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Thread: I will not be your cube monkey anymore. I want powder.

  1. 01-05-2006, 08:29 AM #1
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    I will not be your cube monkey anymore. I want powder.

    Take this job and shove it. I will not be your cube monkey anymore.

    On Tuesday I dropped a little bomb here at work. I tendered my resignation, giving two weeks notice. Damn it felt good to get that done. Next Friday will end a three-year stint as an OEM buyer in auto production. This summer I made the decision to realize my dream and move from Ontario to BC in order to be near the mountains. For some picking up and moving to the mountains is not a big deal. For me at 28 there were a lot of things to deal with. Relationships, family, friends, and good job all looking to keep me here. But my heart always longing to be there. Yesterday was the point of no return. I quit my job, now it’s game on. New adventures ahead, a vast playground to explore. Vancouver will be my new home. A place to live has been found. The job hunt begins once I get there.

    The best part of moving 4500kms across country is going to be the road trip. For three weeks I will be chasing powder making my way from here to there. Leaving Jan 16th from north of Toronto, I have only one set date on this whole adventure. A buddy plays for the Blues and I’ll catch one of his home games in St Louis on the 17th. After this it’s all weather based, wherever it snows I will go. My fingers are crossed that I can hit Summit County, Silverton, AltaBird, Snowbasin, Jackson, Bridger, Crystal and Alpental. But if it’s snowing in Taos, Mammoth, Tahoe, or Banff I will de-tour. The sole purpose of this three weeks is powder. As the weather shapes up and I get out on the road I’ll post up looking for maggots to ski with and share a few beers. Hope to see a bunch of new terrain and meet more great maggots.

    Pray for snow
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  2. 01-05-2006, 08:32 AM #2
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    sweetness, and congrats!
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  3. 01-05-2006, 08:57 AM #3
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    Thumbs up

    Nice move.

    Sick and ashamed and happy (and cube monkey's everywhere rejoice),
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    Congrats and best of luck man from one still banana-addicted cubicle monkey.
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  5. 01-05-2006, 09:06 AM #5
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  6. 01-05-2006, 09:10 AM #6
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    Respect! Good luck... though I'm sure you won't need it
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    Excellent!!! Don't wind up in a cube in Vancouver...that could be torture.
    "Why do I always get more kisses on powder days?" -my wife
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  8. 01-05-2006, 09:15 AM #8
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    Balls out...i want to do the same thing
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  9. 01-05-2006, 09:17 AM #9
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    I'm counting the days (and hopefully making solid plans) until I can do the same thing. Way to go man!
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  10. 01-05-2006, 09:19 AM #10
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    my bozeman visit may overlap with your timeframe... PM sent
    good luck mang, nice move
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  11. 01-05-2006, 09:20 AM #11
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    Good luck, mang. I bet you'll never regret it, even if you end up moving back (like I did.) Like Siddhartha, I hope you find your river.
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    Nice job!
    Let me know when you get to Bozeman, if you fit Moonlight into your schedule i'd gladly show you around.

    and i promise i wont run you over.
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  14. 01-05-2006, 09:24 AM #14
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    Hell ya, Shirk! May the road be paved with blower (and may it be passable too)!
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  15. 01-05-2006, 09:35 AM #15
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    Thanks for the good words. I am soooooo stoked now for this.

    HyRUPz I'll let you know when I leave St. Louis if I need something in Denvoid.

    base & fez once in the bzone I'll look you guys up.

    Arty- time is on my side this trip. If the roads are closed I can wait them out. It was sooooo hard to sit there waiting and waiting for Carson pass to open then have to leave just before it finally did and drive back to Seattle.
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  16. 01-05-2006, 09:37 AM #16
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    Awesome! Nice work, hope everything goes well for you.
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    Way to stick it to The Man!
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    Thumbs up

    shirk, you're my hero.
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    Way to pull the trigger. Give me a heads up if you want to grab a beer when you roll through town.
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  22. 01-05-2006, 03:10 PM #22
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    can't wait to follow suit . . . sitting back at the desk after a week at bachelor/sun valley has been BRUTAL
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    Excellent decision! We've got some room for you in SLC...
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    Quote Originally Posted by phUnk
    Excellent decision! We've got some room for you in SLC...
    Getting lonely without me this season?
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  25. 01-05-2006, 04:28 PM #25
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    I hate your shirk. I hate you for doing something that I haven't been able to get myself to do.

    I am on year number 6 of cube monkeyism and at age 27 every year that goes by is one year less that I am skiing in my prime. Did I mention that I am stuck in NEW JERSEY? Shoot me now.

    Congratulations on your decision.... asshole.
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