is in LA, but they had me go all the way to Seattle for the interview.
Old May 26, 2008 | 04:49 PM
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Congrats on the job. I always like the drive thru northern Cali,, a buddy used to live in Redding, so I was down there every summer, hanging out on Lake Shasta.
Old May 26, 2008 | 11:34 PM
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Congrats! and glad you got to see the Emerald City in the sun!
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Originally Posted by ilovemytC
Congrats! and glad you got to see the Emerald City in the sun!
Yeah, I'm glad too. I was expecting rain, but it ended up being 95+ degrees.
Old May 27, 2008 | 02:30 AM
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Yeah, it's weird like that. I'm about 2.5 hours west of Seattle over on the Olympic Peninsula. We get around 17-19 inches of rain per year, as compared to Seattle's 40+, but I like living up here more than SoCal, only cuz there aren't so many people...and it's clean.
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